10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENTLEMEN-IN-WAITING»
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gentlemen-in-waiting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gentlemen-in-waiting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The only part which puzzles me in this perplexing paragraph is the yearly
introduction of the Gentlemen-in- Waiting. For the life of me I can't conceive, Sir,
why the Gentlemen-in- Waiting are lugged into the account. As I read it, the
statement ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1860
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LIFE CYCLES
IN ENG 1560-1720
Props of their lord's magnificence, gentlemen-in-waiting were barred from the
drudging side of the household, the kitchen quarters and the laundry. John Smyth
, author of The Lives of the Berkeleys, is a witness to the stress laid on ceremony
in ...
3
The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571
... accompanied by his body-guard and gentlemen-in-waiting. There was no
welcome, no public reception. Unencumbered by heavy artillery, Alva's ten
thousand troops, Spanish and Italian, mostly infantry, had marched rapidly —
through the ...
Kenneth Meyer Setton, 1984
4
Victorian Yankees at Queen Victoria's Court: American ...
Other Gentlemen in Waiting are behind him. Very much to the fore is Alec Yorke
—a fat little man with dark hair, prominent dark eyes and a vivid co— lour. It is
whispered that he paints his face. I dare say he doesn't, but he does look
unnaturally ...
Pierre was one of those retired gentlemen-in-waiting of whom there were
hundreds good-humoredly ending their days in Moscow. How horrified he would
have been seven years before, when he first arrived from abroad, had he been
told that ...
6
An Inquiry Into the Place and Quality of the
Gentlemen of ...
Two of the Twelve Gentlemen in Waiting were enjoined to lodge every night in
The Privy Chamber,—and the names of the T we, whose tour of duty it was to
sleep there, were delivered at the beginning of every Week to The Lord
Chamberlain, ...
7
The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort
The Gentlemen in Waiting on His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Prussia.
Lieutenant-General The Baron Moltke. Chamberlain The Count Fiirstenstein.
Lieutenant-Colonel von Obernitz. Captain de Lucadou. The Gentlemen in
Waiting on ...
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Regia Insignia; or, an Account of the King's honourable band ...
'He is to give the Ofiicers, 'Gentlemen in waiting, and Gentleman Harbinger notice
whenever the Court goes into close mourning, second mourning, and out of
mourning. “ VIII. He is to inform himself and give notice at all times when the King
...
William Mathew THISELTON, 1819
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A General View of Sweden: Containing, Besides a Geographical ...
The court' of the duke of Sudermania is composed of a' first equerry, two under
equerries, a chamberlain, several gentlemen in waiting, an almoner, a secretary
of orders, &e. The court of the duchess is composed of a governess, three maids
...
Jean-Pierre Catteau-Calleville, 1790
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A Stranger
in The Hague: The Letters of Queen Sophie of the ...
It says much for the elderly woman and for Sophie, that Madame Mohl could write
to an acquaintance: "With regard to the Queen, I could not care less, but that
gentlemen- in- waiting, a real fob, and that lady- in-waiting, those were wretches,
...
Queen Sophie (consort of William III, King of the Netherlands), Lady Marian Dora Malet, Sydney Wayne Jackman, 1989
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENTLEMEN-IN-WAITING»
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gentlemen-in-waiting is used in the context of the following news items.
Gentlemen and rascals
Drawing inspiration from Chanon Yodhong's controversial book "Nay Nai Samai Rathchakan Ti Hok" (Gentlemen-in-Waiting During the Reign ... «The Nation, Feb 15»
In the league of Gentlemen
In Pichet Klunchun's "Nay Nai" ("Gentlemen-in-waiting"), commissioned and produced by the Singaporean company TheatreWorks and ... «The Nation, Jan 15»
Nay Nai: Roles with the punches
The title refers to the so-called “gentlemen-in-waiting” that served King Rama VI during the early 20th century as society's elite actors, dancers, ... «TODAYonline, Jun 14»
Pichet Klunchun's Nay Nai was inspired by reality TV and certain …
The title translates and refers to so-called “gentlemen-in-waiting” who served the king. They were society's sociopolitical elite, the cream of the ... «TODAYonline, Jun 14»
Barack Obama seeks to sow seeds on common ground with Pope …
There he encountered more men in black: the pope's gentlemen-in-waiting wearing tail coats. The men escorted Obama upstairs and through ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
The Pope is not new: On the Vatican's gay problem
In 2010, a chorister was dismissed for acquiring male prostitutes for a papal “gentlemen-in-waiting.” A few months after, weekly news ... «WBEZ, Mar 13»
Travels through Europe with President Bush
... buildings as Bush and the first lady, dressed in a sombre black veil, greeted the 14 Papal gentlemen-in-waiting before disappearing inside. «Financial Times, Dec 09»
