55 IT IS A MISFORTUNE: IT IS A MISFORTUNE: Cannadine, Cannadine, Decline Decline, p. 369.

56 BEAR LONDON: BEAR LONDON: 21 May 1894, in St. Aubyn, 21 May 1894, in St. Aubyn, Royal George Royal George, p. 300.

57 NOT FOR THEIR: NOT FOR THEIR: Gore, p. 126. Gore, p. 126.

58 REACTIONARY ... DEFERENCE: REACTIONARY ... DEFERENCE: A. Ponsonby, A. Ponsonby, The Decline of the Aristocracy The Decline of the Aristocracy, pp. 14244.

59 EVERY TIME I: EVERY TIME I: Journal, Sept. 1897, Journal, Sept. 1897, LQV LQV, 3.3, p. 202.

60 YOU KNOW BY THIS: YOU KNOW BY THIS: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary Queen Mary, p. 280.

61 I KNOW THAT YOU ... SUCCESS: I KNOW THAT YOU ... SUCCESS: Ibid., p. 368. Ibid., p. 368.

62 DO TRY TO: DO TRY TO: Ibid., p. 279. Ibid., p. 279.

63 HER JEALOUSY: HER JEALOUSY: Airlie, p. 107. Airlie, p. 107.

64 WHICH CERTAINLY GIVES: WHICH CERTAINLY GIVES: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary Queen Mary, p. 282.

65 SO MY POOR: SO MY POOR: Battis...o...b.., p. 258. Battis...o...b.., p. 258.

66 DREADFUL RUSSIAN: DREADFUL RUSSIAN: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary Queen Mary, p. 52.

67 SOMETIMES: SOMETIMES: Gore, p. 129. Gore, p. 129.

68 A LIFE OF: A LIFE OF: Brown, p. 29. Brown, p. 29.

69 SACRIFICED EVERYTHING: SACRIFICED EVERYTHING: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary Queen Mary, pp. 42324.

70 KING GEORGE V: KING GEORGE V: F. Ponsonby, F. Ponsonby, My Recollections My Recollections, p. 279.

71 NO ONE EVER: NO ONE EVER: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary Queen Mary, p. 292.

72 JUST A LITTLE BIT: JUST A LITTLE BIT: Rose, p. 64. Rose, p. 64.

73 OFF THE RECORD: OFF THE RECORD: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Lonely Business Lonely Business, p. 214.

74 I DID NOT THINK: I DID NOT THINK: G to N, 21 Dec. 1901, GARF 601/1/1219. G to N, 21 Dec. 1901, GARF 601/1/1219.

75 PRINCESS MAY WILL: PRINCESS MAY WILL: 14 Dec. 1897, Mallet, p. 121. 14 Dec. 1897, Mallet, p. 121.

76 PRINCESS MAY IS VERY: PRINCESS MAY IS VERY: 3 Aug. 1898, ibid., p. 137. 3 Aug. 1898, ibid., p. 137.

77 HARD CRUST OF: HARD CRUST OF: Airlie, p. 102. Airlie, p. 102.

78 SHE WAS A DIFFERENT: SHE WAS A DIFFERENT: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Lonely Business Lonely Business, p. 215.

79 HE RETAINED A ... THE SPIRIT: HE RETAINED A ... THE SPIRIT: Windsor, Windsor, A King's A King's, p. 8.

80 GET IT OUT: GET IT OUT: Bradford, p. 38. Bradford, p. 38.

81 REVOLTING ... CRY OVER IT: REVOLTING ... CRY OVER IT: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 39.

82 THE TRAGEDY WAS: THE TRAGEDY WAS: Airlie, pp. 11213. Airlie, pp. 11213.

83 BATHED IN PERPETUAL: BATHED IN PERPETUAL: Windsor, Windsor, A King's A King's, p. 47.

84 HE WAS MORE OF: HE WAS MORE OF: "Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret," Channel 4, 17 Nov. 2008. "Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret," Channel 4, 17 Nov. 2008.

