A monster of sadism, duplicity and cunning, much worse than bad king John, more cruel than Henry VIII and less fit than Charles I for the English throne, Richard III is by far the most reviled entry in a catalogue of sovereigns not exactly renowned for their grace, distinction, or humanity.I hope the time has come for Richard's name to be cleared of the unjustified disrepute heaped on him by that Tudor propagandist, William Shakespeare. (Yes, I know Will - whoever he was - wrote fantastically interesting and brilliant plays, poems, and so on, but he sure did a disservice to Richard III.)
Sunday 16 September 2012
more about the word 'renowned'
No sooner had I posted about the strange use of renown where I'd expect to see renowned, than I came across this usage on one of my favorite blogs - Medieval News:
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at least renowned was used properly! i totally agree with you about the word, and richard III... so much 'history' has been re-written according to 'the victors' though, and shakespeare had a vested interest - he wanted to stay alive!!
proud womon, I chuckled when I read your comment about Shakespeare's motivation. I'd have toed the party line also, if I'd lived in those days.
If I have my history right, I think at least that Tudor king did stop the constant wars for his lifetime and give the poor English people a break from killing. (Not sure I've got that right...)
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