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| Should Richard III - the last Yorkist king - be reburied in Yorkshire? | Should Richard III - the last Yorkist king - be reburied in Yorkshire? |
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| Doubt still remains as to whether the remains of a body found beneath a Leicester car park are those of the Plantagenet king Richard III, but debate is already beginning as to whether the last Yorkist monarch should be brought 'home'. | Doubt still remains as to whether the remains of a body found beneath a Leicester car park are those of the Plantagenet king Richard III, but debate is already beginning as to whether the last Yorkist monarch should be brought 'home'. |
| Mitochondrial DNA tests are about to be carried out on the skeleton, unearthed by a team from Leicester University and the Richard III Society. If the remains prove to be those of the long lost monarch, the next question will be: what to do with them? | Mitochondrial DNA tests are about to be carried out on the skeleton, unearthed by a team from Leicester University and the Richard III Society. If the remains prove to be those of the long lost monarch, the next question will be: what to do with them? |
| Twitterers are already suggesting that the body should be given a State funeral. But where? | Twitterers are already suggesting that the body should be given a State funeral. But where? |
| Two major organisations which have exhaustively researched and promoted the 'true' name and history of Richard, which they assert is at odds with the traditional Shakespearean 'evil hunchback' depiction, are expecting much debate at their forthcoming conferences. | Two major organisations which have exhaustively researched and promoted the 'true' name and history of Richard, which they assert is at odds with the traditional Shakespearean 'evil hunchback' depiction, are expecting much debate at their forthcoming conferences. |
| But one of them, the Richard III Foundation Inc which is an international not-for-profit educational organisation with an active branch in the UK, has now formally announced its campaign for the burial place to be York Minster. Its founder and chief executive JoeAnn Ricca, speaking from the group's United States base, says: | But one of them, the Richard III Foundation Inc which is an international not-for-profit educational organisation with an active branch in the UK, has now formally announced its campaign for the burial place to be York Minster. Its founder and chief executive JoeAnn Ricca, speaking from the group's United States base, says: |
| Richard was killed on 22 August 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth and is known to have fought bravely to the end. We are delighted that the remains of Richard III appear to have been found, and we thank Philippa Langley of the Richard III Society for her tenacity in championing this project, and the archaeological team and everyone else involved. | Richard was killed on 22 August 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth and is known to have fought bravely to the end. We are delighted that the remains of Richard III appear to have been found, and we thank Philippa Langley of the Richard III Society for her tenacity in championing this project, and the archaeological team and everyone else involved. |
| Our foundation is officially advocating that the remains of King Richard III to be interred in York Minster. The last English king who died in battle lived for 12 years in the north of England where he earned a reputation for fairmindedness and justice. | Our foundation is officially advocating that the remains of King Richard III to be interred in York Minster. The last English king who died in battle lived for 12 years in the north of England where he earned a reputation for fairmindedness and justice. |
| Although entitled to be buried at Westminster Abbey alongside other kings and queens of England, he announced his intention to be buried at York, and in 1483 set in motion plans for a new chantry chapel at York Minster. Indeed, so strongly was he linked to York that the city authorities greeted the news of his death at the Battle of Bosworth with these words: King Richard, late mercifully reigning over us, was, through great treason, piteously slain and murdered, to the great heaviness of this city. | Although entitled to be buried at Westminster Abbey alongside other kings and queens of England, he announced his intention to be buried at York, and in 1483 set in motion plans for a new chantry chapel at York Minster. Indeed, so strongly was he linked to York that the city authorities greeted the news of his death at the Battle of Bosworth with these words: King Richard, late mercifully reigning over us, was, through great treason, piteously slain and murdered, to the great heaviness of this city. |
| Richard had no choice after he was killed in battle as to where his remains were brought, but today, we have the opportunity to right the many wrongs that have been done to him, and one is to bring his remains to Yorkshire, and to York. The Foundation seeks to challenge the popular view of King Richard III by demonstrating through rigorous scholarship that the facts of Richard's life and reign are in stark contrast to the Shakespearian caricature. | Richard had no choice after he was killed in battle as to where his remains were brought, but today, we have the opportunity to right the many wrongs that have been done to him, and one is to bring his remains to Yorkshire, and to York. The Foundation seeks to challenge the popular view of King Richard III by demonstrating through rigorous scholarship that the facts of Richard's life and reign are in stark contrast to the Shakespearian caricature. |
| The Foundation's honorary patron, actor Robert Hardy, who will address a conference organised by the group at Market Bosworth on Saturday 13 October, says: | The Foundation's honorary patron, actor Robert Hardy, who will address a conference organised by the group at Market Bosworth on Saturday 13 October, says: |
