| Tango01 | 01 Aug 2014 10:19 p.m. PST |
"A model of Richard III in a new visitor centre dedicated to the king resembles a storm trooper out of Star Wars, an expert has warned. The portrayal of his remains and armour is "extremely offensive" and "grotesque" and shows no respect for the dead. Annette Carson, a historian whose books include 'Richard III: The Maligned King', said the centre's exhibition had "belittled and sidelined" the work of the 'Looking for Richard' group, the team of researchers who spearheaded the search for the remains of the Yorkist monarch…"
Full article here
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Armand |
| Knight of St John | 01 Aug 2014 10:52 p.m. PST |
Thanks Tango, I will take the kids to Leicester over the school holidays. |
| Tango01 | 01 Aug 2014 11:22 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile)
Have a good day with your kids! Amicalement
Armand |
| David Manley | 01 Aug 2014 11:37 p.m. PST |
That armour does look rather ridiculous. |
| bsrlee | 02 Aug 2014 2:53 a.m. PST |
Looks like they stole on old tobacco shop dummy and sprayed it 'fridge white'. I think the UK-speak for this would be 'Pants'. |
| Sobieski | 02 Aug 2014 4:13 a.m. PST |
Has someone misunderstood what "white harness" means, perhaps? |
| Yesthatphil | 02 Aug 2014 4:59 a.m. PST |
The white armour is a design disaster not supported by the centre's armour advisor, and not meshed with the exhibition's own timeline graphics which show quite probable gilded/gold painted armour. It seems to be used as a background to the blue labels stuck on it – and because someone thought it would look cool like that. There was plenty of advice from within the project's supporters against the choice (as there was on some other gaffs) … That said, a lot of the more vehement criticism of the exhibition comes from disgruntled Ricardian extremists who have not really come to terms with the failure of their bogus attempt to associate the last Plantagenet king with the city of York and their own desire to enshrine the remains there – so, now, they are determined to sabotage a generally good attempt to create a balanced and predominantly archaeological visitor centre in Leicester (the defeated king's resting place for over 500 years). But as a military historian more than an archaeologist, I would have done the Visitor Centre differently, put less emphasis on bones and mutilations, more on battle and kingship. I'd not have gone for the 'own goal' white armour  I'd have taken the advice of the experts. Phil |
| Pedrobear | 02 Aug 2014 5:20 a.m. PST |
Displaying his bones seems rather disrespectful, but then we also display mummies… |
| Winston Smith | 02 Aug 2014 9:29 a.m. PST |
Naked bones under glass. Stay classy. I am not a Ricardian, but Shakespeare does give him some great lines. |
| Great War Ace | 02 Aug 2014 11:03 a.m. PST |
I am surprised to see such use made of the royal remains. It does look garish and silly. And the "white" armor is simply ridiculous…. |
| Cerdic | 02 Aug 2014 6:14 p.m. PST |
I don't see a problem with displaying bones. Plenty of other museums have bones on show. The white armour though…….. |
| goragrad | 02 Aug 2014 7:39 p.m. PST |
Both displays seem just a bit off… |
| Green Tiger | 02 Aug 2014 10:59 p.m. PST |
Agree wholeheartedly with Mr Barker. The article was printed triumphantly in the York Evening Press in a fine display of soir grapes! As for the white armour, this is a classic example of designers in ignoring experts. |
| Great War Ace | 08 Aug 2014 4:14 p.m. PST |
link Looks like decency will prevail, his remains are not doomed to under-glass public scrutiny after all. That makes me feel better about the current museum setup…. |
| GGouveia | 10 Aug 2014 8:33 a.m. PST |
What is the point of the blue markings? Do they help identify parts of medieval armour perhaps? Is there a legend in the display that tells you about the armour? I read an article attached to that, wow check out the curvature of the spine. WOW. |
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