Gardens, the, Wolsey's, 8, 40; Henry VIII.'s, 100, 102; in the reign of Elizabeth, 142; in Cromwell's time, 250; in Charles II.'s time, described by Evelyn, 268; altered by William and Mary, 296, 297, 304, 316, 326, 338; in George II.'s time, 376; in George III.'s time, 381; their enchanting beauty at the present time, 402-406. Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, 126, 132, 136.
Gatehouse, Wolsey's great, 117. George I., removed from London to Hampton Court, 359; dulness of his Court, 368; quarrels with his son, 369; sets up a theatre in the Great Hall, 369; his shameful dismissal of Wren, 370; his letter concerning the unauthorized occu- pation of apartments in the palace, 372.
George II., as Prince of Wales,
360; his flirtations with the ladies- in-waiting, 363; quarrels with his father, 368; leaves Hampton Court and holds an opposition Court at Richmond, 369; his visits as King, 373; dulness of his Court, 374; his bedroom and bed, 378; boxes his grandson's ears, 379. George III., abandons Hampton Court, 380; divides the palace into private apartments, 382; his reforms as to private apartments at Hampton Court, 383; his in- dignation at the lending of private apartments, 384; gives the Stadt- holder of Holland apartments, 386. George IV., accession of, 388. Ghosts supposed at Hampton Court, 97, 98, 109, 235; and see Penn, Mrs., Jane Seymour, and Catherine Howard.
Gibbons, Grinling, 314, 323, 355. Giustinian, the Venetian ambas-
sador, 14, 28, 44, 62.
Gloucester, William, Duke of, son of Queen Anne, birth and baptism of, 295.
Gondomar, Count, 199. Goodwin, Dr., Cromwell's chaplain,
gives him an organ from Mag- dalen College, 251; his prayer,
257. Grammont, M. de, 264.
Great Hall, built by Henry VIII., 20, 72, 74, 80, 82, 84, 153; crea- tion of peers in, by James I., 161; plays and masques in, 164; Daniel's masque in, 166; more plays, 183; theatre erected in, by George I., 369.
Great Watching Chamber, Henry, VIII.'s, 86, 88, 92.
Green, the, Hampton Court, Wren's house on the, 370; Faraday's house on the, 396.
Gresham, Sir Richard, 28. Guard Chamber, William III.'s, 332. Gunning, the Misses, story of, 379.
Hampton, parish and manor of, 2, 4. Hampton Court, manor of, 5; leased to Cardinal Wolsey, 5; extraordin- ary salubrity of, 6, 262; Henry VIII. acquires the fee-simple of, 74; erected into an 'honour,' 103; survey of the manor and parks by the Commonwealth, 238; excepted from sale, 239; bill for its sale introduced, 240; it sales discussed, 240; offered to Crom- well, but declined, 242; manor sold to Mr. John Phelps, 242; bought back for Cromwell, 243; again to be sold, 259; bill for settling the honour and manor on Monk, 260.
"Hampton Court Beauties," the, 302. Harewarren, in Cromwell's time, 240; Cromwell's ponds in, 250; in William III.'s time, 332. "Haunted Gallery," the, 107, 406. Heath, his account of Oliver Crom- well, 246, 248, 252.
Henrietta Maria, her household train, 201; Buckingham's rude- ness in his interviews with her, 202; bickerings between her and her husband, 203; misbehaviour of her confessor, 204; fresh out- break of disagreement with Charles, 207; her passionate dis- course, with her husband, 208; visits Hampton Court in 1662, 283; gives a ball to Charles II. and his Queen, 285.
