The last time Richard III was buried in Leicester, England, he had been taken from a battlefield, slung naked over a horse, stabbed in the buttocks with a dagger and thrown into a shallow grave.

Richard III is not only the title of one of Shakespeare’s famous historical plays but also the name of its protagonist and villain. The plot follows the hunchback Richard III in his quest to ...

In 2012, an incredible archaeological detective story was unfolding in a car park in England - the discovery of King Richard III, one of England’s most famous, and most vilified, monarchs.