DNA evidence
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Recently, DNA testing has been used to sequence the genome of Oetzi the Iceman’s clothing. We are now able to trace exactly where the fibres of his garments, both animal and plants originated over 5000 years ago. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep31279 Human DNA was a useful tool in the identification of Richard III’s remains. What about other items…
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Here is a very interesting piece of comparison between Shakespeare’s Richard and the real man. http://www.palgrave-journals.com/articles/palcomms201646
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http://revealingrichardiii.com/index.html Now we know what those behind the Looking for Richard project are up to next*, from Lady Eleanor and the “Princes” to the year 1483 itself. There is certain to be some DNA involved. * apart from Henry I and Reading Abbey, of course
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As you can see from the article, the author (Tom Leonard) knows the answer to be in the negative because the Royal Marriages Act 1772 precludes the descendants of George II from marrying without the sovereign’s consent – that sovereign being George III at the time. James Ord’s putative ancestor is another James Ord, born…
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This is a fascinating analysis of the evidence supporting the fact that it definitely was Richard! Click here for full post!
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Before the English Reformation, Archbishops were often related to the King, a spare brother from a branch of the Royal family. There were commoners, increasingly so as the years went on. Then the Reformation ensured that the clergy were no longer required to be celibate. Focussing particularly on the province of Canterbury, there have been…
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The King In The Lab – Richard III’s Dissolute Diet
alcohol, Atkins diet, Battle of Bosworth, Channel Four, David Grummitt, DNA evidence, Dominic Smee, Dr. A.L. Lamb, Edward IV, evidence, Food, Fotheringhay, Ian Mortimer, isotopes, Ludlow, Medieval Diet, Myths, nitrogen, Professor Jane Evans, Richard III, Science, scoliosis, teeth, von Poppelau, waterOriginally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: I recently had the opportunity to attend a talk by Professor Jane Evans of the British Geological Survey, co-author of the multi-isotope analysis which explored what the last Plantagenet king of England ate and drank. As I mentioned in a previous science post, this study formed the basis for the…
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This is the story of a triple murder in Seattle. The trial took place in 1998 and the victims were two drug dealers and their dog, Chief. The case was also featured on an episode of CBS Reality’s “Medical Detectives” that British viewers may have seen on several occasions; most recently on the early evening…
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