King Richard III burial highlights

Excerpts from ceremony honouring the 'Parking Lot King'
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[@jgrj52]

No matter what people may think of him he was still an anointed king of England

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

And most likely, what people think of them are stories made up by the Tudors. Sad truth is we will never know what he was really like since we cant differentiate which is real and which are lies.

[@LordGeneralOHara]

Brutal Tyrant Of England

[@fendi-bull8167]

The roses war is still fought non violently. Roses rivalry lies a lot especially sports.

[@87654321j]

the last true king who died on the battlefield even when things we're going bad he stayed and fought right to the end a real brave hero and true leader. RIP Richard III you we're the true king of your lands and RIP house of York the true royal line may your body and soul finally find peace

[@sylviaroberts6978]

87654321jqq

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

I’m guessing you’ve never heard of Gustavus adolphus and Charles XII

[@SilverSoulxd]

@@alaskanbullworm5500 What's with Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII?

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

Aroth they both died fighting in battle

[@szahmad2416]

@@alaskanbullworm5500 or even within from within Richard III's Plantaganet ancestors; Richard I, the Lionheart (Coeur de Lion). If you ever want a story of a courageous man, so brave that he would outpace his personal guard in combat; a man admired by many of his enemies; a man who was loved by the most common soldier of the English army, look him up.

[@beanbeaner7263]

Rest in peace Richard III, fought and died with honor. A true leader.

[@samthehikingman9484]

"Grant me the carving of my name" Gave me goosebumps....great words....and meaning.....

[@lovelandfrog5692]

It just blows my mind that they’re burying the body of an English king who died 500 years ago. This is a funeral for a man who died half a millennium ago. We never saw his face. We don’t truly know what it was like to live when he did. What would Richard even think of all this today? I don’t know, it just really hits me somewhere deep that this happened. I’m getting a lump in my throat and I don’t know why.

[@rainluna9765]

He was a king and had relatives alive today.

[@wcstevens7]

Rest in peace Great King.Your duty done.

[@indeed7289]

its even more mind blowing that he had living relatives attending the funeral

[@moakley]

They kind of knew what it was like to live back then from all the historical writings and evidence from clothing, diet and so on. matching his dna with his distant relative and by cat scanning and other means they found out his medical condition and re created his face. Jesus on the other hand... zip

[@hundimzug]

Surreal...I am just thinking that most of us will be forgotten in three generations if not earlier...

[@pancholopez8829]

One crazy thing I also find is that Richard III was Catholic. And if you remembered, Henry the VIII divorce led to the split from the Vatican, becoming the Church of England. So it was also a long time since the UK buried a Catholic royal as well. The fact they gave him a reburial with so many factors is amazing. From finding his bones to having a descendant give his DNA and make the casket. As well to see that one lookalike and finding documents on royal reburials. It's very heart touching to see this reburials. RIP to Richard III.

[@carlosmedina1281]

You mean Henry VIII, Henry VII was the victory at Bosworth

[@pancholopez8829]

@@carlosmedina1281 Ah, my bad. I meant Henry the VIII, not VII. My bad.

[@haven_lady675]

He has a descendant!?

[@SKeeetcher]

@@haven_lady675 Yeah. 16 generations maternal(mother-daughter) was tracked. You can probably figure out why only females can be confirmed.

[@jcdova29]

Very beautiful and respectful burial. I am sure King Richard III is pleased looking down from heaven.

[@larry.bailye5510]

Maybe he is not far away.

[@colinlavelle7806]

Re-burial...but as a catholic (Richard) should have been buried in a catholic place, perhaps the catholic cathedral in Nottingham.

[@22espec]

Or from below

[@janineharrison5186]

The casket was crafted by Richard 3rd direct descendant and the man who donated his DNA to positively identify the remains.

