Ten years since the dig that found King Richard III

August 2022 brings the 10th anniversary of the Greyfriars archaeological dig in Leicester, which uncovered the remains of King Richard III's remains.

As the Cathedral building is closed until autumn 2023 for the Leicester Cathedral Revealed building works, the Leicester Cathedral community will be leading Choral Evensong at 4pm on Sunday 21 August at Sutton Cheney (adjacent to the battlefield where some of the battle dead are buried).

The Dean of Leicester, the Vey Revd David Monteith, and others have also contributed to a series of 10 year anniversary podcasts curated by Prof Turi King and available on the University of Leicester website: Richard III: Discovery and identification | University of Leicester

Because of the Cathedral closure, there is currently an additional film at the KRIII Visitor Centre now showing the Cathedral and the tomb, and also the coffin pall is temporarily on display in the Centre too.: Ten Years On - King Richard III Visitor Centre (kriii.com)

 

 

First published on: 1st August 2022
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