King Richard III: Unseen Footage of His Skeleton | History Documentary | Reel Truth History

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In 2013, researchers announced that the body of King Richard III had been found underneath a car park in Leicester. The body took five months to discover and consisted some of the most intensive archaeological and scientific analysis ever conducted. Now, in this special follow up documentary, watch unseen footage and additional interviews from the specialists involved that helps tell this extraordinary forensic story in even greater detail.
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[@abitearoundtheworld6125]

Imagine minding your own business and getting a call telling you that you are the direct descendant of an English King

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

Almost everyone in Europe is, I've got ancestors from royal families from all over Europe on all sides of my family.

[@fifa4lifeunknow795]

@@OpinionatedChicken59 You sir, go out there and demand some kingdoms!!!

[@Badboybarz]

@@fifa4lifeunknow795 😂😂😂

[@signis6512]

@@fifa4lifeunknow795 lol

[@fifa4lifeunknow795]

@maria DVH all kings are sons To a usurper

[@daveleighton4683]

In his wildest dreams Richard would never have imagined that he would go for a drive in a car.

[@colinjava8447]

Or go in a MRI scanner... Imagine what people of the future will be finding out about our dead bodies, and what things they will be doing to them.

[@russellcampbell9641]

I was thinking the very same when the lady put HRH's bones in the back of her Fiat.

[@ladyrotha5420]

;-)

[@silversliver1592]

What a fucktard statement...space cadet

[@daveleighton4683]

@@silversliver1592 where's your sense of humour bub?

[@miss_mollie_jane]

I’m a volunteer at the museum on the car park site and it’s honestly been a wonderful experience to start my museum career here. I’ll never tire of this story

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

How marvellous! I saw the film “The Lost King” just before Christmas and I was fascinated; I’d love to visit the place he was found.

[@CiceroSolo]

Extremely cool. Watching from Australia

[@patrickdoyle9369]

Unless there was a grave stone saying who's in the grave, then this could be anybody.. There is NO proof that this is King Richard.. NONE !

[@CiceroSolo]

@@patrickdoyle9369 you didn't watch, there's tons of evidence, most conclusively being mitochondrial DNA shared between Richard and his last living mitochondrial ancestor

[@iriscollins7583]

​@@patrickdoyle9369 DNA.

[@Digital111]

It's crazy to think that his bones were there for 527 years... He's been there since before Colombus even landed in the Americas.

[@sadee1287]

Columbus' arrival in the Americas was of no great significance, since others had already landed there and had settlements which pre-date Columbus - the settlement at L'Anse Aux Meadows being proof of that. And the history of Britain's monarchies is a long one.

[@Digital111]

@@sadee1287 "no great significance" except that it triggered the colonization rush of the whole continent by Spain, Portugal , France and the UK. That's the significance of it.

[@demonpride1975]

well they would have to be somewhere obviously.

[@norXmal]

Should check out ötzi his remains are over 5000 years old, found in permafrost and still had skin on its remains.

[@SapphireeCos]

I could never really imagine all of this was real. If someone told me, there was a king ruling the land for 500 years, I wouldn't believe them because i can't image these people exist. It's crazy but these documentaries help me to proof the past was real using pictures

[@emeraldbee4139]

Worst thing is he has 500 years of parking tickets to pay off.

[@sharonwaddell2548]

And he was double parked.

[@thomasmcewen5493]

The Parking Warden wants his Boot back

[@bluenose007]

Send the bill to Buckingham Palace

[@winniedhaouadi1973]

Hahaha

[@susanvaughan-schiele4201]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😁

[@mr.x8468]

so he got stabbed in the cheek, sliced in the rib, punctured by a thrusting dagger, blunt strike with a sword and bashed by a halberd... while he was still alive? damn he took that like a tank

[@Jungskeptiker]

All battles were awful. The wounded warriors were on the battle field for days and eaten by rats. Imagine, that a rat slowly eats you. Is that a heroe like end of your life ?

[@bluenose007]

Like Monty Python in the Holy Grail just a scratch

[@fourshore502]

well they could have all happened within seconds of each other, and probably did.

[@lyndal8882]

And another chop to the head 500 years later

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

@@lyndal8882 Just to be extra thorough

[@trafalgar1938]

Cannot figure out why I did not see this fantastic video sooner. Thank you to all those extremely highly educated, clever people devoted to their work. Lastly, can you imagine being dead for 500 years, having your funeral 500 years later, and having relatives attending?

[@helenabiesma5560]

there was on Channel 4 - straight away explaining that the money was not there and than the Richard III society had to find the finances there and etc etc

[@ChristophersMum]

This was an amazing adventure from many sciences...and the doggedness of one woman...and the Richard lll Society.

