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Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 2 (of 3) Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of England

Restrictions on the Press--The Pamphleteers--The King at Home--The Fight with Brandt--The Master of the Wardrobe--Court Amusements--The Town Commandant--Public Disaffection--The Foot Guards--The Mutiny--Visit to Frederiksberg--Behaviour of the Citizens--Struensee Gives Way--Co...

Chapters

26. CHAPTER XIII.

THE TRAVELLING DOCTOR--COUNT HOLCK--THE FOREIGN TOUR--STRUENSEE AT COURT--THE QUEEN'S CONFIDENCE--THE MUTUAL FRIEND--THE HOLSTEIN PROGRESS--HOLCK DISMISSED--THE MINISTRY--THE KI...

24. CHAPTER XI.

THE INDICTMENT OF STRUENSEE--HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION--COARSE JESTS--THE LIAISON WITH THE QUEEN--THE EVIDENCE--BRANDT'S ASSAULT ON THE KING--TREATMENT OF THE PRINCE ROYAL--THE MI...

25. CHAPTER XII.

ULDALL'S SPEEDY REPLY--BREACH OF THE LAW--WEAK ARGUMENTS--PERSONALITIES APPEALED AGAINST--EXPLANATIONS--AN APPEAL TO MERCY--FALCKENSKJOLD'S OPINION OF THE AFFAIR--REVERDIL SPEAK...

19. CHAPTER VI.

THE TE DEUM--A WARNING VOICE--HITTING A FALLEN MAN--A GOOD HATER--COURT FESTIVITIES--THE ALARM AT THE THEATRE--BANISHMENT OF BERINGSKJOLD--RETIREMENT OF REVERDIL--THE TWO COUNTS...

15. CHAPTER II.

Reproaches often convert love into mere friendship, and equality often friendship into coldness. But this shall be no obstacle to my considering myself bound to pour out my hear...

22. CHAPTER IX.

When the new power was established in Copenhagen, a species of suite was appointed to wait on the unhappy Caroline Matilda, less in the quality of attendants than of spies and g...

14. CHAPTER I.

When Brandt had got rid so cleverly of his oppressive duties in constantly attending on the king, it might have been supposed that he would have nothing to trouble his mind henc...

16. CHAPTER III.

RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRESS--THE PAMPHLETEERS--THE KING AT HOME--THE FIGHT WITH BRANDT--THE MASTER OF THE WARDROBE--COURT AMUSEMENTS--THE TOWN COMMANDANT--PUBLIC DISAFFECTION--THE...

17. CHAPTER IV.

The new year began, as the previous one had terminated, with a fruitless warning to Struensee. In spite of the anger which Rantzau-Ascheberg entertained against the minister, he...

21. CHAPTER VIII.

So soon as the privy council of state had been established and commenced its governmental functions, the examination of the state prisoners was proceeded with at the quarters of...

23. CHAPTER X.

CAROLINE MATILDA'S FEELINGS--ADVOCATE ULDALL--THE DEFENCE--THE QUEEN'S INNOCENCE--A FAIR TRIAL DEMANDED--CHARACTER OF THE EVIDENCE--THE LAW OF ADULTERY--VALUE OF EVIDENCE--STRUE...

18. CHAPTER V.

Immediately after the signature of the orders, Köller delightedly offered his services in the odious task of arresting Count Struensee. Followed by Captain Malleville, Lieutenan...

20. CHAPTER VII.

So soon as the _coup d'état_ was an accomplished fact, Colonel Keith, the British envoy, lost not a moment in acting on behalf of the sister of his monarch. Dark rumours were af...

13. CHAPTER XIII.

The Travelling Doctor--Count Holck--The Foreign Tour--Struensee at Court--The Queen's Confidence--The Mutual Friend--The Holstein Progress--Holck Dismissed--The Ministry--The Ki...

3. CHAPTER III.

Restrictions on the Press--The Pamphleteers--The King at Home--The Fight with Brandt--The Master of the Wardrobe--Court Amusements--The Town Commandant--Public Disaffection--The...

10. CHAPTER X.

Caroline Matilda's Feelings--Advocate Uldall--The Defence--The Queen's Innocence--A Fair Trial Demanded--Character of the Evidence--The Law of Adultery--Value of Evidence--Strue...

6. CHAPTER VI.

The Te Deum--A Warning Voice--Hitting a Fallen Man--A good Hater--Court Festivities--The Alarm at the Theatre--Banishment of Beringskjold--Retirement of Reverdil--The Two Counts...

7. CHAPTER VII.

Colonel Keith--Bad News from Copenhagen--Death of the Princess of Wales--The Public Press--Junius's Letter--Atticus--A Foul Libel--The Earl of Bute Denounced--Another Appeal for...

12. CHAPTER XII.

Uldall's Speedy Reply--Breach of the Law--Weak Arguments--Personalities Appealed Against--Explanations--An Appeal to Mercy--Falckenskjold's Opinion of the Affair--Reverdil speak...

11. CHAPTER XI.

4. CHAPTER IV.

1. CHAPTER I.

2. CHAPTER II.

5. CHAPTER V.

9. CHAPTER IX.

8. CHAPTER VIII.