Pages of the Backstairs

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Pages of the Backstairs were junior royal servants in the household of Charles II of England who attended the king in his private apartments and controlled access to his person.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court position
royal household office
servant role
associatedWith Stuart monarchy NERFINISHED
bedchamber politics
category Court titles in England
Positions within the British Royal Household
country Kingdom of England
duty acting as personal attendants to the king
attending the king in his private apartments
controlling access to the king’s person
conveying messages to and from the king
escorting visitors to the king’s private rooms
employer Charles II of England NERFINISHED
Lord Chamberlain of the Household NERFINISHED
era Restoration period
gender male
hasRank junior servant
hierarchicalPosition subordinate to the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber
subordinate to the Groom of the Stole
historicalContext post–English Civil War monarchy restoration
languageOfUse English
locationOfWork Whitehall Palace NERFINISHED
private apartments of Charles II
royal backstairs
monarchServed Charles II of England NERFINISHED
partOf Royal Household of Charles II of England NERFINISHED
Stuart court
relatedPosition Gentlemen of the Bedchamber NERFINISHED
Grooms of the Bedchamber NERFINISHED
Pages of the Bedchamber NERFINISHED
selectionCriteria courtly background or patronage
trustworthiness to the monarch
socialStatus lower gentry or similar rank
startTime reign of Charles II of England
typeOfAccess confidential proximity to the monarch
physical access to the monarch
typicalAge youth or young adult
usedFor informal influence at court
patronage and access brokering
workSchedule attendance in close daily contact with the king

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Household of Charles II of England employs Pages of the Backstairs