Index of Gardiner's History of England

Buckingham, Marquis of, 1618-1624 (George Villiers),

• defends Gondomar in the Council,
• opposes the Howards,
• his lease of the Irish Customs,
• makes up a quarrel with the Prince of Wales,
• is displeased with Lake,
• becomes Lord High Admiral,
• administrative reforms patronised by,
• asks that Suffolk may be leniently treated,
• interferes in the election for the Recordership,
• writes to Cottington on the Bohemian mediation,
• urges James to defend the Palatinate,
• is irritated by the news of Dutch outrages in the East, and deserts the war party,
• courts Lady Catherine Manners,
• marriage of,
• wishes Sir E. Cecil to command the volunteers for the Palatinate,
• brings forward a plan for the partition of the Dutch Republic,
• favours the Spanish attack on the Palatinate,
• supports the monopoly of gold and silver thread,
• objects to the withdrawal of the patents,
• alleged participation in the profits of the gold and silver thread monopoly,
• is alarmed at the proceedings against Mompesson, and attacks the referees,
• consults Williams,
• resolves to throw over the monopolists,
• quarrels with Southampton,
• visits Bacon,
• advocates a dissolution of Parliament,
• abandons Bacon's defence,
• raises points in Bacon's favour,
• asks that Bacon may not be summoned to the bar,
• charge brought by Yelverton against,
• wishes the King to punish Yelverton,
• moves that Yelverton shall be censured by the Lords,
• boasts that he is 'Parliament proof',
• sets the political prisoners at liberty,
• application of the Dutch Commissioners to,
• is hostile to the Dutch,
• becomes security for the repayment of money advanced by Mandevilte,
• betrays Frederick's correspondence to Gondomar,
• urges the dissolution of the Parliament of 1621,
• congratulates Gondomar on the dissolution,
• wishes to buy York House from Bacon,
• purchases Wallingford House, and gets possession of York House,
• is on friendly terms with the Howards, and is almost persuaded to become a Roman Catholic,
• is confirmed together with many of his relations,
• is present at conferences between White and Laud on one side, and Fisher on the other,
• offers to treat Laud as a confessor,
• complains to Gondomar of the state of the negotiations for the marriage treaty,
• buys New Hall,
• is in a warlike mood after the fall of Heidelberg,
• nature of the influence exercised over Charles by,
• employs Porter to carry on a correspondence with Gondomar,
• opposes James in the Council,
• proposes the levy of another Benevolence,
• is to fetch home the Infanta,
• exercises influence over Charles,
• acquaints James with his intention of taking the Prince to Spain,
• persuades James to consent to the journey to Spain,
• threatens Cottington for opposing the journey,
• wishes to be reconciled with those whom he had offended,
• sets off for Spain,
• arrives in Paris,
• outcry in England against,
• reaches Madrid,
• is presented to Philip IV.,
• assures Olivares that the Prince has not come to be converted,
• writes to James about the Infanta's beauty,
• informs Olivares that he has no power to grant liberty of worship in England,
• refuses to surrender a fortress to the English Catholics, but is satisfied with the promises of Olivares,
• is offended at the transference of the Electorate,
• offers to listen to a conference on religion,
• takes part in a theological disputation,
• expects to be able to return soon,
• quarrels with Don Francisco Giron,
• behaves with rudeness at a religious conference,
• takes Charles to the English service at Bristol's house,
• quarrels with Olivares,
• threatens the Nuncio,
• informs Olivares that the Prince intends to leave Madrid,
• offers to engage that the laws against the Catholics shall be repealed,
• is angry at the announcement that the Infanta is to remain in Spain after the marriage,
• is irritated by the decision of the Junta of Theologians,
• is created a Duke,
• See Villiers, Sir George
• See Villiers, Lord
• See Buckingham, Earl of
• See Buckingham, Duke of