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228Chapter 11The Crimean War and AfterSome two years earlier—at ten minutes to eight on the morning of June 21, 1852—Montefiore had arrived punctually at a London railway station to greet His Highness Mohammed Said Pasha, crown prince of Egypt. Ten years youn ger than his nephew Abbas, who had succeeded Mehmed Ali in 1848, the colossally fat and indolent Said had made a place for himself in Egyptian politics as a magnet for the opposition.1Montefiore had cultivated Said during his visit to Alexandria in 1840, when the prince was just a plump, unprepossessing teenager. He now found himself playing host to a leading member of the Egyptian royal family and his vast personal entourage: Said’s political adviser, the Brit-ish railway engineer Mr. Galloway, two physicians, a secretary, four Mamelukes, and a quantity of servants. The next two weeks passed in a daze of activity.2 When he was not busy with the Turkish ambassador, exchanging courtesies with the queen and Prince Albert, or indulging his penchant for military reviews, the thirty- year- old prince lounged about chatting with his hosts, drinking coffee, and smoking his beloved water pipe. Montefiore must have been quite worn out by all this frivolity: running down the Thames to Gra-vesend in a luxurious screw steamer, touring the Royal Observatory, and accompanying his guest to watch the troops at Hyde Park, Woolwich, and Wormwood Scrubs. Judith, meanwhile, played the gracious soci-ety hostess. Said repeatedly assured the Montefiores that their “dinners were better than any he had eaten” and “that he was more comfortable with us than he had been anywhere else since his arrival in En gland.” Montefiore found him “very kind, good tempered and affable” but also “somewhat of a spoiled child.”3 Visiting oriental dignitaries were a perennial excitement in Victorian London, and an endless stream of ambassadors and politicians left cards in Park Lane. The pasha must have added considerably to Montefiore’s

228Chapter 11The Crimean War and AfterSome two years earlier—at ten minutes to eight on the morning of June 21, 1852—Montefiore had arrived punctually at a London railway station to greet His Highness Mohammed Said Pasha, crown prince of Egypt. Ten years youn ger than his nephew Abbas, who had succeeded Mehmed Ali in 1848, the colossally fat and indolent Said had made a place for himself in Egyptian politics as a magnet for the opposition.1Montefiore had cultivated Said during his visit to Alexandria in 1840, when the prince was just a plump, unprepossessing teenager. He now found himself playing host to a leading member of the Egyptian royal family and his vast personal entourage: Said’s political adviser, the Brit-ish railway engineer Mr. Galloway, two physicians, a secretary, four Mamelukes, and a quantity of servants. The next two weeks passed in a daze of activity.2 When he was not busy with the Turkish ambassador, exchanging courtesies with the queen and Prince Albert, or indulging his penchant for military reviews, the thirty- year- old prince lounged about chatting with his hosts, drinking coffee, and smoking his beloved water pipe. Montefiore must have been quite worn out by all this frivolity: running down the Thames to Gra-vesend in a luxurious screw steamer, touring the Royal Observatory, and accompanying his guest to watch the troops at Hyde Park, Woolwich, and Wormwood Scrubs. Judith, meanwhile, played the gracious soci-ety hostess. Said repeatedly assured the Montefiores that their “dinners were better than any he had eaten” and “that he was more comfortable with us than he had been anywhere else since his arrival in En gland.” Montefiore found him “very kind, good tempered and affable” but also “somewhat of a spoiled child.”3 Visiting oriental dignitaries were a perennial excitement in Victorian London, and an endless stream of ambassadors and politicians left cards in Park Lane. The pasha must have added considerably to Montefiore’s

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Maps vii
  4. Illustrations ix
  5. Preface xi
  6. Note to Readers xv
  7. Introduction 1
  8. Chapter 1. Livorno and London 9
  9. Chapter 2. Making a Fortune 24
  10. Chapter 3. A World beyond Business 43
  11. Chapter 4. The Road to Jerusalem 60
  12. Chapter 5. Rise, Sir Moses 85
  13. Chapter 6. The Land of Milk and Honey 112
  14. Chapter 7. The Damascus Affair 133
  15. Chapter 8. Unity and Dissent 158
  16. Chapter 9. Winds of Change in Russia 174
  17. Chapter 10. Trial and Error 199
  18. Chapter 11. The Crimean War and After 228
  19. Chapter 12. The Mortara Affair 258
  20. Chapter 13. Grief and Sore Troubles 282
  21. Chapter 14. Mission to Marrakesh 300
  22. Chapter 15. Building Jerusalem 320
  23. Chapter 16. Crisis in Romania 339
  24. Chapter 17. Fading Glory 359
  25. Chapter 18. The Final Pilgrimage 380
  26. Chapter 19. End of an Era 403
  27. Conclusion 421
  28. Appendix A: Barent-Cohen Family Tree, Showing Judith’s Cohen and Rothschild Relatives 426
  29. Appendix B: Montefiore Family Tree 428
  30. Notes 431
  31. Archives Consulted 517
  32. Index 519
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Maps vii
  4. Illustrations ix
  5. Preface xi
  6. Note to Readers xv
  7. Introduction 1
  8. Chapter 1. Livorno and London 9
  9. Chapter 2. Making a Fortune 24
  10. Chapter 3. A World beyond Business 43
  11. Chapter 4. The Road to Jerusalem 60
  12. Chapter 5. Rise, Sir Moses 85
  13. Chapter 6. The Land of Milk and Honey 112
  14. Chapter 7. The Damascus Affair 133
  15. Chapter 8. Unity and Dissent 158
  16. Chapter 9. Winds of Change in Russia 174
  17. Chapter 10. Trial and Error 199
  18. Chapter 11. The Crimean War and After 228
  19. Chapter 12. The Mortara Affair 258
  20. Chapter 13. Grief and Sore Troubles 282
  21. Chapter 14. Mission to Marrakesh 300
  22. Chapter 15. Building Jerusalem 320
  23. Chapter 16. Crisis in Romania 339
  24. Chapter 17. Fading Glory 359
  25. Chapter 18. The Final Pilgrimage 380
  26. Chapter 19. End of an Era 403
  27. Conclusion 421
  28. Appendix A: Barent-Cohen Family Tree, Showing Judith’s Cohen and Rothschild Relatives 426
  29. Appendix B: Montefiore Family Tree 428
  30. Notes 431
  31. Archives Consulted 517
  32. Index 519
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