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