85 WAS RELIABLE, BUT: WAS RELIABLE, BUT: Metternich to Bulow, 23 Feb. 1900, Auswartiges Amt, Russland No. 82/1/Bd 42, R10661. Metternich to Bulow, 23 Feb. 1900, Auswartiges Amt, Russland No. 82/1/Bd 42, R10661.

86 REMARKABLE SUCCESS ... DISTRICTS: REMARKABLE SUCCESS ... DISTRICTS: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 57.

87 I WISH THAT THE NEWSPAPERS: I WISH THAT THE NEWSPAPERS: 6 Jan. 1896, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/500/6. 6 Jan. 1896, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/500/6.

88 WE ARE SO ACTIVELY: WE ARE SO ACTIVELY: 5 Nov. 1896, Mallet, p. 95. 5 Nov. 1896, Mallet, p. 95.

89 SWINE ... HALF-WITS: SWINE ... HALF-WITS: Lincoln, p. 590. Lincoln, p. 590.

90 MADE HIM ANGRY: MADE HIM ANGRY: Nicholas II, Nicholas II, Journal Journal, p. 141.

91 HOW THEY ARE MADE: HOW THEY ARE MADE: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 758. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 758.

92 HE DOUBTED IF: HE DOUBTED IF: O'Conor to FO, 24 Jan. 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/32. O'Conor to FO, 24 Jan. 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/32.

93 NEVER SET THE RUSSIAN: NEVER SET THE RUSSIAN: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 758. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 758.

94 THAT IN GERMANY: THAT IN GERMANY: Bulow, 1, p. 314. Bulow, 1, p. 314.

95 BRITISH PAPERS HAD CIRCULATIONS: BRITISH PAPERS HAD CIRCULATIONS: See Lucy Brown, pp. 4853; see also Alan J. Lee. See Lucy Brown, pp. 4853; see also Alan J. Lee.

96 FOR THOSE WHO COULD: FOR THOSE WHO COULD: Roberts, pp. 66768. Roberts, pp. 66768.

97 I AM THE SOLE: I AM THE SOLE: W to E, 30 Dec. 1901, RA VIC/MAIN/X/37/51. W to E, 30 Dec. 1901, RA VIC/MAIN/X/37/51.

98 PUBLIC OPINION: PUBLIC OPINION: Bulow, 1, p. 314. Bulow, 1, p. 314.

99 PROBABLY IN NO OTHER: PROBABLY IN NO OTHER: Lerman, p. 120. Lerman, p. 120.

100 ALL PARTIES WERE: ALL PARTIES WERE: Rosen, 1, pp. 19091. Rosen, 1, pp. 19091.

9 IMPERIAL IMPERATIVES 18981901 1 THE BAD FEELING: THE BAD FEELING: QV to V, 18 Aug. 1897, Ramm, p. 206. QV to V, 18 Aug. 1897, Ramm, p. 206.

2 SIR THOMAS SANDERSON: SIR THOMAS SANDERSON: Steiner and Neilson, pp. 6869. Steiner and Neilson, pp. 6869.

3 READ MORE MACHIAVELLI: READ MORE MACHIAVELLI: Balfour, Balfour, The Kaiser The Kaiser, p. 202.

4 HE IS SO: HE IS SO: Craig, pp. 27374. Craig, pp. 27374.

5 NOT LIVE: NOT LIVE: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 1027. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 1027.

6 BALFOUR'S MANNERISM: BALFOUR'S MANNERISM: Tuchman, Tuchman, Proud Tower Proud Tower, p. 227.

7 THE MOST WISELY: THE MOST WISELY: Bulow, 4, p. 625. Bulow, 4, p. 625.

8 REALLY HONEST: REALLY HONEST: Kennedy, Kennedy, The Rise The Rise, p. 227.

9 WITH INDIFFERENCE: WITH INDIFFERENCE: Bulow, 4, p. 159. Bulow, 4, p. 159.

10 WE WOULD DEFINITELY: WE WOULD DEFINITELY: Cecil, Cecil, Wilhelm Wilhelm, 2, p. 75.

11 FOR GERMANY: FOR GERMANY: 15 June 1897, ibid., p. 224. 15 June 1897, ibid., p. 224.

12 INTERNATIONAL CONSEQUENCES: INTERNATIONAL CONSEQUENCES: See Bigge to QV, 14 March 1898, RA VIC/MAIN/I/61/31. See Bigge to QV, 14 March 1898, RA VIC/MAIN/I/61/31.

