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King Richard III found under a car park??!!

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Richard Sellers
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quotePosted at 17:14 on 4th February 2013
Being a Richard myself,,and with roots in northern England and parts of Scotland, i found the news to be very interesting,,,what about you ??!!
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Ron Brind
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quotePosted at 18:10 on 4th February 2013

Most car parks, bridges in the UK will have residents living under them in one way or another Rick but in modern day times these people are alive!

They are our kids who can't get jobs, can't find a home, who are literally living on the street because this b...y government won't help them by stopping immigration for example.

However, King Richard III was the last King to die in Battle 527 years ago! Brilliant that they can do this sort of retrospective work isn't it?

 

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Richard Sellers
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quotePosted at 18:43 on 4th February 2013

it is very important to keep one's history alive,,the same applies to so many young and ever increasing older people who have the same issues over here Ron, i just wish more could be done for all!

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Edward Lever
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quotePosted at 20:38 on 4th February 2013

There is a similar story with King Henry I, whose remains are said to lie beneath the ruins of Reading Abbey, where in 1136 he was buried near the high altar.

Unfortunately the Abbey was more-or-less destroyed following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, so there seems little chance now of finding the remains.

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Sue H
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quotePosted at 21:54 on 4th February 2013

I think its fascinating! 

I'd love to be an archeologist.

I love looking at skeletons and thinking what they must have looked like while they were living.  

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Rob Faleer
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quotePosted at 12:08 on 5th February 2013
The only glitch the archaeologists encountered was that when they were getting ready to move the remains, they found that the king's skeleton had been clamped for non-payment of car park fees . . .Laughing
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James Prescott
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quotePosted at 13:37 on 5th February 2013
wonder if he gets a state funeral.Smile
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Richard Sellers
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quotePosted at 18:57 on 5th February 2013
On 5th February 2013 13:37, james prescott wrote:
wonder if he gets a state funeral.Smile


I hear tell that he will !!!,,hhmmm
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Shaun Wilson
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quotePosted at 19:33 on 5th February 2013

I heard he got a parking ticket Surprised

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quote | editPosted at 20:26 on 5th February 2013

Some of you may remember the Black & White Minstrel Show

"dem bones dem bones dem dry bones"

 

As a child I asked my parents if I could play with grandad, "no you cannot, you have dug him up three times already"

 

Here in Britain, aka The Streets Of A Thousand Potholes, we are told there is no money for the sick and disabled.  We can find money for this pointless project of digging up a geezer who snuffed it ages ago, about as much use as Cameron's new railway.

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