History

– You've been internetting, if that's the right word, for hours.
– I know. I've been struggling over my holiday plans: trying to find the ideal cottage. In the perfect location.
– That should be fairly straightforward...
– With internet access. And car parking.
– Perhaps you're getting a little too specific.
– And a view of the sea. And a large supermarket within walking distance.
– Right... You should probably limit your search to the bare essentials.
– I have.
– I guess you've left open the colour of the front door. But perhaps you still need to loosen the query. Somewhat.
– Difficult to know how...
– Talking of car parks, they seem to have discovered the body of King Richard III. In a car park.
– Yes. Remarkable what you can find, with a bit of digging around. Mind you, he isn't the most popular of monarchs.
– I know. But sometimes it's hard to separate historical fact from fiction: reputations are deliberately blackened to suit the prevailing political climate. Shakespeare decides the story will be a bit more entertaining with a few choice embellishments and the odd hump. That sort of thing.
– I always had a problem with history at school. Not necessarily because of the frustrating ambiguity of historical sources. More that I was not very good at it.