Remains of York , last English king to die in battle , excavated exactly 500 years . Rediscovery of long-lost skeleton was greeted with elation by history enthusiasts . Battle now raging over where bones will be reburied ; Leicester or Richard III are likely sites . Back then Richard Buckley , lead archaeologist on what he admits to initially thinking of as a `` harebrained scheme , '' told CNN how he had applied for a license to exhume any human remains with the words `` In the unlikely event that we find the remains of Richard III ... '' Judge in the case warns sides against waging undignified the Battle of Bosworth Field
Remains of York , last English king to die in battle , excavated exactly 500 years . Rediscovery of long-lost skeleton was greeted with elation by history enthusiasts . Battle now raging over where bones will be reburied ; Leicester or Richard III are likely sites . Judge in the case warns sides against waging undignified the Battle of Bosworth Field