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Skeleton found in parking lot identified as that of England's King Richard III, experts say
Fox News ^ | February 04, 2013 | Fox News

Posted on 02/04/2013 10:09:11 AM PST by AngieGal

He wore the English crown, but he ended up defeated, humiliated and reviled.

Now things are looking up for King Richard III. Scientists announced Monday that they had found the monarch's 500-year-old remains under a parking lot in the city of Leicester -- a discovery Richard's fans say will inspire new research into his maligned history.

University of Leicester researchers say tests on a battle-scarred skeleton unearthed last year prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that it is the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, and whose remains have been missing for centuries.

"Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, has been found," said the university's deputy registrar, Richard Taylor....

DNA from the skeleton matched a sample taken from a distant living relative of Richard's sister. Geneticist Turi King said Michael Ibsen, a Canadian carpenter living in London, shares with the skeleton a rare strain of mitochondrial DNA. She said combined with the archaeological evidence, that left little doubt the skeleton belonged to Richard.

Ibsen said he was "stunned" to discover he was related to the king -- he is a 17th great-grand-nephew of Richard's older sister.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 3rdthread; archeology; coupdetat; dna; genetics; godsgravesglyphs; hailkingrichard; helixmakemineadouble; henrytheusurper; henryvii; kingrichardiii; murderedbytraitors; richardiii; rightfulking; royals; shakespeare; unitedkingdom
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To: freekitty
Odd they only found this body now. They had to build the parking area. Why not then?

His body was buried in a friary that was subsequently "disappeared" (levelled) by Henry VIII.

The location of the friary was lost to time. It was only rediscovered through modern research methods, archaeology and good luck.

There are a lot of famous people whose graves will never be found because they and any markings indicating location, were deliberately destroyed. General Braddock, for instance.
41 posted on 02/04/2013 11:59:58 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: AngieGal

Richard Dryfuss as Richard III in the Goodbye Girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlrgSu8xtjQ


42 posted on 02/04/2013 12:04:10 PM PST by marsh2
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To: AngieGal

The joke is that now that Richard III’s skeleton has been ID’ed, Queen Elizabeth is planning to leave Britain and live in some place without extradition.


43 posted on 02/04/2013 12:06:14 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: tanknetter

There are a lot of famous people whose graves will never be found because they and any markings indicating location, were deliberately destroyed. General Braddock, for instance.

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Genghis Khan too, although they are closing in on him.


44 posted on 02/04/2013 12:07:43 PM PST by Psalm 144 (Capitol to the districts: "May the odds be ever in your favor.")
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To: tanknetter

Thanks


45 posted on 02/04/2013 12:33:22 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: tanknetter

What if the archeologists did one of those crime lab forensic reconstructions? See what a renowned medieval king really looked like, compare it to known likenesses, could be interesting.


46 posted on 02/04/2013 12:49:55 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Billthedrill
I’m sure he’d have been willing to give his kingdom for a hearse.

That's it. Off to the FR penalty box for a million years!

You mean I don't get a prize? I thought I would get a free download of the Free Republic Disc Drives going back to the first post. I was hoping Jim Robinson would announce "Now, the winner of our disc content!"

47 posted on 02/04/2013 1:05:37 PM PST by Our man in washington
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To: Our man in washington

“I’m sure he’d have been willing to give his kingdom for a hearse.”

GROAN...! :-)

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48 posted on 02/04/2013 1:30:20 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: AngieGal
Little known fact is he was beheaded by his grandson, Edmund.


49 posted on 02/04/2013 2:01:39 PM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: hattend

Sharon Kay Penman’s “The Sunne in Splendour”, presents Richard III more sympathetic than Shakespeare did. But that does not negate the fact that he was in the Tower when the nephews (I believe) were murdered.
The Yorkist-Lancastrian war , also known as the War of the Roses pitted family member against family member due to intermarrying between the White and Red Rose..


50 posted on 02/04/2013 2:27:17 PM PST by cardinal4 (Constitution? What Constitution?)
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To: elcid1970
What if the archeologists did one of those crime lab forensic reconstructions? See what a renowned medieval king really looked like, compare it to known likenesses, could be interesting.

That's where they've said they're going with this. The remains are going to be documented at an incredible level prior to reburial.
51 posted on 02/04/2013 3:30:28 PM PST by tanknetter
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To: twister881

York should have him! BUT he needs a cool tomb—we got the skull, how about we re-do the face so we can see what he really looked like? Make a special about it! He wasn’t as bad as history paints him—was he ruthless, yes, just like all rulers of his day (and today as well—just ask Princess Diana—you will need a ouija board).


52 posted on 02/04/2013 4:52:37 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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Thanks colorado tanker.

Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.


53 posted on 02/04/2013 6:51:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: DManA; BillyBoy; GeronL; fieldmarshaldj; Perdogg; AuH2ORepublican

After his brother died he had his 2 young nephews declared bastards and took the throne.

The boys disappeared soon after.

He was the last English King to die in battle.


54 posted on 02/06/2013 11:38:32 PM PST by Impy (All in favor of Harry Reid meeting Mr. Mayhem?)
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To: Impy

That stuff is tame compared to some things in Chinese and Korean history


55 posted on 02/06/2013 11:47:27 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Impy

...Although Yi Bang-won, Taejo’s fifth son by Queen Sineui, had contributed most to assisting his father’s rise to power, the prime minister Jeong Do-jeon and Nam Eun used their influence on King Taejo to name his eighth son....
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....Both sides were well aware of each other’s great animosity and were getting ready to strike first. After the sudden death of Queen Sindeok, and while King Taejo was still in mourning for his second wife, Yi Bang-won struck first by raiding the palace and killed Jeong Do-jeon and his supporters as well as Queen Sindeok’s two sons (his half-brothers) including the crown prince in 1398....
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They were literally slaughtering their own family members for power. There was another instance where a King slaughtered everyone in his and his wife’s family who could possibly challenge him for the throne. He didn’t even wait for anyone to get that idea.


56 posted on 02/06/2013 11:52:20 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Our man in washington

Ow. That hurt.


57 posted on 02/06/2013 11:55:01 PM PST by patton (Tinker toys, watches, and shiny things - we all sell rocks for a living.)
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To: GeronL; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj

That’s very interesting, what’s that other King’s name?

Can you imagine if say the Kennedy’s were 13th century monarchs? I think they would fit right in.


58 posted on 02/07/2013 12:20:09 AM PST by Impy (All in favor of Harry Reid meeting Mr. Mayhem?)
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To: Impy

It’s bad enough they were 20th century monarchs. They inflicted a helluva lot more damage (and the martyrdom for a moral degenerate was the cherry on top).


59 posted on 02/07/2013 12:25:56 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Impy

The one that pretty much killed off all his rivals?

Now I have to search for that one.


60 posted on 02/07/2013 3:33:41 AM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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