Kashmir: ‘Paradise on the river of Hell’ on October 2, 2019Throughout history, the English have refrained from giving epithets to their monarchs. However, King John 1, described by historians at 5’5″ with a barrel-chest body and as an un-chivalrous cruel tyrant, had the dubious distinction of earning one– “Bad King John.” His reign is portrayed by Shakespeare in “King John” as: “A sceptre snatched with […]