As Queen Elizabeth advised Richard III in Shakespeare's Act VI:
"An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told." "It would make
such a difference if people would start to look into the history
of this much maligned monarch without the old prejudices," Stone
wrote. "Perhaps, then, they will see past the myth and innuendo
that has blackened his name and find the truth." You may not
find a saint, "but neither was he a criminal," Stone said. "All
but one of the so-called crimes laid at his door can be refuted
by the facts." That crime was the killing of the rival nephews,
known in history as the "Princes in the Tower," he said. And
there are other suspects, including Henry VII or other Tudors.
Radiocarbon dating, radiological evidence, DNA and bone analysis
and archaeological result confirmed the remains found under the
parking lot, the former site of Grey Friars church, were those
of Richard III, researchers at University of Leicester told
reporters Monday. Clues coaxed from the skeleton may shed "a new
light"