[@larry.bailye5510]

wow

[@brucekilby9957]

Richard was only found because a new car park was being put in. He was found without his feet,cut of accidently by workmen in the 1800s. He was buried sideways because of his stooped back. His funeral was something that never happened in his time,1485. RIP HM Richard III. 🐴

[@wynwilliams911]

@@brucekilby9957 That is inaccurate... he was found because of a campaign to find him by the founder of a society dedicated to him who found the location, did the research and raised money with the local university to do a little digging, he was missing his feet and part of his left tibia but we don't know why or when though you are right likely in the mid to late 1800's workman could of destroyed them when building an outhouse above the grave (we will never know if that is what happened though) , he wasn't buried sideways, he had a small funeral service at the time of course but it would of been very small and discrete under the circumstances. search for 'the king in the car park' documentary and you can see everything from the first trench being dug through the entire process to the DNA results :)

[@SKeeetcher]

@@brucekilby9957 Motherf∪cker, congratulations. You got every single detail except the year wrong. I miss the good old times when farmers were illiterate.

[@fran87blacon]

Have to say it was a pleasure to read the comments. Never thought there would be this much interest and knowledge on English kings coming from it seem Americans. And which some very respectful comments and suggestions and even anger at the way his funeral was handled. 👍 to my kin across the pond

[@MikeGill87]

I love the that the keynote speaker is Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. I'd say even Richard III would appreciate the irony...

[@Madison-iw8ix]

He did have a good sense of humor.

[@GradyPBrown]

This demonstrates that it is never too late for a monarch to have a funeral fit for a king.

[@rolo6932]

It was not a funeral fit for a king!

[@Guitcad1]

@@rolo6932 Nor should it have been.

[@Guitcad1]

Neither of his nephews got anything this nice.

[@Madison-iw8ix]

@Jamie, that was a story created by Sir Thomas More to delegitimize Richard's right to kingship in order to legitimize Tudor's claim.

[@mothball5425]

This isn't what a full state funeral is like. Even Princess Diana's was in the style of a state funeral, but not officially one. State funerals for monarchs involve coffin on a gun carriage draped in Union flag, and much more formality. This was a quiet funeral in good taste, for a controversial figure.

[@neilmcintosh5150]

And let us never forget that it was ultimately Philippa Langley that found the remains of Richard III.

[@wynwilliams911]

The university where so quick to give themselves the credit and praise in the first press conference, i found it a little despicable of them to be honest, the documentary the king in the car park shows clearly why he was found.

[@justinelord95]

Hear hear to both comments An institution trying to sideline Phillipa’s achievements. Thankfully the movie “The Lost King” highlights the truth of her involvement.

[@susanmckenzie363]

Benedict Cumberbatch was awesome as Richard in a Shakespearean play, written by victors, and I find his reading so emotive as a counterbalance to that. As a Yorkshire woman Richard the third was my king and history of Richard Told by the Tudors was a total lie

[@minanes6549]

This state reburial of Richard was according to the rites of the official state religion, and took place in the Established Church's cathedral. To have done less would have been to have disrespected and implicitly undermined his legitimate title as a true state ruler (as the Tudors tried to do). In that sense this funeral was as much about the legitimation and acknowledgement of Richard's right to the crown, something his successor, Henry VII, had deliberately denied him. It's almost a sure bet that Richard, who was quite obsessed with the legitimisation of the Yorkist claim to the throne, would have been the first to have insisted on state Church acknowledgement. The Queen, who is not related to Richard and whose presence would've been a massive and unnecessary distraction from the man himself, was represented by Sophie Wessex; and when royals are present at events etc, the National Anthem is sung. The coffin was specially made by the Canadian craftsman, Ibsen, who is Richard's nephew, 17th generation, from Richard's sister's side, and is quite literally the last of the Plantagenants. Cumberbatch is a (very) distant cousin of the king. The argument that Richard should've been buried at York will probably always rumble on. He was the last Yorkist king, but his pre-regnal title was Duke of Gloucester. But undoubtedly he loved York, and that whole Northern province he formerly governed as President of the Council.

