Re: Braveheart

["Brett W. McCoy" <bmccoy@CapAccess.org>]

On Fri, 2 Jun 1995 Noramunro@aol.com wrote:

> Well, of course, we don't know.  Royal chroniclers and biographers tended to
> be real quiet about that sort of thing. :)  But that has certainly always
> been the rumour, even in the fourteenth century.  It is true that Edw. II had
> a number of male favourites, but no known (or suspected) mistresses.  Some
> have also drawn conclusions from the method by which he was murdered (red hot
> poker inserted .... ) as being appropriate to his reputation as a sodomite,
> if not an outright conviction.  However, this particular technique has the
> advantage of killing the victim without leaving marks on the body or
> bloodstains on the floor.  The royal funeral could be held with all due
> ceremony, and the deceased would look fine.  

Regarding that, I read that a lot of gays are protesting the film because
Edward's portrayal was a bit too overdone.  Any comments on that?

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