From the BBC Richard III's remains have been sealed inside a coffin for the first time since his death more than five centuries ago. The former king's skeleton was found buried under a car park - the site of a former chapel - in Leicester in 2012.
At a private ceremony on Sunday, his bones were sealed in a lead-lined inner casket which was then placed inside an oak coffin.
He is due to be reinterred at the city's cathedral on 26 March.
'Proud moment' During the ceremony at the University of Leicester, the king's remains were laid out with a rosary and packed with "medieval materials" including a natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen.
The lead inner casket - known as an ossuary - was placed inside the coffin built by Michael Ibsen, a descendent of the king.
Canadian Mr Ibsen, whose DNA was used to help identify the king's remains, fixed the lid on the coffin. Dr John Castleman, who made the ossuary, and was tasked with welding it shut, said it was a proud moment.
A piece of Irish linen embroidered by Elizabeth Nokes from the Richard III Society was also placed alongside the skeleton, which was laid out "as if articulated".
Archaeologist Richard Buckley said efforts were made to ensure the bones remain in the same condition they would have if they had not been discovered. "We've got to ensure they're carefully cushioned and can't move around, and also ensure any materials used for the packing don't cause any damage to the bones," he said.
Representatives from the university, cathedral, local councils and the Richard III Society joined descendants of the king and an independent witness to watch the process inside the university's council room, formerly a chapel.
On Sunday 22 March, the coffin will travel through Leicestershire before a service at the cathedral.
The following Thursday, it will be lowered into a tomb - the king's final resting place.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
maybe someday science with create a 'jurassic park' built will all the kings/pharoahs/popes etc of long ago....and we could all ride through and see what it would be like to see real life humans in their natural habitat of long ago....
hey, we're growing ears in petri dishes
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
maybe someday science with create a 'jurassic park' built will all the kings/pharoahs/popes etc of long ago....and we could all ride through and see what it would be like to see real life humans in their natural habitat of long ago....
hey, we're growing ears in petri dishes
I was thinking we could send you back in a time machine that looks like an old style, blue police box from the UK....Its called the 'ReTardis'
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There has been some controversy over the fact that King Richard is not be accorded a State Funeral. Rather than getting into that debate, I am just happy that he is finally being given a proper burial in a fitting place of honor for his eternal rest. Lying under that car park must have been quite troublesome for his poor soul's rest.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
There has been some controversy over the fact that King Richard is not be accorded a State Funeral. Rather than getting into that debate, I am just happy that he is finally being given a proper burial in a fitting place of honor for his eternal rest. Lying under that car park must have been quite troublesome for his poor soul's rest.
Really?
I would have thought it would have been being hacked up by Uncle Jasper and Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field and then, unceremoniously, dumped in the ground and covered by dirt.
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Really? I would have thought it would have been being hacked up by Uncle Jasper and Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field and then, unceremoniously, dumped in the ground and covered by dirt.
It was but the remains were found recently and King Richard is being given the proper burial befitting a good Christian and a king.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
I would have thought it would have been being hacked up by Uncle Jasper and Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field and then, unceremoniously, dumped in the ground and covered by dirt.
They hadn't thought about using cement and heavy chains back then
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
Yes. Indeed, he was a Christian ... a Roman Catholic. And we all pray for the day that the Throne of England is occupied by a Catholic monarch again. One can only hope and pray that the day will be soon.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
They hadn't thought about using cement and heavy chains back then
Richard was killed on the field in battle. His army faced off against Henry Tudor's and lost. This event herald in three things. It marked the end of the Middle Ages, the end of the War of the Roses and the last time a king was slain in battle on home soil.
Also,concrete and heavy chains were not on the preferred weapons list for that era.
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Richard was killed on the field in battle. His army faced off against Henry Tudor's and lost. This event herald in three things. It marked the end of the Middle Ages, the end of the War of the Roses and the last time a king was slain in battle on home soil.
Also,concrete and heavy chains were not on the preferred weapons list for that era.
Some have argued that Queen Elizabeth's grandfather's death was hastened by injections of morphine and cocaine given by his doctors acting on orders from Prime Minister Baldwin. Baldwin preferred that the king die sooner rather than later. There are different theories as to the political advantages to Baldwin of having King George V out of the picture. King George V's last words are recorded to be "Go damn you."
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