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(21,492 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2015, 02:13 PM Mar 2015

Richard III: Leicester welcomes king's remains [View all]

Source: BBC

King Richard III's remains have returned to Leicester ahead of his reburial.

His funeral cortege entered the city at the historic Bow Bridge after touring landmarks in the county.

Cannons were fired in a salute to the king at Bosworth, where he died in 1485.

The coffin is set to reach Leicester Cathedral at 17:35 GMT, where he will finally be reinterred during a ceremony on Thursday.

Richard's skeleton was found in 2012, in an old friary beneath a car park. . .

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-31990721

I know, at 1485 this is not news, but the discovery and today's burial certainly is. And I know my fellow DUers (not monarchists, to be sure) are certainly interested in history and archaeology. An extraordinary discovery.

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Richard III: Leicester welcomes king's remains [View all] Faygo Kid Mar 2015 OP

Richard III song struggle4progress Mar 2015 #1

Amusing & clever. Love Roses, not War. Still wonder about the princes though- appalachiablue Mar 2015 #10

lol treestar Mar 2015 #13

Faygo Kid, thou wert not wont to be so dull Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #2

"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!" Faygo Kid Mar 2015 #5

Richard III Polly Hennessey Mar 2015 #3

Ten thousand people turned out anne neville Mar 2015 #6

Tey's Inspector Grant okasha Mar 2015 #7

No, most osteopaths have said he had no pain. anne neville Mar 2015 #41

He was ruthlessly ambitious, as was Henry Tudor Siwsan Mar 2015 #11

Interesting esp. that Michael Ibsen, a carpenter descendant of the King attended the event. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #4

Huh--Richard III has an ancestor named "Ibsen"...? First Speaker Mar 2015 #19

The play is one act and the exit is 2-dor, set in a doll house created by the master builder. Lol. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #22

He also has the distinctive chin TorchTheWitch Mar 2015 #25

So it seems. It is neato to see a relative today. Once when I worked at a historic property appalachiablue Mar 2015 #26

The first thing that struck me okasha Mar 2015 #28

Descendant of his sister, not of Richard III muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #20

I know, as the article says 'the descendant of the family of Richard III'. Got it, I studied at appalachiablue Mar 2015 #23

He made the coffin. Historic NY Mar 2015 #29

Saw that, very nice. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #31

As an Anthropology Minor, this is huge. I hadn't seen it. Car Park...guess he got "driven over" libdem4life Mar 2015 #8

John Knox, leader of the Scottish Reformation, is also buried beneath a car park Siwsan Mar 2015 #12

They should dig him up and give him a decent burial, if they are sure he's there. libdem4life Mar 2015 #14

Well, there is a plaque to mark the spot Siwsan Mar 2015 #16

Famous for his book "The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women" T_i_B Mar 2015 #39

Yes, he was definitely NOT a fan of Mary, Queen of Scots Siwsan Mar 2015 #40

Those Scots...never satisfied. LOL. He was a bit picky, as I recall. Still, he made it into the libdem4life Mar 2015 #46

Interesting ! Explains this title ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2015 #48

I'm sorry you missed it - fascinating stuff TorchTheWitch Mar 2015 #27

It's still a shame they could not agree on a better sarcophagus. The thing looks a like a shoe box. Zipgun Mar 2015 #9

Since his DNA identifying descendant made it, I think it's a lovely tribute Siwsan Mar 2015 #17

Leicester Cathedral nt. Zipgun Mar 2015 #34

It's built of English oak..... charlyvi Mar 2015 #18

That is the coffin. okasha Mar 2015 #21

If it didn't have the cross cut into it (just two lines bisecting) it would look like a big bench or Zipgun Mar 2015 #33

I'm in agreement with that. Matilda Mar 2015 #36

I like this one, much better. Zipgun Mar 2015 #45

Maybe it will help their futbol team escape relegation. Sky Masterson Mar 2015 #15

Oh York City can definetly escape relegation! T_i_B Mar 2015 #38

I think it's amazing Marrah_G Mar 2015 #24

a teelling thing about this DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #30

I remember the photo of his skeletal remains where they were found... Hekate Mar 2015 #32

the battle injuries... Ironing Man Mar 2015 #35

According to the experts, Matilda Mar 2015 #37

The King died in a melee. anne neville Mar 2015 #43

Richard the Third was not deformed. anne neville Mar 2015 #42

It is a big deal to history buffs. tavernier Mar 2015 #44

legacy... Ironing Man Mar 2015 #47

War is war, tavernier Mar 2015 #49

The problem is there is no evidence of death. anne neville Mar 2015 #50

In 1674 tavernier Mar 2015 #52

Thomas More said the bodies were removed from the Tower after the initial burial. anne neville Mar 2015 #53

i'm no anglophile Colorado Vince Mar 2015 #51

According to the history written by his enemies, yes DavidDvorkin Mar 2015 #54