Richard III discovery: news and resources round up

If you're planning to teach the king in the car park, here are the best news stories, videos, multimedia and teaching resources about the royal discoveryNews that the skeleton found under a Leicester car park is Richard III has shone a beaming spotlight on England's last Plantagenet king, killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. So seize the day and harness that enthusiasm in the history classroom and beyond using these news stories, multimedia, teaching resources and recommended websites.From the the GuardianRichard III bones found beneath Leicester - videoDNA tests have confirmed that human remains found beneath Grey Friars car park in Leicester belong to Richard II, in this video archaeologists and experts reveal the amazing discovery.Richard III skeleton revealed - as it happenedFollow the Richard III discovery as it happened in this live blog that tracks the announcements made on 4 February 2013. There's some fascinating commentary, links, photos here. Also find Maeve Kennedy's news report.It's like Richard III wanted to be foundScreenwriter Philippa Langley, proud Ricardian and creator of the Looking for Richard project, explains her lifelong passion for the monarch.Richard III's face reconstructed interactiveClick through the interactive to see how Richard III looked and how he compares with the very last of his line.King Richard III's face recreated from skull - videoThe facial reconstruction is based on detailed scans of the skull found under the Grey Friars council...
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