[@kerrysun2647]

Can't believe lord farquaad was able to be brought back to life

[@AshiSlashii]

AHSHSHS NOOOO

[@danyuda9083]

nauurrrr SKSKSKSKSKKSSK

[@zeke18]

That's criminal

[@anormalname6498]

bruh

[@RealLordVoldemort]

Mrs Doubtfire's brother

[@Barouche]

Thank you for an excellent documentary- no adverts, no padding, no silly voices, no over-exciable presenters - what a refreshing change to the usual adolescent fodder usually served out today on mainstream TV.

[@JackHernandezGentlemanJack]

You need to watch more British history shows, dude

[@marjorieloquet7828]

I find ptogtammes like this are very informative interesting eye opening icould gi on and on give me more

[@tungstenkid2271]

Incidentally I attended Alderman Newton's school in the early 60's, we never for an instant guessed Richard was lying just over the wall under a car park.

[@brandonseto4524]

Nice

[@ad220588]

and here he is

[@racinghadfield5976]

My Grandad did as well... He said almost exactly the same statement.

[@Hi-me2jn]

If you went around 50 60 years ago why in ur name are you a kid

[@tungstenkid2271]

@@Hi-me2jn I'm 73 years old and the name Tungsten Kid is just to fool people into thinking i'm a snot-nosed kid..:)

[@lovekatz3979]

This is absolutely fascinating to watch. I feel so bad for King Richard III. How he died was awful, but we now know all about him.

[@SerenaOFFICIALZ]

Same, I feel quite bad as well considering it was a brutal death.

[@thedocnastrian]

I say this without a hint of sarcasm or irony. I love that they arrived in the area with an idea that he is probably there somewhere, and boom! First trench on the first day, and they've found him. That's some world class detective work to pinpoint where to dig. incredible!

[@helenw8520]

And under a car parking space with 'R' on it!

[@allysmith2284]

Sometimes I believe that these parts of history want to be found….

[@iriscollins7583]

There was written evidence of where he was buried. The Monastery etc. go back to the start of the video.

[@ljo642]

Thanks mainly to Ms Langley, and she deserves FAR more if the praise, as does her colleague, Dr JOHN ASHDOWN HILL. Neither of them got half the recognition they deserved because of the University's high handed approach which stole their thunder.

[@macsmiffy2197]

⁠@@ljo642without them no one would have been digging up a car park.

[@Nickersons-Theme]

Imagine being the only person to say " I put a pick axe through the skull of Richard III"

[@pmichael73]

She wasn't the first.

[@Nickersons-Theme]

@@pmichael73 Yes, I know that. But she's the only LIVING person able to say I put a pick axe through the skull of Richard the III

[@pmichael73]

@@Nickersons-Theme LOL! No way I can dispute that!

[@fredfinks]

It was 90% gravity (google that phrase and watch the 30 sec youtube vid result)

[@fluoridejunkie]

hold my beer

[@atozot09]

Lord Farquaad on the movie "Shrek 1" looks like Richard III.

[@georgeyorgos5409]

man..i wonder from where they took the inspiration in Shrek.

[@CraigsOverijse]

I will think you will find it’s the other way around

[@captntargaryen9219]

Thats why i clicked. Im a simple man, i see Lord Farquaad, i click ;)

[@tonyminutti5277]

Literally what I came in here to say hahaha glad I wasn't the only one that saw this!

[@atozot09]

@@captntargaryen9219 😊😁😂 Me too. LOL

[@todezwis]

I was happy to see that Philippa Langley was given some credit and appeared in this program several times. Despite that, I believe she should have been given more credit than just stating she joined forces with Leicester University, and in all truth, she fought hard to get this dig underway, while Leicester University really didn't believe in her, and then took credit for everything for their own selfish reasons.

[@karinlawrence6500]

Hear! Hear!

[@paranoidandroid8193]

I´ve watched this a few times now,I still find it really moving. One of my ancestors died alongside Richard in this battle (John Howard). Its easy to trace your family tree when you have someone like this in the line.

[@SonicXGaming1]

Thats cool

[@artykatykat6742]

I love how the narrator is from horrible histories, really adds to it

[@Dudin224]

Is this some sort of peasant joke I'm too rich to understand? Hahaha classic

[@NikoroAya]

Yeah, It's so weird to hear Death,Caligula and King George the III Narrate about Richard III xD

[@blackout9278]

aha soon as i seen him i sang HOOOOORRIBLE HISSSSSTOOOOOOORIEEEEES the rat was my favourite

[@frankzappa951]

Harold Boom

[@cent1989]

and he was on the show detectorist

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

"Do you know the muffin man?" "Do I know the muffin man?" "The muffin man!"

[@joshuateoh8966]

Yesssss someone cultural XD

[@christinanoble8760]

I knew he looked familiar. hahah

[@fsggames2022]

Brings back memories: Archeologist: "This is the face of King Richard" SHREK CG Artist: " HOLD MY BEER!!"

[@flowers-zg7pv]

That's why I clicked on this 🤣

[@NA-hk4rm]

Nooo I wrote that now I gotta delete my comment

[@toska3528]

The fact that King Richard the III took 8-blows before he went down says a lot about this royal in life.

