Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court
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letters to, 1, 2;
life after death of husband, 1, 2;
male friends, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
as mistress of Prince of Wales (later George II), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
official and unofficial roles, 1, 2, 3, 4;
resignation from court position, 1, 2;
second marriage to George Berkeley, 1, 2, 3;
separation from husband, 1;
struggle for survival at court, 1, 2, 3
Howard, Mary see Deloraine, Mary Howard, Lady
Howe, Sophy, 1, 2, 3
Hudson, Jeffery, 1, 2
Hungary, 1
Huntingdon, Lady, 1
Hyde Park, 1
Ickworth, 1
illegitimate children, 1
Ireland, Susanna, 1
Isleworth, Middlesex, 1, 2
Italy, 1
Jacobites, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
James II, King of England and Ireland, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
James (the Pretender), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
jesters, 1
Jorry, Ulrich, 1, 2
Keen, Mrs Jane, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Keeper of the King’s Closet, 1
Keeper of the Privy Purse, 1
Kendal, Duchess of see Schulenberg, Melusine
Kensington Palace: back-stairs activity, 1;
changes after George II’s death, 1, 2;
damp condition of apartments, 1, 2, 3;
death of baby prince, George William, 1, 2;
fire damage and instalment of own fire engines, 1;
formal gardens, 1, 2;
gala celebrating victory at Dettingen, 1;
George I’s refurbishment of, 1, 2, 3;
hard realities of court life, 1;
heyday as centre of royal activity, 1, 2;
history, 1;
Kent’s transformation of, 1, 2;
layout of accommodation, 1;
opened up to public by Queen Victoria, 1;
portraits on King’s Grand Staircase, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;
Prince Frederick and Princess Augusta’s residence at, 1;
royal family’s occupation after George II’s coronation, 1, 2;
sober atmosphere after Caroline’s death, 1, 2;
twentieth century restoration of State Apartments, 1;
young princesses’ lives at, 1, 2
Kent, William, 1, 2, 3;
back in London after study in Italy, 1, 2;
background and early life, 1;
career promotions, 1, 2, 3;
death and bequest to mistress, 1;
The Designs of Inigo Jones, 1;
and new style of Palladianism, 1;
painting of portraits for Kensington Grand Staircase, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;
redecoration of Kensington Palace, 1, 2;
remodelling of Prince Frederick’s house at Kew, 1;
unhealthy lifestyle, 1, 2;
work for George II and Queen Caroline, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Kew, 1, 2, 3
Kielmansegg, Sophia Charlotte von, 1
Kingston, Duke of, 1, 2, 3
Knights of the Garter, 1
Königsmarck, Philip von, 1, 2
Königstreu, Georg Ludwig Maximilian von see Mohammed
Ladies of the Bedchamber, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Ladies Physical Directory, The, 1
Laguerre, Louis, 1
language: problems with George I’s arrival in London, 1, 2;
problems for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, 1
Lansdowne, Lady, 1
laudanum, 1
Leibniz, Gottfried, 1, 2, 3
Leicester House, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Leine Palace, Hanover, 1, 2
Lepell, Molly (later Molly Hervey): background and early life at court, 1;
celebrity as Maid of Honour, 1;
description of Maid of Honour’s lot, 1;
in ‘fine scrape’ at court, 1;
marriage to John Hervey, 1, 2, 3;
see also Hervey, Molly
Lifford, Lord, 1
London: celebrity status of Maids of Honour, 1, 2;
condition in Georgian times, 1;
fascination for Peter, the ‘Wild Boy’, 1;
fashionable wear of the day, 1;
funeral of George II, 1;
gin drinking, 1;
gossip about antagonism between King and son, 1, 2;
gossip about George I’s lady companions, 1;
impact of Queen Caroline’s death, 1;
improvements in living conditions, 1
London Gazette, 1, 2
London Tradesman, The, 1
Lonsdale, Lord, 1
Lord Chamberlain, 1, 2, 3, 4
Lord of the Bedchamber, 1
Lord Steward, 1, 2
Louis XV, King of France, 1
Louisa, Princess, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Lowman, Henry, 1, 2
Lowther, ‘Nunty’, 1
Mackenzie, Miss, 1
Maids of Honour, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Manchester, Countess of, 1
Marble Hill, Henrietta Howard’s house, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Maria Theresa of Austria, 1
