The king's grave : the discovery of Richard III's lost burial place and the clues it holds / Philipp...
The king's grave : the discovery of Richard III's lost burial place and the clues it holds / Philipp...
The king's grave : the discovery of Richard III's lost burial place and the clues it holds / Philippa Langley and Michael Jones.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
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G 2014/1381
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxvii, 288 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
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...
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
The head of The Richard III Society recounts the search that led to the unearthing of the last Plantagenet monarch's remains--a discovery that sheds light on what happened to the king following the Battle of Bosworth Field.
The mystery of who Richard III really was has fascinated historians for centuries. In 2013, the remains of a man with a curving spine, who possible was killed in battle, were discovered underneath the paving of a parking lot in Leicester, England. Langley led the team of who uncovered the remains, certain that she had found the bones of the monarch...
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Full title
The king's grave : the discovery of Richard III's lost burial place and the clues it holds / Philippa Langley and Michael Jones.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index.
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G 2014/1381
Record Identifier
74VKMXRKLVNb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMXRKLVNb
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ISBN
1250044103 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781250044105 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
942.046092
MMS ID
991021242519702626
