The smile of someone in love with their craft #jonathanbailey #RichardII #theater

Stained and sealed my pine top pimped coffee table (I cracked the previous wood chip top) Used Rustins excellent quick dry outdoor wood stain (I spill the odd drink) Going for that rustic look. Which reminds me of reprehensible Richard II...
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King #RichardII was on a mission: It was true that Richard suffered outrageous humiliation ten years ago—much more than he deserved. Was the king's extravagant retribution proportionate to their sins?

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Richard II’s 1397 ‘Revenge Parliament’ ruthlessly dismantled the Lords Appellant, but the move backfired. Far from securing ‘absolute power,’ this legislative purge alienated the nobility and paved the way for his deposition just two years later. #HistoryOfPolitics #RichardII