The King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester is now open

A new Visitor Centre has been created around the poignant spot where King Richard III’s remains were buried for more than half a millennia – one of the most fascinating and intriguing historic sites in England. This means that visitors are able to gaze down through a pane of glass into the oblong hole, where the remains of the king were found. Here an outline of the twisted skeleton is projected on to the red-brown earth.

Other paraphernalia exhibited are the wellies worn by Phillipa Langley and the hard hat and the jacket worn by Mathew Morris. However, other exhibits are less exotic, telling the story of the battle of Bosworth and the aftermath.

Using great storytelling, beautiful design and 21st century technology, this brand new centre aims to tell the fascinating and moving story of the King’s life and death, and to reveal one of the greatest archaeological detective stories ever told.

The centre has cost £ 4.5 Mill and is expected to attract more than 100.000 visitors on a yearly basis.

After the opening of the centre, internet-trolls claiming to represent The Plantagenet Alliance, which lost the Yorkist fight over the bones in court have petitioned their backers on the Centre’s facebook site to malign the centre by “giving it one star”. This has caused a veritable fight amongst supporters and maligners.

VISIT:

King Richard III Visitor Centre. Dynasty, Death and Discovery.
4A St. Martin’s
Leicester