The King's grave : the search for Richard III /
Langley, Philippa
The King's grave : the search for Richard III / Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. - xxvii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
On 22 August 1485 Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious opponent, Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII), went on to found one of our most famous ruling dynasties. Richard's body was displayed in undignified fashion for two days in nearby Leicester and then hurriedly buried in the church of the Greyfriars. Fifty years later, at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, the king's grave was lost - its contents believed to be emptied into the river Soar - and Richard III's reputation buried under a mound of Tudor propaganda.
9781848548930
Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485--Death and burial.
942.046092 LAN
The King's grave : the search for Richard III / Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. - xxvii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
On 22 August 1485 Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious opponent, Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII), went on to found one of our most famous ruling dynasties. Richard's body was displayed in undignified fashion for two days in nearby Leicester and then hurriedly buried in the church of the Greyfriars. Fifty years later, at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, the king's grave was lost - its contents believed to be emptied into the river Soar - and Richard III's reputation buried under a mound of Tudor propaganda.
9781848548930
Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485--Death and burial.
942.046092 LAN