Richard III: The King in the Car Park
Released: February 4, 2013Runtime: 74 min
This documentary looks at the search for the remains of King Richard III of England (1452-1485). After being killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field (August 22, 1485), his remains were taken to Leicester and it was believed that he was buried at Greyfriars Church. The church no longer exists and its remains were now believed to be under a car park. Phillipa Langley of the Richard III Society convinced archaeologists at the University of Leicester to lead a dig and surprisingly, as it turned out, the first skeleton they found was subsequently proven to be that of the King through DNA tests which showed a match to Canadian Michael Ibsen, a direct descendant of Richard III's sister.
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- Simon Farnabyas Self - Presenter
- Leon Huntas Self - Dig Supervisor, University of Leicester
- John Ashdown Hillas Self - Historian
- Richard Buckleyas Self - Lead Archaeologist, University of Leicester
- Philippa Langleyas Self - Richard III Society
- Matthew Morrisas Self - Site Director, University of Leicester
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Simon Farnaby
as Self - Presenter
Leon Hunt
as Self - Dig Supervisor, University of Leicester
John Ashdown Hill
as Self - Historian
Richard Buckley
as Self - Lead Archaeologist, University of Leicester
Philippa Langley
as Self - Richard III Society
Matthew Morris
as Self - Site Director, University of Leicester
Jo Appleby
as Self - Osteologist, University of Leicester
Richard Taylor
as Self - University of Leicester
Lin Foxhall
as Self - University of Leicester
Anthony Pollard
as Self - Historian
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