Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD vii
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS ix
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi
5. PROLOGUE 1
6. CHAPTER I. The New King 5
7. CHAPTER II. The Journey South 15
8. CHAPTER III. The New Court Is Formed 24
9. CHAPTER IV. A Day's Business at Winchester 34
10. CHAPTER V. The Hungry Scots 48
11. CHAPTER VI. Ambassadors from Beyond the Seas 56
12. CHAPTER VII. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot 69
13. CHAPTER VIII. The Royal Brother-in-Law 79
14. CHAPTER IX. The Empty Exchequer 85
15. CHAPTER X. The Fox of Hatfield Chase 103
16. CHAPTER XI. The Languishing Lady 113
17. CHAPTER XII. Tears for Prince Henry 125
18. CHAPTER XIII. The Marriage of Thames and Rhine 141
19. CHAPTER XIV. The Courtier's Life 157
20. CHAPTER XV. The Rising Star of Somerset 177
21. CHAPTER XVI. Murder in the Tower 190
22. CHAPTER XVII. The Great Villiers 205
23. CHAPTER XVIII. Titles, Money and Morals 227
24. CHAPTER XIX. Duels and Affrays 248
25. CHAPTER XX. Home to Scotland 259
26. CHAPTER XXI. Death Beckons 264
27. CHAPTER XXII. The Whitehall Connoisseurs 272
28. CHAPTER XXIII. Inigo Jones Builds at Whitehall 279
29. CHAPTER XXIV. Lord Chancellor Bacon 286
30. CHAPTER XXV. Clergy at Court 303
31. CHAPTER XXVI. Gondomar 321
32. CHAPTER XXVII. Disaster in Bohemia 334
33. CHAPTER XXVIII. With Prince Charles in Spain 345
34. CHAPTER XXIX. The Pretensions of Parliament 361
35. CHAPTER XXX. Last Scene of All 385
36. Epilogue 394
37. APPENDIX: A Note on the Plan of Whitehall 398
38. Key to the Plan of Whitehall Palace 399
39. NOTES 401
40. CHAPTER REFERENCES 403
41. INDEX 417