Event: Wars of the Roses

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August 22, 2019: A look back at what happened on this day in years gone by

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

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Markle is the sparkle and the duchess Britain’s royal family needs right now

The war of the rodents in Cork

world

QUIRKY WORLD ... Chinese actor’s apology to wife over infidelity sets web record

world

Cathedral opts for modest tomb for king dug up in a car park

world

Sin, death, and hell have set their marks on him

Skeleton in the car park - A victory for science

The confirmation yesterday that a skeleton found under a car park in Leicester is that of Richard III is an indication of how far the science of DNA and its power as an investigative tool has advanced.

Tue, 05 Feb, 2013

Body discovered under English car park 'almost certainly' King Richard III

The body of a man found buried beneath a council car park is almost certainly that of the last Plantagenet King of England, Richard III, according to academics.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2013

Queen of the historical novel

PHILIPPA GREGORY is best known for The Other Boleyn Girl, her Tudor novel that spawned both a TV series and the 2008 film starring Scarlett Johansson.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2009