Richard III's Tomb Design Unveiled

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Richard III's Tomb Design Unveiled

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from Discovery:

"King Richard III of England (will be) laid back to rest in a wooden coffin sealed inside a tomb made of Swaledale fossil stone in Leicester Cathedral, the dean of the cathedral announced Monday (June 16).

"Michael Ibsen, a descendant to King Richard III's sister Anne of York, will make the king's coffin.

"The announcement comes on the heels of a judicial verdict that concluded the University of Leicester has the legal right to reinter Richard III's bones. The king ruled England from 1483 until his death at the Bottle of Bosworth Field in 1485. His body was taken to Leicester from the battlefield and buried in a hastily dug grave ..."

http://news.discovery.com/history/world ... gn=rssnws1

"hastily dug," as in "ignominious"

There's as much controversy about both Richard's burials as there is in Shakespeare's portrayal of him in "Richard III".
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There's an interesting documentary on NetFlix that debunks much of the myth surrounding Richard III. Quite interesting. I forget the name of the show but it should be easily found using Netflix' search funtion.
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There's an interesting documentary on NetFlix that debunks much of the myth surrounding Richard III ...

When Richard's body was ID'd it was found that his spine was not that of a hunchback.
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