'Edward III liked to dress up as a bird. In 1348, at a tournament in Bury St Edmunds, he revealed himself as a gleaming pheasant with copper-pipe wings and real feathers.' Blisteringly eloquent from @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... - ThreadSky

helengittos.bsky.social • 11 days ago

'Edward III liked to dress up as a bird. In 1348, at a tournament in Bury St Edmunds, he revealed himself as a gleaming pheasant with copper-pipe wings and real feathers.' Blisteringly eloquent from @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n03/tom-johnson/who-plucked-the-little-dog

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