INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y.

Agesilaus, anecdote of, 6 Albert of Austria, anecdote of his fool, 317 Alexander III., his physical strength, 124; a boxer, 235; attached to animals, 261 Alexis, Czar, prohibited smoking, 132 Alfonso of Castile, belief in astrology, 401-2 Alfonso IV. of Portugal, devoted to hunting, 149 Alfonso V., a writer, 371 Alfonso VI., his excesses, 25, 109-10; horsemanship, 150; affection for dogs, 258 Alfred the Great, practised falconry, 236-7; a harper, 376 Amelia Sophia, Princess, a card player, 201-2; lines attributed to, 368; death, ib. Anjou, Duke of, rivalry of Henry III., 20 Anne, Queen, dressed during prayers, 36; reputed love of strong drink, 52; gastronomic tastes, 80; fond of hunting, 143; a card player, 199; patron of the turf, 213; escape at the Revolution, 234; encouraged archery, 236; particular in dress, 299-300; patronage of D’Urfey, 333; touched for “king’s evil,” 411 Anne of Austria, belief in astrologers, 400-1 Anne Boleyn, an epicure, 76; danced with the French king, 101-2; her physical defects: 290; dirge written by, 361; musical, 378; prophetic incident, 419 Anne, Queen of Denmark, painting of, 139-40 Anne of Gonzaga, Princess Palatine, her dream, 425 Anne, Queen of James I., fashions of her reign, 297 Anne, Empress of Russia, fond of dancing, 107 Anne of Warwick, disguise of, 180-1 Armstrong, Archie, fool of James I., 332 Athelstan, King, horse-racing in time of, 204 Augustus, peculiarity of, 14; afraid of lightning, 85; fond of gaming, 184; kept dwarfs, 239 Augustus, King of Poland, his love of dress, 297 Augustus the Strong, of Saxony, his feats, 124-5; a china fancier, 132; General Kyan and, 280 Bajazet II., Sultan, his dream, 427-8 Bébé, favourite dwarf of Stanislaus, 73, 240 Bernadotte, Baptiste (afterwards Charles XIV. of Sweden), his superstition, 416-7 Bertin, Mademoiselle, Marie Antoinette’s milliner, 304 Bertoldo, Italian fool, 325 Bianca of Milan, died of indigestion, 74 Boleslaus II., King of Poland, worked as a porter, 173 Borra, fool of Martin of Aragon, 324 Borso, Duke of Ferrara, his jester, 325 Boruwlaski, Joseph, dwarf, story of, 239-40 Böttiger, originator of Dresden china, 132-3 Brusquet, famous Court jester, 315, 321-2 Buckingham, Duke of, and Queen Catherine, 161 Cambacérès, a noted epicure, 64 Cambridge, late Duke of, his homely tastes, 84 Campanella, the astrologer, 401 Carème, celebrated chef, 83 Carl August, Duke of Weimar, and Goethe, 263 Carlos, Don, son of Philip II., his violence, 31 Caroline, Princess, played at blind-man’s-buff, 6 Caroline, Queen, dressed during prayers, 36; Sir Paul Methuen and, 272; favoured a playwright, 344 Caroline Matilda, wife of Christian VII., her riding habit, 301 Casimir II. of Poland, story of, 188 Casimir IV., his death, 151 Catherine, queen of Henry VIII., pageants before, 153-4 Catherine of Aragon, proficiency in dancing, 100; pageant at her marriage, 154; disliked show, 295 Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II., 50-1; fond of dancing, 104-5; love of sport, 140; masquerading adventures, 161; frolic at Saffron Walden, 182; fond of cards, 196; played on Sunday, 197; wore low-necked dresses, 290; wore short skirts, 298; patroness of Italian opera, 380 Catherine II., a plain liver, 72; fond of the ballet, 108; anecdote of, ib.; ruse practised on Joseph II., 175; enjoyed whist, 193; fond of animals, 261; caged her perruquier, 302-3; literary powers, 372 Catherine de Medicis, belief in astrologers, 398-9 Catherine Parr. See