Agesilaus, anecdote of,6Albert of Austria, anecdote of his fool,317Alexander III., his physical strength,124;a boxer,235;attached to animals,261Alexis, Czar, prohibited smoking,132Alfonso of Castile, belief in astrology,401-2Alfonso IV. of Portugal, devoted to hunting,149Alfonso V., a writer,371Alfonso VI., his excesses,25,109-10;horsemanship,150;affection for dogs,258Alfred the Great, practised falconry,236-7;a harper,376Amelia Sophia, Princess, a card player,201-2;lines attributed to,368;death,ib.Anjou, Duke of, rivalry of Henry III.,20Anne, Queen, dressed during prayers,36;reputed love of strong drink,52;gastronomic tastes,80;fond of hunting,143;a card player,199;patron of the turf,213;escape at the Revolution,234;encouraged archery,236;particular in dress,299-300;patronage of D’Urfey,333;touched for “king’s evil,”411Anne of Austria, belief in astrologers,400-1Anne Boleyn, an epicure,76;danced with the French king,101-2;her physical defects:290;dirge written by,361;musical,378;prophetic incident,419Anne, Queen of Denmark, painting of,139-40Anne of Gonzaga, Princess Palatine, her dream,425Anne, Queen of James I., fashions of her reign,297Anne, Empress of Russia, fond of dancing,107Anne of Warwick, disguise of,180-1Armstrong, Archie, fool of James I.,332Athelstan, King, horse-racing in time of,204Augustus, peculiarity of,14;afraid of lightning,85;fond of gaming,184;kept dwarfs,239Augustus, King of Poland, his love of dress,297Augustus the Strong, of Saxony, his feats,124-5;a china fancier,132;General Kyan and,280BajazetII., Sultan, his dream,427-8Bébé, favourite dwarf of Stanislaus,73,240Bernadotte, Baptiste (afterwards Charles XIV. of Sweden), his superstition,416-7Bertin, Mademoiselle, Marie Antoinette’s milliner,304Bertoldo, Italian fool,325Bianca of Milan, died of indigestion,74Boleslaus II., King of Poland, worked as a porter,173Borra, fool of Martin of Aragon,324Borso, Duke of Ferrara, his jester,325Boruwlaski, Joseph, dwarf, story of,239-40Böttiger, originator of Dresden china,132-3Brusquet, famous Court jester,315,321-2Buckingham, Duke of, and Queen Catherine,161Cambacérès, a noted epicure,64Cambridge, late Duke of, his homely tastes,84Campanella, the astrologer,401Carème, celebratedchef,83Carl August, Duke of Weimar, and Goethe,263Carlos, Don, son of Philip II., his violence,31Caroline, Princess, played at blind-man’s-buff,6Caroline, Queen, dressed during prayers,36;Sir Paul Methuen and,272;favoured a playwright,344Caroline Matilda, wife of Christian VII., her riding habit,301Casimir II. of Poland, story of,188Casimir IV., his death,151Catherine, queen of Henry VIII., pageants before,153-4Catherine of Aragon, proficiency in dancing,100;pageant at her marriage,154;disliked show,295Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II.,50-1;fond of dancing,104-5;love of sport,140;masquerading adventures,161;frolic at Saffron Walden,182;fond of cards,196;played on Sunday,197;wore low-necked dresses,290;wore short skirts,298;patroness of Italian opera,380Catherine II., a plain liver,72;fond of the ballet,108;anecdote of,ib.;ruse practised on Joseph II.,175;enjoyed whist,193;fond of animals,261;caged her perruquier,302-3;literary powers,372Catherine de Medicis, belief in astrologers,398-9Catherine Parr.SeeKatherineCharlemagne, an epicure,57-8;his strength,124;his water clock,128;devoted to the chase,144;privilege granted to hounds,248;taste for music,385;his talisman,408Charles I., a chess-player,3;secret obligations of,13;his abstemiousness,48;encouragement of the masque,160;journey to Spain incognito,181-2;horse-racing in his reign,208;played at golf,228,and bowls,229-30;athletic feats of,232;his Court dwarf,244;opinion on dogs,252;his whipping-boy,307;patron of the drama,340;his literary ability,365-6;predictions of his death,420-1;consulted astrologers,421Charles II., his debauches,49-50;tea introduced by his queen,50;his gastronomic tastes,78;knighting of