Press Coverage 2013

 
 

30.04.2013


  • University of Leicester: Archaeology Team Bids to Extend Search at Historic Church Site (30.04.2013) – The archaeological Sevices of the University of Leicester have applied to the Ministry of Justice for a further exhumation licence (a stone coffin has been found, presumed to be of a medieval knight called Sir William Moton, buried at Grey Friars Chruch in 1362) and to the City Council, to extend the previous dig and find out more about the Church of the Grey Friars where King Richard III was buried.
    City Mayor Peter Soulsby about the digging request:

    Our aim is for the gravesite located within 6-8 St Martins to become part of the new visitor centre, and the removal of part of the wall will be necessary to make this happen. This application is therefore a step forward in the development of the site.

    The archaeological excavation is planned to start at the beginning of July 2013 and will last about 4 weeks. The public is intended to get opportunity to see the work in progress.

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  • ThisIsLeicestershire.co.uk: Legal test for burial of Richard III, by Leicester Mercury (30.04.2013) – If King Richard III has ‘living relatives’ has to be decided in court, though the decision making process will take some time and is anticipated in a couple of weeks.
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  • The Guardian: Richard III archaeologists to return to Leicester site in search of lost knight. Excavators plan to search for Sir William Moton, who is believed to have been buried at Grey Friars church in 1362, by Maev Kennedy (30.04.2013) – King Richard III’s popularity will pay for further research in the area of the Grey Friars’ Church.
    Richard Buckley about the continuation of the search, which will be funded by the University of Leicester and the Leicester City Council:

    This will be a great opportunity to confirm the plan of the east end of the Grey Friars church to learn more about its dating and architecture, and will give us the chance to investigate other burials known to be inside the building.

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    28.04.2013


  • Green Valley News & Sun: Genealogy Today: Richard III reinterment in dispute, by Betty Malesky (28.04.13) – Discussions that King Richard III’s grave should show his good and bad sides, just do not get my full support. For one, who are we to decide which one’s of his sides were which and for another, when we know so little about him for sure, how can we decide at all? A further reason, why I don’t like this discussion, started by the Cathedral of Leicester, is that other kings, obviously and certifiedly having murdered people in bulks, did receive glorious funerals and graves. Why should we now diminish King Richard III’s status in comparison to other kings who were not an ounce better, but possibly worse? Is proven infamy for kings the way to a glorious funeral and suspicion diminishes the likelyhood?
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    27.04.2013


  • The York Press: Richard III legal fight to start next week, by Kate Liptrot (27.04.2013)
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    25.04.2013


  • BBC News: Richard III church to be revealed in excavation (25.04.2013) – Excavations of the Grey Friars’ Church no Aprils Fool Joke, but true ! Further archaeological research will be done to find out more about the church and surrounding area to where King Richard III was found and a visitors’ platform will be installed, so that the work can be viewed in progress.
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  • ThisIsLeicestershire.co.uk: Turns out Richard was not the only one buried here…, by Peter Warzynski (25.04.2013) – Archaeological research continues at the site where King Richard III was found.
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    21.04.2013


  • NBC News: Tale of Richard III’s skeleton is filled with drama – and it’s not over yet, by Alan Boyle, Science Editor NBC News (21.04.2013)
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    20.04.2013


  • Huffington Post: Why Didn’t My Richard III Come Gift Wrapped? By Amy Licence (20.04.2013)- I am not the only one speculating. Others start now with other digging opportunities…
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    19.04.2013


  • SKY News: Richard III: Did King Have Painful Treatment? (19.04.2013) – Speculations by historians and medical history about what King Richard III might have endured during his lifetime.
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  • Science World Report: Straightening Out the Problem: King Richard III Went Through Traction Torture Treatments to Fix Hunchback, by Kathleen Lees (19.04.2013)
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    14.04.2013


  • BBC Radio 3 – Drama on 3: Shakespeare’s Richard III (14.04.2013, First broadcast February 2004) – ATTENTION! Available online only for 5 more days!
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    12.04.2013


  • Birmingham Post: The life and death battles of Richard III, by Steve Allen (12.04.2013) – Good overview of the won battles of King Richard III, over greed and other hindrances, but also about the lost and still undecided battles.
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    03.04.2013


  • BBC News: Richard III letter fetches £35,000 at auction (03.04.2013) – Signature of King Richard III has been sold for £ 35,000. Buyer is still unknown.
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    01.04.2013


  • ThisIsLeicestershire.co.uk: Richard III: Team plan new dig at Leicester car park, by Peter Warzynski (01.04.2013) – Finally! Have been waiting for this news impatiently and hope it is not an April’s fool joke, though perhaps bad timing, as the University of Leicester had a joke on their website on the 1st of April that they would search for the remains of King Richard IV, now that King Richard III is found. (Universities joking about their research? – Certainly a new aspect of learning.)
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    February 24, 2014

    Richard III: Historian accuses University of Leicester of ‘destroying’ parts of skeleton (by Peter Warzynski, Leicester Mercury)


    February 24, 2014

    The Audley Case of 1431 (by sighthound6, murreyandblue (Blog))


    February 20, 2014

    Philippa Langley – The King’s Grave: the Search for Richard III (Hexham Book Festival (Event))


    February 20, 2014

    Talk about finding Richard III (Chad.co.uk)


    February 19, 2014

    Experts draw international audience to Richard III conference (by University of Leicester, InLoughborough)


    February 18, 2014

    Richard III – The Unburied King (by Olga Hughes, Nerdalicious.com (Blog))


    February 18, 2014

    How archaeology is turning monarchs into superheroes (by Jill Hamilton, Presented by Robyn Williams, Ockham’s Razor (ABC, RN Australia))


    February 16, 2014

    Sudeley Castle opens private rooms to the public (Cotswold Journal)


    February 15, 2014

    King Richard III to be put on trial (by Isaac Ashe, Hinckley Times)


    February 13, 2014

    Richard III’s ‘Battle of Bosworth flag’ sold at Suffolk auction (BBC News)


     

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