XXIV. THE MAYPOLE DUCHESS 316
XXV. THE ROMANCE OF FAMILY TREES 326




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ELIZABETH, DUCHESS OF HAMILTON _Frontispiece_
FRANCES, DUCHESS OF RICHMOND _to face page_ 18
MARGUERITE, COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON 98
SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH 110
LOUISE, DUCHESS OF PORTSMOUTH 184
HARRIET, DUCHESS OF ST ALBANS 252
ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL OF LEICESTER 266
MARIA, COUNTESS OF COVENTRY 288




LOVE ROMANCES OF THE ARISTOCRACY.




CHAPTER I

A PRINCESS OF PRUDES