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The skeleton of Richard III - Shakespeares's great villain of British history who murdered the two young Princes in the tower in a doomed attempt to hang on to power - was found last fall and extensive DNA tests have been ongoing since then. Today it was confirmed the skeleton is Richard's. Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, bringing to an end the Wars of the Roses, and ushering in the reign of the Tudors.
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ButterflyEffect · 4314 days ago · link ·
Can somebody explain the significance of finding these remains? I can see why it's important historically, but what it does it really tell us/matter outside of the fact that they were found?