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Richard III (1452-1485)
Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The stone tomb covering the grave of Richard III was unveiled Friday, the last act in the reburial of the 15th-century king found beneath a car park.
The 2.3-tonne slab of Swaledale fossil stone went on public display the day after he was reinterred in Leicester Cathedral, central England, in the presence of royalty.
The light-coloured stone was quarried from land that Richard once owned in Yorkshire, his northern English stronghold.
The oblong tombstone, facing east, is slightly tilted upwards and has a Christian cross deeply carved into its surface.
Article contributed by kinsman, Stefani Hennessee
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