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part 12
The Stuart dynasty
It wasn’t always safe to be the ‘favourite’
Throughout British history, the royal favorite was lavished with titles, estates, money and above all, power. These things...part 12
The Stuart dynasty
It wasn’t always safe to be the ‘favourite’
Throughout British history, the royal favorite was lavished with titles, estates, money and above all, power. These things would, unsurprisingly, arouse envy and hostility in those who were not the favorite.
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, did just that when he was initially King James I’s favorite, and then the favorite of King Charles I. He became so hated a public figure that when he was eventually assassinated by John Felton in 1628, the general population seemed to have been very well pleased, and they spat and cheered as his coffin was wheeled to Westminster Abbey.
English courtiers at William III’s court became resentful when the Dutch-born Arnold Joost van Keppel became the king’s favorite. Van Keppel, although a blatant womanizer, was the subject of rumors involving him with the king. During the reign of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, had become used to treating Anne badly. Sarah thought her position of power would last, but Anne rightly put her in her place after Sarah publicly told her to “be quiet!”, leading to a row at Kensington Palace and an end to a lifelong friendship.
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