keith-hewle
Iscritto in data lug 2002
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I was surprised to find this lacklustre television series had been resurrected and was now being shown on English television.
It is well over six decades old. And reflects the production values of its time. I do not fault it on that respect. I just question its historical perspective.
We have a fine actor Dermot Walsh portraying an Arthurian King Richard I of England. { There was no Britain at the time } A ridiculous theme tune, reinforcing his ' sainthood on earth '.
If you take the trouble to read accurate historical works. Contemporaneous and more recent.
You will not even recognise the character portrayed in the series.
He was the third legitimate son of King Henry II of England. So should never have become king.
After his eldest brother Henry died without issue. And he had managed to depose both his father and elder brother, Geoffrey. His route to the throne was clear.
But becoming King of England was just a means of access to revenue. Throughout his life he only spent six inconvenient months in the country.
He never spoke English. Only French and Occitan.
His obsession with crusades caused much misery for his English subjects. Apart from the money he had already extricated in taxes.
Richard deliberately made a further reckless blunder, in the full knowledge he had earlier. Grossly offended Leopold of Austria. He deliberately entered Austria on a return journey two England. Was inevitably captured and held to ransom. Actually 100,000 pounds of silver. £385,800,000 at today's value.
Which further caused every single one of his English subjects to be the poorer for that reckless folly.
I have to be fair and admit that most of the episodes in the series are located outside of England.
But it is unlikely Richard ever considered his subjects on the continent or in England at all.
Other than as a source of revenue to finance his crusades.
His unofficial title. Coeur De Lion or ' lionheart ' is accurate. Gained by being absolutely reckless during his military service. Like an Audie Murphy of his day. Until of course, unlike Audie Murphy, his luck finally ran out. And he sustained a mortal wound which caused him to die. Leaving the path finally open for Henry II's youngest son, John to become King of England.
Richard left no legal issue. Probably unsurprising because his marriage to Berengaria was never consummated. And there are certainly documented facts in a number of sources.
Which leads the conclusion he was bisexual.
He did produce one child, Phillip Of Cognac , whose mother is unknown. But he could have been conceived in an act of sodomy. Something Richard is known to have practised with both men and women.
Of course the Danziger brothers series was only meant to be entertainment.
Putting me in mind something allegedly said about the great CB deMille
' Cecil B deMille. Much against his will. Was finally persuaded to leave Moses. Out of The War Of The Roses '
It is well over six decades old. And reflects the production values of its time. I do not fault it on that respect. I just question its historical perspective.
We have a fine actor Dermot Walsh portraying an Arthurian King Richard I of England. { There was no Britain at the time } A ridiculous theme tune, reinforcing his ' sainthood on earth '.
If you take the trouble to read accurate historical works. Contemporaneous and more recent.
You will not even recognise the character portrayed in the series.
He was the third legitimate son of King Henry II of England. So should never have become king.
After his eldest brother Henry died without issue. And he had managed to depose both his father and elder brother, Geoffrey. His route to the throne was clear.
But becoming King of England was just a means of access to revenue. Throughout his life he only spent six inconvenient months in the country.
He never spoke English. Only French and Occitan.
His obsession with crusades caused much misery for his English subjects. Apart from the money he had already extricated in taxes.
Richard deliberately made a further reckless blunder, in the full knowledge he had earlier. Grossly offended Leopold of Austria. He deliberately entered Austria on a return journey two England. Was inevitably captured and held to ransom. Actually 100,000 pounds of silver. £385,800,000 at today's value.
Which further caused every single one of his English subjects to be the poorer for that reckless folly.
I have to be fair and admit that most of the episodes in the series are located outside of England.
But it is unlikely Richard ever considered his subjects on the continent or in England at all.
Other than as a source of revenue to finance his crusades.
His unofficial title. Coeur De Lion or ' lionheart ' is accurate. Gained by being absolutely reckless during his military service. Like an Audie Murphy of his day. Until of course, unlike Audie Murphy, his luck finally ran out. And he sustained a mortal wound which caused him to die. Leaving the path finally open for Henry II's youngest son, John to become King of England.
Richard left no legal issue. Probably unsurprising because his marriage to Berengaria was never consummated. And there are certainly documented facts in a number of sources.
Which leads the conclusion he was bisexual.
He did produce one child, Phillip Of Cognac , whose mother is unknown. But he could have been conceived in an act of sodomy. Something Richard is known to have practised with both men and women.
Of course the Danziger brothers series was only meant to be entertainment.
Putting me in mind something allegedly said about the great CB deMille
' Cecil B deMille. Much against his will. Was finally persuaded to leave Moses. Out of The War Of The Roses '