Richard III: The King in the Carpark - History Documentary

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Unearth the stunning discovery beneath a Leicester parking lot: a skeleton with a deformed spine and skull trauma, sparking a quest to confirm if it's Richard III, England's iconic monarch. Follow Phillipa Langley's journey, aided by University of Leicester archaeologists, to verify the remains through DNA testing, linking them to Richard's lineage via Michael Ibsen, a direct descendant of the king's sister.
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[@juliee.7072]

Imagine some poor sod going for an MRI scan and asking if the machine is safe and being told "it's perfectly safe, the last person who used it was Richard III."

[@brendacheers]

🤣

[@feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644]

Hahaha

[@johnohara1286]

Èèweeqweeeŵ¹❤1ÀÀÆ⅕​@@feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644

[@jumpinhh3511]

Brilliant!

[@KenFullman]

Being a cockney, when I heard they'd found Richard III while digging in a car park, I naturally assumed they'd gone through a sewer. Plenty of Richards down there.

[@DrGarri]

Philippa Langley's humbleness is as impressive as her passion, not only for history, but for her desire to correct an injustice against a human being, no matter that he died 500 years ago; this lady really, really made an enormous impression on me, I which most people would have a 100th of her passion and involvement for the work they do. This was a most fascinating documentary.

[@edinacloud5968]

Her humility with the undertones of disparagement is so typical for professionals towards amateur historians with so much passion.

[@ethanhigley2845]

28:01 only medieval king to have ridden in a modern vehicle 😂✌🏻

[@celticwarrior777]

right lol

[@Tawadeb]

Ha best comment

[@curseditem8354]

a french one no less

[@msinvincible2000]

Isn't it amazing how everything came together? Not only there was an amazingly determined person, not only was it strangely easy and fast to find, but also if they had tried to do this 30 years later, there wouldn't have been any more descendant to provide the DNA to identify the remains. And in the same time, they found the perfect body double of Richard (in a time where people with such important scoliosis undergo operation), who is passionate about historical reenacting and passes many weekend on the field of Bosworth!... It was really as if Richard III decided he wanted to be found, in the best and perfect time

[@geoffberesford]

Well observed there! And an uncanny extra touch of synchronicity with it too. The body itself was lying beneath an enclosed car park space marked with the large letter 'R'! If you had written this up as a fictional story, no one would have even begun to believe it as being credible.

[@msinvincible2000]

@@violetlove5841 Wendy doesn't have children, neither does Michael's sister. In a conference I watched, they explained that they didn't find other descendants of the female line. It's not easy to find uninterrupted female lines. I'm sorry I don't remember how the video was called, but it was a conference given by the scientist that analysed Richard's DNA

[@violetlove5841]

@@msinvincible2000 My mistake then. Thank you I think I found the video. I'll watch it definitely

[@armaanrampadarath4436]

Philipa might be a reincarnation of Richard.

[@joaoalmendra65]

Leiscester was Champions that year right? It all came toghether indeed.

[@rociomiranda5684]

Scoliosis contracts the torax so that often people have trouble breathing. This man had an advanced form of scoliosis, yet he rode, trained, fought, charged armies, all the while wearing armor. He was a true badass. People of the past were tough indeed. Also, if that detail was true, other things may be true also. I don't believe in monster Richard or in angel Richard. He was a medieval prince and they were ruthless in politics and war. They had to be. Richard was a man of his time, a warrior who would not flinch at bloodshed, neither better nor worse than other medieval and Renaissance rulers. More fascinating than most, of course.

[@craigg5410]

I enjoyed reading this. Thank you ❤

[@kittysparkleeyes]

Exactly, look at what henry viii got up to.. history is always told by the victor.

[@tracymcardle7395]

Yes I agree the kings were murderers no more no less

[@juliee.7072]

Dominic Smee who has the same degree of scoliosis said that the armor and the design of his saddle helped support his spine when riding a horse. Perhaps battle is where Richard felt most comfortable.

[@caravaggiosaccomplice5103]

This is truly brilliant in a bonkers way that only the British could deliver. I love it.

[@suemount6042]

We aim to please lol

[@MyScubasteve]

They edited out george formby but I would have totally accepted parachuting the dead mans casket in dropped from a spitfire flown by corgis possibly to a queen track? Just saying.

[@22grena]

Even if I say so myself

[@catherinespark]

Whatever else, I love Philippa for her humanity, her vision, her passion and her spontainaeity - and for bringing that to her projects as a driving force and a source of motivation and inspiration. People would do well to learn from her in that, instead of being cynical and judgemental. If I were her, making the discovery of the century, knowing this would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and probably the proudest moment of my life, I wouldn't worry about being a bit more authentic, melodramatic and uninhibited than I usually was, or about peoples' opinions of that, or the cameras etc.

[@hreader]

Yes, I wish the snurpish snipers elsethread would just shut up.

[@rolo4945]

I love her passion, if it wasn’t for this passion, he would not have been found. John of Gaunt is my 20th GGrandfather, watched this with great interest.

[@kellyblake8925]

Exactly, why hide yourself just so people won't view you a certain way. Shes very authentic and should be proud of her passion because he would still be lying in the carpark otherwise. I'm sure she's glad she put the flag over the box now even though they were giving her and the historian the side eye

[@Tysknaden]

An unstable person struggling with reality and making a strange show in front of a camera.

[@Hossak]

I agree 100%. When she saw with her own eyes the unmistakable evidence that he had a curved spine, she was struck but she kept going and accepted it like a champion. There is no question that he wanted to be found and she was the lady to do it, well done Phillippa - a true champion.

[@jonathanconnor8190]

He may have been a King of England but he still has 500 years of car parking fees to pay!…

[@stevespencer8904]

That’s gold! Lol

[@cyrinerosegonzaga7328]

🤣🤣

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

How high are the fees of the car park under which Richard laid? (By the way, English monarchs had never to pay taxes. Since when are they obliged to pay parking fees?)

[@jonathanconnor8190]

@@c.norbertneumann4986 It was a joke!!

[@slyaspie4934]

@@c.norbertneumann4986 actually the queen does pay taxes

[@Dunbardoddy]

Philippa Langley led the search for Richard III in a council car park in Leicester through her original Looking For Richard Project. Philippa conceived, facilitated and commissioned this unique historical investigation. Following seven and a half years of enquiry, she identified the likely location of the church and grave, instructing exhumation of the human remains uncovered in that exact location. Her project marked the first-ever search for the lost grave of an anointed King of England. She is President of the Scottish Branch of the Richard III Society and in 2015 was awarded Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace.

[@keiraroberts2113]

Obviously in hindsight we know covering the box of bones with the royal standard was a great gesture, but I do understand the osteologist’s refusal and hesitance to allow it given the then uncertainty. It would have been very embarrassing and as she said, inappropriate, to have done that and it wasn’t even him. Lucky it worked out. This story is absolutely crazy, it’s so cool.

[@manmaje3596]

It would have been very inappropriate.

[@dredd1981]

@@manmaje3596 yes but as Philippa said, it's something that can only be done once, they took a chance and it worked out. I for one thought it was a lovely gesture.

[@stoutie13]

But the osteologist wasn't paying for the dig, she was just one of the many who had been hired by Philippa Langley to do a job of work. Her opinion as to whether or not the remains of Richard shold be covered by a Royal Standard are irrelevant.

[@tyjonas7417]

You can see both points of view but so glad that Phillipa stuck with her beliefs throughout. She's a real inspiration.

[@user-oi8ue3ns1g]

Perhaps if the osteologist had considered the possibility that Philippa COULD be correct and it may be Richard III - who was purported to have a curved spine - then maybe she would have anticipated the unaligned skull and not put a pick axe in it!

[@StiggusRattus]

This documentary is amazing plus the narrator, Simon, taught me more about history as a child than school

[@emmyjo720]

I am a Ricardian, and I love Simon Farnaby so this is a double winner for me. He is a real sweetheart to Philippa here...I would love to know what the reactions were from Larry, Ben, Jim, Martha and Mat to this...And Greg Jenner..A Horrible History actor finding Richard III.

[@larmoran4885]

I always thought that channel 4 didn't hold much hope in finding Richard so they gave the job to Simon rather than someone more established. It worked out well regardless, he was great with Phillipa

[@zoomerboomer3109]

yea sometimes you just cant beat a great documentary about a fascinating historical event, owner of those documentary you keep going back to and watching at least once a year.

