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

The last time Richard III ... King John (d. 1216) might tell us if the villain of the Magna Carta died after being poisoned by a monk (as is sometimes claimed) or of dysentery. Finding the ...

Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death ... The University of Leicester identified the skeleton found in the excavation as that of Richard III. His remains were reburied in ...

A sapling from an oak tree in the grounds of King Richard III's birthplace has been planted ... by Leicester City Council, ...

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Richard becomes King Richard III. Image caption ... III were found underneath a car park in Leicester, England. The skeleton proved that the real Richard had a condition called scoliosis, which ...

Langley was the secretary of the Scottish branch of the Richard III Society, who spent eight years looking for the remains of the king and “ultimately convinced the authorities to allow her to d ...

In 2012, an incredible archaeological detective story was unfolding in a car park in England - the discovery of King Richard III, one of England’s most famous, and most vilified, monarchs.

The bones of Richard III reveal how he died in a bloody battle against his enemies, the Tudors. Manufacturing of bitumen-lined water bottles The Incredible Flying Car of the 1950s The Art of ...