INDEX
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Abercorn, James, Earl of, I, 130
Adams, John, II, 13, 170-1
Addington, Dr. Anthony, II, 59, 214
—, Henry, I, 186; II, 81 note, 30, 261, 265
Adelaide, Queen, II, 244
Adolphus, Prince (son of George III). See Cambridge, Duke of
—, John, I, 164, 278 note, 289; II, 50 note
Albemarle, Lord, II, 42
Alfred, Prince (son of George III), II, 237
Amelia, Princess (daughter of George III), II, 237 note, 241, 274, 277, 282-3, 287
—, Princess (daughter of George II), I, 3, 4, 82, 144; II, 30-1
American Colonies, II, 1-10; repeal of the Stamp Act, a great victory, II, 126; popular enthusiasm, ibid.; unpopularity of the Declaratory Act, 127; The Mutiny Act, 128; want of wisdom and tact of English ministers towards the Colonies, 128; Townshend brings forward fresh taxing measures, 129, 130, 131; seizure of the Liberty, 134; Appointment of Lord Hillsborough as Secretary of State for America, 135; arrival of troops in the Colonies, 136; Grafton suggests repeal of the import duties, 137; North proposes that duty on tea should be retained, 138; tea duty riot at Boston, 138; petition of the Colonies to the King, 139, 140; flinging of the tea into Boston harbour, 141; the Boston Port Bill, 141, 142; no anxiety in England, 143; the Colonies in open rebellion, 144; battle of Lexington, 145; Bunker's Hill, 147; capture of New York by Howe, 147; Burgoyne's success at Philadelphia 147; Battle of Saratoga, 148; mismanagement of the English troops, 152, 153; Lord North's plan of conciliation, 155; general feeling in England as to the impossibility to conquer America, 158; the Duke of Richmond moves the independence of America, 160; Chatham makes a dying speech in protest, 161; victory of Cornwallis, 165; surrender of York town, 165; negotiations of Rockingham and Shelburne with the States, 170; treaty signed, ibid.
Amherst, Sir Jeffrey, II, 66
Ancaster, Duchess of, I, 128, 207, 232
—, Duke of, I, 291
Andrews, Rev. —, I, 169
Anne, Princess (daughter of George II), I, 4, 8, 9
Anson, Lord, I, 154
Anstey, Christopher, II, 13
Argyll, Duke of, I, 21 note
Astley, Sir Edward, II, 79
Auckland, Earl of, II, 264, 279
Augusta, Princess (sister of George III), afterwards Duchess of Brunswick, I, 14, 230; II, 99, 120-3
—, Princess (daughter of George III), I, 51, 56, 74; II, 237 note, 240, 241, 254, 262, 274
—, (wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales). See Wales, Princess Dowager of
Augustus, Prince (son of George III). See Sussex, Duke of
Axford, Isaac, I, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100
Aylesbury, Earl of, I, 21 note,
Aylesford, Earl of, I, 21 note
Ayrton, Dr., II, 209
Ayscough, Dr. Francis, I, 35, 36
Bach, Madame, I, 223
Baillie, Dr. Matthew, II, 277
Baker, Sir George, II, 205, 207, 208, 212, 219, 227, 233
Baltimore, Lord, I, 12, 18, 33 note
Bancroft, George, II, 135, 136
Banks, Sir Joseph, I, 82, 191
Barclay, Robert, I, 169
Barré, Colonel Isaac, I, 277; II, 5, 14, 34
Barrymore, Earl of, I, 21 note
Bartlett, Miss, I, 92
Bateman, Lord, I, 181
Bathurst, Lord, I, 69
Beattie, James, I, 192
Beaufort, Duke of, I, 21 note; II, 70
Beckford, William (Lord Mayor), I, 150, 152, 266-7, 272; II, 4, 5
—, William, junr., I, 187, 190
Bedford, John, Duke of, I, 21 note, 148, 162, 276, 277, 282, 283, 285, 291; II, 50 note, 136-7
Bentinck, Lady Harriet, I, 134 note
Bernard, Sir Francis, II, 16, 135, 136
Bertie, Lord Robert, I, 37
Bessborough, Earl of, II, 50 note
Betterton, Mrs., I, 221
Betts, Mr., I, 28
Bladen, Colonel, II, 7 note
Blake, William, I, 193
Bolingbroke, Henry, Viscount, I, 21, 36, 207
Bolton, Harry, Duke of, II, 95
Boswell, James, I, 143, 160
Bridgwater, Duke of, I, 21 note
Bristol, Lord, II, 60
Brougham, Henry, Baron, II, 30-1, 89
Brown, Launcelot, I, 202 note
Brudenel, Hon. James, I, 69
Brunswick, Adolphus, Duke of, I, 127
—, Augusta, Duchess of. See Augusta, Princess
—, Charles, Duke of, II, 120-3
Buckingham, Lady, I, 177
Buckinghamshire, Lord, II, 279
Buggins, Lady Cecilia. see Underwood
Bunbury, Lady Sarah, See Lennox
—, Sir Thomas Charles, I, 117
Buononcini, I, 9
Burgoyne, General John, II, 83, 147
Burke, Edmund, I, 8, 285, 286; II, 4, 22, 22 note, 25, 45, 49, 75, 78, 114, 129, 137, 161, 178, 180, 187, 189, 190, 190 note, 191, 196, 197, 226 note
Burney, Dr. Charles, I, 213
—, Frances, I, 209, 210, 211-16, 222, 223, 227, 230-1, 233; II, 204, 207, 211, 218, 229-30, 246, 252-3, 255
Burns, Robert, I, 55-6
Bute, Lord, I, 43; first meeting with Frederick Prince of Wales, 44; his ascendency 45; much detested, 46, 47; character according to Walpole, 48; alleged intimacy with the Princess Dowager, 47, 48, 49; his absolutist theories, 49, 50; appointed groom of the stole, 68; prepares the King's first speech, 137-138; introduces a bill to secure the judges in their office for life, 141; advises King to cede prize money, 143; his ascendency, 144; made ranger of Richmond park, 144; suspicion of the City of London, 144, 145; scheme to place at head of affairs, 146; unpopularity of, 150; his henchmen attack Pitt, 150; violently attacked in the city, 152; becomes first Lord of the Treasury, 154; great feeling against him, 156, 157; his inordinate craving for power, 158; his patronage of literature, 159; his employment of bribery, 160; introduces a cyder tax, 163; resigns, ibid.; his character and failings, 164, 165; founds the "Auditor" and the "Briton," 235; negotiations with the king over a coalition government, 273, 276; great unpopularity with the Whigs, 289; II, 27, 28, 29
