what is this?

Yes, it’s a hellaciously blurry photograph.* But of what?
A hint: It’s something to do with Doomed Queens. (Hey, is that Henry VIII in the photo?)
Here’s another hint.
Give up?
Okay, here goes: The photo is of something which accompanies the paper dolls that come bundled with Doomed Queens—paper doll backgrounds! These backgrounds can now be found on the Doomed Queens site. They include the court of Henry VIII (as shown above), the Tower of London, Versailles, and a scaffold, for those of you who favor the grand guignol school of royal make-believe.
These backgrounds can be downloaded here in pdf format. Easy instructions are included for printing them out and putting them together. They’re a lot of fun for a rainy day. And remember, any royal heads cut off during play can be easily restored with clear tape. Vive la Révolution!
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*I think it’s safe to say that my cell phone photography won’t be winning any awards anytime soon. Next time, I’ll use my Canon Rebel instead!









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How absolutely marvellous. I haven’t printed ‘em out yet, but I’ve downloaded them and I will print them later. I love the idea of the book spilling out unexpectedly into the real world of today, like this: the world of imagined history (I mean ‘imagined’ in Ruskin’s profound and true sense, not in the sense of mere ‘fancy’) giving birth to The Doomed Queens Paper Theatre. The whole idea of the Queens as paper dolls seems like a stroke of near-genius – they’ll be real and tangible, and yet so desperately vulnerable.
Roll up! Roll up! Buy your tickets for the execution here, Madam! Mind your head!
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