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In August 2012, the University of Leicester, in collaboration with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council, began one of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever attempted: a search for the lost grave of King Richard III. On 4th February 2013, after a battery of scientific tests, the University announced to the world's press that these were the remains of Richard III, England's last Plantagenet monarch.
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n the summer of 2013 University of Leicester Archaeological Services returned to the Greyfriars site where they found the remains of Richard III. A second dig at the site was necessary because Leicester City Council were about to start work on the King Richard III Visitor Centre, part of which would cover the archaeological site. The second dig gave the archaeologists the chance to explore a much wider area than the 2012 dig and also gave opportunities to exhume further human remains from the site.
University of Leicester Archaeologists open the mysterious lead coffin found buried just feet from the former grave of King Richard III. The coffin was discovered in in August 2013 – one year after the remains of the former King of England were unearthed. Inside the lead coffin, archaeologists found the skeleton of an elderly woman, who academics believe could have been an early benefactor of the friary – as radiocarbon dating shows she might have been buried not long after the church was completed in 1250 (although analysis shows her death could have taken place as late as 1400). The high status female was in one of 10 graves discovered in the grounds of the medieval complex, including that of Richard III, six of which were left undisturbed. Those that were examined were all found to have female remains.
n the summer of 2013 University of Leicester Archaeological Services returned to the Greyfriars site where they found the remains of Richard III. A second dig at the site was necessary because Leicester City Council were about to start work on the King Richard III Visitor Centre, part of which would cover the archaeological site. The second dig gave the archaeologists the chance to explore a much wider area than the 2012 dig and also gave opportunities to exhume further human remains from the site.
University of Leicester Archaeologists open the mysterious lead coffin found buried just feet from the former grave of King Richard III. The coffin was discovered in in August 2013 – one year after the remains of the former King of England were unearthed. Inside the lead coffin, archaeologists found the skeleton of an elderly woman, who academics believe could have been an early benefactor of the friary – as radiocarbon dating shows she might have been buried not long after the church was completed in 1250 (although analysis shows her death could have taken place as late as 1400). The high status female was in one of 10 graves discovered in the grounds of the medieval complex, including that of Richard III, six of which were left undisturbed. Those that were examined were all found to have female remains.
Dr Turi King and Professor Kevin Schϋrer discuss the findings of the genetic and genealogical analysis in the King Richard III case. This includes coverage of all the genealogical research, and the results of the mitochondrial and Y chromosome analysis. It also includes the genetically-predicted hair and eye colour of Richard III as well as the results of the Bayesian analysis of all the evidence in the case to come to a conclusion about the identity of Skeleton 1 from the Greyfriars in Leicester. The producers of the clip wish to express their grateful thanks to the Royal Collection Trust, Society of Antiquaries of London, Michael Ibsen, Wendy Duldig, Anooshka Rawden and John Holt.
Dr Turi King and Professor Kevin Schϋrer discuss the findings of Y chromosome analysis in the King Richard III case and the theoretical consequences of the results.
Dr Turi King and Professor Kevin Schϋrer discuss the results of the Bayesian analysis of the all the evidence gathered in the search and scientific study of the skeletal remains found at the Greyfiars site in Leicester. The findings of this analysis allowed them to put a statistical figure on how sure they are that these are the remains of Richard III.
Dr Turi King discusses the findings of her analysis of Richard III’s DNA and the genes responsible for hair and eye colour. She visits the Society of Antiquaries of London to talk with Anooshka Rawden about the Arched Framed portrait of Richard III. The Arched Framed portrait of Richard III hangs in the Meeting Room of the Society of Antiquaries of London and is thought to be one of the two oldest surviving portraits of Richard III.
