A proper -- even respectful -- burial doesn't bury his crimes, which despite the forgetfulness of history, remain.
He swore an oath to be the Lord Protector of his realm and his king. He violated that oath, betrayed the trust of his brother and his country and became a traitor and a murderer of his own innocent blood.
I'm sure the usual members of the Ricardian Societies [and those who quote their preposterous defenses of this vile scumbag] will be showing up shortly.
The rehabilitation of Richard's image is proof of nothing except that if you keep lying long enough, morons will start to believe you. If Richard III can be salvaged, look for the Benedict Arnold Memorial on the National Mall someday.
The rehabilitation of Richard’s image is proof of nothing except that if you keep lying long enough, morons will start to believe you. If Richard III can be salvaged, look for the Benedict Arnold Memorial on the National Mall someday.
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.... and Obama on Rushmore.
The winners get to write the history. I guess when the other side wins centuries later it gets revised!
LOL! Does such a society even exist?
I'm with Hillary on this one. 'At this point, what difference does it make?'
At the end of the day, it matters not what man's history says about you, it matters what the LORD says about you at the end (all yearning to hear from His lips: "...well done, good and faithful servant...")
Spot on....as the Brits say.
It was probably the Duke of Buckingham that killed the Princes. The last time they were seen (playing on the tower green) Richard was near the Welsh Marches..