Friday, April 18, 2008, 02:40 AM - British humor, history of England, Famous funny quotes and sayings, Jokes and funny Stories about Kings and Queens, royal history
Posted by Court Jester
Charles II. was reputed a great connoisseur in naval architecture. Being once at Chatham, to view a ship just finished on the stocks, he asked the famous Killigrew, "If he did not think he should make an excellent shipwright?" He replied, "That he always thought his majesty would have done better at any trade than his own." No favourable compliment, but as true a one, perhaps, as ever was paid.Posted by Court Jester
From The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes: Historical, Literary, and Humorous
