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
Methodist Churches in Leicester Methodist Churches in Leicester Throughout the City's long history there have been a number of places of worship in Leicester of various denominations. As part of the documenting of these numerous denominations the following is a list of all Methodist churches, both open and closed : A Brief History of Free Churches in Leicestershire & Rutland, Rev A A Betteridge In the Heart of the City: 150th anniversary of Bishop Street Methodist Chapel 1815-1965, Barry J Biggs, 1965 Souvenir of the Centenary of Primitive Methodism in Leicester, John Whittle and William S Leach, 1918 Methodism in Leicester 1851-1944: The Bishop