[@anfearaerach]

@@zoomerboomer3109 the narrator is an actor in Horrible Histories if you didn't catch on

[@zoomerboomer3109]

@@anfearaerach Not British so don't watch every single BBC series that comes out.

[@annazaman9657]

We must keep in mind that history is always written by the victor

[@gloriasoame4537]

In the end Henry Tudor wasn't the winner. He's buried and all but forgotten in the big picture. It was his awful second son that's remembered.

[@caseycandice]

@@gloriasoame4537 absolutely but at the moment he was, so they could very much have written what they wanted.

[@Greenkeeper132]

The lost cause myth shows that this is definitely not always the case.

[@Pear-zo4em]

and his daughters were quite brutal.@@gloriasoame4537

[@mustafataslim2120]

The coolest historical documentary I've ever watched.

[@Simon-fr4ts]

Coolest. What a silly word.

[@slipintothediamondlife_82]

@@Simon-fr4ts Do you have to be so pessimistic?​

[@gopherfacts6915]

The comments are nearly as entertaining as the doc itself. Ms Langley is quite clearly emotionally invested and I can see why some may find her OTT, but if it hadn't been for her obvious obsessive nature, he'd still be under the tarmac in Leicester. As for the osteologist not wanting to get involved in draping Richard's standard over the box, she is a dispassionate scientist and should be expected to establish the facts first. Besides, he got a proper funeral in the end.

[@littenteller7124]

U

[@markuschampos5750]

@@M1cko33 "If he wasn't dead, he is now" 😂

[@oliverbayley3509]

@@M1cko33 Not many people can claim to have stoved a king's head in.

[@lwaliz]

It's so moving to see how much Philippa cares, I have so much respect and admiration for her!

[@alvinquezon5973]

Imagine a king with a twisted spine condition still fought his own war was astonishing! I think he is the bravest king I ever known.

[@steveturpin4242]

Philippa you rewrote history!....Richard I'm sure is grateful.....well done!

[@user-bj3jn1sq7y]

Yes. Glad she persevered.

[@topbanana4013]

@@user-bj3jn1sq7y there was people from many parts of the world that funded that dig, they all deserve the same gratitude

[@atrinder8944]

@@topbanana4013 so true

[@Tawadeb]

Well done Phillippa.

[@kimzales87]

Congratulations Philippa, this was a wonderful history-making discovery. I think the truth about Richard may be somewhere in the middle. It is possible that Richard was both a wonderful ruler and prince and man who did dastardly things to supercede the Woodvilles to ultimate influence, including killing off prominent Woodvilles and disappearing his nephews who were loyal to their mother's family. Also, his deformity was real and significant but did not appear to constrain his physical prowess through Richard's sheer force of will and commitment to military training, perhaps with great pain. I'm happy he's been found and history given a more complete picture

[@ktwashere5637]

agree 100%. We can't judge a person by the standards of today. People were ruthless then.

[@jackieclark7460]

Personally I've always thought Margaret Beaufort was behind the disappearance of the princes in the tower, as they were the biggest threat to her beloved Henry's reign & she was determined to make him King

[@musicloverlondon6070]

27:53 - What a surreal moment that was - watching a cardboard box containing Richard III's remains being draped in a royal standard and then squashed into the back of a van next to a Marks & Spencer's carrier bag! Funny old world, isn't it.

[@kentnilsson465]

I have seen this several times, and it still gives me the chills

[@davidsurtees4439]

Rumor has it that it was Edmund Blackadder that killed Richard III cos he was stealing his horse.

[@nguessnguess1892]

Lol 🤣 this one made me laugh my head off 🤣🤣

[@simonellis4245]

A king in a cardboard box, in a French van, draped in a nylon flag! Philippa's passion and energy found a missing king in car park.

[@TONYLAZ1960]

I love this kind of stories; I will read more about Richard the III; thank you for doing this kind of History Documentary

[@gazza2933]

Character Assacinated by Shakespeare and the last legitimate King of England.

