Richard III Has Been Found !!

Researchers confirm that the 500-year-old skeleton found under a city centre car park in Leicester is that of King Richard III.Scientists say tests prove that it is the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.Osteologist Jo Appleby said that the study of the bones provided "a highly convincing case for identification of Richard III."And DNA from the skeleton matches a sample (coincide con una muestra)  taken from a distant living relative of Richard's sister.

Richard III ruled England between 1483 and 1485.His brief reign saw liberal reforms, including introduction of the right to bail (el derecho a libertad bajo fianza) and the lifting of restrictions on books and printing presses.His rule was challenged, and he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field by the army of Henry Tudor, who took the throne as King Henry VII. For centuries, the location of Richard's body had been unknown. Records say he was buried by the Franciscan monks of Grey Friars at their church in Leicester. The church was closed and dismantled after King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1538.

A reconstruction of King Richard III based on the bones found

The last English monarch to die in battle, Richard was described in a play by William Shakespeare as a hunchbacked (jorobado) usurper who killed many people - including those of his two princely nephews, murdered in the Tower of London - on his way to the throne. Many historians say that image is unfair, and argue Richard's reputation was smeared  (calumniada , manchada ) by his Tudor successors.

The truth is Richard III owes much of his fame to Shakespeare, because  who hasn't heard the famous line:

"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"