The Historical Collection
The Historical Collection comprises seven dolls, six inches high, and fully jointed, in what must be one of the most unusual set of dolls created by the Nisbet factory. The really unusual thing about them was that they were dressed to resemble King Henry VIII, and his six wives.
Peggy Nisbet was always fascinated by Henry and his wives, and it was a subject matter that she returned to many times, over the years. This set, a great hit with collectors, was introduced in 1979, but production of these, (and all the miniatures), ceased in 1981.
Perhaps the relatively high cost of production caused by their complicated construction and detailed (but tiny) costumes made them too expensive to be profitable to produce - or perhaps the market couldn't afford them.
Whatever the cause, the Miniature Historicals are unique amongst Nisbet dolls - And the stunning Historicals were the best of the lot!
The complete collection is listed below :
| M.930 | King Henry VIII |
| M.931 | Katherine of Aragon |
| M.932 | Anne Boleyn |
| M.933 | Jane Seymour |
| M.934 | Anne of Cleves |
| M.935 | Catherine Howard |
| M.936 | Catherine Parr |
The doll pictures will auto run as a slide show in the window above. Alternatively, you may control the slideshow manually :
- Place the cursor at the bottom of the window to access thumbnail and navigation control bar
- Click on the “?” (question mark) symbol (bottom left hand side of the control bar) for a detailed explanation of the controls
- See a full screen slideshow by clicking on the “Square with Arrow” symbol (2nd from right on the control bar)
- Use the keyboard arrow keys to move forward and back through the slideshow, as desired
- Use the “ESC” key to leave full screen mode
News
21st September 2023
Important Announcement
My dear wife, Christine, passed away on the 8th December, 2021, after 8 weeks in hospital. I was by her side, when she slipped away from me peacefully, with no pain or suffering.
Chris had been struggling with a slow decline in health, associated with a progressive, untreatable, and ultimately terminal lung disease, and finally succumbed to her old adversary, Pneumonia.
We had been friends for 55 years, together as a couple for 50 years, and married just a month short of 48 years, when she died.
This website was Chris's idea, and I did all the technical stuff, to make it work. After news of Chris's passing reached her close friends in the doll collecting world, I was deeply touched and gratified to hear their tributes to my dear wife, and I must thank them all for their kindness and support. Ultimately, it was her doll friends that gave me the courage to continue with the website.
In the months before her eventual hospitalisation, Chris had outlined a number of additions and changes she wanted to make to the website, and it is my intention to honour those wishes, and to implement the changes we had considered, over the coming weeks and months.
I must apologise to all those who have written to us via the website, only to have your emails go unanswered. Unfortunately, the email system had been hacked aroung the time Chris was going into hospital, and many emails must have been lost, as a result.
As you might imagine, I felt completely broken by Chris's loss, and it is only now, almost 22 months after her passing, that I have felt strong enough to even look at the website again.
My aim is to continue with the website, and to implement Chris's aims for her many new ideas as soon as I can. In the meantime, I have hopefully got the email system sorted out, and I will attempt to answer any enquiries as soon as I can, and to send replies with the same high degree of accuracy that a reply from Chris would have had.
From now on, I will be flying solo, whilst my co-pilot and guide will be soaring much higher, (though she is always in my heart, and in my thoughts).
My thanks to all our website visitors for your continued support
Dave (also known as Arthur), and Chris, (my lost love, Guinevere)
Christine Poulten
25th December 1949 - 8th December 2021
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