Richard III and Maud Crawford: Who'da Thunk It !?!

British history plus William Shakespeare, and my attention is riveted.

         Seems archeologists and historians have barely slept while they researched potential burial sites for the evil hunchback king of England, Richard III. Their sleepless nights yielded fantasmagoric results:  He’s under a parking lot in a small English town.  Well, who’da thunk it.

        I read with great interest the article about the discovery and the DNA testing, the radiocarbon dating, and the assembling and private display of the king’s skeletal remains. Fascinating. Richard III was the last Plantagenet King of England,  dying in ruthless battle with the war's victor Henry VII (Tudor) ascending the English throne.  You’ll remember the Tudors for King Henry VIII and his long desire for the male heir. His beheaded wives would be interested to know that the law has now changed to allow the first born (male OR female) to claim the direct line to the throne. Rudyard Kipling encourages us to “keep our heads when all about us are losing theirs…”  Hmmmm.
                                      Enough of that.

Let’s get on to the real business, the real interest in unearthing Richard III’s bones. 

               If Richard III could be found under a parking lot in England, does it not follow that the remains of Maud Crawford, who has been notoriously missing since 1957, could now be discovered under the Safeway parking lot in Camden, Arkansas? If she’s not there, check the sealed up well near Berg Lake. www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/crawford_maud.html

                Let’s get busy!  Miss Maud is waiting.

To read more about Maud Crawford, see my Journey’s entry:  Bedtime Stories with Miss Maud.