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Henry VIII's writing desk, a Common card
Henry VIII's writing desk is a portable writing desk, made in about 1525–26 for Henry VIII, and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 37
- DEF
- 8
- Power
- 45
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 3,600
Power 45 (ATK + DEF).
Henry VIII's writing desk quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Henry VIII's writing desk card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The desk also bears the coat of arms and personal badges of Henry and his first queen Catherine of ______.
Answer
Aragon. The desk also bears the coat of arms and personal badges of Henry and his first queen Catherine of Aragon. From the Henry VIII's writing desk article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Henry VIII's writing desk is a portable writing desk, made in about ____–26 for Henry VIII, and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Answer
1520s. Henry VIII's writing desk is a portable writing desk, made in about 1525–26 for Henry VIII, and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. From the Henry VIII's writing desk article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Rosalía Valdés. Rosalía Valdés 38,000 · Tanya Boyd 13,000 · Henry VIII's writing desk 3,600 · Santa Margherita, Narni 130 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The desk is a product of the royal workshops and is lavishly embellished with ornamental motifs introduced to the Kingdom of England by continental artists.
- The gilded leather lining is painted with figures and profile heads that are close in style to contemporary portrait miniatures, while the figures of Mars in armour and Venus with cupid are taken from woodcuts by the German artist Hans Burgkmair, which were published in 1510.
- The desk also bears the coat of arms and personal badges of Henry and his first queen Catherine of Aragon.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Henry VIII's writing desk article was read about 3,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 37 and blocks with 8: each hit it takes is cut by 3 %.
How to get Henry VIII's writing desk
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Text : Wikipedia, Henry VIII's writing desk (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was VAwebteam at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