[@BigHenFor]

We don't know exactly which wounds were pre- or post-mortem. All we know which ones would have been lethal.

[@tricivenola8164]

I just watched this for the third or fourth time, after watching novelized versions of his life. Thanks for a clear, factual and entertaining look at this discovery. I'm so glad that someone had the forethought to film the entire process- even before they had only the merest clue that they would actually find him.

[@DrTubeman]

If it wasn't for the work and persistence of Philippa Langley King Richard III would have never been found at all!

[@anothermintiesplease2021]

I have watched it several times over the years and always find it really interesting and get a buzz each time. Love these doco's

[@bekindtoyourmother]

I greatly admire the British reserve and quiet humour. The humility of the entire process is impressive. Anything of this nature in America would be grandstanding, chest beating and likely involve movie deals before even being brought to the surface. British appreciate their history and the rest of us benefit greatly.

[@linpollitt8950]

Thank you, that's a lovely thing to say.

[@lonnekefalk2560]

They are quite distinguished aren’t they? Lovely comment by the way🤗🤗

[@AYRYZIGER]

Excellent comment. And nice nickname too.

[@BradBrassman]

@@lonnekefalk2560 No, we aint! We paint our faces blue and eat people you know!!!

[@lonnekefalk2560]

@@BradBrassman Ah well, someone has to do it…😂😂

[@tungstenkid2271]

Rightly or wrongly, Richard has had a bad press in some quarters, but there's one thing nobody can take away from him- he wasn't a coward, he died in battle leading from the front..:)

[@c0nstantin86]

Make europe feudal again!

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

I need a MEFA cap

[@chopchung]

@Kandy Kandy SLANDER......SPANS THE CENTURIES!.KANDY.....U R NOT 2 MY TASTE!.

[@Coolagreen16]

He murdered two boys in cold blood, that was pretty cowardly. His nephews no less. He was a twat.

[@cossieconnoisseur]

@Kandy Kandy Historians are undecided on the deaths of the Princes. There is no proof that Edward V and Richard the Duke of York were murdered by Richard III. In fact, in written history from the period, the first mention of the death of the Princes comes from Henry Tudor one year after he wins the throne! Ask yourself, who had the most to gain? Even the confession of Sir James Tyrell, given in 1502, some years after Richard III's death does not state when and by whos orders. Histories written by the victor are normally very flawed and when the great storyteller Shakespeare got his teeth into a plot, the result was only for politic and entertainment! I for one would like to see DNA analysis and modern forensics carried out on the bones discovered in the Tower.

[@martina6611]

I’m a bit late to the party but, WOW…. Incredible story. Loved every minute of it.

[@hikingwiththeshackletons]

This proves the mentality of men back in those times, Richard was deformed & probably in a lot of pain, but still went to war and led from the front. These days, Premier league players fall over if they are merely breathed on by the opposition. Rest in peace your majesty.

[@MikeJohnno]

These days, if you don’t lead your men to battle, they throw you in jail and throw away the key

[@ModellingWeekly]

Lead archaeologist: 'and when I look down and saw traumas on the skull...' Other woman who dug the skeleton: 'about that'

[@shadowxxe]

Lead archaeologist: It must have been some sort of dagger Other woman: Yeah dagger..... *whispers to digger driver* DONT TELL HIM

[@annehat4833]

I dont trust ANY experts unless they have a cilpboard in their grubby hands....then i know for sure its the truth ! hehehe

[@evm6177]

🍷😆 Could imagine if this were like one of those old tele comedies.

[@kapkone]

How useless was she?? Some expert

[@TheBrownWolfAkaBrian]

@@kapkone bones are very brittle depending on the age.

[@superhans85]

"It's quite daunting for me, I'm at an early stage of my career, if something goes wrong for me, It could be very damaging for me". Said just days after she swings a pick axe into the ex King of Englands SKULL

[@LtD973]

Yeah, ooops!

[@mickyyimerb]

oh come on! who hasn't done that?!

[@twistedmr]

they where going to make this stick regardless of if the remains are what they say. A lot of the "proof" , is flimsy.

[@sando5517]

@@twistedmr matching DNA of a known relative is pretty flimsy, you're right!

[@twistedmr]

@@sando5517 yes it is flimsy the track they took is well open to manipulation of outcome. i am not going to explain how this works assuming you are an adult.

[@lonestar6709]

Make no mistake... This was the most incredible archaeological find in centuries. All under Leicester carpark. Stranger than fiction.

[@macsmiffy2197]

In a parking space marked with an ‘R’!

[@crooker2]

Note how the scientists use the word 'confirmed' and 'beyond reasonable doubt' not 'proved'. The biggest misconception is that science sets out to prove things. It doesn't. It only confirms or falsifies hypotheses. Well done. This is an amazing documentary... And I'm so glad they were able to find a line relative... I also love that Canada connection.

