Re: Re-interment of King Richard III

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:06 am

I must say, I love the way Richard is the only person EVER to have three 'dates'-

RIII

1452 - 1485 - 2015

I do a double take every time I see that.

Oh, I see we have Julian Fellowes, he's OK. Robert Lindsay isn't bad, either.

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:21 am

Oh, how lovely! The Archbishop of Canterbury has brought Richard's OWN prayerbook, which has also survived somehow.

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:28 am

bb1 wrote:Oh, how lovely! The Archbishop of Canterbury has brought Richard's OWN prayerbook, which has also survived somehow.

Believed to have been found in his tent after the battle. No medieval person would have destroyed a prayer book, so that kept it safe. LL

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:31 am

Ah yes, of course! And neither of the Cromwells got their filthy paws on it, either.

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:36 am

He must be chuckling if he can hear himself being praised by a Stanley. rofl

That was a good point by Phillipa Gregory - that all this is somehow removing the veil of time.

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:43 am

Lily would like this, Nimrod is being played.

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:45 am

I have a small gripe with C4 - they keep saying 'descendent of Rlll' which is incorrect as Richard left no descendents, the proper designation would be 'Richard, Duke of York, father of Rlll'. LL

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:49 am

Just remember the mass audience they are playing to, LL. There are one or two niggles, naturally, but on the whole, IMO, they are doing a fine job in telling a rather bizarre and complicated story.

As long as David Starkey doesn't turn up, it's all good. biggrin

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:51 am

bb1 wrote:Just remember the mass audience they are playing to, LL. There are one or two niggles, naturally, but on the whole, IMO, they are doing a fine job in telling a rather bizarre and complicated story.

As long as David Starkey doesn't turn up, it's all good.

Maybe I'm being pedantic, butg the legal side of me wants truth first and last. LL

**Sabot** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:52 am

Love Nimrod. Bloody Cricket on Radio 4.

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:56 am

I think C4 got the rights, Sabot, because they were involved right from the start, when they thought they were making a documentary about eccentrics on a wild goose chase?

LL, am I right in thinking that it's the Queen's Band that is playing outside?

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:04 am

bb1 wrote:I think C4 got the rights, Sabot, because they were involved right from the start, when they thought they were making a documentary about eccentrics on a wild goose chase?

LL, am I right in thinking that it's the Queen's Band that is playing outside?

Not sure which military band it is, but I think it was said that they were from one of the Royal Regiments. LL

ETA Queen's Divison and Royal Corps of Signals.

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:28 am

Service now - I love the history guy's medieval hat. And the Jewish guy sitting next to the Franciscan monk.

LL, did I see a couple of Beefeaters from the Tower on duty at the Cathedral gate?

Oh my, Richard is the second-most popular monarch after the present HM!

**Sabot** Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:35 am

Henry the Seventh will be turning in his grave. And so will his mad mother. It's all her fault. IMO.

History has a nasty habit of sorting the good guys from the bad ones. Although Karma had a bit of a hand in this one.

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:36 am

LL, did I see a couple of Beefeaters from the Tower on duty at the Cathedral gate?

Possibly, as I understand the present Constable of the Tower is in the congregation. LL

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:38 am

It doesn't usually take as long as this for things to be put right, Sabot. And Someone Somewhere definitely had a hand in this one...

Ah yes, LL, a stoutish retired military type?

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:45 am

bb1 wrote:It doesn't usually take as long as this for things to be put right, Sabot. And Someone Somewhere definitely had a hand in this one...

Ah yes, LL, a stoutish retired military type?

That's him, retired head of the army, with more gongs than a Tibetan shrine! LL rofl

Only for His Grace would I sit through choral 'singing' - glad I'm somewhat deaf so it's fairly distant! LL rofl

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:10 pm

I hope someone gives that stray cord a quick kick in passing.....

The black marble base is beautiful.

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:11 pm

bb1 wrote:I hope someone gives that stray cord a quick kick in passing.....

The black marble base is beautiful.

It is. Someone is gonna get confined to barracks, I think!! LL rofl

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:15 pm

Cumberbatch now.

That was a lovely poem, and he didn't Act.

**Lamplighter** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:17 pm

bb1 wrote:Cumberbatch now.

That was a lovely poem, and he didn't Act.

It was very short, he couldn't get up enuff steam to Emote, thank goodness. LL

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:18 pm

I wonder how you get incense stains off black marble?

**lily** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:27 pm

It sounds amazing. hug

**bb1** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:32 pm

It is, Lily, and beautifully done. And there's still ANOTHER service to come, once the big stone is over the tomb...
will try and find pics of this morning..

**lily** Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:36 pm

Bless you. hug

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