"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?" "I've been to London to look at the queen." "Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there?" "I frightened a little mouse under the chair."

Pussy-Cat

"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 men can't put Humpty Dumpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty

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 for his bowl, and he called for his fiddlers three. Every fiddler he had a fiddle, and a very fine fiddle had he; Twee, tweedle dee, tweedle dee, went the fiddlers three. O! there's none so rare as can compare with King Cole and his fiddlers three.

Tweedle Dee

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 tarts, and took them clean away. The King of Hearts called for the tarts, and beat the knave full sore; The Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts, and vowed he'd steal no more.

Queen of Hearts

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

Tom Thumb at King Arthur's Court from the story, "Tom Thumb."

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb at King Arthur's Court from the story, "Tom Thumb."

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Snow Queen

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Snow Queen

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Snow Queen

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Snow Queen

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

Snow Queen

Scene from the story, "The Snow Queen."

"Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth." Esther 4:1-2
<p>Mordecai stands at the king's gate and cries out at the news that all the Jews of Persia were to be destroyed.

Mordecai Cries out at the City Gates

"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
<p>King Xerxes and Esther sit on a couch together. Xerxes holds his royal scepter.

Esther Hosts a Banquet for King Xerxes and Haman

"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 court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom." Esther 5:1-3 ASV
<p>Illustration of Xerxes, King of Persia, stretching out his golden scepter to Esther.

Esther Approaches King Xerxes

"Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner…

Scene from the story, "Queen Alice."

Queen Alice

Scene from the story, "Queen Alice."

Scene from the story, "Queen Alice."

Queen Alice

Scene from the story, "Queen Alice."

Scene from the story, "Queen Alice."

Queen Alice

Scene from the story, "Queen Alice."

Scene from the story, "The King of the Golden River."

Golden River

Scene from the story, "The King of the Golden River."

Scene from the story, "The King of the Golden River."

Golden River

Scene from the story, "The King of the Golden River."

Queen of England

Queen Elizabeth

Queen of England

A scene from the story, "King Persifer's Crown."

King Persifer's Crown

A scene from the story, "King Persifer's Crown."

A scene from the story, "King Persifer's Crown."

King Persifer's Crown

A scene from the story, "King Persifer's Crown."

A scene from the story, "King Persifer's Crown."

King Persifer's Crown

A scene from the story, "King Persifer's Crown."

Scene from the story, "The Salt of Life."

Salt of Life

Scene from the story, "The Salt of Life."

Scene from the story, "The Salt of Life."

Salt of Life

Scene from the story, "The Salt of Life."

Scene from the story, "The Salt of Life."

Salt of Life

Scene from the story, "The Salt of Life."

A scene from the story, "A Vacation Diary."

Vacation Diary

A scene from the story, "A Vacation Diary."

A queen bee

Queen Bee

A queen bee

What a Cavalier wore. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social attitudes and behaviour, of which clothing was a very small part, it has subsequently become strongly identified with the fashionable clothing of the court at the time for supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).

Cavalier

What a Cavalier wore. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social attitudes and behaviour,…

What a man during Queen Anne's reign wore.

Gentleman's Costume during Queen Anne's Reign

What a man during Queen Anne's reign wore.

The front of a French gold coin first issued by Louis IX. in the thirteenth century. It was equal to aout three United States gold dollars.

Chaise

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 aout three United States gold dollars.

Chaise

The rear of a French gold coin first issued by Louis IX. in the thirteenth century. It was equal to…

A chess board showing the placement of the chess game pieces.

Chess Board

A chess board showing the placement of the chess game pieces.

"Tiara or Tiaras, a hat with a large high crown. This was the head-dress which characterized the north-western Asiatics, and more especially the Armenians, Parthians, and Persians, as distinguished from the Greeks and Romans, whose hats fitted the head, or had only a low crown. The king of Persia wore an erect tiara, whilst those of his subjects were soft and flexible, falling on one side. The Persian name for this regal head-dress was cidaris. " &mdash Smith; 1873

Tiara

"Tiara or Tiaras, a hat with a large high crown. This was the head-dress which characterized the north-western…

Queen Mary II of England

Queen Mary

Queen Mary II of England

Queen of England

Queen Anne of England

Queen of England

Mark Twain's real name is Samuel L. Clemens and is famous for his books, <em>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Yankee in King Arthur's Court,</em> and <em>The Prince and the Pauper</em>.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain's real name is Samuel L. Clemens and is famous for his books, The Adventures of Huckleberry

Famous poet who wrote <em>The Lady of Shalott</em>.

