Bring Richard III to Gloucester - petition launched
THE remains of King Richard III look ever more likely to be laid to rest in Leicester, but Gloucester civic guardians are not giving up on bringing him to our city.
City councillor Sebastian Field has launched an online petition to have the remains of King Richard III buried in Gloucester Cathedral.
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call: Councillor Sebastian Field.
Sebastian, who represents Kingsholm and Wotton for the Liberal Democrats, has set up a petition on the Government website and said: "It looks like he will go to Leicester Cathedral, but hopefully this will highlight that there are alternatives.
"He had no connection with Leicester as far as I can tell, other than being killed there, whereas he was Duke of Gloucester and gave our city its charter in 1483, which is why we have a mayor to this day."
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Since the remains were confirmed as his in Leicester earlier this year, several cities including Gloucester have claimed to be his final resting place. He was Duke of Gloucester from the age of eight, involved in the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, and he granted Gloucester a charter which gave it county status. He was killed in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth, where his troops were defeated by the Lancastrian forces of Henry Tudor, later Henry VII.
Richard's home town of York has perhaps a stronger challenge to Leicester, while Gloucester Shrievalty Association feels a special affinity with Richard III as he effectively gave the city their roles of sheriff and mayor.
Sebastian, who is also standing for the Liberal Democrats in the newly-formed county council division of Westgate and Hempsted, said: "Hopefully, if this petition gets some attention, it will remind people of Gloucester's history and heritage and all the great things on offer."
To sign the petition, visit http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/ petitions/46783.
6 Comments
by juliafm
Saturday, May 18 2013, 7:37PM
“He never had a residence in York. Only stayed there as a guest as the Lord of the North.So hardly his home. He actually lived at Middleham, Pontefract, Sheriff Hutton, Barnard Castle amongst others, all conceded to him by Edward iv by inheritance via
Anne Neville his wife or as part of administrative offices Richard held. York by necessity had to keep on good terms with him.”
by juliafm
Saturday, May 18 2013, 7:37PM
“He never had a residence in York. Only stayed there as a guest as the Lord of the North.So hardly his home. He actually lived at Middleham, Pontefract, Sheriff Hutton, Barnard Castle amongst others, all conceded to him by Edward iv by inheritance via
Anne Neville his wife or as part of administrative offices Richard held. York by necessity had to keep on good terms with him.”
by suze2
Saturday, March 16 2013, 9:17AM
“It certainly is not standard practice that the sole purpose for a dig is to find a body!Leicesters only claim to King Richard is that he was dumped in a shallow grave there with hands tied.”
by suze2
Saturday, March 16 2013, 9:14AM
“it may be standard practice,but it's NOT standard practice to dig for the sole purpose of finding a body!! ..Leicester have no claim to King Richard other than he was hastily dumped in a hole with hands tied.”
by RedCyanPhotos
Saturday, March 16 2013, 5:54AM
“I can get your point and totally agree with him having no link in Leicester and I want him in York, I feel you are a little late to jump on the bandwagon and there is no was you will win the right to him over York, if your even York manage to 'win' Leicester for the right to his remains. Yet again as with Leicester gain he didn't live nor hose his home as Gloucester it was York. The people of York lived him and he them, he was the hose of York, Duke of Gloucester is only a title he held, not his home or birthplace. York didn't believe or spread the lies about him like the REST of the country did after his death and it's the only place he belongs. If you want him, you've got to have to accept the proposed tomb, have a decent Cathedral, give him a state Catholic funeral and give him a resting place that isn't a flea market as is all present with Leicester, York can offer all of this, can you?!”
by TimMessanger
Friday, March 15 2013, 9:35AM
“Leave them there, it's standard practice to berry remains at a nearby area of consecrated ground!”