King's Mistress, Queen's Servant
King's Mistress, Queen's Servant
About this book
Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. Described by Swift as a consummate courtier who packed away her private virtues& like cloaths in a chest , by Pope as so very reasonable, so unmov
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- OL Work ID
- OL21010103W
Subjects
George ii, king of great britain, 1683-1760Nobility, great britainGreat britain, kings and rulersGreat britain, court and courtiersGreat britain, biographyGreat britain, history, 1714-1837