Catherine of Braganza, 62
lovers, 62–3
created duchess, 63
death, 63
money gift to Marlborough, 64, 88
Marlborough ends relationship, 87
grave, 219
Clostermann, Johann Baptiste, 12, 16
Cockpit, the, London:
Anne’s circle, 107–8, 110, 136, 140–2, 165, 181, 185
settled on Anne, 163
and Marlborough’s disgrace, 176–7
Prince George moves into, 180
Coehoorn, Menno van:
as fortifications specialist, 70
and siege of Ostend, 219, 242
on yacht with Marlborough during attack by Farewell, 242–4
differences with Slangenburg, 246, 318
death, 255
Coigny, Robert Jean Antoine de Franquetot, comte de, 259
coinage:
reformed, 189–90
Coke, Thomas, 268
Colchester, Lord see Rivers, 4th Earl
Colonie, Colonel François de la:
escapes from the Schellenberg, 8
fights duels, 20
makes night attack against hussars, 220
actions at the Schellenberg, 269, 272–4
and Marlborough’s harrowing of Bavaria, 277
in battle of Ramillies, 334, 336–8, 339, 341–2
in battle of Malplaquet, 424, 426–7, 430, 432
Colyear, Lieutenant General Walter, 451
commissions (army):
bought and sold, 54–5
Commons, House of:
election to, 31–2
strength and composition, 31, 33
military members, 36
rump, 39
see also Parliament
Compton, Colonel Sir Francis, 122, 123, 127, 148
Compton, Henry, Bishop of London:
invites William to England, 137, 140
in Cockpit circle, 140
helps Sarah escape, 154
Congreve, William, 448, 476
Coningsby, Thomas, Earl, 475
Convention Parliament see Parliament
Conway, Cornet, 21
Copley, Lionel, 137
Cork:
siege and surrender (1690), 169–71
Cornbury, Edward Hyde, Viscount ( later 3rd Earl of Clarendon), 102, 124–5, 148, 178
Cornwallis, Mary, 105
Corporation Act (1671), 77
corsairs:
North African, 60–1
Court, Colonel, 21
Courtin, Honoré, 86–7
Courtrai, 214, 402
Covenanters (Scottish), 93–4
Cowper, William, Baron, 444, 449
Cox, Captain Sir John, 68
Coxe, Archdeacon William:
praises Marlborough, 2
on birth of Marlborough, 42
on Marlborough’s service with Duke of York, 59
on destruction of Palatinate, 81
and Marlborough – Godolphin correspondence, 101
praises Blandford, 235
on Marlborough’s favouring advance to Danube, 255
on Slangenburg’s intransigence, 320
on Emperor’s promise to create new principality of Mellenburg, 466
Coy, Colonel John, 120–1, 158
Craggs, James, the elder, 444–5, 469, 473
Craggs, James, junior, 473–4, 476
Cranstoun, Lieutenant Colonel William, 5th Baron, 316, 343, 433
Craven, William, Earl of, 135
Croissy, Louis-François-Henri Colbert, marquis de, 367–8
Cromwell, Oliver, 43–4
Cromwell, Richard, 44
Culloden, battle of (1746), 471
Cumberland, Duke of see George, Prince of Denmark
Curragh, Ireland, 134
Cutts of Gowran, John, Baron (‘Salamander’):
Irish barony, 28
nickname, 28
as ‘Tangerine’, 136
in assault on Brest, 183, 185
Marlborough requests insignia from, 196
at siege of Venlo, 228
at Wesel strategy meeting, 241
Cadogan destroys letters in privateer attack, 254
at Blenheim, 291–2
on Occasional Conformity Bill, 299
and Marlborough’s imperial princedom, 303
qualities, 477
Dalhousie, William Ramsey, 6th Earl of, 326
Dalrymple, Sir John see Stair, 1st Earl of
Danby, Thomas Osborne, 1st Earl of:
aligns England with Dutch against France, 52
as Charles II’s chief minister, 78
achievements, 90
fall and imprisonment, 91
invites William to England, 137
and Anne’s flight from London, 154
Marlborough quarrels with, 169, 173
and Marlborough’s imprisonment in Tower, 180
Danube, river, 249–50, 255, 261, 269, 271, 274, 279, 295
Danvers, Belle, 436, 442
Dare, Thomas, 111
Dartmouth, George Legge, 1st Baron, 10, 59, 82, 95, 97
Dartmouth, William Legge, 1st Earl of, 145–6, 176, 442, 449–50
Davenant, Charles, 31
Davenant, Henry, 217
Davies, Mrs Christian, 265, 277, 296, 348, 405, 428
Davies, Richard, 405, 428
Davis, Mary, 62
Davison, Captain:
killed (1689), 161
Deane,
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