[@Hardside65]

I´m from germany and my respect for this english king, dying on the battlefield . I heard the story, that after the battle Richard III. body was shown for weeks in a near pub to proof the era of house Plantagenet was over - the late middle age was dark and full of terrors !

[@CzechMirco]

Imagine being one of the curious people watching and taking photos from the street - and to find out a few days later that they had actually been witnessing the finding of the long lost king.

[@tinamalenczak3897]

When it was on TV, they said that he was found underneath a painted "R", which was part of "car park", and the only letter in that bay. That seems spooky! R for Richard!

[@iriscollins7583]

I believe it was R for reserved.

[@not.likely]

Incredible work. Thanks and Congratulations to all the scientists and associated institutes involved for solving this age old mystery and keeping this part of history authentically alive

[@marynollaig4124]

And the relatives. If they refused we would never know.

[@leanie5234]

It's always amazing how Medieval skeletons exhibited very little tooth decay. Ah to have lived before Happy Meals and processed sugars.

[@EricBarbman]

You're looking at a 32yo man teeth, and tooth rot exploded first well before sugar, with cereals diet (moving from hunter gatherer diet), during the neolithic.

[@rabbitsrule9437]

They also used a kind of tooth floss which helps more than toothpaste in reducing decay

[@charlottebruce979]

To have great teeth but die on average in your 30's. I'll just look after my teeth and live long

[@Killenmachine05]

Im a simple man, i see farquad, i click.

[@bamboovidal2721]

You good sir is commendable good sir

[@justusgoedhart5255]

👍😉 why not????

[@Killenmachine05]

@@justusgoedhart5255 watching this again, I guess it would make a whole lot of sense that lord farquad is actually directly based on 2:10

[@remamasuskapoe4280]

That is so amazing what science can do. 👍

[@karenlittle7511]

Simon and Philippa,two grand people from the north east and yes ,Richard was a bonny lad ,loyaulte me lie Richard

[@peterwhitaker4038]

this must rank alongside great 'finds' like Howard Carter (Tutankhamun) and Robert Ballard (Titanic). i admire the people who persevere and stick to it even though they may find nothing. this was a great find.well done to all involved.

[@Jenifer_G]

This helped me alot finding that he was the last of the Pantagonist line. Its my mothers side in family history. Thanks for this post very much.

[@iriscollins7583]

Plantagenets.❤

[@macsmiffy2197]

Funny how the men are remembered, but Philippa Langley’s role in this was glossed over. Without her years of relentless searching, they wouldn’t even have been digging in a car park.

[@ironclay3939]

More emotional than I thought this would be

[@yolandacroes5491]

A truly amazing story bringing the best of archeology, science and old fashioned sleuthing together. A once in a life time discovery for all involved and for us who can only experience it through this awesome video.

[@carljhirst]

Richard III, never knew he'd be on KZbin! on the Internet in the far far future!

[@tabby73]

Or having a ride in car!

[@demonpride1975]

guess he got the best of his killers, he is still more famous then them. i killed king Richard the III. king Richard now, yeah but whose busted bones are in a museum.

[@saikou1490]

to think those bones were just underneath a parking lot. who knows whats underneath all these older cities.

[@thornyrose4709]

Well in Germany it's usually British an U.S.. bombs. So where you from?

[@andrew_koala2974]

The original pronunciation of Leicester (pr: Lester) is Lie-cester. A city built by The Roman Empire. During which time the year comprised of 10 months. Roman soldiers were paid once every 3 months. What was the tenth month?

[@moc6897]

@NPC Homie Sometimes real treasures are to be found, left behind by fleeing people in the 30-years war, or citizens of a besieged town, etc. Some 40 years ago a farmer found one of those in the middle of a field, while plowing. As a good catholic he gave the treasure (some hundreds of gold coins) to the catholic church (Trier), for sure Satan will shorten his time in hell at least by half an eternity ... hahaha

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[@patriciareeves7303]

there was another programme which showed how his armour supported his spine. They found this out by finding a man with similar scoliosis and trying medieval equipment on him.

[@annazaman9657]

That was a great documentary too

[@beth12svist]

They also showed how the medieval type of saddle might have in fact helped support him, and that that likely was why he preferred to fight from horseback - which is a pretty amazing insight into textual records of him they would not have been able to make without finding his skeleton and finding a person with a similar body willing to undergo the experiments. (And I also love how this manner of experiment was also only possible thanks to decades of living history that mean we do have experts able to recreate medieval armour and saddles and fighting styles.)

[@killa46464]

WOW, that was incredible . What an amazing story . The timing for it all to come together like it has is truly uncanny !

[@Marcello1b]

What a journey! From his death to his discovery. How amazing we can discover dates of death, DNA and reconstruction of his facial... What an era we are in. Really interesting.

[@redwine2664]

now all we have to do is whether he killed the 2 Princes or not?

