The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV (historytoday.com)

by Petiver • 15 comments • 77 points

15 comments

[−] s1mn 52d ago

Love this, nestled in among the posts about forking httpx and similarity search in DuckDB. It makes me want to watch the BBC adaptation of Richard II again, and listen to The Rest Is History's episodes on the same period.

[−] scrumper 52d ago

Do you mean the Hollow Crown series? It's very very good stuff, prestige production of the Henriad. Some excellent performances by a fine cast. Opening of course with Richard II, Ben Whishaw playing the king.

[−] s1mn 46d ago

I watched the first one. That article on the last testaments made me want to watch it again. Ben Whishaw was the perfect choice, wasn't he?

[−] rwmj 52d ago

Fascinating article, and I never realized until now that I drive past the location of Richard II's original burial site every few days. (Apparently he was reburied at Westminster Abbey.)

[−] Neil44 52d ago

If I'm in the position in future I'd love to do a history degree. I wasn't very interested in anything except computers when I was young.

[−] the_real_cher 52d ago

I don't know why this is on Hacker News but that was a great read.

[−] ghc 52d ago

This is why I love HN.