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17 Sep 2014 10:49 #213510
by chairman
Richard III's last moments were likely quick but terrifying, according to a new study of the death wounds of the last king of England to die in battle.
The last king of the Plantagenet dynasty faced his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field on Aug. 22, 1485, only two years after ascending the throne. The battle was the deciding clash in the long-running Wars of the Roses, and ended with the establishment of Henry Tudor as the new English monarch.
But Richard III's last moments were the stuff of legend alone, as the king's body was lost until September 2012, when archaeologists excavated it from under a parking lot in Leicester, England. Now, a very delayed postmortem examination reveals that of nearly a dozen wounds on Richard's body, only two were likely candidates for the fatal blow. Both were delivered to the back of the head.
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17 Sep 2014 12:11 #213557
by Snoopster
Link please Krish. I would love to read the entire story of Richard III's demise. Did you know there is a Richard III society comprising of members from all over the world? Their mission is to reclaim the reputation of Richard which was tarnished by none other than William Shakespeare in his play "Richard III".
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