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Where did the common images on the face cards of a deck cards come from? Do they refer to any real historical figures?

by Phonecallfromacorpse

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This answer on a previous thread from /u/Argos_the_Dog may help

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/65hasf/i_recently_learned_that_the_kings_on_the_deck_of/dgaobzb