tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post7503370083081846703..comments2015-01-21T20:10:16.296-06:00Comments on The Act of Reading: Henry the NavigatorRitsumeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-51780156329507576912008-03-17T11:49:00.000-06:002008-03-17T11:49:00.000-06:00Yep, yay for the artists. But even then you have t...Yep, yay for the artists. But even then you have to wonder... this guy was a royal. Did the artist feel the need to flatter him? How "honest" is the portrait? <BR/><BR/>I really only looked at online sources, and not a really exhaustive search at that, but it seems like there was an unusual amount of controversy about what Henry's contribution was. It's just all so messy. You see these nice Ritsumeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-2206386235737388952008-03-14T13:32:00.000-06:002008-03-14T13:32:00.000-06:00Isn't history facinating? All we know is what the ...Isn't history facinating? All we know is what the most loud-spoken people have written down. Hehe. <BR/><BR/>How do we know who anyone really was and what they actually accomplished? Hooray for artists who capture the various faces of the past..that at least gives us something to go on :)misskatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715643540524650052noreply@blogger.com