My colleagues and I have been writing to several institutions, including academics, and some of the responses have been medieval to say the least. And I quote:
…I would be one of the rowdy crowd and would join in if I had the chance…"
"I too accept the Shakespearean view of Richard III as a monster and am glad to learn from you (?) that there are plans to curse the traitor on his final journey.."
If this is the view of our academia - it is seriously depressing.
I am afraid I do not see the relevance of your final paragraph to either my first letter or the issue in general. I - for one - have accepted that Richard will now be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral - I have been to see the site where he will lie. There are things I don't like. The tomb design issue will remain as divisive as Richard himself can be - even a local poll in the Leicester Mercury showed that most Leicester residents didn't like it either.
When I die - I hope that my remains will be given the respect and dignity they deserve. I also sincerely hope, that if I happen to die an unfortunate death in a different part of the country from where I live and where I spent most of my time - no -one will have plans to take me back to "visit" the place of my demise. Why would they?