Search for Richard III's remains: Leicester car park dug up
A bid to find the remains of England's King Richard III is starting more than 500 years after his death on a Leicestershire battlefield.
A University of Leicester archaeological team is digging in a Leicester car park where they think he may have been buried.
King Richard III was killed at Bosworth in 1485 and his body taken to a Franciscan Friary in the city.
Over time, the exact location of the grave has been lost......Continues on link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-19361350
I hope they find him.
The historic injustice done to Richard III by Thomas More, John Morton and Shakespeare is immense. Perhaps if he is found, more attention would be paid to the real historical figure and the fictional portrayal will finally be laid to rest.
X2 if not for just the historical value.Originally Posted by artjomh
I wonder if they find the remains (doubtful) whether any representatives of the tenuously related...(lets face it Henry Tudor was the last man standing)....House of Windsor would turn up for the re-interment.
You mean this wasn't accurate?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmiwGJGVDXk
The discovery of medieval walls shows a search for the lost grave of Richard III is "on the right track", archaeologists have said.
Richard's body was brought to Leicester after his death in battle in 1485 but the grave's location was lost.
A University of Leicester team started digging in a city car park last week after research pinpointed the area.
Now the team has discovered walls they believe could come from the Franciscan friary where he was buried.
Richard III had been king for only two years when he was killed by the forces of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-19436299.....
Archaeologists hunting King Richard III's lost grave say the dig could be extended if they believe a breakthrough is close.
...He said: "We have found the church, but Franciscan churches can be up to 60 metres long, so we have had to work out where we are in the building.
"Recent finds include Archaeologists hunting King Richard III's lost grave say the dig could be extended if they believe pieces of a very large window, which could indicate we are near the eastern end of the church.
"The eastern end holds the choir, which is where the records say Richard was buried."
He added: "If we feel we are close, we might extend the dig.”....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-19516669
(Bet we get left in suspense)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-19561018
Human remains have been found by archaeologists searching for the lost grave of Richard III.
The king died at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 and was recorded as being buried in a Leicester church, which was later demolished.
A team from the University of Leicester has located traces of the church and it is now confirmed they have found human remains.
The bones, believed to well preserved, are undergoing DNA analysis......
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ail/story.html
The indignity of the fighting over the 'still not proved' mortal remains.....
....'An international organisation dedicated to Richard III has launched a petition calling for remains believed to be those of the king to be buried in York.
The Richard III Foundation, based in Virginia, USA, has invited people to sign a petition which proposes reinterring the bones at York Minster.
The organisation said Richard spent much of his youth at Middleham Castle, in Yorkshire, and spoke about his wish to be buried in the county.
So far, 372 people have put their names to the campaign.
However, Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby and Philippa Langley, from the Richard III Society, have reiterated their determination to place the bones in Leicester Cathedral.
Sir Peter said: "The foundation, from what I understand, is an American outfit with one representative here in England and thankfully no one takes it very seriously, least of all me.
"I couldn't think of a more appropriate place than Leicester Cathedral for the remains. Richard has rested in the city's shadow for over 500 years – there's a memorial to him in the cathedral and he has been closely associated with Bosworth for a long time.'.....Continues on link
(Let each group send forth a Champion too fight it out with pole-axes, winner takes all)
Oh my God it's Uncle Richard!
(for all the Blackadder fans)
Oh dear, Richard the Third.
Cool. That would be a sweet dig to work on.
A parliamentary debate has been held on where a skeleton that could be that of Richard III should be interred.
The bones were found in September by archaeologists digging beneath a car park in Leicester.
MPs from Leicester, Nottinghamshire and York discussed a permanent grave but officials said precedent meant Leicester cathedral was favourite.
DNA results on the bones are being compared to that of living descendants of the king, who was killed in 1485.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20083683
Conclusion was Leicester has the best claim, though the MP for York central did throw this one in...
York Central MP, Hugh Bayley, also from Labour said: "He is still very well-regarded in York. We have a museum to Richard III, we respect him enormously.
"But to argue on the floor of this place over his mortal remains is more like medieval cathedrals fighting over saints' relics.
"I don't think it's appropriate.".....
Whether they will remove the remains of Anne Neville (Mrs Richard the III) from Westminster to Leicester is another question. (But DNA results still not in). I believe folk from Leicester have volunteered to go with shovels if anyone claims he should be buried next to her there.
The struggle for the tourism money continues....
The reburial of remains of Richard III should not be the subject of a "finders, keepers agreement", York Outer MP Julian Sturdy has argued.
York MPs are unhappy the University of Leicester, which excavated the remains, will decide where the King is re-interred, and not the government.
They argue that the King wanted to be buried in York Minster, not Leicester Cathedral - the university's choice.
Ministers said it was up to the university to decide......continues.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21753034
Intresting turnaround in opinion since the Richard III loving York was solidly Lancastrian at the beginning of the wars.
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