Lovely, beautiful portraits and paintings by Kris Knight. Amazing work. Click for more.
A pretty good little primer of medieval weapons here. You don’t want to mix up your close helms and your burgonets do you?
Phill Smith of Sushi Design made the best thing for me! Though I can’t take credit for the quote, that’s 100% Queen Bess.
hurrah! The site has updated with quizzes and store items!
To Everyone Who Gave Me Travel Advice:
Thank you, thank you so much. You wouldn’t believe the amount of letters I got - it’s at 182 right now, I think that’s about all I need and more than anyone could ask for! While everyone deserves a proper response, I’m afraid that’s more than I may be able to handle. So I’ll say right here what you deserve to hear, that you’re wonderful and thoughtful and I will keep your ideas in mind and read every single suggestion since you took the time to write them. And I will be sketching as we go, so you can see.
<3 Kate
The Elizabeth I Quiz
About Elizabeth, For Elizabeth. Proceed:
1. Name some of Henry VIII’s wives:
- Catherine Sub-Par
- Plain Seymour
- Katherine Blowhard
- Her Royal Highness Anne Boleyn
2. What news has come under the oak tree?
- “For Gods sake, quit lying about under trees, you’re the Queen now”
- “I have to give you urgent news! But not here, somewhere else.”
- “Come! The animals have already begun a reprisal of The Circle of Life’”
- “Aha- an apple has fallen on my head and so I have discovered I am Queen. Science!”
3. What do we think of Sir Francis Drake?
- Jolly good
- Jolly rotten
- Jolly roger
- Walter Raleigh
4. Which suitors shall we reject today?
- Price Eric the Desperate
- Prince Philip of Good Heavens No
- Archduke Charles the Bore
- A busload of Catholics
5. Whither the Armada?
- ‘neath my boot-heel, sirrah
- To be schooled anon
- Hand unto to them forthwith th’ ass o’ Spain
- I breakfast upon Armadas such as thine
6. Let us have black teeth because:
- It makes the smallpox scars much less the first thing that people notice
- #YOLO
- It’s fashionable, unlike scurvy, which is disgusting
- More sweeties please
7. What shall we wear to Tilbury?
- Fripperies
- Chainmail
- A frock that says “heart and stomach of a king” but, you know, cute
- Leather jacket with Let Tyrants Fear emblazoned on back with flames
8. How shall we sign this letter to our Dudley?
- Most serene prince
- My eyes
- Your wife will rue the day she took you from me
- xoxoxo
9. What is the Babington Plot?
- Some old bosh Walsingham keeps whispering about? Why does that man need money for arsing around instead of doing something useful?
- Someone rolled Mary Queen of Scots out of prison in a beer barrel?
- Mary Queen of Scots is handing out word puzzles?
- Walsingham’s men are lurking around Mary Queen of Scots’ privy wearing prosthetic noses? I don’t have time for this.
10. Why do they call it the Golden Age?
- For we have mad cash (though we do not spend any of it)
- For white is for Virgin Queens and gold is for “Virgin” Queens
- For we are like a tasty frosting in the middle of an otherwise rotten oreo
- I don’t know but I’ll roll with it
Please circle all your answers and only hand in your test if you are actually Queen Elizabeth.
Bonus: Apples do not fall out of oak trees.
OH BOY!
The first round of merchandise updates has hit the shelves! Click it up, head on down!
Coming soon from Desert Island
We are printing 1000 copies of this collection! It’s images and doodles from my sketchbooks, a fun project between Desert Island and myself. 500 will be sold from Desert Island in NYC, 500 from myself. More info to come!
why wasn’t this show ever made
(article is from 2008)
Am watching Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & the Presidency thanks to the suggestion of a reader. Even handed and interesting so far- PBS forever!
Heya hey!
I need some travel advice. Are you from England? Have you been there? Did you like it? It’s the best, isn’t it.
The Leeds Comic Art Festival, Thought Bubble, is happening in November, and both Scott C. and myself are going. However, we are doing something that I have NEVER DONE at a comic show, which is actually sticking around and seeing some things! (people think I travel a lot and get to see things but that’s not true, all you ever see is airports, convention centers and hotels)
So we are in England for about a week and I am very excited! Have you any places to recommend? We are starting in London, visiting Cornwall (if we can fit that in) and then headed up to Leeds for the show. I’d love to hear any of the places you like best! And also places to stay! We are thinking pretty and small and interesting places, not so much big and touristy. I lived for a year in New York and never bothered with the Empire State Building but I did like this one cafe with a fireplace.
And of course you know, historical things are up this traveling alley. I hear England has some … history…
If we end up going to a place you suggested I’ll send you a little sketch of the visit! You can mail any ideas here - beatonna @ gmail dot com
By the way, the coffee shop with the fireplace is called House of Small Wonder (adorable) but unfortunately, it looks like they’ve moved. Ain’t it always the way!
See you in November!
The American President Superquiz
I think during this election season it is important to recall the history of the Presidency itself. And so, test your skills:
1. Which President died in office?
- Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson
- Grover “Old Spice” Cleveland
- Lyndon “Old Hissy Fit” Johnson
- Warren “Old Dead” Harding
2. Who signed the Declaration of Independance?
- George Washington (even though he wasn’t there)
- Abraham Lincoln (via time machine)
- Declaratin’ Jim (but he signs everything)
- That’s not how you spell independence
3. What is the difference between a President and a Prime Minister?
- Star Spangled Banner
- Liberty and Justice For ALL
- Amurrka! (shoots gun in air)
- USA USA USA
4. Which Presidential bio-pic are you going to see this holiday season?
- Taft: Return to the Bathtub
- FDR: Hell on Wheels
- Benjamin Harrison: It’s All About the Benjamins
- Hoover and Kumar go to White Castle
5. Which was the most scandalous?
- Watergate
- Monicagate
- Trailoftearsgate (what do you mean no impeachment for this one?)
- Scandalgate
6. Pick the famous quote:
- Four Score and Seven Years Ago blah blah bloo blah blah
- The only thing to fear is - oh my god!! What’s that behind you?!! haha j/k lol
- I am not a cookbook
- Ask not what your country can do for you, thank you, no more questions
7. Whose election campaign slogan was the best?
- Buchanan 1857 “Probably Gay, Your Great-Great-Grandchildren Will Think That’s Pretty Awesome”
- Adams 1797 “We Built This City on Rock ‘n Roll” (followed by sick harpsichord riff)
- McKinley 1897 “The Unsinkable Ship”
- Roosevelt 1901 “I’ll Wrestle You For It”
8. What Presidential haircut are you going to get:
- The Franklin Pierce Side Part, even more to the side
- The Van Buren Mushroom Cloud
- The Jackson Pouf
- No cut, gonna wig it up old school like Washington
Please circle all your answers and submit your papers via Bald Eagle. Please complete this test while weeping Tears of Liberty or your answers will be disqualified.
let my father impress you with his memory skills