Katherine Charlemagne, an epicure, 57-8; his strength, 124; his water clock, 128; devoted to the chase, 144; privilege granted to hounds, 248; taste for music, 385; his talisman, 408 Charles I., a chess-player, 3; secret obligations of, 13; his abstemiousness, 48; encouragement of the masque, 160; journey to Spain incognito, 181-2; horse-racing in his reign, 208; played at golf, 228, and bowls, 229-30; athletic feats of, 232; his Court dwarf, 244; opinion on dogs, 252; his whipping-boy, 307; patron of the drama, 340; his literary ability, 365-6; predictions of his death, 420-1; consulted astrologers, 421 Charles II., his debauches, 49-50; tea introduced by his queen, 50; his gastronomic tastes, 78; knighting of a sirloin, 78; his table pillaged, 79; fond of dancing, 103-4, and of masquerading, 161; gambling in his reign, 196; encouraged horse-racing, 209-12; fire at Newmarket, 211; Rye House Plot, 211-2; bred race-horses, 212; a tennis player, 226; his walking powers, 232; fond of dogs, 252-3; the pickpocket and, 268; rejoinder to Dr. Stillingfleet, 269; victim of a joke, ib.; low-necked dresses in his reign, 289-90; his jester, 333; fond of theatricals, 340; anecdote of, 341; poetical talent, 366-7; account of battle of Worcester, 367; his taste for music, 381; touched for “king’s evil,” 411 Charles of Austria, died of eating mushrooms, 74 Charles the Bold, his Court fool, 320 Charles Edward, Prince, capture of his baggage, 410 Charles the Fat, his excuse, 10 Charles V. of France, tennis in his reign, 227 Charles VI. of France, fond of disguises, 169-70; narrow escape, 170; a gambler, 184; his cards, 185 Charles VII. of France, fond of pleasure, 39; his Scots archers, 236; introduced long coats, 288-9 Charles VIII. of France, death of, 8 Charles IX. of France, his excesses, 21; disguise, 171; partiality for dwarfs, 239 Charles X. of France, flight of, 147-8; a whist player, 192; joke of, 278 Charles III. of Mantua, his disguises, 179 Charles II. of Spain, played at “jouchets,” 5; opened coffins, 27; his wild fancies, 90 Charles III. of Spain, devoted to hunting, 150-1 Charles IV. of Spain, fond of hunting, 151; his wit and spirit, 287 Charles V., Emperor, celebrates his funeral, 27-8; a hard drinker, 43-4; an epicure, 69; manner of eating, 69-70; suffered from indigestion, 70; his mechanical taste, 126-7; journeys incognito, 176; adventure with a cobbler, 177-8; partial to dwarfs, 242; anecdote of, 279; settled a dispute, ib.; disregard of dress, 292-3; his Court fools, 315; taste for music, 387-8; faith in amulets, 413-4; his lucky day, 431 Charles XII. of Sweden, a plain liver, 74; his endurance, 98; bitten by a dog, 258; reply of, 286 Charlotte, Queen, her dress, 301-2 Chesterfield, Earl of, and George IV., 54 Chicot, fool of Henry III., 322 Childeric III., the “Phantom King,” 96 China, Emperor of, use of dancing, 112-3; whipping-boy to, 310 Christian I. of Denmark, despised Court fools, 313 Christian II, and his dwarf, 240-1 Christian IV., enjoyed a carouse, 42 Christina, Queen of Sweden, her masculine habits, 16; personal habits, 17; her death predicted, 18; fond of rose-water, 42; change of religion, 167; travelled in disguise, 171-2; her wit, 286; dress, 294; influence on Roman society, 354 Clod, jester to Queen Elizabeth, 331 Coetier, Jacques, physician to Louis IX., 113-4 Condé, Prince Henry of, as an epicure, 66 Consort, Prince, love of music, 383 Cumberland, Duke of, his corpulence, 82 Cymburga of Poland, her strength, 125 D’Artois, Comte, his follies, 22 