king richard iii was laid to rest in a ceremony at leicester cathedral today, and his final resting place is sure to become britain's newest tourist attraction the last english king to die in battle, his remains were found under a car park three years ago and reburied in a ceremony the reigning queen said was of 'great international significance' with the ceremony over, leicester is preparing for the type of tourism boost that has been enjoyed by stratford upon avon, windsor, whitby and other cities and towns which are home to famous resting places his rightful resting place: leicester cathedral following a service for the re burial of richard iii  richard was re interred at leicester cathedral in central england 530 years after he was slain at the battle of bosworth field in august, 1485 at the ceremony, he was reburied with the honour his modern day supporters say his conqueror in battle henry tudor, later henry vii, denied him all over the country, famous resting places make for popular tourist spots visit england has rounded up some of the most visited grave sites in the country shakespeare’s grave site can be found in holy trinity church in stratford upon avon  william shakespeare, stratford upon avon  our most famous playwright, william shakespeare,was not only born and bred in the warwickshire town of stratford upon avon, he was also laid to rest here born and buried on the same date   april 23   shakespeare’s grave site can be found in holy trinity church – where he was also baptised his wife anne hathaway is buried alongside his supposedly cursed tomb karl marx is buried at highgate cemetery in london, one of the world's most visited cemeteries  karl marx, london  with over 170,000 people buried within its grounds, highgate cemetery in the capital is one of the world’s most visited cemeteries including george elliot, herbert spencer and douglas adams, many famous people have their tombs at highgate, the most visited of which is that of german philosopher, karl marx his tomb reads: 'workers of all lands unite' henry viii is buried, along with his third wife, jane seymour, at st george’s chapel in windsor castle  henry viii, windsor  arguably our most notorious king, tudor ruler henry viii’s legacy is known throughout the world though he is associated with various castles around the country, henry viii is buried, along with his third wife, jane seymour, at st george’s chapel in windsor castle his remains are cased within an underground vault, marked with a ledger stone on the floor of the chapel he is also portrayed within one of the stained glass windows in the chapel the magical ashdown forest, where there is a memorial plaque to the life and much loved works of aa milne  a a milne, east sussex  most notable as the real life hundred acre wood, ashdown forest features poohsticks bridge, the enchanted place and roo’s sandpit it is also home to a memorial plaque commemorating the much loved works of aa milne and e h shepard english author aa milne is best known for his books about winnie the pooh though her original grave has never been found, a memorial statue has been erected in pocahontas’ honour  pocahontas, kent  not many are aware that the famous native american princess was not only real, but in fact, travelled to england and eventually settled in london though her original grave has never been found, a memorial statue has been erected in pocahontas’ honour at st george’s church, gravesend it was her last stop in england, as she died at the age of 22 after she became gravely ill while travelling back to virginia children’s nursery book character, humpty dumpty, has his own gravestone at st mary’s graveyard in whitby  humpty dumpty, whitby  children’s nursery book character, humpty dumpty, has his very own (egg shaped) grave stone at st mary’s graveyard in whitby some theorists explain that the original nursery rhyme is a euphemism for the fall of king richard iii at the battle of bosworth the graveyard is also famous for being the cemetery in bram stoker's classic novel, dracula
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