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SUMMARY:Richard III:  Wounds\, Weapons and Armour - Professor Sarah Hainsw
 orth\, Department of Engineering\, University of Leicester
DTSTART:20141022T183000Z
DTEND:20141022T200000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Geoff Hale
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Sarah Hainsworth\, University of Leicester\, has been in
 volved in the examination of Richard III’s skeleton since its discovery 
 in 2012. Some of this work has been published in the Lancet online in the 
 past month (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736
 (14)60804-7/abstract). Sarah has kindly agreed to come along and cover som
 e of the investigations in her presentation. \n\n\nRichard III died at the
  Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485.  He was the only English Monarch si
 nce 839 whose final resting place was unknown until in August 2012\, the s
 ite of Greyfriars in Leicester was excavated and revealed a grave in a hig
 h status position beneath the choir.  The skeleton was an adult male with 
 severe scoliosis and significant trauma from battlefield injuries.  Radioc
 arbon dating indicated the skeleton’s age fitted a timeframe that was co
 nsistent with that of Richard III.  Mitochondrial DNA analysis showed that
  the skeleton's DNA matched that of well-verified matrilineal descendants 
 and thus the skeleton was confirmed to be that of Richard III.  This talk 
 will discuss the trauma sustained by the skeleton\, the techniques used to
  analyse the wounds and will relate them to the armour and mediaeval weapo
 ns used at that time.
LOCATION:Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy\, 27 Charles Babba
 ge Road\, Cambridge. CB3 0FS
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