tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post5995274639181452304..comments2023-08-05T17:49:37.214+02:00Comments on Crispin's eclipse: FanstRAvaganza 3: Richard III - a biographyIngeD3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-2497864626062989562012-03-17T15:14:58.575+01:002012-03-17T15:14:58.575+01:00Thank you very much, IngeD3, for presenting this r...Thank you very much, IngeD3, for presenting this research book. I was already thinking about reading it. Now I don't think I will.<br />I find the research, connecting the incidents leading to the misinterpretation of Richard III wanting to marry his niece, to diplomatic contacts with Spain and Portugal quite interesting and they ring more true to me, as they would better fit his political interests to secure his position in Europe. His niece, in my view, would not have helped him in that regard at all, but would have weakened his position, because of her illegitimate status. Her being just slightly older than his own son would have been at that time, to me does not sound all too likely for forming a love interest.<br />Such a lot of intrigues and political manoeuvering. What a great topic for RA to play and create ;o)CDoarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768482276143704993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-7013465734415251872012-03-14T10:23:52.538+01:002012-03-14T10:23:52.538+01:00Hi IngeD3!:)
In fact,I will be severely disappoint...Hi IngeD3!:)<br />In fact,I will be severely disappointed if Richard abandoned his project.Joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-67218787261967928042012-03-14T04:11:49.602+01:002012-03-14T04:11:49.602+01:00I do hope Richard's dream of making this serie...I do hope Richard's dream of making this series happens because there is so much to explore in Richard III story. So interesting about Mancini's telling of the story being the only one written when it happened rather than much later. Thanks for this great book review.Faboamantohttp://whiterosewritings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-13735202170281918672012-03-13T20:10:49.665+01:002012-03-13T20:10:49.665+01:00If any of them are on my list, I'm sure they&#...If any of them are on my list, I'm sure they'll end up on this blog at some point. Just sit tight! :-)IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-56063442286697212442012-03-13T20:09:38.076+01:002012-03-13T20:09:38.076+01:00I agree, Richard III is definitely in RA's des...I agree, Richard III is definitely in RA's destiny. Let's hope he gets to make this dream come true!IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-86792936573283582662012-03-13T20:07:49.943+01:002012-03-13T20:07:49.943+01:00Glad I could help!Glad I could help!IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-85313676373070982562012-03-13T20:06:59.604+01:002012-03-13T20:06:59.604+01:00I still haven't read Josephine Tey's novel...I still haven't read Josephine Tey's novel - it's o my 'books to read' list!IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-81964203885051047832012-03-13T19:48:33.973+01:002012-03-13T19:48:33.973+01:00My pleasure - enjoy!!My pleasure - enjoy!!IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-35974591197055605602012-03-13T19:48:08.679+01:002012-03-13T19:48:08.679+01:00Can I join you in your camp? :-)
Let's hope Ri...Can I join you in your camp? :-)<br />Let's hope Richard gets to set the record straight on King Richard. <br />Have fun this week!IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-50245972571010297722012-03-13T19:46:33.521+01:002012-03-13T19:46:33.521+01:00Indeed, fitzg, a more balanced view is exactly wha...Indeed, fitzg, a more balanced view is exactly what I was hoping for with this biography. No luck, I'm afraid. But I'm still convinced he meant well.<br />Thanks for your comment!IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-59662745090162548582012-03-13T19:45:04.261+01:002012-03-13T19:45:04.261+01:00Go team Richard!! :-)Go team Richard!! :-)IngeD3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06550096864371703758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-79530671166018092822012-03-13T17:04:52.426+01:002012-03-13T17:04:52.426+01:00My reading list is very long so I appreciate your ...My reading list is very long so I appreciate your book summary! Now can you get to work on summarizing my other books? LOL! ;)bccmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549577176138160033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-64079449546156711392012-03-13T15:40:36.531+01:002012-03-13T15:40:36.531+01:00I don't have an opinion on RIII but I think RA...I don't have an opinion on RIII but I think RA's sense of destiny in getting this project made comes across strongly. I wish him well with it. This was a great post!jazzbaby1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-37988300196027482552012-03-13T12:48:40.343+01:002012-03-13T12:48:40.343+01:00Damn that Shakespeare! If he were around he'd...Damn that Shakespeare! If he were around he'd get a blasting or two in 140 characters or less about the smear job he did on poor Richard.<br /><br />It is so hard to select the right books about this topic and so your review is very helpful.<br /><br />ThanksPhoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418943226683373860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-17086275768582065052012-03-13T03:59:29.293+01:002012-03-13T03:59:29.293+01:00Thankyou for this interesting post. I was captiavt...Thankyou for this interesting post. I was captiavted by Josephine Tey's novel, and therefore have always been of the impression that RIII has been maligned throughout history. I will be interested to see if Richard Armitage embarks on this project. (I'm sure he will do it well).Mulubinbahttp://mulubinba.typepad.com/an_ra_viewers_perspective/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-53873806621438700732012-03-13T02:05:17.546+01:002012-03-13T02:05:17.546+01:00Ooh Inge,
After reading your essay, I'm even m...Ooh Inge,<br />After reading your essay, I'm even more enamored of seeing Richard Armitage portray King Richard III. RA will do so well in bringing out the nuances of this character. <br /> <br />And if i were Queen Anne? I would definitely try to do a Scheherazade and spin a 1,001 tales or intrigues to keep my man interested in me and not in our niece--especially if that man were King Richard (Armitage). Ha!<br /><br />Cheers! Grati ;->Gratiana Lovelacehttp://www.gratianads90.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-65931056917582766102012-03-13T01:40:13.116+01:002012-03-13T01:40:13.116+01:00I've got lots of reading to do on this subject...I've got lots of reading to do on this subject!! Thanks for all of the info!NovemberBride/The Queennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-53589978656955921512012-03-13T01:37:21.710+01:002012-03-13T01:37:21.710+01:00I think Thomas More did a lot to smear poor Richar...I think Thomas More did a lot to smear poor Richard III's reputation as well. He was trying to curry favor with the two Henrys VII & VIII so he wrote a lot of lies about Richard (which Shakespeare used to create his Richard III)<br /><br />I'm in the "Richard was actually a very good king" camp. But in any case, the story would be much more interesting on TV I think if it contradicts everything Shakespeare has made people believe about Richard III. I hope OUR Richard gets to tell this story.<br /><br />And thanks for the heads up, will avoid Hicks's book in the future.Lucy Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114828704688244925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-45520355669886254902012-03-13T01:36:30.183+01:002012-03-13T01:36:30.183+01:00All that I have read suggests that Richard III was...All that I have read suggests that Richard III was a fundamentally good person. But I haven't lived in 15th C England. So I don't KNOW if Gloucester was tempted, or if he wanted to just end those destructive wars. We have to have a bit of an open mind about historical events. I think that Richard III was royally scuppered by the Tudors. So, it would be royally good to have a more balanced view of that Lord of the North. <br /><br />fitzgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073860760758417094.post-591174897308463062012-03-13T01:28:27.078+01:002012-03-13T01:28:27.078+01:00Interesting. It's kind of a shame that these o...Interesting. It's kind of a shame that these old things just get repeated over and over again. I was looking today at the textbooks my students have and it concedes more or less, that the worst case historians can make for Richard is that his reign was ambivalent -- the useful evidence for Richard as evil is just not there.<br /><br />Thanks for participating in F3 and also for supporting the King Richard Armitage project!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com