This item richard iii the king under the car park the story of the search for englands last plantagenet 11 offers from 639 the last days of richard iii the book that inspired the dig john ashdown hill 43 out of 5 stars 110 paperback 855 next product details. A search for richards body began in august 2012 1 m high carved with the words here lies the body of richard iii some time king of england the ricardian suggesting that his remains were buried under leicester city councils car park. Get this from a library richard iii the king under the car park the story of the search for englands last plantagenet king mathew morris. Abstract richard iii the king under the car park the story of the search for the burial place of englands last plantagenet king a team of archaeologists from the university of leicester set out to search for the final resting place of richard iii in a car park in central leicester the search for englands last plantagenet king . Leicester car park where richard iii was buried given protected status and the friary buildings are believed to lie under the car park of king richard iii the last plantagenet king at