Yon Fellow in His Grave

Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have just uncovered a stone frieze that they think may be part of a medieval choir stall in the heretofore lost Greyfriars church. The site is located under a parking garage (or "car park," as the British say) in Leicester, England. The folks at the dig are looking for none other than good ole King Richard III's grave. They've found two skeletons—a man and a woman—and sent them for DNA testing. (They'll compare to a known descendant.) The male skeleton has what appear to be battle wounds and scoliosis, but no hunchback. Historical writings of the time state that Richard's body was taken to Leicester, which is north of London, for burial after he died in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field. These discoveries—and what's still to be found—would make a great sidebar to our educational materials for Richard III: The Terrible Reign.