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King Richard III's grave may be under parking lot
This is getting so exciting.
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That would be funny, LH. I'm not sure how they would prove it. This is getting exciting.
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We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
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We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}
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I've so been enjoying the updates here!
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It appears there were two threads going on this topic. I thought I had merged the two, but I might have lost four posts. I apologize.
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I see that genetic testing is underway using DNA taken from the skeleton's teeth compared to material obtained from a 17th-generation descendant of RIII, but it will be several months before a result comes out.
Richard III: Royal Remains?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/ ... s-bosworth
I think it was generally known that he was buried at Greyfriars, near where his poor corpse was displayed for some days previous to his interment. The Tudors considered him a usurper and would have wanted him buried out of the way and forgotten as soon as possible by any supporters.
Richard III: Royal Remains?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/ ... s-bosworth
I think it was generally known that he was buried at Greyfriars, near where his poor corpse was displayed for some days previous to his interment. The Tudors considered him a usurper and would have wanted him buried out of the way and forgotten as soon as possible by any supporters.
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[quote=""Ash""]I didn't realize the grave was lost - I assumed that he was buried in a place like Westminster. Why wasn't he?[/quote]
Essentially because he was Richard III, and the king who deposed him (Henry VII) wasn't precisely a fan. He did get a burial at the time, but it was hardly full state - and Henry VIII did a little redecorating of the Church's properties a few years later, omitting memorial respect and honors for the last Plantagenet. None of the Tudors, as it turned out, were big fans of Richard's. They conferred on RIII his infamous reputation.
Essentially because he was Richard III, and the king who deposed him (Henry VII) wasn't precisely a fan. He did get a burial at the time, but it was hardly full state - and Henry VIII did a little redecorating of the Church's properties a few years later, omitting memorial respect and honors for the last Plantagenet. None of the Tudors, as it turned out, were big fans of Richard's. They conferred on RIII his infamous reputation.
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