Philip Schwyzer, Shakespeare and the Remains of Richard III, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 247, 55 [pounds sterling]/$85. In September 2012, a skeleton dug up underneath a car park in Leicester was recognised as the remains of Richard III, hastily b...
Second, the remains seem to be too old to be those of Richard III. Researchers used a technique called radiocarbon dating to examine the level of radioactive carbon in the remains and thus determine how old the bones were. This dating revealed that the remains were from a man who died in...
This is important because mitochondrial DNA is only passed by women, even men. That means they could compare the mitochondrial DNA of these living female descendants to identify the remains of Richard III, should his remains ever be found. This led to the the Looking for Richard project. The ...
In 2012, a skeleton was excavated at the presumed site of the Grey Friars friary in Leicester, the last-known resting place of King Richard III. Archaeological, osteological and radiocarbon dating data were consistent with these being his remains. Here w
The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days, and explores these events from the standpoint of Richard himself and his contemporaries. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, we ...
Richard III was the last English king to be killed in battle, he became one of Shakespeare's most notorious villains, and is one of the few English monarchs whose precise resting place was lost: the mystery surrounding the fate of his remains persisting to the present day. Historical records...
Define Richard III. Richard III synonyms, Richard III pronunciation, Richard III translation, English dictionary definition of Richard III. 1452-1485. King of England who claimed the throne after imprisoning the sons of his deceased brother Edward IV. Ri
In a remote English manor house, modern admirersof the much-maligned King Richard III—one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains—are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-believe murder. But the fun ends when the masquerade turns more sinister . . . and deadly. Jacqueline...
“What we’re saying is that for a significant historical figure such as Richard III, his remains should be the subject of a broad consultation,” explains Matthew Howarth, the lawyer representing the Alliance.“All the interested parties should be able to have their say, state their case as...