[@guayaquilindependiente8763]

This was a Catholic mass. As he was a Catholic.

[@autumnnz1]

Ty for explaining

[@neilmcintosh5150]

And let us never forget that it was ultimately Philippa Langley that found the remains of Richard III.

[@sierria64]

he is a child killer

[@user-oi8ue3ns1g]

Can't help feeling he should go back to York. Shame his wishes were not known.

[@alexfrag]

A catholic King resting in a previous catholic cathedral, God may rest his soul and bless England.

[@colinlavelle7806]

Leicester Cathedral was never a catholic Cathedral....it became an Anglican Cathedral in1927.

[@colinlavelle7806]

It was previously the catholic church of St Martin of Tours until i was taken over as a result of the English Reformation.

[@morningcoffeeOW]

This is amazing.

[@nolanbravo4812]

The burial should have been done with catholic rites, Richard would have considered this to be heretical

[@staybeautifulx285]

My mate he killed two young boys so he could be king he's lucky he got this

[@soul8966]

he should not even be getting a 're burial

[@Edkins460]

The present day Roman rites (Novus Ordo and the Tridentine Mass) would have been almost completely foreign to Richard. He should have had a Sarum Rite funeral Mass, which is not canonically possible for the Roman Church. It would be possible for the Anglican Church though, and they should have done so.

[@respectablebogan3276]

@@staybeautifulx285 there is NO proof he killed them, or even that they were killed.

[@respectablebogan3276]

@TheBritishBulldog 2 fewer*

[@lituttanmokko]

He was a nice young man according to a book. I do believe, I believe he was a nice young one, not what others see.

[@bananiadhikari7116]

Yes and I also believe that he was extremely misunderstood. Scoliosis doesn't make a person evil. Just because he looked different and belonged to a different dynasty during the Tudor dynasty, they (the Tudors) spread ridiculous rumors about him. It is so sad.

[@RichardStrong86]

He ordered his nephews murdered. He was as bad as others in his era, but certainly not a "nice young man".

[@MishimasGhost]

@@RichardStrong86 No he didn't, his rivals the Tudors ordered the deaths of the Princes in the tower, Henry even pardoned the killers after taking the throne.

[@shoogamoogaman]

So Richard, Duke of Gloucester, read a passage at the funeral of Richard... Duke of Gloucester?

[@Deus-Vult-AMDG]

King Richard lll deserves a Solemn High Requiem Roman Catholic Mass. What a disgrace to the king

[@wcstevens7]

James Murphy ..I am an Atheist, by I must agree with you..His Majesty really should have been given a Catholic Burial Service.

[@bootdude7527]

Be happy its a Christian funeral and not a Muslim one

[@gabrielmsantiago]

Dont worry. Surely a mass was said in his intentions at his times.

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

He was ENGLISH not Catholic

[@ironicallyelectropositive5220]

@@adorabasilwinterpock6035? Catholic is not a nationality

[@11abrook]

He wouldn't like "God Save the Queen" sung at his funeral. He must have turned in his grave.

[@WestRail642fan]

*rimshot sound here*

[@markgable101]

11abrook It doesn't matter the gender of the monarch. The reigning monarch is the Queen

[@m.e.w.4394]

Silver They actually sang “God Save Our King” in honor of him, who was King when he died.

[@Locutus]

You have too much earwax. They clearly sing God Save the King. Before you say otherwise, the only difference between God Save the King and God Save the Queen are the words king and queen.

[@pie.x]

Locutus They clearly sung "God Save Our Queen" because of the part where they sung "send HER victorious"

[@pjgumby]

History touches the present, how often does that happen? Awesome.

[@fozziebumble8361]

It seemed to me he lived his life like a candle in the wind .

[@Londonfogey]

People who say he should have an RC funeral are missing the point. He already had one (albeit a brief ceremony) and there were also RC elements incorporated into the reburial. His reburial is about showing the continuity of the monarchy and the English people over the centuries. It would not be possible in most other countries due to their fragmented histories.

