The king's grave : the search for Richard III / Philippa Langley and Michael Jones
2013, First Edition. London : John Murray. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #458550
ISBN: 9781848548909
Physical description; xxvii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of colour plates : illustrations, genealogical tables, facsimiles, maps ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction: The inspiration -- The road to the dig -- The great debate -- So it begins -- Yearning for a noble cause: Richard's early career -- The discovery of the church and the location of the nave -- Seizing the throne -- The discovery of the skeletal remains -- Richard as king -- The identification of the remains -- Bosworth -- The man behind the myth -- The man and his times -- Epilogue: towards reburial -- Appendix 1 : The fate of the princes in the tower -- Appendix 2 : Psychological analysis of Richard III. Subjects; Richard III, King of England 1452-1485 Death and burial. Richard III, King of England 1452-1485. Richard III 1743-1485. 1483-1485. Excavations (Archaeology) England Leicester. Bosworth Field, Battle of, England, 1485. Death and burial of a person. Excavations (Archaeology).
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