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DNA ALL BUT CONFIRMS 500-YEAR-OLD BONES ARE KING RICHARD III’S

Science Dec 2, 2014 6:22 PM EDT

A 500-year-old cold case is nearing its conclusion. British scientists have
determined with “99.999 percent” accuracy that the remains of King Richard III
of England really were lying under a municipal parking lot in the central
English city of Leicester. Over the centuries his grave was lost, but in 2012 an
ambitious project to find it was launched by the University of Leicester.
Incredibly, and in short order, his bones were unearthed at the former site of
Greyfriars Abbey, where he was interred after his death in the Battle of
Bosworth in 1485.

Image from the University of Leicester

Research scientists extracted genetic material and put it through rigorous DNA
analysis. Their most recent findings were published in the journal Nature
Communications. They compared their samples to DNA collected from living
relatives. The tests found a link to a modern-day niece of Richard III, Wendy
Duldig who is 18 times removed, and Michael Ibsen, a nephew 16 times removed. It
also points to a new mystery of possible infidelity in the family tree. DNA
passed down on the maternal side matches these living relatives, but it does not
match on the paternal side.

Genetics expert Dr. Turi King led the research effort and said, “Even with our
highly conservative analysis, the evidence is overwhelming that these are indeed
the remains of King Richard III.” A leading British historian has called the
findings into question. Michael Hicks, formerly the head of history at the
University of Winchester, said “It tells us that the two modern relatives share
the same mitochondrial DNA as the bones, not that the bones belong to Richard
III.”

Richard reigned for two years, from 1483 to 1485 and was the last English
monarch to die in battle. Researchers determined he was probably killed by a
blow to his bare head. Using genetic markers, they also found Richard probably
had blond hair and blue eyes.

Watch University of Leicester scientists remove one of the skull’s teeth for DNA
analysis here:


 

Left: (L) The skull found in a parking lot believed to be King Richard III.
Image from the University of Leicester. (R) Late 16th century portrait of King
Richard III in London's National Portrait Gallery. British scientists have
determined with nearly 100 percent accuracy that the remains lying under a
municipal parking lot in the central English city of Leicester belonged to King
Richard III of England.


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