a sirloin,78;his table pillaged,79;fond of dancing,103-4,and of masquerading,161;gambling in his reign,196;encouraged horse-racing,209-12;fire at Newmarket,211;Rye House Plot,211-2;bred race-horses,212;a tennis player,226;his walking powers,232;fond of dogs,252-3;the pickpocket and,268;rejoinder to Dr. Stillingfleet,269;victim of a joke,ib.;low-necked dresses in his reign,289-90;his jester,333;fond of theatricals,340;anecdote of,341;poetical talent,366-7;account of battle of Worcester,367;his taste for music,381;touched for “king’s evil,”411Charles of Austria, died of eating mushrooms,74Charles the Bold, his Court fool,320Charles Edward, Prince, capture of his baggage,410Charles the Fat, his excuse,10Charles V. of France, tennis in his reign,227Charles VI. of France, fond of disguises,169-70;narrow escape,170;a gambler,184;his cards,185Charles VII. of France, fond of pleasure,39;his Scots archers,236;introduced long coats,288-9Charles VIII. of France, death of,8Charles IX. of France, his excesses,21;disguise,171;partiality for dwarfs,239Charles X. of France, flight of,147-8;a whist player,192;joke of,278Charles III. of Mantua, his disguises,179Charles II. of Spain, played at “jouchets,”5;opened coffins,27;his wild fancies,90Charles III. of Spain, devoted to hunting,150-1Charles IV. of Spain, fond of hunting,151;his wit and spirit,287Charles V., Emperor, celebrates his funeral,27-8;a hard drinker,43-4;an epicure,69;manner of eating,69-70;suffered from indigestion,70;his mechanical taste,126-7;journeys incognito,176;adventure with a cobbler,177-8;partial to dwarfs,242;anecdote of,279;settled a dispute,ib.;disregard of dress,292-3;his Court fools,315;taste for music,387-8;faith in amulets,413-4;his lucky day,431Charles XII. of Sweden, a plain liver,74;his endurance,98;bitten by a dog,258;reply of,286Charlotte, Queen, her dress,301-2Chesterfield, Earl of, and George IV.,54Chicot, fool of Henry III.,322Childeric III., the “Phantom King,”96China, Emperor of, use of dancing,112-3;whipping-boy to,310Christian I. of Denmark, despised Court fools,313Christian II, and his dwarf,240-1Christian IV., enjoyed a carouse,42Christina, Queen of Sweden, her masculine habits,16;personalhabits,17;her death predicted,18;fond of rose-water,42;change of religion,167;travelled in disguise,171-2;her wit,286;dress,294;influence on Roman society,354Clod, jester to Queen Elizabeth,331Coetier, Jacques, physician to Louis IX.,113-4Condé, Prince Henry of, as an epicure,66Consort, Prince, love of music,383Cumberland, Duke of, his corpulence,82Cymburga of Poland, her strength,125D’Artois, Comte,his follies,22Dee, Dr., and Queen Elizabeth,407-8D’Enghien, Duc, anecdote of,117Denmark, Queen of, her disguise,172D’Epernay, Duke, dread of a leveret,86De Rohan, Chevalier, story of,190D’Escars, Duc,maître d’hôtelto Louis XVIII., death of,62-3De Soubise, Prince, an epicure,57De Teil, Comte, and Queen Marie Casimire,10Dickens, Charles, and Queen Victoria,369-70Diniz, of Portugal, a poet,370Dunand,maître d’hôtelto Napoleon,65D’Urfey, song-writer, patronised by Queen Anne,333EdwardI., as chess player,2;his pranks,31-2;intemperance,46;activity,124;disliked show,295;lover of music,377;comet appeared at his birth,397Edward II., a player of cross and pile,2;his freaks,32;amused by dancing,99;his female jester,329;lines written by him,358-9;visit of Raymond Lully,406Edward III., his taste for hunting,136;race-horses in time of,205Edward IV., his intemperance,46;his extravagant dinners,75;meeting with Elizabeth Woodville,137;anecdote of his jester,329-30Edward VI., his whipping-boy,306,309;superstition,431-2Eleanor, Queen of Henry II., story of,302;dramatic patroness,334;a troubadour poet,357-8Eleanora of Castile, fond of literature,358Elizabeth, Queen, a chess player,3;her indecision,34;drank common beer,47;her bill of fare,77;detested dwarfs and monsters,86;aversion to smells,87;patroness of dancing,102;fond of