Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court (68 page)
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Authors: Lucy Worsley
Tags: #England, #History, #Royalty
Henrietta Howard at the age of 35. Beautiful, melancholy and hard-of-hearing, she was both Queen Caroline’s servant and King George II’s mistress. She maintained this delicate balancing act for many years, but at high cost to her sense of self-worth and integrity.
George II in old age, standing at the top of the King’s Grand Staircase at Kensington. In this portrait he looks kindly and relaxed, quite unlike his younger tempestuous self. He became rather sentimental in his old age, once he’d lost everyone he’d ever loved.
Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, based at Hampton Court. She also appears regularly on radio and television, on BBC1’s
The One Show
, as well as
Timewatch
and other history programmes. She is soon to present her own history series for the BBC. Lucy is the author of
Courtiers: The Secret History of Kensington Palace
and
Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses.
Please drop in at www.lucyworsley.com for more information.
CAVALIER
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