Archaeology & History

Is Richard III buried under a car park ?

By T.K. Randall
August 26, 2012 ·  67 comments

Image Credit: PD The exact burial place of Richard III has remained a mystery for centuries. He was killed in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth then later buried at a Franciscan friary in Leicester. In the years that followed however the friary fell in to ruin and as a result the location of his grave was lost.

Now thanks to new research archaeologists believe they may have located his burial place beneath what is now a council car park. "It has been known for a long time that the Greyfriars friary was the final resting place of Richard III, but actually working out where its individual buildings were was pretty difficult," said project head Richard Buckley.

Source: Telegraph | Comments (67)

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