Richard Francis Burton
Birth date: March 19, 1821
Died: October 20, 1890
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Terra Nova was a mixed bag of a read for me. I don't know if it's how the writing ws split between the two authors or what. While I was super interested in the first 30 percent or so, and thought I was in for a treat, by the time I had hit 50 percent, I had completely lost interest in what I was rea...
This is the second and final volume of Vivat Rex and covers Henry V to the birth of Elizabeth I. There is much to love, from the use of Shakespeare, to the vocal acting. But honesty, I was totally thrilled to hear Diana Rigg as Anne Boleyn and Sian Phillips as Catherine.
About the author:edit dataCaptain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas...
Within the last few years, the BBC (and PBS as a re-show) have been doing The Hollow Crown, the Shakespeare History Plays done from Richard II to RIchard III. The first 3 parts (bascially 3 movies) were shown around the time of the London Olympics and then a year later in the U.S. (Where my lo...
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