Byron, George, Lord, I, xiii, 172, 268; II, 13, 90, 93, 290
Calcraft, John, I, 277
Calderwood, Mrs., I, 104
Cambridge, Adolphus, Duke of, II, 237 note, 243, 287
Camden, Charles, Earl of, I, 85, 239, 252, 287; II, 24, 33, 48, 69-70, 143 note, 163
Campbell, Lady Archibald, I, 12, 14
—, Colonel, I, 183
—, Lord Frederick, I, 291
Cantalupe, Lord, I, 207 note
Cantilo, Miss, I, 223
Carhampton, Earl of, II, 109
Carlisle, Henry, Earl of, I, 21 note
—, Frederick, Earl of, I, 196, 226; II, 53, 146, 155, 204
Carlyle, Thomas, I, 2-3
Carnarvon, Marquis of, I, 21 note, 35 note, 181
Caroline, Queen (Consort of George II), I, 5, 9, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 30
— Matilda, Princess (sister of George III), Queen of Denmark, II, 99, 112, 123-5
Carpenter, Lady Almeria, II, 100 note, 118
Carteret, John, I, 21
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, I, 195
Cave, Edward, I, 22
Cavendish, Lord George, I, 273
—, Lord John, II, 190
Chambers, Sir William, I, 75, 204, 205
Charles Edward (Young Pretender), I, 31, 140, 141, 141 note
Charlotte, Queen (Consort of George III), letter to King of Prussia, I, 121, 122; extreme simplicity of her training, 126, 127; formal betrothal, 127; leaves Strelitz, 128; arrives at Harwich, 129; progress to London, 130; arrives at the Palace, 131; description of personal appearance, 132, 133, 134; her Puritanism, 198; in her early married life little better than a prisoner, 206; which causes a certain bitterness in her character, 208; influence of Mdlle. Schwellenberg, 209; dislike of Fanny Burney, 211-213; the Queen takes English lessons, 220, 221; fond of the theatre, 222, 223; her anxiety for her children, 226, 227; interests herself in trinkets, 227; not popular with her subjects, 227, 228; her domineering spirit, 229, 230; no endearing qualities, 231; a hard woman, 232; becomes patroness of the Magdalen Hospital, ibid.; concern at the King's illness, II, 209, 211, 212; opposition to the Prince of Wales, 247; amusing encounter with Colonel Landmann, 255-257; illness and death, 289, 290
Charlotte, Princess (daughter of George III). See Wurtemberg, Queen of
— of Brunswick, Princess (afterwards Queen Charlotte, Consort of George IV), II, 123, 264, 268
— of Wales, Princess, II, 81 note, 241, 288
Chatham, William, Earl of. See Pitt
—, John, Earl of, II, 145
Chesterfield, Philip, Fourth Earl of, I, 9, 21, 48, 85, 158, 199, 225-6, 228; II, 39
—, Philip, Fifth Earl of, I, 168; II, 254
Churchill, Charles, I, 235, 238, 241-3, 244 note, 247-8, 248-9
Christian VII, King of Denmark, II, 123-5
Christina of Brunswick, Princess, I, 127 note
Chudleigh, Elizabeth, I, 90, 91, 157, 157 note
Clarence, Adelaide, Duchess of. See Adelaide, Queen
—, William, Duke of. See William IV
Clarke, Mary Anne, II, 249, 276
Clements, Mrs., II, 104
Cobham, Richard, Viscount, I, 21
Coke, Lady Mary, II, 100-1
Colchester, Lord, II, 289
Colville, Admiral Lord, II, 16
Conway, Henry Seymour, II, 4, 14, 24, 24 note, 33, 37, 48, 79, 169
Cooke, George, I, 255
Coote, Sir Eyre, II, 174
Cornwallis, Charles, Marquis of, II, 165, 184
—, Frederick (Archbishop of Canterbury), I, 171-2
Costard, George, I, 28
Courtoun, Lady, II, 254
—, Lord, II, 254
Coventry, Earl of, I, 21 note; II, 70
Creevey, Thomas, II, 270, 279
Cresset, Mr., I, 38, 39
Crosdill, John, I, 223
Cumberland, Anne, Duchess of, II, 109-11, 113, 117, 243
—, Ernest, Duke of, I, 77; II, 237 note, 244-5, 249-250
—, Henry, Duke of, I, 22 note, 102 note, 103; II, 99, 103, 106, 107-11, 117, 117 note, 119-20, 121, 244
—, William, Duke of, I, 58-61, 82, 282, 284, 288, 290, 292, 293, 294; II, 30, 202-3
Dalkeith, Lady, I, 228 note
Dance (painter), I, 195-6
Darnley, Earl of, I, 21 note
Dartmouth, Earl of, II, 139, 145
Dashwood, Catherine, I, 206, 206 note
—, Sir Francis. See Le Despencer, Lord
De Bouille, Marquis, II, 174
De Chatelet, M., II, 136
De Choiseul, Duc, II, 133, 136
De Dieden, M., II, 124
De Grabow, Mme., I, 126
De Herzfeldt, Madame, II, 123
De Kalb, II, 133, 134
De Villars, Duc, II, 101
Delany, Mrs., I, 201, 213, 234, 259; II, 203 note
Dempster, Dr., I, 156
Denbigh, Basil, Earl of, I, 21 note, 164; II, 38
Derby, Earl of, I, 21 note; II, 186
Desbrowe, Colonel, I, 133
Desnoyers, I, 27
Devonshire, William, Duke of, I, 273
—, Fifth Duke of, I, 291
Dickinson, II, 128
Digby, Lord, I, 69
Dodington, George Bubb, I, 7, 41, 71, 72, 74, 145
Doran, John, I, 60, 100
Dorset, Duke of, II, 173
Dowdeswell, William, II, 78
Downe, Lord, I, 37
Dubourgay, I, 4
Duncan, Sir William, I, 277
Dundas, Sir Lawrence, II, 37
—, Henry, I, 263
Dunning, John, II, 70
