following from yesterday's post

[angevin2]

A few more examples of the generally unsettling illustrations:

Edward II (with mini-Gaveston)

James I (I opened the book to this one when I got it and nearly dropped it on the floor)

Williamanmary (perhaps the most terrifying of all)

Edward VIII (because it's not only pre-constitutional-monarchy monarchs who are scary)

Also, anent this book, lnhammer

Comments

[auriaephiala]

OK, James I was even more startling than Richard III. I just about dropped my keyboard when he showed up. And Firefox quit when I tried to save the image.

Thanks muchly...

[sienamystic]

My god. They look like balloons in the Thanksgiving Day parade. Coming to EAT YOU.

[angevin2]

They do! Or really malevolent bobbleheads. (Henry V especially has this problem, though I didn't scan him.)

[lnhammer]

James I has ... eyes. They will haunt you. If they don't eat your brains first.

Ah -- this collection of historical poetry. It's ... almost fun as Very Bad Poetry. Almost.

---L.

[reconditarmonia]

...That is one scary James I.

[philosophercat]

*flails* Make them go away!!!! *jumps into bed and hides from the monarchs of Albion*