The Plantagenets 1154-1495 Henry II to Richard III

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Bones Found In Leicester Car Park Confirmed To Be Richard III's - Royal Central

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King Richard III revealed - 3D plastic model unveiled | Toronto Star

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Dr Ashdown-Hill, who wrote The Last Days of Richard III, said: "The most obvious features in portraits are the shape of the nose and the chin and both of those are visible in the facial reconstruction."

Richard III Society member Philippa Langley, originator of the search, said on a Channel 4 documentary earlier: "It doesn't look like the face of a tyrant. I'm sorry but it doesn't.

"He's very handsome. It's like you could just talk to him, have a conversation with him right now."

Layers of muscle and skin were added by computer to a scan of the skull and the result was made into a three-dimensional plastic model.

BBC News - Richard III: Facial reconstruction shows king's features 

How Richard III Really Looked - And Sounded

As well as unveiling a reconstruction of how King Richard III – the great villain of British history whose bones were confirmed yesterday to have been unearthed in a municipal carpark – might have looked, researchers have also attempted to reconstruct his voice.

And the news is – the King was a Brummie. The news is likely to come as a disappointment to Yorkshiremen who have always claimed him as one of their own.

Dr Philip Shaw, from the University of Leicester, studied the king's use of grammar and spelling in contemporary letters, and concluded that the king's accent "could probably associate more or less with the West Midlands."

King Richard III Unveiled - The Daily Beast 

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Who, What, Why: What Is the Method for Reconstructing Richard III's Face?

Bones found in a Leicester car park have been confirmed by DNA testing as those of Richard III. But what was the technique scientists used to reconstruct his face?

The only thing scientists had to go on was a skull. No portraits of the king done during his reign survive.

And yet scientists have built a model of Richard III's face. How?

Richard died in 1485 but his bones are well preserved. This doesn't surprise anthropologists as in the right conditions - soil with low acidity and few bugs - bones remain pristine for thousands of years.

BBC News - Who, What, Why: What is the method for reconstructing Richard III's face? 

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It is one of the great mysteries of English history. Did Richard III, the last of the Plantagenets, really murder the princes in the Tower as his Tudor successors, including their greatest propagandist, William Shakespeare, always alleged?

Previously confidential correspondence reveals that the Church of England, with backing from the Queen and ministers, has repeatedly refused requests to carry out similar forensic tests to those used to identify the remains of Richard III this week to see if the bones buried in Westminster Abbey are those of Richard's two nephews.

DNA testing was refused on the grounds that it could set a precedent for testing historical theories that would lead to multiple royal disinterments. The church was also uncertain what to do with the remains if the DNA tests were negative, potentially leaving the church with the dilemma of how to manage bogus bones. Authorities also resisted on the grounds the tests could not finally establish "if Richard III is to be let off the hook".

Why the princes in the tower are staying six feet under | Science | The Guardian 

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One Royal Secret That Won't Be Revealed... Richard III has been unearthed but the princes in the tower will stay buried

Having solved one of the greatest mysteries of British history, scientists desperate to unearth the next one and confirm if Richard III did murder the princes in the tower have been left disappointed.

Previously secret documents show that the Church of England, backed by the Queen, has for 20 years refused repeated requests by experts to test skeletons believed to be the Tudor successors buried in Westminster Abbey.

And it appears they will not be changing their minds after the University of Leicester announced to the world this week that the skeleton found under a council car park in Leicester is that of Richard III.

Richard III has been unearthed but the princes in the tower will stay buried | Mail Online 

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An academic has recorded what he thinks could be the accent of Richard III - and was surprised to realise he may have talked with a West Midlands twang.

Dr Philip Shaw, from the University of Leicester, studied two letters written by the last Plantagenet king.

The spellings gave him clues as to how Richard might have spoken.

But Dr Shaw said the accent was probably not the same as the distinctive one associated with modern-day Birmingham.

BBC News - Richard III: Academic mimics voice of last Plantagenet 

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King Richard III Exhibition Opens in Leicester Guildhall

Up to 1,000 people have taken the chance to be the first to see an exhibition about Richard III - which included a replica of his skull.

The display, at Leicester's Guildhall, focuses on the effort to prove remains found under a nearby car park were those of the last Plantagenet king.

Experts this week confirmed the skeleton unearthed by archaeologists belonged to Richard III.

Visitors queued around the building to gain entry to the exhibition.

BBC News - King Richard III exhibition opens in Leicester Guildhall

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I love Medieval and Renaissance music. :thumbsup:

A recording of music from King Richard III's lifetime has been released - including a dance possibly played at a notorious Christmas party he hosted.

The University of Leicester held a concert by the specialist recorder trio TritonE.

It includes music he would have heard growing up in England and from a Christmas do which was so raucous it was written about at the time.

BBC News - Music from King Richard III's life 

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Ohh it sounds almost magical!  :nod:

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York Minster has received "abusive" letters over a decision to support the reburial of Richard III in Leicester.

A campaign calling for the monarch to be reburied in York began after it emerged he would be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral.

The King had strong associations with Yorkshire, but the minster backed the plan in Leicester, where his remains were found underneath a car park.

The Minster said the letters would be investigated by its own security team.

BBC News - Richard III: York Minster receives 'abusive' letters 

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Richard III's Relatives Seek Judicial Review Over Burial

Relatives of Richard III are to seek a judicial review into the decisions authorising his reburial in Leicester.

