Jane Short Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Pope Joan or Pope, a once popular Victorian family game, is an 18th-century English round game of cards for three to eight players derived from the French game of Matrimony and Comete and ancestor to Spinado and the less elaborate Newmarket. The game is related to the German Poch and French Nain Jaune.
Pope Joan refers to the legend that Pope John VIII was actually a woman. As the Catholic Church denies a female pope, the legend was used as Protestant propaganda in the Victorian era, which also explains the popularity of the game in Scotland. The 9? is sometimes called the Curse of Scotland.
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Jane Short Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Regency Pope Joan Card Game Revolving Staking Board
