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Richard III
A present-day drawing of Richard III and his queer , Anne Neville , and son , Edward , Prince of Wales
Dig Prep
archeologist gear up to break ground during an excavation in lookup of Richard III ’s body .
Richard III Dig
Richard III died in struggle during the War of the Roses . After his death , he was inter at Greyfriars church building in Leicester , but the location was before long lost to chronicle .
Dig in a Parking Lot
In the first week of the slam , archaeologist move out the parking lot surface and dug two 98 - foot ( 30 - meter ) trench .
Leicester Dig
The dig has unearthed chivalric story and roof tile and window fragments , suggesting that archaeologist are very near Greyfriars church service where Richard III is eat up .
Trench at Greyfriars
investigator are n’t yet sure if they will reveal Richard III ’s body during this dig , with one archaeologist call it a " long shot . "
Leicester Cathedral
Though Richard III ’s original grave has been lost , a memorial stone in his honor sit in Leicester Cathedral . If the king ’s remains are ascertain , he ’ll be interred here .
Richard III and Anne of Neville
Richard III and his queen , Anne of Neville , seem in a stain glass window in Cardiff Castle .
Greyfriars Fragments
Architectural fragments unearthed during the dig for King Richard III likely get from Greyfriars church .
Medieval Floor Tiles
Inlaid floor tile unearthed from the Greyfriars church site .
