A burial fit for a (villainous) King! Found under a Leicester car park, he's our most maligned ruler. But in a five-day extravaganza, Britain will watch enthralled as Richard III is laid to rest

From The Daily Mail-

A few may find it faintly macabre. Others may wonder what on earth the fuss is about. But there’s no doubt that we will be witnessing history tomorrow as one of the most extraordinary ceremonies in living memory unfolds on national television.

Part state funeral, part Shakespeare, part Sherlock Holmes and, at times, pure Blackadder, it will be a multi-million-pound, five-day spectacular featuring the Royal Family, the Armed Forces, two Archbishops, several bemused aristocrats and tens of thousands of ordinary members of the public, all paying their solemn respects to a man they never knew.

So why is it that a substantial part of the East Midlands is being sealed off this weekend in honour of a 562-year-old suspected child-murderer?

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