Henry V
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This link https://www.thecollector.com/british-royal-melodramas/ is an interesting accompaniment to your morning tea/coffee, and it’s Number Four in the list, Cousins in Conflict: Wars of the Roses, that will interest Ricardians the most. So I’ll deal with that and not the others, which are yours to read as you please. Two King Richards figure in the commentary,…
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Dan Snow is always a contentious subject for Ricardians, but in this video (https://tinyurl.com/3e4zpxr3) he deals with “….cinematic portrayals of the kings and queens of England and Britain….” so it’s the films he’s commenting on. But I have to say that I couldn’t really find fault with his narrative. However, the video is (a) infuriating…
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The following contains my comments on this review (https://www.pressreader.com/uk/yorkshire-post-yp-magazine/20260124/282218017200594) of the book “The Eagle and the Hart” by Helen Castor. The reviewer (Greg Wright of YP Magazine) remarks that the “dazzling [book] has the pace of a thriller”. Well, it’s certain a work of fiction. Here is a small extract of the review, to set…
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