Friday's solar eclipse brings a timely reminder of the events of March 16 1485 and how it aligns with Richard III's re-interment on March 26 2015.
The sun shining over England 530 years ago was blackened by the moon passing over in a solar eclipse. The mood was just as dark in the royal palace of Westminster as Queen Anne Neville died the same day of tuberculosis.
Richard III had lost his wife of 13 years and the eclipse was seen by many as a bad omen. Richard would die himself just over five months later.
The Total Solar Eclipse of March 16 1485 lasted almost five minutes and passed south of England through central France.
Totality of Friday's eclipse will be seen over the Faroe Islands, between Iceland and the British Isles. Britain will get between 98 to 80 per cent totality depending upon where you are.
Friday's eclipse will occur just two days before Richard III's re-interment procession through Leicestershire and six days before he is laid to rest at Leicester Cathedral.
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| Richard III & Anne Neville depicted in Cardiff Castle |
A timely reminder of the lives and deaths of the last Plantagenet monarch and his queen.
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