Ricky the Third

Yes it is early in the week but it's one of those weeks, and so this is about my only chance, for those of you who are wondering.
So we all heard about the discovery of Richard III's bones. But for those of you who didn't get anything more than that, listen up.
It wasn't a chance discovery; and academic crew was actually looking for the bones, says the LA Times, and were simply lucky enough to find them in a spot that wasn't overrun by suburbia.
DNA testing was used to compare an sample to a known ancestor of Ricky's sister, and the match was all but identical.
Turns out we can now make assumptions about his death: all we really knew was that he was the last English king to die in battle, fighting against his successor Henry VII, first Tudor to usurp the throne, in 1485 . But his skull shows signs of extreme trauma, with at least two blade wounds that would have been fatal. Also, his feet were missing, probably caused by later disturbance, and the wrists were crossed, so they were likely tied together.
So who was this guy anyways? He was infamous as a homicidal tyrant, as popularly depicted by William  Shakespeare, who ruled from 1483-85. And yes, for those of you who read the online packet, this was how the Tudors rose to power and led to James I on the throne. So, do keep in mind that history was sort of rewritten to give the Tudors a legitimate claim to the throne, which easily could lead to warped perspectives on Richard.
He died about age 32, which is accurate with the forensics results. He was about 5'8" but had scoliosis, so he probably appeared shorter. As the article reports, "Fans say Richard III was an enlightened, capable ruler whose important social reforms included the presumption of innocence for defendants and the granting of bail, which remain pillars of the legal system in Britain and the U.S."
But, no one does know what happened to his two nephews that he supposedly killed, who were his only competition to the throne.
So, what can we learn? Not much really. I mean, I guess if you're famous and want to stay that way, die in a spot that's hard to find under questionable circumstances, so that way people look for you and in 700 years you pop back up into the news... But if that's useful information to you, well, use it well I guess. But it sure makes for a good story, especially since we're starting Macbeth, and we just read about all this background for the origin of the Tudor line.
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