This time next week will be the eve of the
reinterment of King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral. If anyone is surprised by
this news then where have you been for the last year?
My plan is to post up a short blog each day
for the next ten days with information about events, my contribution
and a few snippets about Richard himself.
Richard III - Post 1 of 10:
Today I made my final school visit before
the reinterment. I have visited so many schools to talk about my book, The Children's Book of Richard III, that I’ve
lost track of which school was which. I only know that every school had a
different feel to it. The children had a different way of behaving, of
listening, of asking questions. Some of the questions were excellent. Others
were not so. One of today’s questions was,
“What happened to Richard III’s crown after
Henry VII had finished with it?”
“Good question,” I replied. “I don’t
know the answer!” (Must do some swatting up!)
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| A section of Alice Povey's brilliant illustration from my book depicting the Battle of Bosworth |
Yesterday’s school invited me in because 20
of the children had been chosen to take part in Sunday’s cortege when Richard’s
body is received into the Cathedral. They were all understandably excited and I
had to hide my jealousy (jealousy is not an admirable emotion). Some schools have invited me to talk about
what it’s like to be an author. Most of the schools have been happy with my
regular talk entitled, “How on earth did a King get to be under a car park?” …but
more of that tomorrow.
