tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post3257451717485677012..comments2024-03-26T23:52:29.231-07:00Comments on his story, her story: Richard III: "Might I very politely request a fresh horse?" Amy Licencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-18398866257136403642013-03-06T03:25:27.602-08:002013-03-06T03:25:27.602-08:00Helen- just spent a happy half hour browsing your ...Helen- just spent a happy half hour browsing your blog. I'm looking forward to seeing some of your rants pop up in my in tray :)Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-4221118644596921192013-03-06T03:01:51.801-08:002013-03-06T03:01:51.801-08:00Hi Helen, thanks for your interest and kind words....Hi Helen, thanks for your interest and kind words. Yes, the urn of bones is something of a white elephant in the Abbey- if permission was granted, we would be able to ascertain their identity as the 1930s results weren't particularly helpful, raising more issues than they answered. It would be good if the Princes could be identified and given a proper burial as well as dispelling some of the "pretender to the throne theories" and giving closure on the Perkin Warbeck debate. I honestly don't think this will happen though; I read somewhere that the their examination might ignite a flurry of tomb openings but this is a very specific case and with recent scientific advances, it is highly frustrating that the answers could so easily be in our hands. I wonder whether Charles will stick to the same line when he becomes king.Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-60719644319219570512013-03-06T02:38:37.781-08:002013-03-06T02:38:37.781-08:00excellent post - really enjoyed your article in ne...excellent post - really enjoyed your article in new statesman, too. apropos of the latter, i really wish the bones in westminster abbey could be dna-analysed and radio-carbon dated. the last examination of them was ludicrously biased, and without better proof i can't buy them as richard's nephews - they could easily pre-date the tower of london!Helen Coxhttp://www.helencox-herstorywriting.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-83385370214054887782013-02-27T12:22:41.363-08:002013-02-27T12:22:41.363-08:00Thanks for commenting Poppy and for sharing your e...Thanks for commenting Poppy and for sharing your experiences of scoliosis; you have a better idea than most of how well he would have been able to conceal it and carry on.<br />I don't think anyone is totally free from bias- even with the best intentions. More absorbed Morton's version of events, and bearing in mind that Morton was arrested along with Hastings in 1483 and was lucky to survive that summer, it is no surprise that More has an anti-Richard approach. I love tracing the "after lives" of historical figures- seeing how their reputations are evaluated by later historians and distorted in literary depictions. Subsequent generations appropriate them for their own agendas- it's fascinating. Glad you enjoyed it.Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-36978240550298789242013-02-27T12:10:59.730-08:002013-02-27T12:10:59.730-08:00I really enjoyed this post.
I admit I am guilty ...I really enjoyed this post. <br /><br />I admit I am guilty of glossing over the hunchback claims. I think that because I have a friend who has quite a severe case of scoliosis, and my other half's sister has a mild form that I have always been highly sensitive and protective about the subject as it didn't stop them being completely able. Richard's spine is not too dissimilar from my friends, and you wouldn't know unless you saw her naked. <br /><br />It was so difficult to see him laid out there, curved spine and all. But I think many people like me can take comfort that they wouldn't have just said he was more than capable on the field of battle. If anything, it endears him more to me. <br /><br />I've never thought much to Shakespeare's portrayal, creative license at it's best perhaps? And as much as I respect Thomas More, even he wasn't free from bias in my opinion. <br /><br />Great, informative post!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.poppycoburn" rel="nofollow">Poppy Coburn</a> <br /><br />Poppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638278972260739516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-40870290097726131892013-02-20T09:37:43.814-08:002013-02-20T09:37:43.814-08:00Thank you Debra, kind as ever :)
Thank you Debra, kind as ever :)<br />Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-54139464336474639372013-02-20T08:13:14.086-08:002013-02-20T08:13:14.086-08:00Wonderful post Amy!Wonderful post Amy!Debra Bayanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339316838999923120noreply@blogger.com