Isabelline

[Carl Clifford <>]

I believe that Isabelline does come from Isabella of Castile. She  
proudly claimed that she had only bathed twice in her life, once when  
she was born and once when was married. Pomanders were very popular  
if not essential in the Court of Ferdinand and Isabella. One can  
imagine that she was also not the fussiest person when it came the  
frequency of underwear changes and hence the colour, which I will  
leave to your imagination.
Such a pity to lump two quite pretty species of bird with the name.

Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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