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"happened to be murdered" Written by GregM (8/20/2004 12:36 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Henry the fourth, penned by Carolyn

Richard the 2nd was prevailed upon to resign the throne to Henry IV and retired to Pomfret Castle "where he happened to be murdered"... this cracks me up! "Happened to be murdered", as if he happened to meet some old friend, or happened to have a sandwich for lunch. Does JA have some opinion on how or why Richard II was murdered, or is she just dryly reporting on the demise of yet another boring monarch? Either way, Miss Austen was a funny one!

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Henry the fourth Carolyn (8/20/2004 7:58 a.m.)

"happened to be murdered" GregM (8/20/2004 12:36 p.m.)
- Oooo... JulieW (8/21/2004 5:25 a.m.)
- Isn't that hilarious? (nfm) MaryAnn K. (8/21/2004 2:13 a.m.)
What does it say? Cheryl (8/20/2004 11:59 a.m.)
- It says JulieW (8/20/2004 12:05 p.m.)
  - I saw... Cheryl (8/20/2004 12:07 p.m.)
    - Made it JulieW (8/20/2004 12:24 p.m.)
      - LOL! Thanks (nfm) Cheryl (8/20/2004 12:26 p.m.)
Pomfret Castle LaurieC (8/20/2004 9:53 a.m.)
- Pomfret Anne Charlotte (8/21/2004 8:15 a.m.)
  - Shakespeare calls it that Carolyn (8/21/2004 10:51 a.m.)
    - Interesting... LaurieC (8/21/2004 11:05 a.m.)
      - This is kind of weird Carolyn (8/21/2004 11:35 a.m.)
- I wondered if she was spelling it as pronounced, too (nfm) Line (8/20/2004 5:59 p.m.)
- I thought the same... Carolyn (8/20/2004 9:59 a.m.)
  - Now , now...... JulieW (8/20/2004 10:16 a.m.)

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