hunting,138;pageants and masques at Kenilworth,156-7;her support of the masque,158;horse-racing in reign of,206;tennis in her reign,224;sports of her reign,231-2;fond of animals,251;rejoinders made to her,265-6;fond of jests,266;love of finery,295-6;her jesters,331;patroness of the drama,336-8;literary compositions,363-4;musical,379;and the comet,397;belief in occult sciences,407-8;talisman presented to,409;credulity,413Elizabeth, queen of Edward IV., fond of nine-pins,231Eric XIV. of Sweden, violence of,15;his fate,15;superstitions,402,415Essex, Earl of, his masque before Elizabeth,156-7Feodor, son of Ivan IV., his bell-ringing hobby,124Ferdinand I. of Austria, his weak mind,96Ferdinand II., story of his jester,316Ferdinand I. of Naples, taste for fruit,73Ferdinand II., Grand Duke of Tuscany, “the fool of his health,”89Ferdinand V., the Catholic, a hunter,148;disliked finery,292Ferrand, Count of Flanders, a chess player,4Francis I. of France, injured at snowballs,8;his licentiousness,40;fond of hunting,145;introduced short hair,288;his Court fools,320-1Frederic, Elector, collector of relics,131;advice of his fool,318Frederic of Baden, Princess, wife of Gustavus IV.,19Frederick, Austrian prince, died of eating melons,58Frederick the Great, an epicure,66;cost of his dinner,67;his bill of fare,68;activity,97;collector of snuff-boxes,132;denounced hunting,148;his masked ball in 1745,165-6;his dogs,259;and horses,260;anecdote of,264;retort to,282-3;Carlyle’s story of,283;General Ziethen’s reply to,283-4;slovenly habits,293;fond of theatricals,352-3;a musician,389-91Frederick II., anecdote of,319;a writer,374;belief in astrology,403;alchemy in the reign of,405-6Frederick III., his indolence,96Frederick, Prince of Wales, his sudden death,226-7;fond of private theatricals,344;lines written by,368-9Frederick William I., a hard drinker,38;his bill of fare,68;passion for recruiting giants,93-4;eccentricities,95;fond of hunting,148;his coarse jokes,281-2;ignored fashion,293;fools at his Court,319;fond of music,389Frederick William III., averse to hunting,148Gadbury, John, astrologer,404Gascoigne, Judge, committed the Prince of Wales,33Geoffrey, son of Henry II., dissolute habits,45George I., fond of good living,81;horse-racing in his reign,213;partial to dwarfs,244;his humour,270-1;indifferent to fashion,300;fond of the playHenry VIII.,342;death predicted,423George II., apparition seen by,30;his temperate habits,53;anecdote of,81;his exactness,88-9;his anger,89;fond of hunting,143-4;at Heidegger’s masquerade,164-5;gaming in his reign,200;Lady Deloraine and,200-1;horse-racing in reign of,214;his humour,271-2;instituted naval uniform,301;encouraged immoral dramas,343George III., fond of children,6;played at backgammon,7;his abstemiousness,53-4,82;no lover of the turf,214;love of humour,273-4;his sons whipped,310;Quin the actor and,344;patron of the drama,345;attacks on,346-7;Mrs. Bellamy and,346;death of Princess Amelia,368;attached to church music,382George IV., his intemperance,54-5;adventure with a dog,54;reception of his bride-elect,55;his favourite dishes,83-4;a gambler,202;patron of the turf,214-7;at Brighton races,216;interest in Ascot and Goodwood,217-8;patron of the prize-ring,234-5;connection with Mary Robinson,347;fond of music,382-3George Castriot, Prince of Albania, his strength,125-6Gonella, jester of Duke of Ferrara,325Grammont, Count de, and Louis XIV.,7Gustavus III., his extravagance,41-2;death,166;incognito travels,179Gustavus IV., his eccentricities,19;deposition,20;a writer,373Hanover, King of, his musical taste,388Hardicanute, a gourmand,57Heidegger, practical joke on,164-5Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I., her fancy for dwarfs,243-4;story of,298;taste for music,379;consulted a prophetess,421-2Henry I., loss of his son,45;a hunter,135;menagerie formed by him,249-50;treatment of a lampooner,264;dismayed by a storm,425Henry II., a chess player,2;