{"product_id":"the-kings-grave-the-discovery-of-richard-iiis-lost-burial-place-and-the-clues-it-holds","title":"The King's Grave: The Discovery of Richard IIIs Lost Burial Place and the Clues It Holds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first full-length book about the discover of Richard IIIs remains by the person who led the archeology team and the historian whose book spurred her on The mystery of who Richard III really was has fascinated historians  readers and audiences familiar with Shakespeares dastardly portrait of a hunchback monster of royalty for centuries. Earlier this year  the remains of a man with a curving spine  who possible was killed in battle  were discovered underneath the paving of a parking lot in Leicester  England. Phillipa Langley  head of The Richard III Society  spurred on by the work of the historian Michael Jones  led the team of who uncovered the remains  certain that she had found the bones of the monarch. When DNA verification later confirmed that the skeleton was  indeed  that of King Richard III  the discovery ranks among the great stories of passionate intuition and perseverance against the odds. The news of the discovery of Richards remains has been widely reported by the British as well as worldwide and was front page news for both the New York Times and The Washington Post. Many believe that now  with King Richard IIIs skeleton in hand  historians will finally begin to understand what happened to him following the Battle of Bosworth Field (twenty miles or so from Leicester) and  ultimately  to know whether he was the hateful  unscrupulous monarch of Shakespeares drama or a much more benevolent king interested in the common man. Written in alternating chapters  with Richards 15th century life told by historian Michael Jones (author of the critically acclaimed Bosworth - 1485) contrasting with the 21st century eyewitness account of the search and discovery of the body by Philippa Langley  The Kings Grave will be both an extraordinary portrait of the last Plantagenet monarch and the inspiring story of the archaeological dig that finally brings the real King Richard III into the light of day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966556401717,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250044103","price":33.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250044105.jpg?v=1770568068","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-kings-grave-the-discovery-of-richard-iiis-lost-burial-place-and-the-clues-it-holds","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}