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
Healthcare in Leicestershire From 1982 there was one District Authority. Eight Primary care trusts were established in the county in 2002: Eastern Leicester PCT, Leicester City West PCT, Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT, Charnwood & North West Leicestershire PCT, Hinckley and Bosworth PCT, Melton, Rutland & Harborough PCT, and South Leicestershire PCT. They were merged into two: Leicester City PCT and Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT in 2006. They were managed by the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA Strategic health authority which was merged into NHS East Midlands in 2006. In March 2016 Toby Sanders (Accountable Officer of NHS West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning