Richard III

[OwlHoot]

His traditional portraits have a sunken-cheeked wary-eyed cunning weasel appearance, which is nothing like the reconstructed face.

Makes one wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to dig up a few more medievil monarchs, to do that skull reconstruction thing and update the history books with more realistic portraits. I'm sure they wouldn't mind, as it would be in a good cause.

That's assuming the skulls are still available - Unfortunately several earlier monarchs, including William the Conqueror, buried in France were disinterred by French peasants during their various revolutions over the centuries, and the skulls used to play football with and then lost!

Apparently the only surviving part of Will Conk is one thigh bone. But, who knows, one day the DNA from just that (if a complete set survives) may be enough to reconstruct his skull shape.

A face reconstruction was recently done with for French king Henri IV

[redgiant]

Just realised he looks like Lord Farquaad from Shrek (or more likely the other way round):

[DaveB]

They've also figured out how he ended up there.

[EternalOptimist]

Not only is he famous for having a body-part named after him, but he also coined one of the most famous sayings in the world - A horse, A horse. my Kingdom for a horse



CATESBY:
Rescue, my Lord of Norfolk, rescue, rescue!
The king enacts more wonders than a man,
Daring an opposite to every danger:
His horse is slain, and all on foot he fights,
Seeking for Richmond in the throat of death.
Rescue, fair lord, or else the day is lost!

KING RICHARD III:
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!

CATESBY:
Withdraw, my lord; I'll help you to a horse.

[Pogle]

Will he get a Catholic burial or a CofE one?

[Troll]

Will he get a Catholic burial or a CofE one?

Ecumenical

[vetran]

Will he get a Catholic burial or a CofE one?

It's Leicester they will probably cremate him and pop him in the river.

[Sysman]

Which eventually brought to mind this:

The Daughter of Time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ah yes, the winners get to write history.

[DaveB]

Ah yes, the winners get to write history.

And paint the pictures. The paintings of Richard iii get progressively more distorted the later they were done. Early ones show a much softer expression with no real sings of deformity, some were even "edited" later to make them less attractive. Tudor propaganda at it's best.

[EternalOptimist]

Will he get a Catholic burial or a CofE one?

Where will Richard III be interred ?

good question