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.
Statements (41)
| 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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