This little piece of imagination is for Sue Vincent‘s Thursday Photo Challenge. It about Anne Neville and her Husband Richard 3rd of England.
Anne was lost she had been looking for Richard everywhere. Her patience was running very thin, as thin as her veil and her robes. It was transparently clear from the look on her face that she had had enough. As transparent as her body had become.
She had floated from Westminster to this cold carpark in Leicester. Looking around her she found it very difficult to take in what she was seeing. Here she stood in …well what was this place it said CARPARK… But what was a CARPARK.
Standing stark still for a second trying to take in her surroundings, to understand what was happening to her. She was by a wall, a wall decorated with white Lilies on a black background at it’s center was what resembled a black an orange stained glass window.
There was a pole with a round disc on it , white edged in red. It had drawings on it and some writing … It made no sense to Anne.
It actually read please park bumper to bumper. That meant nothing to Anne. As she stood there a youth rushed up and said “don’t move you look amazing stood there the mural makes it look like you have a halo around your head.”
“Look” said the youth “you look great in this photo, I am well impressed.” Then he showed her a small magic box that held her image the wall painting did indeed give her a halo.
The lad was off and running to meet his mates his magic box in his hand.
Anne turned and shivered, she called Richard several times before he finally answered her.
He took one look at her face and said, ” you are not happy are you madam” he smiled hoping to defuse her scowl.
“What is this awful soulless place why have you brought me here” Anne asked.
“It a carpark, it’s were I fell in battle, I was buried here when it was called Greyfriars they discovered me here and the moved my bones to Liecester Cathedral where I have a nice spot. I’d like you to join me, I have missed you.” He offered his hand and read her expression smiling he said “poison? come, you know me. I would not do that… And it was a long time ago.”
Anne who had been bristling with rage relented and took his hand. The years slipped away as they floated off, laughter was in the air.
Up the road a young lad was showing his mates his latest Instagram shot. He had already had 100 likes.
Jan 17, 2019 @ 21:23:18
Interesting take sis xx
Jan 17, 2019 @ 21:28:30
I could not resist it once I say the parking sign ππ
Jan 17, 2019 @ 21:37:03
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Jan 17, 2019 @ 21:39:10
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Jan 17, 2019 @ 21:30:47
Love that first paragraph – so well written
Great story!
Jan 17, 2019 @ 21:41:40
Thank you so much I had fun with this, gave me a chance up on my Plantagenet dynasty as was from the house of Lancaster and the last Plantagenet king .ππ
Jan 17, 2019 @ 22:02:29
Love the opening paragraph, Willow… Mind you, I still say Richard should lie in York π
Jan 17, 2019 @ 22:07:44
I agree Sue about York. I enjoyed writing this loved this part of History. Such a duplicitous lot the Plantagenets..then weren’t the all π€π
Jan 17, 2019 @ 22:45:14
Pretty much, in that era π β€
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:01:47
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Jan 17, 2019 @ 22:17:30
Beautiful! A silent, bittersweet story. I often wonder wich tales the graffitis on old and new, grey and white walls would tell if they had a voice and a being to call.
Jan 17, 2019 @ 22:20:34
Thank you Laureen that’s a very interesting thought ,πππ
Jan 17, 2019 @ 22:50:56
Queen Anne of the Car Park, hey?
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:00:57
Yup and king Richard 3rd whose bones were found in a carpark ππ
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:04:16
OK, I know Richard was recently found, but I am not too sure who Anne is. I know I should know, but… Anyway, I like your take on the story – a bit of recent history and a bit of “ancient” history and a bit of today…
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:07:58
Thank you Trent, Anne is Richard’s wife Anne Neville https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Neville
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:17:06
Oh, ok, that makes perfect sense.
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:18:07
Good π
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:08:44
I enjoyed writing this one and you saw all the points I wanted to get over ππ
Jan 17, 2019 @ 23:17:36
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Jan 18, 2019 @ 03:47:01
Interesting story Willow β€οΈπ
Jan 18, 2019 @ 15:23:12
Thank you HΓ©lΓ¨ne based in part on fact π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:39:48
That’s even better.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 07:01:05
Interesting story Willowβ¦.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 15:22:27
Thank you Miriam I had fun writing it. How are you today π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:00:37
im ok, been busy but have not seemed to achieve much. how are you?
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:01:40
Much the same, so blooming cold. Just about to cook a lazange for dinner π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:13:31
lasagne sounds good!
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:14:50
Mumm it does to me too π€£π€£π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:16:41
im sat here with my lap top learning, Im climbing a steep blogging hill! and the kids are playing.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:17:54
Oh! What are you learning, sound interesting π I am enjoying a glass of red so beginning to chill ππ
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:27:16
just stuff about my blog.. I need to give advice.. make the reader want to share it .. plus my mix of diary type entries and poetry and fiction is confusing for people
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:33:09
Well I like an eclectic blog
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:34:56
yes so do I, but it seems some don’t..
