Ep. 129 Richard III: How the “Parking Lot King” Rose, Reigned, Fell, and Was Rediscovered Over 500 Years Later

In this week's episode, I delve farther into one of the character's from last week's episode about the War of the Roses: Richard III. Richard is a highly misunderstood historical figure, whose reputation was tainted by later Tudor propaganda during the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the son and granddaughter of his usurper, Henry VII. But how much of that reputation was deserved? And, possibly more interesting, what did we learn from the 2012 discovery of Richard's body crammed unadorned and coffin-less into a too small grave beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England? Let's fix that. 

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Sources: 

• Historic UK "The life of King Edward IV"
• Cambridge University "Deciphering Two Opaque Sources on the Death of King Edward IV of England"
• History Hit "Bosworth Field - Actual Site"
• King Richard III Visitor's Center "An Incredible Discovery"
• University of Leicester "The King's Grave"
• University of Leicester "Injuries"
• CNN "Five things we've learned about Richard III since he was found"

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