Hi David: I think they talk about Shakespeare as having created the humpback, the withered arm, plus he did a hatchet-job on Richard III's character. I wonder if in Shakespeare's day they would have seen the scoliosis (which developed on during Richard's adolescence) as an outward sign of the evil within - absolutely tailor-made for emotional drama!
Interesting that the descendent of Richard's family that they found, Michael Ibsen, was the last in the line. This type of DNA goes from a mother to all of her children, male and female, but only descends further through the female - men don't pass it on. Michael Ibsen has a sister but she has no children. So - one generation more and they wouldn't have had any descendant to compare DNA with. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > Dear Friends, > I find this new archaeological discovery just fascinating. The use of > DNA technology seems to be going ahead in leaps and bounds. Hope this > tiny URL works for you:- > > http://tinyurl.com/anryorr > > My only concern is that from my extensive reading on Richard III, > authors have lead me to understand that the myth of his scoliosis was > created by Shakespeare, but perhaps that was merely the withered arm. > > David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
