In March 2015, the remains of Richard III. be reburied – near the place where the English king once died in battle. His skeleton was previously excavated during construction work under a parking lot.

England’s King Richard III. to find the final resting on 26 March 2015 at last. His skeleton was unearthed in September 2012 during construction work under a parking lot in the central England city of Leicester. Initially it was not clear to whose mortal remains it was in the bone until 2013, DNA analysis revealed certainty.

Now to Richard III. be buried near the place where he was killed 500 years ago in a battle – in the Cathedral of Leicester.

Until the funeral is Richard III. even a little trip before: His remains are to be initially embedded in the University of Leicester in a lead coffin and then drove through the villages where the king spent his last days. The plan is also a stop on the battlefield of Bosworth west of Leicester, where Richard III. fell in battle. Then the coffin to be brought into the cathedral and laid there for three days.

Previously there had been a tug of war over the final resting place of the king. Extensive descendants had turned the High Court in London, in order to achieve that the king was buried in the cathedral of York. York was the northern power base of Richard III. The archaeologists considered it, however for obvious bury the king in Leicester itself. Accordingly, the High Court ruled.

King Richard III. Skeleton:Multiculturalism at the funeral

Although Richard III. Ruled England before the Reformation, that is, before the Anglican Church of Rome seceded, the Church of England, the Mother Church of the Anglican Communion, the reburial will take over. In addition, those responsible will try to include other faith communities of Leicester, about Hindus, followers of the Sikh religion and Muslims.

“We are very well prepared and Richard wiederbestatten next year with dignity and honor,” said David Monteith, Dean of Leicester Cathedral. According to historians, the king will get a befitting burial despite his controversial usurpation of power. We stand with the royal house into contact, is to send a representative to the ceremony, said the University of Leicester.

Richard III. had forcibly usurped the power in 1483, but should govern only two years. After his death at the age of 32 years on the battlefield, he was buried in Leicester hastily near a ruined church later. On his grave a car park was created in modern times. The king’s death marks the end of the dynasty of Plantagenet, who previously ruled 300 years and had held numerous succession wars.

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