TIL: Lord Minimus was a court Jester to Queen Henrietta Maria. At age 6, he hid in a 18″ pie and busted out, entertaining the Queen so much, he was kept as a gift. Over the years, he didn’t want to be a pet clown anymore. He dueled a royal who brought a squirt gun, killed him, and was then enslaved.

Read more: https://www.history.co.uk/articles/act-the-fool-famous-court-jesters-and-fools-from-british-history

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