Dyson, Jeremiah, II, 39, 54, 55
Eden, William, II, 155
Edgcombe, Lord, II, 50
Edward, Prince (brother of George III). See York, Duke of
—, Prince (son of George III). See Kent, Duke of
Edwin, Lady Charlotte, I, 33 note
Effingham, Countess of, I, 207; II, 207
—, Earl of, II, 145
Eglington, Alexander, Earl of, II, 54
Egremont, Countess of, I, 207
—, Earl of, I, 153, 154, 238, 239, 240, 258
Eldon, John, Earl of, II, 260
Elizabeth, Princess (daughter of George III). See Hesse-Homburg, Landgravine of
Ellenborough, Lord, II, 280
Elliott, Sir Gilbert, II, 83, 207-8
Ellis, Welbore, II, 179
Elliston, Robert, I, 223
Ernest, Prince (son of George III). See Cumberland, Duke of
Erskine, Sir Harry, I, 272
Essex, Charlotte, Countess of, II, 99
—, William, Earl of, I, 15
Euston, Lord, I, 69
Evans, Mr., I, 28
Fauconberg, Earl of, II, 207
Fitzherbert, Mrs., I, 98, 100, 103; II, 115 note
Fitzroy, General, II, 241, 274, 283
Fitzwilliam, Lord, II, 193
Fox, Charles James, I, xiii, 81, 107, 115; II, 24, 75, 85, 114, 146, 158, 161, 168, 178, 179-90, 191-2, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 222, 224-5, 231, 258, 261, 262
—, Henry. See Holland, Baron
—, Lady Caroline, I, 106
Franklin, Benjamin, II, 11, 23, 132, 133, 146
Frederick, Prince of Wales, born at Hanover, I, 1; unpopular with his parents, 2; early project to marry him to Wilhelmina of Prussia, I, 2-4; arrival in England, 5; quarrels with his parents, ibid.; fault not entirely his, 6; his debts, 6, 7; throws his lot in with the opposition, 8; his jealousy of the Princess Royal, 9; marriage, 10; intrigue with Anne Vane, 11, 12; with Lady Archibald Hamilton, 11, 12; with Lady Middlesex, 12; his debts, 13; birth of the Princess Augusta, 14; subsequent quarrel at Prince's behaviour thereover, 14-20; banished from Court, 20; his attempts to gain popularity, 21; a patron of manufactures and arts, I, 21, 22; popular with the mob, 23, 24; Walpole's attempt to bring about a reconciliation, 24; whose offer is refused, 25; reconciliation with George II, 26; his death, 27; contemporary opinion of him, 28; posthumous opinion, 30-32.
Frederick I, King of Sweden, I, 33 note
—the Great, II, 121-3, 149
—, Prince (brother of George III), I, 22 note; II, 98
—, Prince (son of George III). See York, Duke of
Freeman, Dr., I, 22
Gage, General, II, 142, 145, 158
Galt, John, I, 23, 34, 73, 75, 80, 131, 136, 182; II, 2, 31, 201
Garrick, David, I, 179-80
Garth, Colonel, II, 249, 254
—, General, II, 260
Gates, General, II, 165
George I. I, 1, 139, 140, 257
George II. I, 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16-18, 19, 20, 24, 39, 40, 55, 56, 57, 58, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 74, 105, 106, 139, 140, 257
George III. Character, I, ix-xv, Birth, I, 33, 34; education begins when scarcely six years old, 35; placed under Dr. Ayscough, who was the wrong man for the place, 35, 36; George Scott appointed, 36; Lord North becomes governor, 36, 37; household of the young prince, 37; dissension in the tutor's camp, 38-40; Dr. Thomas appointed preceptor, 42; Lord Waldegrave appointed governor, ibid.; influence of Lord Bute, 49, 50, 53; close vigilance of his mother, I, 51; her strictness, 52; titles bestowed on the death of his father, 55; George II takes some interest in the heir-apparent, 56; question of appointing a regent, 58; Duke of Cumberland proposed and unpopularity thereof, 59; alarm of George II at the tameness of his disposition, 62; marriage proposal, 62, 63; indignation of the Princess Dowager, 63; machinations to prevent marriage, 63, 64; fury of George II, ibid.; attempt of ministers to withdraw Prince from maternal influence, 68; royal grant given of £40,000, but Prince refuses to leave his mother, 66; ministers nonplussed, 66, 67; desires Lord Bute to be made groom of the stole, 67; dismissal of Lord Waldegrave, 68; reorganisation of the Prince's establishment, 69; succeeds to the throne, 71; poor equipment and education for the high office, and his homely tastes, 71-80; early love for agriculture, 75; very untravelled, 76; ill effects of the isolation of his youth, 77, 78; his good qualities, 80; strong prejudices, 81; astonishing aptitude for King-craft, ibid.; popular at his accession, 82, 83; alleged connection with Hannah Lightfoot, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96; alleged marriage with her, 97, 98, 99, 100; "Appeal for Royalty" documents a forgery, 101, 102; examination of the Lightfoot claim, 103, 104; infatuation for Lady Sarah Lennox, 105, 106; alarm of the Princess Dowager, 107; connivance of Fox, to whose interest the marriage would be, 108, 109; the King takes Lady Susan Fox Strangways into his confidence, 110; rumour of a Brunswick marriage, 102; alleged proposal at a dance to Lady Sarah Lennox, 112; announcement of marriage to Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 113; discussion as to reason for rejecting Lady Sarah, 114, 115; after marriage the King still has an attachment for Lady Sarah, 117, 118; the royal marriage, selection of Princess Charlotte, I, 