Experts find remains of England’s King Richard III

By Associated Press

Published February 4, 2013 5:00am ET

Experts find remains of England’s King Richard III — Undated photo made available by the University of Leicester, England, Monday Feb. 4 2013 of the skull found at the Grey Friars excavation in Leicester, potentially the long lost remains of England's King Richard III, ahead of an announcement about the identity of the skeleton found underneath a car park last September. Richard was immortalized in a play by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked usurper who left a trail of bodies -- including those of his two young nephews, murdered in the Tower of London -- on his way to the throne. (AP Photo/ University of Leicester) | AP

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Scientists say they have found the 500-year-old remains of England’s King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester.

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