Digging for Richard III : how archaeology found the king
Pitts, Michael W.2015
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A revised and updated, paperback edition which tells the story of how Richard III's grave was found in 2012, under a carpark in Leicester. Now also includes an account of his reinternment in March 2015. Take a cast of archaeologists and historians who inhabit different worlds. Add a medieval king who died in battle, and was revived by Shakespeare as the ultimate anti-hero. Throw in a forensic quest with almost unbelievable twists, and a theatrical modern burial with no parallel, and you have the material for an irresistible story for our times. In the hands of a leading archaeologist and award-winning journalist, the search for a king's grave becomes the page-turning, entertaining, informed narrative that makes Digging for Richard III the must-read title on the most sensational archaeological find for generations.
Main title:
Digging for Richard III : how archaeology found the king / Mike Pitts.
Author:
Pitts, Michael W., author
Edition:
Revised and expanded edition.
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2015.
Collation:
247 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue Act I: England, 1452-85 Act II: Looking for Richard III Act III: Excavation in 2012 Act IV: An Autopsy Act V: An Inquest
ISBN:
9780500292020 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.046092
LC class:
DA260
Language:
English
Subject:
Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Death and burialRichard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- TombExcavations (Archaeology) -- England -- Leicester -- Case studiesForensic archaeology -- England -- LeicesterHistoryHistoryArchaeology by period / regionEnglandc 1000 CE to c 1500European historyGeneral & world history"European history: medieval period, middle ages"ArchaeologyEuropeUnited Kingdom, Great Britain
BRN:
795926