Mystery coffin moved to Bosworth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/7865877.stm

Mystery coffin moved to Bosworth
A medieval stone coffin rumoured to have been Richard III's has been
placed at its new home in Leicestershire.

The coffin was found in a garden in Earl Shilton where it had been
used in a water garden.

Archaeologists believe it dates from the time the 15th Century king
died, and could once have been located at Greyfriars Church in
Leicester.

Richard is rumoured to have been buried at the church. The coffin has
now been installed at Bosworth visitors' centre.

King Richard was killed at Bosworth in 1485.

But historians have said that while the coffin is of a person of a
high status and roughly of the right date, it is unlikely to have
been the king's.

Tony Kershaw, chairman of the county council, said: "This is a
tremendous find and where better to place it other than Bosworth
Battlefield which is steeped in so much history?

"Everyone should come along and take a look at the coffin and all the
other exhibits at the battlefield which date back to the time of King
Richard III."

(Thankyou to S.Kevin Wojtaszek of "Sceptred Isle")

--- In , "Stephen Lark" <stephenmlark@...>
wrote:
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/7865877.stm
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> Mystery coffin moved to Bosworth
> A medieval stone coffin rumoured to have been Richard III's has been
> placed at its new home in Leicestershire.

Its frustrating the story doesnt say why historians think it isnt Richard coffin.....

Anyway I hope it is not because that will mean his body is lost for good. I live in hope that
one day excavations can be made at the car park that covers the area that was Grey Friars
and that Richard's body might be found and be given a resting place that he deserves. If
you do a google map search you can see that there is nothing of any importance covering
that area, as I said it is a car park so I believe it remains a possibilty albeit a distant one..
Eileen
>
> The coffin was found in a garden in Earl Shilton where it had been
> used in a water garden.
>
> Archaeologists believe it dates from the time the 15th Century king
> died, and could once have been located at Greyfriars Church in
> Leicester.
>
> Richard is rumoured to have been buried at the church. The coffin has
> now been installed at Bosworth visitors' centre.
>
> King Richard was killed at Bosworth in 1485.
>
> But historians have said that while the coffin is of a person of a
> high status and roughly of the right date, it is unlikely to have
> been the king's.
>
> Tony Kershaw, chairman of the county council, said: "This is a
> tremendous find and where better to place it other than Bosworth
> Battlefield which is steeped in so much history?
>
> "Everyone should come along and take a look at the coffin and all the
> other exhibits at the battlefield which date back to the time of King
> Richard III."
>
> (Thankyou to S.Kevin Wojtaszek of "Sceptred Isle")
>

Speaking of Richard's coffin....

A resident of a small town close to Leicester sent me fifteen photos of vicinity of Greyfriars for the American Branch website. I've done a blog entry that links to the photos on the website:

http://r3member.blogspot.com/2009/02/photos-of-grayfriars-leicester.html

(I can't seem to correct the link address to correct my typo on Greyfriars, alas.)

Stephen Lark posted an article entitled "Mystery coffin moved to Bosworth"
> A medieval stone coffin rumoured to have been Richard III's has been placed at its new home in Leicestershire.
>
> The coffin was found in a garden in Earl Shilton where it had been
used in a water garden. <snip>

Carol responds:
Coincidentally, I just read an article arguing that Richard's body probably remained at Greyfriar's after the dissolution of the abbeys and was most likely never dumped into the River Soar. I like the article (which I found through a link on the Richard III Society Canada's website) and hope it's accurate, but I haven't researched that particular topic. I'm hoping that some of you will read the article (which is too long to reproduce here, setting aside questions of copyright) and comment. The author is favorable to Richard and seems knowledgeable. Here's a link to the first page of the four-page article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/england/leicester/article_1.shtml

Carol, hoping that the link works

Very good article, Carol. If I'm reading the byline correctly, it was
written by John Ashdown-Hill, member of this society and author of
Eleanor, The Secret Queen: The Woman who put Richard III on the Throne
(about Eleanor Talbot and her precontract with Edward IV). He's a very
thorough researcher and I trust that article.

Joan
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author of This Time, a novel about Richard III in the 21st-century
website: http://www.joanszechtman.com/
blog: http://rtoaaa.blogspot.com/
ebook: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3935

--- In , "justcarol67"
<justcarol67@...> wrote:
>
> Stephen Lark posted an article entitled "Mystery coffin moved to
Bosworth"
> > A medieval stone coffin rumoured to have been Richard III's has been
placed at its new home in Leicestershire.
> >
> > The coffin was found in a garden in Earl Shilton where it had been
> used in a water garden. <snip>
>
> Carol responds:
> Coincidentally, I just read an article arguing that Richard's body
probably remained at Greyfriar's after the dissolution of the abbeys and
was most likely never dumped into the River Soar. I like the article
(which I found through a link on the Richard III Society Canada's
website) and hope it's accurate, but I haven't researched that
particular topic. I'm hoping that some of you will read the article
(which is too long to reproduce here, setting aside questions of
copyright) and comment. The author is favorable to Richard and seems
knowledgeable. Here's a link to the first page of the four-page article:
>
>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/england/leicester/article_1.\
shtml
>
> Carol, hoping that the link works
>