Follow scientists who are testing the bones of King Richard III, unearthed in 2011

Resurrecting Richard III Secrets of the Dead

Premiered September 24, 2014
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Resurrecting Richard III

Find out what the bones of King Richard III reveal about his fitness for battle. When a group of amateur historians set out to find the bones of Richard III under a parking lot in England, everyone thought they were mad. Until, a skeleton - hunchbacked and with an arrow in its spine - emerged.

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Secrets of the Dead

Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

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