[@anthonywalford4176]

I've always loved my history and finding king Richard grave is unbelievable well done!. Regards Anthony Walford Dubbo NSW Australia.

[@RM-ti6go]

Philippa's recent doc about the two princes is further evidence that we cannot believe so much that is told to us down through the ages, so much can be distorted. Well done to Phillipa and the team involved in both investigations!

[@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.

[@Kevakazii]

I actually thought of this notion a month or so back and it sent me into a bit of an exestential crisis. Why is time now? why do I exist now? Why is it not 100 years in the future or past? I managed to drag myself out of it but man, don't dwell on those thoughts too much .

[@hunting69doehle62]

20:08 When Philippa is told that the skeleton they found had a "hunchback", literally her jaw dropped.

[@simonhague2072]

I’m so glad they got the professionals involved so that no damage was done to the skeleton! WELL DONE. 👍

[@markuschampos5750]

The professional that drove a pick thru the skull you mean? It's not very professionally to me and didn't that cause damage?

[@alexandreayoung7920]

Sarcasm?

[@mccleandazza4618]

@@markuschampos5750 drove it ?? She nicked it ..things like that happen at every dig

[@ulture]

@@markuschampos5750 been on many digs?

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

The skeleton was already badly damaged. It was clear that he was dumped in , not in a coffin, but crouched . He wasn't very well liked.

[@berniebolder8939]

Simply the most interesting and incredible story I have ever witnessed. How she knew to dig on the car park where the letter R was painted, that was a connection.

[@penelopefeline1651]

Did he say the first ever recorded fat man?!😂😂 that’s just too funny but interesting lol

[@peri4094]

England’s first recorded, I believe

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I've read about and on one occasion spoke to British amateur archaeologists who have had nothing but roadblocks from the British archaeological society in terms of presenting a theory together with evidence contradicting established history. It's odd but it made sense to me seeing how strongly that Dutch member of the Richard the third society reacted when Simon confirmed the skeleton had a curved spine, people don't like it when you contradict their beliefs and I would have thought that counts double when you're supposed to be the leading authority on a subject so I'm so pleased Phillipa got this done in just one dig. It makes me wonder how many more lost kings of ancient Britain going back hundreds more years are still buried somewhere as unremarkable as a car park just waiting to be found

[@manmaje3596]

There are quite a few ancient British monarchs buried across the land. There are quite a few in Scotland and there are a number just in the new forest.

[@sunburstfender]

Now, for me, this is what brings out the best of the internet. Absolutely fascinating and absorbing. Well done to all.

[@anfearaerach]

It's ridiculous that these people think someone with scoliosis couldn't be capable to fight.

[@ItsSVO]

Yup. I’m pretty sure the Olympic gold swimmer Micheal Phelps has the same disease and it’s not hindered him at all. People over exaggerate things and a lot of it comes from the Tudor propaganda at the time and not an ounce of research.

[@johnny_pilot]

Amazing documentary and an amazing discovery. I can confess that, as a deeply emotional person with a strong passion for history, I too shed tears several times throughout this programme. Wow! Some connect with history emotionally and maybe the rest don't. I'm the same with battlefield sites and places where historical figures have stood, etc. Thank you for this fascinating upload... that I have watched twice now! 😊

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

The space he was found under was reserved for the county coroner. So there was a joke going around at the time that. The Globe Theatre was going to have to change the famous line *"A horse! A horse! My Kingdom for a horse!"* to *"A hearse! A hearse! My Kingdom for a hearse!"* 🤣

[@poisonproductionzz]

The claim to fame of the woman digging is to have broken Richard the III's skull. I wouldn't put that in my CV

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

Dreadful, wasn't she? I think she would do better picking over the bones from KFC. ' 'Chicken'Chicken. Cat... more Chicken. that's a bit of a rat.....' Hahah

[@rubykearns3536]

This is a great doc! I've watched it a few times now and initially I hadn't much interest or intrigue for King Richard III but after watching this the first time I couldn't help but be affected with enthusiasm for him! They're a great team working together to search and investigate and it's very inspiring indeed!

