HOW is "The World Turned Upside Down" a terrible distortion of history? And "you can't judge then by now" is pretty meaningless, too . . there are universal values you can apply . . and in the Cromwell period (esp. in the Putney Debates, but also in a broader liberalism of his early years) there are some fine universal truths which resonate down the ages. The "learn from or repeat history" remark may be a cliche, but it holds much truth; far more than "you can't judge then by now".Clearly Shakespere's works have no contemporary relevance, on "Dr John"'s philosophy!
Angry of Cambridge . .
G.