The death of British monarch is a very big event.

Thousands of people may take part in the funeral and procession,

with millions more lining up to pay the respects,

and billions more watching on television.

But this didn't always use to be the case, however.

In particular, there was one English king who not only did not get an elaborate funeral,

nobody knew exactly where his body was for over 500 years.

Learn more about the body of King Richard III

and how it was lost and then discovered again

on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. daily. Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. If you were to create a list of the greatest monarchs in British history, Richard the

third would probably be very close to the bottom of the list.

For starters, he seized the throne in one of the

most underhanded ways possible. If you remember back to my episode on the

Princes in the Tower in 1483 Richard had his nephews, the 13-year-old King Edward 5th, and his 9-year-old brother,

Richard the Duke of York, sent to the Tower of London.

Richard was the Regent for the young king, a position he was entrusted to by his brother King Edward the fourth

the boys eventually just disappeared in the tower never to be heard from again

Richard created some trumped-up charges about how the 5th and his brother were illegitimate

and had himself crowned king. While nobody knows exactly what happened to the

boys pretty much everyone assumes that Richard had them killed as he had the most

again.

It goes without saying that killing children is not a good look when you're starting a new

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