Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England The exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England began with the discovery of the king's remains within the site of the former Greyfriars Friary Church in Leicester, England, in September 2012. Following extensive anthropological and genetic testing, the remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle, were ultimately reinterred at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March 2015. Richard III, the final ruler of the Plantagenet dynasty, was killed on 22 August 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses. His
Stapleton, Leicestershire III arrived and camped at the Bradshaws just south of the village with his army in preparation for the momentous Battle of Bosworth Field. Present day Stapleton consists of several small residential roads centred on the junction of Dadlington Lane and Main Street (A447). These include Church Lane, Chapel Street, Beale's Close, St Martins, Manor Crescent, Green Lane, School Lane and Mill Close. There is no shop, there is the Nags Head Inn on Main Street. The village has a village hall and is home to a cricket club. Stapleton, Leicestershire Stapleton is a village in south-west Leicestershire, England, about