OldSchool2 Posted May 30, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Share Posted May 30, 2014 "... Richard III has been portrayed by some historians and artists — including a certain bard from Avon — as being 'crook-backed' and 'hump-backed' and walking with a limp. Some experts theorized that his condition might have made physical exercise difficult."The new scans, however, are evidence that the monarch was the victim of Tudor propaganda that was later perpetuated by Shakespeare. At the time of Richard III's reign (1483-1485), physical deformity was considered to be a sign of an evil nature. The spin doctors of his day likely played up the king's mild mis-alignment to encourage a villainous image."http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/05/29/3d-scan-richard-iiis-spine-sets-image-straight/Of course, a Tudor was on the throne when Shakespeare was penning his plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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