Being that I am British and a total History Buff ...I just wanted to mark an incredible day in the History of the English Monarchy
King Richard III's coffin is carried into Leicester Cathedral in Leicester, central England, March 22, 2015. Richard III's remains were carried in procession through Leicestershire today on its way to the cathedral where they will be reburied. The body of Richard III, who died at the battle of Bosworth in 1485, was found under a car park in 2012.
Royalty, religious leaders and actor Benedict Cumberbatch (whom played Richard III) joined archaeologists, Richard's distant relatives and curious Britons for a service in Leicester Cathedral that saw the king's bones buried with dignity, 530 years after his violent death.
Sophie The Countess of Wessex arrives at Leicester Cathedral to attend a service for the re-reinterment of the mortal remains of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, England, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The skeleton of King Richard III was discovered in 2012 in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester, 500 years after he was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field
Members of the public queue outside Leicester Cathedral to view the coffin of Richard III in Leicester, England, Monday, March 23, 2015. Richard, the last Plantagenet king, was killed in battle against Henry Tudor in 1485 and buried hastily without a coffin in a long-demolished monastery. The coffin, containing the remains of the medieval king whose bones were found in 2012 under a parking lot, will lie inside the cathedral for public viewing for three days until March 26 when he will be re-interred during a service
 |  Actor Benedict Cumberbatch arrives at Leicester Cathedral to attend a service |
I thought it was pretty neat that they even had a Knight on a Horse at attention outside the church
A maligned monarch found under a parking lot was buried in pomp Thursday, as Britain embraced comeback King Richard III, a long-reviled ruler who is experiencing a remarkable posthumous renaissance.
A maligned monarch found under a parking lot was buried in pomp Thursday, as Britain embraced comeback King Richard III, a long-reviled ruler who is experiencing a remarkable posthumous renaissance.
A crown and bible sit atop King Richard III's coffin in Leicester Cathedral, in Leicester, central England, 22 March 2015
| Here is a Likeness of Richard III I just thought I would mark this day And hopefully inform you of a little Of the History of our Monarchy Be it good or bad I LOVE the Royals and am very proud To be British All of these photos and most of the text that I have included in this post are from a write up by Jill Lawless And I retrieved all of it from Yahoo News Long Live the Queen ...what else can I say |  R. I P. King Richard the Third |
