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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. His body was taken to Greyfriars, Leicester, where it was buried in a crude grave in the friary church.
7 de abr. de 2018 · Details of the coffin, tomb, and setting of the burial in the cathedral were released. But controversy raged about whether the Cathedrals’ plans genuinely befit the King who has been dubbed by Philippa Langley of the Richard III society as “The last warrior King.”
Richard III: Discovery and identification. In August 2012, the University of Leicester in collaboration with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council, began one of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever attempted: no less than a search for the lost grave of King Richard III.
In August 2012 a team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester unearthed the remains of Richard III, king of England between 1483 and his death in battle in 1485.
1 de mar. de 2015 · Richard III was the King of England and Lord of Ireland until his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last of the Plantagenet Dynasty and was laid to rest in Leicester in 2015. England’s last Plantagenet King was laid to rest after 530 years.
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.
Burial. Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth on 22nd August 1485 and his body was buried at Grey Friars Abbey in Leicester. But his bones were removed at the Dissolution of the monastery there and lost for centuries.
