E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Bohe’mia.
The Queen of Bohemia. A public-house sign in honour of Lady Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of James I., who was married to Frederick, elector palatine, for whom Bohemia was raised into a separate kingdom. It is through this lady that the Brunswick family succeeded to the throne of Great Britain.
