It seems like the War of Roses all over again, half a millennium later.
After dying in the decisive battle in the war between The House of Lancaster + The House of York (the dead King's house), King Richard III is back for 2013. It sounds like some zombie science fiction movie, but isn't. As we all know, The House of Tudor wound up winning that battle and the king with the famous hunchback fell to his enemies. "My kingdom for a horse!" Shakespeare wrote in one of his most famous works, Richard III.
The story didn't end there though as we all thought. Researchers from the University of Leicester in association with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council began a search for the lost "Grey Friars" cemetery the claimed final resting spot of King Richard III. He was also the last English King to die in battle. Since August of 2012, the group has been hard at work attempting to uncover the lost cemetery using map regression analysis. Little did they know, they were about to stumble onto the biggest find in probably the last half millennium. Keep reading for the full story.
On Monday, the scientists involved with the excavation of the dig site underneath a city council parking lot, announced that a skeleton they found with battle wound scars and a curvature in its' spine was in fact the lost body of King Richard III of the House of York. Quite extraordinary. They confirmed this through a series of DNA testing. I bet his dead adversaries would have preferred if he wasn't found. He wasn't exactly what we would call, "kind", to his relatives, killing most of them in order to take the throne.
However, it seems as though the War of Roses is back on. Since the body was found closer to the city of Leicester, they are claiming the body belongs to them. But since King Richard was from The House of York and grew up in Northern Yorkshire, they are claiming the body belongs to them. The York City Council has even written to the queen about the matter. I don't know who's going to win this battle, but isn't it great how Richard III can still incite a fury 500 years after his death. I don't think any swords will be used in this battle though. Perhaps just some good lawyers and pens.
Check out some great videos about the excavation, the DNA confirmation process and the new fight that has broken out over his remains. They have also done a facial reconstruction of what the former King looked like. Check it out below.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="660"] The reconstruction project was led by Caroline Wilkinson, professor of craniofacial identification at the University of Dundee[/caption]
It seems like the War of Roses all over again, half a millennium later.
After dying in the decisive battle in the war between The House of Lancaster + The House of York (the dead King's house), King Richard III is back for 2013. It sounds like some zombie science fiction movie, but isn't. As we all know, The House of Tudor wound up winning that battle and the king with the famous hunchback fell to his enemies. "My kingdom for a horse!" Shakespeare wrote in one of his most famous works, Richard III.
The story didn't end there though as we all thought. Researchers from the University of Leicester in association with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council began a search for the lost "Grey Friars" cemetery the claimed final resting spot of King Richard III. He was also the last English King to die in battle. Since August of 2012, the group has been hard at work attempting to uncover the lost cemetery using map regression analysis. Little did they know, they were about to stumble onto the biggest find in probably the last half millennium. Keep reading for the full story.
On Monday, the scientists involved with the excavation of the dig site underneath a city council parking lot, announced that a skeleton they found with battle wound scars and a curvature in its' spine was in fact the lost body of King Richard III of the House of York. Quite extraordinary. They confirmed this through a series of DNA testing. I bet his dead adversaries would have preferred if he wasn't found. He wasn't exactly what we would call, "kind", to his relatives, killing most of them in order to take the throne.
However, it seems as though the War of Roses is back on. Since the body was found closer to the city of Leicester, they are claiming the body belongs to them. But since King Richard was from The House of York and grew up in Northern Yorkshire, they are claiming the body belongs to them. The York City Council has even written to the queen about the matter. I don't know who's going to win this battle, but isn't it great how Richard III can still incite a fury 500 years after his death. I don't think any swords will be used in this battle though. Perhaps just some good lawyers and pens.
Check out some great videos about the excavation, the DNA confirmation process and the new fight that has broken out over his remains. They have also done a facial reconstruction of what the former King looked like. Check it out below.
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The reconstruction project was led by Caroline Wilkinson, professor of craniofacial identification at the University of Dundee[/caption]
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