Richard III to be reburied with soil from Northamptonshire birthplace

Anglia
Fotheringhay
Northamptonshire
Sunday 22 March 2015 at 5:00pm

Richard III Credit: ITV News Anglia

King Richard III's life began at Fotheringhay Castle near Oundle and when his remains are reburied at Leicester Cathedral on Thursday soil taken from close to the castle moat will have been placed in his coffin.

John Gould, joint owner of Fotheringhay Castle site Credit: ITV News Anglia

Richard died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. His skeleton was found by archaeologists in 2012 under a car park in Leicester.

Remains of King Richard III Credit: PA Images

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