Yes, the skeletal remains recently unearthed in the very plebeian location of a Leicester parking lot are indeed those of King Richard III. Or at least all scientific evidence, including DNA analysis, points that direction.
The University of Leicester's lead archaeologist for the excavation project, Richard Buckley, made a statement today, saying, "It's the academic conclusion of the University of Leicester that beyond reasonable doubt the individual exhumed at Greyfriars [church] in September 2012 is indeed Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England."
(Note: The House of Plantagenet was a royal house ruling England from 1154 to 1485. Another aside: As Shakespeare aficionados know, King Richard III was the malevolent protagonist in Shakespeare's tragic play Richard III.)
The king's remains will receive a proper interment in 2014, in the Leicester Cathedral....which, interestingly, is near the parking lot where Richard has rested the past 500 years.
To read more about this historic archaeological discovery, I suggest these articles :
The University of Leicester's lead archaeologist for the excavation project, Richard Buckley, made a statement today, saying, "It's the academic conclusion of the University of Leicester that beyond reasonable doubt the individual exhumed at Greyfriars [church] in September 2012 is indeed Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England."
(Note: The House of Plantagenet was a royal house ruling England from 1154 to 1485. Another aside: As Shakespeare aficionados know, King Richard III was the malevolent protagonist in Shakespeare's tragic play Richard III.)
The king's remains will receive a proper interment in 2014, in the Leicester Cathedral....which, interestingly, is near the parking lot where Richard has rested the past 500 years.
To read more about this historic archaeological discovery, I suggest these articles :
Readers in the UK can watch the documentary Richard III: The King in the Car Park airing tonight on BBC's Channel 4. Stateside Anglophiles can watch the University of Leicester's video, below, to find out more about the archaeological excavation.
