44 A CERTAIN RECEPTIVENESS ... IT WAS PATRIOTIC: A CERTAIN RECEPTIVENESS ... IT WAS PATRIOTIC: Feb. 1871, Rohl, Feb. 1871, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 178.

45 GROW UP IN IGNORANCE: GROW UP IN IGNORANCE: V to QV, 30 Jan. 1871, Fulford, V to QV, 30 Jan. 1871, Fulford, Darling Child Darling Child, p. 316.

46 PERPETUAL RENUNCIATION: PERPETUAL RENUNCIATION: See Rohl, See Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 170.

47 THE GRIM POETRY: THE GRIM POETRY: Wilhelm II, Wilhelm II, My Early Life My Early Life, p. 20.

48 HE IS VERY ... HIS BEING: HE IS VERY ... HIS BEING: V to Fritz, 22 Dec. 1870, Rohl, V to Fritz, 22 Dec. 1870, Rohl, Young William Young William, pp. 17173, 199200.

49 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE: IT IS IMPOSSIBLE: F. Ponsonby, F. Ponsonby, Empress Frederick Empress Frederick, p. 168.

50 GRASP HOLD ... HUMILIATION: GRASP HOLD ... HUMILIATION: Kohut, Kohut, Wilhelm II Wilhelm II, p. 41.

51 FALSE ESTIMATION: FALSE ESTIMATION: Rohl, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 199.

52 WHEN n.o.bODY LOOKED: WHEN n.o.bODY LOOKED: Wilhelm II, Wilhelm II, Aus meinem Leben Aus meinem Leben, p. 30.

53 THE IMPOSSIBLE WAS: THE IMPOSSIBLE WAS: Wilhelm II, Wilhelm II, My Early Life My Early Life, p. 18.

54 b.u.t.tON HER OWN BOOTS: b.u.t.tON HER OWN BOOTS: See Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess, See Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess, Things Things, p. 5.

55 POOR BOY'S: POOR BOY'S: Rohl, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 195.

56 WHAT WE WILL DO: WHAT WE WILL DO: Pakula, Pakula, An Uncommon An Uncommon, p. 363.

57 HE WAS THE ACKNOWLEDGED: HE WAS THE ACKNOWLEDGED: Anonymous, Anonymous, Recollections Recollections, p. 79.

58 EL DORADO: EL DORADO: Rohl, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 367.

59 LIKE ALL: LIKE ALL: Balfour, Balfour, The Kaiser The Kaiser, p. 80.

60 COMPLETE FAILURE: COMPLETE FAILURE: Rohl, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 227.

61 COLDNESS: COLDNESS: Cecil, Cecil, Wilhelm Wilhelm, 1, p. 35.

62 BEFORE I ENTERED: BEFORE I ENTERED: Cecil in Rohl and Sombart (eds.), p. 98. Cecil in Rohl and Sombart (eds.), p. 98.

63 BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT: BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT: Viereck, p. 38. Viereck, p. 38.

64 HIS MILITARY ADJUTANT: HIS MILITARY ADJUTANT: Cecil, Cecil, Wilhelm Wilhelm, 1, p. 60 60.

65 A HIGH SPIRITED: A HIGH SPIRITED: Pless, p. 93. Pless, p. 93.

66 NOTHING SHORT OF: NOTHING SHORT OF: Rohl, Rohl, The Kaiser The Kaiser, p. 83.

67 I HAVE KNOWN: I HAVE KNOWN: Rohl and Bellaigue, p. 188. Rohl and Bellaigue, p. 188.

68 DER LIEBCHEN: DER LIEBCHEN: Hull, Hull, The Entourage The Entourage, p. 199.

69 PRINCE WILHELM IS: PRINCE WILHELM IS: Rohl, in Sombart and Rohl (eds.), p. 33. Rohl, in Sombart and Rohl (eds.), p. 33.

