27 March 2015 A.D. Richard III: How It Feels to Stand Next to a Medieval King
27 March 2015 A.D. Richard III: How It Feels to Stand Next to a Medieval King McFarnon, Emma. “Richard III: how it feels to stand next to a medieval king.” BBC History Magazine. 26 Mar 2015. http://www.historyextra.com/article/richard-iii/richard-iii-how-it-feels-stand-next-medieval-king?utm_source=Facebook+referral&utm_medium=Facebook.com&utm_campaign=Bitly . Accessed 26 Mar 2015. Richard III: how it feels to stand next to a medieval king Just 24 hours before Richard III’s reinterment, I headed to Leicester to speak with some of the experts involved in the project and to see for myself the coffin of one of the most controversial kings of England… “This is the sixth time I've done this journey today already. Before this week I'd never seen town so busy”, the taxi driver tells me as we weave through the streets of Leicester towards the cathedral. As we draw closer, a huge crowd of people becomes visible – it's 10am and the queue to see Richard II...