To think that if this daft woman on the telly could 'feel' that she was standing on Richard III's grave...

[IAmLouisWalsh]

Then they should have just dug under her feet?

I'd have dropped her in the hole once I'd got him out

[WhereYouLeftIt]

Ooh yes Jamie, I was thinking about Bones at that point too and hoping that David Boreanaz would replace Stupid Death.

[RedPencils]

What's the big deal about his spine? Why are they so up in arms about it?

[manicbmc]

She is a little bit 'full on'.

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Redpencils


I think it is because the richard rehabilitators were very wedded to the idea that his deformity was made up, in order to slander him.

[Hopefully]

They really needed to involve her less to make this a good documentary.

[SuzysZoo]

I thought she was going to crawl into the grave with him at the start! i am stunned people (richardians) are so bothered about it. It's interesting, but who cares really if he was/wasn't bad etc!?

[threestepsforward]

Can't wait to see the reconstructed face!

[PacificDogwood]

Oh yes, yes, me too, she is majorly getting on my tits.

But fair play to her an' all that

It takes mildly obsessive personalities to see something like this through. I'd be too lazy easily distracted

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

How do the facial reconstructore know how much muscle and fat someone has on their face? Surely it varies?

[threestepsforward]

I'm not sure. Re the fat, I guess they'd account for their diet at the time (marine fish as we now know!). No idea about the muscles though - would they not just follow the lines of the scull?

[threestepsforward]

and lifestyle...busy king fighting lots and burning a lot of calories!

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Spose so!


DH has said, that conveniently next to the car park is a disused school. Visitor centre to go there? Jorvik centre-ish, smells and all that.

[WhereYouLeftIt]

Every muscle attaches to the bones, the strength of the muscle (which indicates the size if the muscle) can be estimated by how 'distinct' the attachment points are - i.e. how much the muscle pulled on the bone when it as being used. The fat on top is probably pretty evenly spread.

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Thankyou Whereyouleftit


Bet osteolady felt a bit embarrassed about making a bloody great hole with her pickaxe

[threestepsforward]

Ah, that sounds a lot more scientific Whereyou

[TomArchersSausage]

She was right but.... crying?

[HazeltheMcWitch]

JamieandtheMagicTorch - Leicester Council has already bought that building. £850k IIRC... It'll be the new visitor centre, and it's handy for the cathedral also.

[FriendofDorothy]

Richard III woman is just bonkers. The flag thing really made me giggle and I so can imagine this being a Victoria Wood take-off!

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Actually, i can see that it would be moving to see a skelton, full stop, let alone one of someone you'd researched so exhaustively. We are a bit removed cos we see fake skeltons all the time on telly. Must be different in reality

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Skeleton

[TomArchersSausage]

Stabbed in the arse?

[SuzysZoo]

She doesn't look too impressed TBH! (at the head)

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

It is amzing really. Amazing to have found exactly what they were looking for

[WhereYouLeftIt]

"He doesn't look like a tyrant."

Umm - there's a 'look'?

[JamieandtheMagicTorch]

Tom