Richard III remains confirmed - but may not be coming to Gloucester
Remains found undernearth a car park are those of Richard III it has been confirmed - but they probably won't be coming to Gloucester.
The king was a former Duke of Gloucester and some people have argued that his remains should be interred at Gloucester Cathedral, where Edward II is also interred.
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The skull of the skeleton found at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, potentially that of King Richard III.
However, after the University of Leicester said today that DNA identified in bones dug up in Leicester matched his descendents, the remains are set to be interred at that city's Cathedral.
Although Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and buried at Leicester's Grey Friars monastery, he had strong links with Gloucester as well as being its Duke.
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He gave Gloucester the Royal Charter and his coat of arms is on St Michael's Tower.
Gloucester MP Richard Graham spoke up for bringing the remains back to Gloucester if they proved to be the monarch's, and Cathedral lay clerk and city councillor Sebastian Field agreed.
"The chances appear to be fairly slim now," said Councillor Field (LD, Kingsholm and Wotton). "I'm a massive fan of Richard III, in fact my whole family is.
"I'm aware there has been a campaign to bring the remains here but as has been said before, possession appears to be nine tenths of the law. I have written to Richard Graham about it and he agrees with me that it will be quite hard to do this."
4 Comments
by Lecorche
Monday, February 04 2013, 7:29PM
“I'd rather see the Gloucester Candlestick returned.”
by dontyaknow
Monday, February 04 2013, 6:11PM
“Although I concede that he will likely be buried at Leicester Cathedral, I personally think he should be should be buried at York.
There is not a strong enough case for Richard to be buried at Gloucester.
Perhaps Richard would like to be buried alongside his brother (George) at Tewkesbury Abbey? And as he was on the victorious side during the Battle of Tewkesbury, it's another reason why he may enjoy resting there.
Then again, perhaps not. Lots of places can try and lay claim to him, through some tenuous link or another, but Richard only wanted to be buried, and thus should be buried at York. 500 years of history has not been kind to him (largely thanks to Shakespeare and the Tudors), so perhaps its time to finally do the right thing by him.”
by Beekeeper
Monday, February 04 2013, 4:41PM
“"The skull of the skeleton found at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, potentially that of King Richard III." - potentially??? - I think you mean " ..possibly..", Ben”
by AndyPrestbury
Monday, February 04 2013, 12:30PM
“What do the man's decendants think should happen to their family member's remains?”