Tyrannical English king 'buried in Scotland'

25 February 2010

THE government is being asked to help fund tests that could solve a 600-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance and death of an English king.
Remains have been found near the high altar at a former Dominican friary in Stirling that could be those of King Richard II.

Yesterday Central Croydon Conservative MP Andrew Pelling appealed for government help to verify the remains.

King Richard, who quelled the Peasants' Revolt as a boy king in 1381, was deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke in 1399.

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King Richard II of England was thought to have died in Yorkshire after being deposed by his cousin

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This isn't that ancient but interesting nonetheless, I am interested to know what they find out since at this time they are not sure this dates back to the time of
King Richard.

Stirling Council has told a developer that wants to build on the old friary site that they must excavate, remove the remains and carry out preliminary tests on them to check whether they date back to the time of the late king.

This is the supposed imposter whom some say was a beggar.

Richard II died in pontifract in1400 and was buried at Kings Langley Church on 6 March. He was moved to Westminster Abbey in 1413 by Henry V.

Like any good conspiracy, rumours abound that he was still alive and the fellow at Stirling was used for a lot of anti-Lancastrian properganda.

I hope they do DNA tests because it would be interesting if it really was Richard or even an unknown illegitimate sibling.

Originally posted by Aquarius1
25 February 2010

THE government is being asked to help fund tests that could solve a 600-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance and death of an English king.
Remains have been found near the high altar at a former Dominican friary in Stirling that could be those of King Richard II.

Yesterday Central Croydon Conservative MP Andrew Pelling appealed for government help to verify the remains.

King Richard, who quelled the Peasants' Revolt as a boy king in 1381, was deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke in 1399.

I thought Richard 2 was that barmy Lancastrian bloke; and a bloomin' usurper - to boot!

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King Richard II of England was thought to have died in Yorkshire after being deposed by his cousin

news.scotsman.com...

This isn't that ancient but interesting nonetheless, I am interested to know what they find out since at this time they are not sure this dates back to the time of
King Richard.

Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400) was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III. At the age of four, Richard became second in line to the throne when his older brother Edward of Angoulême died, and heir apparent when his father died in 1376. With Edward III's death the following year, Richard succeeded to the throne at the age of ten.

During Richard's first years as king, government was in the hands of a series of councils. The political community preferred this to a regency led by the king's uncle, John of Gaunt, yet Gaunt remained highly influential. The first major challenge of the reign was the Peasants' Revolt in 1381, which the young king handled well, playing a major part in suppressing the rebellion. In the following years, however, the king's dependence on a small number of courtiers caused discontent in the political community, and in 1387 control of government was taken over by a group of noblemen known as the Lords Appellant. By 1389 Richard had regained control, and for the next eight years governed in relative harmony with his former opponents. Then, in 1397, he took his revenge on the appellants, many of whom were executed or exiled. The next two years have been described by historians as Richard's "tyranny". In 1399, after John of Gaunt died, the king disinherited Gaunt's son, Henry of Bolingbroke, who had previously been exiled. Henry invaded England in June 1399 with a small force that quickly grew in numbers. Though he claimed initially that his goal was only to reclaim his patrimony, it soon became clear that he intended to claim the throne for himself. Meeting little resistance, Bolingbroke deposed Richard and had himself crowned as King Henry IV. Richard died in captivity early the next year; he was probably murdered.

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Taken at Westminister Abby in the mid 1390's.
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Historians did not believe Richard 11 was insane but had personality disorders, guess what you would call today Bi-Polar. He sought to end the hundred year war, on the surface that doesn't sound so crazy does it.

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That barmy bloke I was referring to was 'Enry VI. I believe Edward Plantagenet of York, what done 'im in.