A timeline into the Richard III search
- 1485: King Richard III is buried in the Greyfriars Church after defeat at Bosworth
- 1495: A tomb is placed over his grave by Henry VII
- 1538: Following the dissolution of the Monasteries, Greyfriars is closed
- 1600: Greyfriars Church is now a ruin, it is bought by the Mayor of Leicester
- 1612: Mayor Herrick builds a mansion, marking the site of the grave
- 1711: Herrick family sells and a street is laid out
- 1914: The land and gardens are sold to the council
- 1940: Greyfriars is covered in tarmac and becomes a car park
- 2012: The search begins to find the grave of King Richard III
Information provided by the University of Leicester.
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