A woman from Oremberg in Russia knit Catherine the Great a lace shawl knit so fine that you could pull it through a wedding ring. Her charming response to that was to have the woman’s eyes put out so that she could never knit anything that anyone might think was nicer than hers. Which of course enraged the locals into, teach us how to do this, and the tradition of the Orenberg shawls.
Haning Premium Member over 1 year ago
Mustn’t omit Aethelred the Unready. Grandfather of Ralph the Timid.Both British…
The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago
A twist ending involving scatology! I would never have guessed!
gopher gofer over 1 year ago
mott the hoople
Lee26 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Harald was NOT Lousy…..sort of. https://www.cracked.com/article_16410_the-impotent-lousy-historys-10-worst-royal-nicknames.html
tudza Premium Member over 1 year ago
Great Leader Pooh will have your head for this.
Nuliajuk over 1 year ago
Charles the Bald. Charles the Simple. Wait, I’m sensing a theme here.
Frank Burns Eats Worms over 1 year ago
Even higher than Catherine the Great: Carnac the Magnificent.
amaryllis2 Premium Member over 1 year ago
A woman from Oremberg in Russia knit Catherine the Great a lace shawl knit so fine that you could pull it through a wedding ring. Her charming response to that was to have the woman’s eyes put out so that she could never knit anything that anyone might think was nicer than hers. Which of course enraged the locals into, teach us how to do this, and the tradition of the Orenberg shawls.
Havel over 1 year ago
THE most common middle name among royalty?