Queen of Hearts
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Queen of Hearts or The Queen of Hearts may refer to:
- one of the four QueensQueen (playing card)The Queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. The usual rank of a queen is as if it were 12 ....
in several playing cardPlaying cardA playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
games - The Queen of Hearts (poem)The Queen of Hearts (poem)"The Queen of Hearts" is a poem based on the characters found on playing cards, by an anonymous author, originally published with three lesser-known stanzas, "The King of Spades", "The King of Clubs", and "The Diamond King", in the British publication The European Magazine, no. 434, in April 1782...
, beginning "The Queen of Hearts she baked some tarts" - Queen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)Queen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)The Queen of Hearts is a character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by the writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll. She is a foul-tempered monarch, that Carroll himself pictured as "a blind fury", and who is quick to decree death sentences at the slightest offense...
, a character from Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, referencing the above nursery rhyme - "Queen of Hearts" (song)Queen of Hearts (song)"Queen of Hearts" is the title of a country-pop song written by Hank DeVito, who was the pedal steel guitarist in Emmylou Harris' backing group The Hot Band in the early '80s....
, a Hank DeVito-written 1979 song by Dave Edmunds; the international hit version was released in 1981 by Juice Newton - "Queen of Hearts", a song by Jason Derülo from Jason DerüloJason Derülo (album)-Critical Response:Jason Derülo received mixed reviews from critics upon its release, receiving an average score of 56 out of 100, indicating 'mixed or average' reviews, according to music review aggregator Metacritic...
- Queen of Hearts (TV play)Queen of Hearts (TV play)Queen of Hearts was a play, directed by Tim King and produced by Brenda Reid,, that was shown on BBC2 television on Sunday 11th August 1985, repeated 28 August 1985 .-Content:...
, a BBC TV play of 1985 - The Queen of HeartThe Queen of HeartThe Queen of Heart is a series of dojin 2D fighting games created by Watanabe Seisakujo , based on various Leaf games and fighting games...
, a saga of 2D fighting games by Watanabe Seisakujo - "Queen of the Broken HeartsQueen of the Broken HeartsQueen of the Broken Hearts was a song released on the Canadian rock band Loverboy's album titled Keep it Up in 1983. The band released as a single later that year, and it reached #34 on the charts...
", 1983 song by Loverboy - "The Queen of Hearts" (song), 1998 song by Agnetha Fältskog
- Queen of Hearts, an 1859 novel by Wilkie CollinsWilkie CollinsWilliam Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 non-fiction pieces...
- The Queen of Hearts (poem), 1866 Christina Rossetti
- Queen of Hearts (1936 film), a 1936 British musical film starring Gracie Fields
- Queen of Hearts (1989 film), a 1989 comedy film directed by Jon Amiel
- The Queen of Hearts (2009 film), a 2009 French film
Used to refer to
- Catherine of AragonCatherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon , also known as Katherine or Katharine, was Queen consort of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII of England and Princess of Wales as the wife to Arthur, Prince of Wales...
(1485–1536), Queen of England - Elizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of Bohemia was the eldest daughter of King James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Anne of Denmark. As the wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, she was Electress Palatine and briefly Queen of Bohemia...
(1596–1662), eldest daughter of James VI and I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Anne of Denmark; and wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine - Astrid of SwedenAstrid of SwedenAstrid of Sweden was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Leopold III.-Early life:Princess Astrid of Sweden was born in Stockholm on 17 November 1905...
(1905–1935), Queen Consort of the Belgians - Diana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
(1961–1997), usually by the Daily Mail
Not to be mistaken for
- Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass), a chess piece and inspiration for the Red Queen's HypothesisRed Queen's HypothesisThe Red Queen's Hypothesis, also referred to as Red Queen, Red Queen's race or Red Queen Effect, is an evolutionary hypothesis. The term is taken from the Red Queen's race in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass...
- Queen Redd, main antagonist from The Looking-Glass Wars; an amalgamation of the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen