Photos: Remains found in Leicester, England are those of King Richard III
February 4, 2013
Archaeologist Richard Buckley addresses a press conference at Leicester University in central england, on February 4, 2013, in front of a picture of King Richard III's open burial site. A skeleton found under a car park in the English city of Leicester is that of King Richard III, widely regarded as one of history's most notorious villains, scientists confirmed Monday. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images
The skeleton of Richard III is seen in a trench at the Grey Friars excavation site in Leicester, central England, in this picture provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout
Lead archaeologist Richard Buckley speaks during a press conference at University Of Leicester as archaeologists announce whether the human remains found in Leicester are those of King Richard III on February 4, 2013 in Leicester, England. The University of Leicester has been carrying out scientific investigations on remains found in a car park to find out whether they are those of King Richard III since last September, when the skeleton was discovered in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Jo Appleby, a lecturer in Human Bioarchaeology, at University of Leicester, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, who led the exhumation of the remains found during a dig at a Leicester car park, gestures at the university Monday Feb. 4, 2013. Tests have established that a skeleton found , including this skull, are "beyond reasonable doubt" the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira, PA)
A general view of Leicester Catherdral, close to where the body of Richard III was discovered, on February 4, 2013 in Leicester, England. The University of Leicester has been carrying out scientific investigations on remains found in a car park to find out whether they are those of King Richard III since last September, when the skeleton was discovered in the foundations of Grey friars Church, Leicester. King's Richard III's remains are to be interned at Leicester Catherdral. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Flowers sit on a memorial stone marking the death of King Richard III inside Leicester Cathedral, close to where the body of Richard III was discovered, on February 4, 2013 in Leicester, England. The University of Leicester has been carrying out scientific investigations on remains found in a car park to find out whether they are those of King Richard III since last September, when the skeleton was discovered in the foundations of Grey friars Church, Leicester. King's Richard III's remains are to be re-interred at Leicester Catherdral. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Students read a stone plaque incorrectly claiming to mark the spot where the remains of King Richard III lie near Leicester Cathedral, on February 4, 2013 in Leicester, England. The University of Leicester has been carrying out scientific investigations on remains found in a car park to find out whether they are those of King Richard III since last September, when the skeleton was discovered in the foundations of Grey friars Church, Leicester. King's Richard III's remains are to be re-interred at Leicester Catherdral. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
A statue of King Richard III stands in Castle Gardens near Leicester Cathedral, close to where the body of Richard III was discovered, on February 4, 2013 in Leicester, England. The University of Leicester has been carrying out scientific investigations on remains found in a car park to find out whether they are those of King Richard III since last September, when the skeleton was discovered in the foundations of Grey friars Church, Leicester. King's Richard III's remains are to be re-interred at Leicester Cathedral. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
A television screen displays the skull what is believed to be King Richard III during a press conference at Leicester University on February 4, 2013 in Leicester, England. The University of Leicester has been carrying out scientific investigations on remains found in a car park to find out whether they are those of King Richard III since last September, when the skeleton was discovered in the foundations of Grey friars Church, Leicester. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Undated photo made available by the University of Leicester, England, Monday Feb. 4 2013 of a skull that was part of the remains found underneath a car park last September at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, which have been declared Monday "beyond reasonable doubt" to be the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years. Richard was immortalized in a play by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies including those of his two young nephews, murdered in the Tower of London on his way to the throne. (AP Photo/ University of Leicester)
Undated photo made available by the University of Leicester, England, Monday Feb. 4 2013 of a skull that was part of the remains found underneath a car park last September at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, which have been declared Monday "beyond reasonable doubt" to be the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years. Richard was immortalized in a play by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies including those of his two young nephews, murdered in the Tower of London on his way to the throne. (AP Photo/ University of Leicester)
The skeleton of Richard III is seen in a trench at the Grey Friars excavation site in Leicester, central England, in this picture provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout
The skeleton of Richard III, which was discovered at the Grey Friars excavation site in Leicester, central England, is seen in this photograph provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout
The skeleton of Richard III is seen in a trench at the Grey Friars excavation site in Leicester, central England, in this photograph provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout (
Light falls on a stone referring to King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, central England, February 4, 2013.A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. His bones will be buried at Leicester Cathedral next year. REUTERS/Darren Staples
A member of the clergy walks past a picture of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, central England, February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. His bones will be buried at Leicester Cathedral next year. REUTERS/Darren Staples
Two vertebrae from the spine of Richard III are seen in this photograph provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. The vertebrae show some abnormal features; the spinous processes of the vertebrae (bottom), which should be straight, are twisted to one side and there are signs of osteoarthritis in the joints between the vertebrae. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout
The base of Richard III's skull, which has had a section sliced off (bottom right), is seen in this photograph provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout
The jaw bone of Richard III, which shows a cut mark (bottom right), is seen in this photograph provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout
The pelvis of Richard III is seen in this photograph provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013. A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle. REUTERS/University of Leicester/Handout
Dr Jo Appleby, a lecturer in bioarchaeology at Leicester University, points to an image of the skull of Britain's King Richard III, during a press conference at the university in central England, on February 4, 2013. A skeleton found under a car park in the English city of Leicester is that of King Richard III, widely regarded as one of history's most notorious villains, scientists confirmed Monday. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images
Leicester Cathedral is pictured in central England on February 4, 2013. The skeleton of King Richard III will be re-interred at Leicester Cathedral, in keeping with archaeological practice to bury remains on the nearest consecrated ground. A skeleton found under a car park in the English city of Leicester was on Monday confirmed as that of king Richard III, widely depicted as one of history's most notorious villains. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images
Undated photo made available by the University of Leicester, England, Monday Feb. 4 2013 of part of the remains found underneath a car park last September at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, which have been declared Monday "beyond reasonable doubt" to be the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years. Richard was immortalized in a play by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies including those of his two young nephews, murdered in the Tower of London on his way to the throne. (AP Photo/ University of Leicester)
People stand near the memorial stone to King Richard III, inside Leicester Cathedral, England, Monday Feb. 4, 2013. Leicester University declared Monday that the remains found underneath a car park last September at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, were "beyond reasonable doubt" to be the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years. Richard was immortalized in a play by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies including those of his two young nephews, murdered in the Tower of London on his way to the throne.(AP Photo/PA, Rui Vieira)
Jo Appleby, a lecturer in Human Bioarchaeology, at University of Leicester, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, who led the exhumation of the remains found during a dig at a Leicester car park, speaks at the university Monday Feb. 4, 2013. Tests have established that a skeleton found , including this skull, are "beyond reasonable doubt" the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira, PA)
A general view of a memorial stone to King Richard III, inside Leicester Cathedral, England, Monday Feb. 4, 2013. Leicester University declared Monday that the remains found underneath a car park last September at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, were "beyond reasonable doubt" to be the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, missing for 500 years. Richard was immortalized in a play by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies including those of his two young nephews, murdered in the Tower of London on his way to the throne.(AP Photo/PA, Rui Vieira)
A painting of King Richard III is pictured in Leicester Cathedral in central England on February 4, 2013. The skeleton of King Richard III will be re-interred at Leicester Cathedral, in keeping with archaeological practice to bury remains on the nearest consecrated ground. A skeleton found under a car park in the English city of Leicester was on Monday confirmed as that of king Richard III, widely depicted as one of history's most notorious villains. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images
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