| I am a Ricardian, if that means that I wholly reject Tudor propaganda against him, and firmly believe he was true to his motto Loyaulte me Lie ('Loyalty binds me'), and that apart from being a first rate fighting man, he shouldered all the responsibilities that fell on him both as Duke of Gloucester Gloucester, and as King. His death was a tragedy, a sacrifice to end the civil wars | I am a Ricardian, if that means that I wholly reject Tudor propaganda against him, and firmly believe he was true to his motto Loyaulte me Lie ('Loyalty binds me'), and that apart from being a first rate fighting man, he shouldered all the responsibilities that fell on him both as Duke of Gloucester Gloucester, and as King. His death was a tragedy, a sacrifice to end the civil wars |
| . Dr Lynda Pidgeon, from the UK-based Richard III Society, is more ambivalent for now. She says: | . Dr Lynda Pidgeon, from the UK-based Richard III Society, is more ambivalent for now. She says: |
| There are strongly held views currently being expressed about where the remains of Richard III should finally be laid to rest if the identification proves positive. | There are strongly held views currently being expressed about where the remains of Richard III should finally be laid to rest if the identification proves positive. |
| All need to be taken into account before a final decision is made. We are potentially dealing with the remains of an anointed king of England so it is important that we approach this decision in a dignified manner. However the final decision sits with the Royal Household. Within the worldwide Richard III Society we also have opinions being expressed and at our Annual General Meeting - in York - on 29 September we will be listening very carefully to what our members have to say. | All need to be taken into account before a final decision is made. We are potentially dealing with the remains of an anointed king of England so it is important that we approach this decision in a dignified manner. However the final decision sits with the Royal Household. Within the worldwide Richard III Society we also have opinions being expressed and at our Annual General Meeting - in York - on 29 September we will be listening very carefully to what our members have to say. |
| There is no doubt that York Minster has a strong case, as does Leicester where there is already a memorial in the cathedral given by the Richard III Society in 1984. It is certainly likely that King Richard had the intention of being buried in York Minister; we know for example that he had plans to found a college there. And we also know that as Duke of Gloucester he acted successfully for many years as Edward IV's viceroy in the north. | There is no doubt that York Minster has a strong case, as does Leicester where there is already a memorial in the cathedral given by the Richard III Society in 1984. It is certainly likely that King Richard had the intention of being buried in York Minister; we know for example that he had plans to found a college there. And we also know that as Duke of Gloucester he acted successfully for many years as Edward IV's viceroy in the north. |
| The Richard III Society is proud of its partnership with Leicester University and Leicester City Council which has resulted in such a successful dig at the Greyfriars. We have been working since 1924 to secure a reassessment of King Richard's place in English history and to challenge the myths that have surrounded his life and reputation. | The Richard III Society is proud of its partnership with Leicester University and Leicester City Council which has resulted in such a successful dig at the Greyfriars. We have been working since 1924 to secure a reassessment of King Richard's place in English history and to challenge the myths that have surrounded his life and reputation. |
The Yorkshire branch of the Richard III Society is devoted to the king and his Yorkshire links. It says: | The Yorkshire branch of the Richard III Society is devoted to the king and his Yorkshire links. It says: |
| We do feel we have a unique contribution to make to the story of Richard III, since Yorkshire was his favourite county of all. | We do feel we have a unique contribution to make to the story of Richard III, since Yorkshire was his favourite county of all. |
| It was here that he enjoyed his happiest days, here he and his wife, Anne Neville, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker made their first - and favourite - home, at Middleham Castle and it was here that their only son, Edward was born in 1473, and spent most of his tragically short life. | It was here that he enjoyed his happiest days, here he and his wife, Anne Neville, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker made their first - and favourite - home, at Middleham Castle and it was here that their only son, Edward was born in 1473, and spent most of his tragically short life. |
While Richard was Governor of the North, those who have studied the Wars of the Roses have long contended that the House of York was largely a southern based administration, while much of the county of Yorkshire at one time was under the sway of the opposing House of Lancaster. The division was north/south rather than east/west as many have traditionally thought. But Ricardians say that their hero disliked London and preferred Middleham Castle and Yorkshire, adding to arguments in favour of burial at the Minster. | While Richard was Governor of the North, those who have studied the Wars of the Roses have long contended that the House of York was largely a southern based administration, while much of the county of Yorkshire at one time was under the sway of the opposing House of Lancaster. The division was north/south rather than east/west as many have traditionally thought. But Ricardians say that their hero disliked London and preferred Middleham Castle and Yorkshire, adding to arguments in favour of burial at the Minster. |
| Expect the debate to intensify if the DNA tests prove that the bones are indeed the king's. | Expect the debate to intensify if the DNA tests prove that the bones are indeed the king's. |
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