Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 The Crown and the secular magic of petition 25
7. 3 Monarchy and the policing of insanity 46
8. 4 The madness of Margaret Nicholson 69
9. 5 Treason compassed 90
10. 6 Lunacy and politics at fin de siècle, 1800–3 120
11. 7 The potatoes speak for themselves 142
12. 8 Collins in context 162
13. 9 Monarchy goes private 177
14. 10 Conclusion 212
15. Select bibliography 217
16. Index 226