DNA has confirmed a skeleton found underneath a parking lot in Leicester is that of Richard III, the last English monarch to die on the field of battle. He was portrayed by Shakespeare as being—if I recall my English lit classes correctly—a hunchback. And, as shown in this BBC interactive piece, he indeed suffered from scoliosis, which would have made his back appear hunched.
Credit for the piece goes to Greig Watson, Christine Jeavans, Mick Ruddy, Sophia Domfeh and Paul Kerley.
