Well....this is totally yampi*
According to Dr Phillip Shaw of the University of Leicester's School of English...Richard 111 may have had a midlands accent. (See below)
And for anyone interested to hear how he may have sounded visit;
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/richard-iii-voice-of-a-king---1587264
I wonder what "A horse....A horse...my kingdom for a horse" sounds like in 'Brummie'? Or "Now is the winter of our discontent".
*Yampi = Mad
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