The article reports that researchers from the University of Leicester have confirmed that remains found underneath a parking lot in Leicester, England are those of England's King Richard III, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.Gross...
In 2012, a skeleton was excavated at the presumed site of the Grey Friars friary in Leicester, the last-known resting place of King Richard III. Archaeological, osteological and radiocarbon dating data were consistent with these being his remains. Here w
Approximately 125 years later, a rumour arose that Richard III's remains had been disinterred during the dissolution of the monasteries and thrown into the river Soar in Leicester2. However, it had long been thought that this rumour was unsubstantiated and it was therefore expected that the ...
The Lost King: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Sally Hawkins, Shonagh Price, Helen Katamba, Lewis Macleod. An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 year
Steve Coogan is being sued for libel by a university official over how he was portrayed in a film about the discovery of Richard III's remains. Richard Taylor, formerly deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, is bringing legal action againstCooganover his portrayal in the 20...
The remains of King Richard III, showing a curved spine and signs of battle trauma. (Image credit: University of Leicester) The body of the lost and vilified English king Richard III has finally been found. Archaeologists announced today (Feb. 4) that bones excavated from underneath a ...
If one of history’s great mysteries has been solved by the discovery of Richard’s bones, however, another still remains: Was King Richard III the villain that history has long portrayed him to be? Up in his home country of Yorkshire, they’ve never been of that opinion, so I went ba...
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"This archaeological work offers a golden opportunity to learn more aboutmedieval Leicester as well as about Richard III's last resting place — and, if he is found, to re-inter his remains with proper solemnity in Leicester Cathedral," Philippa Langley, a Richard III Society member, said in...
25. If remains that could be Richard III are found, they will be subject to DNA analysis at the University of Leicester. Follow LiveScience on Twitter @livescience. We're also on Facebook & Google+. TOPICS king richard III Live Science Staff For the science geek in everyone, Live ...