Celebrating King Richard III this summer – Pukaar News • Leicester News Agency

Leicester and Leicestershire will celebrate three key anniversaries related to King Richard III this summer.

The King Richard III Visitor Center will mark its 10th anniversary this July. On July 27, they’re throwing a 10th anniversary party celebrating with cocktails from 33 Cank Street and Gelato Village (both also celebrating their 10th anniversary).

The center will also host a number of presentations and events. Among them is award-winning author Annie Garthwaite, who publishes her second book, The King’s Mother (following her first book, the highly acclaimed Cecily), all about medieval women in the Wars of the Roses.

Philippa Langley – author and historian (The Lost King and The Princes in the Tower) will also be in conversation with Matthew Lewis – author, presenter (Loyalty Lie, Richard III Fact or Fiction, The Missing Princes, History Hits, Gone Medieval) and president of the Richard III Society. They will be discussing The Looking for Richard Project (The Lost King) – The Most Incredible Archaeological Detective Story Ever Told… and The Disappearing Princes – The World’s Greatest Cold Case, both of which have their books released/re-released in 2023/2024. All three authors will be doing a Q&A, meet and greet and book signing afterwards.

Phil Hackett, Managing Director at the King Richard III Visitor Center said: “This year is not only the 10th anniversary of the opening of the King Richard III Visitor Centre, but also the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Center and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Fellowship of the White Boar, formerly the Richard III Society. We’re excited to share those celebrations with people this July.”

The Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a number of events throughout the year, including Living History weekends until August, the Bosworth Medieval Festival on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August, themed children’s trails in during school holidays throughout the year, an exhibition of memorabilia from the site’s 50 years during the summer school holidays and a Heritage Open Day in September when the Heritage Center was officially opened in 1974.

Visitors to Leicester can also discover more about the history of King Richard III in the city with the new walking route – ‘King Richard III – from the car park to the Cathedral – a journey of the King that took 530 years”. The King Richard III Trail is available online for free at www.visitleicester.info/ideas-and-inspiration/trails/king-richard-iii or hard copies of the trail are available to buy at a small cost from the Visit Information Center Leicester, 4A St. Martins, Leicester LE1 5DB. They can also be requested by contacting [email protected] or calling 0116 299 4444.

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