Grave of Richard III , last English king to die in battle , excavated exactly a century ago . ` Leicester is where he 's been for 500 years , and Leicester is where he deserves to be reburied , with proper ceremony , and in a tomb fit for a king . '' Rediscovery of long - lost king was greeted with elation by history enthusiasts . Battle now raging over where he should be buried ; Leicester or York are likely sites . Judge in the case warns us against waging undignified ` ` War of the Roses 2 ''
Grave of Richard III , last English king to die in battle , excavated exactly a century ago . Rediscovery of long - lost king was greeted with elation by history enthusiasts . Battle now raging over where he should be buried ; Leicester or York are likely sites . Judge in the case warns us against waging undignified ` ` War of the Roses 2 ''