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Fotheringhay Castle soil among Richard III coffin items Fotheringhay Castle soil to be buried with Richard III
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Soil from the village where Richard III was born will be placed in his coffin when he is reburied. Soil from the village where Richard III was born will be placed alongside his remains when he is reburied.
The last Plantagenet king was born at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, and members of his family were buried at the local parish church.The last Plantagenet king was born at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, and members of his family were buried at the local parish church.
Soil from the castle grounds will be placed inside his coffin by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby during a reinterment ceremony on 26 March. Soil from the castle grounds and two other sites will be laid around his coffin by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on 26 March.
Site owner John Gould said he was "delighted" to have been involved.Site owner John Gould said he was "delighted" to have been involved.
The Fotheringhay soil is one of three samples taken from sites significant in the former king's life. Soil from the castle, a Yorkist palace during the 15th Century, is one of three samples from sites significant in the former king's life to be sprinkled inside the vault where his coffin will be placed.
'Brimming with history''Brimming with history'
They will be blessed by Bishop of Leicester Tim Stevens at a private ceremony on Sunday. Samples from Middleham in Yorkshire, where Richard met future wife Anne, and the site of the Battle of Bosworth, have also been collected.
Soil from Fotheringhay will be put into the former king's coffin at Leicester Cathedral, while the other samples will be put into a wooden casket to be displayed at the Battle of Bosworth Field Centre. Some of the soil will be blessed by Bishop of Leicester Tim Stevens at a private ceremony on Sunday and will be put into a wooden casket to be displayed at the Battle of Bosworth Field Centre.
Richard's body was found buried under a car park in Leicester in 2012.Richard's body was found buried under a car park in Leicester in 2012.
Fotheringhay Castle was a Yorkist palace during the 15th Century and St Mary and All Saints' Church is the burial place of four members of the dynasty.
Mr Gould said: "It was a unique and very interesting request to be asked to provide a sample of soil from the castle site.Mr Gould said: "It was a unique and very interesting request to be asked to provide a sample of soil from the castle site.
"I have lived in the village all my life and four generations of my family have farmed here."I have lived in the village all my life and four generations of my family have farmed here.
"We have all grown up with Fotheringhay's history and often take it for granted. We are delighted to have been involved.""We have all grown up with Fotheringhay's history and often take it for granted. We are delighted to have been involved."
Village chair Ros Clayton said it was "brimming with rich history".Village chair Ros Clayton said it was "brimming with rich history".
"The village played an instrumental role in the history of the Plantagenets and King Richard.""The village played an instrumental role in the history of the Plantagenets and King Richard."