Roderick, last king of the Visigoths, and his dog, 250 Romanus, Emperor, his dream, 427 Rudolph, Archduke of Austria, patron of music, 392-3 Scogan, jester to Edward IV., 329 Sebastian, Don, freak of, 26; decreed plain living, 74; his restlessness, 98; physical strength, 125; fond of hunting, 149 Sophie, Queen of Denmark, story of, 111-2 Stanislaus, ex-King of Poland, his wine, 40; extravagant habits, 41; an epicure, 72; his pie, 73; taste for building, 134; fond of hunting, 151; a card player, 203; his dwarfs, 240; his wit, 285; reply to Voltaire, _ib._; the young actor and, 354-6; his writings, 373-4 Stich, jester of Duke Ludwig of Bavaria, 317 Tarleton, fool of Queen Elizabeth, 331 Tennyson, Lord, and Queen Victoria, 29, 370 Thurneysser, famous astrologer, 404-5 Tippoo Saib, talisman of, 409 Triboulet, fool of Francis I., 320-1 Ulrica, sister of Frederick the Great, her stratagem, 174-5 Ulysses and his hound, 247 Vatel, _chef_ to Louis XIV., his tragic death, 60-1 Victoria, Queen, fond of games, 4; romped with children, 7; morbid tendency, 28; belief in spirits, 29; plain liver, 84; attended races, 220; dwarfs at her Court, 245; love for animals, 255; appreciated wit, 275; patron of the drama, 347; her literary work, 369-70; love of music, 384 Vladislaus, King of Poland, had fits at sight of apples, 86 Wenceslaus, the Emperor, a hard drinker, 39; roasted his cook, 59 William the Conqueror, as chess player, 1; his temperance, 44; physical strength, 124; dwarfs in his retinue, 243; saved by his jester, 329; his bard, 376; disbelief in omens, 396 William Rufus, anecdote of, 424 William III., wore his hat in church, 35; drank ale, 47; joined in debauches, 49, 51; his vulgar behaviour, 79-80; hatred of mourning, 88; fond of coursing, 142; at the cock-fight, 143; a gambler, 198-9; patron of racing, 213; Sir E. Seymour’s retort to, 280; refused to touch for “king’s evil,” 412 William IV., advocate for temperance, 56; his favourite dish, 84; horse-racing in his reign, 219; sale of his stud, 220; patron of golf, 229; appreciated jokes, 274 William I. of Germany, anecdote of, 424 William, Prince, lost in the _White Ship_, 45 William the Silent, story of his spaniel, 257 York, Duke of, afterwards James II., story of, 49; entertainments at Edinburgh, 164; played golf, 228, and pall-mall, 231 York, Frederick, Duke of, a lover of the turf, 218 THE END Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO. Edinburgh & London FOOTNOTES: [1] See Strutt’s “Sports and Pastimes.” [2] See Smiles’ “Life and Labour,” p. 338. [3] W. R. Morfill, “Russia,” pp. 253-254. [4] Dr. Doran’s “Monarchs Retired from Business,” vol. ii. p. 249. [5] Doran’s “Monarchs Retired from Business.” [6] “History of France,” vol. iii. pp. 191-192.