ALBEMARLE, George Monk, Duke of, 260.
Alva, Duke of, 126, 150.
Anne, Princess, afterwards Queen, 293; gives birth to a son, 295; her accession, 351; takes counsel in this palace, 352; rooms occu pied by, 353; won't pay the Crown creditors, 354; her so-called 'style," 354; her drawing room, 354; slow to discharge her debts,
355; redecorates the chapel, 355. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII. makes love to, 2, 13; installed at Hampton Court, 52; sends a token of good- will to Wolsey, 53; treated with consideration by Henry VIII., 58; given a black satin evening gown by Henry VIII., 59; shoots at the butt with the King, 62; rides out with Henry VIII., 64; her honey- moon, 77; her gateway, 77; re- proaches Henry with his flirting, 86; her execution, 86; her arms displaced for Jane Seymour's, 88. Anne of Cleves, 104. Anne of Denmark, wife of James
I., her dress, etc., for Daniel's masque, 162, et seq; shoots the King's favourite hound, 192; Vansomer's portraits of, 192; se- riously ill, 193; her deathbed, 195; her death, 196; her will, 196, Ashburnham, John, allowed to re- turn to Charles I., 221; intro- duces Mrs. Cromwell to the King, 222; dismissed from his post of attendant to Charles I., 226; plots the King's escape, 227; conducts the King from Hampton Court, 231.
Bassompierre, M. de, his mission to the English Court, 211.
Beauty Room, The," or "Oak
Room," 304; the Misses Gunning in, 380.
Bellenden, Miss Madge, 362, 368. Berkeley, Sir John, allowed to re- turn to Charles I., 221; plans the King's escape, 227; accompanies Charles I. when escaping, 231. Bidloe, Dr., attends William III. 344, 347, 350.
Blainville, Marquis de, French am- bassador, 206; intrigues to get apartments in the palace, 206. Brown, Lancelot, "Capability, "381. Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, visits Anne of Denmark when ill, 193; returns from Spain, 200; his insolence to the Queen, 202; Charles I.'s letters to, about the Queen, 209; his correspondence with Charles about the French "monsers," 210; confers with Bassompierre, 211; picture of, and his family, 212. Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of, 264.
Burnet, Bishop, records William III.'s predilection for Hampton Court, 291, 294; extols Queen Mary, 301; his mention of William III., 321.
Bushey Park, 3; rabbit warren in,
60; in Henry VIII.'s time, 103; the deer in, 190; various notices of, 240, 242; the Harewarren in, 250; pathway in blocked by Cromwell, 250; the Diana foun- tain in, 286; laid out by Wise, 328; Wren's projected grand new approach to the palace from, 329; pheasantry in, 332; its beauty in summer, 402.
Caroline, wife of George II., as Princess of Wales, 362; her lively Court, 363; hated by George I., 368; as Queen, at her toilet,
374; her love of gardening, 376; her death, 378,
Castlemaine, Barbara Villiers, Coun- tess of, Duchess of Cleveland, 270; Charles II.'s attachment to, 270; introduced to Queen Cathe- rine, 271; Charles II. determined to have her received by his wife, 272; Charles II insists on making her lady-in-waiting to his Queen, 273, 277; her apartments in the palace, 281, 285; at last received by the Queen, 282. Catherine of Arragon, dines and sups with Wolsey, 11; her room, 13; comes to Hampton Court with Henry VIII., 56; Henry VIII. leaves, 60.
Catherine of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal, arrives off Portsmouth, 262; arrives, as wife of Charles II., at Hampton Court, 263; her ridiculous retinue, 264; her fan- tastic costume, 265; her bed, 267; resolved not to receive Lady Castlemaine, 270; Lady Castlemaine presented to her, 271; ridiculed by the Court wits, 272; her forlorn condition, 273; the King determined to make her yield, 274; her inter- views with Clarendon, 276; threatens to leave England, 278; isolated in her own Court, 281; submits, and receives Lady Cas- tlemaine, 282; visits Queen Hen- rietta Maria, 283; subjected to humiliations, 285; retires to Hamp- ton Court on account of the plague, 286.
Catherine Howard, married in the palace, 105; accused by Cranmer, 106; her supposed ghost, 107; charged with high treason, 108; her execution, 109.
Catherine Parr, marriage of, 110. Cavendish, Wolsey's gentleman-
usher, 12, 33, 39, 46, 59. Cecil, William, sides with the Duke of Somerset, 114, 118; his schem- ing with Arran and the Scotch rebels, 137, 138, 139; mentioned, 142, 147; his conduct in regard to Mary Queen of Scots, 148, 150, 151. Cecil, Sir Robert, afterwards Earl of Salisbury, 160, 177.
