British Kings "Bullet Book," Richard III, 1483 - 1485

BillJones

Richard III Penny

• Richard III was the brother of Edward IV. Upon the death of Edward he snatched the crown from Edward’s son, Edward V, had him imprisoned and probably executed.

• Richard was said to have a curvature of the spine, which was proven when his bones were recovered from under a parking lot at Leicester City in 2013. His deformities, while exaggerated by the Shakespearian plays, were real.

• Richard was a brave warrior, but he was no match for Henry Tudor’s forces at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. He was quickly cut down after he charged into the fray.

• Most of the surviving examples of Richard III’s coins are in low grades. The piece pictured above is a little better than average.

lordmarcovan

Nice presentation.

lordmarcovan

Oh- and coin too, of course!

BillDugan1959

While I like the presentation by BillJones, I am very skeptical about the recent "finding" of the remains of Richard III. It was all too slick, too neat, too easy.

Nap

From Durham, coined under bishop John Sherwood.

291fifth

@BillDugan1959 said:
While I like the presentation by BillJones, I am very skeptical about the recent "finding" of the remains of Richard III. It was all too slick, too neat, too easy.

I actually thought the same thing at the time. Maybe he really was chopped up into little pieces?

BillDugan1959

A body missing from a burial site that has been gone for about 400 years, and you find it the very first place (exact first spot) that you look? Those folks should hire themselves out to find misplaced collectible coins.

7Jaguars

I recall a bit of research was done about the location of the church he may have been buried in first, however.

BillDugan1959

That building had been gone for something like 400 years.

Bob13

What part was a little too slick? The remains also had mitochondrial DNA testing that support that it is Richard III.... Curious to know your thoughts.

7Jaguars

Yes, extensive research done. BTW, the location of the church well known.

291fifth

Sounds like a good subject for a three part, six hour special on the History Channel ... that ends with no firm conclusion.

Back to Oak Island boys!

BillJones

@Nap said:
From Durham, coined under bishop John Sherwood.

Thank you for that attribution.