Perhaps a new historic era. Would be interesting to find out more of what really happened versus what Henry VII said happened. Oh and Richard III is one of my favorite, if not favorite, Shakespearean play.

I think they meant a new era in terms of scholarly interest in Richard III. I was at Bosworth a few months ago (thought they were digging him up there, not in Leister....which is quite a ways away) but the whole story is fascinating.

I really hope they can come to some closer to the truth conclusions. I find the whole war of the roses to be utterly fascinating for some reason.

According to wikipedia and the project web page, confirmation has now been made via DNA tests.

http://www.le.ac.uk/richardiii/

It is beyond reasonable doubt that's it's him. It is quite funny that the Richard lll society have been denying for years that Richard was a hunchback and that was all part of the Tudor conspiracy.

Well... he wasn't a hunchback. He just had scoliosis. Those two aren't the same things.

A crooked spine = a crooked ruler. At least he had an excuse.

No more colored then Henry VII or any number of other kings at the time. You should look into what Richard III actually putting into place rather then going by what you just hear.

If wikipedia is to be believed then he failed big time at the all important King measure, the coat of arms...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Richard_III_of_England_%281483-1485%29.svg

What the bloody hell are they?!? A Lion and Unicorn have a bit of class... But some sort of twisted pair of rampant Pig-Ponies?!? What the feck was he thinking??????

That was the coat of arms of his personal bodyguard. They all wore boar pins or patches into battle, if I remember correctly. That's how they figured out approximately where he died, because his entire bodyguard was cut down with him.

Actually I believe all that stuff is suppose to have meaning but I'm not 100% sure. Also he did do a bunch of nice stuff. From wikipedia: In December 1483, Richard instituted what later became known as the Court of Requests, a court to which poor people who could not afford legal representation could apply for their grievances to be heard.[54] He also introduced bail in January 1484, to protect suspected felons from imprisonment before trial and to protect their property from seizure during that time.[55] He founded the College of Arms in 1484,[56] he banned restrictions on the printing and sale of books,[57] and he ordered the translation of the written Laws and Statutes from the traditional French into English.[58]

Also remember that entire period was pretty messed up. So, the whole lot of them should be lumped together as bad monarchs.

An interesting related news article on the Princes of the Tower:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/05/princes-in-tower-staying-under

Fascinating