The Windsor Beauties - 10 Women of the Restoration Court

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I'm at Hampton Court Palace in the Communication Gallery to look at a very special collection of paintings, the Windsor Beauties. These portraits immortalize 10 woman said to be the most stunning members of the restoration court. They exude elegance, confidence, and more than a hint of seduction. It was long whispered that famous philanderer, King Charles II used the paintings like a catalog, to choose which lovely lady would be his bedfellow for the evening. His lascivious majesty would then place his order with the Keeper of his Privy Closet, known as his ‘Pimp-master General’ who would then call for the patiently waiting lucky lady. The Windsor beauties gained such a notorious reputation that by 1835, the now prudish royal court despised them. The collection was consigned to Hampton court Palace, which was no longer a royal residence. But were the Windsor beauties really just restoration Pinups, or is there more to the story? Let’s meet the real women rendered in colorful goop, and find out why they were chosen. We’ll discover who was and was not a royal mistress, and which beauties were sleeping with each others husbands. We’ll learn how they traded beauty for power and wealth, and find out if they were really as attractive as their famous portraits. Let’s get to know the Windsor Beauties:
Elizabeth Hamilton, Comtesse de Gramont
Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth & Dorset
Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Northumberland
Anne Digby, Countess of Sunderland
Jane Needham, Mrs. Myddelton
Margaret Brooke, Lady Denham
Frances Brooke, Lady Whitmore
Henrietta Boyle, Countess of Rochester
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland
Frances Stuart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York & Albany

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