[h=3]Associated Press[/h]LEICESTER, England—Scientists say they have found the 500-year-old remains of England's King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester.
University of Leicester/ReutersCould this be the skull of the English King, Richard III? The University of Leicester is a set to reveal today the results of skeletal analysis on the skull, found at an archeological dig in a car park in Leicester.
University of Leicester researchers say it is "beyond reasonable doubt" that a battle-scarred skeleton unearthed last year is the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Osteologist Jo Appleby said Monday that a study of the bones provides "a highly convincing case for identification of Richard III." DNA from the skeleton matches a sample taken from a distant living relative.
The last English monarch to die in battle, Richard was depicted in a play by William Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies—including those of his two princely nephews, murdered in the Tower of London—on his way to the throne.
Many historians say that villainous image is unfair, and argue Richard's reputation was smeared by his Tudor successors.
The mayor of Leicester, Peter Soulsby, said the monarch would be interred in the city's cathedral, 100 miles north of London.
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University of Leicester/ReutersCould this be the skull of the English King, Richard III? The University of Leicester is a set to reveal today the results of skeletal analysis on the skull, found at an archeological dig in a car park in Leicester.
University of Leicester researchers say it is "beyond reasonable doubt" that a battle-scarred skeleton unearthed last year is the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Osteologist Jo Appleby said Monday that a study of the bones provides "a highly convincing case for identification of Richard III." DNA from the skeleton matches a sample taken from a distant living relative.
The last English monarch to die in battle, Richard was depicted in a play by William Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies—including those of his two princely nephews, murdered in the Tower of London—on his way to the throne.
Many historians say that villainous image is unfair, and argue Richard's reputation was smeared by his Tudor successors.
The mayor of Leicester, Peter Soulsby, said the monarch would be interred in the city's cathedral, 100 miles north of London.
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