Royal Bling - Richard III Funeral Crown

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