It's not exactly a nickname but when I was lectured to by the late Dr
Thomas Matheson of the Shakespeare Institute of Birmingham University, I
recall that he had a residual Liverpudlian accent. Hence he referred to
The Furry Queene, or perhaps it was The Furrie Queene. Anyway, for me it
evoked the image of a large Queen Bumble Bee.
Best wishes,
Richard Ramsey
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