OUR literary heritage, led by that giant of psychology William Shakespeare, is undoubted.
But the myth of peace and harmony on the religious side must be firmly quashed again.
The last thousand years began with three crusades; then, an Archbishop burning, a king who split the church and plundered its assets. Evesham Bell Tower survived on payment of a retainer.
The violent swings between RC and C of E were exemplified in the popular song The Vicar of Bray and finally a civil war.
Religion has been at the root of so many social problems, the conduct of Royalty and today's strife in many countries of the world.
It is time to bury the self-proclaimed myth of peace and harmony.
ROGER MARTIN, Synehurst, Badsey.
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