[@wfcoaker1398]

I agree. This was more about the nation connecting with its roots.

[@baileylynne5409]

Wait Benedict Cumberbatch is related to Richard the 3rd? 1:31

[@anniehaynes1561]

yes.....

[@wgpoprock2]

Pretty much everyone in the UK is related to Richard III, think about how many generations there have been

[@kensebego199]

Anyone with English ancestry is descended from him in one way or another, England didn't have many people back then.

[@anniehaynes1561]

yep like Edward - Danny Dyer is one of thousands

[@27Zangle]

It was said that anywhere from 1-17 million people are estimated to be alive and related to the King. That is a large range of people but yes, it is nothing special and is done through the King's sisters lineage and not the King himself.

[@ratumelimatanatoto2488]

Is he the last King of England to die in battle??

[@robertwilkinson2889]

+Meli Matanatoto Yes!

[@GallowglassVT]

Meli Matanatoto Though not the last British monarch. That was King James the Fourth at the Battle of Flodden Field.

[@ratumelimatanatoto2488]

PrinceCanute thanks bro for that info..

[@GallowglassVT]

Meli Matanatoto No worries, man.

[@hughfranklin4002]

Yes Richard lll was the last English king to fall in battle.

[@stephenconnor5469]

Not much of a service for a king who fought in great battles need someone like him now in England not all the gutless politicians we have now

[@jonathoncamp6452]

Stephen Connor after being in an unmarked plot for almost 500 years I think anything would be considered an upgrade. A part of me just wishes he was given a funeral based in his Catholic beliefs.

[@anthonycunningham8116]

Stephen Connor yeah, we need a leader who betrays his dying brothers wishes and murders his nephews, that'll put the country back on the right track......

[@jeffthomas3707]

Anthony, That is all spin... there is no evidence that it actually happened. The Shakespeare play points to these events because it's based upon an image of Richard set down by the Tudors to portray him as a Tyrant. The is not one single actual shred of evidence to prove any of the things we've heard about him. Look up the KZbin documentary called "Richard III The King In The Car Park Full Documentary" before you cast judgement.

[@matthewyabsley]

So you want someone to fight your imaginary battles. Bravo.

[@kensebego199]

Funny cause someone in his time probably would've said he was gutless and wanted for someone like Henry V to be on the throne instead lol Opinions of politicians tend to be that way.

[@misssparkles7520]

should have had the service at Westminster Cathedral ( catholIc) and buried at Westminster abbey

[@colinlavelle7806]

Yes perhaps?

[@rampage3390]

I think king Richard wont understand a word from their prayers.

[@TrueRetroflection]

Since he was a York Plantagenet, I'm guessing French was still the official Court language?

[@Hugh_Morris]

​@TrueRetroflection No, starting from Henry IV the native language of the Kings was English.

[@antonio_oliveira_wolski]

That which is a country of truth, a kingdom, an empire. Tradition, respect, memory. God save the Queen, God save to England. My sincere respect and admiration is Antonio Oliveira Wolski, a brazilian citizen, honor and glory to England and his childrens.

[@trappistpreserves]

Ah, thanks Antonio.

[@fadinglilacs]

hey man god couldn't save the queen

[@alexhutchinson6914]

Was George VI's funeral televised back in 1952 or is this ironically the first televised funeral of a British monarch?

[@Anonymous-qw]

I don't think it was televised (as the Queen's coronation) was the first royal occasion to be televised. Although it definitely was filmed and there is film footage on KZbin. Film footage of George V funeral 1936 on KZbin as well. I'm watch the Queen's funeral on TV right now.

[@TheSimondo1]

You're kind of right except it's not a funeral it's a reinterment

[@MaryroseScott]

Richard III is my 28th great grand uncle. May his soul rest in eternal peace

[@theeagle9367]

Maryrose Scott liar.