Chapel, the, 33, 88, 90, 93, 96; de- secrated by the Puritans, 219; William and Mary in the, 290; William, Duke of Gloucester, bap- tized in the, 295; redecorated by Queen Anne, 355.
Charles I., as Prince of Wales, 193; visits his dying mother, 194; at his mother's deathbed, 194-195; his dislike of his wife's followers, 202; his disagreement with her, 203; bickerings between him and his wife, 204; refuses apartments to the French ambassador, 206; complains to his mother-in-law about his wife, 207; fresh out- break of disagreement with his wife, 208; informs Buckingham of his intention to dismiss the French suite, 210; drives them out like wild beasts, 211; in a great passion, 211; occasional visits to the palace, 212; projects an immense new hunting-ground, 216; Grand Remonstrance pre- sented to, 217; flies to Hampton Court, 218; brought captive to the palace, 220; visited by his ad- herents, 221; is under Parliamen- tary surveillance, 222; Cromwell and other officers of the Parlia- mentary army pay their respects to, 223; negotiates with Crom- well, 223; the army disgusted with his double dealing, 224; his touching interview with Sir R. and Lady Fanshawe, 224; his guards doubled, 226; visited by his children, 226; schemes to escape, 227; fears attempts against his life, 228; escapes from Hampton Court, 230; his letter to Colonel Whalley, 232; his declaration to the Parliament, 233; his flight to the Isle of Wight, 234; his goods inventoried and appraised, 237; his honours, manors, parks, 238. Charles II., at dinner with his father, 215; mentioned, 239, 244; incites to murder Oliver Crom- well, 244, 252, 260; his Restora- tion, 261; the palace redecorated by, 261; renovates the Tennis Court, 261; plays tennis, 261; fond of gardening, 261; his im- provements at Hampton Court,
262; lays out the House Park, 262; arrives at Hampton Court with his Queen, 263; annoyed by his wife's obstinacy about her dress, 265; insists on his Queen dressing like an Englishwoman, 266; plants the avenues in the House Park, 268; minding his pleasures at Hampton Court, 270; determined to force Lady Castle- maine on the Queen, 271; pro- poses to make her lady-in-waiting to his Queen, 273; interviews with Clarendon, 274; humiliates his Queen, 280; visits Queen Henrietta Maria, 283; triumphal journey by river to Westminster, 284; occasional visits to Hamp- ton Court, 285, 287; an anec- dote of him and Verrio, 288. Chestnut Avenue, 329, 402. Christian IV. of Denmark, 162, 182, 183.
Cibber, Caius Gabriel, his sculptures, 311, 315, 316. Cibber, Colley, 369.
Clarendon, 1st Earl of, 219, 222, 234, 263, 264, 271-282. Claypole, Elizabeth, her serious ill- ness, 254; her death, 255. Cleveland, Duchess of. See Castle- maine, Lady.
Clock or Stone Court, 20, 27, 80,
90, 312, 314. Cloister Green Court, the old, 236, 291, 295, 296. Colonnade, Wren's, 310. Comedians, King's Company of, 144. Commons House of, Grand Remon- strance voted by, 217; attempted arrest of the Five Members of, by Charles I., 218; Colonel Whalley's report to, on the King's escape, 234; Charles I. and Cromwell's letters to, 233; orders the inven- torying, appraising, and sale of Charles I.'s goods, 237; orders Richard Cromwell not to shoot at Hampton Court, 259. See also Parliament.
Conference between Anglicans and Puritans, 170-180. Courts. See Chapel, Clock, Cloister Green, First, Fountain. Cranmer, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, communicates the
accusations against Catherine Howard to Henry VIII., 106; his interviews with Catherine Howard, 108; with the Duke of Somerset at Hampton Court, 114, 118. Cromwell, Frances, marries Mr. Rich, 254.
