1477, England

Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy

Too many times, I have wondered how William Shakespeare,
                                                  [widely regarded as the greatest writer,
preferred to write about Romeo and Juliet,
                           [and not about Charles and Margaret, a story brighter.

In the year of 1477, killed at the Battle of Nancy Charles the Bold,
                                                                     [the last Duke of Burgundy,
that brought consequences for Europe's future, that of great uncertainty. 

The Burgundian domains, long wedged between the growing powers,
                                                     [of France and the Habsburg Empire, were divided,
the precise disposition of the vast and disparate territorial positions was involved,
                              [and disputed among them for centuries, doubts obvious or hided. 

This Battle fought by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy,
                        [against René II, Duke of Lorraine, outside of Nancy's walls,
and it was fatal for Charles, the final and decisive battle,
                                                                                [of the Burgundian Wars....

Charles died, but remains immortal in people's minds,
                                [his love for cousin Margaret of York, a real beauty,
a timeless love that nothing could prevent or undermine,
                              [nor even the two marriages of Charles by royal duty.
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to be continued

" IT COULD BE OTHERWISE in verse"
Texts and Narration: Odysseus Heavilayias - ROTTERDAM //
Language adjustments and text adaptation: Kellene G Safis - CHICAGO//
Digital adaptation and text editing: Cathy Rapakoulia Mataraga - PIRAEUS//
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