Remains of King Richard III found under parking lot
Researchers at the University of Leicester have found the remains of King Richard III under a parking lot in Leicester. There were ten wounds on the remains. Cause of death looks to be a head wound. There was also evidence of a sword wound through the right buttock.
Photo credit: Rui Vieira /PA Photos /Landov
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An enlarged image of the skull identified as that of King Richard III. Jo Appleby, a lecturer in human bioarchaeology at the University of Leicester, is pointing to a detail.
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no more discontented parking lots for richard.
The car park stands where Greyfriars church used to be, so it looks like he was originally buried in the church.
Fake. That cant be the it, it's way too big. Look at the size of the hand in comparison.
lmao. Some please tell me +David Schofield is joking
I can't help but think of the Black Adder version of history…
I wonder what 500 years of parking ran him. And yes, +David Schofield, King Henry III was indeed a giant! (Not as big as this picture leads you to believe though – the presenter is only 27" tall.)
Credo
Horse still missing
The Lion heart?
Edward, The-Not-So-Nice!
+Ayokunle Okeowo He's joking.
Regarding the pelvic "humiliation wound" … they're just being overly polite by not saying it was caused by a red-hot poker thrust up his royal arse. Ala Edward II.
THIS IS NOT SO NICE
+charles eze No, Richard III, the last Plantagenet. Richard the Lionheart was the son of Henry Plantagenet, first Plantagenet king (Eleanor of Aquitaine was his mother)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantagenet
Why I know this stuff, I cannot say.
King Richard III had a big head…..
Now…on to Jimmy Hoffa…
Must'a been a mob hit….forget about it!!!!!
+Murphy Jacobs
The Lion in Winter, or was it The Wind and the Lion ?
I wish I could retain information like that and just instinctively spat it out at a moments notice. Its good to know our worlds history.
+Jack Longchamps Lion in Winter — the movie version starred Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn, and a young Anthony Hopkins, among others.
+Kris Baker I have a brain for trivia. However, where my car keys are at any moment is much more challenging. Also, one of my favorite books as a kid was "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver", http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73298.A_Proud_Taste_for_Scarlet_and_Miniver
which was about Eleanor of Acquitaine. I think I read it three or four times.
+Murphy Jacobs
And it is brilliant !
I was looking for this dude, he owes me three fiddy.
Best comment, EVER
+M Hatti
King Ed ? By Jove, you get around !
+Jack Longchamps I might be collecting with interest now, it's all a business
+M Hatti
Absolutely
A chapter in history is finally closed although some mysteries still remain. Was Richard III responsible for the death of the princes in the Tower (although one was a king, Edward V) also did he have a part in the murder of Henry VI? No doubt there will be a lot of debate around this in the next few years.
oh ze!
wow . nice skull
Very big find! Amazing!
The paths of glory lead but to the grave… Under a car park in Leicester.
for real?