Dee, Dr., and Queen Elizabeth, 407-8 D’Enghien, Duc, anecdote of, 117 Denmark, Queen of, her disguise, 172 D’Epernay, Duke, dread of a leveret, 86 De Rohan, Chevalier, story of, 190 D’Escars, Duc, maître d’hôtel to Louis XVIII., death of, 62-3 De Soubise, Prince, an epicure, 57 De Teil, Comte, and Queen Marie Casimire, 10 Dickens, Charles, and Queen Victoria, 369-70 Diniz, of Portugal, a poet, 370 Dunand, maître d’hôtel to Napoleon, 65 D’Urfey, song-writer, patronised by Queen Anne, 333 Edward I., as chess player, 2; his pranks, 31-2; intemperance, 46; activity, 124; disliked show, 295; lover of music, 377; comet appeared at his birth, 397 Edward II., a player of cross and pile, 2; his freaks, 32; amused by dancing, 99; his female jester, 329; lines written by him, 358-9; visit of Raymond Lully, 406 Edward III., his taste for hunting, 136; race-horses in time of, 205 Edward IV., his intemperance, 46; his extravagant dinners, 75; meeting with Elizabeth Woodville, 137; anecdote of his jester, 329-30 Edward VI., his whipping-boy, 306, 309; superstition, 431-2 Eleanor, Queen of Henry II., story of, 302; dramatic patroness, 334; a troubadour poet, 357-8 Eleanora of Castile, fond of literature, 358 Elizabeth, Queen, a chess player, 3; her indecision, 34; drank common beer, 47; her bill of fare, 77; detested dwarfs and monsters, 86; aversion to smells, 87; patroness of dancing, 102; fond of hunting, 138; pageants and masques at Kenilworth, 156-7; her support of the masque, 158; horse-racing in reign of, 206; tennis in her reign, 224; sports of her reign, 231-2; fond of animals, 251; rejoinders made to her, 265-6; fond of jests, 266; love of finery, 295-6; her jesters, 331; patroness of the drama, 336-8; literary compositions, 363-4; musical, 379; and the comet, 397; belief in occult sciences, 407-8; talisman presented to, 409; credulity, 413 Elizabeth, queen of Edward IV., fond of nine-pins, 231 Eric XIV. of Sweden, violence of, 15; his fate, 15; superstitions, 402, 415 Essex, Earl of, his masque before Elizabeth, 156-7 Feodor, son of Ivan IV., his bell-ringing hobby, 124 Ferdinand I. of Austria, his weak mind, 96 Ferdinand II., story of his jester, 316 Ferdinand I. of Naples, taste for fruit, 73 Ferdinand II., Grand Duke of Tuscany, “the fool of his health,” 89 Ferdinand V., the Catholic, a hunter, 148; disliked finery, 292 Ferrand, Count of Flanders, a chess player, 4 Francis I. of France, injured at snowballs, 8; his licentiousness, 40; fond of hunting, 145; introduced short hair, 288; his Court fools, 320-1 Frederic, Elector, collector of relics, 131; advice of his fool, 318 Frederic of Baden, Princess, wife of Gustavus IV., 19 Frederick, Austrian prince, died of eating melons, 58 Frederick the Great, an epicure, 66; cost of his dinner, 67; his bill of fare, 68; activity, 97; collector of snuff-boxes, 132; denounced hunting, 148; his masked ball in 1745, 165-6; his dogs, 259; and horses, 260; anecdote of, 264; retort to, 282-3; Carlyle’s story of, 283; General Ziethen’s reply to, 283-4; slovenly habits, 293; fond of theatricals, 352-3; a musician, 389-91 Frederick II., anecdote of, 319; a writer, 374; belief in astrology, 403; alchemy in the reign of, 405-6 Frederick III., his indolence, 96 Frederick, Prince of Wales, his sudden death, 226-7; fond of private theatricals, 344; lines written by, 368-9 Frederick William I., a hard drinker, 38; his bill of fare, 68; passion for recruiting giants, 93-4; eccentricities, 95; fond of hunting, 148; his coarse jokes, 281-2; ignored fashion, 