From: "Leo van de Pas" <leovdpas@netspeed.com.au>
To: <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: To Be or Not to Be
I feel Shakespeare has provided the world with priceless writings, but also
he has coloured and discoloured history.
What happened to Duncan the Gracious?
Burke's Guide to the Royal family, page 313, tells he was murdered by
Macbeth.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, here we find
information about individual monarchs in neat little boxes. And so the
quick thing to do is to find Duncan's box, only to find he hasn't got one.
Page 88 has one for Malcolm II, and the next Scottish king in a box is
Macbeth. And here we find "When Duncan was slain near Elgin (1040),
Macbeth mounted the throne. This is not specific enough.
In the Index we find the first mention of Duncan is on page 46. On the
bottom of that page.....but the alliance could not prevent
Macbeth from killing Duncan......etc.
To me, Macbeth was the murderer as Duncan's dead was caused by Macbeth,
whether Macbeth did the actual deed himself or not.
With best wishes
Leo van de Pas
Canberra, Australia
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