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Ami
is on page 328 of 513
Absolutely obsessed with the footnote 146 on page 325, according to which astrology girlie Richard went to a soothsayer to get a prediction about the outcome of the duel between his cousin Henry and Mowbray. He was apparently told Mowbray was going to win.
As we know he ended up stopping the duel before the opponents could even touch each other. Makes you wonder if he did to try and preserve Henry’s life.
— Dec 15, 2025 03:21PM
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As we know he ended up stopping the duel before the opponents could even touch each other. Makes you wonder if he did to try and preserve Henry’s life.
Lisa
is on page 367 of 513
I wish the author would please stop talking about Richard II’s “psychological environment”. PLEASE.
— Jul 20, 2018 11:00PM
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Lisa
is on page 270 of 513
Oh, we're getting glimpses into Saul's psychoanalysis of Richard II. I'm not at all comfortable with attempts to psychoanalyse historical figures, much less diagnose them (as I've heard Saul does) with mental illnesses. It's not a question of whether mental illness existed (it always has), but the impossibility of getting an accurate or ethical diagnosis.
— Jul 16, 2018 03:43PM
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