13 SILLY BOY: SILLY BOY: Lee, 1, p. 735. Lee, 1, p. 735.

14 HE WOULD EAT: HE WOULD EAT: Warwick, p. 47. Warwick, p. 47.

15 TO GO TO WAR: TO GO TO WAR: Balfour, Balfour, Britain and Britain and, p. 239.

16 THE ONE THAT: THE ONE THAT: Ibid., p. 243. Ibid., p. 243.

17 WORLD-SAVING IDEA: WORLD-SAVING IDEA: V to W, 31 May 1898, Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 976. V to W, 31 May 1898, Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 976.

18 I FOR THE LAST THREE: I FOR THE LAST THREE: W to V, 1 June 1898, Holstein, 4, p. 82. W to V, 1 June 1898, Holstein, 4, p. 82.

19 WE MUST HOLD: WE MUST HOLD: Kennedy, Kennedy, The Rise The Rise, p. 235.

20 SHAMELESS SCOUNDREL!: SHAMELESS SCOUNDREL!: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 981. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 981.

21 PRINCESS BEATRICE: PRINCESS BEATRICE: 20 July 1898, Eulenburg, 3, no. 1381. 20 July 1898, Eulenburg, 3, no. 1381.

22 SOMETHING BETWEEN A: SOMETHING BETWEEN A: W to V, 2 Aug. 1898, W to V, 2 Aug. 1898, LQV LQV, 3.3, pp. 26263.

23 HE TOLD THE QUEEN: HE TOLD THE QUEEN: Salisbury to QV, 1 Aug. 1898, RA VIC/MAIN/I/61/57. Salisbury to QV, 1 Aug. 1898, RA VIC/MAIN/I/61/57.

24 HE NOTED THAT: HE NOTED THAT: Lascelles to Knollys, 24 March 1905, RA VIC/MAIN/W/45/146. Lascelles to Knollys, 24 March 1905, RA VIC/MAIN/W/45/146.

25 HE TOLD PHILIPP ZU EULENBURG: HE TOLD PHILIPP ZU EULENBURG: Zedlitz-Trutzschler, 10 Oct. 1905, pp. 15051. Zedlitz-Trutzschler, 10 Oct. 1905, pp. 15051.

26 ABOUT GRAND MAMMA AND: ABOUT GRAND MAMMA AND: Cecil Spring-Rice, quoted in Steinberg, "The Kaiser and the British," p. 124. Cecil Spring-Rice, quoted in Steinberg, "The Kaiser and the British," p. 124.

27 SCANT CONSIDERATION ... INSTRUCTIONS: SCANT CONSIDERATION ... INSTRUCTIONS: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 983. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 983.

28 THE MOMENT: THE MOMENT: W to V, 20 Nov. 1898, ibid., p. 985. W to V, 20 Nov. 1898, ibid., p. 985.

29 I ATTEMPTED ... HALF AN HOUR: I ATTEMPTED ... HALF AN HOUR: Lascelles to Salisbury, 21 Dec. 1898, Gooch and Temperley, 1, pp. 1024. Lascelles to Salisbury, 21 Dec. 1898, Gooch and Temperley, 1, pp. 1024.

30 YOU CANNOT HAVE ... HIS SIDE: YOU CANNOT HAVE ... HIS SIDE: Bulow quoted, 3 Nov. 1904, Zedlitz-Trutzschler, pp. 93, 27. Bulow quoted, 3 Nov. 1904, Zedlitz-Trutzschler, pp. 93, 27.

31 GRANDMAMA REFUSED TO: GRANDMAMA REFUSED TO: Grierson to Bigge, 1 April 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/9a. Grierson to Bigge, 1 April 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/9a.