293; fools at his Court, 319; fond of music, 389 Frederick William III., averse to hunting, 148 Gadbury, John, astrologer, 404 Gascoigne, Judge, committed the Prince of Wales, 33 Geoffrey, son of Henry II., dissolute habits, 45 George I., fond of good living, 81; horse-racing in his reign, 213; partial to dwarfs, 244; his humour, 270-1; indifferent to fashion, 300; fond of the play Henry VIII., 342; death predicted, 423 George II., apparition seen by, 30; his temperate habits, 53; anecdote of, 81; his exactness, 88-9; his anger, 89; fond of hunting, 143-4; at Heidegger’s masquerade, 164-5; gaming in his reign, 200; Lady Deloraine and, 200-1; horse-racing in reign of, 214; his humour, 271-2; instituted naval uniform, 301; encouraged immoral dramas, 343 George III., fond of children, 6; played at backgammon, 7; his abstemiousness, 53-4, 82; no lover of the turf, 214; love of humour, 273-4; his sons whipped, 310; Quin the actor and, 344; patron of the drama, 345; attacks on, 346-7; Mrs. Bellamy and, 346; death of Princess Amelia, 368; attached to church music, 382 George IV., his intemperance, 54-5; adventure with a dog, 54; reception of his bride-elect, 55; his favourite dishes, 83-4; a gambler, 202; patron of the turf, 214-7; at Brighton races, 216; interest in Ascot and Goodwood, 217-8; patron of the prize-ring, 234-5; connection with Mary Robinson, 347; fond of music, 382-3 George Castriot, Prince of Albania, his strength, 125-6 Gonella, jester of Duke of Ferrara, 325 Grammont, Count de, and Louis XIV., 7 Gustavus III., his extravagance, 41-2; death, 166; incognito travels, 179 Gustavus IV., his eccentricities, 19; deposition, 20; a writer, 373 Hanover, King of, his musical taste, 388 Hardicanute, a gourmand, 57 Heidegger, practical joke on, 164-5 Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I., her fancy for dwarfs, 243-4; story of, 298; taste for music, 379; consulted a prophetess, 421-2 Henry I., loss of his son, 45; a hunter, 135; menagerie formed by him, 249-50; treatment of a lampooner, 264; dismayed by a storm, 425 Henry II., a chess player, 2; drunkenness of his sons, 45; horse-racing in time of, 204 Henry III., first poet-laureate in his reign, 358; esteemed musicians, 377 Henry V., his mad pranks, 33-4; reformed habits, 46; dined off porpoise, 75; a harpist, 378 Henry VI., lines written by, 360; belief in alchemy, 406-7; trial of Duchess of Gloucester, 429 Henry VII., dramatic performances in his reign, 334-5; astrologers consulted for his wife, 405 Henry VIII., a card player, 8; his intemperance, 47; an epicure, 75; partial to dancing, 99-100; stripped by the onlookers, 100; performed a ballet, 101; execution of Anne Boleyn, 137; hunted with Anne, 137-8; his masques, 152-4; a gambler, 194-5; lover of horses, 206; a tennis player, 223-4; established a cock-pit, 233; an archer, 235; a falconer, 237; Sir Thomas More’s reply to, 265; his Court jesters, 330; patron of the drama, 335-6; literary attainments, 360-1; his amulet, 408; cramp rings in his reign, 410-1 Henry III., Emperor, despised Court fools, 313 Henry V., Emperor, story of, 168-9 Henry II. of France, first wore silk stockings, 303; killed at a tournament, 311-2; his Court fools, 321 Henry III. of France, played at “cup and ball,” 5; his follies, 20; afraid of cats, 86; fond of other animals, 262; his jester Chicot, 322 Henry IV. of France, fond of children, 6; an epicure, 58; fond of the ballet, 114; a gambler, 186; fond of dogs, 262; disliked finery, 292; his whipping-boys, 307; marriage, 310; his female fool, 323; assassination predicted in a dream, 426; his lucky day, 431 Henry V. of France, story of, 223 Henry, Duke of York, a dancer, 101 Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Anjou, introduced pointed shoes, 289 Henry, Prince, son of James I., a tennis player, 224-5 ; played at golf, 228 Heraclius, Emperor, dread of the sea, 85 Heywood, John, Court jester, 330-1 Isabella, mother of Philip II., anecdote of, 91 Isabella Eugenia, Archduchess, story of, 288 Ivan IV., savage freaks of, 11; a drunkard, 38; his Court fools, 327; story of his cruelty, ib. James I. of Aragon, a writer 371 James I. of Scotland, a chess player, 4; murder of, 225; musical talent, 385 James IV. of Scotland, celebration of his marriage, 163; adventures in disguise, 178; a tennis player, 226 James I., a card player, 8; at church, 35; enjoyed a carouse, 42, 47-8; his household expenditure, 77; detested pork, 77-8; knighted a sirloin, 78-9; shuddered at sight of a sword, 87; enjoyed hunting, 138-9; his mishaps, 139; masques and pageants, 158-9; patron of horse-racing, 206; first public races, 207; fond of cock-fighting, 233; played quoits, 237; fond of animals, 251-2, and of buffoonery, 266-7; Buckingham’s trick, 268; regulated dress, 291; indifferent to dress, 293; his whipping-boy, 308; Court fools, 331-2; patron of the drama, 337, 338-40; fond of literature, 364-5; belief in witchcraft, 428-9 James II., averse to hard drinking, 51; in exile, 106-7; fond of hunting, 140-1; entertained at Copthall, 141-2; masques at St. Germains, 162; state of his disbanded soldiers, 163; a horseman, 212-3; Milton’s rejoinder to, 270; the stage in his reign, 341. See also York, Duke of Joachim, Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, dwarfs collected by his wife, 242 Joan, Queen of Naples, romantic tale of, 111 Joanna of Navarre, married by proxy, 310; lines by Edward, Duke of York, on, 359 John, King of England, as chess player, 2; his drunkenness, 45; visit to Nottingham, 46; fond of venison, 75; a hunter, 136; a sportsman, 205; his dress and that of his queen, 294-5 John of Austria, Don, his living chess-board, 4 John I. of Portugal, encouraged literature, 371 John II., patronised literature, 371 John V., lover of music, 110, and literature, 371 John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, a chess player, 3 Joseph II., Emperor, his plain fare, 74; visit to Catherine II., 175; averse to ceremony, ib.; fond of the theatre, 352 Josquin, composer, and Louis XII., 385 Katherine Parr, her “Lamentation of a Sinner,” 362; fortune predicted, 420 Killian, fool of Albert of Austria, 317-8 Killigrew, Tom, jester to Charles II., 333 Klaus, jester of Elector Frederick, 318 Konrad, jester of Maximilian I., 314-5 Kotzebue, anecdote of the Emperor Paul, 12 “Le Glorieux,” fool to Charles the Bold, 320 Leopold, “the Angel,” his self-denial, 93 Leopold I. of Austria, fond of music and the drama, 351-2 Loaysa, Cardinal, confessor to Charles V., 70 Lola Montes, mistress of Ludwig of Bavaria, 22 Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Prince, a pianist, 392 Louis the Debonnaire and the comet, 396 Louis IX., forbade chess, 5; controlled by his physician, 113-4; introduced wigs, 289 Louis XI., anecdote of, 97; fond of the chase, 145; journeys in disguise, 171; anecdotes of, 275-6; disliked finery, 291; the astrologer and, 399-400; healed by touch, 413 Louis XII., story of, 188; anecdote of Josquin and, 385 Louis XIII., a chess player, 5; taste for fruit, 58; a dancer, 