Elizabethan Fan Mugs

Sir Francis Drake plays bowls with ship on horizon

1588: Queen Elizabeth I returns from her holidays

'Thought I'd leave the ruff on.'

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

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

"We're following Carrot Top."

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

Romeo & Juliet & Ron

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

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

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

The Da Vinci Cod

"I'm just saying, maybe we wouldn't need the swords if we didn't wear these clothes."

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. . . ?"

You're my Venus

Cargo Bay at Thames Warehouse

Analysis of Beauty - Plate II.

Once you get the shells off they're really quite tasty.

"When we asked you to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michaelangelo, we were hoping you'd snazz it up."

'It's okay, they're with me.'

An August Bank-Holiday in the East End.

The Derby- Horse Auction at Tattersall's

"Another selfie, Rembrandt?"

Rembrandt's Selfies

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

"I'm not loitering officer, I 'm waiting for the next renaissance!"

1867 Reform Act: 'Fagin's Political School'

Girl who had a bowl of trifle spilt over her dress at her court presentation party the night before

Paradise FC: The Blessed Y The Rest.

Baby on Bard

'Golfers rowing a viking longboat.'

"Can you perform under pressure?"

"So, Heep...have you any excuse for your appalling behaviour?"

Victorian woman at a bar.