Ricardo III
In 2012, the skeleton of the legendary English King Richard III, who died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, was found in a parking lot in Leicester – previously his body was believed to have been dumped in the Soir River and was lost forever. This discovery served as the start of a global study that included DNA analysis of the king’s remains and living descendants. One of the results was the reconstruction of Ricardo III’s appearance, which is especially important since the images of his whole life were not preserved.
Caroline Wilkinson – the same researcher in the case of St. Nicholas, was the one who restored the appearance. This time she started from the genetic examination data and the shape of the king’s skull. The image turned out to be similar to the portraits painted after the monarch’s death, including the older version – a portrait of Ricardo III from the collection of the Antiquary Society of London, created in the 1520s.