Monarchs and Royalty on playing cards
Royal Hawaiian playing cards
Royal Hawaiian playing cards published by the Royal Hawaiian Playing Card Company, Honolulu.
Royal Old Maid Game
This antique card game features English kings and queens from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria, along with their spouses or consorts.
Royal Pavilion at Brighton
The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is an Asian-style palace built for King George IV when he was Prince of Wales.
Scarfes Bar playing cards
‘Scarfes Bar’ satirical playing cards with cartoons by Gerald Scarfe, United Kingdom.
The British Royal visit to India playing cards
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by Paul Symons
printed in Spain for British India in 1911.
The Game of Four Queens
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by Simon Wintle
In 1988 the Danish School of Design set the examination project to design a pack of playing cards. Thomas Damkier designed this royalty deck, called “Dronningespillet” (Game of Queens).
The Royal Historical Game of Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The Royal Historical Game of Cards invented by Jane Roberts and published by Robert Hardwicke, c.1840.
Victoria Diamond Jubilee
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, manufactured by Chas Goodall & Son, 1897.