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Richard III: bones found beneath Leicester car park do belong to king - video

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DNA tests have confirmed that human remains found beneath Grey Friars car park in Leicester belong to Richard III, England's last Plantagenet king, who was killed in the battle of Bosworth in 1485. University of Leicester scientists say the skeleton, which has a deformed spine, is the ex-monarch 'beyond all reasonable doubt'
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