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Arabella Churchill (23 February 1648 – 30 May 1730) was the mistress of King James II and VII, and the mother of four of his children (surnamed FitzJames, that is, "son of James"). Life. Portrait of Winston and Arabella Churchill, children of Sir Winston Churchill by Peter Lely.
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Apr 27, 2022 · Arabella Churchill (23 February 1648 – 30 May 1730) was the mistress of King James II, and the mother of four of his children (surnamed FitzJames Stuart, that is "son of James Stuart"). Arabella was the child of Sir Winston Churchill (an ancestor of the Prime Minister of the same name) and Elizabeth Drake.
Aug 16, 2021 · Arabella Churchill – mistress and ancestress of popular royal. By Jessica Storoschuk. 16th August 2021. King James II tends to be largely ignored. Following his brother’s long Restoration...
Arabella captured James’ eye and by 1665, she was his mistress. The Churchill family was firmly loyal to the royal household and their only feeling about Arabella’s position as a royal mistress seems to have been “a joyful surprise that so plain a girl had attained such high preferment.”
Oct 28, 2020 · Unlike Margaret Brooke who was known to be one of the great beauties of the age, Arabella was described as “a tall creature, pale-faced and nothing but skin and bone” but she was said to be smart and quick-witted which James preferred to a mistress with nothing but looks.
Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Churchill, Arabella (1648–1714) views updated. Churchill, Arabella (1648–1714) English mistress of King James II of England.
Dec 22, 2007 · Dec. 22, 2007. LONDON Arabella Spencer-Churchill, a granddaughter of Britain’s wartime prime minister whose unconventional enthusiasms included a role as co-founder of the Glastonbury rock...