[@ariellebrowne]

My cousin has scoliosis very similar to this. She has a sideward curve and a small "hunch". But it really isn't very visible, she mostly just looks like she has bad posture and one of her shoulders is higher than the other and you can't really see it. If in today's fashion her curve isn't very visible i could just imagine that back at the end of plantagenet England with the amount of clothes that they wore it proberly would have been barely visible.

[@janesgems7]

Yes, I have it, and I'm the same.

[@catonkybord7950]

Yes! And, being a king, his clothes might've been specifically tailored to conceal it.

[@ariellebrowne]

@@catonkybord7950 exactly

[@charlottebruce979]

But it was visible because contemporaries wrote about it, so people would have noticed, and his enemies used it against him!

[@florescentadolescent8534]

Cant help wondering what king Richard would say to phillipa, especially as the 'professional's historians and archaeologists probably never wouldve risked the scorn from their peers by suggesting he was where he was. Found. I so much admire how much this meant to her, even though it was clearly taking such a toll on her emotionally, an admirable person.thats clear.

[@4-dman464]

He may have had her dunked for a witch, such was her uncanny sense of exactly where he was.

[@andreaelleange2178]

What an exciting story, I love this documentary!

[@spitfire4206]

the days when the king fought and died in battle

[@thedangerstrangeruk]

I watched this for school and was like yeah whatever And then it was one of the most entertaining things I've watched

[@KimOfDrac]

Who knew and marked it with R? Exciting!

[@richardevppro3980]

Me and my dad stood exactly where the "R" was and he told me over 45 years ago its rumoured Richard 3 is buried there!

[@catherinespark]

It stood for 'Reserved'! :D

[@charliebeecher2199]

@@richardevppro3980 Is that a joke or serious?

[@richardevppro3980]

@@charliebeecher2199 Very true and not only that many knew about it and said about back in the 1970's But Nothing was done, Its been known as a church yard for 100's of years. Hope this helps

[@jimmyrutledge5115]

@@richardevppro3980 Your dad was, of course, correct, particularly if he knew the history of the site. Reports of the time stated that Richard was interred at Greyfriars in Leicester. The original church was, of course, a victim of the Dissolution. The "Ricardians" achievement was in raising the funds to finance the excavation.

[@MrAntonBerg]

What a fantastic find for England.

[@lilgeorge34]

I keep coming back to this story its so fascinating ....well done Philippa ...and I thought it was a very nice gesture that you put the royal standard flag over his remains.

[@ljo642]

Yes, it was. Philippa showed herself to be deserving of all the acclaim - unlike that nitwit 'Jo' who made a fool of herself. She was very unprofessional - especially the way she allowed her hair to dangle all over the dig. And damaging the skull with carelessness! Silly, arrogant person.

[@ulture]

@@ljo642 you're coming across a little bit insane

[@Tawadeb]

I thought it was lovely too. Phillipa and John Ashdown- Hill did all the research for the hunt

[@lilgeorge34]

In August 2012, 527 years to the day that King Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth, Leicester City Council, the University of Leicester, and the Richard III Society began the archaeological dig for the 'Looking for Richard' project, a search underneath a car park in Leicester, to find King Richard III.

[@Tawadeb]

@@lilgeorge34 It feels like vindication for Richard and justice being done in a small way

[@Judith-hk7if]

Well done the whole team! You will all go down in history. I really had a hearty laugh when that piece of iron in Richard´s spine turned out to be a random Roman nail that happened to be lying in the soil. Just too hilarious! 🤭And yes - I do believe Richard III wanted to be found by the passionate and determined Philippa. It was time for him to be found, because by the odds standing 1: a million, this was no longer just the luck of archeologists. That parking space was so small! I remember when the news struck the world and also the subsequent regal burrial, but I never went into more depth of this whole archeological miracle. Sooo glad is has been saved for posterity!

[@woodengodzilla1238]

I love this. Thank you for blessing my ears and eyeballs

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

THE RESPECT THE WOMAN SHOWED TO THE KINGS BODY.... GORGOUS MATE😢😢😢😢😢

[@sekeriyasharif6593]

I live in Leicester, the car park was about 15 min away from my house.

[@chuckabutty888]

This will never happen again, amazing story and excellent documentary.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

True, but that's mainly because we know where all the ruling. Kings & Queens of England from William the Conquer to Elizabeth II are buried.

