LEICESTER, United Kingdom: A skeleton found under a car park in the English city of Leicester was on Monday confirmed as that of King Richard III, widely depicted as one of history's most notorious villains.
Researchers from the University of Leicester matched DNA from the 500-year-old skeleton with a descendant of the King's sister, while the injuries to the body were consistent with the person being killed in battle.
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