Monthly Archives: February 2013

Richard III is found!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

This morning Richard Buckley, head archaeologist at Leicester University, has stated that “beyond reasonable doubt”, they have reached the “sound academic conclusion” that they have found “Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England”. Richard’s death at the Battle of … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

In 1598 the writer Francis Meres wrote that “the witty soul of Ovid lives in mellifluous and honey-tongued Shakespeare”. And well he might: Shakespeare had already written his own version of one of Ovid’s tales, as well as borrowing stories … Continue reading →

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