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Manx links to notorious king

by isleofman.com 5th February 2013

A Manx researcher has been recalling the role the Isle of Man played in events which led to a significant archaeological find.

Yesterday’s confirmation that a skeleton, found beneath a Leicester car park, is the remains of Richard the Third has ended a five-centuries old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle.

Local author Hampton Creer says there are strong links to a man widely depicted as one of history's most notorious villains.

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Posted by isleofman.com
Tuesday 5th, February 2013 06:38pm.

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