Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court (65 page)

Tankerville, Camilla Bennett, Countess of,
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Teed, John,
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Tempest, Elizabeth,
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Thackeray, William,
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Thornhill, Sir James: commission to paint Cupola Room at Kensington,
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foolish arrogance and fall from favour,
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redecoration of Hampton Court apartment,
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self-portrait,
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Titchborne, Charlotte Amelia,
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Tories,
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Townshend, George,
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Turks, George I’s confidential valets,
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Twickenham,
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Tyburn Gallows,
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Tyron, Miss,
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Valentia, Franciscus de,
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Van der Vaart, John,
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Vane, Anne,
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Verrio, Antonio,
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Vertue, George,
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Victoria, Queen,
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Viola (dancer),
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Voltaire,
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Vreid (Prince Frederick’s valet),
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Wade, John,
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Wallmoden, Adam Gottlieb von,
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Wallmoden, Amalie von (later Countess of Yarmouth),
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arrival and reception at court,
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Caroline’s toleration of,
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Elizabeth Chudleigh as new rival to,
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George II’s legacy to,
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as mistress to George II,
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reputation at court,
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rivalry with Lady Deloraine,
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Wallmoden, Johann Ludwig,
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Walpole, Horace,
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account of George II’s collapse and death,
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appearance and character,
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comments about George II’s mistresses,
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devotion to Molly Hervey,
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friendship with Henrietta Berkeley,
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letters and memoirs,
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on suppression of George I’s will,
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visit to Amalie von Wallmoden after King’s death,
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visit to George I as a child,
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Walpole, Sir Robert,
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closeness to George II,
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concerns for Caroline’s health,
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death,
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fall from power,
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fears for King after Caroline’s death,
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fears over royal family’s feuding,
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insight into royal marriage,
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on King’s grief after Caroline’s death,
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and Molly Hervey,
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opinion of George II,
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political ambition and intrigues,
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as powerful leader of Whig party,
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talks with Caroline about sexuality and marriage,
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views about George II’s mistresses,
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War of the Austrian Succession,
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War of the Polish Succession,
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Watteau, Jean-Antoine,
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Wentworth, Juliana,
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Wentworth, Peter: comments on court life,
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court career and ambitions,
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death,
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as devoted servant to Queen Caroline,
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drinking habit,
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as equerry to George I,
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on events during Queen’s illness and death,
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nephew,
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reaction to Caroline’s death,
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skill as writer,
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and South Sea Bubble,
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on Walpole’s eloquence in House of Commons,
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Wentworth, William,
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Westminster Abbey,
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Westminster Hall,
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Westminster Review
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Weston, Mr (cook),
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Whigs,
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Whitehall,
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wig styles,
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Wilkes, John,
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William III, King,
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William IV, King,
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of

Cumberland: as child,
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death,
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George II’s plan for,
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hostile relationship with father,
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naval and military feats,
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Queen Caroline’s advice to,
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resignation from military commissions,
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William of Orange, Prince,
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Wilmington, Lord,
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Windsor Castle,
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Wolfe, General James,
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women: changing attitudes to sexuality of,
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double standards regarding sexual activities of,
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George III’s caution over,
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low status yet influence at court,
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three who dared to be different,
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Women of the Bedchamber,
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Wren, Sir Christopher,
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Wyndham, William,
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xenophobia,
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Yarmouth, Countess of
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Wallmoden, Amalie von

Yeomen of the Guard,
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Younger, Dr (Dean of Salisbury),
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