Scientists describe what they found in the grave
Dr Jo Appleby, Project Osteologist.
- the item in the skull may not have been an arrow but a Roman nail
- hands were crossed so possibly tied when the skeleton was interred
- rib bone was sent to carbon dating labs - both labs said the individual could have died in 1485
- skeleton mostly well preserved and complete
- adult male with an unusually slender almost feminine build for a man
- matches known facts- no suggestion of withered arm- individual of age 20-late 30s
- probably of slightly taller height than average male of the time
- unknown cause of curvature of the spine
- the individual probably wasn't born with it, but it developed after the age of 10.
King Richard III's head on show in Leicester
A facial reconstruction of King Richard III is on display today in Leicester's Guildhall on the first stop of a nationwide tour.
Richard III: Ceremony to remember fallen in battle
Members of the Richard III Society and other dignitaries held a rose-laying ceremony today at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre.
Who was Leicester's John Fulleylove?
He's considered Leicester's most famous artist, and in 1880, he painted the night of Leicester's hidden king – but who was John Fulleylove?