by A. N. Wilson
Marie-Amélie, Queen, 196–7
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, 89, 340
Mariposa mine, 160
Marlborough, Duke of, 396
Marlborough House, 235, 369, 472, 573
Marochetti, Baron Carlo, 260
marriages, mixed race, 84
Martin, Dr, 230–1
Martin, Theodore, 218, 296–7
Martinsbrunn Sanatorium, 562
Marx, Karl, 19, 137, 146, 148, 332
‘18th Brumaire of Louis Napoleon’, 165–6, 171
Mary, Queen (Duchess of York), 179, 294, 554, 572
birth of sons, 512, 534
her marriage, 502–3
as Princess May of Teck, 303, 489, 495–7, 498
Mary, Queen of Scots, 295
Mary Adelaide, Princess (‘Fat Mary’), 495–6, 554
Mason, James Murray, 251
Matabele War, 564
Matthews, Henry, 473
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 278, 305
Maxwell, Sir John, 558
May of Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess, 388
May of Teck, Princess, see Mary, Queen
Mayhew, Henry, 352
Maynooth College, 108, 307–9
Mazarin, Cardinal, 84
Mazzini, Giuseppe, 302
Mehmet Ali, 374
Melbourne, Lord
and Bedchamber Crisis, 94–5
his death, 142–3
dinner at Chatsworth, 114
and Duchess of Kent’s allowance, 72
early political career, 82
family and private life, 81–3, 175
and flagellation, 83–4
opinion of Hastings family, 80
and Prince Albert’s political influence, 104–5
and Queen’s coronation, 85–7
Queen’s friendship with, 83–5, 87–90, 97–8, 108–9, 142–3, 285
and Queen’s marriage, 92, 95, 97
and Queen’s political education, 58, 62, 85
and Queen’s politics, 88–90
and Queen’s upbringing, 65
Mellefleur, Contessa de, 386–7
Menai Straits bridge, 157
Mendel, Gregor, 31
Menshikov, Prince, 178
Merchant Navy legislation, 314
Mersey Docks, 342
Methuen, Field Marshal Paul, 564
Metternich, Prince, 30, 63, 336
Mexico, 278, 305
Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 153
Michael Alexandrovich, Grand Duke, 571
Michelangelo, 116
Milbanke, Elizabeth, 81
Milford Haven, Lady, 542
Milford Haven, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Marquess of, 390
Millais, John Everett, 140
Milner, Alfred, 560, 563
Milton, John, 118
Mistletoe (yacht), 375
Moltke, Colonel Helmuth von, 202
Moncrieffe, Harriet, 346
Monmouth, disturbances in, 89
Montagu, Caroline, 165
Montesquieu, Baron de, 62
Montpensier, Duke of, 129–30, 135–6, 201
Moore, General, 41
Mordaunt, Sir Charles, 345–6
Morely, John, 560
morganatic marriages, unknown in England, 439
Morley, John, 451, 505, 509, 522
Morning Chronicle, 27, 161
Morning Post, 94
Morpeth, Lord, 57
Morris, William, 467, 505
mortality rates, high, 172
Most, Johann, 399
Mount Pleasant post office, 361
Mountbatten of Burma, Earl, 517
Müller, Professor Max, 280
Munich, artistic revival, 117
Munir Zubayr, Abd-al-Rahman, 444
Munshi, the, see Karim, Munshi Hafiz Abdul
Murad V, Sultan, 378
Mwanga, King of Buganda, 507
Nana Sahib, 212
Napoleon Bonaparte, 21, 28, 45, 165–6, 196
Napoleon III, Emperor of France (Prince Louis Napoleon)
assassination attempt, 221–2
and Austro-Prussian War, 302
and Crimean War, 179, 376
and Franco-Prussian War, 304–5, 336, 345
his marriage, 174–6
proclaims himself Emperor, 164–6, 371–2
Queen’s friendship with, 173–4
and Queen’s visit to Paris, 200–1
