tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326961865792025138.post1387547586409542832..comments2021-01-25T06:14:07.870-05:00Comments on Proceedings of the Royal Society: St Crispin, St George, and Harry the KingKate Nicholas, F.R.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17476034415857482503noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326961865792025138.post-66619797781292339842007-10-28T07:17:00.000-04:002007-10-28T07:17:00.000-04:00I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Owain Gly...I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Owain Glyndwr, mangled but immortalised in that same series of plays. Brilliant man, Glyndwr, and a leader ahead of his time. They should have listened to him more closely.Baron K. Wulfenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688485636087458022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326961865792025138.post-23147416892304287542007-10-26T14:56:00.000-04:002007-10-26T14:56:00.000-04:00*humming the tenor line as she types, refusing to ...*humming the tenor line as she types, refusing to copy and paste*<BR/><BR/>Deo gracias Anglia redde pro victoria.<BR/><BR/>Our king went forth to Normandy,<BR/>With grace and might of chivalry;<BR/>There God for him wrought marvelously,<BR/>Wherefore England may call, and cry<BR/>Deo gracias! <BR/>Deo gracias Anglia, redde pro victoria.<BR/><BR/>He set a siege, the sooth for to say,<BR/>To Harfleur town with royal array;<BR/>That town he won, and made a fray,<BR/>That France shall rue till Domesday.<BR/>Deo gracias! <BR/>Deo gracias Anglia <BR/>Redde pro victoria.<BR/><BR/>Then went our king, with all his host,<BR/>Through France for all the French boast;<BR/>He spared no dread of least, nor most,<BR/>Till he came to Agincourt coast.<BR/>Deo gracias! <BR/>Deo gracias Anglia <BR/>Redde pro victoria.<BR/><BR/>Then for sooth that knight comely<BR/>In Agincourt field he fought manly<BR/>Through grace of God most mighty<BR/>He had both the field, and the victory<BR/>Deo gracias! <BR/>Deo gracias Anglia <BR/>Redde pro victoria.<BR/><BR/>There dukes, and earls, lord and baron,<BR/>Were taken, and slain, and that well soon,<BR/>And some were led in to London<BR/>With joy, and mirth, and great renown.<BR/>Deo gracias! <BR/>Deo gracias Anglia <BR/>Redde pro victoria.<BR/><BR/>Now gracious God he save our king,<BR/>His people, and all his well willing,<BR/>Give him good life, and good ending,<BR/>That we with mirth may safely sing<BR/>Deo gracias! <BR/>Deo gracias Anglia <BR/>Redde pro victoria.Diamanda Gustafsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031000370184633076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326961865792025138.post-90510512357072156182007-10-26T11:32:00.000-04:002007-10-26T11:32:00.000-04:00"O! for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brig..."O! for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention; <BR/>A kingdom for a stage, princes to act and monarchs to behold the swelling scene. <BR/>Then should the war-like Harry, like himself, assume the port of Mars; and at his heels, Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire crouch for employment."<BR/><BR/>Wonderful post, Miss Nicholas. I greatly enjoyed it. I am in RL a fan of the Bard's work, particularly the histories, and of the histories, particularly the Henry Cycle (as my avi name might attest). <BR/><BR/>If I might be so bold as to suggest a follow on topic, perhaps the tragic rise and fall of Henry VI (not even a shadow of his illustrious father) might make for interesting reading in the future?<BR/><BR/>Thank you again,<BR/><BR/>Hotspur O'TooleHotspur O'Toolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222149865235117975noreply@blogger.com