KRA-NewsStream
- Times Colonist, Canada: King Richard III’s descendant in Nanoose awaits ruling of U.K. court, by Sandra McCulloch (March 16, 2014) –
How a descendant from Canada thinks about the ongoing dispute concerning King Richard III in court.
- Mike Pitts – Digging Deeper (Blog): Richard III in court, by Mike Pitts (March 16, 2014) –
What has the anatomic ‘male part’ and the High Court decision about King Richard III’s last resting place to do with each other? You might be as astonished as I was to see those topics combined, but read more about the hearing at the High Court in London and find interesting details about the involved parties and great illustrations.
- BBC News: Richard III: Judicial review bones decision deferred (March 14, 2014) –
High Court decision expected in about 4 – 6 weeks.
- Leicester Mercury: Richard III: Decision on reburial is due in next few weeks (March 14, 2014) –
Would King Richard III have raised an eyebrow or both, about the whole discussion concerning his re-burial? – Or whould he rather shake his head in astonishment and wonder about modern times? Who knows …
- Leicester Mercury: Richard III: Leicester may face more legal action (March 14, 2014) –
Philippa Langley fears more legal action concerning decisions about King Richard III, if public consultation will not take place, as initial agreements were not valued.
- The Guardian: Richard III: this king should stay in Leicester (March 14, 2014) –
Is King Richard III reduced purely to a tourism attraction? Interesting question, watching the ‘contest’ between York and Leicester…
- The Lawyer: Richard III judicial review kicks off at last, by Joanne Harris (March 13, 2014) –
High Court hearing about King Richard III’s case.
- Channel4 News: Richard III burial row revived at the high court (March 13, 2014) –
Channel4, the producer of “The King in the Car Park”, documenting the search for King Richard III in Leicester, publishes short interview sequences with Matthew Howarth, partner at Yorkshire law firm Gordons, who represents the Plantagenet alliance in the High Court hearing.
- The Guardian: Campaign for Richard III’s reburial in York heard by high court, by Owen Bowcott (March 13, 2014) –
Historical precedent and similar cases. How should King Richard III be treated to make things right? Good questions now the court needs to find a solution, if not an answer for.
- Leicester Mercury: Richard III judicial review finally set to get under way at High Court (March 13, 2014)
- BBC News: Richard III remains: Judicial review hearing starts (March 13, 2014) –
Philippa Langley intervenes decisively in the High Court hearing about King Richard III. Might further legal actions endanger the dignity of a king, who, beyond being an extraordinary archaeological find, also is a human being?
- Hucknall Dispatch: Anne Ayres guest column: The magic of King Richard III, by Anne Ayres (March 13, 2014) –
Personal view on the late developments about King Richard III from a Ricardian perspective, with interesting insights in King Richard III and his achievements.
- BBC History Extra: Richard III: a ‘car park king’ timeline, by Emma McFarnon (March 13, 2014) –
A timeline and explanation how dispute cumulated in the current High Court hearing and conflict about King Richard III’s last burial place.
- Telegraph & Argus: Battle over where body of Richard III should be reburied is rejoined with Bradford solicitor to the fore, by Chris Tate (March 13, 2014) –
An overview of who wants and does not want King Richard III.
Being ‘neutral’ already cost King Richard III his victory on the Battlefield of Bosworth. How will it influence the outcome of the High Court hearing?
- ITV.com: Ministry of Justice ‘disappointed’ in Richard III row (March 12, 2014)
- ITV.com: Debate continues over Richard III burial (March 12, 2014) –
Opinions from York and Leicester prior to the High Court review starting Thursday, March 13th 2014.
- Culture24: Public given chance to follow ceremonial route of Richard III in repeat of sold-out storytelling, by Ben Miller (March 12, 2014) –
City of York Council’s archaeologist, John Oxley, leads guided tours through York, following the route of King Richard III through the town.
- Yorkshire Post: Yorkists go to war in new fight
for White Rose king (March 12, 2014) –
York supporters preempt the High Court hearing and show their support for a York burial of King Richard III.
- Yorkshire Post: Challenge by Richard III’s descendants to Leicester reburial back in court (March 12, 2014) –
Leicester or York – that now is the question to be answered in court.
- Yorkshire Post: Outcry at secret deal on King’s remains (March 12, 2014) –
When ‘old’ politics become ‘new’ politics – or rather the other way around?
Julian Sturdy, MP for York, with a democratic apporach to a late Medieval monarch.