70 THE PRINCE IS: THE PRINCE IS: Waldersee 1, 26 Dec. 1884, p. 247. Waldersee 1, 26 Dec. 1884, p. 247.

71 SELF-WILLED: SELF-WILLED: 6 Jan. 1884, Holstein, 2, p. 46. 6 Jan. 1884, Holstein, 2, p. 46.

72 w.i.l.l.y AND HENRY: w.i.l.l.y AND HENRY: V to QV, 18 Jan. 1882, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/36/5. V to QV, 18 Jan. 1882, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/36/5.

73 THE VISIT WAS: THE VISIT WAS: For Wilhelm's account, see Wilhelm II, For Wilhelm's account, see Wilhelm II, My Early Life My Early Life, pp. 24547, 322.

74 A BLUNT SOLDIER ... A SERIES OF NOTES: A BLUNT SOLDIER ... A SERIES OF NOTES: W to Tsar Alexander, 13 March 1885, Lee, 1, pp. 48586; see also Rohl, W to Tsar Alexander, 13 March 1885, Lee, 1, pp. 48586; see also Rohl, Young Wilhelm Young Wilhelm, p. 441 (for the original French of these letters, quoted both in Sir S. Lee and J. Rohl, see Polovtsova, Krasny Arkhiv Krasny Arkhiv, 2, pp. 12026).

75 IT WOULD BE SUCH A: IT WOULD BE SUCH A: 3 May 1885, Rohl, ibid., p. 446. 3 May 1885, Rohl, ibid., p. 446.

76 AS INTERESTING: AS INTERESTING: Tsar Alexander III to W, 7 [OS]/19 May 1885, Geheimes Staatsarchiv, HA Rep 53 J Lit R Nr 6. Tsar Alexander III to W, 7 [OS]/19 May 1885, Geheimes Staatsarchiv, HA Rep 53 J Lit R Nr 6.

77 OBSEQUIOUS: OBSEQUIOUS: Witte, pp. 4013. Witte, pp. 4013.

78 THE TSAR TOLD HIM: THE TSAR TOLD HIM: Rohl, Rohl, Young Wilhelm Young Wilhelm, p. 582.

79 THAT VERY FOOLISH: THAT VERY FOOLISH: QV to V, 13 Feb. 1885, Fulford, QV to V, 13 Feb. 1885, Fulford, Beloved Mama Beloved Mama, p. 183.

80 CLUB THE BATTENBERGER: CLUB THE BATTENBERGER: Rohl, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 517.

81 THE DREAM OF MY: THE DREAM OF MY: 23 April 1887, F. Ponsonby, 23 April 1887, F. Ponsonby, Letters of Letters of, p. 215.

82 HE IS A HE IS A CARD CARD: V to QV, 26 March 1887, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/39/13. V to QV, 26 March 1887, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/39/13.

83 HE HATES HER: HE HATES HER: Radolinsky to Holstein, 4 July 1887, Holstein, 3, p. 214. Radolinsky to Holstein, 4 July 1887, Holstein, 3, p. 214.

84 TO PROVE TO: TO PROVE TO: Herbert von Bismarck 1891, quoted in Rohl, Herbert von Bismarck 1891, quoted in Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 688.

85 IT WAS HIGH TIME: IT WAS HIGH TIME: 1 June 1887, Eulenburg, 1, p. 225. 1 June 1887, Eulenburg, 1, p. 225.

86 IN DEEP GRIEF: IN DEEP GRIEF: Radolinsky to Holstein, 10 Nov. 1887, Holstein, 3, p. 227. Radolinsky to Holstein, 10 Nov. 1887, Holstein, 3, p. 227.

87 THE SLIGHTEST POSSIBLE: THE SLIGHTEST POSSIBLE: Kennan, p. 366. Kennan, p. 366.

88 HM DID NOT ... THE OPPOSITE: HM DID NOT ... THE OPPOSITE: Rohl, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 744.

2 GEORGE COMING SECOND COMING SECOND 1865 1865.

1 ITS EMPIRE OF 9.5 MILLION: ITS EMPIRE OF 9.5 MILLION: See Ferguson, See Ferguson, Empire Empire, p. 240; also source of other figures.

2 RETIRED WIDOW ... INSINUATED ITSELF: RETIRED WIDOW ... INSINUATED ITSELF: Bagehot, Bagehot, English Const.i.tution English Const.i.tution, Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 38, 48.

3 THE MOST UNMILITARY AND THE RICHEST: THE MOST UNMILITARY AND THE RICHEST: For more on this, see Lieven, For more on this, see Lieven, Aristocracy Aristocracy.

4 THE COMFORTABLE PRODUCTS: THE COMFORTABLE PRODUCTS: Nabokov, p. 79. Nabokov, p. 79.

5 I HAD NO CHILDHOOD ... DUTIES: I HAD NO CHILDHOOD ... DUTIES: Plumptre, p. 24. Plumptre, p. 24.

6 HIS INTELLECT: HIS INTELLECT: Weintraub, Weintraub, Victoria Victoria, p. 274.

7 OH! THAT BOY: OH! THAT BOY: Fulford, Fulford, Dearest Mama Dearest Mama, p. 152.

8 AN AIR OF: AN AIR OF: Zola, Zola, Nana Nana, ch. 5.

9 THE SPECIAL JOKE ... ADMIRE THIS: THE SPECIAL JOKE ... ADMIRE THIS: Bradford, pp. 21, 11. Bradford, pp. 21, 11.

10 ARE YOU AWARE: ARE YOU AWARE: Weintraub, Weintraub, Victoria Victoria, p. 321.

11 THE MELANCHOLY: THE MELANCHOLY: Battis...o...b.., p. 216. Battis...o...b.., p. 216.

12 HE HAD: HE HAD: Lord Greville quoted in Plumptre, pp. 1718. Lord Greville quoted in Plumptre, pp. 1718.

13 VERY SMALL: VERY SMALL: Hibbert, p. 138. Hibbert, p. 138.

14 I CANNOT ADMIRE: I CANNOT ADMIRE: Rose, p. 1. Rose, p. 1.

15 OH! IF BERTIE'S: OH! IF BERTIE'S: QV to V, 13 Feb. 1864, Fulford, QV to V, 13 Feb. 1864, Fulford, Dearest Mama Dearest Mama, p. 45.

16 HOW I HATE: HOW I HATE: A to Dagmar, 10 Feb. 1864, Klausen, A to Dagmar, 10 Feb. 1864, Klausen, Alexandra Alexandra, p. 88.

17 THE ROUGH, OFF-HAND: THE ROUGH, OFF-HAND: Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, pp. 22627. Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, pp. 22627.

18 HE EVEN WROTE REGULAR: HE EVEN WROTE REGULAR: The letters are now in the Russian archives at GARF. The letters are now in the Russian archives at GARF.

19 TRASH: TRASH: F. Ponsonby, F. Ponsonby, My Recollections My Recollections, p. 134.

20 THEY ARE DEAR: THEY ARE DEAR: QV to V, 2 June 1874, Fulford, QV to V, 2 June 1874, Fulford, Darling Child Darling Child, p. 140.

21 THE PRINCESS SAID ... THEM AT ALL: THE PRINCESS SAID ... THEM AT ALL: Gore, pp. 14, 17 n. 1. Gore, pp. 14, 17 n. 1.

22 MOST WRETCHED: MOST WRETCHED: QV to V, 27 Jan. 1869, Fulford, QV to V, 27 Jan. 1869, Fulford, Your Dear Letter Your Dear Letter, p. 222.