[@JuanDaGreat11]

I’m so sorry for your loss

[@dawnduty6235]

I'm sorry for your loss thankful he got a proper burial.

[@Onumero66699969]

@@theeagle9367 😂 maybe she gonna come now with the history she is the reincarnation of Cleopata 😂🎉😅😊

[@Onumero66699969]

@@JuanDaGreat11 😂

[@MylesAH]

How am I just finding out about this now?! Absolutely floored! 😭😥😢

[@Dartkitten]

You can find the whole funeral here on yt, its around 45 min.

[@rainluna9765]

People need to stop moaning about him being buried there and not in York. He's spent hundreds of years in the ground undiscovered until a few years ago. Now they've finally found him and burying him properly.

[@UXB-p5u]

Luna you ridiculous person your opening comments about 'people moaning ' shows utter contempt and ignorance please in future refrain from involving yourself in matters you have no knowledge of!

[@respectablebogan3276]

They said God save the King at the very end which is nice. Also Benedict Cumberbatch is 3rd cousin 16 times removed not 2nd. All Hail King Richard III

[@파리수테아테텅이]

Only thing I disagree with is how he is in a Anglican burial, there was no sick thing in his time. He was catholic

[@PhilK112]

Awful lot of stinking bigots spitting out their vileness on this.

[@rolo6932]

This was not a proper burial for a king! And he was a catholic! The Queen should`ve attended!

[@alistairdodds5539]

I agree. Plus: Why only 2 knights on horseback? M. o. D. cutbacks? Disgraceful behaviour....

[@ThomasSmithThomas]

@@alistairdodds5539 oh bore off.

[@RockySheperd]

Long Live the King

[@szahmad2416]

Honestly hoping that someone does a series on Richard III shortly after this discovery.

[@larry.bailye5510]

Keep reading

[@whb1959]

This is awesome

[@dedebones1967]

Long live King Richard the 3 th

[@TheFallen-wc6dd]

Why doesn't Dr. Strange just go back in time and save his cousin?

[@geschaftlich7808]

HAHAHAHA Hahahaha Hahaha God left the chat

[@OscarVilleHeritageRailway]

LOL doctor strange

[@larry.bailye5510]

@@geschaftlich7808 She had to go pee

[@lukealadeen7836]

Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm from an anointed King

[@johncas1]

Do CBC news not know there locations as it says London at beginning in top left corner

[@ethan-jaygladwell7200]

This is weird... he died in the 1300s and his funeral was on the tv! Wow

[@martinpriestley7922]

1400's

[@whatevs00]

What a way to frame it. Wild.

[@veritaseeker9256]

It should have been a Catholic funeral not an Anglican one. Richard III died before the reformation. I doubt he would recognize the validity of Anglican rites. Richard III recognized the pope as the head of the Church in England in 1485. It should have been a catholic requiem mass in Latin.

[@Lynneheal]

Thank you for sharing from me here in Leicester UK

[@zaphodtrillian]

....But he was a Catholic and wouldn't have pissed on England as it is today

[@dedebones1967]

Zaphod Trillian Amen

[@PhilK112]

Jesus - some people.....

[@happyuk06]

Long live the King!

[@josephm3966]

Can anyone tell me the name of the hymn at the very start of the video please.

[@joanneweiss6905]

Kings Lynn

[@josephm3966]

@joanneweiss6905 Thank you Joanne!

[@rogermanlove1901]

Anglican or Catholic. At least King Richard the III was given a decent burial - FINALLY! R.I.P. King Richard the III.

[@HarryInEdi]

''Parking Lot King"??? Here we remember people for their lives - not for the carpark that was constructed over their grave hundreds of years later.

[@szahmad2416]

Yeah...not to mention you would think that even in English lit, Richard III was huge. Sad that so many people have little appreciation or connection with their past.

[@walboyfredo6025]

To think Beneidict played "Richard Ill" inthe Hollow crown.

