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Richard III's Reinterment

Season 1 2015
TV-G

  • 2015-03-22T00:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 3h
  • 9h (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary, News, Reality, Special Interest
Features the highlights of an extraordinary week, an edited version of the main service, live interviews reflecting on the events with key participants and live, exclusive opening and closing moments revealing the tombstone for the first time. Key players express their final private farewells at the side of the still open tomb, and an emotional finale live from Bosworth Battlefield.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-03-22T00:00:00Z

1x01 Richard III: The Return of the King

Series Premiere

1x01 Richard III: The Return of the King

  • 2015-03-22T00:00:00Z3h

The first episode in this 3 part series will capture the climax of the procession of the King's mortal remains back to the site of his death at Bosworth Battlefield through the streets of Leicester as well as the service that marks the king's reception into Leicester Cathedral. Sermon given by Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

Live coverage of the reburial service, attended by members of the Royal Family, as the King is formally reinterred at the east end of the Cathedral. A series of short films also offer glimpses of the preparations for this unique event as well as explore the debates surrounding it.

Highlights of the reburial service from earlier in the day as well as a live, last moment of intimate ceremonial, in which those who led the campaign to find Richard and his descendants, gather to bid the King a final farewell.

The Bosworth beacon, lit when Richard's remains arrived back at the site of his death on Sunday morning, will be extinguished as the massive tombstone is revealed for the first time.

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