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Due to DNA research on Richard III's remains, the current English royal family may not have a legitimate claim to the throne.
how did richard iii die?
Shakespeare overheard the star of Richard III (Richard Burbage) agree to hook up with an enamored fan at her house. When the actor arrived after the show, Shakespeare answered the door, saying "William the Conqueror was before Richard III."
What happened to richard iii son?
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Forensic examination of the recently discovered skeleton of King Richard III shows he perished at the hands of assailants who hacked away pieces of his scalp and rammed spikes into his brain as the helmetless monarch knelt in the mud.
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Not only was King Richard III found buried under a city car park, but coincidentally was almost directly under a large painted "R" for Reserved
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In 2012 the remains of King Richard III were found buried beneath a parking lot.
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Scientists unearthed a skeleton from a UK parking lot, genetically identified it as the former king, Richard III, and while trying to trace former monarch’s lineage accidentally uncovered centuries-old royal adultery.
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King Richard III, who died in battle over 500 years ago, was found buried under a parking lot in the city of Leiceter in 2012.
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After analyzing Richard III's DNA, it was revealed that either the House of York or the House of Lancaster were the product of infidelity.
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King Richard iii’s bones were found under a parking lot in England
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The body of Richard III (King of England 500 years ago) was found under a carpark in 2012
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William Shakespeare's history-themed plays include King Henry IV Part 1 and 2, King Henry V, King Henry VI Part 1, 2, and 3, King Henry VIII, King John, Richard II, and Richard III.
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Benedict Cumberbatch is related to Richard III (and played him on TV)
The ruthless and deformed King Richard III, who is a suspect in the disappearance and/or murder of the Princes in the Tower, was infested with roundworms. What's more, these worms may have "popped out" of his nose and ears when he was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field. - source
The first official casualty of the Vietnam War was Richard Fitzgibbon, Jr., who was killed by his own crewmember. Nine years later, Fitzgibbon's son, Robert Fitzgibbon III was also killed in the Vietnam War - source
Benedict Cumberbatch is a distant relative to Richard III.
Two sets of boys' bodies were found in the Tower of London, in 1603 and in 1674. When they were found, each set was thought to be the bodies of the two princes who disappeared while Richard III was king. - source
When did richard iii die?
Benedict Cumberbatch is a distant relative of King Richard III.
How did king richard iii die?
Rhys ap Thomas, a Welshman who supported Henry Tudor/VII. Widely credited for Richard III's death, Rhys was richly rewarded by Henry Tudor. After Rhys' death, Henry VIII gave his grandson's inheritance to an English lord, then executed him for inciting discontent among the Welsh.
The skeleton of Richard III, king of England from 1483-1485, was found in 2012 underneath a parking lot in Leicester. He was exhumed and given a full crown burial.
Of the 11 wounds King Richard III suffered at Bosworth Fields in 1485, nine were to his apparently unprotected head. Researchers also found evidence of yet another potentially fatal wound to the fallen king's pelvic area, but this they believe was delivered after death as an insult.
