Palaces of Power: The Birth and Evolution of London's Clubland

Chapter 1 A Royal Village P. 19 -- Early Days P. 20 -- A Royal Palace Takes Shape P. 21 -- A Noble Development P. 23 -- The Parish P. 28 -- A Bustling Hub P. 29 -- Royal St James's P. 30 -- St James's Park P. 31 -- Chapter 2 Coffee-house Sociability P. 34 -- A Public Realm P. 35 -- Secret Societies P. 38 -- Learned Societies P. 39 -- Private Spaces P. 41 -- The Craze For Clubs P. 42 -- The Dilettanti P. 45 -- The Thatched House P. 48 -- Coffee-women P. 49 -- The Birth Of Journalism P. 51 -- Revolt Of The Coffee-men P. 53 -- Coffee-house Politicians P. 57 -- White's: From Coffee-house To Club P. 58 -- Chapter 3 The Rise Of The Dandy P. 63 -- Idle Pleasures P. 64 -- The Original Clubman P. 66 -- Brooks's: The Story Of A Whig Club P. 67 -- The Dandies' Club P. 70 -- Beau Brummel P. 72 -- Defining The Dandy P. 74 -- Wellingtons War Heroes P. 76 -- Hero And Practical Joker P. 78 -- Dressing The Male Peacock P. 79 -- Last Throw Of The Dice P. 82 -- End Of An Era P. 84 -- Chapter 4 The Beau Monde P. 86 -- The London Season P. 87 -- Debutantes P. 90 -- Marriage À La Mode P. 90 -- Almack's P. 92 -- The 'lady Patronesses' P. 94 -- Sarah, Lady Jersey P. 94 -- By Royal Command -- Opera At The Haymarket P. 97 -- Pleasure Gardens P. 101 -- The Temple Of Hymen P. 102 -- Chapter 5 A Looking Glass World P. 103 -- Gambling Hells P. 104 -- Hellgate P. 107 -- A Harlots Progress P. 108 -- The Demi-monde P. 111 -- Masquerade P. 114 -- The Cyprian's Ball P. 116 -- Gender Identity P. 117 -- Arrested For Debt P. 118 -- Tom And Jerry P. 121 -- The Four Horse Club, The Daffy Club, And The Pugilistic Club P. 124 -- Chapter 6 Palaces Of Power P. 129 -- Athens Re-imagined P. 130 -- Model Institutions P. 133 -- A Grand Vision P. 134 -- High Ideals P. 136 -- Wellington's Clubland P. 138 -- St James's And The Military P. 142 -- Military Clubs P. 144 -- Political Powerhouses P. 146 -- Clubland's Masterchef P. 150 -- Below Stairs P. 151 -- Clubmen P. 153 -- Influential Women P. 155 -- Chapter 7 A Window On The World P. 158 -- A Diplomatic Mission P. 159 -- Hub Of Empire P. 160 -- Politics And International Affairs P. 162 -- Diplomacy P. 164 -- Political Division P. 164 -- Fred Burnaby: Heroic Adventurer P. 166 -- Lizzie Le Blond: Alpine Pioneer P. 168 -- Pushing Boundaries P. 169 -- The American Multi-millionaire P. 172 -- Clubland Around The World P. 173 -- A Transport Hub P. 174 -- Theatreland P. 175 -- Tea At The Ritz P. 177 -- The Duchess Of Jermyn Street P. 177 -- Votes For Women P. 178 -- Britain At War P. 181 -- Chapter 8 The Jazz Age: St James's In The 1920s And '30s P. 183 -- Post-war Recovery P. 184 -- The 'bright Young Things' P. 185 -- A Cultural Melting Pot P. 188 -- London Lets Its Hair Down P. 190 -- C.b. Cochran P. 191 -- Catering For The Masses P. 192 -- Sweetheart P. 194 -- High Society P. 195 -- Relaxed Morals P. 196 -- Queen Of Clubs P. 197 -- The 'playboy Prince' P. 199 -- Dressed To Impress P. 203 -- Redevelopment P. 205 -- Chapter 9 Clubland At War P. 208 -- Impressions Of War P. 209 -- Preparations For War P. 210 -- Governments In Exile P. 213 -- Blitzkrieg P. 215 -- Christmas 1940 P. 217 -- Club Hospitality P. 218 -- Party Like There's No Tomorrow P. 220 -- Business As Usual P. 223 -- Allied Nerve-centre P. 225 -- The Guards' Chapel P. 226 -- Chapter 10 Clubland Reborn P. 229 -- Post-war Revival P. 230 -- A Family Tradition P. 234 -- Keeping Faith With The Past P. 237 -- Mohammed Anzaoui P. 242 -- Pressure For Change P. 243 -- Krishan Chudasama, The Oriental Club P. 247 -- Palaces Of Power P. 249 -- Luxury Brands P. 249 -- Clubland Revived P. 250. Stephen Hoare. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.