About: Greyfriars, Leicester

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Franciscan friary and original burial place of Richard III of England

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  • bouwwerk in Verenigd Koninkrijk (nl)
  • biara di Kerajaan Inggris (in)
  • greyfriars iglesia (es)
  • Franciscan friary and original burial place of Richard III of England (en)
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  • Buildings within the area of Leicester's Greyfriars. (en)
  • Greyfriars site superimposed on a modern map of the area. Richard III's burial site is shown by a small dot. (en)
  • Map of central Leicester showing Greyfriars's place among the key sites of Leicester Old Town. The Roman and medieval walls are marked by the dotted line. The churches are marked in red, the monasteries in black, secular buildings in blue, and the one surviving Roman ruin in purple. (en)
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  • Saint Mary Magdalene (en)
  • or Saint Francis of Assisi (en)
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  • 1538-11-10 (xsd:date)
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  • Before 1230 (en)
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  • The 12th century floor of the choir of Greyfriars, which was excavated in 2012-13 within Trench 1 . Rubble from the base of the tower of Greyfriars, which almost destroyed the skeleton of Richard III; located directly to the west of Richard's 1485 grave . Both photographed in 2023. (en)
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  • Unclear (en)
  • Traditionally credited but unlikely: Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (en)
  • Suggested either: Gilbert and Ellen Luenor, or John Pickering (en)
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  • Base of the tower at Greyfriars, Leicester.jpg (en)
  • Floor of the choir at Greyfriars, Leicester.jpg (en)
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  • Leicestershire (en)
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  • Leicester Town Walls map overlay.svg (en)
  • Purple pog.svg (en)
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  • St Mary de Castro (en)
  • Leicester Cathedral (en)
  • Newarke Houses Museum (en)
  • All Saints Church, Leicester (en)
  • 1990.0 (dbd:second)
  • A fifteenth century gateway into the 'high status' area of the Newarke and Castle precincts. (en)
  • The Roman Jewry Wall, a surviving piece of masonry from the main public thermae complex of Ratae Corieltauvorum. (en)
  • Ancient market of the city of Leicester. (en)
  • St Margaret's Church (en)
  • St Nicholas Church (en)
  • The Dominican monastery of medieval Leicester. (en)
  • The Franciscan monastery of medieval Leicester. (en)
  • The Augustinian mendicant monastery of medieval Leicester. (en)
  • The church of the college of canons who ran the Newarke. (en)
  • The Great Hall, now with a Queen Anne frontage, is the main standing remains of Leicester's medieval castle. (en)
  • The only surviving guildhall of medieval Leicester. (en)
  • Built as offices for Leicestershire County Council (en)
  • The south wall of the church was identified in the 2012 excavation, along with the burial site of Richard III. (en)
  • The School buildings after the 2012 excavation. The buildings now house the Richard III visitor centre (en)
  • The Cathedral is where Richard III's remains were re-interred in 2015. (en)
  • The sector of the city once occupied by the Franciscan Friary, shown during the wide-area archaeological excavation of 2013. (en)
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  • The Collegiate Parish Church of St. Mary de Castro, Leicester - geograph.org.uk - 5104462.jpg (en)
  • Jewry Wall and St Nicholas.jpg (en)
  • Leicester Cathedral south facade.jpg (en)
  • Leicester Magazine Gateway west.jpg (en)
  • St Margaret's church, Leicester.jpg (en)
  • The Great Hall Leicester Castle.jpg (en)
  • All Saints Church - widok od południowej strony.jpg (en)
  • Greyfriars Excavations of 2013.JPG (en)
  • Greyfriars, Leicestershire Council Offices building.JPG (en)
  • Leicester Cathedral 01.jpg (en)
  • Leicester Greyfriars dig, trench 2.JPG (en)
  • Parrs Bank Building, Greyfriars, Leicester.JPG (en)
  • Alderman Newton's Greyfriars School building, Leicester.JPG (en)
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  • St Mary de Castro (en)
  • All Saints (en)
  • Leicester Cathedral (en)
  • Greyfriars (en)
  • Leicester Austin Friars (en)
  • Alderman Newton's School (en)
  • Newarke Houses Museum (en)
  • Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke (en)
  • Jewry Wall (en)
  • Leicester Castle (en)
  • Leicester Guildhall (en)
  • Leicester Market (en)
  • Magazine Gateway (en)
  • Leicester Blackfriars (en)
  • Leicester Greyfriars (en)
  • St Margaret's Church (en)
  • St Nicholas Church (en)
  • Conway Buildings (en)
  • Franciscan Friary Church site (en)
  • Pares' Bank building (en)
  • The Cathedral Church of St Martin (en)
  • site of Herrick's Mansion (en)
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  • Greyfriars Leicester (en)
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  • SK58650434 (en)
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  • Leicester Franciscan Friary (en)
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  • Greyfriars, Leicester (en)
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