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:46:33
Hum ! Well they won’t like my blog either π€£π€£
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:48:56
they might not.. blogging is hard work.. but your blog has lots of visitors.. and doing very well.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:05:25
I just blog for me, I love my blog and I love the people I meet you included
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:07:41
Thankyou Willow, love you too. I’m enjoying blogging, just would be nice to get a little money for it.. even if it’s just to add to the kids saving accounts.. I dont expect to become a millionaire or even quit my job.. Ha ha.. but yes monetizing it does add extra stress to it, I’m enjoying what I am writing.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:38:46
As long as you are enjoying what you are writing it will shine through, the money will start rolling in π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:53:43
Thanks Willow, I hope you are right.. maybe I need a 2 for 1 sort of blog.. hard to sell in fiction writing, but I have a gardening post I could possibly monetise.. I’ve been given alot to think about today.. I need to be serving my readers..
Jan 18, 2019 @ 18:00:36
Go with your gut, if I can help do ask ππ
Jan 18, 2019 @ 19:49:31
Thanks Willow x
Jan 18, 2019 @ 20:08:43
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Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:28:39
and im now wondering about advice – there are some very serious power bloggers out there
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:30:49
head is spinning and today is blogging day 98, when I get to day 101 im taking the night off.. ive blogged daily..
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:32:21
Omg I have some catching up to do sorry Hun π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:33:35
you have no reason to be sorry, it just amazing when someone picks at my poetry its last nights they pick at rather then some of my much longer poems.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:35:04
I need too look ππ
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:40:58
thanks, its ok, I find it hard to keep up!
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:43:18
Me too π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:28:00
plus ive just saved hours smushing all my photos.. on the advice of another blogger.. id never heard of smush
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:34:19
Err? Neither have I and I’ve been blogging 7yrs now π€£π€£π€£
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:39:37
smush will make all your photos smaller then optimize them, 50 at a time, it was amazing. I had 279 photos which them became over 1000.. now all smaller and optimised and saved over 250 mb.. would have taken me hours to do that one by one manually.. smush is a free word press plug in
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:45:41
Excellent thanks I shall look it up. We are all always learning π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 16:48:08
yes it was very good! yes blogging and then trying to monetise it is a steep slope – and honestly if it earns me just enough to cover the blogging costs great.. so far I have made a grand total of Β£1.67 roughly..
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:03:33
Well done, that is Β£I. 67 more than me . I have not tried monetising my blog but Suzie at https://www.facebook.com/SuzieSpeaksCourses/ is a real success and likes to help. Also my daughter in law does very well at it. This is her link if you are interested https://hotpinkwellingtons.co.uk/
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:08:25
Thanks will have a look.. just going out but will talk again later x
Jan 18, 2019 @ 17:11:19
Take care and good luck ππ
Jan 18, 2019 @ 12:59:10
All those years stuck under a car park, not good for the soul!
Jan 18, 2019 @ 15:21:01
No not at all but Richard has a lovely tomb in Leicester Cathedral ππ
Jan 18, 2019 @ 14:48:22
What a terrific story, Willow. I love how you bought the past and present together. I can only imagine that Anne must have been very shocked by coming to our present. Maybe she was somebody who could time travel in her time?
I’m glad she wasn’t too annoyed with Richard and that they went on to live happily ever after.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 15:19:18
Hi Hugh thank you for reading. Well it was rumoured that he poisoned her to marry a younger Queen ..
I say give him the benefit of the doubtπ π
Jan 18, 2019 @ 20:02:10
Excellent blend of the then and now. I really enjoyed it.
Jan 18, 2019 @ 20:08:23
Thank you Violet I loved writing it πππ
Jan 19, 2019 @ 22:56:32
Clever, clever take!
Jan 19, 2019 @ 22:57:22
Thank you I really enjoyed doing this one πππ
Jan 20, 2019 @ 20:01:49
Thank you Sue
Jan 20, 2019 @ 20:02:49
Great story, Willow! Very creative!π€©
Jan 21, 2019 @ 03:58:34
This is very novel, Willow. I really enjoyed it.
Jan 21, 2019 @ 07:16:36
And it is based on truth… loosely but history all the same. I enjoyed writing it thank you Robbie ππ
Jan 24, 2019 @ 12:42:22
Good take on the photo.
Jan 24, 2019 @ 12:58:33
Thank you that was a fun prompt π
Feb 06, 2019 @ 16:40:47
The past and the present intermingling presents an intriguing feeling by itself. Well handled. The story, somehow, leaves an interesting after-thought which lingers….
Feb 06, 2019 @ 18:09:18
I really enjoyed writing this story Joy and it is based on historical and modern fact.π