Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court (63 page)

as mistress of Prince of  Wales (later George II),
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official and unofficial roles,
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resignation from court position,
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second marriage to George Berkeley,
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separation from husband,
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struggle  for survival at court,
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Howard, Mary
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Deloraine, Mary Howard, Lady

Howe, Sophy,
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Hudson, Jeffery,
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Hungary,
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Huntingdon, Lady,
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Hyde Park,
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Ickworth,
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illegitimate children,
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Ireland, Susanna,
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Isleworth, Middlesex,
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Italy,
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Jacobites,
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James II, King of England and Ireland,
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James (the Pretender),
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jesters,
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Jorry, Ulrich,
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Keen, Mrs Jane,
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Keeper of the King’s Closet,
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Keeper of the Privy Purse,
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Kendal, Duchess of
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Schulenberg, Melusine

Kensington Palace: back-stairs activity,
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changes after George II’s death,
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damp condition of apartments,
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death of baby prince, George William,
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fire damage and instalment of own fire engines,
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formal gardens,
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gala celebrating victory at Dettingen,
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George I’s refurbishment of,
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hard realities of court life,
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heyday as centre of royal activity,
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history,
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Kent’s transformation of,
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layout of accommodation,
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opened up to public by Queen Victoria,
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portraits on King’s Grand Staircase,
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Prince Frederick and Princess Augusta’s residence at,
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royal family’s occupation after George II’s coronation,
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sober atmosphere after Caroline’s death,
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twentieth century restoration of State Apartments,
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young princesses’ lives at,
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Kent, William,
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back in London after study in Italy,
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background and early life,
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career promotions,
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death and bequest to mistress,
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The Designs of Inigo Jones
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and new style of Palladianism,
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painting of portraits for Kensington Grand Staircase,
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redecoration of Kensington Palace,
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remodelling of Prince Frederick’s house at Kew,
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unhealthy lifestyle,
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work for George II and Queen Caroline,
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Kew,
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Kielmansegg, Sophia Charlotte von,
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Kingston, Duke of,
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Knights of the Garter,
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Königsmarck, Philip von,
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Königstreu, Georg Ludwig Maximilian von
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Mohammed

Ladies of the Bedchamber,
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Ladies Physical Directory
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Laguerre, Louis,
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language: problems with George I’s arrival in London,
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problems for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha,
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Lansdowne, Lady,
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laudanum,
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Leibniz, Gottfried,
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Leicester House,
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Leine Palace, Hanover,
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Lepell, Molly (later Molly Hervey): background and early life at court,
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celebrity as Maid of Honour,
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description of Maid of Honour’s lot,
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in ‘fine scrape’ at court,
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marriage to John Hervey,
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see also
Hervey, Molly

Lifford, Lord,
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London: celebrity status of Maids of Honour,
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condition in Georgian times,
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fascination for Peter, the ‘Wild Boy’,
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fashionable wear of the day,
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funeral of George II,
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gin drinking,
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gossip about antagonism between King and son,
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gossip about George I’s lady companions,
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impact of Queen Caroline’s death,
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improvements in living conditions,
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London Gazette,
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London Tradesman
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Lonsdale, Lord,
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Lord Chamberlain,
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Lord of the Bedchamber,
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Lord Steward,
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Louis XV, King of France,
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Louisa, Princess,
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Lowman, Henry,
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Lowther, ‘Nunty’,
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Mackenzie, Miss,
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Maids of Honour,
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Manchester, Countess of,
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Marble Hill, Henrietta Howard’s house,
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Maria Theresa of Austria,
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Marlborough, Duchess of,
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Mary II, Queen,
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Mary, Princess,
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Mary of Modena,
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Massingberd, Burrell,
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Master of the Horse,
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Master of the Robes,
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Matts, Sarah,
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Meadows, Mary,
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medical science,
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pain-killing medicines,
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Stuart’s book on discoveries in surgery,
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Methuen, Sir Paul,
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Mistress of the Robes,
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mistresses: Lord Chesterfield’s view on taking of,
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role and influence,
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as usual in European royal life,
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Mohammed (Georg Ludwig Maximilian von Königstreu),
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Mohammed, Maria Hedewig,
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monarchy: changing views on,
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decline in status,
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power and political influence,
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and reversionary problem,
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as spectacle in mid-eighteenth century,
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Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley,
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comment on John Hervey,
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description of George I’s court,
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on effect of mourning on trade,
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on husbands’ double standards regarding adultery,
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on inoculation against smallpox,
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on Molly Lepell after marriage,
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observations on court life,
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view of George II,
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Mordaunt, Anna Maria,
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Morin, Mr (hairdresser),
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Mustapha, Ernst August,
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