[@chetanbrahmania7697]

Yeah I think too

[@sibika5232]

@Catharina, Sweden they are descendant of henry vii it wont happen

[@billycaspersghost7528]

@@sibika5232 There are at least 4 dynastic shifts between the current family and the Tudors. They are as related to the Plantagenets as they are to the Tudors . the House of "Windsor" ( a popular brown soup of the Victorian era) has no particular interest in the Tudors or Plantaganets.

[@mikeyoung7660]

If you read John Ashdown-hills book on Richard III. At the end of the book he tells how there were people who took credit for finding Richard III who had actually absolutely nothing to do with the findings. Leicester university was one of them. Phillipa Langley was always at the forefront for the Richard III project, it was here project right from the start.

[@DrTubeman]

Exactly, if it wasn't for the work and persistence of Philippa Langley King Richard III's remains would have never been found at all! There is a new film called "The Lost King" released on the 7th of October 2022 that tells the extraordinary real-life story of amateur historian Philippa Langley's search for the lost remains of Richard III. Philippa was the driving force behind an excavation carried out in a car park in Leicester in 2012. Hence the University of Leicester Archaeological Services isn't happy about the depiction of their staff in the film, presumably because the film shows what arrogant buffoons the (ULAS) staff were.

[@Hc.krd1]

She actually took the credit for another guys work I forgot his name

[@richard594]

The truth of "King Richard111" death in the battle of Bosworth differs greatly from Shakespeare's play in which he says "a horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse", and those were his last words before dying in this dramatic stage play. In the real battle for the throne of England his leadership and courage is beyond reproach as was "witnessed" by Knights and soldiers who fought with him in the struggle to unite England.

[@ljo642]

It was in the Tudors' interests to malign him. No-one knew he was ''hunch backed'' until his body was revealed for all to see after the Battle of Bosworth. He was a brave and noble king.

[@leenam9215]

This was brilliantly amazing and a thorough investigation makes us more surprised, the details, even the very dramatic scene is very essential to watch. This documentary and everyone involved was just extraordinary 👍👍

[@Sahvi]

The narrator was an actor in Horrible Histories. Kinda fitting

[@mansooraimran7461]

yeah i notised it straight away

[@lillyarliss253]

I thought I was the only one who noticed x

[@marmalizer2010]

think he also played the bad guy in the detectorists

[@lt.junior591]

and the security guard in paddington

[@dantalion1341]

is he the "is this a peasant joke im too rich to understand?" guy??

[@alishaqrashaqra2098]

How many people will meet thier 17th grandfather... What a mix of feelings

[@yashsharma1825]

He wasnt any one's grandfather.. He bore no childrens.

[@andypandy3635]

@@yashsharma1825 Actually, Richard III did have a legitimate son, Edward, who predeceased him at the age of 10. Richard also had other illegitimate children, but none of them had any known issue, so his direct line does not survive.

[@NickVenture1]

These two relatives are the descendants of the King's sister.

[@tracymcardle1236]

I have always been interested in Richard and found this documentary wonderful, no mess ing straight to the point, I had tears in my eyes at one point😍😍

[@NeilPatton1962]

One of the best produced and most fascinating documentaries I have ever seen. What a most amazing adventure for everybody involved and what pride they can have in a job so incredibly well done. Thanks.

[@charlottebruce979]

Absolutely really well done, and everything just went so well from the beginning. I hope your life goes that way, too!!

[@andrewball5111]

I've been to the exhibition in Leicester and the tomb at the Cathedral, it is wonderful. But what annoys me is that the University at the time didn't give two figs about the project or the Richard the third society's amazing hard work, it was just 'lets do it to keep them happy', but as soon as the uni found the king they took all the glory, even at the ceremony of his funeral. The made it all about how great they are and the society was a tiny little help on the side. Very annoying.

[@hvacdesignsolutions]

That's academics for you.....love to take credit for work they never did.

[@mandycassidy7544]

Wrong, york wanted it but we kept it.

[@ChristophersMum]

@@mandycassidy7544 That was mean...

[@sloht4061]

Literally how university works. They are pyramid scams. University costs you 10 times more than you earn or ever will earn. Know what's ironic? I'm currently studying a master's degree and want to know what's even moreee ironic? Its in film XD

[@sloht4061]

@@hvacdesignsolutions Pretty much all who fund your research/habits.

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

Brilliant stuff - the perfect blend of historical research and forensic archaeology. The arts and sciences working together to give us all a fascinating glimpse of what is achievable. Well done to all involved at Leicester.

[@citigirl]

Fascinating and amazing in one moment. Thank you for this journey.

[@miroslavk.5049]

Amazing scientific success, my most sincere congratulations! What an excellent job has been done.

[@acedostres]

“Respectfully but modestly buried” Ah, probably tossed in a pit with his hands tied.

[@khaix4666]

fr tho😭😭

[@robdee81]

Respectfully because he was burried in a prestigious part of the church , Modestly because he was hurriedly burried with no grave goods. He was mistreated by enemy soldiers and his body was mutilated but all this was pre burial.

[@walternoterboom2657]

whats interesting is the wound that connected to the back pelvis after he was fatally wounded. It could be the enemy, but it could also be his ally.

