Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England - Wikipedia
WEBRichard 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. His body was taken to Greyfriars, Leicester, where it was buried in a crude grave in the friary church.
After 500 years, Richard III finally gets a king's burial
WEBMar 22, 2015 · Richard, the last Plantagenet king, was killed in battle against Henry Tudor in 1485 and buried hastily without a coffin in a long-demolished monastery.
Richard III: Five things we’ve learned since he was found | CNN
WEBMar 22, 2015 · He was killed by a blow to the head. Richard III was the last English King to die in battle, at Bosworth on August 22, 1485. In his “Anglica Historia,” the Italian Polydore Vergil, recorded ...
Richard III: Farewell to a King - CNN International
WEBMar 22, 2015 · A cry rings out in the bright spring air as the simple oak coffin of Richard III is carried away from the tower block-filled campus of the University of Leicester for the final time.
The Reburial of Richard III: Details of the Re-Interment and Tomb …
WEBApr 7, 2018 · Richard III’s funeral crown on display in Leicester cathedral. Picture Credit: N Sheldon. The Funeral Crown. Funeral crowns were traditionally part of royal funerals, and this time, Richard was not denied his.
Richard III Gets a Kingly Burial, on Second Try
WEBMar 26, 2015 · British Army pallbearers carried a coffin containing the exhumed remains of King Richard III to his final resting place: a marble tomb next to the altar in Leicester Cathedral. Credit...
Richard III: Reburial of the king - BBC News
WEB10:57 GMT 26 March 2015. Leading members of the team which found and excavated Richard, including Philippa Langley and Richard Buckley, are moving to the cathedral. Led by army and navy cadets ...
Richard III: Farewell to the king - BBC News
WEBMar 22, 2015 · Farewell to the day. 18:52 GMT 22 March 2015. The cathedral service is heading towards its conclusion with incense being burned over the coffin. Although closed to the public for the rest of the...
Richard III: Farewell to the king - BBC News
WEB16:36 GMT 22 March 2015. The cortege carrying the coffin of Richard III is moments away from Bow Bridge. It plays a large part in the story of his death as Richard marched out to battle across it ...
The final journey: Richard III’s reburial procession
WEBMar 22, 2015 · Over 500 years after his death, and nearly three years after the discovery of his remains under a Leicester car park, King Richard III is finally set to get the funeral that he deserves, as...