tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post1585969555387238371..comments2023-11-12T09:52:42.825-05:00Comments on Medieval Woman: Blogging with Historical Novelist Susan Higginbotham: A Half-Hearted Happy Coronation Day to Richard III and AnneSusan Higginbothamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-367614737774916212007-07-10T13:34:00.000-04:002007-07-10T13:34:00.000-04:00Carla, I think that's quite possible that Richard ...Carla, I think that's quite possible that Richard and his supporters used that rationale.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-36736823783623111162007-07-10T13:16:00.000-04:002007-07-10T13:16:00.000-04:00I dn't know the ins and outs of the precontract, s...I dn't know the ins and outs of the precontract, so I'll take your word for the historical facts. Insofar as I have an opinion on Richard's taking the throne, I wonder if he was consciously doing a bad thing for what he believed was a good reason? Royal minorities are traditionally a free-for-all for the barons, and I could understand someone thinking that (almost) anything was justified to avoid a re-run of the Wars of the Roses.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-86209629067604156822007-07-09T19:08:00.000-04:002007-07-09T19:08:00.000-04:00Thanks, Alianore!Ilya, you're so right about the g...Thanks, Alianore!<BR/><BR/>Ilya, you're so right about the gang over on Sceptred Isle. Which is a pity, because some of the nicest people I know are Ricardians, and the Society has sponsored and continues to sponsor excellent research on Richard III and his times. Unfortunately, it's the loony fringe sector that makes the most noise on the web.<BR/><BR/>There's no reasoning with the loonies, really, and there's no point in citing sources because they'll ignore direct quotes or take them entirely out of context. At the moment, they're having a field day with a supposed remark by Anne Crawford that Elizabeth Woodville frequently visited Henry VII's court--in fact, what Crawford says is that Elizabeth "occasionally" came to court (p. 154). It'd be a waste of time to point out that J. L. Laynesmith, another historian, also indicates (in her book The Last Medieval Queens) that Elizabeth occasionally attended court and gives specific instances of when she did so.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-8708088825503437552007-07-09T09:00:00.000-04:002007-07-09T09:00:00.000-04:00i think you already know from the sceptredisle pos...i think you already know from the sceptredisle posts (i'm the unexperienced child who read too little and had the unfortunate idea to speak against richard 3rd on a mainly riccardian mailing list) that i totally agree with you. i wish i knew as much on the subject as you do (but then again i don't think it would have mattered on sceptredisle since they dismissed your posts easily - even if i found no convincing argument in their dismissals). <BR/><BR/>nice to see some open-minded people for once (funny how people who scream at you to be open-minded are actually the most close-minded people ever, usually).<BR/><BR/>good post :)ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466405724385441554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-6942026740640494462007-07-06T13:15:00.000-04:002007-07-06T13:15:00.000-04:00You make some great points! I've always found the...You make some great points! I've always found the precontract story pretty suspicious, myself - and especially, Richard's alleged reluctance to take the throne. <BR/><BR/>I love the fact that Richard's aunt the duchess of Norfolk was present at his coronation. She must have been in her mid-eighties.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.com