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- On August 25, 2013, two leg bones were found beneath the car park. DNA evidence would later prove that these, were in fact, King Richard III’s bones.
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Exactly five years ago, archaeologists confirmed that a skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park was that of Richard III. It was an extraordinary revelation that captured imaginations...
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Feb 4, 2019 · In 2012, researchers and archaeologists found a skeleton under a car park in the city of Leicester. The remains were believed to be Richard III, the Plantagenet king who was killed at the battle of Bosworth in 1485.
In 1975 an article by Audrey Strange was published in the society's journal, The Ricardian, suggesting that his remains were buried under Leicester City Council's car park. The claim was repeated in 1986, when historian David Baldwin suggested that the remains were still in the Greyfriars area.
Dec 21, 2017 · Richard’s skeleton was found during an archaeological excavation at Leicester City Council’s car park in 2012 and was confirmed as his remains following DNA analysis of the bones which...
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Apr 26, 2024 · On August 25, 2013, two leg bones were found beneath the car park. DNA evidence would later prove that these, were in fact, King Richard III’s bones. In 2017, the site was granted a...
Feb 4, 2013 · A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III. Experts from the University of Leicester said DNA from the bones matched that of...
Feb 4, 2013 · The skeleton of Richard III - the last English king to die in battle - has been unearthed under a car park, more than 500 years after his grisly death.
