Start their day with a splash of wit—our humorous mugs celebrate the love for historical satire with clever quotes and funny designs etched into their morning routine.
"For the glory of God Almighty, and in the names of the munificent King and munificent Queen of Spain, I do on a day—either a Friday preceding or a Monday directly following a weekend that is earlyish in but toward the middle of October—in this year of our Lord, 1492, claim this land."
Benson and Hedges in the Chamber of Horrors
Stretching Rack - reading from "Longfellow"
A beggar with a black eye asking for money
Man met with a horse instead of a carriage at the railway station
The Beggars' Opera Burlesqued.
Augustus Fitzroy
'I knew I shouldn't have come. That Maximus, throws the worst orgies!'
Uses of a Dead Cat in History: 'They don't roll very well, Sir Francis.'
"We're following Carrot Top."
The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision
"What the...They wrapped me in toilet paper!"
Uses of a Dead Cat in History: Dead Cat Crown Jewels
Made in China
"The peasants are revolting Sire."
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding as written and as it would have been written if David Hume had invested in a word processor,
It started friendly enough...'I'm Henry VIII, my dear, but you may call me 'Hank'.'
Mortally Wounded at the Battle of Quebec, General James Wolfe Forgets His Last Words
"Why can't you be more like little Hester Prynne? She's getting straight A's."
'Dropping the Pilot'-the Fall of Bismarck
A rare picture of Henry VIII's divorce lawyer.
'Raping and pillaging, Seniors' Tour, 898AD.'
Early attempts at standardising currency.
John Bull presenting the building for the 1862 International Exhibition to Britannia
'Number three?', 'This is NOT a quiz!'
'Syllogisms won't do you any good here, Mr Aristotle.'
'It says here that later in life they were able to patch things up and became best of friends.'
'Mind if I head off a little early today?'
Uses of a Dead Cat in History: Jesus has a Practice Before Raising Lazarus.
"Ooops is a bit of an understatement, don't you think Cardigan?"
Romulus and Remus ( and their brother Derek )
"It must be near New Year's Day...There are Easter eggs in the shop windows!"
'Make sport of the Queen.'
Exotic Insects Arrive in England with Imported Fruit
Royalty, Episcopacy, and Law.
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