121; notifies his intention of marriage to the Privy Council, 124; sends Lord Harcourt to demand formally the hand of Princess Charlotte, 126, 127; treaty of marriage signed, 128; arrival of Princess Charlotte at Harwich, 129; the King disappointed at her appearance, 131; speech to the nation, 136, 137, 138; favourable reception of same, 138; popular because English, 129; on Bute's advice cedes prize money and accepts a settled income, 143; ascendency of Lord Bute, 144, 146; dismissal of Pitt, 148; lampoons on the fall of the Great Commoner, 150; the King and Queen in the city, 151; indifferent reception, 152; resignation of the Duke of Newcastle, 154; appointment of Lord Bute as First Lord of the Treasury, ibid.; his unpopularity at its zenith, 157, 158; Bute, desirous of peace, compelled to make war, 161; the cyder tax, 163; resignation of Lord Bute, ibid.; deeply religious, 167, 168, 169; visits Robert Barclay, the Quaker, 169; friendly to Nonconformists but hates Roman Catholics, 170; a high ideal for those in clerical orders, 171; proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, 173, 174, 175; strict observance of the Sabbath, 175; dullness of the Court, 176, 177; not possessed of popular qualities, 178, 179; very affable in the country, 179; meets David Garrick, 180; his tactless remarks, 180; his vein of humour, 181, 182, 183; a great sense of regal dignity, 185; takes himself with great seriousness, 186; a stickler for etiquette, 186, 187, 188; reputation for stupidity, 189, 190; the dispute over the lightning conductor, 191; some liking for art, 191, 192; a patron of literature, 193; founds a library, 193, 194; his patronage, 194, 195; not generous, 196; unpopularity of the Court due to parsimony, 198, 199, 200; seeks a more secluded residence, 202; purchases Buckingham House, 203; elaborate preparations, 204; known henceforth as the Queen's House, ibid.; his residence at Richmond Lodge and improvements, 204, 205; prison-like seclusion of the Queen, 206, 207; Mdlle. Swellenberg 208-210; Frances Burney, 212, 213; private life of the King and Queen very dull, 216, 222, 223; takes an active interest in the domestic economy of the palaces, 218; abuse of tipping, 219; quaintness of the internal management of the palace, 219, 220; his daily life, 224, 225; stricter rearing of the royal children, 226-227; publications of "The North Briton," No. xlv, 236; violent attack on the ministers, 237; anger of the King, ibid.; issues a warrant, and printer and publisher are arrested, 238; arrest of Wilkes, ibid.; set at liberty, 239; but is dismissed from the Buckinghamshire militia, 240; meeting of Parliament in 1763 and the "Essay on Woman," 248; the House orders No. xlv to be burnt by the common hangman, 249; duel between Wilkes and Martin, 249; Parliament outlaws Wilkes for contumacy, 251; popularity of Wilkes, 252, 253; elected for Middlesex, 255; expelled from Parliament and re-elected, 256; deeply incensed at Wilkes's popularity, 257; his courage in politics, 257; attack on his life by Margaret Nicholson, 258; his bravery, 259; second attempt on his life, 259, 260; third attempt, 263, 264, 265; reconciliation with Wilkes, 268; places Grenville at the Treasury, 269; his regard for him, 270; discovers too late that Grenville is a hard task-master, 270, 271; makes strenuous efforts to free himself, 272; suggests a coalition to Lord Bute, 272; his antipathy to the Whigs, 273; sends for Pitt, 274; forced to ask Grenville to remain in office, 275; endeavours to sow dissension among the Whigs, 276; offends the Duke of Bedford, 277; taken ill, 277; first indications of mental derangement, 278, 279, 280; recovery, 281; Regency Bill, 281, 282; intrigue to omit the name of Princess Dowager from the Regency Council, 283, 284; indignation thereover with Lord Halifax and Lord Sandwich, 284; negotiates through the Duke of Cumberland, for the return of the Whigs, 284, 285; Pitt only man able to form a strong administration, 286; Grenville offers resignation, 287; Pitt approached, 287; failure of negotiations 288; recall of Grenville, 288; the King furious at the minister's terms, 289, 290; fresh overtures to Pitt, 293, 294; as a last resource Lord Rockingham offered office, 295; desires to tax the American colonies, II, 1-4; the Stamp Act, 3-4, 11; mismanagement of American colonies, 4-9; outcry in the colonies at the passing of the Stamp Act, 13; mob destroy the Stamp office, 15; the day the Stamp Act comes into force kept as a day of mourning, 16; the King seriously alarmed at the trouble in America, 18; Pitt attacks Stamp Act, 19-23; repeal of the Stamp Act, 25; Whigs mistrust Bute, 26, 27, 29-32; surprise of the nation at the appointment of Rockingham, 32; a weak administration, 32, 33; his difficulties, 35, 36; intrigues against the ministry, 37, 38; defeat of the government in the House of Lords, 39; Rockingham remonstrates against Court intrigue, 40, 41, 42; Rockingham ministry falls, 44; the King sends for Pitt, II, 46; forms ministry, 47, 48; enthusiasm of the