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• A eulogy for Richard III

  Date: 27 Mar 2015

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  During the reinterment of Richard III ceremony on Thursday 26 March Professor Gordon Campbell (pictured) from the School of English gave a...

• Bishop of Leicester praises Richard III discovery for becoming a nations story

  Date: 27 Mar 2015

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  The Right Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester has praised the discovery of Richard III as being a story that has gripped the nation in the...

• Richard III experts discuss how the project illustrates university research is changing for the better

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

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  Experts on Richard III have provided a series of insightful opinion pieces about the last Plantagenet king where they discuss their research,...

• ITV drama set at the University to air over Easter

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

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  The first episode of the two-part ITV fictional drama based on the discovery of DNA fingerprinting at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and its first...

• Image highlights from the reinterment of Richard III

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

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  A selection of photos from the reinterment of Richard III, which took place on Thursday 26 March, are now available to view.

• HM The Queen thanks Â鶹ÊÓƵ in message for Richard III reinterment

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

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  Her Majesty The Queen has thanked the Â鶹ÊÓƵ in a message written for the reinterment ceremony of King Richard III on Thursday 26...

• Historian reveals Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard III are cousins

  Date: 25 Mar 2015

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  Leading historian and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Kevin Schürer, whose genealogy research helped to confirm the identity of King Richard III,...

• Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry

  Date: 25 Mar 2015

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  Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more...

• Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week

  Date: 24 Mar 2015

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  Despite promises of ‘ultrafast’ broadband services in the latest Budget announcement, Dr Bianca Reisdorf from the Department of Media and...

• Historic reception brings together people connected by a bloody history

  Date: 24 Mar 2015

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  Over 500 years after a brutal and bloody battle put to death Richard III, England’s last warrior king, and changed the destiny of the country,...