not strictly research, but an interesting article on richard III......the university of leicester, leicester city council and the richard III society are working together to uncover richard III's remains fromt he medieval monastery of the grey friar's.
the claim to have the mitochindrial DNA of his billion times grand niece, and ordinary woman, and hope to identify his remains using that DNA. wouldn't it make more sense to have permission to dig up his father, or brothers for the y DNA? and maybe his mother to prove the mitochondrial DNA? i mean this woman may not be the descendant they think she is.....with all the hiccups and secret adoptions going on down the centuries i would think they would get DNA of an actual relative......if the body was not thrown in the river after all. which they allege is just a rumour, but i think henry VIII dissolving the monasteries and throwing th ebody of his grand uncle in the river is more likely than the body just sitting there in leicester square 500 years later. they say the reason they think it is a myth is because a grave marker exists.....known since 1612....i think some better research should be done!
the claim to have the mitochindrial DNA of his billion times grand niece, and ordinary woman, and hope to identify his remains using that DNA. wouldn't it make more sense to have permission to dig up his father, or brothers for the y DNA? and maybe his mother to prove the mitochondrial DNA? i mean this woman may not be the descendant they think she is.....with all the hiccups and secret adoptions going on down the centuries i would think they would get DNA of an actual relative......if the body was not thrown in the river after all. which they allege is just a rumour, but i think henry VIII dissolving the monasteries and throwing th ebody of his grand uncle in the river is more likely than the body just sitting there in leicester square 500 years later. they say the reason they think it is a myth is because a grave marker exists.....known since 1612....i think some better research should be done!
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