people for Pitt, 49; Pitt accepts earldom, 50; unpopularity of the step, ibid.; his desire to rule, 51; the King's "Friends," 52; the health of Chatham, 56-58; during Chatham's illness leadership devolved on Grafton, 61; character of Grafton, 61; attempt to alienate him from Chatham, 62-64; Grafton becomes Prime Minister, 65; anger of Chatham, 66; the city remonstrance, 67; chancellorship and death of Charles Yorke, 71; resignation of Grafton, 72; North takes office, II, 73, 74; refuses to dissolve Parliament, 76; undertakes management of the House of Commons, 77; reduces bribery to a fine art, 77, 78; regards himself as above criticism, 79; his debts, 79, 80; rebuke of Parliament, 80; North's scandalous loan, 81; no scruples for kingly dignity, 82, 83; his vindictiveness, 84, 85; tenacious of his promises, 86; in his kingly office the slave of deep rooted selfishness, 88; his inability to act wisely, 89, 90; North frequently tenders resignation, 91, 92; the King ever against liberty, 92-93; persecution of Admiral Keppel, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97; family worries, 98-126; his brothers' love of pleasure, 100-103; secret marriage of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, II, 106, 115; dissipation and debts of Henry, Duke of Cumberland, II, 107-109; secret marriage of the Duke, 111; Royal Marriage Act, 111-113; scandal concerning Caroline of Denmark, 112, 123; Dukes' wives not received, 116, 117; reconciliation with Duke of Cumberland, II, 119; marriage of Princess Augusta, 122, 133; endeavours to reassert his dignity in the American colonies, 129; Townshend's Act, 131; petitions from the colonies, 134, 139; in spite of lessons he redoubles his anti-colonial policy, 139; sanctions the Boston Port Bill, 141, 142; open rebellion of the colonies, 145; purchase of Hessian troops, 149; Chatham the hope of the nation, 152; North's plan of conciliation, 155, 156; failure of the Commission, 156; negotiations with Chatham, 156; death of Chatham and his ungenerous conduct, 161; still determined to pursue the war, 163, 164; North makes another effort to retire, 164; increase of his influence in Parliament, 165; surrender of Yorktown, 161; Fox proposes a committee to consider peace, 169; treaty with United States signed, 170; reception of John Adams, 170, 171, 172; resignation of North, 175; unwilling to place himself in the hands of the opposition, 175-178; arranges an administration with Shelburne, 178; rise of Fox, 180, 181; his undying enmity for him, 182, 183; who regards Fox's speech as a declaration of war against himself, 184; attempts to sow the seed of discord in the cabinet, 186, 187; ill-feeling between Shelburne and Fox, 188; death of Lord Rockingham, 189; resignation of Fox, Burke, Portland, and Lord John Cavendish, 190; first speech of William Pitt, 190, 191; opens Parliament, 192; the Coalition, 194; invites Pitt to form a ministry, who refuses, 195; Fox's India Bill, 197, 198; ministry dismissed, 199, 200; sends for Pitt, 200; prorogation of Parliament, election, and overwhelming majority of Pitt, 201; his fear of becoming corpulent, 202; his temperance, 203-205; breakdown of his health, 205, 206; goes to Cheltenham, 207; disorder increases, 207; sudden illness, 208, 209; account of Philip Withers, 209, 210, 211; complete madness, 213; removal to Kew, 215, 216; placed under the care of Dr. Willis, 216, 219; his treatment, 220; examination as to the state of his health before the Privy Council, 223; debate on the Regency Bill, 224, 225; improvement of his condition, 227, 228; infatuation for Lady Pembroke, 229; continued improvement of his health, 230; the last bulletin, 233; joy of London at his recovery, 234-236; trouble with his children, 237-250; Princess Royal, 238, 239; Princesses Augusta and Sophia, 241; Princess Elizabeth marries the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, 241-242; all his sons wild, 243; Duke of Sussex and Duke of Cambridge give least cause for anxiety, 243; Dukes of Clarence and Kent, II, 244; not on friendly terms with his sons, 244; conduct of the Prince of Wales, 245, 246; dissipations of the Duke of York, 248, 249; scandalous life of the Duke of Cumberland, 249, 250; his popularity after his illness, 251, 252, 253, 255; visits to Weymouth, 254, 255, 256; Colonel Landmann and the Queen, 256, 257; ascendency of Pitt, 258; dismissal of Thurlow, 259; Catholic Emancipation, 260, 261; resignation of Pitt, 261; death of Pitt, 261; return of Fox to power, 261-262; health again an anxiety, 263, 264, 265; Dr. Willis called in, 265; troubled about the Princess of Wales, 268; illness ages him, ibid.; at Windsor, 269, 270; recovers 270; increasing deafness and defective sight, 272; daily life at Windsor, 273, 274; sight gives way, 275; the Walcheren expedition, 276; "Duke and Darling" scandal, 276; death of Princess Amelia, 277; again insane, 278-282; will of Princess Amelia, 282; arrangements for comfort, 284, 285; his delusions, 286, 287; illness of Queen Charlotte, 289; her death, 290; his death, 290-292
