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Found: the lost church where Richard III was buried
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the lost church where Richard III was buried over 500 years ago – under a City Council carpark. After his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, the...
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Richard III: found?
University of Leicester archaeologists have found a ’prime candidate’ for the remains of Richard III, it was announced today (12 September): a male skeleton with possible battle injuries and a...
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Richard III: the significance of the choir
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced that they may have found the remains of Richard III beneath the choir (also spelt quire) of Greyfriars Church, a Franciscan friary...
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Scoliosis & Richard III
University of Leicester archaeologists today (12 September) announced the discovery of an adult male skeleton suffering from scoliosis, which they believe may be the remains of Richard III. What is...
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Richard III: DNA analysis
Update: for an account of how DNA analysis confirmed the identity of Richard III, see our short article by Dr Turi King, who led this aspect of the research. The recently-discovered skeletal remains...
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The fatal injuries of Richard III
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Such were Richard the III’s last words according to Shakespeare – recorded in Act V scene iv of The Life and Death of Richard the Third, a play that largely...
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Miraculous survival: How Richard III’s church was preserved
If it seems a stroke of incredible good fortune that ULAS’ trial trenches came down on the very features that were needed to lead archaeologists to Greyfriars’ church – according to historical...
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Richard III: the search for the last Plantagenet king
On 12th September the University of Leicester held an extraordinary press conference. They announced that a three week dig seeking the remains of Richard III had ‘entered a new phase’ with DNA testing...
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Is this the skull of Richard III?
The skull of the skeleton found at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, potentially that of King Richard III. Image credit: University of Leicester Is this the skull of Richard III? Today (4...
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Richard III: found!
At a Leicester press conference today (4 Feb), experts announced that the human remains found beneath a city centre carpark last August are ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ those of Richard III. Addressing...
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Face to face with Richard III
More than 500 years after his death, members of the public can look King Richard III in the eye once more, following the unveiling of a reconstruction of how he may have looked. Based on human remains...
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Reconstructing Richard III’s resting place
Two days after unveiling a reconstruction of the face of Richard III, Leicester experts have now recreated how Greyfriars, his final resting place, might have looked. Built in 1230, Greyfriars was one...
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Richard III exhibition opens in Leicester
A new free exhibition dedicated to the search for Richard III opened today (8 Feb) at Leicester’s Guildhall. Richard III: Leicester’s search for a king reveals the archaeological detective work that...
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DNA detective work: identifying Richard III
Following questions about the validity of using a genetic sample from a modern day relative of Richard III to help identify his remains, Dr Turi King of the University of Leicester guides us through...
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Reconstructing Richard III: the man behind the myth
On Monday 4th February the results of tests on a skeleton found beneath a Leicester carpark were announced to a global media audience. Lead archaeologist Richard Buckley stated ‘our academic...
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VIDEO: The search for Richard III – Richard Buckley at CA Live! 2013
Richard Buckley takes CA conference attendees through the discovery of Richard III’s remains. Image: Aerial-Cam In September 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester announced a...
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Richard III to be reburied in Leicester
The remains of Richard III are to be re-interred in Leicester Cathedral – likely next spring – a judicial review concluded today (23 May). Addressing crowds of journalists in the cathedral, shortly...
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BREAKING NEWS – Richard III: case closed?
The Grey Friars skeleton, lying in situ in a hastily dug grave – now identified as the remains of Richard III, his curved spine, caused by scoliosis, can be clearly seen. Photo: University of Leicester...
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Richard III’s death blow revealed?
Examining the large injury to the base of Richard III’s skull. Image: University of Leicester. Richard III’s life was ended by a brutal thrust into the back of his neck, which penetrated so far into...
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Return of the King: Richard III’s remains are taken to Leicester cathedral
On 22 March 2015 – almost 530 years after Richard III left Leicester to meet his fate on Bosworth battlefield, and just over two years after his remains were rediscovered in ruins of Greyfriars church,...
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