King Richard III buried under car park? Archaeologists to dig up truth

The earliest surviving portrait of Richard III 

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A car park could prove to be the lost grave of King Richard III of England. The first archaeological search for the lost grave of the medieval monarch killed at the Battle of Bosworth is due to begin.
The challenge for researches from the University of Leicester is to find the site of a church in the city where it is believed King Richard III was buried in 1485.
Experts believe the site could possibly be located in the area currently being used as a car park for council offices.
One of the key figures in English history, King Richard III ruled the country for two years, until his death at the Battle of Bosworth during the War of the Roses.
The famous battle inspired a scene in Shakespeare's play Richard III in which the defeated ruler cries: “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"
In fact, debate over where exactly the Battle of Bosworth took place has been going on for centuries.
Historians initially believed that it happened on Ambion Hill, near Sutton Cheney, where a stone memorial supposedly marks the spot where Richard III died.
The king's body was then thought to have been taken to Leicester, where he was buried in the church of the Franciscan Friary.
But the exact whereabouts of the church, known as Greyfriars, have also been lost in time.  The remains of the late monarch could have been thrown into the river, according to some rumors.
If the remains of Richard III are unearthed, they will undergo DNA analysis.

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