Richard III: How to find a Lost King
Dan Snow's History Hit
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How Did You Get the Funding?
The search for Rich of the Third took place in Leicester, England. The city council confirmed their interest in the project in September 2010. But because of this recession that we were in, they couldn't fund it. Luckily there was an organization in Leicester called Lesticia Promotions. And I went to see them and in July 2011 they funded the dig. We needed £35,000 for three trenches and they fully funded it. So it was great. That was really easy. The dig was underway. And all I had to do now in 2011 was the last of my research, which is a ground penetrating radar survey. Then the results came out with no sign of any church or walls
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