Newarke Church

Richard’s first resting place – recreated

Aug 22, 2020

anniversaries, archaeology, battles, buildings, religion

Battle of Bosworth, CAD, Constanza of Castile, de Montfort University, Hawthorn Building, Hospital of the Annunciation, Lady Mary Hervey, Leicester Greyfriars, Mary de Bohun, Newarke Church, paint analysis, Richard III

Five years ago, we wrote about the lost Newarke Church in the Hospital of the Annunciation, where Richard lay for two days between his death and burial in the Greyfriars. As we said, the site is now occupied by the Hawthorn Building of de Montfort University, although these two original arches have been integrated. Here…
Where Richard’s body lay after Bosworth….

Feb 18, 2016

buildings, Uncategorized

deMontfort University, Hawthorn Building, Leicester, Newarke Church, Richard III

Some more news about the Leicester church (the Newarke) to which Richard’s body was taken after Bosworth. You have to look for it in the following article, but it is there. http://www.dmu.ac.uk/…/two-more-dmu-buildings-are-placed-on… And as we of the 21st century, gaze back to that sad time, perhaps we can imagine the ghostly battle taking place again, in…
Richard’s first resting place

Aug 23, 2015

anniversaries, battles, buildings, religion

Bosworth, deMontfort University, Earl of Leicester, Hawthorn Building, Henry of Lancaster, Leicester, Newarke Church, Richard III

… was the Newarke Church in the 1331 Hospital of the Annunciation, in which he laid from August 22-25 1485, also described here. The Earl of Leicester at the time of the construction was Henry of Lancaster, son of Edmund Crouchback. This is the Hawthorn Building of de Montfort University, on the same site today.…

Newarke Church

Richard’s first resting place – recreated

Where Richard’s body lay after Bosworth….

Richard’s first resting place