The Life and Times of Thomas, Lord Coningsby The Whig Hangman and his Victims

Introduction \ 1 Roots: A Family of Great Note in these Parts \ 2 A Tainted Inheritance: Ferdinando Gorges \ 3 The Vice-Roy: The Boyne, Gafney and Ranelagh \ 4 The Greasy Pole: Godolphin's Ministry and the Trial of Dr Sacheverell \ 5 Border Disputes: The Harleys and Herefordshire \ 6 The Secret Committee: Matthew Prior \ 7 The Bishop and his Ass: Francis Atterbury \ 8 Bubbling Up: Chandos and the Lord Chancellor \ 9 A Precious Bird in the Cage: The Tower and Sir George Caswall \ 10 Rejected Addresses: The Duchess and Lady Catherine \ 11 Banks of Wye: Lady Scudamore, Cider, and the Man of Ross \ 12 Sir Balaam: Lord Bathurst and Pope's Epistle \ Epilogue \ References \ Sources \ Index