The discovery of Richard III's skeleton beneath a council car park in Leicester in 2012 stunned both the academic and wider ...

Richard was a son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and his wife Cicely Neville and was born on 2nd October 1452. His brother Edward IV became King in 1461. On his death Richard was declared ...

Richard III the king found under a council car park in Leicester in 2012 will be buried in the citys cathedral Channel 4 is broadcasting live and exclusively from Leicester in a special programme ...

Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. After the battle Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without pomp.