Holy Cannabis, 1503

“Non Mudera” translated ‘I won’t change’ -Anne of Brittany Anna di Bretagna (dettaglio) by Jean Bourdichon Holy Cannabis In 1503 a special holy book was commissioned by the only woman to be Queen of France, Twice, Queen Anne of Brittany. Read More …

A Royal Pipe Collection, 1745

“To-morrow the grim battle smoke will curl; To-day, in spite of it, we’ll feast, my girl! While waiting glory, pleasure we will take, Nor care the future’s gloomy seal to break! Come-guard my tinder-box and take my pipe, And, if Read More …

The English Patient, 1840

“The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.” – Queen Victoria     Queen Victoria by RafkinsWarning   The English Patient In the middle of the 19th century, Queen Victoria had very Read More …