[@KingCharles3]

Why did it say London in the top left at the start? It was in Leicester

[@fredriksvensson6030]

It's a bit sad that there's no Edward V funeral.

[@user-oi8ue3ns1g]

Need to find his remains first. Many believe the princes went to stay with Margaret of Burgandy in France, as an agreement between Richard III & Elizabeth Woodville, and that they later re-emerged as Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck.

[@francoluisjimenezsalas7934]

Richard III and his brother Eduard IV died because they're a good men. R.I.P. Pdta. Sorry for my english

[@oliox8685]

Leicester is ideal. He was born 30 miles away in Fotheringhay Castle and died near Leicester.

[@mothball5425]

Good for tourism too 😉

[@markherron1407]

I never saw a monarch who died before I was born, but in 2022, I saw them buried Queen 👑 Elizabeth II to rest in my lifetime! Rest in HEAVEN Queen 👑 Elizabeth II and God save the King 👑 Charles III! Go HUG someone today IF they're been vaccinated or not 🚫 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

[@vashna3799]

Shakespeare’s hunchbacked villain finally got some dignity back.

[@tonybarde2572]

Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.

[@frankstippel5988]

This is so touching.

[@dedebones1967]

God save the Queen blast for me to King Richard

[@Onumero66699969]

Why the Royal family is not present in his funeral 🤔

[@jasonericktjioenanta9046]

Richard III (spirit): Thank you for finding my body.

[@iamsueshii8529]

as an archeologist i still find it funny how he was found in a parking lot

[@louise-yo7kz]

R.I.P. YM

[@larry.bailye5510]

Benedict gave a grand reading

[@peterbritten8115]

Grant me the carving of my name. Richard the 3 king of England old

[@larryadams6751]

I'm related to him.

[@NewEnglandFoamer]

He may have killed 2 princes but he died a battle hero

[@jackmekauff3265]

It's an affront to humanity and God to sing God Save The Queen.

[@EditsandStuff350]

1. Why? 2. I think that they're singing 'King'

[@PhilK112]

Explain why

[@Yasin_2312]

Why are so many people in the comment section respecting Richard III so much. Shakespeare hated Richard III as he killed his nephew Edward V and other notables kings in his family. Even the Lion King is depicted from him. He does not deserve my respect and good he was killed by Henry VII

[@MrMonikura]

How disrespectful... England Greatest Warrior King to be buried without the present of the modern queen of England or the Pope of Rome! Oh Warrior King of England... you surely deserve better for your contribution and victory in the Great Crusade! History will never forget you Name!

[@Rome.s_Greatest_Enemy]

Benedict Cumberbatch did played Richard III in Hollow Crown... now he's speaking at his own funeral?

[@iBouys]

fair enough. .. just thought it would of looked slightly more elaborate...

[@amransom26]

Then you would have people complaining that we spent way too much money on a King that’s been dead for 500 years. This was perfectly fine in my opinion.

[@catscats4321]

Kind of hard to give a good eulogy to someone you've never met. If I had to go give eulogy to my great great grandfathers cousin ×8 I wouldn't know what to say either and would bluff my way through.

[@Barbara-ob9wd]

Was there none of the closer royal family at the burial?😲

[@angelomatthewreyes5278]

(Someone): "I went to Elizabeth ii funeral last 2022" (Someone): I went to Ricard III funeral who died 500 years ago! (Someone):😵

[@sergiosaenz859]

I liked the hymn at the entrance of the procession. What is the name of this song?

[@hansi6119]

It is called "O God of Earth and Altar"

[@marizhan]

@@hansi6119 Thank you!

[@jakewhittle444]

King Queen Duke

[@garrettafancytrouser1424]

Now is the winter of our discontent...

[@christianali5431]

Pray It seems that in this Place of commentary, all is naught but discontent. Naught and vanity with all.Pray, it seems to me that if lawyers or statesman could have verse with themselves, or else converse with others and hear the sound of their own voices fall from the lips of strange men, who knows that they may be more inclined to address the affairs of state, such is the love their own voice, and the sound of it with all.

