"About 15 years ago, Philippa Langley set out on a mission to find the remains of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England. Almost everyone regarded this as an impossible task. His remains had gone undiscovered for more than 500 years. It was a folly, a fool's errand. She was out of her depth, an amateur. No letters after her name. But Philippa diligently did the work and did her research. She had an inner conviction that she would find him, and she"
"It was a staggering achievement, and yet when the news broke of this startling discovery, and it was beamed round the world, there was little to no mention of her. I saw the Channel 4 documentary The King in the Car Park, which featured this woman I hadn't even heard of. She was a little eccentric, odd even, and obsessive in her quest to find Richard's remains. There was a disconnect between what I was seeing on screen and the headlines I'd read months before"
About fifteen years ago Philippa Langley began a mission to locate King Richard III's remains, believed lost for over five centuries. She pursued meticulous research and maintained a firm inner conviction despite widespread skepticism and the perception of amateurism. The remains were discovered, and the find attracted global attention, yet early reports largely overlooked her contribution. A Channel 4 documentary presented her as eccentric and obsessive, creating a gap between public portrayal and media headlines. Filmmakers dramatized the saga in the film The Lost King to amplify her largely unknown story and portray key figures with nuance.
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