VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Stonyground|DATE|1367436898|CONTENT|I think that Richard III probably got a bad press due to the fact that he lost the battle of Bosworth and then had his biography written by his enemies. The thing is, all of these kings would be regarded by modern eyes as evil dictators, because basically that is exactly what they were. History is just so random. Had the Tudors not come to power, England may never have become Protestant and, as a consequence, would never have had an industrial revolution. America would have beaten us to it and Europe would still be playing catch up even now.|EMAIL|elizabeth@iww1967.wanadoo.co.uk|IP-ADDRESS|95.150.29.65|MODERATIONFLAG|