tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089245841310434420.post7617595862745595647..comments2023-05-29T16:29:25.562+01:00Comments on Greyhounds and Fetterlocks: Short StoryBrian Wainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867772590464992131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089245841310434420.post-53056466693323152962009-05-04T17:36:00.000+01:002009-05-04T17:36:00.000+01:00I love 'em all... My favourite, if I'm honest, is ...I love 'em all... My favourite, if I'm honest, is one called 'Devotion'. We've a copy of that on our stairs. Plus a couple more in the house, Richard at Middleham and Reverie. Actually we have run out of wall, as we both like pictures, and several are lying around waiting to be framed!<br /><br />I think Richard Duke of York would have been a competent ruler, but his problem was he couldn't carry the majority of his nobles. I think he rubbed them up the wrong way. Whether this was down to his personality, or because he was too radical a reformer, is up for debate. I think his would have been a difficult reign. Bit like Richard III's or, at best, Henry IV's.Brian Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867772590464992131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089245841310434420.post-52450005407283211132009-05-02T23:19:00.000+01:002009-05-02T23:19:00.000+01:00Do you have a favourite amongst the paintings? I ...Do you have a favourite amongst the paintings? I have a fondness for the Battle of Wakefield cos that is where I am from. I would love to buy a copy and put it up on my wall but I fear that my family would object. It would be a great conversation piece, though. Talking about the battle of Wakefield, I would be very interested to hear anybody's take on what kind of king Richard Duke of York would have made....hint....hint...melitzanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294468812593575932noreply@blogger.com