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简介:InaworldexclusiveinFebruary2013,Channel4broadcastafilmthatfollowedtheextraordinaryhuntforRichardIII:thekingdiscovered,againstalltheodds,underacarparkinLeicester.Sincethen,forthefirsttime,scientistshavebeenabletosubjecttheskeletonofanEnglishkingtointensescrutinyandanalysis,allowingthemtoreassemblehislifeinfascinatingdetail.Usingthelatestscientifictechniques,expertsattheUniversityofLeicesterandbeyondhavebeenabletoworkouttheextenttowhichhispotentiallyextremespinaldeformitywouldhaveaffectedhisabilitytobethewarriorkingfamedforleadingthechargeattheBattleofBosworth.Theyhavealsopiecedtogetherhisdietandrevealedhislifestyleinhisfinalyears,withsurprisingresults.Thescientistshavebeenhelpedintheirinvestigationsbyalivingbodydoublewhovolunteeredtotesttheirtheoriesviapracticalexperimentsandreconstructions.DominicSmee,whosuffersfromthesameformofscoliosisasRichardIIIandwhosespine,withits75-degreespinalcurve,isdeemed'virtuallyidentical'bytheexperts,agreedtocollaboratewiththescientistsonauniqueintensivephysicalprogrammetoseehowRichard'sscoliosiswouldhaveaffectedhisabilitytowieldasword,weararmour,rideahorseandusealance.…