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  2. Mary Anne Clarke - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of the Duke of York by Thomas Lawrence, 1816. Mary Anne Clarke (born Mary Anne Thompson; 3 April 1776 – 21 June 1852) was the mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. [1] Their relationship began in 1803, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. Later in 1809, she wrote her memoirs which were published. [2]

  3. Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle - Wikipedia

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    On 3 July 1809, Wardle's fortunes changed for the worse, when an upholsterer called Francis Wright brought a court action against him over matters concerning the furnishing of Mary Anne Clarke's house. With the attorney-general prosecuting, the jury found against Wardle, and evidence came out that Clarke and Wardle had colluded against the Duke ...

  4. Portrait of Prince Frederick, Duke of York - Wikipedia

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    The Duke of York joined the army at an early age. He was made Commander in Chief in his early thirties. He held the post from 1795 to 1809 and again from 1811 to 1827. He was forced to resign the command in 1809 due to accusations made by his former lover Mary Anne Clarke, but returned to the position two

  5. William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor - Wikipedia

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    The climax of their campaign was the attempt to impeach the commander-in-chief, the Duke of York, whose former mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, had been selling commissions. By the time of the Duke's resignation in March 1809, Folkestone was emerging as the leader of the younger radicals in the Commons and featured in several of James Gillray's ...

  6. Mary Anne (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Daphne du Maurier's 1954 novel Mary Anne is a fictionalised account of the real-life story of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, née Thompson (1776-1852). [1] It was published by Gollancz in the UK and by Doubleday in the US. Mary Anne Clarke from 1803 to 1808 was mistress of Frederick Augustus, the Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827).

  7. Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany - Wikipedia

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    "The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat", caricature of Frederick's lover, Mary Anne Clarke by Isaac Cruikshank, 15 March 1809. The prince resigned as head of the British army ten days after the caricature's publication. Frederick's experience in the Dutch campaign made a strong impression on him.

  8. Mary Clarke - Wikipedia

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    Mary Anne Clarke (1776–1852), mistress of Frederick, Duke of York; Mary Basset or Mary Clarke (c. 1523–1572), English translator; Mary Bassett Clarke (1831–1908), American writer; Mary Bayard Devereux Clarke (1827–1886), American writer, poet, and photographer; Mary Clarke, birth name of Mary Champion de Crespigny (c. 1749–1812 ...

  9. File:Portrait of Frederick, Duke of York - Lawrence 1816.jpg

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    Mary Anne Clarke; Portrait of Prince Frederick, Duke of York; Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; Regency era; Sir Charles Asgill, 2nd Baronet; The Grand Old Duke of York; Thomas Lawrence; Waterloo Chamber; User:Jane023/paintings in the Royal Collection