pickSo many great tie-ins to Shakespeare‘s Richard II and even a few good ones for Henry IV (who is mostly quickly gone over and dismissed and I genuinely feel he should be. ““Henry was a usurper and a usurper he would remain.”) I was greatly amused by all the bad omens and amusing moments during Hank‘s coronation. It just doesn‘t get any better than that. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
GingerAntics I found the snarky approach to history in this book absolutely lovely. I think if more history books were written this way, more people would enjoy it and see value in it. This makes it very easy to not take oneself too seriously, as many historians generally fall into the trap of doing. I would gladly teach a history course using a text like this. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 5y
GingerAntics Anyone who has any interest in English history or even Shakespeare‘s history plays would be well served to read this book (just remember, don‘t take yourself too seriously.) #EdWest #EnglandintheAgeofChivalryandAwfulDiseases #history #englishhistory #amusinghistory 5y
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