BUCKING HAM AND NORMAN BY, JOHN SHEFFIELD, 1ST DUKE of (1648-1721)

— S. of the 2nd Earl of Mulgrave, served in his youth as a soldier under Prince Rupert and Turenne, and is also said to have made love to the Prince , afterwards Queen, Anne. He was a Privy Councillor under James II., William and Mary, and Anne, with the last of whom he remained a favourite. His magnificent mansion was purchased and pulled down to make way for Bucking ham Palace. He wrote An Account of the Revolution , An E ay on Satire , and An E ay on Poetry . He also remodelled Shakespeare's Julius Cæsar .