Marlborough, Duchess of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mary II, Queen, 1, 2, 3, 4
Mary, Princess, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mary of Modena, 1
Massingberd, Burrell, 1
Master of the Horse, 1
Master of the Robes, 1
Matts, Sarah, 1
Meadows, Mary, 1, 2
medical science, 1;
pain-killing medicines, 1;
Stuart’s book on discoveries in surgery, 1
Methuen, Sir Paul, 1
Mistress of the Robes, 1
mistresses: Lord Chesterfield’s view on taking of, 1;
role and influence, 1;
as usual in European royal life, 1
Mohammed (Georg Ludwig Maximilian von Königstreu), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Mohammed, Maria Hedewig, 1
monarchy: changing views on, 1, 2;
decline in status, 1, 2;
power and political influence, 1;
and reversionary problem, 1, 2, 3, 4;
as spectacle in mid-eighteenth century, 1
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley, 1, 2;
comment on John Hervey, 1;
description of George I’s court, 1;
on effect of mourning on trade, 1;
on husbands’ double standards regarding adultery, 1;
on inoculation against smallpox, 1, 2;
on Molly Lepell after marriage, 1, 2;
observations on court life, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
view of George II, 1
Mordaunt, Anna Maria, 1
Morin, Mr (hairdresser), 1
Mustapha, Ernst August, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Nesbitt, Alexander, 1, 2
Netherlands, 1
New England, 1
Newcastle, Duke of, 1, 2, 3
Newgate Jail, 1
Newman, Aubrey, 1, 2
Newton, Isaac, 1, 2
Nithsdale, Lady, 1
Norgate, Edward, 1
North America: Seven Years’ War, 1, 2;
visitors from, 1, 2
Northumberland, Countess of, 1
Office of the King’s Works, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Onslow, Lord, 1
Orkney, Countess, 1, 2
Orléans, Duchess of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Osborn, Sarah, 1
Osnabrück, 1
Ottoman Empire, 1
Oudenarde, Battle of (1708), 1, 2
Paine, Mrs (dresser), 1
paint-making, 1, 2
Palladianism, 1, 2
Parliament: George II’s retention of power over, 1;
increasing power of, 1, 2;
occasion of George II’s first speech, 1;
Prince George Augustus’s interest in, 1;
restricting of monarch’s political power, 1
;
vote on Prince Frederick’s income, 1
Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1
Peter I (the Great), Tsar and Emperor of Russia, 1
Peter, the ‘Wild Boy’, 1, 2;
arrival at court, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
background near Hanover, 1;
death and grave stone, 1;
in Dr Arbuthnot’s care, 1, 2;
and life at court, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
retirement to Hertfordshire, 1, 2, 3;
social success and celebrity status, 1, 2
Peterborough, Lord, 1, 2
Pindar, Peter, 1
Pitt, William, 1, 2
politics: behind reconciliation of royal family, 1, 2;
opposition’s attempts to influence Prince Frederick, 1;
in popular press, 1;
power of monarchy, 1;
power of Whig party, 1;
reasons for leaving Prince Frederick in Hanover, 1;
reasons for rift in royal family, 1
Pollard, Catherine, 1
Pöllnitz, Baron, 1
Pompadour, Madame de, 1
Pope, Alexander, 1, 2, 3, 4;
cruel verses about Caroline, 1, 2;
and Henrietta Howard, 1, 2, 3;
on John Gay’s attempts to win favour, 1;
mocking lines on obsession with fashion, 1;
poem written from dog to dog, 1;
reaction to Molly Lepell’s marriage, 1;
savage caricature of John Hervey, 1
popular ballads, 1, 2, 3
popular press: gossip about King’s lady companions, 1;
obsession with Peter, the ‘Wild Boy’, 1
Portland, Lady, 1, 2, 3, 4
Portsmouth, Duchess of, 1
Pulteney, William, 1, 2
Purcell, Mrs (hairdresser and laundress), 1, 2, 3, 4
Pyne, William, 1
Rambour, Jacob, 1, 2
Ranby, Dr John, 1, 2, 3, 4
Ricci, Sebastiano, 1
Richmond, Caroline’s summer residence, 1, 2, 3, 4
‘Rotten Row’, 1
Roussie, Lady Charlotte, 1
Rowley, John, 1
Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, 1, 2
Royal Society, 1, 2
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1
Rumpsteak Club, 1, 2
St Albans, Duchess of, 1, 2
St James’s Palace: arrival of party guests, 1;
arrival of Peter, the ‘Wild Boy’, 1;
birth of Princess Augusta’s baby, 1, 2;
origins, 1;
poor condition, 1, 2
St James’s Park, 1
St James’s Place, 1
St Paul’s Cathedral, 1
Salic law, 1
Salmon, Mrs (gallery of waxworks), 1
Savile Row, 1
Saxe-Gotha, Augusta, Princess of see Augusta, Princess
