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Richard III making his final journey
Topic Started: Mar 22 2015, 11:14 AM (489 Views)
CJ
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-31990721

A ceremony is taking place at the University of Leicester ahead of the reburial of Richard III.

The cortege is due to depart the university at about 11:40 and will pass places in Leicestershire associated with the former king, who died at Bosworth in 1485.

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

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

A special morning service was held at the cathedral and a vigil was staged by a local re-enactment group at the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre earlier.



Well, it's good to see that he's being buried in Leicester Cathedral. It's probably a more appropriate place than under a car park!
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GrieferLord
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well back in 1485 i doubt they knew a carpark would appear on his burial site!
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CJ
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True, unless it was whatever the 1485 equivalent of a car park was....a stable, I guess :P ?
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true but i don't think they found any remains of a stable in the area!
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CJ
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Yeah, I guess :P .

Anyway, it turns out that quite a lot of the locals wanted to see him at Leicester Cathedral. They were prepared to queue for hours!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-32014296
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ah well that would be a good reason as well, still hopefully he once again doesn't get buried in a future car park!
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CJ
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Yeah - and even if he does, at least they'll know he's under the car park :P .
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then perhaps it would be built in his honor to keep grave robbers away?
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CJ
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Maybe :P . Anyway, he's been re-buried in Leicester Cathedral now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-32085532

Certainly a much more fitting location than a car park!
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yeah indeed, he gets a nice quiet vault to sleep in now :P
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CJ
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Let's just hope all the people coming to see him don't stop him from sleeping, then XD
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nah it's soundproofed i bet, can't be too careful with the peace and quiet!
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