Secular Café: Campaign continues to bury Richard II in York

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Campaign continues to bury Richard II in York Mar 26th 2013, 21:54 I wouldn't have thought that his relatiives would have much clout after 5+ centuries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21936327 Quote: Relatives of Richard III are to seek a judicial review into the decisions authorising his reburial in Leicester. Earlier this year, skeletal remains found beneath a car park in the city were confirmed as the king's by a team at the University of Leicester. Since the find, a disagreement has surfaced about whether he should be buried in Leicester or York. The last Plantagenet king's descendants say they should have been consulted by the government over the re-burial... ...the Plantagenet Alliance, which includes 15 of Richard III's relatives, want the licence to be overturned and the king to be laid to rest in York Minster. Stephen Nicolay, a 16th great nephew of the monarch, said: "We have every hope that they [the solicitors] will succeed in these cases and help us significantly in our quest to have Richard's remains buried at the most appropriate site, York Minster."... ...More than 8,000 people have signed an online petition in favour of keeping the king's remains in Leicester, but over 26,000 have signed up to support re-interring his remains in York. The youngest son of Richard Duke of York, Richard III grew up in Yorkshire and had strong-connections to the city of York.

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