Talk:Richard Whittington
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[edit] Year of Birth
1350? Most sources I've read suggest c. mid 1350s, possibly 1357. I have an inkling also that so early a date contradicts those few facts that are known about his formative years. 81.108.178.140 20:50, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Knight at arms or knight-at-arms
Anyone know what that is? It is just a different term for a knight? This google search suggests it comes from a song and doesn't seem to have too many other usages. It would be good to link this term (in the opening para, his grandfather was said to be one)... the Knight article seems not to ever use it, although it does refer to man-at-arms. ++Lar: t/c 11:25, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merge
Dick Whittington and Richard Whittington deal with the same person. The pantomime is based on the real person, and discussion of the one involves discussion of the other - which also involves the variations in the pantomime from the known facts. The real person is known because of the pantomime, and the pantomime is known because of the real person. Any search for Whittington on the internet or in books will invariably result in a discussion of the pantomime and the real person. A person looking up the pantomime will want to know about the real person. And a person looking up the real person would be interested to discover the differences between his real life and the accounts given in the pantomimes. SilkTork *SilkyTalk 08:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
