Richard III driven to drink when King reveals bone study
Cutting edge analysis of King Richard's III's bones have revealed fascinating new facts about his diet and lifestyle before and during his reign as the last Plantagenet King of England.
Study: King Richard III drank bottle of wine a day
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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