Richard III and DNA testing

[rosijayne]

Thats very interesting, I had not heard that theory before, but would be interested to read the book now.

This story has always held a fascination for me, I loved this little ruined church by the lake in Eastwell when I went there, it is such a lovely peaceful place.

Gill

[groom]

That's interesting David. If that is the case, presumably DNA testing  wouldn't prove whether he was Richard of York or Richard of Eastwell?

[davidft]

Thats very interesting, I had not heard that theory before, but would be interested to read the book now.

This story has always held a fascination for me, I loved this little ruined church by the lake in Eastwell when I went there, it is such a lovely peaceful place.

Gill

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Prince-David-Baldwin/dp/075094336X/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360092318&sr=1-5

The author has also written other books on the period including on Richard III and Elizabeth woodville

[davidft]

That's interesting David. If that is the case, presumably DNA testing  wouldn't prove whether he was Richard of York or Richard of Eastwell?

True, unless they can test Richard of Eastwell and Elizabeth Woodville and see if he has a match to her mtDNA

[rosijayne]

Thanks for link David, I may have to treat myself to a copy of this book, as had not heard this theory before.  It would seem to make more sense if this were so.

Gill

[chinakay]

Hey, look what I just found....you can read Daughter of Time free online, here:

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/t/tey/josephine/daughter_of_time/contents.html

Cheers,
China

[Yasmina4]

My daughter showed me this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfb_jAh6eFk
(Horrible Histories - Richard the Third)

[love Horrible Histories  ]

Enjoyed that.  Sandra

[Maggie.]

Perhaps not relevant to the title of the thread but I've been wondering about that facial reconstruction that's been done of the skull.  Do you think that the reconstruction expert had no idea to whom the skull may belong, in which case the result was remarkable, or did she have prior knowledge of who it might be, in which case she could have been influenced by existing portraits?

[groom]

I wondered the same thing, Maggie. I think she must have known, in which case she must have had an idea about the finished face from portraits.