Homoeroticism and Richard II!

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/07/queer-times-richard-ii-in-the-poems-and-chronicles-of-late/

Queer times: Richard II in the poems and chronicles of late - Medievalists.net

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The article focuses on the representation of deviant sexual behavior in 14th-century English poetry and other chronicles. The portrayal of King of England Richard II as a rebellious youth, which is interpreted as perverse and lacking manliness, and the propaganda needed to offset this