Earlier this year, skeletal remains found beneath a car park in the city were confirmed as the king's by a team at the University of Leicester.

Since the find, a disagreement has surfaced about whether he should be buried in Leicester or York.

The last Plantagenet king's descendants say they should have been consulted by the government over the re-burial.

BBC News - Richard III's relatives seek judicial review over burial 

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King Richard III, whose remains were found under a council car park, may have had painful treatments for his spinal curvature, research has suggested.

The 15th century monarch suffered from severe scoliosis, which he probably developed in early adolescence.

It is a condition that can be very painful to live with - but some of the treatments practised in the late medieval period would have also caused sufferers a lot of anguish.

Among the "cures" was traction - the same principle on which "the Rack" worked as an instrument of torture.

Richard III: Did King Have Painful Treatment? 

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King Richard III's Teeth and Jaw Reveal Monarch's Anxious Life and Violent Death

Researchers say the skull and jaw of last English monarch to die in battle were badly damaged, lending support to reports that the blows that killed him were so heavy that it drove the king's crown into his head.

They also conclude that Richard III may have been as anxious and fearful as William Shakespeare portrayed him – he ground his teeth with stress.

Researchers also found that the king had suffered severe tooth decay, perhaps as a result of his privileged position and a sweet tooth.

King Richard III's teeth and jaw reveal monarch's anxious life and violent death - Telegraph 

Cindy

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Ouch! That must have been painful.

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King Richard III had uncomfortable resting place - CNN.com

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The Final Moments of Richard III's Burial Revealed: King was squashed into tiny grave with his hands still tied by gravediggers 'in a hurry'

Richard III was squashed into a tiny, badly prepared ‘lozenge’ shaped pit with his hands tied as gravediggers rushed to bury him, a new paper reveals.

The last Plantagent king’s remains were unearthed under a car park in Leicester in August 2012 - 527 years after his death at the Battle of Bosworth.

And an academic paper on the archaeology of the three week search for his grave reveals for the first time the details of the grave dug for the King.

The University of Leicester researchers found Richard was casually placed in a badly prepared grave, which suggests the gravediggers were in a hurry to bury him.

The final moments of Richard IIIs burial revealed: King was squashed into tiny grave with his hands still tied by gravediggers 'in a hurry' | Mail 

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Judge Warns Against War of the Roses Part Two

A group of relatives of King Richard III, whose body was unearthed in a council car park last year, have won the right to bring High Court proceedings to challenge a plan to rebury his remains in Leicester.

Many of his relatives want the body buried in York, claiming it was the King's wish.

A High Court judge in London urged the relatives and other parties involved to act with dignity in deciding the King's final resting place or risk embarking on a new legal War of the Roses.

Richard III's final resting place to be reviewed: Judge warns against War of the Roses part two | Mail Online

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Leicester Cathedral has unveiled the design for a tombstone to mark the final resting place of Richard III.

The remains of the King were discovered last year beneath a car park in the city by archaeologists from the University of Leicester. He died in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

The planned tombstone would be made of Swaledale fossil limestone and engraved with a cross. It would be placed in the Chancel of Leicester Cathedral. The King's remains would be buried beneath.

Designs show an engraving of the White Rose of York would be around the tombstone.

King Richard III Tomb Design Unveiled

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The bones of Richard III were thought to be lost forever, buried unceremoniously on the battlefield. But in 2012, a skeleton was found in a parking lot, and history had to be rewritten.

The King's Skeleton: Richard III Revealed | Smithsonian Channel

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The academic who led the team that found Richard III's remains has been made an OBE in the New Year Honours.  Richard Buckley, of the University of Leicester, was recognised for his contribution to archaeology.

The skeleton, found under a car park in the city, was confirmed as that of the last Plantagenet king in February.

More: BBC News - Richard III archaeologist appointed OBE

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Plans for a £4m visitor centre dedicated to Richard III, whose remains were found underneath a Leicester car park, have been unveiled.

Work has started to transform the old Leicester Grammar School building, which overlooks where the king was found, into the centre.

An exhibition will tell the story of Richard III's life and how his skeleton was identified by experts.

The centre's trustees said it would give the city an economic boost.

More: BBC News - Richard III: New £4m visitor centre plans unveiled

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t's been more than a year since experts announced the remains found in a car park in Leicester were those of King Richard III - but now experts have raised serious concerns about the findings.

Michael Hicks, from Winchester University, and archaeologist Martin Biddle, from the Winchester Research Unit, are challenging the results of the DNA testing, and the accuracy of the radiocarbon dating.

They are even calling for a coroner's court to be set up to independently review all of the evidence.

More: Skeleton found in Leicester car park may NOT be Richard III | Mail Online

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Oh, jeez .....

Cindy

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What???? After the DNA tests and the tell tale scoliosis and wounds????

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Good. The spirits of Kings Henry and John can now stop snickering behind his back!  :lol:

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Richard III's funeral crown will go on show for the first time next month for an event in the town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.

The 15th century monarch's remains were famously found under a Leicester car park in 2012. However, there is currently a legal dispute ongoing about where The King will be buried.

There are currently arguments and debates about whether The King should be laid to rest in Leicester where he was found, or in York where he spent most of his life.

More: Richard III?s funeral crown to go on show | Royal Central