The mortal remains of Richard III were returned to Bosworth on Sunday where he fell in battle 530 years ago.
The ceremony was filled with pageantry, costumes and even a 21-gun salute leading many to describe it as "pantomime".
The levels of emotion associated with the event were remarkable with campaigners who petitioned for Richard III to be reburied in York predictably dismayed.
Garry Booker posted: "So, after all these centuries, King Richard must still endure injustice by being reburied in the wrong cathedral, something that looks like descending into a cheap jamboree ... instead of the full state funeral befitting a great man and king.
"In his lifetime he suffered the treachery of lesser mortals. He suffered the same treachery on the day of the Battle of Bosworth and has had to suffer the false accusation of murder for all this time.
"Now, sadly, the powers-that-be still cannot give him a modicum of justice by returning him to his rightful cathedral of York with the full pomp of state."
The whole thing became uneasy viewing...
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Leicester Sees The Reinterment Of The Remains Of King
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Open Image ModalLEICESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: The coffin containing the remains of King Richard III is carried in procession for interment at Leicester Cathedral. (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalMembers of the public watch on as the remains of King Richard III are paraded through the city centre for interment at Leicester Cathedral. (credit:Ollie Millington via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalMembers of the public watch on as the remains of King Richard III are paraded through the city centre for interment at Leicester Cathedral. (credit:Ollie Millington via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe coffin containing the remains of King Richard III is draped in a specially embroidered 'pall' and adorned with a crown as it sits in repose. (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA member of a re-enactment group dressed as a knight in armour awaits the arrival at Leicester Cathedral of the coffin containing the remains of King Richard III . (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalArmy Cadets pull a bier carrying the coffin containing the remains of King Richard III during a service at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre on March 22, 2015 in Leicester, England. (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalMembers of a re-enactment group fire a 21 gun salute for King Richard III during a service at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre. (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA ceremonial procession arrives ahead of the coffin carrying King Richard III for a service at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre on March 22, 2015 in Leicester, England. (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
But it did have more than its fair share of fans.
And there was one thing that many people could agree on...