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FANDOM: Shakespeare Histories (Henry V, Henry VI, Richard III)
FIC LINK: Teach Your (Parents and) Children Well
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] aris_tgd
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen, character death, dead sons
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 1275 | Complete
MAIN CHARACTERS: Richard Plantagenet - Duke of York, Richard of Cambridge, Richard III
FIC SUMMARY: Fatherhood and filial responsibility in a time of dynastic war.

RECCER'S NOTES: Three Richards, three different musings. One taps into one of the most memorable scenes of Henry VI Part Three as York considers his sons. Cambridge thinks on Henry IV and Henry V. Richard III has no children and he ponders the problems of child kings. A really excellent fic that bears re-readings. It simultaneously extends and draws in the repeated theme of fathers and sons.