On 25 August 2012, in Leicester, England, the remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle and last king of the House of York, were discovered within the site of the former Greyfriar
Funeral cortège bearing Richard's modern coffin
Richard III, by an unknown artist, late 16th century. The raised right shoulder was a visible sign of Richard's spinal deformity.
The grave of Richard III from 1485; an illuminated silhouette of his skeleton shows where his body lay within the grave.
No 1, Grey Friars, County Offices for Leicestershire County Council from 1936 to 1965, occupies the site of the Herrick mansion.
Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch, the House of York; the former had ruled England since 1
Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England
…On 25 August 2012, in Leicester, England, the remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle and last king of the House of York, were discovered within the site of the former Greyfriars Friary. Following…
The ruins of the twelfth-century castle at Middleham in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, where Richard was raised
Contemporary illumination (Rous Roll, 1483) of Richard, his wife Anne Neville, and their son Edward
Imaginary depiction of Richard and his wife Anne by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890
Stained glass depiction of Richard and Anne Neville in Cardiff Castle