1: But on Sunday the bones -- which have been studied by archaeologists and experts from all fields in the years since -- ended their tenure as scientific specimens and became , once more , the mortal remains of a king . 2: Some 35,000 people lined the streets of Leicester and the surrounding towns and villages as the cortege wound its way through the countryside to the site of Richard 's final battle , Bosworth , where he died in 1485 , before returning to the city for a commemoration at Leicester Cathedral . 3: On Sunday his remains were taken from the city 's university to the site of his final battle , Bosworth .
1: a king 2: the cortege 3: his remains