King Richard III's skeleton found under English carpark
UK: Scientists confirmed Monday that a skeleton found under a carpark
in the English city of Leicester was that of King Richard III, in a
bizarre end to a 500-year-old historical mystery.
DNA from the bones matched that of descendants of the king's sister,
while the skeleton had the twisted spine and battle injuries consistent
with contemporary accounts, said researchers from the University of
Leicester.
The remains of the monarch -- depicted by William Shakespeare as a
monstrous hunchback and often viewed as one of English history's
greatest villains -- will now be solemnly reburied in the local
cathedral.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is the academic conclusion of the
University of Leicester that, beyond reasonable doubt, the individual
exhumed at Greyfriars in September 2012 is indeed Richard III, the last
Plantagenet king of England," lead archaeologist Richard Buckley said,
to cheers and applause at a press conference at the university.
AFP
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