[@cherrytraveller5915]

He was buried in the centre of a church in all fairness. The church was pulled down but the fact still remains that when he was buried it was in a church. Considering the rumour that they threw his body into the river as well as other things makes the fact that he was buried in a church seem awfully considerate really

[@pinup_charmer3348]

Seems odd to tie the hands of a corpse...

[@Guranga93]

Some of you may die, But it's a sacrifice I am willing to make. -King Richard III 22 August 1485

[@Th3Mavr1ck]

hahahahaha i scrolled so far for a Farquaad reference

[@shengiemathed5555]

😂🤣Im sorry I also said it in Lord Farquaad’s voice

[@benjamindavey4782]

Farquad and Richard even had the same haircut.

[@systemcalljudgement6077]

I first heard that line on sherk

[@Judith-hk7if]

I have been binge watching on the findings of Richard III. I am so impressed by what this team did, especially the passion and perseverance of Philippa, who will go down in history for her 100% correct research - just wow!

[@jasonali4122]

What a brilliant documentary and story. Thank-you.

[@sputumtube]

Fantastic documentary. I was rivetted throughout. Thanks for posting.

[@andrewtongue7084]

Absolutely agreed, Paul :)

[@kylebarker2844]

just rivetted bud

[@robertsmith9076]

Yup it was a hard days night .

[@robertevans8010]

@@robertsmith9076 Obviously Richard the Third was Riveted as well.

[@missyb9438]

Look how close those buildings are, he could have been buried over forever. So much of our history is gone, lost under buildings.

[@jjandorliadul]

9:54 As the two members of the Richard III society approach the dig site and are excited about seeing the skull of what they hope to be Richard III, you can see the bone expert down in the pit looking down in a mix of embarrassment and shame - knowing she just drilled a massive hole into Richard's skill by accident with the pickaxe. As if Richard's death wasn't horrible enough, she had to add insult to injury. LOL

[@j_m_b_1914]

Kind Richard III -- "Over 500 years since that last fatal blow and they're STILL taking shots at my head!"

[@michaelhart7569]

Yes. She really jumped on his bones, you might say.

[@paulinemegson8519]

Give the poor woman a break. Due to the scoliosis that twisted Richards back, his head wasn’t where she expected it to be, where ANYone would have expected. As the digger operator said, they didn’t know where anything was, and were digging blind. It’s a mercy they didn’t put the digger right through. The only reason they didn’t was because they suspected there might be bodies.

[@beth12svist]

​​@@paulinemegson8519 Scoliosis and also, they mention somewhere down the line, because it was a hasty burial and he had apparently been dropped into a grave that was a tad too small for him - so the skeleton was bent even further out of shape. (ETA: Now I think about it - the body had also been thrown over horseback - maybe that also had sonething to do with it? I don't know enough about rigor mortis to say, but maybe it meant the body got stuck in that shape and that was why it was buried like that - because it was a hasty burial?)

[@paulcochrane6268]

Thank you for a fascinating and beautifully written and presented video

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.....................

[@billycaspersghost7528]

Wow. Now you come to mention it , it has struck me now. Or then ,since it just drifted past so quickly . Like living at the front of a hurtling train ,I know where I started and one day the final destination will arrive but `twixt times I`m just catching brief glimpses out of the window. I feel faint now ,why did you have to say what you said ,when you said it?

[@vudusid8717]

Yeh, even the first time I read this quote 30 seconds ago is just a memory.

[@avi10000]

See the book The Power of Now By Eckhart Tolle - Avi

[@helentucker6407]

Utterly amazing how that first trench was the one! Brilliant!

[@barbarasherman4870]

So fascinating and humbling somehow, well done to everyone involved.

[@leigh-mariehamilton3361]

Absolutely brilliant programme. Thank you very much.

[@fredmorton1631]

Don't you just love it when a Plantagenet comes together. Excellent work ! Bravo the team.

[@wcstevens7]

Fred Morton .LONG LIVE THE KING.

[@andrewtongue7084]

Your jokes are older than Richard, Fred :D

[@teedee5978]

Very whitey!

[@mariantea9225]

Lol! 😄

[@belledecaucase]

Not totally excellent. A pick axe was crudely used to create a hole in his skull by one of the members of the team.

[@stevenrichardson9880]

9:35 "she wears protective clothing so as not to contaminate the dna of the bones"............with her hair sticking out all over the place :/

[@meggiedejong5028]

😂😂😂

[@sushilmagar1818]

And after cleaning it removing mask to place it and all with just a gloves😂

[@TheMelbournelad]

And yes I get ya point. But I think it’s also oils etc and would be to protect her as well dispite what the girm reaper said 😝

[@Emilia-os2vw]

She wears protective clothing so as not to contaminate...smashes scull with a pickaxe 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@TheMelbournelad]

@@Emilia-os2vw what’s one more puncture wound to the list 😝

[@jmanhuntley]

A wonderful insight to the work and skills of all involved. What a great find for our English Heritage!

