The bones of a king : Richard III rediscovered / The Greyfriars Research Team, with Maev Kennedy and Lin Foxhall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Maev, 1954- author.

Foxhall, Lin, author.

Contributor:

Greyfriars Research Team.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human remains (Archaeology)--England--Leicester.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Leicester.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Forensic anthropology--England--Leicester.

Forensic anthropology.

Leicester (England)--Antiquities.

Leicester (England).

Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485--Death and burial.

Richard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The dramatic story of Richard III, England's last medieval king, captured the world's attention when an archaeological team led by the University of Leicester identified his remains in February 2013. Bones of a King presents the official behind-the-scenes story of the Grey Friars dig based on the research of the specialists directly involved in the discovery. A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most exciting historical discoveries of our time Features numerous photographs of the dig as well as the king's remains Explains the scientific evidence behind his identification, including DN

Contents:

Introduction

So how did he get there?

The bigger picture

The bones tell their tale

Who was Richard?

The cousins in the swabs

What did Richard look like?

The big announcement

The afterlife of Richard III and the city that never forgot

Richard laid to rest.

Notes:

"By the experts who uncovered the king"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118783207

1118783204

9781118783238

1118783239

9781118783221

1118783220

OCLC:

902986856