Historical Research necessary to find King Richard III

by Dr. John Ashdown-Hill
“Searching for Richard III”

 

 
(Source: Richard III Society, Conference in Leicester, 2nd March 2013
Video on YouTube by Richard3Society)
 

Necessary steps to prepare the search:

• Find proof that King Richard III indeed was buried by the Franciscan friars in their church Greyfriars in Leicester.

 

• Prove that the legend that King Richard III’s body was dug up and thrown in the river Soar was false.

 

• Reconstruct a reliable map and layout of the Greyfriars’ area in Leicester.

 

• Find and publicise the mtDNA sequence for King Richard III, so that the search could have a confirmation reference.

All these essential points for the search were done by one man,
Dr. John Ashdown-Hill.