The Angel and the Cad

Contents

List of Illustrations

Notes on the Text

PART ONE: COURTSHIP

1. The Richest Heiress in the Kingdom

2. In Training

4. The Prince’s Ball

5. A Lady of Business

6. The Finest Young Dandy

7. The Royal Lover

8. A Dynamic Family

9. Engagement

10. A Celebrity Wedding

PART TWO: WEDDED BLISS

11. Lord of the Manor

12. Tenderly She Loved Him

13. Member of Parliament

14. Joy and Pain

15. A Consumer Society

16. Festivities at Wanstead House

18. Money Wars

19. The Dishonest Cleric and Other Anecdotes

20. The Bastard

21. Cock of the Walk

22. Blind Man’s Bluff

24. Riches of Ages

25. Sale of the Century

26. Crisis at Calais

PART THREE: EXILE

28. Nothing Lasts Forever

29. Treading on a Volcano

30. Always the Last to Know

31. Acting in the Dark

33. The Final Straw

34. Catherine’s Letter

35. Don’t Forget Me

36. A Monster Amongst Savages

PART FOUR: JUDGEMENT

37. Draycot House

38. Go to the Devil

39. Strain Every Nerve

40. Siege at Clarges Street

41. The Paragon

42. Our Sweet Angel

43. Wellesley v Beaufort

44. The Court of Public Opinion

45. Thee Frolicsome Companion

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