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Thread #55554   Message #863798
Posted By: Mr Red
10-Jan-03 - 03:57 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Odd pub names
Subject: RE: BS: Odd pub names
Consulting my Penguin Dictionary of Pub Names I find

The Queens Head and Artichoke - the story dates from Henry VIII's sister who was married to a King Louis. Pub (London NW1) long gone apparently

Oh I could bore all night with this book ...........