King Richard III’s grave possibly found underneath a parking lot
King Richard III of England died in 1485, but the exact location of his burial was lost over time. Archaeologists in the UK now think they’re confident they’ve found the resting place of the king, located in an old friary now under the parking lot of the Leicester City Council offices.
The hunt for King Richard III’s grave is heating up, with archaeologists announcing today (Sept. 5) that they have located the church where the king was buried in 1485.
“The discoveries so far leave us in no doubt that we are on the site of Leicester’s Franciscan Friary, meaning we have crossed the first significant hurdle of the investigation,” Richard Buckley, the lead archaeologist on the dig, said in a statement.
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