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The king's grave : the discovery of Richard III's lost burial place and the clues it holds / Philippa Langley and Michael Jones.

by Langley, Philippa.

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St. Martin's, c2013.

Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485.

Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Death and burial.

Excavations (Archaeology) -- England.

England -- Antiquities.

9781250044105 (hc.)

xxvii, 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index.

The road to the dig -- The great debate -- So it begins -- Yearning for a noble cause: Richard's early career -- The discovery of the church and the location of the nave -- Seizing the throne -- The discovery of the skeletal remains -- Richard as king --The identification of the remains -- Bosworth -- The man behind the myth -- The man and his times.

The head of The Richard III Society recounts the search that led to the unearthing of the last Plantagenet monarch's remains--a discovery that sheds light on what happened to the king following the Battle of Bosworth Field.

Jones, Michael K.

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