[@keenoled]

I can't see any comments on it, but re armour. There's another documentary where they find a kid with the same scoliosis as Richard's remains. And they build him an armour, and he finds it quite comfortable. Remember armours were built for one person an done only, and blacksmiths were not like today self taught, but had a whole line of experts passing on knowledge. And end point, armour rests on the hips, not the shoulders, just like heavy skirts and modern heavy backpacks. So Richard could absolutely have been in battle with armour on, like they doubt he could have at around minute 22-23.

[@gidlerocks]

It's amazing to see how he probably must have looked like... wish they'd do that with other monarchs as well like Mary Queen of Scots, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth I, Henry VII and VIII and so on!

[@abbypengelly1432]

they can't because they're all buried,it's illegal to dig up coffins... but I agree I'd love to see that!

[@ariellebrowne]

I would really have loved to see what Anne Boelyn actually looked like because the potrait of her that we have was done some years after her execusion and some have said that she actually wasn't beautiful so i would really have liked to she what she looked like.

[@amberangel112]

It's more the Royal family won't permit it. Also Anne Boleyn's bones might be mixed with others from an excavation of the Church in the Tower during I think Victorian times.

[@Diamondmine212]

They would have to have their skulls to do that and I dont think somehow their ghosts would be very thrilled with the idea!, especially Mary and Anne.

[@claywebb8199]

I listen to a podcast recently where a guy who does this modelling work for the police actually said they don’t put THE face to the person, they put A face to the person and there are many variables that they cannot account for which could distort the final image. So it’s only a rough similarity at best and a painting (if the subject had sat for it) could be a far more accurate likeness, and there’s plenty of paintings of old monarchs to look at.

[@klila16]

This is one of the most intriguing cases and spooky. Everything always goes right. Even follow up research goes startlingly smoothly. Maybe King Richard’s spirit couldn’t rest.

[@kateboulton8789]

I firmly believe that!

[@Baskerville22]

Interesting that Richard III's grandfather was Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York. Richard's recent discovery was largely due to the efforts of Philippa Langley. Typically, the academic fraternity - very late-comers to the Search for Richard III - managed to hog the limelight once he was located, leaving Philippa Langley on the sidelines.

[@gaiaiulia]

Yes, I was watching the video of the lecture by the geneticist and Whole I haven't finished it yet, Phillip Langley hasn't been mentioned once, unless I missed a mention of her.

[@allisonwinterbottom3475]

Anyone tested Phillipa’s DNA?

[@Baskerville22]

@@allisonwinterbottom3475 There are Philippas among Richard iii's forebears through Anne Mortimer

[@allisonwinterbottom3475]

@@Baskerville22Langley’s?? RIII Grandfather was a Langley.

[@katarzynamariamuszynska2811]

Do you suggesting She might comes from the family?

[@rjhtrucking5429]

I've had tears of joy watching this.

[@j_fenrir]

Abaolutely love that Simon Farnaby is the host. As soon as I flipped this on I immediately yelled "SIMON!?"

[@nadiabrook7871]

BRILLIANT documentary!!!! Really enjoyed it!!!!

[@lesleywood788]

Spine tingling! It really is atonishing. Well done Philipa, you will go down in history too. Well done to your surrounding team of experts. We can all learn so much and just in time too before The DNA line is lost

[@rachelmurray1228]

How fascinating to watch how they piece together the puzzle to know if the skeleton belonged to King Richard 111. What great teamwork of dedication and respect. I loved this film.

[@katarzynamariamuszynska2811]

Yes ,right ,it seems to be unbelievable almost ,that they are sure 100% that's his remains

[@SilverFoxForestsDesigns]

You gotta admit he looks like lord farquad

[@1607Adi_Manz]

opposite lord farquad base on him

[@broken1394]

What an amazing documentary. The face reveal was goosebump.

