![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, McManus writes, “as standard playing cards became double-ended, designers had to jettison the heraldry on the lower halves of the court cards. Their king of hearts was Alexander the Great, diamonds was Julius Caesar, and clubs was Charlemagne. Their king of spades showed David, King of the Hebrews, with Goliath’s sword in hand and a slingshot at his feet. So James McManus tells us in Positively Fifth Street, his tall and enthralling tale about the time he almost won the 2000 World Series of Poker. Card makers in 15th-century France drew their kings to look like real kings and emperors. ![]()
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