Caroline the Illustrious, vol. 1 (of 2)

Chapter 34: FOOTNOTES TO BOOK II, CHAPTER VIII:

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A detailed biography tracing the subject’s life from childhood in Ansbach and Berlin through betrothal and marriage into the Hanoverian family, continuing into her years as Princess of Wales and queenly regent. Based on archival documents and contemporary dispatches, it reconstructs court life, political crises such as Jacobite challenges and the South Sea Bubble, and her practical role in governance alongside leading ministers. Chapters combine narrative of family and court events with examinations of character, influence, and ceremony, supported by illustrations and unpublished records to show how her personality and actions interacted with the political and social currents of the early Georgian era.

FOOTNOTES TO BOOK II, CHAPTER VIII:

87 Letter of Lady Hervey to the Countess of Suffolk, Bath, 7th June, 1725.

88 Letter of the Duchess of Orleans to the Raugravine Louise, Paris, 28th July, 1718.

89 He was the author of the famous Memoirs of the Reign of George II.

90 Mary Bellenden (Mrs. John Campbell) to Mrs. Howard, Bath, 1720.

91 Suffolk Correspondence.

92 Miss Howe to Mrs. Howard, The Holt, Farnham, 1719 (Suffolk Correspondence).

93 Master of the Horse to the Prince of Wales, eldest son of Lord Scarborough.

94 The Hon. Bridget Carteret, a maid of honour.

95 Miss Howe to Mrs. Howard, The Holt, Farnham, 1st October, 1719.

96 Weekly Journal and Saturday’s Post, 13th June, 1719.

97 Brice’s Weekly Journal, 30th December, 1719.

98 The Countess of Bristol to the Earl of Bristol, Richmond, 14th July, 1719.

99 Daily Post, 23rd August, 1721.