One year ago I was in Leicester, helping to bury a King.
Today we are celebrating the one year anniversary of the Reinterment of King Richard III. There are lots of activities in Leicester today.
These include:
- Children's Easter bonnet competition with medieval activities
- Book launch for How to Bury a King by The Revd. Pete Hobson
- Conflict 1485 Bosworth, with soldiers of the household of King Richard marching through the streets of Leicester
- A theatre production called Uncle Richard
- Medieval cooking and food tasting
- Calligraphy workshop
- Floral seminar
All of these sound very enjoyable to me but I will get to do none of them, being here in the United States.
But I am able to participate in one activity for the day.
Earlier this year, the King Richard III put out a request on their website for photographs taken during the Reinterment Week. They were planning to create a very large portrait of Richard III in the Visitor Centre, composed of all of these tiny photos.
Of course, I had to send in some photos so that I could be a part of the project. I would be in Leicester without being in Leicester!
Today the exhibit opened. It looks amazing!
Here is the article about Remembering the Reinterment.
I was quite tickled to read that photos "came from as far afield as the United States." Because that includes me!
Unfortunately, I won't get to see the exhibit. It will be taken down before I return to Leicester. I will have to rely on others to tell me about it, if they are able to. They might even find me in the portrait, because I'm there!
What photos did I include? You will just have to go to the Visitors Centre and try to guess!