special constable at Chartist rally, 139
visits Britain, 195–9, 213–14
and war with Austria, 241
Nash, John, 111
Natal, annexation of, 392, 528
‘Nature’s Policy for Man and Nations’, 27
Nazarene school of painting, 117
Nelson, Admiral Horatio, 171, 571
Nemours, Duke and Duchess of, 135, 149, 201, 249
neo-medievalism, 117
New Statesman, 531
New Year’s letters, 244
New York, reception for Prince of Wales, 243
New Zealand, 372, 547, 549
Newcastle, Duke of, 194, 242–3, 253, 263, 346
Newman, Cardinal John Henry, 7, 64, 150, 230, 295, 362–3
Newton, Arthur, 489
Niagara Falls, 160, 242
Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 22, 178, 180, 195
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 390, 517–18, 541–3
Nicholson, Brigadier-General John, 214
Nicolson, Harold, 128
Nield (miser), 341
Nightingale, Florence, 188, 304
Nolan, Captain, 188
Nonconformist schools, 537
Normanby, Lord, 165, 192
Norris Castle, 57, 111
Northbrook, Lord, 369–70
Northcote, Sir Stafford (Lord Iddesleigh), 456, 459
Northumberland, Duchess of, 71
Notre-Dame Cathedral, 175–6
Novalis, 261
Nubar Pasha, 443
O’Connor, Arthur, 352–3
O’Connor, Feargus, 137–9
O’Farrell (Fenian), 309
O’Hara, Major General Charles, 25
Öhm (chef), 244
Omdurman, Battle of, 558–9, 563
Orange, Princes of, 67
Orange Free State, recognition of, 528
Oriola, Countess Louise, 216
Orsini, Felice, 221
Osborne House
closure of, 573–4
dullness of daily routine, 532–3
Durbar Room, 485
extensions to, 484–5
frescoes, 118
installation of telephone, 385
portrait of Duleep Singh, 192
portrait of Wilhelm II, 476
purchase and design, 111–12, 114–15
and royal finances, 340, 418
O’Shea, Captain, 500–1
O’Shea, Kitty, 500–1
Osman Pasha, 383
Otto, King of Greece, 273
Owen, Robert, 38–40, 54
Oxford, Edward, 109
Oxford Circus, triumphal arch at, 351
Oxford High School for Girls, 430
Oxford University, 226, 240, 248
Oxshott Heath, Queen takes shelter on, 119
Paget, Sir Augustus, 386–7, 398, 470
Paget, Mrs Gerald, 493
Palace of Westminster, fire and rebuilding, 116–18
Pall Mall Gazette, 560
Palmerston, Lady, 130
Palmerston, Lord
achiev
ements as Home Secretary, 177
and anti-terrorist legislation, 222
approach to foreign policy, 146–9, 163–4, 382, 392
awarded Order of the Garter, 204, 214
and Bonapartist coup, 165
and Coburg visit to Britain, 67
and Crimean War, 177, 179, 181, 193–5, 203–4
his death, 288–9, 291
dinner at Chatsworth, 114
dismissal of, 162, 165–8
early political career, 82, 128–9
and Empress Eugénie, 175
and Greek incident, 153–4
and honour for General Bruce, 243
and Louis-Philippe’s behaviour, 136
and Napoleon III’s visit to Britain, 213
populism and popularity, 62–3, 128–9, 154, 163–4, 288, 368
Prince Albert’s antipathy to, 127–8, 130, 162, 165, 179, 193–5, 288
and Prince Albert’s death, 253
and Princess Victoria’s wedding, 215
Queen’s relationship with, 19, 193–4, 204, 288
and Queen’s understanding of politics, 84, 88, 90
returns to power, 239–41
rise to power, 193–5
and Schleswig-Holstein question, 265, 279, 282–3
and Suez Canal, 374
support for Italian nationalism, 130, 141
and Trent affair, 252
