Aspecialfollow-uptotheprogrammethatbroadcastexclusiveaccesstotheresearchintotheremainsofRichardIIIfoundunderneathaLeicestercarpark.Theresearchconfirmedthattheremainswerehis,andhelpedbuildapictureofwhathelookedlike.Usingunseenfootageofthedigandtests,andfreshinterviewswiththeleadscientists,thisprogrammerevealsmultiplenewdimensionstothehuntforEngland'slong-lostking.Theprojectinvolveddozensofspecialists,inthefieldsofarchaeology,osteology,history,forensicpathology,genealogyandDNAanalysis.Theprogrammepiecestogetherthecriticalstepsinthearchaeologicalexcavation,explaininghowtheGreyfriarsChurchwasuncoveredanddetailingthepainstakingexhumationofRichard'sgravefromthefirstindicationsofhumanremainstotheexposureofthebody'stwistedspine.Intheuniversity'slabs,theprogrammefollowsthescientistsastheyexaminetheskeletontounlockthelostking'sstory,revealingitscluestohisdietandsocialstatus,andtothediseasesheendured.ThefilmrevealshowtheDNAmatchwithRichardIIIwasmade.Perhapsthemostharrowingstageoftheprojectwastheminuteforensicexaminationofthecauseofdeath.PiecingtogetherCTscansandmicroscopicanalysis,theteamidentifiedthemajorinjuriesthatRichardsufferedinthelastmomentsofhislifeandshortlyafterwards.
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