For the anniversary of the Mohamed Reza Shah Pahlavi’s death. For all of you who like me admired him and still do and for the rest of those who think they know who he really was (sic).
Richard Burton Reads From William Shakespeare’s ‘The Life and Death of Richard the Second – Act 3, Scene 2’:
Historian and Monty Python co-founder, Terry Jones, as he chats about his lecture on why Richard II wasn’t as bad as he’s been painted throughout history:
Shah of Iran’s Last Will Read by Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi:
Shahbanou Farah pahlavi mosahebe ba voa jan 15 2010:
Rest In Peace My King:
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Recommended Reading/Listening:
BBC Interviews historians and scholars ( amongst which Abbas Milani and Gholam Reza Afkhami) on the Shah of Iran 30 years after his death and about the Legacy of the Monarchy in Iran (BBC Persian)
Eminent Persians by Abbas Milani
Recommended Watching’s:
Debate on Book “The Life and Times of the Shah” at The Woodrow Wilson Center by Gholam Reza Afkhami
Henry Fonda Narrates Shah of Iran’s Life and Times (1980’s)
Recommended Reading:
by Darius KADIVAR