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The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. One of the city cen
Leicester Cathedral from the south
Vaughan Porch (1897) by George Frederick Bodley
Vaughan Porch statues
East window
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
Leicester Cathedral
…1927 following the establishment of a new Diocese of Leicester in 1926. The remains of King Richard III were reburied in the cathedral in 2015 after being discovered nearby in the foundations of the lost Greyfriars chapel, 530 years after his death. The church was built on the site of Roman ruins and is dedicated…
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.