[@sonjag.8686]

I find it quiet weird that Philippa cried. It’s like she had been infatuated! It’s almost like, if he was become alive, she would love to be with him. Like a groupie and nobody was aloud to say something bad about him! A bit too much…✌🏻

[@user-vv9zo4sc4k]

This was so intriguing lm blown away with Philippa’s determination and knowledge of history and her skill at getting to the truth and what really happened , just brilliant how everything came together she had a gut feeling and she was right well done Philippa

[@beginnerbuglady]

Brilliant documentary 😁 I'm sure it was absolutely exhilarating for the DNA analyst to see that match! What a great journey ❤️

[@Mogzilla86]

Amazing they found him what a great docco and great story, nice work Phillipa

[@knowldedge5012]

The last part where they bring his reconstructed face is so weird, a man dug from a parking lot hundreds of years on a hunch has his face reconstructed and voila Richard the 3rd. Phillipa luckiest woman in the world

[@jimmyrutledge5115]

Phillipa's commitment was admirable. However, I believe her "Ricardian" zeal seriously clouds her judgement. "Is this the face of a tyrant?" What does a tyrant look like ? I've seen photographs of many confirmed tyrants. None of them had horns and a forked tail. Also, you could see Phillipa was absolutely devastated when the skeleton proved that "Richard crookback" wasn't simply the creation of Tudor propaganda and William Shakespeare.

[@skylance6001]

26:53 this had got to be the most realistic view of the frustration between the 2 groups

[@vandahorvath9939]

So i didn't know about how he was found as i am not english and had to watch the hole show even though i have only slept 3 hours last night. It is so fascinating and well done. Thank you. Also went and watch the actual burial's video after this 😅

[@rosajucglaserra4506]

Moltes gràcies! Thank you so much, Philippa!

[@atrinder8944]

Well done Philippa

[@Don_Camillo]

Anyone who blame Richard as a tyrant and a monster should ask himself in wich ways he would be a ruler in medieval ? That was no comfortable job !

[@annazaman9657]

Yup. He was a product of his times.

[@SuperDolly64]

I thought you slept with the fishes

[@Don_Camillo]

@@SuperDolly64 : After i chopped two mobsters of Big Al in slices.

[@teenelf]

I know I would have been a heartless tyrant

[@SuperDolly64]

@@Don_Camillo :0)

[@Greekay]

Bless her heart, Philippa is such a Richard groupie XD

[@scrubsrc4084]

To quote Terry pratchett "the thing about million to one shots, is that they always come in"

[@rolo4945]

I understand Philippa’s sentiment completely, covering with the family heraldry was very appropriate ❤️

[@ljo642]

Yes, indeed. And how small-minded and unprofessional of Jo to refuse when she was offered the honour. I hope she suffered some embarrassment when the body was identified - but she's probably too arrogant to recognise what a fool she made of herself.

[@ashleighdowner1897]

@@ljo642 I disagree, at that point, it was only conjectured that it was him. She was there to do her job, and while a big moment, it would have been more of an embarrassment to have placed the standard over the wrong body - She was perfectly within her rights to refuse and did not hold the sentimentality that Philippa does. While a great moment in history, i do not think she should be admonished for refusing.

[@teenelf]

@@ashleighdowner1897 exactly, she was playing it safe. I think Philippa would have been very mortified if it turned out it was just a monk she covered with that flag instead of Richard.

[@ashleighdowner1897]

@@teenelf Exactly, and Jo is a professional when all the evidence pointed towards it being him, she proudly stated that fact, but not before. Leicester universities threw their best talents at this project, I highly doubt she was in any way reprimanded for being professional and not bringing emotions into her quite serious work.

[@chrissymacneil3811]

Indeed, it was a lovely idea and gesture.

[@reddaB]

Shame the end was cut. The credits would have been very interesting to read.

[@crazydoggirlrules6137]

Wow that was amazing

[@imd8GTr7]

This is a well made and highly informative documentary plus its simply a great story. I loved it.

[@nmatheus]

I love this documentation :)

[@janesgems7]

I don't care what people say, he was connecting with Philippa Langley. It was extraordinary. He wanted her to find him.

[@jessiejames7492]

Superb documentary. I watched the whole doc twice.

[@rubycheese8558]

When I first heard the narrator: THAT'S ONE OF THE GUYS FROM HORRIBLE HISTORIES!

[@user-gl8qu7qf2q]

All of this could have been avoided if that map maker John speed would have gone to the right place and been more thorough in the first place. Made to look a right mug. Also there was a real atmosphere between the scientists and historians at first !

