Forensic analysis solves royal mystery after more than 500 years

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 04:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

New research led by the University of Leicester in the U.K. gives a blow-by-blow account of the injuries inflicted on King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field on Aug 22, 1485. Modern forensic analysis of the King’s skeletal remains reveals that three of his injuries had the potential to cause death quickly.

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