Friday, May 30, 2014

Royal Bling - Richard III Funeral Crown



Richard III's funeral crown (pictured) was commissioned by a leading historian who was involved in the archaeological dig that discovered Richard III¿s remains beneath a car park in Leicester

Richard III finally gets a 'funeral crown': Hand-crafted headpiece goes on display in York

  • Golden crown was commissioned by a historian involved in the archaeological dig that recovered Richard III from a Leicester car park
  • Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485
  • The 15th century-style gold-plated crown has white enamelled roses on it
  • Rubies and sapphires represent the livery colours of the house of York
  • The funeral crown is on show at the Richard III Experience in York


Image from and full story at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2642997/Richard-III-finally-gets-funeral-crown-Hand-crafted-headpiece-goes-display-York.html#ixzz339uBzmXr

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