Where is Philippa Langley now?
Philippa is now helping others with their searches whilst also undertaking a new research project on King Richard (please see link below and News Page for further information on The Missing Princes Project). She hopes to bring the historical Richard III to life on the screen.
What did Philippa Langley discover?
Philippa Langley did the impossible. She discovered the last English king slain in battle. On Feb. 4, 2013, experts in Leicester, England, confirmed the bones of King Richard III had been identified, more than five centuries after he’d been killed on Bosworth Field by the invading forces of Henry Tudor in 1485.
Which king was found in a Leicester car park?
Richard III
In 2012, researchers and archaeologists found a skeleton under a car park in the city of Leicester. The remains were believed to be Richard III, the Plantagenet king who was killed at the battle of Bosworth in 1485.
How did Philippa Langley find Richard III’s body?
“In the second parking bay, I just felt I was walking on his grave,” Langley says calmly in the hotel pub where we meet. With the help of Leicester City Council and academics from the University of Leicester, Langley dug out the car park. And there, just as she had predicted, were the remains of Richard III.
Which English king was a hunchback?
King Richard III
King Richard III, seen here portrayed by actor Paul Daneman in 1962, has often been described as a hunchback. A new study of his skeleton seeks to set the record straight about the monarch’s condition. The physical condition of England’s King Richard III has been a subject of debate for centuries.
Could Perkin Warbeck have been Richard Duke of York?
Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a pretender to the English throne. Warbeck claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, who was the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called “Princes in the Tower”.
Did they ever find the boys in the tower?
There are reports of the two princes being seen playing in the tower grounds shortly after Richard joined his brother, but there are no recorded sightings of either of them after the summer of 1483. An attempt to rescue them in late July failed. Their fate remains an enduring mystery.
What King’s remains were just found?
English Car Park Where Remains Of Richard III Were Found Declared A Monument : The Two-Way : NPR. English Car Park Where Remains Of Richard III Were Found Declared A Monument : The Two-Way The location in the city of Leicester where the remains were discovered five years ago will get “scheduled monument status.”