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.
The Reburial of Richard III... 530 Years After He Died
WEBMar 1, 2015 — England’s last Plantagenet King was laid to rest after 530 years. The only monarch since the Norman Conquest not to be buried in a royal tomb, King Richard III was interred with the full panoply of royal honors in Leicester Cathedral.
The Reburial of Richard III: Details of the Re-Interment and Tomb …
WEBApr 7, 2018 — How do you solve the problem of reburying a medieval King in the 21st Century? The tomb design and reburial of Richard III in Leicester Cathedral were a source of controversy.
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.
Preparing the king for reburial | Richard III: Discovery and ...
WEBPreparing the king for reburial. From the beginning, the team felt that Richard III’s burial container should be made using traditional craft methods, and all materials should be sourced from the British Isles, should be natural, and should have been readily available in the medieval period.
Richard III, Whose Remains Were Found Under A Parking Lot, Reburied - NPR
WEBMar 26, 2015 — Richard III, the last English king to die in battle and who famously, in literature, offered his kingdom for a horse, was finally given a burial fit for a king — some 530 years after he was...
A ‘car park king’ timeline: the discovery of Richard III - HistoryExtra
WEBFeb 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...
Richard III: Leicester Cathedral reburial service for king
WEBMar 26, 2015 — A service led by the Archbishop of Canterbury to mark the reburial of King Richard III, takes place at Leicester Cathedral.
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: Reburial of the king - BBC News
WEBMar 26, 2015 — Live updates from Leicester where Richard III is being reinterred 530 years after his death.