Which people we choose to represent with statues erected in public places has been a question I've been interested in for a number of years. It was initially sparked by the statue of Richard III erected in Leicester and shown below. This portrays him in a very heroic pose unlike the Shakesperean stereotype of the evil 'hunchback' nephew murdering villain.
On investigation it emerged that this statue was paid for by the Richard III society. So that explains both the presence of the statue in the city where I think he is buried and the way in which he is depicted.
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Which people we choose to represent with statues erected in public places has been a question I've been interested in for a number of years. It was initially sparked by the statue of Richard III erected in Leicester and shown below. This portrays him in a very heroic pose unlike the Shakesperean stereotype of the evil 'hunchback' nephew murdering villain.
On investigation it emerged that this statue was paid for by the Richard III society. So that explains both the presence of the statue in the city where I think he is buried and the way in which he is depicted.