'Bury Richard III in York', say descendants
Descendants of King Richard III have demanded that his remains are reburied in York.
Bookies say Richard III staying put
The remains of Richard III are likely to stay in Leicester according to Ladbrokes.
Campaign for Richard III homecoming
More than 1,000 people have signed an official petition to have Richard of York's remains brought back to Yorkshire.
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Campaign for Richard III homecoming
More than 1,000 people have signed an official petition to have Richard of York's remains brought back to Yorkshire.
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Campaign to bring Richard of York home
More than 1,000 people have signed an official government petition to have Richard III re-interred at York Minster. The last king of the House of York was recently found buried in a car park in Leicester.
His remains are due to buried at the city's cathedral, but a campaign has now started to bring him back to his native Yorkshire.
Picture: Weapon thought to have killed Richard III
Picture: Did this weapon kill Richard III?
Experts at the Royal Armouries in Leeds have revealed the sort of weapons which may have been used to kill Richard III.
Archaeologists in the midlands yesterday confirmed they had discovered the body of the last king of the House of York. Now a Leeds historian is piecing together just what happened to the man who gave battle in vain.
The face of Richard III officially unveiled to the world's media
A reconstruction of the head of King Richard III has been unveiled to the world's media in London following yesterday's announcement that his skeleton had been found under a Leicester car park.
The model was built using a CT scan taken of the king's skull by the archaeological dig.
The unveiling is being held at The Society of Antiquaries in London.
Read about the discovery of the King of England in a Leicester Car Park here.
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Leeds expert pieces together how Richard III died
The Royal Armouries' curator formed part of an expert team that identified the remains Richard III - and he is now working out how he died.
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A Royal Armouries expert has begun piecing together what happened to the Yorkist King Richard III in the moments leading up to his death.
Royal Armouries curator Bob Woosnam-Savage formed part of an expert team that confirmed the identity of the "skeleton in the car park" as those of England's last king to fall in battle - Richard III.
"Richard was described as leading a mounted charge against Henry Tudor in an attempt to kill him. Cutting down Tudor's standard bearer, Sir William Brandon, there is the possibility Richard's momentum was stalled by marshy ground, a feature confirmed by the recent archaeology of the Bosworth battlefield. His horse stuck, or slain, Richard, fully armoured, continues fighting manfully on foot, maybe only a few feet away from his intended target, Henry Tudor.
"**His armour, successfully protecting him up to this time, probably began to fail under ferocious attack. There is no evidence to say how long this sustained attack lasted but at some point it would appear that his helmet was forcibly removed (possibly cut or ripped away).
It is perhaps from these moments that the skeleton appears to begin to provide some glimpses of a possible scenario, regarding the dying moments of Richard III.
– Bob Woosnam-Savage, Royal Armouries Curator"At this time, Richard immediately receives more blows; a number of individual wounds from bladed weapons to the head, particularly to the top and rear of the skull, indicate a sustained and repeated attack on an unprotected head.
"However the skeleton bears other wounds which, if it were that of Richard, can only be explained as having been delivered after any armour was removed from the body. These 'insult injuries' might have included the small stab wound to the face; a stab in the back from behind, and perhaps most tellingly of all, a stab wound to the buttocks. **
Video: Richard III's remains found
The death of King Richard III
Richard Taylor, Deputy Registrar at the University of Leicester on King Richard III's death.
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