In the movie 'The Madness of George III' there are one or two scenes where the king shouts 'Don't look at me!'. This confuses me. Since he is doing nothing to be modest about, why does he shout? Was there a law or custom about looking the king in the eye? If so, what were the details, was it English or a German import? A Google search of 'A cat may look at a king.' was unhelpful. This is one of those things that pop into mind every 6 months or so. It finally came to me that there is a place to go for imformation. This place.