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==Origin of the phrase==
 
==Origin of the phrase==
''"Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York"'' was written by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] in his play '''Richard III''' (1594). It actually means that the period of discontent or unhappiness is ending, winter marking the end of a cycle. The phrase was used to describe the social and industrial unrest of the 1978-79 winter by the political editor of the British national [[newspaper]] ''The Sun''.
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''"Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York"'' was written by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] in his play '''Richard III''' (1594). It actually means that the period of discontent or unhappiness is ending, winter marking the end of a cycle. The phrase was used to describe the social and industrial unrest of the 1978-79 winter by the political editor of the British national [[newspaper]] ''[[The Sun]]''.
    
==Background==
 
==Background==
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