529-year-old letter says Richard III ‘planned York mausoleum’
The York Press (June 20, 2014)
529-year-old letter says Richard III ‘planned York mausoleum’ by Mike Laycock –
Timing is everything in life. So one wonders, why historian and Tory MP Chris Skidmore reveals his discovery now, when the appellation time for the York campaigners before the High Court is over. – Who wins, is the question here? Why reveal the discovery of a potentially clarifying letter by King Richard III too late to take effect in the High Court decision? Perhaps because York does shy the expenses for the burial, but a politician wants the media uproar?