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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.
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 · 5. King Richard III. Leicester is ready. Originally a Roman settlement, Leicester evolved over the centuries from medieval county town to working class industrial center. It gained city status and a cathedral in the early 20th century.
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.
26 de mar. de 2015 · Leicester Journal. Richard III Gets a Kingly Burial, on Second Try. Share full article. British Army pallbearers carried a coffin containing the exhumed remains of King Richard III to...
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.
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.
