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 Feb 4 2013, 01:22 PM
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I see they have confirmed that the remains unearthed in a Leicester car park is indeed that of the late Richard 111 .
Maybe it will encourage a bit more research into this much maligned monarch. Most of our knowledge is via the Shakespearean take on the Roses War which has a tendency to colour the issue . ( Pun not intended ). Now I have no reason to brand him a saint, but he was of his time ,and his time required strong leaders. The fate of the Princes in the tower may be laid at his door ,or more than likely one of his cronies ,but his sense of right and the strengthening of the legal system should not go unmentioned . All our Monarchs have their place in our history , bad or good ,( not too many fall in the latter category ) so the more we can enhance our knowledge the better. -------------------- Rem tene verba sequentur
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Feb 4 2013, 07:21 PM
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Good timing for the Millets seasonal sale: "Now is the winter of our discount tents".
-------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Feb 4 2013, 07:25 PM
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There are Richard III's in many other car parks, will they all be famous? (Sorry in advance)
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Feb 4 2013, 07:31 PM
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Ignominious end, lying under a car park in Liecester, but we have another king similarly buried under a car park in Reading - Henry Beauclerk. Shame he can't be given a fitting resting place too, but good that Richard will get a decent burial in the end.
-------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Feb 4 2013, 07:33 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Feb 4 2013, 07:25 PM)  There are Richard III's in many other car parks, will they all be famous? (Sorry in advance) Oh, you did make me laugh On the edge. You are so witty in your posts. You make me smile. |
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Feb 4 2013, 09:43 PM
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Feb 4 2013, 11:59 PM
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ATOS Healthcare statement
QUOTE A severely disabled Leicester King faces having to find work after being declared fit to work by French firm ATOS Healthcare despite being registered dead and suffering severe 550-year-old sword wounds to the head.
The dead monarch, Richard Plantagenet, was called for a reassessment of his fitness for work by ATOS – which carries out disability assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - after it was discovered the deposed King had spent years lying around a Leicester City Council car park doing absolutely nothing. As a result of the reassessment by ATOS, the last royal descendant of the House of York was shocked to receive a letter this week telling him he had been given a score of zero in all criteria, which means he is considered to be fit to work. The letter from the DWP states it considers Mr Plantagenet’s lack of eyes doesn’t prevent him from “finding his way around familiar and unfamiliar places” and the fact he is bereft of life does not mean his “capability for work is limited.” However, the deceased king has questioned the disability assessment, claiming he has been registered dead since he was killed and crudely buried by his successor Henry VII during the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. |
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Feb 6 2013, 07:36 AM
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QUOTE (spartacus @ Feb 4 2013, 11:59 PM) Spartacus - brilliant, absolutely brilliant. RESPECT! |
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Feb 6 2013, 08:15 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Feb 4 2013, 07:31 PM) Ignominious end, lying under a car park in Liecester, but we have another king similarly buried under a car park in Reading - Henry Beauclerk. Shame he can't be given a fitting resting place too, but good that Richard will get a decent burial in the end. I agree , here we have another monarch who would benefit from a little PR ,and a bit more archery practise .  I must admit to be unaware that he was under tarmac so let us hope the powers that be commence digging.He , allegedly , fathered at least 20 illegitimate children , so those of us who can trace our family tree back to the 12th century would welcome the chance to say hello to Uncle Henry . -------------------- Rem tene verba sequentur
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Feb 6 2013, 08:57 PM
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QUOTE (lordtup @ Feb 6 2013, 08:15 PM) He , allegedly , fathered at least 20 illegitimate children I suppose that compensates for his elder brother William Rufus having fathered none, William being a flamboyant homosexual. -------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Feb 6 2013, 10:10 PM
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Was he married?
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Feb 6 2013, 10:46 PM
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I've just played Cluedo, the Tudor version.
Turns out it was HenryVll, with a shovel, in the car park. -------------------- Gammon. And proud!
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Feb 6 2013, 11:47 PM
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"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot". |
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Feb 6 2013, 11:56 PM
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Apparently it was a pay and decay!
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Feb 7 2013, 09:29 AM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Feb 6 2013, 08:57 PM) I suppose that compensates for his elder brother William Rufus having fathered none, William being a flamboyant homosexual. Do I detect a hint of homophobia my dear fellow ? Actually a lot of kings possessed a liking for , what one could euphemistically entitle public school syndrome , Edward 11 , James 1, Edward V111 ( allegedly ) ,so the resurrection of a " proper " man should be welcomed . Back to Henry 1 , it would be interesting to know just how much involvement he had with his brother's untimely demise or was it just down to the scurrilous press at the time . The history that followed is more relevant : Stephen verses Matilda, now that was a power struggle.  -------------------- Rem tene verba sequentur
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Feb 7 2013, 11:08 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,970 Joined: 29-December 09 From: Dogging in a car park somewhere Member No.: 592 |
Do you always post rubbish or is it just that time of the month for you?
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Feb 8 2013, 11:30 PM
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QUOTE (motormad @ Feb 7 2013, 11:08 AM) Do you always post rubbish or is it just that time of the month for you? I assume that you were not taught any history at school or that you were so busy working out how to lower your first car and learning the vagaries of a macpherson strut that you missed everything that occured pre 2005. |
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Feb 9 2013, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE (Exhausted @ Feb 8 2013, 11:30 PM) I assume that you were not taught any history at school or that you were so busy working out how to lower your first car and learning the vagaries of a macpherson strut that you missed everything that occured pre 2005. To be honest, yes. I didn't like my History teacher. He was a bully and would make this one girl cry like every week. Same one from Year 8 to Year 9 and I dropped it for Year 10 & 11 (GCSE) so I could do Geography instead. So I can tell you alllll about clouds. -------------------- :p
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