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
1927 Bosworth by-election 1927 Bosworth by-election The Bosworth by-election, 1927 was a parliamentary by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Bosworth in Leicestershire on 31 May 1927. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Conservative MP, Robert Gee. Gee had formerly been MP for Woolwich East from 1921 to 1922 and had held his Bosworth seat since the 1924 general election. He was clearly disillusioned with Parliamentary life however because he was reported to have been absent from his political duties for over a year at the time of the by-election, having emigrated to the backwoods of Western Australia