Henry VIII., I; with Katharine of Arragon at Hampton Court, 5;
visits the Cardinal, 11; sings and plays on the lute, 12; repairs un- expectedly to Wolsey's palace, 12; his implicit trust in Wolsey, 13; at Wolsey's banquets and masquerades, 14; his affection for Wolsey, 19; his additions to and alterations of the palace, 20; praises Wolsey's choir, 36; re- ceives Hampton Court from Wol- sey, 45; his affectionate letters to Wolsey, 50; sends him some pills, 51; dismisses Wolsey, 52; occu- pies Hampton Court, 52; sends tokens of goodwill to Wolsey, 53; his additions to the palace, 55; his galleries, 56; comes to Hamp- ton Court with Katharine of Arra- gon, 57; summons an assembly to consider his divorce, 57; threatens the Nuncio, 58; his affection for Anne Boleyn, 58; gives her a shooting dress, 59; makes Hamp- ton Court one of his favourite re- sidences, 60; his sports, jousts, and tournaments, 61; shooting at the butt, 62; plays tennis, 62; plays backgammon, etc., 63; his songs, 63; his taste for literature, 64; his transaction of business, 64; his household, 66; the mak- ing of his bed, 68; domestic offices in his palace, 70; his new hall, 72; his architect, 73; ac- quires the fee-simple of the manor of Hampton Court, 74; his work- men, 75; his enormous expenses in building, 76; his honeymoon with Anne Boleyn, 77; flirts with the ladies of Anne Boleyn's Court, 77; his Hall, 80; his passion for Anne Boleyn cools, 86; marries Jane Seymour, 88; his delight at the birth of his son, 89; embellishes the chapel, 90; with Jane Sey- mour, blesses Edward VI., 94; leaves Hampton Court on the death of Jane Seymour, 95; his new buildings completed, 100; his parks, 103; erects Hampton Court manor into an honour, 103; marries Anne of Cleves, and Catherine Howard, 104; goes a honeymoon trip with Catherine Howard, 106; hears the accusa- tion against his Queen, 107;
marries Catherine Parr, 110; his home life, III; his frenzy of irrita- bility, 112; his death, 112; his cane, hawking glass, gloves, and comb-cases, 238.
Henry, Prince of Wales, at the con- ference, 173; resides at Hampton
"Heron Ponds." See Harewarren. Hervey, John, Lord, 362; married
to Miss Lepell, 368; his sketch of Hampton Court life, 374; his satire against Pope, 376. Home Park. See House Park. Hospitallers, Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, 4, 5, 22, 74. Hounslow Heath, James II. en- camped on, 288.
House or Home Park, 2, 3, 103; acreage and valuation of, by the Commonwealth, 240, 242; Crom- well riding in, 255; avenues and canals made by Charles II., 260, 272: canal and avenues of, 296, 299, 308; William III.'s accident in, 349, 351; description of, in
James I., 160; creates hundreds of new knights, 161; founds the noble order of Baronets, 161; creates a large batch of new peers, 162; incorporates the King's Company of Comedians, 164; his
Booke of Sports," 166; attends Daniel's masque, 167; presides at conference between Anglicans and Puritans, 171; holds forth on theo- logy, 172; summons the Puritan divines before him, 173; brow- beats the Puritan divines, 175; jeers at Dr. Reynolds, 176; his own estimate of his achievement, 180; leaves Hampton Court for London, 181; sends for the Pres- byterian ministers from Scotland, 183; argues with them on religion, 184; has them preached at, 185; "in a great passion," 186; issues a proclamation against poaching, 187; flings curses at the followers of the hounds, 188; his costume while hunting, 190; his hatred of war, 191; visits his sick wife, 193; his callous conduct at his wife's
death, 198; portrait of, 199; sa- tirical description of, 199; never washes his hands, 199; entertains the French ambassador, 200; en- tertains the Spanish ambassador, 201 his death, 201. James II. discusses a plan for the murder of Cromwell, 252; his camp on Hounslow Heath, 288; death of, 342; and see York, Duke of. Jane Seymour, flirts with Henry
VIII. and becomes Queen, 86; her arms and badge, 88; retires to Hampton Court, 89: gives birth to a son, 89; illness and death of, 94; her body em- balmed and laid in state, 96; her obsequies, 96; 1,200 masses for her soul, 97; her spectre in theSilver-stick Gallery," 97. Jones, Inigo, 162, 199.
Kent, Edward, Duke of, at the Pavi- lions, 386.
King's Great Staircase, 312, 322-325. King's State Bedchamber, 323, 334. Kitchen, Cardinal Wolsey's, 36; Henry VIII.'s 70.
Kneller, Sir Godfrey, 302, 343.
Laguerre, Louis, 312, 314; his sprawling saints, 325, 360. Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 140, 146, 154.
Lepell, Miss, 362, 363; married to Lord Hervey, 367; her cherished reminiscences of Hampton Court, 368; Pope's moonlight walk with, 373.
London, George, appointed gar- dener to William and Mary, 298; his style of gardening, 327. Long Canal, made by Charles II., 262, 268; mentioned, 295, 296; its beauty in summer, 402; by moonlight, 406.
