Elizabethan Era Fan Pillows

William Shakespeare

'We knew of your return from your round the world trip - we could smell you a mile away!'

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. It's always my intention to leave you laughing."

"I'm sure you'll grow into it, darling."

"Before you chop off my head, don't you think we should see a counsellor?"

"We're following Carrot Top."

"Take this declaration of war and punch it up."

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

'Don't be silly- of course you're going into the family business!'

"He's his own worst enemy."

Emily Dickinson: Mime - "I think she's saying something about death."

Romeo & Juliet & Ron

"Early model of baggage claim"

Lessons in Prehistory.

"If you let down your guard, I'll walk over the moat."

'It's some more story ideas from Francis Bacon.'

The Da Vinci Cod

The University Cricket Match - a sketch at Lord's.

Castle, Cafe + Gift Shop.

"A wise choice sir! Aah. . . Da Vinci - a genius of the Renaissance and a man who changed the face of art forever! Would you like that as a bookmark, a pencil sharpener or a fridge magnet. . . ?"

"I don't suppose you get many sovereign rulers in here anymore?"

You're my Venus

'Tell the salesman to come back later, I'm busy.' (black and white).

Cargo Bay at Thames Warehouse

'Make him laugh, make him cry.'

'When did we permit the Jester to start doing impressions?'

Pre-Minstrel Tension

"His Excellency the Lord Premier Gooboy."

Two monks play tic-tac-toe with calligraphy-style 'x's and 'o's.

Knighthood being given by the king

'Sire, we fixed that problem in the sales department.'

"Your remote control, sire."

"I learned about the despotism at the same time you did."

A rare picture of Henry VIII's divorce lawyer.

"Someone should have warned you - he doesn't suffer fools gladly."