Historical Satire Enthusiasts Pillows

1876 Budget - £150 Threshold on Income Tax Exemption Introduced

1876 Election: The 'Reformed' Democratic Ticket of Hendricks-Tilden

Hudibras - 4 - The Masquerade adventure.

An evolutionary turning point.

'Make sport of the Queen.'

The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision

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

Dickens & Tolstoy Walk into a Bar: " . . . so, to make a short story long . . . "

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

Government Offices / In tray, No Exit tray.

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

Jack in the box on strike.

"We're to stop talking about 'budget cuts'. Apparently it's depressing for staff and clients..."

"Why can't you be more like little Hester Prynne? She's getting straight A's."

'Dropping the Pilot'-the Fall of Bismarck

"I should cover your ears.I'm not very good at this.'

'Raping and pillaging, Seniors' Tour, 898AD.'

Early attempts at standardising currency.

A rare picture of Henry VIII's divorce lawyer.

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.'

'Mind if I head off a little early today?'

'It says here that later in life they were able to patch things up and became best of friends.'

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

Royalty, Episcopacy, and Law.

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 )

Exotic Insects Arrive in England with Imported Fruit

'The secret of life has been unknowable ever since we assigned it to a committee.'

"Let's try one with your hand tucked into your shirt."