Long Parliament, the, 258, 260. Long Walk, or Pavilion Terrace, made by William III., 339. Longford, or King's River," re- paired by Cromwell, 250. Lord Chamberlain, the, disclaims authority over ghosts, 235; George I.'s letter to, about irregularities at the palace, 372; his orders and
warrants or apartments, 381; his rule against lending apart- ments, 383; his severe letter against letting apartments, 384; further remonstrances from, 384; his sphere of jurisdiction, 399; his control over doors and locks, 400. Lord Steward of the Household, his mysterious authority, 400.
Maiano, Joannes, terra-cotta medal- lions by, 22.
Mantegna, Andrea, his "Triumph of Julius Cæsar," 238, 249, 314. Marlborough, Sarah, Duchess of, describes Queen Mary's unseemly conduct on taking possession of her father's palace, 290; her ac- count of King William's vulgarities and rudeness to Princess Anne, 293.
Mary I., as Princess, at Prince Edward's (Edward VI.) christen- ing, 92; her christening presents, 94; at Jane Seymour's obsequies, 97; mentioned, 100; as Queen, her honeymoon, 122; "very pious and very badly dressed," 122; retires for her accouchement, 126; her expected child, 127; said to have given birth to a prince, 128; sends for her sister Elizabeth, 130; her interview with her at night, 133; her hopes of offspring dashed, 136; removes from the palace, 137. Mary II., Queen of England, pro- claimed Queen, 289; her unseemly delight at taking possession, 290; her impression of the palace, 291; appoints George London her gar- dener, 298; remains in seclusion at Hampton Court, 299; occupies the Water Gallery, 300; her china, delft ware, and needlework, 300; her Gallery of Beauties, 302; her love of gardening, her bower, 304; reports the progress of the works, 305; her arms, 317; dies at Kensington, 320. Melville, Sir James, envoy of Mary Queen of Scots, 139; deputed by Hans Casimir to urge his suit to Elizabeth, 140; his interviews with Elizabeth, 141, 142, 143; hears her play music, 144; sees her dance, 146.
Milton, John, 162, 168, 251. Mitford, Mr. A. B., appointed Secre- tary to the Board of Works, 397: his care and zeal for Hampton Court, 397; his precautions against fire, 397.
Mornington, Countess of, her apart- ments and garden, 389. Murray, Earl, Regent of Scotland, 148, 149, 151.
Norfolk, Thomas, 4th Duke of, 146, 148.
Parks, the, 60; game in, 256; and
see Bushey, Course, House. Parliament, the, 217, 219, 221, 222,
224, 231, 233, 237-243, 258, 259. See also Commons, House of. Pavilions, the, building of, 339; mentioned, 357; Princess Caroline and the Court at, 364; the Duke of Gloucester and the Waldegraves at, 386; the Duke of Kent occu- pies, 386; recent occupants of, 387.
Penn, Mrs. (Sibell Hampden), 97-
Pepys, Samuel, 261, 267, 284. Philip II. of Spain, honeymoon of, 122; his exclusiveness, 123; goes in procession round the cloisters, 126; induces Mary to pardon Elizabeth, 130; his secret inter- view with Elizabeth, 130; his sneaking tricks, 135; his courtesy to Elizabeth, 136; his spies, 139. Pope, Alexander, couplet on Cibber, 316; on Verrio and Laguerre, 326; his "Rape of the Lock," 356- 359; his admiration for Miss Lepell, 363; his description of Hampton Court life, 368; his attack on Lord Hervey, 375; his reply to Hervey's satire, 376; criticises the new style of garden- ing, 377, 378.
Pope, the, gives Wolsey a dispensa- tion from the Lenten observances, 18; reproached by Henry VIII., 58; his authority horribly reviled, 78. Presbyterians, sent for by James I., 183; preached at, 184; plot of, against Cromwell's life, 245.
Presence Chamber, William III.'s,
304, 334; described, 343. Private apartments, 372: palace ap- portioned into, by George III., 382; occupants of in George III.'s reign, 383, 386; lax practices of Occupants, 384; gross abuse of letting apartments, 385; stringent letter against lending of, 385; oc- cupants of in George IV.'s reign, 388; in William IV.'s reign, 390; size and accommodation of, 397; authority of various departments over, 398.
