Posted on 08/16/2013 6:49:10 AM PDT by xzins
under a parking lot?
The parking lot had once been the Black Friars monestary where Richard was reputedly buried.
The parking lot had once been the Black Friars monestary where Richard was reputedly buried.
How fickle is history.
Richard I was the Lionheart.
Richard I was Lion heart, this is Richard III
Richard I (1157-1199) was the king called "lion heart."
Now is the winter of our discontent...
A horse, a horse ... my kingdom for a horse!
‘Lion Heart was Richard I. This is Richard III, much maligned. His brother Edward IV died with 2 sons. They were the appropriate heirs to the throne. The two sons wound up in the Tower of London....for their alleged protection, but disappeared, thus Richard III became King.
Many nefarious deeds were attributed to Richard III due to the influence of the Tudors who followed after Richard III was killed in Battle with Henry VII, father of Henry VIII.
Were not the remains of two young children found in/near the tower of london recently, and believed to be the two sons?
Did they not know that it was a former monastery and the place of Riii’s burial?
“two sons” Edward and Richard. I believe Edward’s legitimacy was challenged. But they were ‘disappeared’ alright. There’s a famous painting of the two that was done about 400 years after their death.
Yep, the Tudors made the saying real: ‘The winners write the history books.’
Here is a line from one of the Amazon reviews of the book:
"What thoughtful reader hasn't experienced Shakespeare's Richard III and wondered about the accuracy of the Bard's portrayal? Thus did Josephine Tey, near the close of her authorial career, delve into some of the lost nooks and crannies of English history in an effort to recover "the real Richard."
Then they figured out they should lead from behind.
FYI, Rowan Atkinson is NOT a British historian..
No wrong Richard..
This is Dick the Turd..
There is thought that the Queen (in sanctuary with her children) was asked to send the 2nd son to join the first at the tower....but instead substituted an impostor & ferreted her real son away into hiding.
Years later when Henry VII was king (after killing Richard 3rd), they 'found' someone, a grown version, claiming to be that very son.....and promptly hanged him.
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