[@Tawadeb]

The Richard the Third society PAID FOR THE DIG Not the archeologists Who took over once he was found

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

​@@Tawadeb They had to take over because they were the *ONLY* people who could prove it was Richard III. If they hadn't then people could legitimately say it wasn’t him.

[@Hinata.Sakaguchi]

i watch this video once in a while.

[@myamdane6895]

So do I… it’s an amazing story

[@zaramayne2444]

Amazing find !!⭐⭐⭐

[@ronankealy1414]

Where are the animations throughout the doc from? They're beautiful

[@robonaught]

They're from Shakespeare: The Animated Tales it's an old S4C programme. Here's the full episode if you wanna see it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3iYmKR3a8ireK8

[@JJ-iq8mi]

It is clear this King wanted to be found. Well done to all involved for trusting your instincts.

[@CitroTeam]

D. Sebastião, a king of Portugal died in a battle in Alcacer Quibir, in Morocco, in 1578, trying to expand his territory. Even today it is said that he will return, as if traveling through time, through the fog on a foggy morning. His death, still young at 24 years old and without successor led to Portugal being ruled by Spain until December 1st 1640 when independence was re-established in a military uprising with the support of the people, that day being a national holiday.

[@KleosAu]

This is a fantastic doco

[@banquorebuechett9914]

Simon. You have small eyes from the Mighty Boosch. You are great on Horrible History. It is nice to see you on this. Great production everyone. ❤️

[@emmyjo720]

This makes me miss coffee shops, while stuck in Lockdown...

[@mikshinee87]

I feel weird whenever I see a concert or a coffee shop full of patrons on TV.

[@matpelor5590]

So much interesting history on british kingdom especially what has happen in medieval ages.

[@c.w.8200]

I'm sorry, the osteologist is just absolutely right, why does she need to drape an unidentified skeleton in a flag? They got lucky but this woman is just so over the top with her emotions.

[@animatechap5176]

I couldn't stand her, a proper obsessive

[@Oughut88]

I agree. Passion, excitement and overwhelm I understand but the melodrama and tears was cringe to say the least.

[@user-nw3xc2tk6y]

With a 4.99 flag from the local tourist gift shop lol. Agree, was too much and incredibly annoying; being held up to walk in to see the face reveal was another example. The clashes in emotion verses science were clear to see, even though these were not even filmed.

[@user-nw3xc2tk6y]

@@Oughut88 I think she was likely trying to mask these things, as it seemed disingenuous; surely what she really wanted to scream was, 'I can't believe I've done it!'

[@thestarshavefallen]

Most irritating lady

[@Lets_Go_Brandon_FJB]

This documentary was amazing

[@triciaanderson5778]

What a fabulous documentary. Actually brought tears to my eyes when they confirmed it was him. He was a very handsome brave King.

[@katarzynamariamuszynska2811]

Honestly ,how you can describe someone handsome ,there wasn't photos, only paintings

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

Makes me shiver in my bones every time someone walks over my grave.

[@katarzynamariamuszynska2811]

@@ThomasAllan-up4td are you talking beyond the grave?

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

To feel a sudden and inexplicable shudder was said to indicate that someone has just walked over your grave. That is.. your grave to be .

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

Gives me the shivers, just thinking about it .

[@annazaman9657]

There's another documentary where they show that his curvature wouldn't have been obvious unless he was unclothed

[@Tawadeb]

With Dominic Smee. Yes he could wear armour and fight

[@blazerjack117]

Imagine bringing a Tudor today, and show him that Richard III have been laid to rest as a king, and all their propaganda has been laid to ruin

[@Marcel-df3bl]

FANSTASTIC documentary! W-O-W

[@prug2177]

I just think it is absolutely amazing… How he was found centuries on!… 👏

[@JON100JLOMAN]

Риторический вопрос 😂

[@Ben_Kirkham]

Thoroughly superb documentary! Makes me proud to be British!

[@benjaminsidneykidd-bentley3966]

My favourite Richard III Shakespear is Ian McKelland one amazingly different way I love different depictions.

[@GlennFordism]

To go from King of England to a speed bump. Time is a great leveller 😂

[@bas4903]

Was his hunchback sticking out the ground?