If that link ever breaks it has been archived over at "MDW Backstory."
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The Book Page
I'm back in my Shakespeare phase, re-reading the case for Sir Henry Neville as the one who wrote the Shakespeare plays, The Truth Will Out: Unmasking The Real Shakespeare, Brenda James & William D. Rubinstein, c. 2005. Though two names are listed as the authors, the credit belongs solely to Brenda James. She needed some gravitas to get the book published and that fell to Rubinstein.That's probably not entirely true: Rubinstein loves solving "historical" mysteries, so he probably provided an incredible amount of advice for Ms James.
I was aware of the Essex Rebellion in 1601 but had not read the finer details until today. Although it was a big, big deal and resulted in the execution of the Earl of Essex, it seems to read very closely to our own "January 6th insurrection."
Both were carried out by very, very small numbers of individuals, some/many/most of whom were probably a bit "crazy" in the loose sense of the word. Things got a bit out of hand and the seriousness of each (the January 6th event an the Essex Rebellion) is clearly in the eye of the beholder. In both cases a relatively small band of individuals marched on the the "capitol" but was quickly brought to an end. And as note, how serious either event was is/was clearly in the eye of the beholder.
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Goose Bumps
Two wiki entries regarding "goose bumps" are of note: goose bumps; and "Liberty of Clink."
Of course, "clink" comes from "Liberty of the Clink"and is the basis for "clink" as a synonym for jail or prison. [And if you want to go down another short rabbit hole, look up "bedlam."]
Goose bumps is more obtuse. But it's likely Shakespeare was very, very aware of the origin of goose bumps. Pretty funny.
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