King William IV of England
William IV (1765 – 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover…
Anglo-Saxon Candle Lantern Called a Lanthorn
A primitive candle lantern originally made by the Anglo-Saxons during the time of Alfred the Great.…
Shrine of Etherbert
Shrine of Etherbert, King of the East Saxons, formerly on the high altar of Hereford cathedral
King William II (Rufus) of England
William II (c. 1056 – 1100), the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087…
King Flycatcher
The fly-catcher proper feeds on insects, which it catches on the wing with vivacity and agility which…
Lion
A lion when fully grown is nearly eleven feet long from nose to tip of tail and about four feet in height,…
Leopard
The leopard has the power of climbing trees. This is what neither the lion nor the tiger is able to…
Lancaster
Henry of Lancaster, second son of Edmund Crouchback, bore the arms of his cousin, the King of England,…
Fraunceys
Adam Fraunceys (14th century) bore Party gold and sable bendwise with a lion countercoloured. The parting…
Scotland
The king of Scots bore Gold a lion within a double tressure flowered and counterflowered gules
Griffin
Griffin bore the hinder parts of a lion, the rest of him is eagle, head and shoulders, wings and fore…
Achilles
Son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons. Hero of the Trojan War. Thetis is said to have dipped him, while…
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo;…
King
Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…
King
Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's…
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's…
Aesop's Fables
The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The log thrown down by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.
Aesop's Fables
The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The stork sent by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.
Spanish Royal Reception of Columbus
Columbus being received by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella at Barcelona, after returning from the…
