... Hello Paul, certainly not :-) But most of us got to know Richard through Shakespeare's villain or the famous film versions. Let's face it: The real Richard...
Nerdy? Interesting word to use. Maybe he appears that way when painted as the romantic hero of some female authored fiction, but not the real man. Paul...
Paul Trevor Bale
paultrevor@...
Mar 1, 2005 7:51 pm
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... as ... way ... not ... Yes I suppose I am quite pessimistic about the public perception of Richard ever changing much and as a new Ricardian I suppose I...
... Excuse me, I'm German & my English ist sometimes not sophisticated enough to express exactly what I want to say...compared to the villain described by...
... dry & ... some ... question, ... Well, try The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Penman, We Speak no Treason by Rosemary Hawley Jarman and the Seventh Son by...
Hello Angela, ... ah, thank you for the examples. Here in Germany it is not easy to find translated non-fiction about Richard III., not to mention non- ...
Huh, I found Penman's Richard a very good man, but certainly not perfect! ... dry & ... some ... question, ... Well, try The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon...
Diana wrote: Here in Germany it is not easy to find translated non-fiction about Richard III., not to mention non- fiction, except Shakespeare. Not long ago I...
... perfect! ... sophisticated ... I certainly found him too good to be true in Penman's book, even though I really enjoyed reading it. When he admitted that...
I just finished reading "The Reluctant Queen" (about Anne) by Jean Plaidy. It was an amusing read but an overall snoozer. I didn't end up liking ANY of the ...
Terry Jones was the only one who had done his homework. He also wanted to present the story of his three Richards, not use it as vehicle for himself, as in...
Paul Trevor Bale
paultrevor@...
Mar 2, 2005 7:28 pm
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If I am correct, Terry Jones did his degree in English, not history and as you said, he was the only one who had done his homework. An argument for taking...
Ann: Jean Plaidy (Victoria Holt, Philippa whosit) was probably the twentieth-century version of Agnes Strickland, except that Miss Strickland seems to have...
Well, I'm not German but I'm Italian and I'm one of the only 2 members in Italy of the Society. And I suppose that the other member is an Englishman who lives...
... Well no, they were done for the presenter and the crew. William the Conqueror? Oooh a trip to France! Lots of wine and good food on expenses! Richard the...
Paul Trevor Bale
paultrevor@...
Mar 3, 2005 7:11 pm
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... member ... Council's ... about ... all ... Italy, ... Speaking as a Group Chairman, one of my members is German by birth. Richard seems to appeal to German...
... I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Paston letters just after I left school. It was almost the first time mediaeval people came through to me as being real....
... I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Paston letters just after I left school. It was almost the first time mediaeval people came through to me as being real. ...
is this maybe because the Germans themselves are a misunderstood people. There is an awful lot of prejudice against them as a nation Just like Richard Angela ...
Hello Stephen, ... than other Continentals - this was also true of his lifetime. Can anyone explain this? let me reflect this: 1.) Language: First of all, our...
... that ... (I've been trying to create a new post on this subject, but Yahoo is thwarting me, so I'll use Judith's post as a springnboard.) Two more...
road. What a pity Wakefield doesn't make more of its historical significance Angela Hi Angela- I am noticing that sort of thing more often in England. I went...
One chapter completed so far and I have learned: i) She probably married Sir Richard in 1487, ii) They may have had, and lost, a second daughter, iii) Edward...
The two notable ones that come to my mind are the triple sun at Mortimer's Cross, when Edward cleverly calmed his troops by declaring this as divine approval...
The two notable ones that come to my mind are the triple sun at Mortimer's Cross, when Edward cleverly calmed his troops by declaring this as divine approval...
This phenomenon of the the three suns joining to form one is explained as light being refracted through ice cyrstals and rare. This leaves me puzzled. How can...
In a message dated 3/6/2005 4:12:13 PM Mountain Standard Time, ejbronte@... writes: The two notable ones that come to my mind are the triple sun at ...
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