In all countries, the people who ruled them and where their bones are important. Some countries have specific graves for their leaders, others are buried in hometown cemeteries. When the country has a history of monarchy or Kings and Queens, usually there are very defined traditions where the bones go. In England, a former monarch who lost the battle and his life, bones went missing. In part, the new King did not want them to be known, for he had to consolidate his power and send out nasty press releases of how evil the former King was. The book The King’s Grave is the discovery of Richard III’s lost burial place and the clues it hold by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones, John Murray Publishers, London, 2013. The reason why you may know Richard III is from the Shakespeare play Richard III. In the play, Richard III is depicited as a hunchback or not a pleasant Monarch who killed his relatives to become King or the evil King who need grabbed power for power sake. Some of the stories about him are true, so not so much, but read or see the play anyways.

Often times in a story similar to this, the clues have been available to the public for a long time, it is just there was a lack of money or technology to actually do anything. For example, King Richard has a society and people have looked for the clues for generations. However, it is still very difficult to actually dig up a town which is functioning. Sonar type of equipment is needed to see if there is something under the earth which would make digging worth while. Also where do you dig? similar to most towns and cities, they change after 500 years of people living there. Maps change, buildings expand or contract, roads are moved, things are not what they seem to be. The society kept at it and they got lucky. All the clues pointed to the the best place where to dig was a asphalt car parking lot. No buildings were built on the land, if true than maybe, just maybe.

It turned out to be true and the bones were found and some of the myths are true, King Richard III did have a problem with his spine or one shoulder was higher than other, but he was not a hunchback. One of the things you can do with a skull is facial reconstruction – he did not look like the devil, but a regular person. History is always written by the victors, and the victors always put themselves in the best light and the enemy in the worst link, after they are the enemy. They must have been something wrong with them – ideas, personality, G-d was not with them, something. It generally turns out, they are not necessarily different than the victors. The bones of Richard III now have a proper burial tomb and slowly the myths about him with be changed.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, whether you are researching clues of a 500 year mystery or researching clues to the best stock to buy, you will be dealing with myths. which you need to change to reality. While the stock market in general goes up (the index drops the laggards twice a year, and brings in winners – it should go up) not all stocks perform the same. To achieve growth with less risk, investing in profitable stocks which pay a dividend is a great way to start. Which stock you pick is the tough part, but if the company is profitable, you have a better success rate.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions