Saturday, April 4, 2015

Tuesday 31st - Visiting Leicester


Richard III - earliest surviving painting dated c1529
Crowds file past Richard III's statue as they queue to see the coffin in Leicester Cathedral
The coffin of Richard III
Thousands flocked to Leicester for a week of events which began on Sunday 29th March with Richard’s last journey from Bosworth Field to Leicester Cathedral: thousands of people lined the route.  Thousands more went to see him lie in state in the Cathedral during the 3 days prior to his interment there, all of which was broadcast live to the nation.  It was infectious and I have to admit, I was there. By coincidence I had planned a trip to Bosworth some time ago, following as I do the Tudor story:  I wanted to see the place where it all happened.  So I just couldn’t resist going up to Leicester to see the coffin bearing Richard’s mortal remains in Leicester Cathedral – even though it meant queuing up for well over an hour! 

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