While the Leicester Cathedral undergoes major restoration work, excavations around its grounds have uncovered surprising evidence that points to its ancient past. Researchers from the University of ...

123 bodies from 12th century Britain appear to have been dumped down a vertical shaft near the Leicester Cathedral. The shocking new find of what amounts to three successive cartloads of bodies in a ...

The team behind the discovery of Richard III have resumed major archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral, close to where the King was found. Archaeologists and other experts from University ...

LEICESTER, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that a narrow shaft containing the remains of more than 100 people was discovered near Leicester Cathedral, in an area where a new heritage learning center will ...

The new extension of Leicester Cathedral has been revealed for the very first time. Much of the iconic city building has been shrouded in scaffolding as work on the new Heritage and Learning centre ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Experts from the University of Leicester said Tuesday ...

The Leicester Cathedral Revealed project's excavations, conducted by the University of Leicester archaeologists, have discovered proof that the Leicester Cathedral site has been employed for worship ...

LONDON (AP) — Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Experts from the University of Leicester ...

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND—A lead coffin holding the remains of a Victorian-era doctor noted for his tenderness with patients and his contributions to modern medicine has been found among more than 1,000 ...

A cathedral's resident peregrine falcon chose Mothering Sunday to lay her first egg of the year. Since then, the breeding pair living on the spire of Leicester Cathedral have added a second to the ...