OT: Richard III

[heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 11272

And if anyone wants to read a version of the story of RIchard III which is actually supported by historical records, and the fact that Richard would've ruled as regent for about a
decade if the older of his nephews became king (and had his own right to rule) and the fact that King Henry VII, who became king after defeating Richard, ONLY had the right to rule
if the children were dead, try Josephine Tey's The Daughters of Time (a novel about historical research - it's a lot more exciting than that sounds!)

Amy Z wrote:

> Marvin wrote:
>
> > In this case I think that "unliterariness" was part of the point.
> > Cedric's death reminded me of one of those scenes in gangster movies
> > where the bad guy reaches out with his .45 and blows some poor
> slob's
> > head off just for the hell of it.  The closest literary parallel
> that
> > jumps to my mind is in Richard III, when Richard orders the children
> > in the Tower of London killed; it's not something he needs to do,
> > necessarily, it's just convenient.
>
> Which is one of many reasons to conclude that Richard didn't order the
> deaths of the children.  He had no reason whatsoever.  Poor Richard
> got slandered but good by that play.  (It's a good play anyway
> though.)
>
> ;-)
> Amy Z
>
>
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