Privy Gardens, Charles I. escapes through the, 231; mentioned, 263; Queen Mary plants in the, 304; their old-fashioned air, 381; their exquisite beauty, 404. Puritans, the, their divines at the conference, 170-179; their hatred of Queen Henrietta Maria, 210; desecrate the chapel, 220. "Purr Corner," 389.
Push," the, 400, 401.
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 160, 193.
Rape of the Lock," Pope's, 352, 356-359- Raphael's Cartoons valued at the Commonwealth for £300, 238.- Roy, satirist of Wolsey, 22, 37, 38, 42.
Salisbury, Earl of, Robert Cecil, suggests the sale of knighthoods to James I., 160; implores James I. to postpone a hunting party, 186. Shakespeare, William, at Hampton Court, 164; his plays acted before the King of Denmark at Hampton Court, 183; his plays acted before
Charles I. in the Great Hall, 214; his "Henry VIII." acted before George I., 369.
Shaw, Huntingdon, worker in iron, his claim to the designing of the iron screens confuted, 318, Shooting, Henry VIII. fond of, 59, 60, 62; Queen Elizabeth goes out, 156; James I. goes out, 186; Anne of Denmark shoots the King's favourite hound, 192. Skelton, John, Wolsey's satirist, reflects on the Cardinal's peremp- toriness, 16, 17; attacks him for eating meat, 18; comments on his magnificence, 28; satirizes his love for tapestry, 30; alluded to, 37, 38; vilifies his political pre- eminence, 45.
Somers, Will, Henry VIII.'s jester, accompanies him on the lute, III. Somerset, Duke of, his administra- tion, 112; dissatisfaction against him, 113; invokes assistance, 114; fortifies the palace, 116; presents Edward to the multitude at the gate, 118; flees to Windsor, 119; conspiracy against him, 120; ar- rested, 120; beheaded, 120. South Front of Wren's building criticised, 308-310; carving on, 316, 317.
State Apartments, unoccupied and dismantled in George III.'s time, 380; in George IV.'s reign, 387; in William IV.'s reign, 392; opened free to the public, 393; open on Sunday, 394. Swift, Jonathan, 359.
Tennis Court, Henry VIII.'s, 55; Henry VIII. playing in his shirt in the, 60; Henry, Prince of Wales, plays in the, 181; renovated by Charles II., 261.
Thornhill, Sir James, paints the ceiling of the Queen's State Bed- chamber, 360.
Tijou, Jean, his book of designs in ironwork, 317; designs the famous screens at Hampton Court, 318; his bill unpaid, 355. Tilt Yard, the, 60; tournaments in,
Vansomer, his portrait of Christian
IV. of Denmark, 182; his picture of Anne of Denmark and her hounds, 192; his portrait of James I., 197, 198.
Verrio, Antonio, anecdote of him and Charles II., 287; mentioned, 312, 318; paints William III.'s State Bedchamber, Little Bed- chamber, and Great Staircase, 323- 325; cries out for cash, 353; paints the Queen's Drawing Room, 354. Victoria, Queen, her accession, 392; throws the palace open free, 393; visits Princess Frederica, 396; attachment of her people to, 409. "Vision of the Twelve Goddesses," 166; and see Daniel, Samuel. Visitors in former days, 379; since the free opening, 393; their number on Sundays, 394.
Walpole, Horace, remarks on an alternative scheme for a new palace, 291; his mention of Knel- ler's Hampton Court Beauties, 302; mentions Laguerre, 314; mentions Verrio, 324, 354; men- tions Miss Bellenden, 363; his interest in Hampton Court, 379; his relatives in the palace, 385, 386.
Water Gallery, the, Queen Eliza- beth confined in, 130; Arran admitted at, to see Queen Eliza- beth, 138; the French ambassa- dor lodged in, 206; refurnished for Mary II., 300; Kneller's Beauties at, 301; Queen Mary resides at, 302; mentioned, 338. Weldon, Sir Anthony, his remarks about James I.'s love of sport, 188; his satiric description of him, 199. Whalley, Colonel, Parliamentary officer, 221, 222; his interview with Ashburnham, 225, 226; shows Cromwell's alarming letter to Charles I., 228; looks through the keyhole of Charles I.'s room door, 230; seeks for Charles I. by the back way, 231; finds that he has fled, 231; his full relation of the manner and circumstances of Charles I.'s escape, 233. Whitehall, Wolsey's palace at, 8, 45, 56; Henry VIII.'s palace at, 64;
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