Coffin at King Richard III Site Holds…Another Coffin
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
King Richard III’s rediscovered resting place is turning out more mysteries this summer. Excavators finally lifted the heavy lid of a medieval stone coffin found at the site in Leicester, England, only to reveal another lead coffin inside. The “coffin-within-a-coffin” is thought to have been sealed in the 13th or 14th century — more than […]
