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Tankerville, Camilla Bennett, Countess of,
1

Teed, John,
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3

Tempest, Elizabeth,
1
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2

Thackeray, William,
1

Thornhill, Sir James: commission to paint Cupola Room at Kensington,
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2
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foolish arrogance and fall from favour,
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3
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5
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redecoration of Hampton Court apartment,
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self-portrait,
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Titchborne, Charlotte Amelia,
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2
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3
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4

Tories,
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2
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3

Townshend, George,
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2

Turks, George I’s confidential valets,
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2

Twickenham,
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2
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3

Tyburn Gallows,
1

Tyron, Miss,
1

Valentia, Franciscus de,
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2

Van der Vaart, John,
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2

Vane, Anne,
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3

Verrio, Antonio,
1

Vertue, George,
1

Victoria, Queen,
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,
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,
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
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arrival and reception at court,
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2
,
3
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Caroline’s toleration of,
1
,
2
;

Elizabeth Chudleigh as new rival to,
1
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George II’s legacy to,
1
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as mistress to George II,
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3
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4
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reputation at court,
1
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rivalry with Lady Deloraine,
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2

Wallmoden, Johann Ludwig,
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,
2

Walpole, Horace,
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,
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account of George II’s collapse and death,
1
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appearance and character,
1
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comments about George II’s mistresses,
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,
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,
4
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devotion to Molly Hervey,
1
,
2
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friendship with Henrietta Berkeley,
1
,
2
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letters and memoirs,
1
,
2
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on suppression of George I’s will,
1
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visit to Amalie von Wallmoden after King’s death,
1
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visit to George I as a child,
1

Walpole, Sir Robert,
1
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2
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closeness to George II,
1
,
2
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concerns for Caroline’s health,
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,
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death,
1
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fall from power,
1
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fears for King after Caroline’s death,
1
,
2
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fears over royal family’s feuding,
1
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insight into royal marriage,
1
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on King’s grief after Caroline’s death,
1
;

and Molly Hervey,
1
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opinion of George II,
1
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political ambition and intrigues,
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2
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3
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4
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6
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as powerful leader of Whig party,
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talks with Caroline about sexuality and marriage,
1
,
2
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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
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court career and ambitions,
1
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3
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death,
1
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as devoted servant to Queen Caroline,
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drinking habit,
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3
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as equerry to George I,
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on events during Queen’s illness and death,
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,
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nephew,
1
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reaction to Caroline’s death,
1
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skill as writer,
1
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and South Sea Bubble,
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
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death,
1
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George II’s plan for,
1
;

hostile relationship with father,
1
,
2
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naval and military feats,
1
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Queen Caroline’s advice to,
1
;

resignation from military commissions,
1

William of Orange, Prince,
1
,
2
,
3

Wilmington, Lord,
1

Windsor Castle,
1
,
2
,
3

Wolfe, General James,
1

women: changing attitudes to sexuality of,
1
;

double standards regarding sexual activities of,
1
,
2
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George III’s caution over,
1
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low status yet influence at court,
1
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three who dared to be different,
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Women of the Bedchamber,
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Wren, Sir Christopher,
1

Wyndham, William,
1
,
2

xenophobia,
1

Yarmouth, Countess of
see
Wallmoden, Amalie von

Yeomen of the Guard,
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Younger, Dr (Dean of Salisbury),
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