The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
historytoday.com72 points by Petiver 4 days ago
72 points by Petiver 4 days 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.
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.
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.)
You could have parked on top of Richard III every day!
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/king-richard-iii-car-par...
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.
I’m reading Wolf Hall. It’s amazing how much more history is ‘sinking in’ when told as historical fiction.
Recommended, as is The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, for the same reason. Also that’s just beautifully written.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is lovely and the contrast between the Dutch and the Japanese cultures in the 18th century is quite striking.
Same. I read history now for fun. It’s stranger than fiction in many cases.
A close family member did just that. They absolutely love history and are super well informed about lots of interesting subjects. The downside is it basically sets you up for becoming a history teacher and that's not the most rewarding career there is.
I don't know why this is on Hacker News but that was a great read.
I love that HN contributions include articles like this, and those about pure science & nature too. They're such a breath of fresh air among the endless AI discussions. People sometimes say they shouldn't be on here. I say they contribute to overall human understanding and are therefore just as relevant as the tech news.
Definitely, >50% reason why I come here, pretty tired from ie endless tirades how recent build of llm is next fire or wheel invention. Also, comments section (sans typical comments why its here which usually get downvoted fast) is often source of new interesting knowledge to me.
This is why I love HN.