Now a major motion picture starring Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan.  The Official inside story of the discovery of history's most controversial monarch.
 
Thanks to our friends at John Murray and author Philippa Langley we have several copies of this rather special book for sale that are signed by Philippa to raise money for Alexander's Journey.
 
On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. Fifty years later, the king's grave was lost and Richard III's reputation buried under a mound of Tudor Propaganda.
 
Philippa Langley and Michael Jones trace the remarkable story of the search of the search for the Lost King, leading to the incredible moment when the 500-yeasr-old mystery was solved by Phillipa Langley as his remains were uncovered beneath a car park in Leicester.  The Lost King is the astonishing true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country's most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England's history. 
 
The Lost King (published by John Murray) ISBN: 978-1-359-80362-8. Non-Fiction. Perfect Bound 304+ pages with B&W illustrations. (RRP £12.99).