tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post2175087024168115048..comments2024-03-28T15:16:29.965-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Question from Guy - Violent behavior at courtLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-63157905402851570692011-03-27T17:01:58.416-05:002011-03-27T17:01:58.416-05:00No idea how common this behaviour was, but here...No idea how common this behaviour was, but here's a similar incident from Ireland:<br /><br />"Perrot also interfered in Richard Bingham's government of Connaught, and in May 1587 be actually struck Sir Nicholas Bagenal, the elderly knight marshal, in the council chamber, an incident his enemies blamed on his drunkenness."<br /><br />The most notorious incident was in 1598, when Elizabeth I punched the Earl of Essex on the ear. The earl then reached for his sword. Serious lese majeste.shtovenoreply@blogger.com