Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II., 50-1; fond of dancing, 104-5; love of sport, 140; masquerading adventures, 161; frolic at Saffron Walden, 182; fond of cards, 196; played on Sunday, 197; wore low-necked dresses, 290; wore short skirts, 298; patroness of Italian opera, 380 Catherine II., a plain liver, 72; fond of the ballet, 108; anecdote of, _ib._; ruse practised on Joseph II., 175; enjoyed whist, 193; fond of animals, 261; caged her perruquier, 302-3; literary powers, 372 Catherine de Medicis, belief in astrologers, 398-9 Catherine Parr. _See_ Katherine Charlemagne, an epicure, 57-8; his strength, 124; his water clock, 128; devoted to the chase, 144; privilege granted to hounds, 248; taste for music, 385; his talisman, 408 Charles I., a chess-player, 3; secret obligations of, 13; his abstemiousness, 48; encouragement of the masque, 160; journey to Spain incognito, 181-2; horse-racing in his reign, 208; played at golf, 228, and bowls, 229-30; athletic feats of, 232; his Court dwarf, 244; opinion on dogs, 252; his whipping-boy, 307; patron of the drama, 340; his literary ability, 365-6; predictions of his death, 420-1; consulted astrologers, 421 Charles II., his debauches, 49-50; tea introduced by his queen, 50; his gastronomic tastes, 78; knighting of a sirloin, 78; his table pillaged, 79; fond of dancing, 103-4, and of masquerading, 161; gambling in his reign, 196; encouraged horse-racing, 209-12; fire at Newmarket, 211; Rye House Plot, 211-2; bred race-horses, 212; a tennis player, 226; his walking powers, 232; fond of dogs, 252-3; the pickpocket and, 268; rejoinder to Dr. Stillingfleet, 269; victim of a joke, _ib._; low-necked dresses in his reign, 289-90; his jester, 333; fond of theatricals, 340; anecdote of, 341; poetical talent, 366-7; account of battle of Worcester, 367; his taste for music, 381; touched for “king’s evil,” 411 Charles of Austria, died of eating mushrooms, 74 Charles the Bold, his Court fool, 320 Charles Edward, Prince, capture of his baggage, 410 Charles the Fat, his excuse, 10 Charles V. of France, tennis in his reign, 227 Charles VI. of France, fond of disguises, 169-70; narrow escape, 170; a gambler, 184; his cards, 185 Charles VII. of France, fond of pleasure, 39; his Scots archers, 236; introduced long coats, 288-9 Charles VIII. of France, death of, 8 Charles IX. of France, his excesses, 21; disguise, 171; partiality for dwarfs, 239 Charles X. of France, flight of, 147-8; a whist player, 192; joke of, 278 Charles III. of Mantua, his disguises, 179 Charles II. of Spain, played at “jouchets,” 5; opened coffins, 27; his wild fancies, 90 Charles III. of Spain, devoted to hunting, 150-1 Charles IV. of Spain, fond of hunting, 151; his wit and spirit, 287