tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post7546231816221854709..comments2024-03-20T23:54:23.673-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: Just Downloaded - Mary Stewart's Arthuriad!Sue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-39453733743011343522014-03-29T02:48:41.478-07:002014-03-29T02:48:41.478-07:00Knowing Henry, probably Arthur II.Knowing Henry, probably Arthur II.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-47205386240413163022014-03-29T00:03:55.339-07:002014-03-29T00:03:55.339-07:00Would he have been Arthur I or II?
Would he have been Arthur I or II?<br />UrbanDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213381068886026594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-47042142808341420022014-03-28T14:38:39.130-07:002014-03-28T14:38:39.130-07:00Yes, that's about typical of the Tudors. It...Yes, that's about typical of the Tudors. It's the Welsh thing, and of course, the fact that they had a faint trace of English royal blood didn't matter at all, except they thought it entitled them to murder Richard III and take over. Wanted it both ways, Henry Skinflint did. There was an obsession with Arthur, of course. They made a Round Table and Henry made sure his son was born at Winchester, then thought to be Camelot, and called him Arthur. Makes me wonder what would have happened if Arthur had survived to rule England.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-47597900691536108902014-03-28T14:08:12.647-07:002014-03-28T14:08:12.647-07:00Loved those books. First read copies of an aunt...Loved those books. First read copies of an aunt's, who said she usually liked her history done properly but liked these books anyway.<br /><br />Am reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel at the moment & am at a point where the Tudors claim descent from Arthur & therefore have a claim to the throne. Of course, if Arthur didn't exist ...UrbanDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213381068886026594noreply@blogger.com