23 AS A SMALL BOY: AS A SMALL BOY: Newnes, p. 8. Newnes, p. 8.

24 A JOLLY ... THE CLEVEREST: A JOLLY ... THE CLEVEREST: Gore, p. 14. Gore, p. 14.

25 FAIRY-LIKE: FAIRY-LIKE: QV to V, 10 Feb. 1869, Fulford, QV to V, 10 Feb. 1869, Fulford, Your Dear Letter Your Dear Letter, p. 223.

26 THE HOUSE OF: THE HOUSE OF: Owen Morshead in Lees-Milne, p. 230. Owen Morshead in Lees-Milne, p. 230.

27 BUT I THOUGHT: BUT I THOUGHT: Quoted in Bradford, p. 12. Quoted in Bradford, p. 12.

28 ALEXANDRA'S DEAFNESS: ALEXANDRA'S DEAFNESS: Footnote, Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 113. Footnote, Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 113.

29 TO MATURITY AND: TO MATURITY AND: Gore, p. 9. Gore, p. 9.

30 I SHALL ... LITTLE FACE: I SHALL ... LITTLE FACE: Battis...o...b.., p. 143. Battis...o...b.., p. 143.

31 MY OWN DARLING: MY OWN DARLING: Gore, p. 26. Gore, p. 26.

32 BULLIED THE WHOLE: BULLIED THE WHOLE: Lees-Milne, p. 224. Lees-Milne, p. 224.

33 JUST A GLORIFIED: JUST A GLORIFIED: Vorres, p. 53. Vorres, p. 53.

34 MAMA: MAMA: Battis...o...b.., p. 242. Battis...o...b.., p. 242.

35 CONSTANTLY HE: CONSTANTLY HE: Gore, p. 74. Gore, p. 74.

36 WITH A SOFTENING: WITH A SOFTENING: Rose, p. 53. Rose, p. 53.

37 BE HIS SLAVE: BE HIS SLAVE: Bradford, p. 18. Bradford, p. 18.

38 STILTED AND: STILTED AND: Gore, p. 177. Gore, p. 177.

39 LOVABLE: LOVABLE: F. Ponsonby, F. Ponsonby, My Recollections My Recollections, p. 275.

40 RATHER AFRAID OF: RATHER AFRAID OF: Cook, Cook, Prince Eddy Prince Eddy, p. 109.

41 IF CHILDREN: IF CHILDREN: Battis...o...b.., p. 121. Battis...o...b.., p. 121.

42 A LETTER FROM: A LETTER FROM: See Magnus, p. 172. See Magnus, p. 172.

43 ABNORMALLY DORMANT: ABNORMALLY DORMANT: Rose, p. 8. Rose, p. 8.

44 SOME AFFLICTION OF: SOME AFFLICTION OF: Lees-Milne, p. 231. Lees-Milne, p. 231.

45 FRETFULNESS: FRETFULNESS: Rose, p. 6. Rose, p. 6.

46 I AM SO SORRY: I AM SO SORRY: W to QV, 20 May 1869, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/78/3. W to QV, 20 May 1869, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/78/3.

47 ADMITTING ME INTO: ADMITTING ME INTO: W to QV, 28 Jan. 1877, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/64/104. W to QV, 28 Jan. 1877, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/64/104.

48 BE VERY PUNCTUAL: BE VERY PUNCTUAL: QV to G, 1 June 1873, Nicolson, QV to G, 1 June 1873, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 10.

49 GOOD BOYS: GOOD BOYS: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 14.

50 PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR REQUIRES: PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR REQUIRES: Ibid., pp. 1213. Ibid., pp. 1213.

51 A VERY ROUGH: A VERY ROUGH: Gore, p. 12. Gore, p. 12.

52 I COULD NEVER: I COULD NEVER: St. Aubyn, St. Aubyn, Edward VII Edward VII, p. 243.

53 IS THERE NOT: IS THERE NOT: Lord Derby to Disraeli, quoted in Weintraub, Lord Derby to Disraeli, quoted in Weintraub, Victoria Victoria, p. 411.

54 IT NEVER DID: IT NEVER DID: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 15.