Capel Lofft(@CapelLofft):I knew that both a turnip and horns were Jacobite anti-Hanoverian symbols (George I was allegedly a mere 'turnip farmer'; and was allegedly a cuckold) but I read that sometimes they were combined in one image. If anyone knows of any such depictions do share

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Capel Lofft@CapelLofft

2026.08.18 13:16

I knew that both a turnip and horns were Jacobite anti-Hanoverian symbols (George I was allegedly a mere 'turnip farmer'; and was allegedly a cuckold) but I read that sometimes they were combined in one image. If anyone knows of any such depictions do share