George IV, I, x, 98, 100, 103, 104; II, 81 note, 103, 110, 115 note, 119, 186, 195 note, 197, 212, 222, 225, 226, 237 note, 244, 245-8, 264, 269, 283
Germaine, Lord George. See Sackville, George
Gibbon, Edward, I, 194; II, 118, 142, 148, 161
Gillray, James, II, 251
Gisborne, Dr., II, 219, 224, 268
Gloucester, Maria, Duchess of, I, 103; II, 104-7, 113, 116, 117, 118, 119
— , William Frederick, Duke of, II, 116 note, 241
— , William Henry, Duke of, I, 22 note; II, 99, 100 note, 103-7, 115-19
Glover, Richard, I, 31
Goupy, M., I, 196
Gower, Lord, II, 55, 167, 177, 194
Graeme, Colonel, I, 120-21; II, 37
Grafton, Augustus, Duke of, I, 68, 116, 165, 273; II, 33, 44, 48, 57, 58, 61-4, 65, 66, 69, 72, 74, 130, 138
Graham, Lord, II, 198 note
— , Mr. Baron, I, 181-2
Granby, Marquis of, I, 290; II, 68, 70, 87
Grantham, Lord, I, 18; II, 190
Granville, Miss, I, 12
Grenville, George, I, xi, 65, 65 note, 148, 154, 236, 269, 277, 279, 283, 285, 286-7, 288, 288 note, 289-294; II, 3-4, 6, 7, 11, 18, 22, 26, 29, 40, 42, 59, 73, 78, 86, 129
Grenville, George (first Marquis of Buckingham), II, 151
— , Hester, I, 65 note
— , James, I, 65, 65 note, 148; II, 33, 59, 70
— , Mrs., I, 228 note
— , William, Baron, II, 220-221, 258, 261
Greville, Lady Louisa, I, 134 note
Gronard, Earl of, I, 21 note
Grosvenor, Henrietta, Lady, II, 107, 109
— , Lord, II, 107
Gwyn, Colonel, II, 254, 255
Haggersdorn, Mrs., I, 208
Halford, Sir Henry, II, 277, 280, 281, 282, 287
Halifax, George, Earl of, I, 155, 165, 237, 238, 239, 240, 282, 283, 292
Hamilton, Lady Anne, I, 131-2, 134 note
— , Lady Archibald, I, 11, 13
— , Duchess of, I, 128, 131, 207
Hancock, John, II, 134
Handel, George Friedrich, I, 9; II, 276
Hanway, Jonas, I, 218
Harcourt, Colonel, II, 254, 270
— , Lady Elizabeth, I, 134 note
— , Simon, Earl of, I, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 125, 127, 219
Hardinge, George, II, 251
Hardwicke, Philip, Earl of, I, 66, 138, 146, 147, 148, 269, 272, 280; II, 29, 39, 44
Hartington, Lord, I, 11, 37
Harvey, Mary, Lady, I, 83
Hastings, Warren, II, 197, 258
Hatfield, James, I, 265
Hayter, Dr. Thomas, Bishop of Norwich, II, 37, 38, 39, 40, 40 note, 41
Heberden, Dr., II, 206
Henley, Lady, II, 272
— , Lord, II, 272
Henry, Prince (brother of George III). See Cumberland, Duke of
— , Patrick, II, 13, 14
Hervey, John, Lord, I, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 29
Hertford, Francis, Marquis of, I, 123
Hesse-Cassel, Wilhelmina, Princess of, II, 243
Hesse-Homberg, Elizabeth, Landgravine of, I, 51, 117; II, 237 note, 240, 241-2, 254, 265 286, 288
— , Landgrave of, II, 241-2
Hillsborough, Earl of, II, 139
Hinchinbrook, Lord, II, 173
Hogarth, William, I, 241-3; II, 241
Holdernesse, Lord, I, 145, 146, 147
Holland, Henry, Baron, I, 106-7, 108, 111-12, 111 note, 113, 115, 148, 163, 165, 177, 280, 289, 290 293; II, 180, 195 note
Home, John, I, 160, 192 note
Hotham, Sir Charles, I, 4
Horton, Lady Anne. See Cumberland, Duchess of
Howard, Mrs., I, 12
Howe, General, II, 145, 147
Huish, Robert, I, 47, 56, 65, 78, 88-9, 121, 144, 159, 205, 218; II, 190
Hume, David, II, 68-9
Hunt, Leigh, I, 30, 229
Huntingdon, Lord, I, 69
— , Selina, Countess of, I, 171
Huske, General, II, 8
Hutchinson, Thomas, II, 15, 142
Hyder Ali, II, 167, 174
Inchiquin, Earl of, I, 55
Inclagreen, Earl of, I, 21 note
Inverness, Cecilia, Duchess of, See Underwood
Jenkinson, Charles, I, 47; II, 72 note
Jerningham, Lady, I, 262-3, 264; II, 275, 286
Jersey, Lady, I, 198, 198 note
Jesse, J. H., I, ix. note, 104, 216; II, 61, 117 note
Johnson, Dr. James, Bishop of Gloucester, I, 42
— , Dr. Samuel, I, 84, 142-3, 160, 160 note, 187-8; II, 22 note
Johnstone, George, II, 155
"Junius," I, 53, 77, 108, 162, 243 note; II, 22, 52, 60, 63, 64, 66, 71, 72, 93, 132-3
Jordan, Dora, II, 244
Kearsley, I, 252
Keats, John, I, xiii
Keith, Rev. Alexander, I, 96, 97
Kent, Edward, Duke of, II, 109, 237 note, 244
Kenyon, Lord, I, 182
Keppel, Admiral, I, xii; II, 50 note, 93-97, 178, 190
—, General, I, 291
—, Lady Elizabeth, I, 134 note
Kerr, Lady Elizabeth, I, 134 note
Kidgell, John, I, 245
Kildare, Lady, I, 106
—, Duchess of, II, 244
Kingsale, Lord, I, 185
Knight, Charles, I, 172 note
Kuffe, Mr., II, 204
Landmann, Colonel, I, 183-4; II, 252, 255-256
Launay, Colonel, I, 4
Lawrence, Thomas, I, 195
Le Despencer, Francis, Baron, I, 154, 154 note, 163, 165, 244, 244 note, 248; II, 54
Lecky, W. E. H., I, 255, 270, 276; II, 151-2, 167
Leiningen, Princess of. See Kent, Duchess of
Lennox, Lady Sarah, I, 105-119, 134 note, 221, 292; II, 6, 96, 97, 101, 104-5, 117, 122, 198 note, 199, 266
Lightfoot, Hannah, I, 86-104
Litchfield, Earl of, I, 21 note
Loughborough, Alexander, Baron, I, 160 note; II, 180, 183
Louis Philippe, II, 240
— XV, King of France, II, 102
Louisa Anne, Princess (sister of George III), I, 22 note; II, 98
Lowther, Sir James, I, 129
Luttrell, Lady Anne. See Cumberland, Duchess of
—, Colonel, II, 256
Lyttelton, George, Baron, I, 35, 36, 288, 288 note; II, 33
Macaulay, Lord, I, 212, 213; II, 22, 65 note
Macclesfield, Earl of, I, 21 note
