The Youth of Caroline Matilda--Memoirs of an Unfortunate Queen--Education of the Princess--Specimens of her Correspondence--Proposal of Marriage--Caroline Matilda's Feelings--The Royal Assent--Death of the King of Denmark--Public Opinion--The Marriage Portion--The Marriage--Farewell to England--Landing in Denmark--Enthusiastic Reception 33 CHAPTER III. THE DANISH COURT. Birth of Christian VII.--Death of his Mother--Juliana Maria--The Chronique Scandaleuse--A Severe Task-Master--The Prince's Education--Reverdil--Curious Delusions--The King's Illness and Death--Accession of Christian--Court Intrigues--The Triumvirate--Royal Marriages 50 CHAPTER IV. THE HAPPY COUPLE. The Meeting at Roeskilde--Entrance into Copenhagen--The Queen's Household--The Royal Family--Court Amusements--Travelling Impressions--The Coronation--The First Quarrel--The King goes to Holstein--Death of the Duke of York--Milady--Reverdil leaves the Court--The New Favourite--Strange Conduct of the King 83 CHAPTER V. THE KING ON HIS TRAVELS. Birth of the Crown Prince--Behaviour of the King--Removal of Milady--Enevold Brandt--Dismissal of the Grande Maîtresse--Baron Schimmelmann--Brandt's Attack on Holck--His Banishment--The King's Journey--The Holstein-Gottorp Exchange--Struensee appointed Physician--Arrival in England 108 CHAPTER VI. CHRISTIAN IN ENGLAND. George III.--The Journey to Town--The Stable Yard--Horace Walpole--The First Meeting of the Kings--The Princess of Wales--Festivities--Christian made a D.C.L.--The City Banquet--The Bill of Fare--The Ball in the Haymarket--Christian takes Leave--Anecdotes 134 CHAPTER VII. CHRISTIAN IN PARIS. Caroline Matilda at Home--Court Intrigues--France under Louis XV.--Manners of the Eighteenth Century--The Dubarry--French Ladies--Casanova--Louis XV. and Christian--Festivities--Poetical Flummery--Christian's Private Amusements--The Homeward Journey--Return to Copenhagen 159 CHAPTER VIII. JOHN FREDERICK STRUENSEE. The Interim Ministry--State of the Nation--The King's Health--The Duke of Gloucester--Struensee--His Education and Career--His Friends--Schack zu Rantzau--The Travelling Surgeon--The Court Doctor--The Parties at Court--Plans of Caroline Matilda 188 CHAPTER IX. THE COURT DOCTOR. The Queen's Illness--The New Doctor--The Favourite--Court Revels--The Small-Pox--The Queen's Friend--A Trip to Holstein--Recall of Brandt--Sad Scenes at Court--Downfall Holck--Rantzau-Ascheberg--The Foreign Envoys--Presentation of Colours 215 CHAPTER X.