Dr Turi King from the University of Leicester Gentetics Department and Anooshka Rawden from the Society of Antiquaries of London discuss the Arched Framed portrait of Richard III. The Arched Framed portrait of Richard III is hanging in the Meeting Room of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Dr Turi King and Professor Kevin Schϋrer discuss the findings of the genetic and genealogical analysis in the King Richard III case. This includes coverage of all the genealogical research, and the results of the mitochondrial and Y chromosome analysis. It also includes the genetically-predicted hair and eye colour of Richard III as well as the results of the Bayesian analysis of all the evidence in the case to come to a conclusion about the identity of Skeleton 1 from the Greyfriars in Leicester. The producers of the clip wish to express their grateful thanks to the Royal Collection Trust, Society of Antiquaries of London, Michael Ibsen, Wendy Duldig, Anooshka Rawden and John Holt.
Dr Turi King discusses the findings of her analysis of Richard III’s DNA and the genes responsible for hair and eye colour. She visits the Society of Antiquaries of London to talk with Anooshka Rawden about the Arched Framed portrait of Richard III. The Arched Framed portrait of Richard III hangs in the Meeting Room of the Society of Antiquaries of London and is thought to be one of the two oldest surviving portraits of Richard III.
Dr Turi King and Professor Kevin Schϋrer discuss the findings of Y chromosome analysis in the King Richard III case and the theoretical consequences of the results.
Dr Turi King and Professor Kevin Schϋrer discuss the results of the Bayesian analysis of the all the evidence gathered in the search and scientific study of the skeletal remains found at the Greyfiars site in Leicester. The findings of this analysis allowed them to put a statistical figure on how sure they are that these are the remains of Richard III.
Dr Turi King and Professor Kevin Schϋrer discuss the findings of the genetic and genealogical analysis in the King Richard III case. This includes coverage of all the genealogical research, and the results of the mitochondrial and Y chromosome analysis. It also includes the genetically-predicted hair and eye colour of Richard III as well as the results of the Bayesian analysis of all the evidence in the case to come to a conclusion about the identity of Skeleton 1 from the Greyfriars in Leicester. The producers of the clip wish to express their grateful thanks to the Royal Collection Trust, Society of Antiquaries of London, Michael Ibsen, Wendy Duldig, Anooshka Rawden and John Holt.
Dr Turi King from the University of Leicester Gentetics Department and Anooshka Rawden from the Society of Antiquaries of London discuss the Arched Framed portrait of Richard III. The Arched Framed portrait of Richard III is hanging in the Meeting Room of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Professor Bruno Morgan of the University of Leicester and Dr Piers Mitchell of the University of Cambridge discuss the Richard III’s Scoliosis and the 3D model they’ve produced show the exact shape of his spine.
Dr Sarah Knight and Dr Mary Ann Lund of the University of Leicester's School of English discuss the first soliloquy of Shakespeare's 'Richard III'
Dr Sarah Knight and Dr Mary Ann Lund of the University of Leicester's School of English explain the background to Shakespeare's 'Richard III'
Leading historians and academics tackle the contentious question of whether Richard III was a benevolent king or murderous tyrant in this Leicester Exchanges live debate - following the University of Leicester’s discovery of the remains of Richard III under a Leicester car park. The debate panelist are Paul Lay, editor of History Today magazine, Dr Phil Stone, chair of the Richard III Society , Dr Mary Ann Lund, of the University of Leicester School of English and the debate is chaired by the University’s Deputy Registrar Richard Taylor. The panel touches on many aspects of the controversial monarch’s life and legacy - including whether the Tudors were responsible for blackening Richard’s name. The experts were are also asked to speculate how history might have unfolded had Richard won the Battle of Bosworth, and each panel member gives their own verdict on Richard III’s character at the end of the evening. The event also attracted a lot of online attention, with Twitter users firing questions to the panel using the hashtag #lexr3.
Mathew Morris describes the process of undertaking an archaeological dig inrban environment looking for Medieval remains. Mathew Morris is an archaeologist working for University of Leicester Archaeological Services and was the dig manager on the Greyfriars project - The Search for King Richard III.
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