Which literary form was commonly used to mock royalty and critique their morality in the 1780s?

Romance novels

Satirical literature

Periodicals

Almanacs

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B. Satirical literature

Satirical literature became popular in the 1780s, using humor to criticize the royalty and their moral failings.

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