I’m reading that there is an effort underway to “decolonize” Stratford-Upon-Avon. Not sure what that means, exactly. I doubt that it involves dealing with Roman or Saxon or Norman influences. I hope it doesn’t involve trigger warnings for “Hamlet” or “Coriolanus” or sensitivity readers removing offensive language from “Othello” or “The Merchant of Venice”.
I also see that Charles lll used his influence to keep the Royal Navy from naming a new warship “Agincourt”. Wonder what Henry V would make of that. They decided to name it “Achilles” instead. Hope they don’t offend any Trojans. I don’t know which is more ridiculous: the British shrinking from one of their more famous victories, or an egotistical American president wanting to designate a sixth generation fighter aircraft F-47.
