The Tribulations of Dick Whittington and His Faithful Feline Friend

Unpicking the history of the real Sir Richard Whittington, Mayor of London, from stories of the fabled cat-lover…

‘Dick Whittington buys his cat from a woman’ (illustration published c.1850) [view license]

The popular image of Dick Whittington is a spritely young girl wearing tights and a short leather tunic, carrying a stick and sack over one shoulder, closely…