The story starts on 20 March 1888. Sherlock can tell that the person who will visit him is from Bohemia because of the paper of his note. Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, in which case the term refers to the historical cultural and political space of the Czech people.
While in London, the king stays at the Lantham. The Langham, London, is a 5-star hotel in London.
Irene Adler lives in St John's Wood. St John's Wood is a district in the City of Westminster.
The king describes the photo he is keen to find as cabinet. The cabinet card was a style of photograph that was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870.
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