Mosaic portrait of Richard III in the King Richard III Visitor Centre |
Richard's coat of arms in the King Richard III Visitor Centre |
Explanation of the coat of arms |
The latest look for the reconstructed head of Richard III, now in the King Richard III Visitor Centre |
The memorial stone from Leicester Cathedral, given by the Richard III Society |
Description of the memorial stone, now in the King Richard III Visitor Centre |
Richard's statue in Cathedral Gardens. Given by the Richard III Society and originally in Castle Gardens |
Richard's statue in Cathedral Gardens |
Richard's statue in Cathedral Gardens |
Richard III's tomb in Leicester Cathedral |
Richard III's tomb in Leicester Cathedral |
Richard III's tomb in Leicester Cathedral, showing his motto, Loyalty Binds Me |
The royal coat of arms on a flag next to Richard's tomb. Presented by the Leicestershire Branch of the Richard III Society |
Richard's white boar standard next to his tomb. Presented by the Leicestershire Branch of the Richard III Society |
One side of the embroidered pall showing the historical people associated with King Richard III |
The other side of the pall showing the modern people associated with the discovery of King Richard III's remains |
Embroidered by Jacquie Binns, the pall covered Richard's coffin when he lay in state in the cathedral before reburial. This section shows (left to right) Philippa Langley, Dr John Ashdown-Hill and Dr Phil Stone, the key people in the discovery of the remains of Richard III |
The Crown on display was specially commissioned by Dr John Ashdown-Hill, a key member of the Looking For Richard Project, and donated to King Richard III to mark his reinterment. It was made by George Easton. It is an open crown, representing the circlet Richard III wore around his helmet at the battle of Bosworth, decorated with semi-precious stones and pearls and set onto gilded metal. It was used in the reinterment ceremonies of King Richard III in this Cathedral on 22-26 March 2015. |
Greyfriars - One of series of 10 information boards around Leicester, detailing the historical associations with Richard III. He was buried in Greyfriars and his remains discovered in 2012 |
The Guildhall - the oldest part is the great hall built in 1390 |
Another information board about the Guildhall |
The castle |
St Mary de Castro Church - in 1483 King Richard granted the church 10 shillings per annum |
Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, where King Richard's body was probably displayed after his defeat at Bosworth |
The Newarke Gateway, now known as the Magazine Gateway. The Church of the Annunciation was in the Newarke |
Trinity Hospital - founded in 1330 by Henry, Earl of Lancaster |
Turret Gateway, built around 1422 - 3 |
Blue Boar Inn - it's a myth that Richard ever stayed here when in Leicester |
King Richard III pub |
Bow Bridge - not the original whcih Richard rode over on his way to Bosworth |
Richard's coat of arms on the bridge |
A road nearby named after the king |
Plaque near the castle detailing the visit of two kings to Leicester |
The old plaque near Bow Bridge with the myth about Richard's bones being in the River Soar - now thoroughly disproved thanks to Dr John Ashdown-Hill |
The adjacent plaque erected by the Richard III Society about the myth being discredited |
A banner advertising the King Richard III Visitor Centre |