[@jcrossan1351]

The coffin could’ve been better especially for a monarch

[@trappistpreserves]

I thought that then I learned that it was made by a distant cousin who is a carpenter in Canada.

[@jcrossan1351]

trappistpreserves oh was it I never knew

[@walthergumba9105]

2:18 the girl is so beautiful

[@donnab.42]

Who decided not to give him a Catholic burial? They ignored history! What a poor decision.

[@johnw1954]

when you witness the funeral of 2 English monarchs in 7yrs

[@poshboyhd4589]

He must of had a big parking ticket

[@christoffellner84]

my kingdom for a parking ticket!

[@commonsense215]

He was catholic...not Anglican....totally bizarre....

[@joanneweiss6905]

Everyone was Catholic in King Richard's day. All monarchs before the church of England were Catholics and st George's chapel and Westminster Abbey were Catholic churches. Leicester cathedral was also a Catholic church.

[@damarh]

Beniedict played his ancestor in the Hollow Crown? 😲🤔

[@johncas1]

See at the very beginning it says London on the screen see they have not done there research

[@leeray9565]

+John C .To most foreigners, or at least American's and North American's, London is England. I know, it's crazy!

[@trappistpreserves]

@@leeray9565 I know, and hence "parking lot" and not "car park" as well.

[@tyree9055]

Just visiting after watching HistoryMarche's Battle of Bosworth video... 🤣👍

[@richardque4952]

Aside from his bone, what ever happen to remain of the combatants killed during that day.?

[@laurielovett8849]

I expect they were buried on the Hatfield as was the usual practice until the first world war.

[@laurielovett8849]

Read battlefield for Hatfield

[@joanneweiss6905]

Dadlington, Leicestershire.

[@Minime163]

Don't want to sound sectarian but was it an Anglican service because king Richard the third died before the reformation so he would have been catholic.

[@davidroman1342]

This is how we bury a brave king. Shameful. Where are the horses, soldiers. He died fighting on the battle field. Poor show Britain

[@vernskid]

Just a question, wasn’t he the one who locked the princes in the tower and took over as regent then king? Not bashing just asking.

[@lesleyhanna1666]

History is recorded by the victors, so a lot of people say that was to vilify his memory, not the truth.

[@vernskid]

@@lesleyhanna1666 apparently so and I would hope it was rumor. If so no wonder he was found under a parking lot until recent years.

[@annwilliams6438]

Why was one of the Queen’s sons not there? This was the burial of a King of England!

[@RichardStrong86]

They were represented by Sophie Wessex.

[@laurielovett8849]

Edward duke of glouster was there

[@MrDeedoyle]

Well done. He was called a hunchback and denigrated by history ... even by Shakespeare. Now researching who took over after Richard.

[@dmtrchr6738]

Why wasn’t it a state funeral with the royals present?

[@22espec]

I was not expecting Benedict Cumberbatch

[@mothball5425]

In Richards time there was no such thing as Protestantism. His previous burial was inadequate - no coffin and the grave too short so his head tilted up. So I'd speculate that he wouldn't be too aghast at his new funeral. The Queen didn't go because he was a controversial figure, so she sent the Countess of Wessex, well known as a 'safe pair of hands'.

[@colinlavelle7806]

He should have been given a catholic (re) burial conducted by catholic clergy....and interred where? Perhaps in a catholic cathedral in the region. But the privelidged established Church of England and the monarchy would never have approved. So a catholic King of England is buried in a protestant cathedral.

[@tackyman2011]

14 Lancastrians dislike the vid.

[@therealGreencrack]

I just need to know whos carried his body when his was killed?

[@karlkarlos3545]

A horse.

[@giuliorobertoful]

He was firstly buried in a local church, but the church was destroyed over time and a car park ended up in the place where it was, and the coffin was laying on the ground.