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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 1634029, member: 40017&quot;]Not many medieval kings could claim to be &quot;angelic&quot; in any way! Richard III&#039;s only fault was to be on the losing side, and as we know, history is written by the victors. (Not that I am a fan of him any more than any other English king - but there are seriously ardent fans defending his case these days.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I always like the tale of Edward the Martyr - a Saint according to the history books. Read a little closer and you find he was so violent and obnoxious to all around him, he was murdered by his own mother!</p><p><br /></p><p>Or Sir Thomas More - the &quot;Man for all Seasons&quot; and another Saint - who was responsible for more people being burnt at the stake than anyone else around in his time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Man has always been incredibly beastly to his fellow man - it is only in modern times that we have come to expect our leaders to behave like angels all the time. Not surprisingly, very few live up to it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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