So, Leicester it is then, for Richard III. I thought I should record the court judgement on here, as the ‘battle for the bones’ has been featured many times on these pages in the past, and hopefully this judgement settles the matter.
More …This pub, on Rougier Street in York, was for a brief time in the 1980s called ‘The Richard III’. (Actually those of us who frequented it called it ‘the Grobs’, after its earlier name, the ‘Grob and Ducat’.)
I have to say that with one honourable exception (see footnote) references … More …
Before moving on to other subjects, a few links which may be of interest.
I wanted to understand – or at least locate the source for – the oft-repeated … More …
An email I received recently, from a York resident:
‘I feel embarrassed for York, which is not a feeling I care for at all. It’s been wonderful to read your good sense on all this … once I talk to people about this (those who aren’t bored rigid by it … More …
A break with tradition on this page, as I’m illustrating it with photos of Leicester.
The unseemly wrangle to wrest Richard III’s bones from Leicester has quietened a little, but will no doubt resurface again.
When I heard that the remains were to … More …
Here’s a detail from a beautiful wooden screen in York Minster, remembering women who gave their lives in war. Moving, isn’t it.
‘Lay my body where you will, and be not anxious about it’
Within our … More …