Panmure, Lord, 194
‘Papal Aggression’, 149–51
Paris, Count of, 489
Paris, Countess of, 544
Paris Commune, 63, 332, 336–7, 399
Paris Opéra, 221
Parkhurst Prison, 280–1
Parnell, Charles Stewart, 413, 448, 450–1, 455, 501
Parthenon Marbles, 176, 523
Pascal, Blaise, 231
Patterson, John Coleridge, Bishop of Melanesia, 324
Paxton, Joseph, 113–14, 156–7
Pedro, King of Portugal, 249
Peel, Sir Robert
his death, 154–5
fall of, 126, 147
and Great Exhibition, 156–7, 159
influence on Gladstone, 268
and Osborne House, 111–12, 114
Queen’s relations with, 89, 94, 108–10, 121
and rebuilding of Palace of Westminster, 116–17
and repeal of Corn Laws, 89, 108, 121–2, 146, 452
and royal tour, 112–13
and situation in France, 135
Peerage Act, 434
Pembroke Dock, 124
Penny Post, 155
People’s Palace, Mile End, 459
Perceval, Spencer, 128
Percy, Lord Algernon, 459
Peterloo Massacre, 38, 54
Peters, Timothy, 32
Petworth House, 81
Philadelphia, reception for Prince of Wales, 242
Philippopolis (Plovdiv), revolution in, 449
Phillimore, Dr Joseph, 65
Phipps, Colonel, 208, 255, 286, 298
Phipps, Harriet, 545
phrenology, 132–3
Pigott, Major, 534
Pipon, Captain John, 470
Piraeus, blockade of, 153
Pitt, William, 394, 453
Pius IX, Pope, 241–2, 365, 386
Plouquet, Hermann, 160
Pobedonostsev, Ecclesiastical Censor, 518
Poland, 278, 306
Ponsonby, Lady Caroline, 81–3
Ponsonby, Fritz, 523–4, 531–2, 538, 559, 572
and royal household’s antipathy to Munshi, 545–6
Ponsonby, General Sir Henry
appointed private secretary, 105, 334–5
and army command, 337–8
and the ‘Caudine Forks’, 435
and Chubb the locksmith, 500
his clear handwriting, 525–6
and Crimean War, 383
and Daisy Brooke scandal, 494
and ‘Fat Mary’, 496
and Gladstone’s departure from office, 511–12, 525
and Gladstone’s return, 504, 506
his handling of John Brown, 287, 335
and illness at Grasse, 490
lightness of touch and humour, 525
and newspapers, 10
and perceptions of royal family, 349–50
and possible sale of royal palaces, 472
and Prince Eddy’s ‘dissipations’, 488
and Queen’s interest in the Church, 408–9
record of rows with Gladstone, 430
and royal finances, 340–3, 478
and royal routine, 532
suffers stroke and dies, 523, 525–6
warns of revolutionary internationalism, 397–8
and Wilhelm II’s state visit, 475–6
Ponsonby, Lady Mary (née Bulteel), 200, 326, 334, 355, 523
Pontypridd mining disaster, 512
porphyria, 32
Portsmouth, Mayor of, 287
Portsmouth, Prince Victor hissed in streets, 376
Portugal, typhoid epidemic, 249
Potts, D. M., and W. T. W., 31–3
Powell, Dr, 568
Powers, Hiram, 160
Prempeh, King of Ashanti, 533, 535
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 140
Primrose, Bouverie, 519
Prince Albert: Why is he Unpopular?, 217
Prince Imperial, killed in Zulu War, 393
memorial to, 414–15
Prince Regent, see George IV, King
Princess Alice Women’s Nursing Association, 304
Profeit, Dr Alexander, 421, 574
Profeit, George, 421–2
Proust, Marcel, 9, 19, 544
Prussia
opposition to Crimean War, 202
and revolution of 1848, 220–1, 266
rise of, 205–7, 263–7, 273, 301–4
rivalry with Austria, 266, 277–8, 300–14
see also Triple Alliance
