Last Days of Richard III and the fate of his DNA

Name: Last Days of Richard III and the fate of his DNA
Brand: The History Press
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The Book that Inspired the Dig

By: JOHN ASHDOWN-HILL

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Paperback | 8 July 2025

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The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days. The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, we discover a new Richard: no passive victim, awaiting defeat and death, but a king actively pursuing his own agenda. It also re-examines the aftermath of Bosworth: the treatment of Richard's body; his burial; and the construction of his tomb. And there is the fascinating story of why, and how, Richard III's family tree was traced until a relative was found, alive and well, in Canada. Now, with the discovery of Richard's skeleton at the Greyfrairs Priory in Leicester, England, John Ashdown-Hill explains how his book inspired the dig and completes Richard III's fascinating story, giving details of how Richard died, and how the DNA link to a living relative of the king allowed the royal body to be identified.

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