Ok, so he's been dug up - now where to bury him again?

[warrior queen]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21936327

I don't get it.
For hundreds of years, hardly anyone gave a damn.
Now, there's all sorts of people who are getting upset about it.

 

[Tryharder62]

I would think anything would be better than under a car park.

 

[oggbashan]

I don't get it.
For hundreds of years, hardly anyone gave a damn.
Now, there's all sorts of people who are getting upset about it.

Some people think the wrong person won the battle, and they are still annoyed.

There are people who support Richard III's cause and think England would have been better if he had won. To them he is the last hero and should be given a hero's monument in 'his' cathedral.

In parts of England the sense of history runs deep. There are still divisions and animosity between those who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and those who lost.

For the Welsh, Scots and Irish, the Anglo-saxon invasions, the Vikings, and even the Roman occupation still provide fault lines between them and the 'English'.

It is still possible to tell which parts of England were on the Royalist/Cavalier side in the Civil War, and those that supported the Parliamentarians/Roundheads.

Richard III matters because he represents a lost innocence to some, and a double-dyed villain to others.

Wherever his remains are buried his tomb will be visited and bring revenue to the location, so to some it is just about money. Lichfield would benefit more than York which is already a major tourist destination.

 

[chillywilly2]

Don't you have some sheep to tend to?

 

[unregistered]

 

[KRCummings]

They should probably do a biopsy to find out if he was gang raped on a tuna boat during a wildfire.

 

[chillywilly2]

They should probably do a biopsy to find out if he was gang raped on a tuna boat during a wildfire.

Thats highly unlikely...go play with your football

 

[lovetoread]

I say don't bury him.

Prop him up, put a cute hat on him, and charge a large amount of monopoly money to see him.

Easy peasy.

 

[chillywilly2]

I say don't bury him.

Prop him up, put a cute hat on him, and charge a large amount of monopoly money to see him.

Easy peasy.

monopoly money, ie, English pounds

 

[KingOrfeo]

Ok, so he's been dug up - now where to bury him again?

In the deep bosom of the ocean. DUH!

 

[warrior queen]

Isn't the choice of burial location usually up to the family? In this case, surviving descendents?
Why does the University have any say at all?

It seems strange that anyone else would be involved at all.

 

[Lord_Nibiru]

Some people think the wrong person won the battle, and they are still annoyed.

There are people who support Richard III's cause and think England would have been better if he had won. To them he is the last hero and should be given a hero's monument in 'his' cathedral.

Historians and other theorists who stand to make gain from these silly debates aside, I have never come across one Brit who gives a toss which side won the battle.

It is surely a matter of a view of tradition and what is most appropriate, not bitterness or triumph over a battle so long ago?

 

[trysail]

Isn't the choice of burial location usually up to the family? In this case, surviving descendents?
Why does the University have any say at all?

It seems strange that anyone else would be involved at all.

Good lord— all 50,000,000 of 'em?

 

[Cade Is Here]

Ahhh brits... why are they all nuts?

 

[hobbit.]

could I just point out.....

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=824817

 

[KarlC]

I don't get it. For hundreds of years, hardly anyone gave a damn. Now, there's all sorts of people who are getting upset about it.

I have asked you several times.

Would you please get your ass out of my face?

Thank you.