Saxe-Gotha, Duke of, 1
Schröder (King’s valet), 1, 2
Schulenberg, Melusine (later Duchess of Kendal): bequest from George I, 1;
British disapproval of, 1;
daughters by George I, 1, 2;
and death of George I, 1;
as mistress of George I, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
as recollected by Horace Walpole, 1
Schutz, Augustus, 1
Schütz, Mrs (Queen’s attendant), 1
science: and ideas about female sexuality, 1;
see also medical science
Scriblerus Club, 1
Seven Years’War, 1, 2
sexuality, attitudes towards women, 1
Shrewsbury, Duke of, 1
Sloane, Sir Hans, 1
smallpox, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
inoculation against, 1
Smollett, Tobias, 1, 2
Somers, Will, 1
Somerset House, masquerade event, 1
Sophia, Electress of Hanover, 1
Sophia Dorothea of Zell (wife of George I), 1, 2, 3
Sophie Charlotte, Queen of Prussia, 1, 2
South Sea Bubble, 1
Spanish War, 1
Stanhope, Earl of, 1
Strafford, Thomas, Earl of, 1
Strawberry Hill, 1
Stuarts: belief in healing power of hands, 1;
and failure of succession, 1, 2, 3
Suffolk, Earl of, 1
Sunderland, Earl of, 1
Swift, Jonathan, 1, 2, 3;
fascination for Peter the Wild Boy, 1, 2, 3;
as friend to Henrietta Howard, 1, 2, 3;
Gulliver’s Travels, 1
Tankerville, Camilla Bennett, Countess of, 1
Teed, John, 1, 2, 3
Tempest, Elizabeth, 1, 2
Thackeray, William, 1
Thornhill, Sir James: commission to paint Cupola Room at Kensington, 1, 2;
foolish arrogance and fall from favour, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
redecoration of Hampton Court apartment, 1;
self-portrait, 1, 2
Titchborne, Charlotte Amelia, 1, 2, 3, 4
Tories, 1, 2, 3
Townshend, George, 1, 2
Turks, George I’s confidential valets, 1, 2
Twickenham, 1, 2, 3
Tyburn Gallows, 1
Tyron, Miss, 1
Valentia, Franciscus de, 1, 2
Van der Vaart, John, 1, 2
Vane, Anne, 1, 2, 3
Verrio, Antonio, 1
Vertue, George, 1
Victoria, Queen, 1, 2, 3, 4
Viola (dancer), 1
Voltaire, 1
Vreid (Prince Frederick’s valet), 1
Wade, John, 1
Wallmoden, Adam Gottlieb von, 1
Wallmoden, Amalie von (later Countess of Yarmouth), 1, 2;
arrival and reception at court, 1, 2, 3;
Caroline’s toleration of, 1, 2;
Elizabeth Chudleigh as new rival to, 1;
George II’s legacy to, 1;
as mistress to George II, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
reputation at court, 1;
rivalry with Lady Deloraine, 1, 2
Wallmoden, Johann Ludwig, 1, 2
Walpole, Horace, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
account of George II’s collapse and death, 1;
appearance and character, 1;
comments about George II’s mistresses, 1, 2, 3, 4;
devotion to Molly Hervey, 1, 2;
friendship with Henrietta Berkeley, 1, 2;
letters and memoirs, 1, 2;
on suppression of George I’s will, 1;
visit to Amalie von Wallmoden after King’s death, 1;
visit to George I as a child, 1
Walpole, Sir Robert, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
closeness to George II, 1, 2;
concerns for Caroline’s health, 1, 2, 3;
death, 1;
fall from power, 1;
fears for King after Caroline’s death, 1, 2;
fears over royal family’s feuding, 1;
insight into royal marriage, 1;
on King’s grief after Caroline’s death, 1;
and Molly Hervey, 1;
opinion of George II, 1;
political ambition and intrigues, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
as powerful leader of Whig party, 1;
talks with Caroline about sexuality and marriage, 1, 2;
views about George II’s mistresses, 1, 2, 3, 4
War of the Austrian Succession, 1
War of the Polish Succession, 1
Watteau, Jean-Antoine, 1
Wentworth, Juliana, 1
Wentworth, Peter: comments on court life, 1, 2, 3, 4;
court career and ambitions, 1, 2, 3;
death, 1;
as devoted servant to Queen Caroline, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
drinking habit, 1, 2, 3;
as equerry to George I, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
on events during Queen’s illness and death, 1, 2, 3;
nephew, 1;
reaction to Caroline’s death, 1;
skill as writer, 1;
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on Walpole’s eloquence in House of Commons, 1
Wentworth, William, 1
Westminster Abbey, 1, 2, 3, 4
Westminster Hall, 1
Westminster Review, 1
Weston, Mr (cook), 1
Whigs, 1, 2, 3
Whitehall, 1, 2
wig styles, 1
Wilkes, John, 1
William III, King, 1, 2, 3
William IV, King, 1, 2
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of
Cumberland: as child, 1, 2, 3;