10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISTRESS OF THE ROBES»
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1
Memoirs
of Viscountess Sundon,
Mistress of the Robes to ...
The Duchess of Dorset,* I am told, keeps her salary of Mistress of the Robes. Mrs.
Howard's friends say she was offered to be Lady of the Bedchamber, which she
declined, and wished for any other employment. She has come in the Queen's ...
2
Memoirs
of Viscountess Sundon,
Mistress of the Robes to ...
The Duchess of Dorsetfie I am told, keeps her salary of Mistress of the Robes.
Mrs. Howard's friends say she was offered to be Lady of the Bedchamber, which
she declined, and wished for any other employment. She has come in the
Queen's ...
..... Mrs Thomson, Charlotte Clayton Sundon (Viscountess), 1847
3
Queens and Queenship in Medieval Europe: Proceedings
of a ...
In her capacity as 'Mistress of the Robes' to the young queen the noblewoman
Birgitta Birgersdatter advised the king and his queen in matters of matrimony. It is
said that her advice in sexual matters provoked strong resentment from the royal
...
4
The Book
of the Court; Exhibiting
the Origin, Peculiar ...
As soon as the Queen came into the room where the Peeresses were assembled
, from that time the Duchess of Dorset assisted as Mistress of the Robes. She
walked alone immediately after the Queen; and when the service of the church
was ...
5
Tudor Queenship:
The Reigns
of Mary and Elizabeth
This role often went to a confidante of the queen: Mary's mistress of the robes
was Susan Tonge, who was also referred to as Mistress Clarencieux, while
Elizabeth's chief lady-in-waiting and first mistress of the robes was Kat Astley.
Prior to ...
Anna Whitelock, Alice Hunt, 2010
... Club, whose membership roll bears a striking similarity to that of the Order of
the Alamo. The show is lavish beyond words. The duchesses' robes, individually
designed and hand sewn under the supervision of the Mistress of the Robes ...
7
Twilight
of Splendor:
The Court
of Queen Victoria During Her ...
... served as Victoria's mistress of the robes. The daughter of the first Duke of
Abercorn, Louisa was born in 1836; in 1859, she had married the sixth Duke of
Buccleuch, a great aristocrat with a string of grand houses in England and
Scotland, ...
8
Letters to and from Henrietta, Countess
of Suffolk, and Her ...
As soon as the queen came into the room where the peeresses were assembled,
from that time the Duchess of Dorset assisted as mistress of the robes. She
walked alone immediately after the queen ; and when the service of the church
was ...
Henrietta Hobart Howard Countess of Suffolk, John Wilson Croker, 1824
9
Queen Victoria: A Personal History
... St James's and Pall Mall to Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, accompanied by
the Duchess of Sutherland, her Mistress of the Robes, and the Earl of Albemarle,
the Master of the Horse. 'The crowds of people exceeded what I have ever seen,'
...
10
Suffolk Correspondence
As soon as the queen came into the room where the peeresses were assembled,
from that time the Duchess of Dorset assisted as mistress of the robes. She
walked alone immediately after the queen ; and when the service of the church
was ...
Henrietta Hobart Howard Countess of Suffolk, John Wilson Croker, 1824
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISTRESS OF THE ROBES»
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Joyce (70) will be missed
In 2001, she was appointed as “Mistress of the Robes” to the school choir, a post which involved ironing up to 50 surplices and naval collars ... «Pendle Today, Jun 15»
ITV Announces New Drama About Queen Victoria: The New …
... from the humblest dresser to the Mistress of the Robes, the lowliest bootboy to the Lord Chamberlain.” More upstairs-downstairs drama then, ... «Contactmusic.com, May 15»
The Queen places an ad for a trainee butler for Buckingham Palace
... job titles include that of Lady of the Bedchamber, a formal name for a lady-in-waiting - all of whom are overseen by the Mistress of the Robes. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
History of Coronation
... the names of the courts and the female royalty are chosen by the Order of the Alamo coronation chairman and the mistress of the robes. «mySanAntonio.com, Apr 15»
Mother of a dynasty: Louisa Jane, first Duchess of Abercorn
Louisa meanwhile became a close friend and confidante to Queen Victoria, who in 1841 wanted to make her Mistress of the Robes. It was the ... «Royal Central, Mar 15»
Helen Mirren reigns supreme over The Audience
... as the Equerry, Cecil Beaton, a bishop, a detective, an Archbishop, the Mistress of the Robes, and three ladies dressed in black who scoot on ... «DC Theatre Scene, Mar 15»
Great British Houses: Petworth House - A Stunning House in Sussex …
Built by the infamously 'proud' 6th Duke of Somerset and his wife the Duchess of Somerset, Mistress of the Robes and lifelong confidante to ... «Anglotopia.net, Mar 15»
Death of an artist: Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Lorne's mother was Victoria's Mistress of the Robes, his father a Cabinet Minister and brilliant orator. Lorne was the Liberal MP for Argyllshire, ... «Royal Central, Dec 14»
Cheryl heeds purple calling
Cheryl says she wears three hats as far as her festival contributions, go including that of the "Mistress of the Robes", which is why her lounge ... «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Oct 14»
Prince Charles mourns Debo, last of the Mitford sisters
My mother-in-law, Mary Devonshire, who was Mistress of the Robes to the Queen from 1953 till 1967, used to fetch the jewels from the bank ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
