where did the name for the drink bloody mary come from
Bloody Mary (cocktail) The name "Bloody Mary" is associated with a number of historical figures—particularly Queen Mary I of England, who was nicknamed as such in Foxe's Book of Martyrs for attempting to re-establish the Catholic Church in England—and fictional women from folklore.
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford Molly Bawn contains Hungerford's most famous idiom:
Polka dot It is likely that the term originated in popularity of polka dance at the time the pattern became fashionable, just as many other products and fashions of the era also adopted the "polka" name.[1]
Frances Fisher Frances Louise Fisher[1] (born 11 May 1952)[2] is a British-American actress.