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Parking lot bones confirmed as Richard III
SourceThe University of Leicester has today confirmed that the bones found in a local council parking lot last year are indeed those of Richard III, the last English king to die in battle.
The widely-anticipated announcement comes following a series of scientific tests, including CAT scans, radio carbon dating and a DNA comparison with a living descendant of Richard's sister.
The British aren't usually quite so absent-minded about where they leave the remains of their monarchs. However, following Richard's death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, he was buried at Leicester's Greyfriars Church, the site of which was long lost - until last year.
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