The Hollow Crown (Shakespeare)

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The Hollow Crown (Shakespeare)

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Sep 11, 2019

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Support us here! Please!Our heroes take what they hope is a very short hiatus from Narnia, and begin discussing the Henriad by one William Shakespeare. They will be talking about Richard II, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V, specifically keying off 'The Hollow Crown' production that the BBC did a few years ago. Onward and upward!

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Sep 11, 2019

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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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The Hollow Crown (Shakespeare)

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