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The discovery of the body of Richard III in a Leicester council car park in 2012 made headline news around the world. Now a major new film tells the story.
The lead archaeologist, Richard Buckley, put the odds of finding the grave at a million to one. And it wasn’t just the body Buckley was skeptical about; he doubted they’d even find the church.
The company’s “Richard III,” which runs through Nov. 23 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, deploys much of the same team, including its invaluable set and costume designer, Francis O’Connor ...
Richard III burial site given protected statusThe Greyfriars site dates back to the 1220s when Franciscan friars first arrived in Leicester, it was at their church where Richard was buried in 1485 ...
A new digital model of the original grave of English King Richard III offers a three-dimensional glimpse into this humble resting place. Richard III's lost skeleton was discovered under a parking ...
Richard III's final journey Richard III died painfully on battlefield: study It's been a year since Richard III was given a king's burial after his body was found under an English car park in 2012.
Richard III was the last king of the House of York. Getty Images A year after the reburial of King Richard III, archaeologists have created an interactive 3-D representation of the grave in which ...
The remains of King Richard III, showing a curved spine and signs of battle trauma. He is shown in his original grave, discovered in 2012 beneath a parking lot in Leicester.
Though Richard III's original grave has been lost, a memorial stone in his honor sits in Leicester Cathedral. If the king's remains are found, he'll be interred here.
The 3-D reconstruction graphically shows that Richard III’s original burial site was poorly dug. The hole was too short for the king, and had sloping sides and an uneven base.
This model of King Richard III’s grave shows the king’s remains in-situ shortly after their discovery by University of Leicester archaeologists beneath a car park in Leicester in 2012.