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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 [ edit ] Portrait of Winston and Arabella Churchill, children of Sir Winston Churchill by Peter Lely
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 · Arabella Churchill is a little-known figure in English history; despite her decade-long relationship with James, Duke of York who later became King James II of England. Perhaps attentions were focused on the King at the time, King Charles II, who was James’ brother and a notorious womaniser.
English mistress of King James II of England. Born in 1648; died in 1714; eldest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, and Elizabeth Drake; sister of John Churchill, duke of Marlborough (1650–1722); had long affair with James II, king of England (r. 1685–1688, deposed); children: (with James II) five, including ...
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.
Dec 20, 2021 · Sir Winston Churchill with his granddaughter Arabella at Hyde Park Gate. On paper Arabella was the unlikeliest of hippy dropouts.
