King Richard III reburial

England’s slain King Richard III, exhumed from an undignified grave under a parking lot, was finally buried with honor on March 26, 530 years after his death on the battlefield.  (Matt Short / AFP/Getty Images)

The coffin carrying the remains of Richard III after a service at Bosworth Battlefield in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, on March 22.  (Joe Giddens / Associated Press)

Richard III’s casket will lie inside Leicester Cathedral for public viewing for three days until March 26 when he will be re-interred during a service attended by members of the royal family.   (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

King Richard III’s coffin is carried through the city toward Leicester Cathedral.  (Andy Rain / EPA)

Members of The Kyng’s Guard attend a ceremony March 22 at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Center near Leicester, England, marking the planned reinterment of King Richard III.  (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)

The coffin containing the remains of King Richard III is carried in procession for interment at Leicester Cathedral on March 22 in Leicester, England.   (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

Knights in armor lead King Richard III’s coffin toward Leicester Cathedral.  (Andy Rain / EPA)

Michael Ibsen, a descendant of King Richard III, looks at the coffin during a service at Leicester University.  (Andy Rain / EPA)

Spectators wait for the ceremonial procession carrying the remains of King Richard III, the last of the Plantagenet dynasty, to arrive at St. Nicholas Church in Leicester.  (Leon Neal / AFP/Getty Images)

The funeral cortege of King Richard III arrives at Bosworth battlefield on March 22.  (Andrew Cowie / EPA)

Members of a re-enactment group perform a 21-gun salute during a ceremony for King Richard III at Bosworth Battlefield in Leicestershire, England.  (Ben Stansall / AFP/Getty Images)

Members of the Kyng’s Guard attend a ceremony at Bosworth Battlefield on March 22.  (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)

Children pose with men in period costume as they wait for the procession of King Richard III through the streets of Leicester on March 22.  (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

A member of the Leicester Morris Men enjoys a tankard of ale as he waits for the procession of King Richard III on March 22.  (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

Historic reenactors prepare food before the gun salute at the Bosworth Battlefield.  (Andrew Cowie / EPA)

The statue of King Richard III outside Leicester Cathedral in England.  (Andy Rain / EPA)