For hundreds of years, his burial location was considered lost to history, until an 'accidental' photo - in some ways the ...

In August 1944, as German forces retreated from France, they left behind three massive King Tigers in Châteaudun. One of them ...

A sapling from an oak tree in the grounds of King Richard III's birthplace has been planted in the place where he died. The ...

At the start of the play, Richard is the Duke of Gloucester. He then betrays his family and commits crimes until he’s crowned the king of England. Presenter: Richard the III really existed, but ...

In 1483, King Edward IV of England died, leaving an underage heir who mysteriously disappeared with his brother. History has pointed to King Richard III as the killer, but other suspects are now ...

In her first play, historical novelist Philippa Gregory "seeks to offer a nuanced portrait of the last Plantagenet king", in contrast to Shakespeare's "depiction of a deformed outsider who settles ...

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was crowned in the Abbey as Richard III on Sunday 6th July 1483 ... Almost the entire peerage of England was present at what was a magnificent spectacle. The traditional ...

Richard's military skills have helped to put his older brother Edward on the throne of England. But jealousy and resentment cause Richard to seek the crown for himself, and he conceives a lengthy ...

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Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. After the battle Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without pomp. In 2012 ...

We put a few audience questions to Benedict Cumberbatch, asking him about his most challenging role, where Sherlock Holmes fits in to the characters he's played and how "real" Sherlock is to him.