[nickcarraway]

Neville was in France, then imprisoned in the Tower of London, during 4 or 5 years of Shakespeare's peak productivity. Besides which, is there any evidence Neville had a literary bent, or any special insight into the human conditions?

On what basis do you compare him to Winston Churchill?

[wideawake]

On what basis do you compare him to Winston Churchill?

Good question. Let's compare:

Churchill: First Lord of the Admiralty. Neville: Deputy Sherriff of Berkshire.

Churchill: Prime Minister. Neville: Ambassador to France.

Churchill: prevented Mosley and other plotters from overthrowing the government. Neville: plotted with Lord Devereaux to stage a coup.

Churchill: lost in his attempt retain the Prime Ministership. Neville: lost in his attempt to become Home Secretary.

Hmmm . . . not much basis at all, apparently.