Researchers over in the UK have finally figured out the final resting place of Richard III, the last British king to die in battle. Turns out he was under a car park all along.
A team of archaeologists and historians from the University of Leicester have found what is being hailed as the greatest archaeological find of modern times. “There is a match between the maternal DNA from the descendants of the family of Richard the third and the skeletal remains that we found,” researchers said.
The death of Richard III in 1485 and his remains had been shrouded in mystery, however, we now know where his bones lay and researchers say this could help to paint a clearer pictured of one of the most violent kings that ever reigned.
Richard III’s skull
Richard was killed fighting his eventual successor Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field in central England in 1485.
It’s said that Richard III suffered from a crooked spine, which left him hunched over. So that might explain a few of the jokes currently doing the rounds on Twitter, like Jimmy Carr’s for example:
