We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on Barbarossa, published in the July issue of Military History Matters. Here are the winners!
WINNER
“Barbarossa strikes a pose and proudly shows off his latest creation: the Holy doughnut.” — Christopher Warner
RUNNERS-UP
“That Barbarossa always knows how to accessorize! Where did he get that little bearded guy? He’s to die for! And that cross! So chic!!” — Stephen Coney
“The QVC channel was very different when it first aired.” — Archie Fleetwood
Barbarossa strikes a pose and proudly shows off his latest creation: the Holy doughnut.
Holy doughnuts. Only £1.50 each.
Crosses everywhere meant he was religious but he could not cross his eyes
That Barbarossa always knows how to accessorize! Where did he get that little bearded guy? He’s to die for! And that cross! So chic!
Try as he might, Brother Heinrich never get the cross from the King, who found this daily game very amusing, especially when Heinrich tried using a Bible.
This piece represents a male and a female joined together.
The ring of Christ and the book of Power
“Ooh Betty …”
The QVC channel was very different when it first aired.
If Greggs did Holy doughnuts!
If Greggs did doughnuts!
Efforts to get Freddie to give his annual imperial address using a written autocue failed miserably despite great leaps with the technology.