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George, Prince of Denmark,
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George William (baby son of Prince and Princess of Wales), death at Kensington Palace,
1
,
2

Georgia, America,
1

Germans,
1
,
2
,
3

Gibbons, Grinling,
1

Gibbs, James,
1

gin drinking,
1
,
2

Glorious Revolution,
1

Göhrde, Hanover,
1

Görtz, Baron,
1
,
2

Grafton, Charles Fitzroy (‘Booby’), second Duke of,
1
,
2

Grantham, Lord,
1
,
2

Groom of the Stool,
1
,
2
,
3

Grooms of the Bedchamber,
1
,
2
,
3

Gunnersbury House, Ealing,
1

hairdressing,
1

Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of,
1

Hamilton, Lady Archibald,
1
,
2

Hamilton, Sir David,
1
,
2

Hampton Court Palace,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

Thornhill’s redecoration of Caroline’s apartment,
1

Handel, George Frederic,
1
,
2
,
3

Hanover: after departure of George I,
1
;

after departure of Prince Frederick,
1
;

background of George I,
1
;

compromising of Britain’s position in Europe,
1
;

discovery of Peter, the ‘Wild Boy’,
1
;

George I’s last journey to,
1
;

George I’s summer vacations,
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,
2
,
3
,
4
;

George II’s extended visits,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

Henrietta Howard’s fortunes,
1
;

John Hervey’s early career moves,
1
;

Prince Frederick as royal representative in,
1
,
2
;

proposal for separation from Britain,
1
;

tragic story of Sophia, George I’s wife,
1
,
2

Hanoverians: favoured style of Palladianism,
1
;

love of German food,
1
;

and succession to British throne,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

unpopularity with the English,
1

Hapsburg Empire,
1

Hardwicke, Earl of,
1

Henrietta Maria, Queen of England,
1
,
2

Henry VII, King of England,
1

Henry VIII, King of England,
1
,
2

Herrenhausen, Hanover,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7

Hertford, Countess of,
1

Hervey, A. D.,
1

Hervey, Augustus,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Hervey, Carr,
1
,
2

Hervey, John: affair with Anne Vane,
1
;

background at court,
1
;

close relationship with Queen Caroline,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
;

closeness to George II,
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,
2
,
3
,
4
;

comments about George II’s mistresses,
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,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
;

concern over Hanover’s interfering with British interests,
1
;

death after unhappy later years,
1
;

early trip to Hanover and friendship with Prince Frederick,
1
;

on George II’s pursuit of women late in life,
1
,
2
,
3
;

on hardships and dangers of court life,
1
,
2
,
3
;

on Henrietta’s marriage to George Berkeley,
1
;

homosexual relationships,
1
,
2
,
3
;

later hatred of Prince Frederick,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

loss of lover Stephen Fox,
1
;

marriage to Molly Lepell,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

memoirs,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

observations on court life,
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,
2
,
3
,
4
,
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,
6
,
7
,
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,
9
;

odd appearance,
1
;

Pope’s savage caricature of,
1
;

Princess Caroline’s love for,
1
;

quarrel and duel with William Pulteney,
1
;

recording of events during Caroline’s illness,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

resignation from post,
1
;

view of Prince Frederick’s violoncello concerts,
1

Hervey, Molly (née Lepell),
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,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
;

children,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

death and friends’ memories of,
1
;

designing of new house,
1
;

and failing marriage,
1
,
2
;

flirtatiousness and arousal of men’s passions,
1
,
2
;

friendship with Henrietta Howard,
1
,
2
;

independent life in old age,
1
,
2
;

Jacobitism,
1
,
2
;

observation on Prince Frederick’s situation,
1
;

sojourns in France,
1
,
2
;

see also
Lepell, Molly

Hesse-Cassel, Prince of,
1

Hewett, Sir Thomas,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
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,
9

HMS
Victory
,
1

Hoadley, Bishop,
1

Hobart, family (Norfolk),
1

Hogarth, William,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Holy Roman Emperor,
1
,
2

homosexuality, and John Hervey,
1

Hooper, William,
1

Horner, Elizabeth Strangeways,
1

House of Commons,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Howard, Charles,
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,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6

Howard, Henrietta (later Berkeley): accommodation in Kensington Palace,
1
,
2
;

appearance and character,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
;

at coronation of George II,
1
;

as Bedchamber Woman to Princess Caroline,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
;

early life, marriage and career,
1
;

final years and death,
1
;

health problems,
1
;

husband’s abusive treatment of,
1
,
2
,
3
;

improved life fortunes with bequest from Earl of Suffolk,
1
;

letters to,
1
,
2
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life after death of husband,
1
,
2
;

male friends,
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,
2

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