leave out the insurrection wholly

[angevin2]

In my continuing if irregular series of interesting frontispieces to texts on the Wars of the Roses, I present to you one that I found in an old article called "Richard II and the Wars of the Roses," by Margaret Aston (it's in that collection of essays on Richard's reign dedicated to May McKisack), which is one of those wonderful articles that

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[silversurealism]

I thought it was Always being "Have a happy period. Always." and Kotex being "Kotex fits. Period." It's sad I know that considering I use a reusable menstrual cup and haven't touched any of that stuff in 4 years. XD

[angevin2]

Is it? I don't recall. I am totally not editing though: Kotex just sounds funnier. ;)

[auriaephiala]

That treasure website is quite amazing.

I'm surprised at how many of the pieces were described as broken, or with some fake gems in them. Didn't Richard have people responsible for maintaining the royal treasures?

[ricardienne]

"a prince in many respects worthy to have reigned, if he had not reigned,"

That's ripped off of Tacitus, btw.

Also, does the it really say that it the text was "Englished" by the Right Honorable Henry Earle of Monmouth?

[angevin2]

Is it? Where in Tacitus? And to whom does it refer?

One of my committee members was just asking me about classical precedents, too.

And yes, it does say that. :)

[ricardienne]

It's from the Histories, about Galba. "omnium consensu capax imperii nisi imperasset." It's one of Tacitus' more famous bits of snarkiness, I think, which is the only reason I could pull it off the top of my head (one day, I will know the whole thing well enough, but that day is unfortunately far.)

Here's the link, with the relevant part Englished:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Hist.+1.49