Comments on: Skeleton found at dig may be Richard III

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:18:00 +0000

It’s not buried in the churchyard; it’s buried under the choir of the church. The injuries are consistent with the story of his demise. And the fact that Tudor propagandists called him a hunchback doesn’t rule out scoliosis.

They have a sample of his mtDNA from a relative and feel that the remains that they’ve found should produce usable DNA, so they should be able to confirm it.

By: niktemadur

niktemadur — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:53:00 +0000

Borscht: A Russian or Polish soup made with beets and usually served with sour cream.

A borscht! A borscht! My Lincoln for a borscht!

By: history

history — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:19:00 +0000

I’m a little suspicious at the speed in which a “suitable” candidate skeleton has been found. The claim that it shows signs of scoliosis is makes it more dubious as Richard’s deformities are the work of Tudor propagandists.
That they’re digging in a churchyard should mean there’d be hundreds of bodies buried there.

By: UFIA

UFIA — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:47:00 +0000

Oh, so then those aren’t robots?

By: Wreckrob8

Wreckrob8 — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:51:00 +0000

“A Porsche! A Porsche! My kingdom for a Porsche!”

By: Philboyd Studge

Philboyd Studge — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:37:00 +0000

Poor Uncle Dickie, that Ralph The Liar really did a hatchet-job on your legacy.

By: Ian Osmond

Ian Osmond — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:14:00 +0000

That’s as good a summary of the Wars of the Roses as any, really.

By: Lemoutan

Lemoutan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:17:00 +0000

Dig found around skeleton may be Richard’s third.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Our view of Richard is all a Shakespearean hatchet job to legitimate the Tudor dynasty which had little real claim to the throne.

There wasn’t really a Tudor dynasty (which somewhat proves your point); they should still be classified under the House of Anjou.

the best thing the Tudors had going was that they were not Plantagenets.

Henry VII’s claim to the throne was that he was a distaff great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt, the progenitor of the Lancastrian faction, and that his paternal grandfather secretly married Katherine of Valois, (Lancastrian) Henry V’s widow. The dubious claims were cemented by his marriage to Elizabeth of York.

On a marginally related note, the marriage was brokered by Queen Elizabeth Woodville, the most beautiful woman in Britain, who had “heavy-lidded eyes like those of a dragon.”

By: Symbiote

Symbiote — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:50:00 +0000

I went to school in the adjacent building (no longer a school, but the diagram shows the friary’s alter extending into what was the playground in 1996).

I knew the area was the one of the oldest parts of Leicester, but it’s still amazing to see maps from 3, 4 or 500 years ago and to recognise the street layout (and then to scroll down and think “that’s my school!” just over the wall.

(I’d also like to see a map of Roman Leicester.)

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:34:00 +0000

Probably Richard III’s fan club. They’re quite…..enthusiastic.

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:13:00 +0000

“Skeleton found at dig may be Richard III”

In other words: “Skeleton found at dig may not be Richard III”

By: Zhiva

Zhiva — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:52:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JczvS1PL4

By: niktemadur

niktemadur — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:23:00 +0000

“Ah, Ring Kichard, yes… but surely that’s not an anagram, that’s a spoonerism!”
“If you’re going to split hairs, I’m going to piss off!”

“A shroe! A shroe! My dingkom for a shroe!” – Ring Kichard the Thrid

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Our view of Richard is all a Shakespearean hatchet job to legitimate the Tudor dynasty which had little real claim to the throne.

The only claim to the throne that has ever really mattered is “which family has the most swordsmen at their disposal?”

By: An Infinitude of Tortoises

An Infinitude of Tortoises — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:52:00 +0000

I trust Mr. Shakespeare was paid well for his PR work.

By: CLamb

CLamb — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:43:00 +0000

Hmmm, buried under a car park. Sounds like a mafia hit.

By: Petzl

Petzl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:19:00 +0000

What is up with the knights in armour at the dig site??

I was expecting one to step up to the interviewee and whack him with a large fish.

By: Wreckrob8

Wreckrob8 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Our view of Richard is all a Shakespearean hatchet job to legitimate the Tudor dynasty which had little real claim to the throne. After the mess of the fifteenth century the best thing the Tudors had going was that they were not Plantagenets.

By: An Infinitude of Tortoises

An Infinitude of Tortoises — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:05:00 +0000

“Richard was responsible for a lot of the laws that today uphold personal freedom – the right to justice whether rich or poor, the presumption of innocence, the clear title of property – so everyone has an interest in being able to piece together his full story.”

Clearly, he had to be poleaxed.

By: Wreckrob8

Wreckrob8 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:02:00 +0000

Just a hunch, really.