Revealing Greyfriars - Leicester's lost Franciscan friary with Mathew Morris

[@celtickitty6547]

It always saddens me to think of all of the history that was lost due to the dissolution. It's amazing that 500 years later these places can be identified & found. Thank you for the wonderful work you & your team have done.

[@WickedFelina]

Another aspect of Henry VII's evil doings is the suffering the people endured after Franciscan monasteries were destroyed. The Franciscans were known to create their own herbal healing methods. They took in anyone who needed healing/medical care, prayers, and laying of hands. You did not need to donate to them for this care (which they performed as long as you needed at no charge). It was those who had means who donated money, supporting the Friars Minor. Imagine the suffering? The friars were killed, along with their recipes for herbal remedies. Greed and power. The entire Tudor reign was filled with blood. Henry VIII alone killed up to 72,000 of his own people. Then, throw in Henry Tudor, Bloody Mary and Elizabeth.

[@EricBrunoBorgman]

This was great! I had been looking for a video like this just on the friary.

[@sgrannie9938]

So much for Richard’s alabaster tomb. (Glaringly obvious he was unceremoniously dumped into a hastily dug hole in the ground)

[@susanwood7999]

😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leza6288]

IMO Henry 8 and even more so Cromwell did an huge disservice to the entire county erasing monasteries. So much history demolished and lost.

[@Tawadeb]

Yes absolutely!!! Terrible destruction

[@mondayschild3493]

i think some these greyfriars monks were knights in the wars of the roses, presuming they were it must of been quite alarming to residents nearby when a load of charging monks left for battle like Thornton abbey.Probably why Richard was quickly buried as these warrior monks were targets for the new monarchy. A nice informative video.

[@theajones6080]

How interesting. I really enjoyed this.

[@franc9111]

I would like to point out (for the umpteenth time) that Franciscans are friars, not monks. In a friary there usually is a cloister, but friars are NOT cloistered, they go outside and preach or do all kinds of pastoral work. They live in a convent or friary, they are not a contemplative order. They do not live in a monastery.

[@donaldcrawford3596]

At the time, Richard 111 was all about the battle. Leicester City was suddenly world news. It highlighted how the king s story was such a huge world story. Thus it became an argument who owned his remains. It certainly made our city world wide news.

[@franc9111]

The Dominican convent in Montargis (which you mispronounced) where Aliénor d'Angleterre/Eleanor, Countess of Leicester died, was closed down following the French revolution. With the arrival of the railway in the town, the convent was completely demolished to make way for the railway station. Finding her grave as well as those of anyone else buried there won't be very easy. The convent was founded by Amicie de Montfort.

[@donaldcrawford3596]

De. Montfort, another famous name. A kind of Robin Hood type of historical figure. Leicester is certainly a very famous place in terms of a long history. Lady Jane Grey, the short Queen,s life. King John,s wealthy treasure somewhere between the city & the wash.

[@KarlVaughan]

I found this particularly interesting as in Aylesbury we also had a Grey Friars monastery which leaves very little trace of its location in the town. There is only a small section of wall left at the top of Friarage Passage. All we have are hints here and there of its possible size. There are some descriptions of the place when Dr London did a survey when the friarage was still in operation. I really wish there was some more documentary evidence like maps or plans but there is nothing.

[@archangel807]

What a metal detector would have found back in 1200!!.........

[@binalcensored2104]

I hope there will be a day when Lencastrians recognize the enormous importance of John of Gaunt, as one of the most important leaders in English history. He prevailed the country over his own candidacy for monarch.

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

For Richard III's body, would it be possible that someone might have disturbed the grave prior to modern times hence why's he's propped up like that (like if someone tried to move the grave over and over, causing his body to prop up due to the motion?), although that seems very unlikely I know. Excellent work!

[@renerpho]

The skeleton would no longer be articulated if it had been dug up. The parts of the skeleton that were disturbed later (probably during the 19th century) are completely missing. Hence why Richard had no feet when he was found.

[@archangel807]

J.RR Tolkien would have loved the finding of RichardIII

[@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml]

The return of the king 😊