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Lionelgee

5th February 2013, 01:57 PM

Hello All,

News from Britain is that a skeleton found without a coffin that was buried under a car park was in fact King Richard the Third!

I wonder if the jaunty tune playing while they dug down was a bit of a give away. :)

I'm Richard the Third, I am, I am,
Richard the Third I am...

England's King Richard III found after 500 years | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/04/uk-britain-richard-idUSLNE91301X20130204)

Kind Regards
Lionel

Epic_Dragon

5th February 2013, 02:06 PM

wow! hes been there a long time! history really is fascinating!

d@rk51d3

5th February 2013, 02:16 PM

When he said they could build the carpark "over my dead body", it wasn't quite what he had in mind.

dullbird

5th February 2013, 02:20 PM

I can not begin to tell you what I was thinking when I read the title!!

DiscoMick

5th February 2013, 02:28 PM

Miss his feet too because they were cut off after the Welsh smashed his head in with an axe.:o

Lionelgee

5th February 2013, 02:50 PM

Hello All,

Found this link and it has more detailed photographs. Yep I see what you mean DiscoMick about being sans feet. This is the first series of photos that show that much detail. I wonder where and what my direct Welsh ancestors were doing at the time....

BBC News - Richard III: The twisted bones that reveal a king (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21282241)

Kind Regards
Lionel

incisor

5th February 2013, 04:06 PM

5 Remarkable Things Discovered Under Parking Lots | Mental Floss (http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12516/5-remarkable-things-discovered-under-parking-lots)

sashadidi

5th February 2013, 05:09 PM

Miss his feet too because they were cut off after the Welsh smashed his head in with an axe.:o

looks like it was not the Welsh, the mystery is explained here: :)

Oh dear Richard III - YouTube

land864

5th February 2013, 05:26 PM

I'm with you Dullbird.

Our septic tank pump out guy's business was called;

' Richard the Turd ' :eek:

He has recently changed it to

' Pooh Happens' :D

jerryd

5th February 2013, 05:30 PM

Good job it wasn't a "Westfield" car park, they would have charged him after 3 hours :wasntme:

Lionelgee

5th February 2013, 05:32 PM

[QUOTE=sashadidi;1851414]looks like it was not the Welsh, the mystery is explained here: :)

G'day Sashadidi,

Following on from the Baldrick theme - well somewhat loosely .... here is Baldrick a little bit more cleaned up and looking slightly more respectible. Oh and relates to Richard The Third as well.

Fact or Fiction. Richard III _ 5/5 - YouTube

Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionelgee

5th February 2013, 05:40 PM

Hello All,

The Richard III Society Richard III Society**|**HOME (http://www.richardiii.net/index.php)

Kind Regards
Lionel

Cobber

5th February 2013, 11:16 PM

There isn't many news stories that take my breath away, but this was one of them :cool:

While it might seem a bit 'unworthy' of a King that he was found under what is now a parking lot, I've taken great interest in this story. Richard III has always been less favoured in the eyes of history (thanks Shakespeare:thumbsdown:) but there is no doubt he made some significant changes for the better while he was in power. Granted, it wasn't all roses (pun intended) put there was certainly worse after him.

It's not often the myth and fact meet, but this was one of those times. :BigThumb:

camel_landy

6th February 2013, 06:10 AM

Finally DNA tests have confirmed that Richard III is the last Englishman to be found in Leicester...

...coat please. :angel:

M

Scouse

6th February 2013, 12:35 PM

Threads merged.

zedcars

6th February 2013, 02:38 PM

Finally DNA tests have confirmed that Richard III is the last Englishman to be found in Leicester...

...coat please. :angel:

M
Hey don't mock :D
I used to build tankers to cart chicken curry in bulk to those parts and north to Bradford pulled by Leyland Marathons no less!:o
I am just grabbing my overalls & donkey jacket as well!
Dennis
zedcars

zedcars

6th February 2013, 02:41 PM

With my serious cap on and all jokes aside I have been following this for several months now in the UK Guardian.
Here is a link, enjoy:-
Richard III: king's face recreated from skull discovered under car park | UK news | guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/05/king-richard-iii-face-recreated)

Cheers Dennis
zedcars

wrinklearthur

6th February 2013, 05:50 PM