RICHARD IIIOUR KING

About Richard IIIKing Richard was born in August 1452 in Fortheringhay Castle Northamptonshire. Before fighting in the War of the Roses, he

met Henry VI who would become the next king after Richard and start the Tudor household.

Before the battle in 1458, Richard fought with his emenys from York and told his wife Ceville that he was going to fight for

Yorkshire in the battle of the War of the Roses in 1458 at Bosworth Field in Leciestershire.

Battle of Bosworth 1485ON 22ND October 1485, the last of the War of The Roses

was held at Bosworth Field in Leciestershire.

The battle commenced as Richard III and Henry VI went into battle over Yorkshire Vs Leciester. In the end,

Richard was killed and died on his horse at battle, Henry VI won and became the new king of England ruling the

tudor period starting in 15th century.

After Richard’s death in the Battle of the last of the War of the Roses in 1485, the body was buried at Greyfairs in

Leciester between 1485 and 2012.

In 2012, a new search was opened to the public to find the remains of Richard. Channel 4 discovered the

remains through DNA at Leciester University proving that these were remains of Richard III’s found by his

Canadian ancestor.

Reburial of the kingAfter the high court decision in May 2014, Richard III would be buried

at the cathedral on 26th March 2015.

The cathedral had to build it’s sanctuary for the king to be buried by the King Richard III Society and Leciester Cathedral. Their were many choices for the re-burial of the king especially the

town of York but this would not chosen due to the fact Ricahraddied in battle in Leicestershire.

Bosworth Battle MuseumAfter the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, the town of

Bosworth decided to make a museum about the battle and tell visitors about the battle. The museum is not on

the field where the battle happened, it is 5 miles away from it.

Today, visitors can enjoy many historical and revelantideas to the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 which led to the

King’s death.