Leicester 1399. When his son became king, the Earldom of Leicester and the Duchy of Lancaster became royal titles (and the latter remains so). At the end of the War of the Roses, King Richard III was buried in Leicester's Greyfriars Church a Franciscan Friary and Church which was demolished after its dissolution in 1538. The site of that church is now covered by more modern buildings and a car park. There was a legend his corpse had been cast into the river, while some historians argued his tomb and remains were destroyed during the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry
Leicester City F.C. in European football since the clubs last met back in 1961, the Madrid club won the first leg 2–1, at their Vicente Calderón Stadium. Leicester lost the home tie 2–0 and the Midland club were eliminated. Juninho - who was in the Middlesbrough team beaten by City in the League Cup final - scored in both legs, while Ian Marshall was the sole Leicester goalscorer. O'Neill's Leicester side won the League Cup again in 1999–2000, this time beating Tranmere Rovers in the Final, the last to be held at the old Wembley Stadium. This saw Leicester awarded a place in the UEFA Cup,