Medieval History
The Richard III Foundation has come out with strong support for the archaeological dig that is underway in Leicester, which hopes to find the remains of King Richard III and end a 500-year-old mystery of where is his last resting place.
The University of Leicester, Leicester City Council and the Richard III Society have teamed up to search a parking lot in Leicester, which may have been the site where the English king was buried after he was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Although the site was known for decades, by the 17th century it had become forgotten.
The archaeological dig is being filmed by Britain?s Channel 4, but no show will be produced unless their is a major discovery.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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Medieval History
Richard III Foundation supports archaeological project to find missing monarch
The Richard III Foundation has come out with strong support for the archaeological dig that is underway in Leicester, which hopes to find the remains of King Richard III and end a 500-year-old mystery of where is his last resting place.
The University of Leicester, Leicester City Council and the Richard III Society have teamed up to search a parking lot in Leicester, which may have been the site where the English king was buried after he was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Although the site was known for decades, by the 17th century it had become forgotten.
The archaeological dig is being filmed by Britain?s Channel 4, but no show will be produced unless their is a major discovery.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- Technology Fit For A King
From The View: Loughborough Universty Magazine (Spring/Summer 2013) It is a discovery that has captivated the nation and been dubbed by some as the UK?s most important archaeological find ever. Had the remains of the last King of England to be slain in...
- Is It King Richard Iii? We We Will Know In January
The DNA and scientific testing to confirm whether or not the remains of an individual discovered in Leicester is that of England?s King Richard III will be known early in the new year, according to officials from the University of Leicester. DNA testing,...
- Time For King Richard Iii To ?come Home To York?, Says Foundation
The Richard III Foundation, Inc. is calling for the remains of King Richard III to be brought home to York and interred at York Minster. Last week, the remains of a male skeleton were discovered in Leicester during an archaeological dig aimed at finding...
- Archaeological Dig Inches ?tantalizingly Closer? To Possible Burial Place Of King Richard Iii
The University of Leicester is announcing that the archaeological dig at Greyfriars will continue for a third week as archaeologists get ?tantalisingly close? in their search for King Richard III. The University of Leicester is leading the archaeological...
- Have Archaeologists Found Church Where Richard Iii Was Buried?
Archaeologists searching for the remains of King Richard III have unearthed remnants of walls which could belong to the church where he was buried. The stone remains are the first clue identified by a Leicester University team who last weekend began...