Historical Satire Aficionado Pillows

A rare picture of Henry VIII's divorce lawyer.

The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision

'Ew! It's got FAT on it.'

Moses parting the watermelon

"What the...They wrapped me in toilet paper!"

Uses of a Dead Cat in History: Dead Cat Crown Jewels

It started friendly enough...'I'm Henry VIII, my dear, but you may call me 'Hank'.'

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding as written and as it would have been written if David Hume had invested in a word processor,

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

'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!'

'Your Majesty, the peasants are out of bread!', 'Then let them eat low-carb stuff.'

'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?'

'Make sport of the Queen.'

'Put the sword back in the stone right now, little girl, and we'll pretend this never happened.'

Exotic Insects Arrive in England with Imported Fruit

Royalty, Episcopacy, and Law.

"Ooops is a bit of an understatement, don't you think Cardigan?"

Romulus and Remus ( and their brother Derek )

Uses of a Dead Cat in History: Jesus has a Practice Before Raising Lazarus.

"Oh stop it. You know perfectly well that before every battle the enemy shouts things at us that we may find offensive."

"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."

'Hi, my name is Eve. Where is the mall?'

Abraham Lincoln

"The good news is everyone's on board. The bad news is the unicorns are gay."

"What was life really like in the middle ages, Sadie?"

"Now who's being judgy?"

Colonel George Hanger atop his Steed

'Hey! Who got barbecue sauce all over the declaration?'