A sapling from an oak tree in the grounds of King Richard III's birthplace has been planted in the place where he died. The ...

In August 1944, as German forces retreated from France, they left behind three massive King Tigers in Châteaudun. One of them, Tank 11, was photographed extensively after the war. This Then & Now ...

Rigorous scientific investigations confirmed the strong circumstantial evidence that the skeleton found at the site of the Grey Friars church in Leicester was indeed that of King Richard III.

History has pointed to King Richard III as the killer, but other suspects are now on the table. Watch the full documentary Who Killed The Princes in the Tower? on BBC Select. Snowfall is helping ...

His brother Edward IV became King in 1461. On his death Richard was declared Lord ... Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was crowned in the Abbey as Richard III on Sunday 6th July 1483. The day before he ...

Langley was the secretary of the Scottish branch of the Richard III Society, who spent eight years looking for the remains of the king and “ultimately convinced the authorities to allow her to d ...

In her first play, historical novelist Philippa Gregory "seeks to offer a nuanced portrait of the last Plantagenet king", in contrast ... real-life figure of Richard III from the playwright's ...

He then betrays his family and commits crimes until he’s crowned the king of England. Presenter: Richard the III really existed, but wasn’t quite as gross as Shakespeare insisted. He’s a ...

Music students from Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) have composed a series of pieces to mark the 10th anniversary of the reinterment of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral. The cathedral ...

The sapling has been planted on the site of Bosworth Battlefield in Leicestershire A sapling from an oak tree in the grounds of King Richard III's birthplace has been planted in the place where he ...

Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. After the battle Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without pomp. In 2012 ...