32 UNIVERSAL PEACE ... TO AVERT: UNIVERSAL PEACE ... TO AVERT: Tuchman, Tuchman, Proud Tower Proud Tower, pp. 21213.

33 THE GREATEST LIVING: THE GREATEST LIVING: Stead, Aug. 1898, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/62, see also Tuchman, Stead, Aug. 1898, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/62, see also Tuchman, Proud Tower Proud Tower, p. 230.

34 NICKY IS QUITE: NICKY IS QUITE: V to QV, 31 Aug. 1898, Ramm, p. 218. V to QV, 31 Aug. 1898, Ramm, p. 218.

35 DODGE ... NOR WE: DODGE ... NOR WE: Warwick, p. 138. Warwick, p. 138.

36 IMAGINE!: IMAGINE!: Tuchman, Tuchman, Proud Tower Proud Tower, p. 224.

37 EXCHANGING VIEWS: EXCHANGING VIEWS: Neilson, p. 118. Neilson, p. 118.

38 WOULD UNDERMINE: WOULD UNDERMINE: Mackenzie Wallace to E, 1903, RA VIC/MAIN/W/44/15. Mackenzie Wallace to E, 1903, RA VIC/MAIN/W/44/15.

39 NO TRIUMPH: NO TRIUMPH: Fromkin, p. 41. Fromkin, p. 41.

40 HONEST COLLISION: HONEST COLLISION: A. J. Mahan, "The Conference and the Moral Aspect of War," A. J. Mahan, "The Conference and the Moral Aspect of War," North American Review North American Review, Oct. 1899.

41 EVERY OPPORTUNITY: EVERY OPPORTUNITY: QV to N, 1 March 1899, GARF 601/1/1194. QV to N, 1 March 1899, GARF 601/1/1194.

42 TO SET [RUSSIA]: TO SET [RUSSIA]: Journal, 17 Feb. 1899, Journal, 17 Feb. 1899, LQV LQV, 3.3, p. 340.

43 I AM SO HAPPY: I AM SO HAPPY: N to QV, 13 March 1899, GARF 601/1/1111. N to QV, 13 March 1899, GARF 601/1/1111.

44 OFFERED TO HELP: OFFERED TO HELP: See Journal, 28 Oct. 1898, See Journal, 28 Oct. 1898, LQV LQV, 3.3, p. 300; see also Scott to Salisbury, 17 Nov. 1898, RA VIC/H/48/63.

45 ALL THAT RUSSIA: ALL THAT RUSSIA: N to QV, 13 March 1899, GARF 601/1/1111. N to QV, 13 March 1899, GARF 601/1/1111.

46 MOURAVIEFF [SIC] IS A TERRIBLE: MOURAVIEFF [SIC] IS A TERRIBLE: Neilson, p. 202. Neilson, p. 202.

47 HIS CONSISTENT: HIS CONSISTENT: Grierson to Lascelles, 5 May 1899, Grierson to Lascelles, 5 May 1899, LQV LQV, 3.3, pp. 35759.

48 SLIGHTLY MAD: SLIGHTLY MAD: Grierson to Bigge, 4 May 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/10a. Grierson to Bigge, 4 May 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/10a.

49 I CANNOT HELP: I CANNOT HELP: P. Kennedy, P. Kennedy, The Samoan Tangle The Samoan Tangle, Dublin, Irish University Press, 1984.

50 THIS WAY OF TREATING ... OF CIVILITY: THIS WAY OF TREATING ... OF CIVILITY: W to QV, 18 May 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/14. W to QV, 18 May 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/14.

51 I DOUBT: I DOUBT: QV to W, 12 June 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/18. QV to W, 12 June 1899, RA VIC/MAIN/I/62/18.

52 DISENCHANTING EFFECT: DISENCHANTING EFFECT: See Cecil, See Cecil, Wilhelm Wilhelm, 1, p. 326.

53 OLD VICTORIA'S: OLD VICTORIA'S: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 998. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 998.

54 PSYCHOLOGICALLY SPEAKING: PSYCHOLOGICALLY SPEAKING: 21 July 1898, Haller, 2, pp. 6162. 21 July 1898, Haller, 2, pp. 6162.