Humorous fiction

As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian fiction
published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody here written
anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is Richard being
targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of lines stolen
from Monty Python.)

As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian fiction
published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody here written
anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is Richard being
targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of lines stolen
from Monty Python. In the end, after Bosworth, they are quite disappointed that Richmond stole their job as Richard-slayers and go after him instead.)

--- In , Megan Lerseth
<megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian fiction
> published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody here
written
> anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is Richard
being
> targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of lines
stolen
> from Monty Python.)

Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder
twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard, holding
something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping up on
the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the goggle-eyed
children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under his cloak,
to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of Bosworth,
which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the reason the
wrong man won.

Katy

--- In , oregonkaty
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In , Megan Lerseth
> <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian fiction
> > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody here
> written
> > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is Richard
> being
> > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of
lines
> stolen
> > from Monty Python.)
>
> Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder
> twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard,
holding
> something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping up on
> the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the goggle-eyed
> children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under his
cloak,
> to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of Bosworth,
> which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the reason the
> wrong man won.
>
> Katy

So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or double act?
1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two hours on
Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3" and "Britain's Real
Monarch".
2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers' sketch and
for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for a bird.

Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a beard,
that's a broken shaving mirror.

"You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the defendant, I
would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken back to
whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place of execution
where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be cut down,
your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your head cut off
and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom. And may
the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
I can but dream..........

Stephen

Ah, yes! Blackadder! The show in which Richard appears speaking a happier version of the "winter of our discontent" speech, very hunched over, suddenly stops, pulls his cloak out from under his feet, and straightens up. I've never seen it, only read a transcript, but I did like the revisionist take on Richard, even if he did come off a bit goofy (case in point: After being accidentally beheaded at Bosworth by Blackadder, he appears in his killer's room as a ghost. Of course, he doesn't know who killed him, so when Blackadder nervously asks him how the battle went, he cheerfully replies "Oh, yes, it went well. Someone cut off my head at one point, but it otherwise went swimmingly."). At least he wasn't buffoonish.

oregonkaty <[email protected]> wrote:
--- In , Megan Lerseth
<megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian fiction
> published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody here
written
> anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is Richard
being
> targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of lines
stolen
> from Monty Python.)

Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder
twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard, holding
something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping up on
the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the goggle-eyed
children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under his cloak,
to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of Bosworth,
which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the reason the
wrong man won.

Katy




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I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies forming my
image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my memory.
Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten to add,
very young at the time :-)

Angela




--- In , "stephenmlark"
<smlark@t...> wrote:
>
> --- In , oregonkaty
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In , Megan Lerseth
> > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian
fiction
> > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody
here
> > written
> > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is
Richard
> > being
> > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of
> lines
> > stolen
> > > from Monty Python.)
> >
> > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder
> > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard,
> holding
> > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping up
on
> > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the goggle-
eyed
> > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under his
> cloak,
> > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
Bosworth,
> > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the reason
the
> > wrong man won.
> >
> > Katy
>
> So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or double act?
> 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two hours on
> Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3" and "Britain's Real
> Monarch".
> 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers' sketch
and
> for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for a bird.
>
> Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a beard,
> that's a broken shaving mirror.
>
> "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
defendant, I
> would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken back to
> whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place of
execution
> where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be cut down,
> your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your head cut
off
> and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom. And may
> the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> I can but dream..........
>
> Stephen