Queen Elizabeth I in Parliament, 16th century, (c1902-1905) mb-code 42-21566574 Plate 30A from the book

Plate 30A from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen

One of Punch's favourite targets was the absurdity of the crinoline

'The diversion of battledore and shittlecock'

View of the old Pied Bull Inn

Queen Elizabeth I in Parliament, 16th century, (c1902-1905) mb-code 42-21566574 Plate 30A from the bookQueen Elizabeth I in Parliament, 16th century, (c1902 1905). 'The ancient chamber of the Palace erected in the 12th Century, the Commons are shown crowding at the Bar'. The Chancellor's Seat is in front of the queen. Illustration from Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905).