Richard III: The New Evidence | History Documentary

Since the discovery of Richard III's remains under a car park in Leicester, scientists have been subjecting the 15th-century English king's skeleton to intense scrutiny and analysis, allowing them to reassemble his life in detail. In this History Documentary we'll use the latest techniques and experts have been able to define the extent to which his spinal deformity would have affected his ability to be the warrior famed for leading the charge at the Battle of Bosworth. They have also pieced together his diet and revealed his lifestyle in his final years, with surprising results. The scientists have been helped in their investigations by a body double, 27-year-old Dominic Smee, who has the same form of scoliosis as Richard III, and this programme follows their findings.