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Description: The big plaque reads: Near this spot lie the remains of Richard III The last of the Plantagenets 1485 The little plaque reads: This plaque, originally erected by Mr. B. Broadbent in 1856 on the nearby site of the Austin Friars, records the 17th century tradition, now generally discredited, that at the dissolution of the monasteries the body of King Richard III was disinterred from his tomb at the Greyfriars in Leicester and thrown into the River Soar. Richard III Society 2005
Title: Bow Bridge Richard III plaques
Credit: Richard III plaque near Bow Bridge
Author: Kerry L from London, UK
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