Norman Ravitch *62

2 Years Ago

What About the Merry Wives of Windsor?

Some of you may remember the unexpected Shakespearean humor of Kaiser Wilhelm II. When the British royals changed their last name, which was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha from Prince Albert, to Windsor to de-Germanize themselves, the Kaiser said he looked forward to reading The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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