114; fond of the chase, 145; averse to gambling, 188; Sully’s rebuke of his favourites, 276; Bassompierre’s rejoinders to, 277; his courtiers beardless, 289; his Court fool, 323; credulity, 400; lucky day, 430-1 Louis XIV., fond of backgammon, 7; and billiards, ib.; an epicure, 58-9; suicide of his chef, 60-1; consideration for ex-King James, 106-7; fond of dancing, 114-5; his favourite dances, 115; anecdote of him, 116; mechanical coach constructed for him, 129; passion for jewels, 130; the crown of Agrippina, 130-1; fond of hunting, 146, and of gambling, 188-90; the Capuchin and, 278; his wig, 302; remark of, 307; his Court jesters, 323-4; patron of the drama, 347-8; remark on the comet, 398; stopped persecutions for witchcraft, 430 Louis XV., his profligacy and devotion, 30; an epicure, 61-2; speculated in corn, 97; story of, 191; his wanton character, 262; retort to Lauragais, 277; indifference to drama and music, 348 Louis XVI., his mechanical taste, 127-8; passion for hunting, 146; gambling in his reign, 191; remark about Charles IV., 287; dress in his reign, 303; touched for “king’s evil,” 412 Louis XVII., played quoits, 237 Louis XVIII., an epicure, 62; invented a dish, 63; his narrative of his escape, 374-5 Louis Philippe, anecdote of, 278-9 Ludwig of Bavaria, his follies, 22 Ludwig II., his eccentricities, 23-4; deposition, 25; taste for building, 133-4; acquaintance with Wagner, 393-4 Marguerite, second wife of Edward I., story of, 136 Maria Theresa, Empress, her mourning, 28; dwarf presented to her, 239; supported the drama, 350 Marie Antoinette, fond of dancing, 117-8; anecdote of her, 147; a gambler, 191-2; her conduct at the races, 221; dress, 304-5; interest in theatricals, 349-50; affection of audience for her, 350; taste for music, 386-7 Marie Casimire of Poland, curious amusement of, 10 Marie Louise, her marriage, 312 Mary, Queen, a dancer, 102, 155; fond of wagers, 195-6; lover of animals, 251; the drama in her reign, 336; her literary work, 363; talented in music, 378-9 Mary II., a dancer, 105; averse to gaieties, 106; fond of cards, 198; witty remark, 270; patron of the drama, 341; at the theatre, 342; goes to see a fortune-teller, 423 Mary, Queen of Scots, masques in her reign, 163; sports of her reign, 232; fond of archery, 235; her favourite lap-dog, 251 Mary Beatrice, queen of James II., receptions at St. Germains, 162; disliked cards, 197; her pet dogs, 254; aversion to paint, 298-9 Matilda, Empress, her escape from Stephen, 169 Matilda of Scotland, talent for music, 376-7 Matthias II., story of his jester, 315-6 Maximilian, Archduke, married by proxy, 311 Maximilian I., his Court fools, 313-4 Maximilian II., fond of hunting, 148-9 Mazarin, Cardinal, reply to Louis XIV., 190 Mendoza, fool of Henry II., 321 Menicucci, jester of Grand Duke Ferdinand I., 326 Montespan, Marchioness de, and the crown of Agrippina, 130-1 Napoleon I., as chess player, 1; played at blind-man’s-buff, 6; fondness for children, ib.; “the little red man,” 30; epicures of his reign, 64; a fast eater, 65; suffered from indigestion, ib.; in a temper, 66; a favourite dance, 115; story of, 193; averse to gambling, ib.; his fortune predicted, 416-7; his lucky day, 431 Nelle, Matthias II.’s fool, 315-6 Nicholas, Czar, his gaze, 14 Orleans, Regent Duke of, an epicure, 63 Patch, fool to Henry VIII., 330 Paul, Emperor of Russia, Kotzebue’s story of, 12; regulated dress, 291; his jesters, 328-9 Pedro, Charles V.’s jester, 315 Pedro I. of Portugal, a dancer, 109 Peter the Great, violence of, 