[@christinerenney4657]

My headmistress, Mrs Morris, was a great fan of Richard III and instilled her enthusiasm into so many of her pupils.

[@franciscorojas934]

Im a Chilean ,living in Australia for 45 years..But I always heard of King Richard III ..and...I'm in tears right now don't know why..perhaps because the work was put by the people that Unearth him and show us this..amazing work..great video...

[@Wally-H]

Thank you for your interest and passion in our history. Hopefully you will know that following the research, Richard was given a proper funeral, fit for a king with people lining the streets to pay their respects.

[@jennifercapps105]

@Hello Francisco how are you doing

[@HydroSnips]

18:12 - she says “skelly” instead of ‘skeleton’. Awesome :D

[@r.c.2766]

Wow and wonderful work. Thank you for the information.

[@nushbush192]

Amazing findings and conclusions for a well carried out research, connectings things from that historical event with King Richard's death, his skeleton discovery down to locating and matching his DNA, and alas, from that century old to present, his lineage was traced. What a tremendous work done! Big congratulations to the whole team!

[@ljo642]

And by far the most important person - Philippa Langley, the unsung hero.

[@halfaworldaway]

Immediately recognised this guy's voice. I can imagine it saying "stupid deaths stupid deaths!"

[@maneshkaborham7551]

Now that you pointed it out I cant stop hearing it.. 🤣

[@gru6y17]

Looks like he was basically lynched, tied hands, multiple injuries and multiple different wepons used. Seems that he was captured and brutaly murdered by a group of men

[@sirmalus5153]

That's what happens in a battle, when your surrounded by your enemies. He likely didn't last more than 30 seconds once he was cut off from his bodyguard in the battle. His hands were tied to make it easier to keep his body on a horse afterwards most probably, with a dagger of some sort inserted in his rear, to add insult to injury. At least his death was mostly quick.

[@gru6y17]

@@sirmalus5153 that does make sense

[@Hunchy_TheSimGamer]

By all accounts he died bravely, even Henry VII's historian noted that " "King Richard, alone, was killed fighting manfully in the thickest press of his enemies". I think it is safe to assume that if someone affiliated with his bitter rival was willing to record something as complimentary as that about the king's final moments, it meant that Richard III, despite his disabilities and frail physique, went out like a trooper, probably taking out several of the opposing force before becoming overwhelmed by superior numbers. Once he was unhorsed it was game over, surrounded by Welsh pikemen he would have been knocked to the ground. As his full plate harness, the finest available at the time, made him very difficult to wound, his helmet was ripped off allowing delivery of the blows which caused the horrific head injuries discovered by the archeologists.

[@Johnny-sj9sj]

Applause! Applause! My kingdom for applause! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤡

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

@@Hunchy_TheSimGamer His death was more honourful than King Charles I's.

[@CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN]

This is fascinating!!!!! I love programs like this.

[@patriciadavison1486]

Amazing! Well done Team 👏 What a fascinating video and so much work done by so many people to prove that the skeleton was indeed King Richard 111. Just brilliant.

[@simon4043]

I love how the osteologist is asked "so that was a wound to the head?" "Well, not really, I did that 10 minutes ago with the mattock" Oops

[@REALANSHUMAN]

the fact that a dead kings teeth are in much better shape than my 23 year old teeth with 2-3 cavities . :'(

[@DeN-nc7rx]

I mean, he was a still a king that might explain why they were better taken care of

[@paulwary]

Pure sugar was not available in those days I think. Sugar is the cause of cavities.

[@psyche.9262]

maybe if you knew what a toothbrush was

[@REALANSHUMAN]

@@psyche.9262 please enlighten me cool girl .

[@psyche.9262]

@@REALANSHUMAN should I also remind you to brush your teeth everyday or what

[@janverboven]

Wonderful report !! You will hard pushed to find an another find. Thanks you a thousand times over.

[@alfredoa.potthoff6709]

fantastic, excellent work, thank you!

[@tomben6180]

Killed by 3 different weapons! They really wanted him dead.

[@FireWyvern870]

Possibly 3 or 4 people fought him, incredible

[@lisajustvisiting9953]

I still can't believe he was under that car park , he was a really famous king. I thought he would have been in a fancy tomb somewhere

[@The-Alpha-Niner]

That was the whole point. He was a deposed king by a rival faction called the Tudors and they wanted him gone and forgotten about, so any supporters or sympathizers would be silenced and cowed.

[@gangleweed]

Why....he was on the other side so they just wanted to get rid of him .

[@lisajustvisiting9953]

Well I was speaking from a future point of view. When the king was buried they probably did have a grave marker, also they wouldn't have known a car park was going to be built there in the future.

[@fredfinks]

@@The-Alpha-Niner why wouldnt they just bury him in a field?

[@bluefive1727]

@@fredfinks Even though he had been Henry's enemy, he was an anointed King of England and even his enemies praised his courage. He was buried without ceremony but in the choir of a friary church which was reserved for people of very high status.

