The Dickens

Charles Dickens

So Dickens take a, Dickens take a bow. And heaven knows he's miserable now. 

Aaaaall the faces of February 2021

Video compilation on my Vimeo channel. 

It's been a blast everyone! :-D

He's bad

Emperor Nero

... so baddie, at badness he's the daddy.

A magical moment has occurred. I give you my 29th face for the 29 Faces challenge. This is the first time ever in all the years that I have taken part that I have managed 29 faces in 28 days. I'm so happy! 😁

Not just a hop, but non-stop

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Their engine's small, but powerful. Propelled to a great height!

Alexaaaaander!

Al the Great

Alexander is his name, Macedonia's most famous commander. History calls 'The Great' but he prefers 'The Greatest'.

Henry VII

Henry VII

He's the original Tu-tu-tu-tudor. Father of that dynasty. The man who closes the War of the Roses. That's right, that's right, that's he.

God Compare

A Shouty Man

To stay alive and even thrive, it's God Compare!

Giovanni Borgia

Giovanni Borgia

From the Italian barmy army, the Borgia Family.

Robert the Bruce

 

Robert the Bruce

Don't mention the spider.

Someone open a window

Dr Nicholas Culpeper

Dr Nicholas Culpeper. A mustachio to die for, which may well happen if you go to his health spa. A Stuart era doctor who believed that tobacco was the cure for all ailments.

James VI and I

James VI / I

James the 1st of England. Guy Fawkes tried to blow him up and turn him into Stuart stew.

Owain Glyndwr

 

Owain Glyndwr

Owain Glyndwr, father of the fight for Welsh power.

Elagabalus

Emperor Elagabalus

The teenage emperor who may possible have been the worst party host in history.

He's William the Conqueror

William I

... his enemies stood no chance. They call him the first English King although he came from France.

He's got the blue blooded blues

 

Robert III of Scotland

King Robert III, some say he was a fool. Once fell of his horse and hurt himself, quite badly, how uncool. Ended up with a limp, and limp was what they called his rule.

My favourite engineer

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

He was a tunnel building, bridge creating, hard grafting, ship crafting polymath... Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Shakespeare, William

Bill

May seem kinda scary, he's a walking dictionary. Sturdy with the wordy, Shakespeare.

Twang

Tudor Archer Thomas Curtis of Suffolk

On tonight's episode of 'People Who Have No Business Being This Handsome'... Laurence Rickard as Tudor archer Thomas Curtis whose death may have been arrow related.

No more 'stand and deliver'

Dick Turpin

... you'll remember this I hope. It's no fun hanging with highway men when you're... hanging from a rope.'

Dick Turpin ya'll.

Stupid deaths...

Death

Stupid deaths, they're funny 'cause they're true.