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Richard III is shown standing on top of a rock, holding in one hand raised high the crown, and in the other his sword. The sculpture was resited from Castle Gardens to St Martins East, after the discovery of Richard III's remains in 2013.

Title

Richard III (1452–1485)

Date

1980

Medium

bronze

Accession number

LE1_NL_S006

Acquisition method

donated to the city by the Richard III Society

Work type

Statue

Owner

Leicester City Council

Custodian

Leicester City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

31st July 1980

Access

at all times

Inscription description

RICHARD III / KING OF ENGLAND / 1483 1485; plaque two: BORN FOTHERINGHAY / A GOOD LAWMAKER FOR THE EASE AND / SOLACE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE / 2 OCTOBER 1452 / plaque three: THIS STATUE BY JAMES BUTLER R.A / IS A GIFT TO THE CITY OF LEICESTER FROM MEMBERS OF THE RICHARD III SOCIETY / AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. / PATRON OF THE APPEAL FUND / HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF RUTLAND / UNVEILED 31 JULY 1980 BY / HRH PRINCESS ALICE / DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER / ON BEHALF OF / HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER; plaque four: KILLED BOSWORTH / 22 AUGUST 1485 / PITEOUSLY SLAIN FIGHTING MANFULLY / IN THE THICKEST PRESS OF HIS ENEMIES / BURIED IN LEICESTER

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