Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the pie was open'd; The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish; To set before a king?

King

Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…

Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the pie was open'd; The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish; To set before a king?

King

Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…

Tom Thumb before the king and queen.

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb before the king and queen.

King adjusting his glasses.

King

King adjusting his glasses.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.

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 sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's…

King sitting on throne with scepter.

King

King sitting on throne with scepter.

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 log thrown down by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The stork sent 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.

Guliver inspects the royal palace and kisses the Queen's hand.

Guliver at the Royal Palace

Guliver inspects the royal palace and kisses the Queen's hand.

The Queen of Hearts who baked the tarts.

Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts who baked the tarts.

Columbus being received by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella at Barcelona, after returning from the New World

Spanish Royal Reception of Columbus

Columbus being received by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella at Barcelona, after returning from the…

Cordelia and King Lear.

Cordelia and King Lear

Cordelia and King Lear.

Cordelia and the King of France.

Cordelia and the King of France

Cordelia and the King of France.

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

Lear, Kent, and the Fool

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

King Lear on throne.

King Lear

King Lear on throne.

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

King Lear and the Fool

Lear, Kent, and the Fool.

The Mad King.

The Mad King

The Mad King.

The Mad King.

The Mad King

The Mad King.

The emamored Queen.

The emamored Queen

The emamored Queen.

King of Sweden.

Gustavus Adolphus

King of Sweden.

King Henry II, from his effigy in Fontevrault Abbey, Normandy.

Henry II of England.

King Henry II, from his effigy in Fontevrault Abbey, Normandy.

King's full-faced helmet, with six bars.

Heraldry, King

King's full-faced helmet, with six bars.

Worn by British Royalty.

Crown, British

Worn by British Royalty.

Image taken from the tomb of the English king.

Edward III

Image taken from the tomb of the English king.

Queen of England.

Queen Elizabeth

Queen of England.

Emperor of Germany and King of Spain.

Charles V

Emperor of Germany and King of Spain.

Prince, made bid for English throne. Also known as the Pretender.

Charles Edward Stuart

Prince, made bid for English throne. Also known as the Pretender.

Shows setup of a chessboard.

Chess

Shows setup of a chessboard.

This water lily was called Victoria Regia, named after Queen Victoria.

Water Lily

This water lily was called Victoria Regia, named after Queen Victoria.

In vultures, the head and neck are bare, the beak is long and curved at the tip, legs are powerful, but claws are weak.

Vulture

In vultures, the head and neck are bare, the beak is long and curved at the tip, legs are powerful,…

The queen or fertile female honey-bee.

Honey Bee

The queen or fertile female honey-bee.

The cells of a bee hive. Note the large, irregular cells are queen cells.

Honey Bee

The cells of a bee hive. Note the large, irregular cells are queen cells.

Standing king.

King

Standing king.

Horseshoe crabs represent an order called Xiphosura, from the fact that the end of the abdomen is furnished with a long sword-like spine.

Horseshoe Crab

Horseshoe crabs represent an order called Xiphosura, from the fact that the end of the abdomen is furnished…

Birds of Paradise are allied to the crows and found mainly in New Guinea. The king bird has beautiful plumage and is not only the most beautiful bird of this family but is also quite rare.

King Bird of Paradise

Birds of Paradise are allied to the crows and found mainly in New Guinea. The king bird has beautiful…

(69 B.C.- 30 B.C.) Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt. She had a history with Caesar and went through two dramatic wars.

Cleopatra

(69 B.C.- 30 B.C.) Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt. She had a history with Caesar and went through two…

On the 1st of May the Indian Queen crossed the river in a canoe. She presented De Soto with skins, shawls, and a pearl necklace with knowledge of where to find more pears. This generosity did not save her from being taken prisoner.

De Soto and the Indian Queen

On the 1st of May the Indian Queen crossed the river in a canoe. She presented De Soto with skins, shawls,…

A full picture of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England 1558-1603

Queen Elizabeth

A full picture of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England 1558-1603

Alfonso XIII, King of Spain.

Alfonso XIII

Alfonso XIII, King of Spain.

The queen had built for Gulliver a first rate boat by the joiner for the palace. It was a miniature, to fit his size, but had all the tackling necessary for both rowing and sailing. Gulliver sailed it in a 300 foot trough placed at the edge of the palace wall where he entertained her majesty and her friends. Here he is seen sailing with the wind provided for him by their fans and a child's breath.

Gulliver in a Miniature Boat

The queen had built for Gulliver a first rate boat by the joiner for the palace. It was a miniature,…

King Arthur draws the sword from the stone.

King Arthur

King Arthur draws the sword from the stone.

The wedding of Arthur and Guenevere in the great Cathedral at Canterbury.

Arthur and Guenevere

The wedding of Arthur and Guenevere in the great Cathedral at Canterbury.

Arthur is about to be slain by the great Knight Pellinore but as he raises his sword against Arthur, Merlin enchants Pellinore into a deep sleep. The magician then caught up the king and rode forth on the knight's horse saving him from danger.

Merlin Saves Arthur

Arthur is about to be slain by the great Knight Pellinore but as he raises his sword against Arthur,…

Guinevere and Enid from the story of King Arthur

Guinevere and Enid

Guinevere and Enid from the story of King Arthur

The barge moved from the brink.

The Passing of Arthur

The barge moved from the brink.

Queen Eleanor facing forward.

Ye Good Queen Eleanor

Queen Eleanor facing forward.

King Richard and Robin Hood.

King Richard and Robin Hood

King Richard and Robin Hood.

Robin Hood winning the Queen's prize.

The Queen and Robin Hood

Robin Hood winning the Queen's prize.

Crabs with a dark brown shell and a long stiff tail.

Horse-shoe Crab

Crabs with a dark brown shell and a long stiff tail.

A queen bee.

Queen Bee

A queen bee.

The Queen Ant of slave-making ants.

Queen Ant

The Queen Ant of slave-making ants.

Detail from King's College Chapel, Cambridge.

Tracery

Detail from King's College Chapel, Cambridge.

Gothic uncial alphabet, 1349, St. Margaret's, King's Lynn, England.

Gothic Uncial Alphabet

Gothic uncial alphabet, 1349, St. Margaret's, King's Lynn, England.

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he.

Old King Cole

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he.

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he.

Old King Cole

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he.

"Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1842, died near King and Queen's Courthouse, Va., March 4th 1864. At the beginning of the Civil War he was sent by his father to plan and take charge of a naval battery on Maryland Heights. He then became aid to General Sigel, and served through Fremont's and Pope's campaigns, acting as sigel's chief of artillery at the second battle of Bull Run; served on General Hooker's staff, distinguishing himself at Chancellorsville, and as aid to General Meade at Gettysburg rendering important service. He lost his life in a raid planned by him, in concert with General Kilpatrick, to release the Federal prisoners at Libby Prison and Belle Isle." — Frank Leslie, 1896

Ulric Dahlgren

"Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1842, died near King and Queen's Courthouse,…

The famous African America King of Ashantee.

King of Ashantee

The famous African America King of Ashantee.

The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer's day. The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, and took them clean away.

Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer's day. The Knave of Hearts, he stole those…

"King mackeral is also called kingfish. It is distinguished from other mackeral by weught, by its bluer tint, silvery belly, and dark horizontal streak."

Kingfish

"King mackeral is also called kingfish. It is distinguished from other mackeral by weught, by its bluer…