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Richard III’s final journey

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

It’s almost two years since it was announced live on national TV that the skeleton discovered under a car park in Leicester was indeed that of King Richard III, killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. I watched the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Bosworth and the death of Richard III

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

22 August marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth at which in 1485 the ruling king of England, Richard III, was killed. With Henry VII taking the throne it was the end of the Plantagenet era and the beginning … Continue reading →

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Richard III: an update on the King in the car park

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

Last week’s revelations about the discovery of Richard III’s skeleton in a car park in Leicester has sparked off a flurry of articles about the real and fictitious monarch. Here are links to just a few of them. First of all, … Continue reading →

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Richard III is found!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

This morning Richard Buckley, head archaeologist at Leicester University, has stated that “beyond reasonable doubt”, they have reached the “sound academic conclusion” that they have found “Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England”. Richard’s death at the Battle of … Continue reading →

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