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To: decimon
King John isn't the pantomime villain of British Culture. If he was, the BBC wouldn't be rehabilitating him. That role belongs to the unfortunate Richard III, God rest his soul. Shakespeare's play has a lot to answer for....

The Richard III Society

9 posted on 03/01/2011 5:51:26 AM PST by Eepsy
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To: Eepsy

I think it would be easier to restore the Stuarts than the House of York.


23 posted on 03/01/2011 7:34:59 PM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (Colin Firth Rules!)
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To: Eepsy
King John isn't the pantomime villain of British Culture. If he was, the BBC wouldn't be rehabilitating him. That role belongs to the unfortunate Richard III, God rest his soul. Shakespeare's play has a lot to answer for...

Eepsy, if you are interested in another perspective on Richard, you might try Sharon Kay Penman's The Sunne in Splendour (if you haven't already read it). An excellent read.

28 posted on 03/01/2011 9:25:18 PM PST by annie laurie (All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost)
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