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St. Martins East, LEICESTER, LE1 5FX

A view along the length of Guildhall Lane with St Martin's Anglican Cathedral on the left and the historic Guildhall beyond it. Both were previously located within the old walled city.

The tomb of Richard III, where he was re-interred in March 2015. His bones, in a lead ossary, are inside a wooden coffin made by Michael Ibsen. Mr Ibsen, a Canadian is a descendent of the king's sister, whose DNA was used to confirm the identification of the bones. The plinth is topped with a two-tonne block of pale Swaledale limestone deeply incised with a cross. Richard, the last Plantagenet king of England fell at the battle of Bosworth in 1485.

The recently created chapel at the east end of the cathedral.

Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England. He was the last King to be Killed in Battle. Richard's corpse was taken to the nearby town of Leicester and buried without ceremony. His original tomb monument is believed to have been removed during the English Reformation, and his remains were wrongly thought to have been thrown into the River Soar. In 2012, an archaeological excavation was commissioned by Philippa Langley with the assistance of the Richard III Society on the site previously occupied by Grey Friars Priory. The University of Leicester identified the human skeleton found at the site as that of Richard III as a result of radiocarbon dating, comparison with contemporary reports of his appearance, identification of trauma sustained at Bosworth and comparison of his mitochondrial DNA with that of two matrilineal descendants of his sister Anne. He was reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015. Burial's 25 August 1485 Greyfriars, Leicester 26 March 2015 Leicester Cathedral

The building on the right is the Globe public house, serving beer since about 1720, The Globe is one of the oldest pubs in Leicester.

The Cathedral is to the right, the guildhall behind me and the main shopping centre straight ahead.

Simple but elegant in design this tomb is designed to be the last resting place for the remains of King Richard III of England. Originally buried in a priory nearby which was demolished long ago, his remains were still there but ended up having a car park built above them. Thanks to research & DNA testing the remains were recently discovered and identified as those of the king. He was the last king from the Plantagenet dynasty and the last from the House of York. He died in 1485 at Bosworth Field in the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. The Cathedral allow photography inside provided no flash is used. Image Image Image

In this view the King's coat of arms and his motto "Loyaulte me lie" can be seen. The motto means "loyalty binds me". The original being in the form of Norman-French still used in the Royal Court in his time. The King was reinterred here on the 26th March 2015. See also:- Image

This view of part of the tomb from the rear gives the dates of his life 1452 to 1485. He only reigned from 1483 to 1485, prior to which he was Duke of Gloucester. The tomb was designed by architects van Heningen and Haward. There is considerable information about the tomb on the Cathedral's website. See also:- Image

The King's coat of arms appears on the tomb. See also:- Image