Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court (62 page)

George, Prince of Denmark,
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George William (baby son of Prince and Princess of Wales), death at Kensington Palace,
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Georgia, America,
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Germans,
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,
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Gibbons, Grinling,
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Gibbs, James,
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gin drinking,
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Glorious Revolution,
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Göhrde, Hanover,
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Görtz, Baron,
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Grafton, Charles Fitzroy (‘Booby’), second Duke of,
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Grantham, Lord,
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Groom of the Stool,
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Grooms of the Bedchamber,
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Gunnersbury House, Ealing,
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hairdressing,
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Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of,
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Hamilton, Lady Archibald,
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Hamilton, Sir David,
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Hampton Court Palace,
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Thornhill’s redecoration of Caroline’s apartment,
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Handel, George Frederic,
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Hanover: after departure of George I,
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after departure of Prince Frederick,
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background of George I,
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compromising of Britain’s position in Europe,
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discovery of Peter, the ‘Wild Boy’,
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George I’s last journey to,
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George I’s summer vacations,
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George II’s extended visits,
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Henrietta Howard’s fortunes,
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John Hervey’s early career moves,
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Prince Frederick as royal representative in,
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proposal for separation from Britain,
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tragic story of Sophia, George I’s wife,
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Hanoverians: favoured style of Palladianism,
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love of German food,
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and succession to British throne,
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unpopularity with the English,
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Hapsburg Empire,
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Hardwicke, Earl of,
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Henrietta Maria, Queen of England,
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Henry VII, King of England,
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Henry VIII, King of England,
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Herrenhausen, Hanover,
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Hertford, Countess of,
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Hervey, A. D.,
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Hervey, Augustus,
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Hervey, Carr,
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Hervey, John: affair with Anne Vane,
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background at court,
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close relationship with Queen Caroline,
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closeness to George II,
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comments about George II’s mistresses,
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concern over Hanover’s interfering with British interests,
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death after unhappy later years,
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early trip to Hanover and friendship with Prince Frederick,
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on George II’s pursuit of women late in life,
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on hardships and dangers of court life,
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on Henrietta’s marriage to George Berkeley,
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homosexual relationships,
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later hatred of Prince Frederick,
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loss of lover Stephen Fox,
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marriage to Molly Lepell,
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memoirs,
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observations on court life,
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odd appearance,
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Pope’s savage caricature of,
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Princess Caroline’s love for,
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quarrel and duel with William Pulteney,
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recording of events during Caroline’s illness,
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resignation from post,
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view of Prince Frederick’s violoncello concerts,
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Hervey, Molly (née Lepell),
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children,
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death and friends’ memories of,
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designing of new house,
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and failing marriage,
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flirtatiousness and arousal of men’s passions,
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friendship with Henrietta Howard,
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independent life in old age,
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Jacobitism,
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observation on Prince Frederick’s situation,
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sojourns in France,
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see also
Lepell, Molly

Hesse-Cassel, Prince of,
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Hewett, Sir Thomas,
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HMS
Victory
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Hoadley, Bishop,
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Hobart, family (Norfolk),
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Hogarth, William,
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Holy Roman Emperor,
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homosexuality, and John Hervey,
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Hooper, William,
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Horner, Elizabeth Strangeways,
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House of Commons,
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Howard, Charles,
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Howard, Henrietta (later Berkeley): accommodation in Kensington Palace,
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appearance and character,
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at coronation of George II,
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as Bedchamber Woman to Princess Caroline,
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early life, marriage and career,
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final years and death,
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health problems,
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husband’s abusive treatment of,
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improved life fortunes with bequest from Earl of Suffolk,
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letters to,
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life after death of husband,
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male friends,
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