<text>  He was the despised crookback king of Tudor legend, a murderous stage villain whose brief reign went down in infamy. Yet with the 2012 discovery of his mutilated remains in a Leicester car park, Richard IIIs reputation has been transformed. And starting today comes a remarkable national celebration for the last English king to fall in battle. From the embroidered linen bags containing his tiny hands and feet, to the simple tomb carved in Swaledale rock, the five days of ceremony are packed with thought-provoking detail. Scroll down for video . Family connection: Coffin-maker Michael Ibsen, who is a distant relative of Richard III, alongside a reconstruction of the King . His final journey will start at 1.05pm today close to Bosworth Field where he was killed in 1485 before ending at Leicester Cathedral, where our last Plantagenet king will lie in repose until his burial on Thursday. Richard will be attended by his closest living relatives and peers descended from the noblemen who fought at Bosworth. The Queen will be represented by the Countess of Wessex and the Duke of Gloucester. Richard of York, who lost his crown to Lancastrian Henry Tudor, has been vilified as a tyrant. But many historians now regard him as a typical king in turbulent times. His skeleton had a large hole in the skull, and crucially, a curved spine, which is consistent with reports that Richard had a hunched back. Bosworth peer: The Earl and Countess of Derby. His ancestor changed the course of battle . Modern DNA analysis confirmed the remains were Richards. And this weeks tribute will truly be fit for a king. RICHARDS ROUTE FROM BOSWORTH TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE . 11.00am . 1.05pm . Crown jewels: Richards funeral crown, which will be laid to rest with his remains at Leicester Cathedral . 1.20pm . 1.55pm . Dominic Smee, of Channel 4s documentary Richard III: The New Evidence, is among the VIPs . 2.15pm . 3.40pm . Respectful: Richard III will lie in repose for three days in Leicester Cathedral left. The lead ossuary into which the remains of King Richard III will be placed right 4.15pm . 6.00pm . Star: Benedict Cumberbatch, who is Richards nephew 17 times removed, as Richard III in The Hollow Crown . HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE . The tomb is made of slick modern Swaledale fossil stone block, deeply incised with a simple cross slashed into the stone pictured is the final design for the tomb The route Richard will take from Bosworth Field left to Leicester Castle and the timings, and a closer look at the finishing location right 