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Court battle over burial of Richard III remains | Court battle over burial of Richard III remains |
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A dispute over where the remains of King Richard III should be reburied is to be heard later at the High Court. | A dispute over where the remains of King Richard III should be reburied is to be heard later at the High Court. |
Archaeologists found them under a Leicester council car park last year. | Archaeologists found them under a Leicester council car park last year. |
They were to be re-interred at the city's cathedral, but campaigners claim his wish was to be buried at York Minster. | |
The Plantagenet Alliance is challenging the justice secretary's decision to grant a licence to the Leicester University archaeologists. | The Plantagenet Alliance is challenging the justice secretary's decision to grant a licence to the Leicester University archaeologists. |
It is is seeking a judicial review, accusing Chris Grayling of failing to consult properly before giving the academics permission to excavate and to decide where the bones should be reburied. | It is is seeking a judicial review, accusing Chris Grayling of failing to consult properly before giving the academics permission to excavate and to decide where the bones should be reburied. |
The king was found following a lengthy campaign by members of the Richard III Society. | The king was found following a lengthy campaign by members of the Richard III Society. |
The skeletal remains found beneath a car park in Leicester were confirmed as the king's after DNA from the bones were found to match that of a descendant of the monarch's family. | The skeletal remains found beneath a car park in Leicester were confirmed as the king's after DNA from the bones were found to match that of a descendant of the monarch's family. |
£1.3m project | £1.3m project |
Richard, who reigned from 1483, was killed in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses at Bosworth field in Leicestershire in 1485. | Richard, who reigned from 1483, was killed in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses at Bosworth field in Leicestershire in 1485. |
His body was brought to nearby Leicester and buried in Grey Friars Church. | His body was brought to nearby Leicester and buried in Grey Friars Church. |
The church was destroyed in the dissolution of the monasteries in in 1538, but Richard remained buried there until he was discovered by the archaeologists in August 2012. | |
The Plantagenet Alliance includes 15 of Richard III's distant relatives. | The Plantagenet Alliance includes 15 of Richard III's distant relatives. |
Judgement on the judicial review is likely to be reserved. | Judgement on the judicial review is likely to be reserved. |
A re-interment ceremony was due to take place in May 2014, but this had been put in doubt by the court case. | A re-interment ceremony was due to take place in May 2014, but this had been put in doubt by the court case. |
The body which rules on changes to Church of England buildings has also asked for more information on the plans for Leicester Cathedral | The body which rules on changes to Church of England buildings has also asked for more information on the plans for Leicester Cathedral |
The project would cost up to £1.3m, of which £96,000 would be spent on the tomb and vault. | The project would cost up to £1.3m, of which £96,000 would be spent on the tomb and vault. |