The Mayor Of Simpleton Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/call-for-richard-iii-state-funeral-3 I agree, there should be a state funeral for him as with all other Monarchs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/call-for-richard-iii-state-funeral-3 I agree, there should be a state funeral for him as with all other Monarchs. Not with my tax £s!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Did anyone know him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mayor Of Simpleton Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Not with my tax £s!! The Government would only give your tax and mine to the EU or the cider-chugging layabouts on sinkhole estates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Panther Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Ive just been for a richard the third. It was that big i had to chop it up with a butchers knife before it would flush away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Ive just been for a richard the third. It was that big i had to chop it up with a butchers knife before it would flush away. Saved the taxpayer some money there PP. Thank God it was quick before any bleeding heart royalists could start a petition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mayor Of Simpleton Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Did anyone know him? Rhodes might have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lato Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Rhodes might have http://news.uk.msn.c...state-funeral-3 I agree, there should be a state funeral for him as with all other Monarchs. if it is his body, he doesn't need a state funeral maybe just a respectful service and rightful burial in a place with other monarchs rather than a car park in Leicester - St George's Chapel at Windsor maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missunderstood Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Maybe we could grind his bones up and use them for fertilizer. Its about time a royal did something useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mayor Of Simpleton Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Maybe we could grind his bones up and use them for fertilizer. Its about time a royal did something useful. We're doing that when Bliar pops his clogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphC Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 A historian and Tory MP has called for a full state funeral for King Richard III if remains discovered beneath a car park prove to be those of the medieval monarch. Chris Skidmore, author of a book about the king's bloody final battle, said he hoped that DNA tests would show the skeleton found in Leicester is that of the Plantagenet ruler. The skeleton, with a metal arrow in its back and severe trauma to the skull, was exhumed from a car park behind council offices in the city last week during an archaeological dig. Initial examinations have revealed it to be the skeleton of an adult male with the remains said to be in a good condition. It also has a curved spine, consistent with accounts of Richard III's appearance. The king died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, the last major act in the Wars of the Roses. Richard III's demise was dramatised by Shakespeare, who had the king calling out "a horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse" before being killed on the battlefield. Mr Skidmore, whose book on the Battle of Bosworth is due to be published next year, said that it would be fitting to hold a state funeral despite the monarch's villainous reputation. He said: "If it is found to be the body of Richard III then it would probably be one of the most significant archaeological finds of the century, arguably of the last 50 years." He said all English monarchs are traditionally accorded a state funeral, and Richard's significance was such that he too should receive the final honour. "He was the last Plantagenet king and the last English monarch to die on the battlefield," he said. Mr Skidmore suggested the body could either be laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, alongside his queen Anne Neville, or in York Minister. Only as long as his children request it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphC Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Just thought - do we all get a day off if he does have a state funeral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.