Cromwell, Mary, marries Lord Fal- conbridge, 253; returns to the palace, 254,
Cromwell, Oliver, 221; his con- ferences and negotiations, with Charles I., 222, 224; his letter to Colonel Whalley, 228; rides to Hampton Court after Charles I.'s escape, 233; his letter to the Parliament, 233; his fancy for Hampton Court, 237, 238; takes possession of it, 239; proclaimed Lord Protector, 242; frequently resides at, 243; plots for assassinat- ing, 244; feasts the Swedish am- bassador, 246; his "Court of Beg- gars," 246; his familiar behaviour with his associates, 246; his pur- suits at Hampton Court, 248; his appreciation of tapestry, 249; furniture of his bedroom, 249; inventory of his goods at Hamp- ton Court, 249; orders the repair of the Longford River, 250; makes the Harewarren ponds, 250; arbit- rarily closes a footway in Bushey Park, 250; occupations and amusements, 251; fond of music, 251; at chapel, 252; Syndercomb's plot for assassinating him, 252; beset with assassins, 253; marries his daughter Mary to Lord Falcon- bridge, 253; his practical jokes, 254; his attachment to Hampton Court, 254; domestic troubles, 255; is isolated from his old as- sociates, 255; his grief at the death of his daughter, Mrs. Clay- pole, 255; rides in the park, 256; his last illness, 257; grows better, 257; removes to Whitehall, 258; his death, 259; his debts,_259; his goods at Hampton Court, 259.
Cromwell, Mrs., comes to Hampton
Court, 245; comical stories about, 245; her Court and kitchen, 245; claims the Crown goods as her late husband's, 259.
Cromwell, Richard, 254; proclaimed
Protector, 258; prevented from shooting in the parks, 259; turned out of Whitehall, 259.
Cromwell, Thomas, 90; draws up regulations for Prince Edward's household, 100.
Danckers, his picture of Hampton Court, 268.
Daniel, Samuel, his masque of the "Vision of the Twelve God- desses," 162-169.
Defoe, Daniel, 298, 330. Denmark, King of. See Christian IV. Denmark, Prince George of, birth of his son, 295.
"Diana," Fountain, so-called, 285, 329.
East Front, 296, 308, 314, 315. East Molesey, 103. Edward VI., birth of, 89; baptism
of, 90-93; his nurse, 97; his household and lodgings, 100; first visit as King, 112; made to sign a proclamation, 114; presented by Somerset to the people, 118; hurried off to Windsor, 119; pro- motes Somerset's enemies, 120. Elizabeth, Queen, at Edward VI.'s christening, 92; arrives in custody at Hampton Court, 128; confined in the Water Gallery, 130; inter- view with Bishop Gardiner, 132; interview with her sister Queen Mary, 133; forgiven by her sister, 135; improved position at Court, 136; her accession, 137; marriage in contemplation, 138; interview with Arran, 138; her astute scheming, 139; interview with Melville, 140; her gardens, 142; her dress, 143; her curiosity as to Mary Queen of Scots, 144; her fondness for music, 146; her ac- tion in regard to Mary Queen of Scots' affairs, 147; gives audience to M. Châtillon and to La Mothe Fénélon, 149; her answer to Mary Stuart's Commissioners, 151; her tricky conduct as regards Mary Stuart, 151; Christmas at her Court, 152; presents to, 154; provisions for the palace, 156;
her love of hunting, 156; furniture of her palace, 157; her interview with Robert Carey, 158; her last stay at the palace, 158. Elizabeth, Princess, daughter of Charles I., 226. Elizabeth of York, 5.
Emmett, William, carver, 314. Esher Place, 4, 52, 53, 103.
Essex, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of, 181.
Evelyn, John, visits Charles I., 220; his account of Catherine of Bra- ganza, 264; his description of Hampton Court, 267; and of the park, 268; and of the gardens, 286; his account of Queen Mary's conduct on taking possession of her father's palaces, 290; visits Hampton Court, 295, 296; re- marks on Queen Mary's Bower, 304, 328.
Fairfax, Lord, 221, 231. Falconbridge, Lady. See Cromwell, Mary.
Falconbridge, Thomas, Viscount, 253, 254.
Fanelli, statues by, 268. Fanshawe, Lady, 225, 263, Fanshawe, Sir Richard, 225, 263. Fermor, Miss Arabella, the Rape of her Lock, 356. Finett, Sir John, 206. First or Base Court, 20. Fleetwood, 254,
Fountain Court, the old. See Clock Court.
Fountain Court, the present (see Cloister Green Court), discovery of skeleton in, 235; dimensions and plan of, 296; architectural features of, 311; Laguerre's frescoes in, 313; stone-carvings in, 314; seen by moonlight, 407.
Fox, George, the Quaker, his inter- view with Cromwell, 256. Frederica of Hanover, Princess, comes to reside at Hampton Court, 396; affection and regard for, 397.
Gardeners. See London, Wise, Brown.
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