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Following extensive anthropological and genetic testing, the remains were reinterred at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March 2015. Richard III, the final ruler of the Plantagenet dynasty, was killed on 22 August 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses.
Mar 22, 2015 · London CNN — The discovery of the remains of Richard III beneath a car parking lot in the English city of Leicester in 2012 sparked excitement around the world. Now those bones are to be...
Feb 4, 2013 · DNA analysis confirms that bones excavated from underneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, are the remains of the vilified English king, Richard III. By Stephanie Pappas, Jeanna Bryner &...
Oct 6, 2022 · 6 October 2022. By Neil Armstrong,Features correspondent. Getty Images. New film The Lost King tells the extraordinary story of the unearthing of English King Richard III's remains from...
On 4 February 2013, the University announced to the world's press that these were the remains of King Richard III. Read about the background to the search, the discovery and identification of the remains - and the implications for our understanding of history.
Feb 4, 2019 · The remains were believed to be Richard III, the Plantagenet king who was killed at the battle of Bosworth in 1485. Here's everything you need to know about the groundbreaking discovery, from the DNA analysis that confirmed Richard's identity to his reinterment at Leicester Cathedral...
Mar 31, 2023 · EXPLAINER. How did England’s ‘lost king’ end up beneath a parking lot? He was the last English king to die in battle. A Shakespearean tragedy bears his name. But it took centuries to locate the...
