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| York goes global in its fight for Richard's royal bones | York goes global in its fight for Richard's royal bones |
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| As the debate grows in warmth and vigour as to where the presumed remains of the Plantagenet king Richard III should finally rest, one pro-Ricardian group has launching an international petition promoting Yorkshire as the prime burial candidacy. | As the debate grows in warmth and vigour as to where the presumed remains of the Plantagenet king Richard III should finally rest, one pro-Ricardian group has launching an international petition promoting Yorkshire as the prime burial candidacy. |
| The 'Richard III: Come Home to York' online petition advocates a re-internment in York for the king. | The 'Richard III: Come Home to York' online petition advocates a re-internment in York for the king. |
| The site, launched by the Richard III Foundation, has already received supportive comments from across the globe and Yorkshire folk are being urged to support the cause of the white rose. | The site, launched by the Richard III Foundation, has already received supportive comments from across the globe and Yorkshire folk are being urged to support the cause of the white rose. |
| The discovery of the remains of a skeleton by archaeologists in a Leicester car park just weeks ago, has led to intense speculation as to whether the bones are those of Richard, who was hacked down at the battle of Bosworth Field by a victorious Tudor army. Mitochondrial DNA tests are to be carried out along with comparisons with samples of a living descendant which could establish the truth. | The discovery of the remains of a skeleton by archaeologists in a Leicester car park just weeks ago, has led to intense speculation as to whether the bones are those of Richard, who was hacked down at the battle of Bosworth Field by a victorious Tudor army. Mitochondrial DNA tests are to be carried out along with comparisons with samples of a living descendant which could establish the truth. |
| Support for a York burial has already been voiced on the site by enthusiasts from Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, all over the United States and of course in the UK. One British expat commenting on the site, from Maine, in the US says: | Support for a York burial has already been voiced on the site by enthusiasts from Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, all over the United States and of course in the UK. One British expat commenting on the site, from Maine, in the US says: |
| I'm British, an historian, and ardent supporter of Richard III whose reputation was destroyed and vilified for more than five centuries as a murderer and usurper. His heart lay in his beloved Yorkshire, and it is fitting that after all he was denied following his untimely death at Bosworth, that he should now be laid to rest in that part of England which he loved above all others. | I'm British, an historian, and ardent supporter of Richard III whose reputation was destroyed and vilified for more than five centuries as a murderer and usurper. His heart lay in his beloved Yorkshire, and it is fitting that after all he was denied following his untimely death at Bosworth, that he should now be laid to rest in that part of England which he loved above all others. |
| He despised London, and Leicester was the scene of his brutal death. Why should he be associated now with either place? Place him in York, where he himself hoped to be laid to rest. | He despised London, and Leicester was the scene of his brutal death. Why should he be associated now with either place? Place him in York, where he himself hoped to be laid to rest. |
| The foundation itself is calling for the bones, including a distorted spine similar to Richard's 'crookback', to be brought home to York and interred at York Minster. The group's founder and chief executive Joe Ann Ricca says: | The foundation itself is calling for the bones, including a distorted spine similar to Richard's 'crookback', to be brought home to York and interred at York Minster. The group's founder and chief executive Joe Ann Ricca says: |
The Richard III Foundation urges the people of Yorkshire to join with us in calling for Richard, our hero and martyr, to be brought home to the city that he loved, and where he is still loved to this day. | The Richard III Foundation urges the people of Yorkshire to join with us in calling for Richard, our hero and martyr, to be brought home to the city that he loved, and where he is still loved to this day. |
| Richard, who was the last Plantagenet king, and the last English monarch to die in battle, had strong connections with the city of York and the county of Yorkshire. He spent much of his youth at Middleham castle and for 12 years he ruled the North of England on behalf of his elder brother, King Edward IV, earning a widespread reputation for fair-mindedness and justice. | Richard, who was the last Plantagenet king, and the last English monarch to die in battle, had strong connections with the city of York and the county of Yorkshire. He spent much of his youth at Middleham castle and for 12 years he ruled the North of England on behalf of his elder brother, King Edward IV, earning a widespread reputation for fair-mindedness and justice. |
| After becoming king, he visited York several times and was showered with gifts each time. His son, Edward, was crowned Prince of Wales whilst in York. If people are in agreement with us, we ask that they sign this petition and pass it on to others so we may hope to achieve this goal. | After becoming king, he visited York several times and was showered with gifts each time. His son, Edward, was crowned Prince of Wales whilst in York. If people are in agreement with us, we ask that they sign this petition and pass it on to others so we may hope to achieve this goal. |
| Andy Smith, UK director for the group, adds: | Andy Smith, UK director for the group, adds: |
| York was Richard's city. It is where he belongs, and it is only right that this great Lord of the North should return home to Yorkshire after more than five hundred years' enforced absence. | York was Richard's city. It is where he belongs, and it is only right that this great Lord of the North should return home to Yorkshire after more than five hundred years' enforced absence. |
| The results of the DNA tests are expected during December at the earliest. The dig in Leicester is being coordinated by the Richard III Society, a separate pro-Ricardian group, and the University of Leicester with key support from others. Two Yorkshire rivals for a Royal burial are Middleham itself, and the village of Sheriff Hutton between York and Malton where the king's son, Edward Prince of Wales, is buried in the beautiful old church. | The results of the DNA tests are expected during December at the earliest. The dig in Leicester is being coordinated by the Richard III Society, a separate pro-Ricardian group, and the University of Leicester with key support from others. Two Yorkshire rivals for a Royal burial are Middleham itself, and the village of Sheriff Hutton between York and Malton where the king's son, Edward Prince of Wales, is buried in the beautiful old church. |
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