Dear Devon,
I am inclined to think that the Queen should step in and make a decision.
It is totally unreasonable for tourists to have to travel all over England
looking for Royal tombs.
I loved that :)
Let's just pop 'em all in together: it would save an awful lot in
train tickets or hire
David wrote:
Let's just pop 'em all in together: it would save an awful lot in
train tickets or hire cars for us, their descendants.
LOL
David in Ballarat, AUS
They've done something like that in the US - it's called Las Vegas,
and all the best attractions from around the world are there!
Jill wrote:
One of the major considerations is that all the proposed burial places are
Anglican, and Richard was a pre-reformation Catholic. Â Therein lies a
dilemma
But Westminster Abbey was also Catholic prior to the Reformation, so where
is the problem?
From the website:
Westminster
Actually all old churches and cathedrals in the UK were Catholic in pre
Reformation days - and there are hundreds of them around. Basically (I
think) Anglican and the majority of Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)churches
were originally Catholic. The only ones you can assume weren't are
Yes, but Westminster Abbey isn't in the running.
Richard III was born in Yorkshire and funded building projects in York Minster
- which was, at the time, a very important church - and is the largest gothic
cathedral in northern Europe. Leicester Cathedral, on the other hand, though
medieval,
And, I think you can assume that most of them were built on sacred
springs that pre-dated Christian worship. Just sayin...
From what it says about Westminster Abbey, it was built by Henry III, who
was himself a Catholic and a Plantagenet! He's buried in Westminster Abbey.
So, I am still a
A. I really don't see why the reburial of ancient bones should be determined
by convenience to tourists and, as others have said, there are considerations
which are really important.
B. Actually, it would be good for tourists not to limit their visits to London
(or Edinburgh or Cardiff, the
Patricia wrote:
B. Actually, it would be good for tourists not to limit their visits to
London (or Edinburgh or Cardiff, the three capitals) and see more of the
country. The entire country is rich with history.
Especially as the whole of England (excluding Wales, Scotland and Northern
Actually, it would be good for tourists not to limit their visits to
London (or Edinburgh or Cardiff, the three capitals) and see more of the
country. The entire country is rich with history
I guess I had better put little smiley faces whenever I am speaking
facetiously... A lot of people
