"The bloody dog is dead" - King Richard III's skeleton found
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[quote]LEICESTER, England — In one of Britain’s most dramatic modern archaeological finds, researchers here announced on Monday that skeletal remains found under a parking lot in this English Midlands city were those of King Richard III, for centuries the most widely reviled of English monarchs, paving the way for a possible reassessment of his brief but violent reign. [/quote]
[url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/world/europe/richard-the-third-bones.html?_r=0]Source[/url]
how can they tell?
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Well shit thats where I live, pretty neato
[editline]4th February 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=geogzm;39470085]how can they tell?[/QUOTE]
DNA samples taken from the bones compared to DNA of living relatives
Richard the Third wasn't a bad king though! :C
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I wonder how the hell it ended up there.
[QUOTE=proch;39470178]I wonder how the hell it ended up there.[/QUOTE]
It was buried there. The parking lot was built over the site of an old church.
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[QUOTE=geogzm;39470085]how can they tell?[/QUOTE]
How can people not read the article?
holy shit that page image spooked me
Richard the 3rd was a heavily demonized monarch by the winning faction in the war of the roses, he actually wasn't that bad.
I guess he never got that horse.
[QUOTE=proch;39470178]I wonder how the hell it ended up there.[/QUOTE]
There are a lot of old buildings built over in Britain and Europe, things just get demolished over time and new buildings make way.
[QUOTE=Vasili;39470404]Richard the 3rd was a heavily demonized monarch by the winning faction in the war of the roses, he actually wasn't that bad.[/QUOTE]
whoa you read that article, too??
Wow, I just watched an older QI yesterday and they brought up the fact the skeleton was never found. Quite the coincidence.
He wasn't that bad a king, just made some silly mistakes.
Like killing his nephews.
And pissing off the Stanleys.
Under a parking lot, huh?
Shame it was a municipal, I would've loved to see it found under a McDonald's or something.
I prefer richard IV
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I heard about this on the radio; interesting that there was where he was laid to rest.
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;39472985]I prefer richard IV
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[h2]CHISWICK! FRESH HORSES![/H2]
At least we know he's dead for sure now eh? Hahaha
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"Oh my god it's uncle Richard, EEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRGH!"
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oops[/QUOTE]
See the little goblin, see his little feet, see his little noseywosey, isn't the goblin sweet
[QUOTE=scurr;39472912]He wasn't that bad a king, just made some silly mistakes.
Like killing his nephews.
And pissing off the Stanleys.[/QUOTE]
I guess his resting place being paved over for a parking lot served as a fitting punishment for him then.
Imagine going back in time and telling him of his fate.
[QUOTE=Roger Waters;39473263][h2]CHISWICK! FRESH HORSES![/H2][/QUOTE]
As the good Lord said: "Love thy neighbor as thyself, [B]UNLESS HE'S TURKISH, IN WHICH CASE KILL THE BASTARD![/B]
[QUOTE=Computrix;39473582]I guess his resting place being paved over for a parking lot served as a fitting punishment for him then.[/QUOTE]
Eh... sort of. He was actually a really good king, just a bit of a nob.
[QUOTE=koeniginator;39472949]Under a parking lot, huh?
Shame it was a municipal, I would've loved to see it found under a McDonald's or something.[/QUOTE]
Actually, best case scenario:
Found under a Burger King
I do love Richard the Third, but he's been misunderstood quite a bit throughout history. Horrible Histories portrayed him really well in one of their songs.
[video=youtube;R6JczvS1PL4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JczvS1PL4[/video]
