Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 1 (of 3) Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of England

BIRTH OF A PRINCESS--THE CABINET MINISTER--THE LEX REGIA--GENERAL DISSATISFACTION--THE NEW COUNTS--STRUENSEE'S COAT OF ARMS--FOREIGN AFFAIRS--A FAVOURITE HAS NO FRIENDS--THE GER...

On June 9, 1770, the Dowager Princess of Wales set out with her son, the Duke of Gloucester, and a numerous retinue from Carlton House _en route_ for the Continent. As this was...

On January 29, 1749, an heir to the united kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, the equally united duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, (with the exception of that portion of the latte...

DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES--HIS CHARACTER--HIS EPITAPH--THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY--BIRTH OF CAROLINE MATILDA--LORD BUTE--MELCOMBE'S DIARY--THE GREAT NO-POPERY CRY--CHARACTER OF G...

Various stories are current as to the way in which Caroline Matilda and Struensee first became acquainted. Her enemies assert that she was guilty of dissimulation from the outse...

Christiansborg, built by Christian VI., was an enormous edifice. It consisted of six stories above the vaults,--three of these were extremely large and lofty, and dedicated to s...

Before we accompany Christian VII. to the Circæan capital of Europe, it will not be labour ill bestowed to take a glance at the mode of conduct pursued by his wife during his ab...

The three ministers who had managed the affairs of state during the King of Denmark's absence, were Counts von Thott and Moltke, and Herr von Rosenkrantz. The first attended to...

On January 28, 1768, the guns of the forts and fleets of Seeland announced the birth of a son and heir to Christian, in the future Frederick VI. The child was sickly and feeble;...

EDUCATION OF THE CROWN PRINCE--FREDERICK THE SIXTH--CONDITION OF THE KING--A ROYAL SQUABBLE--THE SWEDISH PRINCES--THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL--COUNT VON DER OSTEN--THE EMPRESS CATHAR...

THE MEETING AT ROESKILDE--ENTRANCE INTO COPENHAGEN--THE QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD--THE ROYAL FAMILY--COURT AMUSEMENTS--TRAVELLING IMPRESSIONS--THE CORONATION--THE FIRST QUARREL--THE KIN...

GEORGE III.--THE JOURNEY TO TOWN--THE STABLE YARD--HORACE WALPOLE--THE FIRST MEETING OF THE KINGS--THE PRINCESS OF WALES--FESTIVITIES--CHRISTIAN MADE A D.C.L.--THE CITY BANQUET-...

THE YOUTH OF CAROLINE MATILDA--MEMOIRS OF AN UNFORTUNATE QUEEN--EDUCATION OF THE PRINCESS--SPECIMENS OF HER CORRESPONDENCE--PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE--CAROLINE MATILDA'S FEELINGS--TH...

Birth of a Princess--The Cabinet Minister--The Lex Regia--General Dissatisfaction--The New Counts--Struensee's Coat of Arms--Foreign Affairs--A Favourite has no Friends--The Ger...

The Youth of Caroline Matilda--Memoirs of an Unfortunate Queen--Education of the Princess--Specimens of her Correspondence--Proposal of Marriage--Caroline Matilda's Feelings--Th...

Death of the Prince of Wales--His Character--His Epitaph--The Eighteenth Century--Birth of Caroline Matilda--Lord Bute--Melcombe's Diary--The Great No-Popery Cry--Character of G...

George III.--The Journey to Town--The Stable Yard--Horace Walpole--The First Meeting of the Kings--The Princess of Wales--Festivities--Christian made a D.C.L.--The City Banquet-...

The Meeting at Roeskilde--Entrance into Copenhagen--The Queen's Household--The Royal Family--Court Amusements--Travelling Impressions--The Coronation--The First Quarrel--The Kin...

Education of the Crown Prince--Frederick VI.--Condition of the King--A Royal Squabble--The Swedish Princes--The Foundling Hospital--Count von der Osten--The Empress Catharine--S...