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Faber & Faber, 2011A great general interest read for anyone with any level of prior knowledge in the Eighteenth century Court and George I and George IIs family life. The famous and the unknown people in this world are brought to life in these beautifully written chapters. Very readable.

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Courtiers

The Secret History of Kensington Palace

Courtiers The Secret History of the Georgian Court - image 1

Lucy Worsley

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Those who have a curiosity to see courts and courtiers dissected must bear with the dirt they find.

JOHN HERVEY

Notes

. John Hervey, Some Materials towards Memoirs of the Reign of King George I I , Ed. Romney Sedgwick, Vol. 2 (London, 1931), p. 347.

Contents
ONE To the Palace TWO The Petulant Prince THREE The Pushy Painter FOUR - photo 3

ONE
To the Palace

TWO
The Petulant Prince

THREE
The Pushy Painter

FOUR
The Wild Boy

FIVE
The Neglected Equerry

SIX
The Woman of the Bedchamber

SEVEN
The Favourite and his Foe

EIGHT
The Queens Secret

NINE
The Rival Mistresses

TEN
The Circle Breaks

ELEVEN
The Survivors

Illustrations
PLATE SECTION TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS Map Hanover was one of many small - photo 4
PLATE SECTION
TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS
Map
Hanover was one of many small German states Its ruler or Elector helped - photo 5

Hanover was one of many small German states. Its ruler, or Elector, helped elect the states overlord, the Holy Roman Emperor

Family Trees
HOW THE HANOVERIANS WERE RELATED TO THE STUARTS THE HANOVERIANS - photo 6

HOW THE HANOVERIANS WERE RELATED TO THE STUARTS

THE HANOVERIANS Cast List - photo 7

THE HANOVERIANS

Cast List George I the king - photo 8
Cast List
George I the king George Augustus the Prince of Wales Caroline - photo 9
George I the king George Augustus the Prince of Wales Caroline the - photo 10

George I, the king

George Augustus the Prince of Wales Caroline the Princess of Wales - photo 11

George Augustus, the Prince of Wales

Caroline the Princess of Wales Frederick the foolish heir to the throne - photo 12

Caroline, the Princess of Wales

Frederick the foolish heir to the throne Amelia a prickly princess - photo 13

Frederick, the foolish heir to the throne

Amelia a prickly princess Molly Lepell a Maid of Honour Henrietta - photo 14

Amelia, a prickly princess

Molly Lepell a Maid of Honour Henrietta Howard a Woman of the Bedchamber - photo 15

Molly Lepell, a Maid of Honour

Henrietta Howard a Woman of the Bedchamber John Hervey the - photo 16

Henrietta Howard, a Woman of the Bedchamber

John Hervey the Vice-Chamberlain Peter the Wild Boy a court pet - photo 17

John Hervey, the Vice-Chamberlain

Peter the Wild Boy a court pet William Kent a pushy painter Elizabeth - photo 18

Peter the Wild Boy, a court pet

William Kent a pushy painter Elizabeth Butler an actress Kents mistress - photo 19

William Kent, a pushy painter

Elizabeth Butler an actress Kents mistress Mohammed True-to-the-King - photo 20

Elizabeth Butler, an actress, Kents mistress

Mohammed True-to-the-King keeper of the kings closet Mustapha a Turkish - photo 21

Mohammed True-to-the-King, keeper of the kings closet

Mustapha a Turkish valet Dr Arbuthnot a physician and satirist John - photo 22

Mustapha, a Turkish valet

Dr Arbuthnot a physician and satirist John Gay a penniless poet - photo 23

Dr Arbuthnot, a physician and satirist

John Gay a penniless poet Ulrich Jorry a dwarf entertainer from Poland - photo 24

John Gay, a penniless poet

Ulrich Jorry a dwarf entertainer from Poland Preface I will send you - photo 25

Ulrich Jorry, a dwarf entertainer from Poland

Preface
I will send you a general map of Courts a region yet unexplored all the paths - photo 26

I will send you a general map of Courts; a region yet unexplored all the paths are slippery, and every slip is dangerous.

(Lord Chesterfield, 1749)

The Great Drawing Room crammed full of courtiers lay at the heart of the - photo 27

The Great Drawing Room, crammed full of courtiers, lay at the heart of the Georgian royal palace. Here the king mingled most evenings with his guests, signalling welcome with a nod and displeasure with a blank stare or, worse, a turned back.

The winners and the losers of the Georgian age could calculate precisely how high theyd climbed or how far theyd fallen by the warmth of their reception at court. High-heeled and elegant shoes crushed into the floorboards of the drawing room the reputations of those whod dropped out of favour, while those whose status was on the rise stood firmly in possession of their few square inches of space.

In the eighteenth century, the palaces most elegant assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty spots, where fans whistled open like flick knives. Intrigue hissed through the crowd, and court factions were also known as fuctions.

Beneath their powder and perfume, the courtiers stank of sweat, insecurity and glittering ambition.

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The ambitious visitors crowding into the drawing room were usually unaware that they were under constant observation from behind the scenes. The palace servants overlooked but ever-present knew of every move made at court. Thats why, in this book, well meet kings and queens, but also many of the people who worked to meet their most intimate needs.

The Georgian royal household was staggeringly vast and complicated. The highest ranking of its members, the courtiers proper, were the ladies-and gentlemen-in-waiting. These noblemen and women were glad to serve the king and queen in even quite menial ways because of the honour involved.

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