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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The face of Richard III:After 500 Years Slain King Face Is Reconstruction (PHOTOS)
This is the face of Richard III, reconstructed from the skull found beneath a social services car park that was yesterday confirmed as that of the last Plantagenet king.
The facial reconstruction was today released following the confirmation that the skeleton unearthed in Leicester was that of the king killed in battle more than 500 years ago.
The image is based on a CT scan taken by experts at the University of Leicester, who discovered the king's skeleton with the help of the Richard III Society during an archaeological dig last September.
In an extraordinary find which challenges conventional historical accounts, the skeleton of the last of England's medieval kings was identified by DNA analysis after researchers traced his living descendants.
The remains were found on the site of the choir of the Greyfriars church, which now lies beneath the mundane concrete of a council car park.
The facial reconstruction was officially unveiled today, but it was broadcast last night in a Channel 4 documentary on the find.
It reveals the controversial king had amore pleasant, younger and fuller appearance than period portraits reveal - a face far removed from the image of the cold-blooded villain of Shakespeare's play.
MORE PHOTOS BELOW...
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| The Battle of Bosworth: Richard, pictured on the white horse, was killed in battle more than 500 years ago at Bosworth field, in a battle which marked the end of his line and the rise of the Tudors |
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| Hunched in death as he was in life: The skeleton was found in good condition with its feet missin g |
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| The skull of the king as it was found by archaeologists: Trauma to the skeleton showed the king died after one of two significant wounds to the back of the skull - possibly caused by a sword and a halberd |
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| As they were found: The remains of King Richard III were found in a hastily dug grave beneath a council car park in Leicester last September, in what were once the precincts of Grey Friars church |
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| 'It doesn't look like the face of a tyrant': Richard III Society member Philippa Langley, who instigated the search, stands besides a facial reconstruction of King Richard III before it was officially unveiled today |
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| We've been looking for you: Actors dressed as knights look where archaeologists found skeletal remains during an archaelogical dig to find the remains of King Richard III in Leiceste r |
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| Revealed: This is the face of King Richard III, reconstructed from 3D scans of his skull after the positive identification of his skeleton found beneath a social services car part in Leicester last year |
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