Richard III - The King Under the Car Park with Mathew Morris

The discovery of King Richard III’s remains during an archaeological excavation in 2012 was a world-wide sensation, a 500 year old missing persons case bought to life through modern archaeological and forensic investigation. In this talk, Mathew Morris, one of the lead archaeologists on the Grey Friars Project, reveals how this amazing discovery was made, shows how archaeologists knew where to look and what was found during the excavation, and takes a close look at how forensic scientists were able to successfully identify 500 year old skeletal remains as Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England (d.1485). The lecture was recorded live on 14 July 2020.