4404-05 - 2009 44c Love Series: King and Queen of Hearts - Mystic
Buying and Selling U.S. and worldwide postage stamps for stamp collectors.
King%20and%20Queen%20of%20Hearts%20Love%20Series%20%20%20Issue%20Date%3A%20May%208%2C%202009%20City%3A%20Washington%2C%20DC%20Although%20he%20lost%20the%20American%20colonies%2C%20England%26rsquo%3Bs%20%26ldquo%3Bmad%26rdquo%3B%20King%20George%20III%20inspired%20one%20of%20history%26rsquo%3Bs%20best-known%20characters.%20King%20George%20suffered%20from%20porphyria%2C%20a%20crippling%20disorder%20that%20is%20often%20accompanied%20by%20seizures%2C%20hallucinations%2C%20and%20paranoia.%26nbsp%3B%20Little%20was%20known%20of%20the%20illness%20at%20the%20time%2C%20and%20George%26rsquo%3Bs%20increasingly%20erratic%20behavior%20caused%2018th-century%20tongues%20to%20wag.%20Charles%20Lamb%2C%20who%20secretly%20battled%20mental%20illness%20himself%2C%20published%20The%20King%20and%20Queen%20of%20Hearts%20in%201805.%26nbsp%3B%20Written%20in%20the%20style%20of%20a%20children%26rsquo%3Bs%20nursery%20rhyme%2C%20the%20poem%20was%20actually%20a%20political%20satire%20mocking%20King%20George%20and%20his%20queen%2C%20Charlotte.%20It%26rsquo%3Bs%20unlikely%20the%20king%20was%20aware%20of%20the%20poem.%26nbsp%3B%20George%26rsquo%3Bs%20decline%20into%20madness%20was%20sealed%20by%20the%201810%20death%20of%20his%20favorite%20daughter%2C%20Amelia%2C%20who%20died%20following%20her%20attack%20of%20St.%20Anthony%26rsquo%3Bs%20fire%20(poisoning).%26nbsp%3B%20Ironically%2C%20Lamb%20also%20succumbed%20to%20the%20painful%20disease%20in%201834.%20The%20King%20and%20Queen%20of%20Hearts%20later%20appeared%20as%20characters%20in%20Lewis%20Carroll%26rsquo%3Bs%20popular%201865%20novel%2C%20Alice%26rsquo%3Bs%20Adventures%20in%20Wonderland.%26nbsp%3B%20One%20of%20its%20most%20avid%20fans%20was%20England%26rsquo%3Bs%20Queen%20Victoria%2C%20the%20grand-niece%20of%20King%20George%20III.%26nbsp%3B%20In%20spite%20of%20the%20inventor%26rsquo%3Bs%20attempt%20at%20satire%2C%20the%20King%20and%20Queen%20of%20Hearts%20became%20synonymous%20with%20love%20during%20Victoria%26rsquo%3Bs%20reign.%26nbsp%3B%20%20%26nbsp%3B%20%20%26nbsp%3B
4405 - 2009 44c Love Series: Queen of Hearts - Mystic Stamp Company
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for SIGNED Cruel Prince, Wicked King, Queen of Nothing, King of Elfhame HOLLY BLACK at the
SIGNED Cruel Prince, Wicked King, Queen of Nothing, King of Elfhame HOLLY BLACK
Queens Of Diamonds And Hearts - myTV SUPER
YS2009 - 2009 Commemorative Stamp Year Set - Mystic Stamp Company
The Ever King: A Dark Fantasy Romance: Andrews, LJ: 9798989076802: Books
1475/5661 - 1973-2022 Love Series, complete set of 67 - Mystic Stamp Company
YESASIA: Queens Of Diamonds And Hearts (DVD) (End) (English Subtitled) (TVB Drama) (US Version) DVD - Roger Kwok, Fala Chen, Tai Seng Video (US) - Hong Kong TV Series & Dramas
US Stamps - US Stamp Formats - Booklet Panes - Page 3 - Mystic Stamp Company
SIGNED Cruel Prince, Wicked King, Queen of Nothing, King of Elfhame HOLLY BLACK 9780316310277
4433 - 2009 44c Hanukkah - Mystic Stamp Company
King of Hearts – king810store
SIGNED Cruel Prince, Wicked King, Queen of Nothing, King of Elfhame HOLLY BLACK 9780316310277
US Stamps - US Stamp Formats - Page 31 - Mystic Stamp Company
The Ever King: A Dark Fantasy Romance: Andrews, LJ: 9798989076802: Books