Macdonald, Chief Baron, I, 181-2
—, Flora, I, 31
Mackenzie, Stuart, I, 284 note, 289, 289 note, 290-1, 292
Macpherson, James, I, 160
Mahon, Lord, II, 150, 160
Majendie, Dr., I, 220
Mallet, David, I, 160
Malmesbury, James, Earl of, II, 269, 289
Manchester, Duke of, I, 207; II, 70
Manners, Col., I, 181, 216; II, 274
Mansfield, William, Earl of, I, 39, 255; II, 22, 27 note, 70, 133
Mara, Madame, I, 120
March William, Earl of. See Queensberry, Duke of
Marie Amélie, Princess, of Naples, II, 241
Marlborough, Sarah, Duchess of, I, 13
Martin, Samuel, I, 249, 250
Mary, Princess (daughter of George III). See Gloucester, Duchess of
Masham, Hon. S., I, 69
Massey, W. N., I, 230
Mayhew, Rev. —, II, 15
McCarthy, Justin, I, 23, 28, 104
Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duke of, I, 199 note
—, Prince Charles of, I, 199 note
—, Prince George of, I, 119
Meredith, Sir William, II, 50 note
Middlesex, Lady, I, 12
Monaco, Prince of, II, 101-2
Monson, Lord, II, 50 note
Montagu, Mary Wortley, I, 43
Montague Lady Caroline, I, 134 note
Montrose, Duke of, II, 198 note
Mountstuart, Lord, II, 29-30, 39
Munro, Dr., II, 206
Murphy, Arthur, I, 160
Murray, Lady Augusta, II, 243
—, Charles, I, 222
—, William. See Mansfield, Earl of
Napier, Henry, I, 113
— Lady Sarah. See Lennox
—, Hon. George, I, 117
—, William, I, 117
—, Sir Charles, I, 117, 117 note
Napoleon, II, 252, 288
Nelson, Horatio, Lord, I, xiii
Nepian, Sir Evan, II, 199-200
Newbattle, John, Lord, I, 111
Newcastle, Thomas, Duke of, I, xi, 58, 66, 136, 146, 147, 153, 272, 273; II, 6, 33, 50 note, 52, 121
Nicholls, John, I, 50, 83, 141-2, 147, 269, 279; II, 2, 36, 61-2, 113, 128, 129, 143, 184, 258
Nicholson, Margaret, I, 258
Norfolk, Duke of, I, 20
North, Frederick, Lord, I, 104, 257; II, 53, 72-6, 78-84, 90, 91, 95, 108, 112, 114, 135, 137, 138, 142, 143, 148, 155, 156, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 167, 167 note, 170, 173, 175, 178-9, 180, 181, 183, 193-4, 196, 197, 199, 200
—, Francis, Baron, I, 36, 37
—, Colonel, II, 200
Northumberland, Lady. I, 207, 220
—, Lord, II, 27 note
Nugent Lord, II, 190, 191
Nuthall, Thomas, II, 19, 33
Octavius, Prince (son of George III), I, 191; II, 237 note
Offley, John, II, 41
Oliver, Andrew, II, 15
Ongley, Mr., I, 263
Onslow, George, II, 25
—, Lord, I, 259, 260
Orange, Prince of, I, 8
Otis, James, II, 8, 13, 134-5
Owen, Robert, II, 109 note
Oxford, Earl of, I, 21
Paine, Thomas, I, 172 note
Palliser, Sir Hugh, II, 94
Papendiek, Mrs., I, 132-3, 195; II, 206, 218, 229, 245-6, 289
Parsons, Nancy, II, 62, 63, 64
Paton, Richard, I, 194
Pembroke, Elizabeth, Lady, II, 280
—, Lord, I, 69
Pepys, Sir Lucas, II, 213, 214, 219, 233, 234
Perceval, Spencer, II, 278, 282
Perryn, Mrs., I, 90, 91
"Pindar, Peter," I, 81, 82, 187, 189-90, 191, 192, 194-5, 196, 198, 200-1, 210 note; II, 251
Pitt, Thomas, I, 110
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, I, 147; Dismissal of, 148; Lampoons on his fall, 150; popularity, 151, 152; goes to the Commons to protest against the treaty, 161; the King sends for him, 274; again approached, 285, 287, 294; opposed to Rockingham, II, 34, 35; forms "mosaic ministry," 47, 50; accepts Earldom of Chatham, 50; ill-health, 56; retires to Bath, ibid.; returns to London, 57; tarries at Marlborough, 58; complete collapse, ibid.; willingness to resign, 59; tenders his resignation, 60; war to the knife with Grafton, 66, 69; the hope of the nation on the outbreak of the American war, 151, 156; his opposition to it, 159; dies denouncing it, 160
—, William, the Younger, I, xiii; II, 84, 190-3, 197, 200-1, 218, 223, 224, 225, 226, 226 note, 227, 232-3, 248, 254, 258, 259, 260, 261, 264-5, 271
Pollock, Mr., II, 200
Pomfret, Lord, I, 164
Pope, Alexander, I, 22, 245
—, Mrs. (actress), I, 117, 222
Portland, Duke of, I, 255; II, 48, 50 note, 92, 104, 189, 190, 194, 199
Potter, Thomas, I, 244-255
Pownall, Thomas, II, 137, 138
Pratt, Sir Charles. See Camden
Pringle, Sir John, I, 191
Proctor, Sir William, I, 255
Prussia, Frederick, Princess of. See York, Duchess of
Pulteney, Sir William, I, 21
Queensberry, Duchess of, I, 228 note
— , William, Duke of, I, 185; II, 54, 185
Quick, John, I, 223
Quin, James, I, 73, 223
Ray, Dr., II, 218, 219
Rex, George, I, 95 note
— , John, I, 95 note
Reynolds, Dr., II, 277
— , Sir Joshua, I, 191, 193; II, 118
Richmond, Charles, Duke of, I, 283; II, 27, 28-9, 44, 87, 140-1, 160, 176-7, 178, 179
— , Duchess of, II, 100
Rigby, Richard, I, 165, 274, 274 note; II, 138
Robertson, William, I, 159
Robinson, Mrs. Mary Ann, I, 104
Rockingham, Charles, Marquis of, I, xi, xii, 146, 273, 295; II, 2, 23, 24, 32, 34, 35, 39-45, 47, 48, 61, 66, 73, 74, 78, 86, 135-6, 158, 162, 176, 177, 178, 179, 189, 192
Rose, George, I, 69
Roxburgh, Duke of, I, 21 note, 127 note
Russell, Lady Caroline, I, 111 note, 134
Ryves, Mrs., I, 102, 102 note; II, 109 note
Sackville, George, I, 145; II, 39, 95, 145, 166
Sanderson, Robert, I, 169
Sandwich, Lord, I, 21 note, 244, 246, 248, 276, 282, 284, 291, 293; II, 138-9
Saunders, Sir Charles, II, 48, 50 note