14; his orgies, 37-8; his bills of fare, 71; aversion to being looked at, 93; boat-building hobby, 121-2; visit to Holland, 122; and to England, 123; learned smithing, 124; attended a masked ball, 176; story of, ib.; partial to dwarfs, 241; his monkey, 260-1; remark about lawyers, 284-5; plain dress, 299; his Court fools, 327-8 Peter III., military mania, 12 Philibert de Chalon, Prince of Orange, gambled his soldiers’ pay, 185 Philip of France, anecdote of his fool, 320 Philip III. of France, his belief in soothsayers, 415-6 Philip, Landgrave of Baden, advice of his fool, 318 Philip II. of Spain, as chess player, 1; story of his wife’s parrots, 256-7; married by proxy, 311; his Court fool, 322 Philip III., died through excess of etiquette, 92; fond of dancing, 110 Philip IV., story of his wife’s stockings, 303-4 Richard Cœur de Lion, fond of venison, 75; horse-racing in reign of, 204; discovered by Blondel, 329; prediction to, 418 Richard II., an epicure, 75; story of his greyhound, 249-50 Richard III., entertained players, 334; charge of sorcery, 429 Robinson, Mary, actress, and George IV., 347 Roderick, last king of the Visigoths, and his dog, 250 Romanus, Emperor, his dream, 427 Rudolph, Archduke of Austria, patron of music, 392-3 Scogan, jester to Edward IV., 329 Sebastian, Don, freak of, 26; decreed plain living, 74; his restlessness, 98; physical strength, 125; fond of hunting, 149 Sophie, Queen of Denmark, story of, 111-2 Stanislaus, ex-King of Poland, his wine, 40; extravagant habits, 41; an epicure, 72; his pie, 73; taste for building, 134; fond of hunting, 151; a card player, 203; his dwarfs, 240; his wit, 285; reply to Voltaire, ib.; the young actor and, 354-6; his writings, 373-4 Stich, jester of Duke Ludwig of Bavaria, 317 Tarleton, fool of Queen Elizabeth, 331 Tennyson, Lord, and Queen Victoria, 29, 370 Thurneysser, famous astrologer, 404-5 Tippoo Saib, talisman of, 409 Triboulet, fool of Francis I., 320-1 Ulrica, sister of Frederick the Great, her stratagem, 174-5 Ulysses and his hound, 247 Vatel, chef to Louis XIV., his tragic death, 60-1 Victoria, Queen, fond of games, 4; romped with children, 7; morbid tendency, 28; belief in spirits, 29; plain liver, 84; attended races, 220; dwarfs at her Court, 245; love for animals, 255; appreciated wit, 275; patron of the drama, 347; her literary work, 369-70; love of music, 384 Vladislaus, King of Poland, had fits at sight of apples, 86 Wenceslaus, the Emperor, a hard drinker, 39; roasted his cook, 59 William the Conqueror, as chess player, 1; his temperance, 44; physical strength, 124; dwarfs in his retinue, 243; saved by his jester, 329; his bard, 376; disbelief in omens, 396 William Rufus, anecdote of, 424 William III., wore his hat in church, 35; drank ale, 47; joined in debauches, 49, 51; his vulgar behaviour, 79-80; hatred of mourning, 88; fond of coursing, 142; at the cock-fight, 143; a gambler, 198-9; patron of racing, 213; Sir E. Seymour’s retort to, 280; refused to touch for “king’s evil,” 412 William IV., advocate for temperance, 56; his favourite dish, 84; horse-racing in his reign, 219; sale of his stud, 220; patron of golf, 229; appreciated jokes, 274 William I. of Germany, anecdote of, 424 William, Prince, lost in the White Ship, 45 William the Silent, story of his spaniel, 257 York, Duke of, afterwards James II., story of, 49; entertainments at Edinburgh, 164; played golf, 228, and pall-mall, 231 York, Frederick, Duke of, a lover of the turf, 218

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