[@nicolaeprisacaru5759]

Incredible, great team work.

[@raphaelahons3479]

Greqt work !!! It is so fantstic when archeaolohy shows us the truth of history !

[@britannia55]

I admire people that can see walls and buildings from the dirt and rubble they find, would love to be on a dig and find something that is valuable .

[@gogreen3895]

Respect. Who knows how many soldiers were killed following Richard lll, so when the leader is finally laid to rest in dignity, so are the others whose bodies may never be found.

[@elenastubo]

Fantastic documentary!! Thank you!

[@tom-mo2pd]

Outstanding work. Extremely interesting

[@-.Germanicus.-]

Sucks that he lost not only his crown and his life, but to degrade his body in such a way and destroy his name for all of history. The Tudors really hated this guy...

[@Roywebcafe]

The Tudors spread alot of propaganda about not only R3 but other Plantagenets. The story of the poker up the arse for one king is one example.

[@frederikdewaele3549]

Of course had Henry VII lost the battle and be killed at Bosworth, his fate would have been similar or worse. His head would probably have been chopped of and been sent to London as proof of his death; and perhaps some arms and legs were sent to other cities. It was a brutal time with no mercy for traitors or losers.

[@-.Germanicus.-]

@@frederikdewaele3549 probably england would still be catholic to this day. Would of changed a lot of what we know. One great "what if" questions of history, if Richard had won.

[@frederikdewaele3549]

@@-.Germanicus.- That is one possibility. Of course history being the way it is, we'd never know wether a Plantagenet king like Richard III or more likely his eventual Plantagenet successor might not have gone the same way with divorcing and remarrying in order to get a male heir and successor. After all by 1485 the legitimate Plantagenet possible successors had grown rather thin. Also what is to say that such an English King might not have been converted to protestantism in a way such as many of his German fellow sovereigns in the HRE became protestant converts. That's alsways the case when one enters "what if" territory: that there is an infinite number of probabilities and possibilities...

[@jimmason1072]

Yes true....but Henry 7th....really didn't have any direct line to the throne....I believe....it was through his mother Margaret....and her line was really illegitimate.....her fathers side was from an illegitimate line from Duke John of Gaunt....so making Richard as evil as possible was a benefit....

[@linzadon]

Funny how all these Kings cherish the male line yet it was the female line that identified him

[@deidremcintosh6892]

Loved this so much ,very interesting

[@jamesdriscoll2216]

Absolutely fantastic documentary I really enjoyed it

[@simonduzz]

Can't imagine our political leaders dying in war these days.

[@coldogno7]

2:16 cant imagine somebody looking like that going into a battle and died in a fight

[@DungarooAdventures]

Leaders nowadays lead from the rear not the front!

[@-.Germanicus.-]

Our leaders are no longer kings. But chosen rich men who let poor men fight for them. Kings and emperors would fight alongside their men. I think it's more on they had more to lose. Their bloodlines wiped out. They're lands taken over. Kings were there for all or nothing purposes.

[@AndyJK45]

Teresa May?

[@molexi6537]

Well first of all, we are no longer led by soldiers (for a good reason), and in democracies we don't have a single "leader" (You could argue that the PM or the President is the leader tho). There is also the problem when the leader dies in a battle, it usually throws the nation into chaos so it isn't a good idea to put your leaders to fight wars.

[@yoshidasaki17703]

King Richard III after battle looking at his own wound be like: "ti's but a scratch"

[@janinecassandrabejo4223]

XD ikr thats not compared to the pain he went thru

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

A true king for sure.

[@demonpride1975]

lol and you know his buddy is like, dude i can see your brain.

[@jillburn1]

Loved this documentary , so interesting .

[@marynollaig4124]

Well done and thanks to the surviving relatives for their cooperation. I enjoyed it.

[@leokorn1629]

A great documentary, an extraordinary case.

[@priestleyharker4046]

The credit should go to Philippa Langley , she told you where to dig right down to the car park spot itself.

[@priestleyharker4046]

@Snaggle Toothed but she still fundraised it. Got everyone back on board to get the job done. It doesn't matter if she went all weird and supernatural about it

[@lendoggtheking]

@@priestleyharker4046 I have to say I found her to be irritatingly unscientific in such a way that could have destroyed the evidence she was looking for where it not for the professionals around her. One specific example being “we have to get to the medieval layer as quickly as possible”

[@MV-ix7tl]

@@lendoggtheking Yeah, I thought that as soon as she said it.

[@christinetookey5637]

Some woman! 👏 after 500 odd years too!....I’m lucky to find where I parked my car after 5 minutes🤣👏👏

[@randommusicenthusiast2758]

I really wondered how she learned about the the remains of Richard III without using psychic powers. 🤔

[@tryctan2399]

That is what I call dedication.

[@jeannabhalerao6895]

Amazing science, dedication, skill and collaboration.