Richard III driven to drink when King reveals bone study

Dr Angela Lamb talking about Richard III's eating habits after a detailed study has taken place by the University of Leicester and the British Geological Survey in Keyworth in Nottinghamshire.

Experts examined chemical compounds in different parts of the Monarch's skeleton, which also revealed the King drank around a bottle of wine a day.

Dr Angela Lamb explains more about the movements of Richard III as new details about his lifestyle have been revealed by a cutting edge study of his bones.

It was carried out by experts from the British Geological Survey at Keyworth in Nottinghamshire.

They did an isotope analysis on a tooth, a rib and a thigh bone to see how the monarch's lifestyle changed from childhood to becoming king.

A detailed study of Richard III's bones show that when King he drank around a bottle of wine a day.

In the joint project by the University of Leicester and the British Geological Survey in Keyworth in Nottinghamshire, experts examined chemical compounds in different parts of the Monarch's skeleton.

Dr Angela Lamb, who is the lead author of the research paper, explains that the research confirms the luxurious lifestyle you'd expect a king to have.

However the research could see a marked difference in his diet in later years by looking at different bones of the body.

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Fascinating new details about the lifestyle of Richard III have been revealed by a cutting edge study of the King's bones.

Experts from the British Geological Survey at Keyworth in Nottinghamshire carried out an isotope analysis on a tooth, a rib and a thigh bone to see how the monarch's lifestyle changed from childhood to becoming king,

Different bones develop and regenerate at different rates over time, and lock in information at different points in a person's life. Teeth develop in childhood and stay as they are, whereas ribs regenerate every two to three years.

Thereby the scientists were able to get a snapshot of King Richard III's diet at different stages in his lifetime. Here Dr Angela Lamb explains what they looked for in the bones to give them and idea what the king was eating.