Alfred Tennyson

Famous poet who wrote The Lady of Shalott.

Prince of Wales, Edward VII, was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India.

Albert Edward

Prince of Wales, Edward VII, was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of…

Kalakaua was the last King of Hawaii, known as The Merrie Monarch.

David Kalakaua

Kalakaua was the last King of Hawaii, known as The Merrie Monarch.

McCarthy was an Irish politician, historian and novelist.

Justin McCarthy

McCarthy was an Irish politician, historian and novelist.

Joseph was the emperor of Austria and king of Hungary.

Charles Francis Joseph

Joseph was the emperor of Austria and king of Hungary.

A bird 6 to 7 inches in length with its middle tail feathers about as long. The male is chiefly of a crimson or flaming orange color, varied with iridescent green.

King Bird of Paradise

A bird 6 to 7 inches in length with its middle tail feathers about as long. The male is chiefly of a…

Queen of Madagascar from 1883 to 1897.

Ranavalona III

Queen of Madagascar from 1883 to 1897.

Famous author and poet.

John Ruskin

Famous author and poet.

King Milan I of Serbia

Milan Obrenovic IV

King Milan I of Serbia

Queen of Spain and widow of King Alfonso.

Marie Christina

Queen of Spain and widow of King Alfonso.

George I (born Prince William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 1863 until his death in 1913.

George I, King of Greece

George I (born Prince William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; 24 December 1845 – 18…

Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludqig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania.

Carol I

Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludqig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania.

King of the Belgians

Leopold II

King of the Belgians

Writer of adventure novels

Henry Rider Haggard

Writer of adventure novels

"Babylon is said, by some writers, to have owed its foundation to Queen Semiramis, a person whose history, as it is handed down by tradition, seems to consist rather of entertaining fictions than substantial realities. By other authors, the foundation of the city is ascribed to Belus, and Nebuchadnezzar is allowed to have completed the labor. It stood on the Euphrates, in the middle of a wide plain, and was built in the form of an exact square, each side being fifteen miles in extent." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Babylon

"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 warrior. He was the grandson of Jehangire, and was born on the 22nd of October, 1618." — Goodrich, 1844

Aurungzrbr

"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 profligate father, Kea-king, in 1820." — Goodrich, 1844

Taou-Kwang

"The emperor of China, Taou-Kwang, was born in 1782, and is a grandson of Kien-long. He succeeded his…

"Orestes and Pylades before the King of the Tauri" &mdash; Gayley, 1893

Orestes

"Orestes and Pylades before the King of the Tauri" — Gayley, 1893

"Assyrian King" &mdash; Morey, 1903

Assyrian

"Assyrian King" — Morey, 1903

"In the year 1234 B.C., Theseus came to the throne of Athens. He was one of the most renowned characters in the heroic age of Greece, not only on account of his warlike achievements, but from his political wisdom. In the latter part of his reign he is said to have accompanied Hercules in one of his expeditions, and carried off the beautiful Helen, daughter of Tyndarus, king of Lacedaemon." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Theseus and Helen

"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 dress, entered the Peloponnesian camp, and provoked a quarrel with a soldier, by whom he was killed." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Codrus slain

"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. He was met by the fearless Greeks with indomitable valor; his squadrons were cut to pieces, and the baffled monarch was driven back in disgrace to his own dominions." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Xerxes surveying his army

"About the year 480 B.C., Xerxes, an Asiatic king, assailed the country with an army of several millions.…

"The Persian King" &mdash; Morey, 1903

Persian King

"The Persian King" — Morey, 1903

"Among the Danish kings of England, Canute stands preeminent for his wisdom and military prowess. His father, Sweyn, king of Denmark, after a most successful campaign against the Saxons, entered London in triumph, and England was completely conquered." — Goodrich, 1844

Canute and followers

"Among the Danish kings of England, Canute stands preeminent for his wisdom and military prowess. His…