Prussian army, success of, 312, 337
Public Worship Regulation Act, 366, 371
Pugin, Augustus Welby, 116, 160
Punch, 157, 169, 218, 228, 325
Punch and Judy shows, 46
Quebec, 25, 34, 242
Queensberry, Marquess of, 322, 422, 519–21
Querétaro, execution of Emperor Maximilian, 305
Racine, Jean, 84
Radcliffe, David, 455
Raglan, Lord, 186, 188, 194–5
raglan overcoats, 203
railways, 64, 86, 314, 337, 537
accidents, 249, 324
lavatories on, 113
royal trains, 324
Ramsgate, Albion Hotel, 66, 70
Ranke, Leopold von, 116
Rankin (footman), 479
Raphael, 116, 118, 260
Rasputin, 390, 518
Ratsey, Mrs (wet nurse), 107
Red Flag regulations, 537
Reform Act
(1832), 4, 55, 61–3, 65, 74, 149, 290, 333
(1867), 290–2, 308–9, 367, 398, 433
Reform Club, 139
reform schools, 177
Reid, Dr James, 419–21, 425, 486, 491, 534, 554
and Queen’s death, 567–70
and royal household’s antipathy to Munshi, 545–7
Reid, Michaela, 554
republican clubs and organizations, 343
Restormel mines, 124–5
Reuss, Prince, 470
Reuss-Ebersdorf, Auguste, Duchess of, 20–1, 28, 36, 207
Reynolds’s Newspaper, 346, 430
Rhodes, Cecil, 528–31,
535
Ricci, Marianne, 165
Richelieu, Cardinal, 84
Richmond, Duke of, 409
Richmond, Star and Garter inn, 135
Ridley, Jane, 491
Ripon, Lord, Viceroy of India, 401, 441
Roberts, Field Marshal Lord (‘Bobs’), 401, 515, 564–6, 568
Roebuck, James, 193
Roman Catholics
church hierarchy, 149–51
emancipation, 46, 74, 89, 91, 366
and papal infallibility, 365
Rorke’s Drift, Battle of, 392
Rosebery, Hannah, Lady (née de Rothschild), 508, 513–14, 520
Rosebery, Lord, 284, 394, 456, 504, 506–9, 512–15, 521–2
and Derby winners, 519
elevated as Baron Epsom of Epsom, 519
Queen’s relationship with, 513–14
and Queensberry affair, 519–21
Rossetti, Christina, 240
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 240
Rossetti, Gabriel, 240
Rosslyn, Lord, 491
Rothschild, Baron Lionel de, 319, 374
Rotten Boroughs, 4
Roxburghe, Duke and Duchess of, 295, 412
Royal Academy, 133, 140, 325
Royal Albert Hall, 344, 454–5
royal family
and architecture, 115
education and discipline, 132
European connections, 14–15
and European dynastic politics, 131–2
failure to conceal rifts in, 356, 367
and fear of insanity, 5, 208–9
finances, 339–42, 344, 416–18, 478
and Great Exhibition, 156, 161
and haemophilia, 30–2, 172
and private secretaries, 105
prodigious wealth, 16
Protestantism, 15, 19
public perceptions of, 349–50, 367
Winterhalter’s painting of, 133–4
Royal Horticultural Garden, 218
Royal Marriages Act, 26, 155, 237, 360
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, 251, 313–14, 415, 533
Royal Navy
abolition of flogging, 338
expansion and modernization, 506, 508–9
senior appointments, 338
supremacy of, 368
and Two-Power Standard, 477
Wilhelm II and, 476–7
Royal Society of Medicine, 31
Royal Titles Act, 371
Royal Yacht Squadron, 477
Royle, Richard, 190
Rubens, Sir Peter Paul, 200
Rugby School, 361–2, 539
Ruskin, John, 9
Russell, Bertrand, 126, 166
Russell, Earl (Lord John Russell)
and anti-terrorist legislation, 222
and Catholic hierarchy, 149–51
and cession of Ionian islands, 273
and Chartist rally, 138–9
and Crimean War, 177, 193