Remains of King Richard III found, say experts


Undated photo made available by the University of Leicester, England, Mon. Feb.4 2013
of the remains found underneath a car park last September at the Grey Friars
excavation in Leicester which have been declared Monday "beyond reasonable doubt"
to be the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years. Richard
was immortalized in a play by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail
of bodies  including those of his two young nephews, murdered in the Tower of London
on his way to the throne. (AP Photo/ University of Leicester)

LEICESTER, England -- He wore the English crown, but he ended up defeated, humiliated and reviled.

Now things are looking up for King Richard III. Scientists announced Monday that they had found the monarch's 528-year-old remains under a parking lot in the city of Leicester -- a discovery Richard's fans say will rewrite the history books and help restore the reputation of a much-maligned king.

Researchers from the University of Leicester announced that tests on a battle-scarred skeleton unearthed in the central England city last year prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that it is the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, and whose remains have been missing for centuries.

"Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, has been found," said the university's deputy registrar, Richard Taylor, describing the find as "truly astonishing."

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How fascinating that they can ID him all these years later. To think he has been under that lot all this time and walked on for so long. Hmmm

I would like to see them try to do DNA on the two children's bodys found near the White tower. We'll probably never know if Richard or the Tudors ordered the deaths of Richard's nephews.

It's official: Scientists have discovered the bones of King Richard III of England, and this new bust (above) is what he looked like. Impressed?



News of the investigation came late last year that archaeologists had uncovered a skeleton in a parking lot in Leicester, England. The skeleton had the distinguishable markings of the late 15th-century king, who suffered from severe scoliosis and was said to have died with multiple punctured wounds to his body at the Battle of Bosworth. Along with historical records that helped locate the body's whereabouts, the real confirmation came through a DNA match, which scientists pulled from a direct living descendant of Richard III's maternal side.


Of the new findings scientists have uncovered through his remains, we now know that the king had a slight underbite and that his body was riddled with "humiliation injuries"—including a slice to the skull and a pelvic wound from a weapon, originating from the buttocks. Ouch.

Although he was known to be a ruthless monarch (he was believed to have murdered his nephews to remain on the throne), the government of Leicester plan on giving His Majesty a proper burial at Leicester Cathedral, although the BBC reports the city of York is campaigning to have him interned at York Minster since he was the last king of the House of York.

Regardless of the outcome, King Richard III is set to have a proper burial...after all, evil or not, a parking lot isn't a respectable place for a king.

I find this most fascinating. Here are some cool link, great pictures-

http://www.forextv.com/forex-news-story ... ubt-photos

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technol ... 2dx4z.html

Thanks for the links. Very fascinating and the reconstruction does look a lot like the portraits.

I take it car parks are the same as our parking lots here in America, right?