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King Richard III

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:39:39 GMT

he did not have a 'hunched back' = he had what the fast runner Eusain Bolt has ie unequal (not horizontally in line) shoulders

his body was found 'scrunched up' because the hole dug for him was too small for his body

no-one will ever know what happend to 'the 2 princes in the tower' but it is likely a powerful 'baron' or family had 'dirty hands'

Westminster Abbey said there is no room for the remains of King Richard III ..... York Minster wanted his remains as he was something big to do with York (sorry but it just escapes me atm) ..... Leicester Cathedral wanted him as his remains were found under one of the 'R's' in the Car Park of local administration offices, he fell fighting at the battle of Bosworth = the last Plantaganet King of England

imho Kings & Queens of England are laid to rest in our capital city of London at Westminster Abbey & that's where he should have been laid to rest ..... shame on you the 'powers-that-be' = you just didn't want him

& of course as my astute mum says they (York & Leicester) want him for the tourists' cash - my mum who left school at 14 to be a live-in scullery maid & educated herself after me & my sister left home ..... my mum & dad have always been big fans of King Richard III ..... me & my mum went to see the Shakespeare play at Bradford Alhambra Theatre starring Robert Lindsay ..... my mum & dad saw Sir Ian Mcellern in the starring role at Leeds Grand Theatre

all from my memory ..... obviously, you tech people can look it all up on the web

what do you think?

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:46:18 GMT

He was, however, on Vodafone.

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:54:46 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
He was, however, on Vodafone.

just luv luv luv the above ^ ^ ^ @Anonymous spit-take/falls off chair

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perksie — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:59:16 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
He was, however, on Vodafone.

No wonder they didn't want him in London!

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:26:16 GMT

I work for O2 in the shop on the Highstreet in Leicester. It was extremely busy in the city. His parade came right past the shop in fact! I offered him a contract but he was in a rush. Something about his parking ticket...

On a serious note, the celebrations have been very cool.
They had a ceremony in the city last night, with fireworks and candles.

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Cleoriff — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:29:56 GMT

I just smile cynically at the way history appears to have re-written itself over this man

Yes he was a King....but a but a nasty piece of work if truth be told....

Since they dug his remains up and buried him with much pomp and ceremony.....It seems now he wasn't evil at all...he was just misunderstood

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MI5 — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:36:43 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
I just smile cynically at the way history appears to have re-written itself over this man
Yes he was a King....but a but a nasty piece of work if truth be told....

When his body was carried back to Leicester after his demise at Bosworth it is alleged he was draped over a horse and citizens were encouraged to prod him in intimate places in order to feel revenged for his tyranny......

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Cleoriff — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:42:32 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
I just smile cynically at the way history appears to have re-written itself over this man
Yes he was a King....but a but a nasty piece of work if truth be told....
When his body was carried back to Leicester after his demise at Bosworth it is alleged he was draped over a horse and citizens were encouraged to prod him in intimate places in order to feel revenged for his tyranny......

I haven't heard that one Rich....but yes I can see how that would have made some people feel better

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:25:09 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I work for O2 in the shop on the Highstreet in Leicester. It was extremely busy in the city. His parade came right past the shop in fact! I offered him a contract but he was in a rush. Something about his parking ticket...

On a serious note, the celebrations have been very cool.
They had a ceremony in the city last night, with fireworks and candles.

I saw a little of yes @Cleoriff the pomp & circumstance on tv & I'm not big on p & c personally eg it's hypocritical for one imho = yes, I like celebration & each to our own opinions of this divisive in the sense of opinion King say at present ..... I'd heard the one about throwing his remains over a horse & being 'ridiculed' ..... to me it's a question of research (not my own, of course) & I know this is a word you will know & respect Cleoriff as in your professional career - the research I'd say I've taken note of is the woman who organised the dig in the car park & doggedly fundraised for it + my mum particularly in her personal reading = you say neatly how history has re-written his story from bad man to good man (sorry my basic language) & I respect your opinion as others

let's just say I won't be having that traditional pic of King Richard III on my workroom wall alongside the pic of my pin-up = actor Harrison Ford :womanhappy:

btw I used to live in a little village in rural Leicestershire (not even a bank) & enjoyed exploring Leicester city with my son then in the buggy

Re: King Richard III

anticpated — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:32:55 GMT

Being an innovative guy he created Apple Care.

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:40:08 GMT

@anticpated wrote:
Being an innovative guy he created Apple Care.

spit-take / falls off chair

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:48:04 GMT

I saw that Robert lindsey play in Nottingham about 20 years ago and he played it over the top for laughs and it showed the cunning behind his plots. I also saw Kevin spacy do it a few years ago and that was semi serious but very good as well.
Whilst I'm name dropping I saw Ian McKellen in waiting for godot with Patrick Stewart and that awesome even though half of it was lost on me! Lol

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:58:57 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I saw that Robert lindsey play in Nottingham about 20 years ago and he played it over the top for laughs and it showed the cunning behind his plots. I also saw Kevin spacy do it a few years ago and that was semi serious but very good as well.
Whilst I'm name dropping I saw Ian McKellen in waiting for godot with Patrick Stewart and that awesome even though half of it was lost on me! Lol

thank you @Anonymous interesting - I'd have liked to have seen the Waiting for Godot with Patrick Stewart in - I've always liked him as an actor right from when he was on Star Trek the next generation - but the play would very probably 'have got away from me'

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Cleoriff — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 20:02:23 GMT

To be honest @Anonymous as I am very much a royalist I admit to feeling peeved initially that his funeral service was so low key. I thought why is he not being buried in Westminster Abbey....why is that coffin so plain... where is all the pomp and ceremony??......etc etc....

And then I remembered what he was like and thought ...Pfffttttt....

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Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 20:04:59 GMT

I think @WhispaRed7 anyone would have liked it but I think as I find with the Bard you have to just run with it and get the gist of the plays.
Do you see any theatre by the way? My last one was the panto lol

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jonsie — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 20:26:02 GMT

I find it extraordinary that a man who was king for only two years and was the last of the Plantagenets, died by his own poor battle strategy and personal stupidity (bravery?) is remembered and mentioned on a daily basis more than any other dead or living king or queen. I wonder when Richard the Third will appear in the Oxford English Dictionary.....?

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perksie — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:19:26 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
I wonder when Richard the Third will appear in the Oxford English Dictionary.....?

I thought it did @jonsie , remember that sketch "I was walking down the road and on the pavement was a small brown Richard the Third............!"

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Cleoriff — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:30:28 GMT

@perksie wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
I wonder when Richard the Third will appear in the Oxford English Dictionary.....?
I thought it did @jonsie , remember that sketch "I was walking down the road and on the pavement was a small brown Richard the Third............!"

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Beenherebefore — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:37:23 GMT

Oh no !......not another double act !!

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Cleoriff — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:42:39 GMT

@Beenherebefore wrote:
Oh no !......not another double act !!

I would just say 'normal service has been resumed'.... Its the Perksie and Jonsie show