Visit of William IV.--Alterations contemplated--Visit of the King and Queen--Story of the Duke of Cambridge--Alterations in the Pavilion--The Royal Family snowed up Queen Victoria's first visit--Second visit--Third, with the Royal children--Fourth, and last--The Pavilion dismantled--Sold to the Corporation of Brighton 301-308 [Illustration: Decorative motif] [Illustration: Decorative scroll] ILLUSTRATIONS MRS. FITZHERBERT. _Condé, after Cosway._ 1792. _Frontispiece_ ATTACK MADE BY THE FRENCH UPON BRIGHTHELMSTONE, 1545 _To face p._ 9 GEORGE IV. AS PRINCE OF WALES. (_Artist unknown._) _February 1, 1782_ " 36 GEORGEY IN THE COALHOLE. _Gillray._ _July 1, 1800_ " 53 RETURNING FROM BROOKS'S. _Gillray._ _April 18, 1784_ " 72 WIFE AND NO WIFE; OR, A TRIP TO THE CONTINENT. _Gillray._ _March 27, 1786_ " 92 LOVE'S LAST SHIFT. _Gillray._ _February 26, 1787_ " 102 CAPTAIN MORRIS. _Gillray._ _July 23, 1790_ " 157 A VOLUPTUARY UNDER THE HORRORS OF DIGESTION. _Gillray._ _July 2, 1792_ " 167 THE RAGE. _Newton_ or _O'Keefe_ del., _W. Hintin_ sculpt. _November 22, 1794_ " 177 THE GUARDIAN ANGEL. _Gillray._ _April 22, 1805_ " 211 HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. _J. R. Cruikshank._ _March 25, 1819_ " 256 WEST FRONT OF THE PAVILION. _A. Pugin._ 1825 " 271 [Illustration: Decorative motif] [Illustration: Decorative motif] FLORIZEL'S FOLLY CHAPTER I. Early history of Brighthelmstone--Domesday Book--The Flemings--The French harry the South Coast--At Brighthelmstone--Defences of the town--Rumours of the Spanish Armada--Armament of the town.