Reburying Richard III: 10 Years On

The bones of Richard III have participated a lot. In 2015 the former English king found his last rest.

Reburying Richard III: 10 Years On

It really doesn’t feel like it was 10 years ago when, on a chilly March morning, we were standing outside the Fielding Johnson Building at the University of Leicester watching a 21st-century hearse depart campus bearing the mortal remains of a medieval king of England. That short, solemn ceremony on 22 March 2015 marked a significant change in the University of Leicester’s association with King Richard III. For the past 31 months we had been the…