What Abraham Lincoln Liked About Richard III
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Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Viewed from the American side of thewater, the fanfare about the discovery of the bones of the lastPlantagenet monarch probably seems a bit quaint.
Having determined that the remains found in Leicester,U.K., a few months back are indeed those of Richard III, ourEnglish cousins immediately got into a fight over where to burythe fellow. Westminster? The queen quietly vetoed that one, saythe tabloids. York? Maybe if we want to refight the Wars of theRoses. Leicester Cathedral looks logical and likely, if a littleout of the way for royalty.