Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court (61 page)

Defoe, Daniel,
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Delden,
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Deloraine, Henry Scott, 1st Earl of,
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Deloraine, Mary Howard, Lady,
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attractive appearance,
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background and first marriage,
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birth of stillborn son,
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fall from grace and subsequent decline,
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and fracas at card table,
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as governess to younger princesses,
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marriage to William Wyndham,
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as mistress to George II,
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reputation and ruthless ambition,
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rivalry with Amalie von Wallmoden,
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Dettingen, Battle of (1743),
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Dorchester, Lady,
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Dorset,
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Dryden, John,
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Duck, Stephen (Thresher Poet),
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Edgeworth, Maria,
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Edward, Duke of Kent,
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Egmont, Lord,
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Elitz, Madamed’,
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Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia,
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Enlightenment,
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Evelyn, Sir John,
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Falmouth, Viscountess,
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family: importance to George III,
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rise of bourgeois values,
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fans, language of,
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Fenn, Farmer (of Berkhamsted),
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Fielding, Henry,
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Flitcroft, Henry,
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Fontaine, Sir Andrew,
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food and drink,
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Fox, Henry,
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Fox, Stephen (‘Ste’),
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France,
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Frederick, Prince: and Anne Vane,
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appearance and charm as young boy,
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arrival in London from Hanover,
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background and childhood,
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close relationship with grandfather, George I,
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concerns during mother’s illness,
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death,
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divided opinion on,
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early friendship with John Hervey,
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efforts to obtain higher allowance,
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expulsion from St James’s Palace,
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feud with father, George II,
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inoculated against smallpox,
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John Hervey’s later hatred of,
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loss of reputation after rash act against parents,
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provocative actions at onset of Augusta’s labour,
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relationship with mother, Queen Caroline,
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residence at Kensington Palace,
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as royal representative in Hanover,
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violoncello concerts at Kensington,
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wedding to Princess Augusta,
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as wonderful father,
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Gay, John: friendship with Henrietta Howard,
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poetic comments on court life,
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political plays,
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on Princess Caroline’s Protestantism,
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pursuit of position at court,
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Gentlemen of the Bedchamber,
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George I, King: and absence of wife from court,
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adoption of Peter the ‘Wild Boy’,
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attitude towards Princess Caroline,
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attraction to Molly Lepell,
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character and reputation,
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and christening of new grandson,
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close relationship with grandson, Prince Frederick,
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companionship of mistresses,
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coronation feast,
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expulsion of Prince and Princess of Wales from family home,
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German lady companions,
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hostile relationship with son,
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and language problems at court,
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last journey to Hanover, illness and death,
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and mistress, Melusine,
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official reconciliation with Prince and Princess of Wales,
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old age and declining health,
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Parliament’s placing of restrictions on,
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physical appearance,
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reaction to death of estranged wife,
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reasons for inheritance of throne,
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and redecoration of Kensington Palace,
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reputation in history,
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secret problem of haemorrhoids,
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and Turkish servants,
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use of back-stairs in Kensington Palace,
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will suppressed by George II,
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George Augustus, Prince of Wales (later George II): appearance and character,
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claim of Englishness,
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courtship of Caroline of Ansbach,
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and death of father,
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and death of mother,
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desire for closer family life,
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expulsion from St James’s Palace,
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and Hanoverian succession to British throne,
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health problems,
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and Henry Scott, Earl of Deloraine,
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high price paid for stand against King,
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hostile relationship with father,
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and important party at St James’s Palace,
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military prowess,
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and mistress, Henrietta Howard,
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official reconciliation with father,
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separated from his children by the King,
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spat with Duke of Newcastle at son’s christening,
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and tragic fate of mother,
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see also
George II, King

George II, King: caricatured by John Hervey,
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changes in character wrought by kingship,
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concern for Caroline from onset of her illness,
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coronation,
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coronation feast,
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devotion and frequent trips to Hanover,
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dressing ceremonies,
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feelings about death of mother and father,
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feud with son, Prince Frederick,
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first encounter with Elizabeth Chudleigh,
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food preferences and public dining,
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fury at missing birth of grandchild,
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George III’s reaction against,
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ghost,
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grief after Queen’s death,
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habits and character in old age,
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initial wooing of Caroline,
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and Lady Deloraine,
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last morning and death,
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leading of troops on Dettingen battlefield,
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love for Amalie von Wallmoden,
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mourning, funeral and burial,
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need for mistresses,
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neglect of Caroline and resulting unpopularity,
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as old soldier at heart,
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political influence and diligence in business,
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made to Caroline on her deathbed,
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and public questioning of royal extravagance,
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reaction to death of Prince Frederick,
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regrets over family quarrels,
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reputation in history,
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reunited with daughters at Kensington,
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suffering caused by haemorrhoids,
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suppression of father’s will,
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treatment of Henrietta Howard,
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treatment of his children,
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twilight occupations,
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victory over Young Pretender,
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and Walpole’s political intrigues,
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weakening of heart,
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George III, King,
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George IV, King,
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George, Prince (future George III),
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