February 2013 news roundup
New York Times
22nd February 2013
By Matt Bolton
Royal Remains Draw the Curious to Leicester
“The man with the job of protecting the most famous parking lot in the world was having a busy day a couple of weeks ago.”
Guardian
22nd February 2013
By Ather Mirza, Head of Press Office, University of Leicester
King Richard III was a press man's dream, but the furore drew criticism
Lessons from the University of Leicester News Centre's coordination of the global media upon the discovery of a long-lost English King
University of Leicester
15th February 2013
The Search for Richard III: Statement of Costs up to 31 December 2012
University of Leicester announce the costs of the Richard III project
Forbes
15th February 2013
By Naresh Persaud, Director of Product Marketing, Oracle Security
King Richard III: Villain, Hero, Or Tragic Victim Of Identity Theft?
“While Richard III breathed his last more than 500 years ago, the investigation to authenticate Richard’s identity demonstrates authentication techniques every business can apply.”
British Library: Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Blog
5th February 2013
By Nicole Eddy
Extra! Extra!: Richard III Lyth Buryd at Lecitor
“Those of us who were standing by to hear from the University of Leicester team can remember that it was not journalists but chroniclers who got the scoop.”
Everyone wants a piece of Richard III
Press and media across Britain (and around the world) have been desperate to find their own local connection to the Richard III story – and some connections are very tenuous indeed!
Possibly the finest example of tangential local connection was in the Powys County Times. Under the headline ‘Newtown firm help identify car park remains as King Richard III’, the paper proudly announced that a local firm had manufactured the clinical swab used to take a DNA sample from Michael Ibsen’s mouth.
Other fearless bandwagon-jumpers include:
Northampton: Rare manuscript of pre-Shakespearean play about Richard III is owned by Northamptonshire County Council
Armagh: First, Richard III; next, digging up Tyrone’s priestly king from an Armagh car park?
Teesdale: Dale can cash in on links to Richard III
Market Harborough: Richard III painting to go on auction in Harborough
Diss, Suffolk: Eye family tree with link to Richard III
Saltash: Do mysterious remains belong to Cornwall's 'Richard III'?
Gravesend: Richard III promotes summer performance in Gravesend car park
Skipton: Richard III saga puts Skipton Castle in the spotlight
Penrith: Another Richard III resting place?
Bristol: Severn saved Richard for a time
New Zealand: Kiwi defenders of Richard III celebrate discovery
Canada: TV’s Killing Lincoln arrives in time for Richard III discovery
Hollywood: Richard III’s bones identified right as ‘House of Cards’, based on Richard, debuts
And a special mention must go to the Stratford Herald for this magnificent headline:
Body of ex-Warwick Castle owner found under a car park 527 years on
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The Daily Mash - 8th February 2013
Richard III's beauty blog
The Daily Squib - 8th February 2013
Madonna to Play Richard III In New Movie
The New Yorker - 5th February 2013
Rupert Murdoch emerges as winning bidder for Richard III’s bones
The Onion - 4th February 2013