"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?" "I've been to London to look at the queen." "Pussy-cat,…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; And all the King's horses and all the King's…
Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called…
The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, all on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts, he stole those…
"Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes,…
"So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen." Esther 7:1 ASV King Xerxes and Esther…
"Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner…
What a Cavalier wore. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social attitudes and behaviour,…
The front of a French gold coin first issued by Louis IX. in the thirteenth century. It was equal to…
The rear of a French gold coin first issued by Louis IX. in the thirteenth century. It was equal to…
"Tiara or Tiaras, a hat with a large high crown. This was the head-dress which characterized the north-western…
Mark Twain's real name is Samuel L. Clemens and is famous for his books, The Adventures of Huckleberry…
Prince of Wales, Edward VII, was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of…
A bird 6 to 7 inches in length with its middle tail feathers about as long. The male is chiefly of a…
George I (born Prince William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; 24 December 1845 – 18…
"Babylon is said, by some writers, to have owed its foundation to Queen Semiramis, a person whose history,…
"This sovereign was the last of the Mogul emperors of India who displayed the talent and energy of a…
"The emperor of China, Taou-Kwang, was born in 1782, and is a grandson of Kien-long. He succeeded his…
"In the year 1234 B.C., Theseus came to the throne of Athens. He was one of the most renowned characters…
"Determined to save his own country at the expense of his own life, Codrus disguised himself in a peasant's…
"About the year 480 B.C., Xerxes, an Asiatic king, assailed the country with an army of several millions.…
"Among the Danish kings of England, Canute stands preeminent for his wisdom and military prowess. His…