Richard III & the Car Park

[Errata]

Steve

You clearly know the cathedral better "better than what I do".

Is your sense the same as mine, that a raised tomb/monumnent, would be an obstruction, in that position?

Phil

It would be awesome if it were three inches high and running between pews so people would trip for apparently no reason about a third of the way down the aisle.

[Cogidubnus]

It would be awesome if it were three inches high and running between pews so people would trip for apparently no reason about a third of the way down the aisle.

All the best

Dave

[Steve S]

Steve

You clearly know the cathedral better "better than what I do".

Is your sense the same as mine, that a raised tomb/monumnent, would be an obstruction, in that position?

Phil

Yes,quite agree.......

[Steve S]

It would be awesome if it were three inches high and running between pews so people would trip for apparently no reason about a third of the way down the aisle.

[Errata]

Maybe we should bury him with a horse? It seems only fair after all these years.

[Archaic]

Possible Procession of Richard III From Bosworth Field

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Richard-III-King-taken-final-procession-Bosworth/story-18442773-detail/story.html#axzz2O0Fexqwt

Archaic

[Phil H]

Thanks for positing this, Archaic.

It's a wonderful idea. I shall move heaven and earth to be there to pay my respects.

Phil

[Steve S]

Ditto............

[Mayerling]

New York Times, March 19, 2013, Science Section - D

In the weekly science section of the New York Times today they mentioned that there have been several discoveries throughout Europe of graves accidentally excavated for reasons of current urban planning. One found in Scotland is of a knight who died in the 13th Century. When I saw that I wondered if they might find Macbeth next.

Jeff

[Phil H]

These photographs of the existing RIII memorial slab in Leicester Cathedral might indicate why a raised tomb (in the same position) would be impractical.

Phil

[Phil H]

My personal tribute to RIII

Work in progress, but my attempt to reconstruct RIII as Lord Protector (hence the mourning clothes).

[Phil H]

Picture did not upload properly (sorry). Phil

[Steve S]

I just like the title Lord Protector anyway........

[Archaic]

Richard III "Relatives" Claim Burial In Leicester Is A Breach of Human Rights

This is ridiculous. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9...scendants.html

Was it a breach of Richard III's human rights when his oh-so-concerned "relatives" left him lying in under a car-park for all those years with his body being driven over by strangers?

I'm descended from the Plantagenets too, so maybe I should start making demands too... starting with- I want the throne back!!

...Nah.

Archaic

[Phil H]

I find it amusing that it is Leicester that gets the insults re "Disneyland" etc, but is acting with integrity and dignity, whereas York it appears will do ANYTHING to get their hands on the filthy lucre likely to go with the body. Be sure some lobby group "up north" has inspired this.

They must be pretty distant relatives and cannot be direct descendents anyway.

Besides (although I'm not a lawyer) I don't think relatives have any right to be consulted about burial, so I suspect this will be quickly thrown out. Otherwise we'd find more family feuds on that score.

Phil