Saville, Sir George, II, 153
Saxe-Gotha, Duke of, I, 30 note, 80
Saxe-Meiningen, Adelaide Princess of. See Adelaide, Queen
Scarborough, Earl of, I, 21 note; II, 30 note
Schwellenberg Mddle., I, 208-12, 224
Scott, George, I, 36, 37, 38, 42, 69, 80, 104
Secker, Thomas (Archbishop of Canterbury), I, 25, 25 note
Sellis, II, 249
Selwyn, George, I, 182; II, 145-6, 168, 185, 186, 214
— , Col. John, I, 37
Serres, Mrs. Olivia, I, 102, 102 note; II,109 note
Shakespeare, William, I, 193
Sheffield, Sir John, I, 203
Shelburne, William, Lord, I, 276; II, 34, 48, 177, 178, 178 note, 188, 189, 192, 193, 194
Shelley, Sir John, II, 50 note
— , P. B., II, 243
Sheridan, R. B., I, 81, 265; II, 121, 122
Sherlock, Thomas, I, 169
Siddons, Mrs., I, 187, 201, 223
Smelt, Mr., I, 212
Smollett, Tobias, I, 160, 235, 278 note
Sophia, Princess (daughter of George III), II, 237 note, 241, 274
— , Princess of Brunswick, I, 62, 62 note, 63, 64, 88
— , Dorothea of Prussia, I, 2-4
Southy, Robert, I, 27-8, 172; II, 205 note
Spencer, Lady Diana, I, 7
Stanhope, Earl, I, 31
— , Lady, II, 100
Stanley, John, I, 223
Stillingfleet, James, I, 28
St. Lourent, Mme., II, 244
Storer, Anthony, I, 182, 224 note; II, 157, 163, 169, 191
Stone, Andrew, I, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 69, 207
Stowe, Mr., II, 27 note
Strange, Lord, II, 27, 39, 41-3
Strangways, Lady Susan Fox, I, 107, 109-10, 113, 134 note
Struensee, Count, II, 125
Stuart, James Archibald. See Mackenzie
— , Lady Mary, I, 129
Sunderland, Lord, I, 31
Sussex, Augustus, Duke of, I, 192; II, 237 note, 243, 244
Swinton, Mr., I, 28
Symonds, Dr., II, 271
Talbot, Miss, II, 123-4
— , William, Baron, I, 177, 178, 199; II, 38
Taylor, Colonel, II, 275
Temple, Lady II, 100
— , Lord, I, 65, 65 note, 148, 151, 152, 236, 240, 251, 255, 274, 284, 287, 288 note, 294, 295; II, 46-7, 190, 198, 198 note
Thackeray, W. M., I, xiv-xv, 37, 79-80, 125-6, 193, 225; II, 77, 291-2
Thanet, Earl of, I, 21 note
Thomas, Dr. John (Bishop of Winchester), II, 42
Thompson, James, I, 22
Thoms, W. J., I, 87
Thurlow, Lord, II, 82, 175, 176, 186, 194, 195, 198, 231, 259
Tooke, Horne, I, 255
Townshend, Charles, I, 85, 275, 288, 291; II, 5, 32, 33, 34, 43, 48, 74, 129, 131, 135
— , Lady, I, 220, 232
— , Sir William, I, 21
Trench Mrs., II, 241-2
Trevelyan, Sir George, II, 37 note, 52, 71, 90, 92, 103, 112, 138-9
Tyrconnel, Earl of, II, 100 note
— , Countess of, II, 100
Underwood, Lady Cecilia, II, 243
Uxbridge, Lady, II, 270
Vane, Ann, I, 11, 12
— , Mr., I, 26
Vertue, George, I, 22
Von Bülow, Ida, I, 126
Waldegrave, James, Earl of, I, 42, 43, 50, 66, 67, 68, 81, 291; II, 85
— , Maria, Lady. See Gloucester, Duchess of
Waldo, Sir Timothy, I, 217
Wales, Princess Dowager of, I, x, 10-11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 35, 36, 40, 42, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 57 note, 62, 63, 70, 74, 85, 107-8, 157, 269, 282, 283; II, 28, 31, 36, 120, 237
Walpole, Sir Edward, II, 105
— , Horace, I, 10, 11, 31, 39, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 53-4, 57, 59, 82, 86, 107, 108, 125, 129, 131, 133, 135, 139, 145, 149, 153 note, 156, 162, 167 note, 177, 203-4, 206, 222, 228 note, 246, 254 note, 266-7, 280-1, 283, 287, 288 note, 289; II, 5, 25, 27, 29, 39, 43 note, 44, 50, 58, 59, 65, 68, 68 note, 73, 87, 99-100, 101-2, 103-4, 107, 110-111, 120, 122, 135, 137, 152, 157, 181, 184, 187, 191
— , Sir Robert, I, 5, 7, 24, 25, 26, 29-30, 139, 160; II, 1-2
Warburton, Bishop, I, 245, 248-9
Warkworth, Lord, II, 27 note
Warren, Dr., II, 212, 214, 219, 223, 227, 230, 233, 247
Watkins, John, I, 209-210
Wedderburn, Alexander. See Loughborough, Baron.
Wellington, Arthur, Duke of, I, xiii
West, Benjamin, I, 191-2
Westmoreland, Earl of, I, 21 note, 116, 259
Weymouth, Lady, I, 207
— , Lord, I, 291; II, 124
Whitehead, William, I, 10, 34-5, 83-4, 221
Wilkes, John, I, viii, 178, 235-57, 266-68; II, 1, 61, 65, 68 note, 93
William IV, I, 1; II, 237 note, 244, 266
William Henry, Prince (brother of George III). See Gloucester, Duke of
Williams, George James ("Gilly"), II, 56
— , Sir Watkin, II, 83
Willis, Dr. Francis, II, 215, 216-21, 224, 227, 228, 230, 233, 265, 267, 277
— , Dr. John, II, 219, 265, 284, 285
— , Dr. Robert, II, 267, 268, 285
Wilmot, Sir Eardley, II, 70
— , Olive. See Serres, Mrs.
— , Sir Robert, II, 50
Wilson, Dr. Thomas, I, 170-171
Winchelsea, Earl of, I, 21 note; II, 33, 53, 57
Withers, Philip, II, 209-211
Wolcot, John. See "Pindar, Peter"
Wood, Robert, I, 240
Wordsworth, William, I, xiii
Wraxall, Nathaniel, I, 79, 114, 168, 188, 264-5, 279; II, 67-8, 72 note, 86-7, 100, 100 note, 110, 119, 173-4, 180, 190, 191, 159, 200, 203, 218, 234
Wriothesley, Miss, II, 62
Würtemberg, Charlotte, Queen of, II, 237 note, 238-40, 254
— , Crown Prince of, II, 239
— , Prince Ferdinand of, II, 240
Wyatt (architect), II, 274
York, Duchess of, II, 248
— , Edward, Duke of, I, 22 note, 41, 51, 54, 74, 80, 99; II, 99-103, 117 note, 120
— , Frederick, Duke of, I, 98; II, 225-6, 231, 237 note, 244, 248-9, 276, 281
Yorke, Charles, II, 70-2
Young, Sir W., II, 226 note