article_snippet: In February 2013 a skeleton discovered beneath a Leicester car park was confirmed as that of the English king.
article_snippet: In 2012, the University of Leicester in collaboration with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council, began searching for the English king's body.
article_snippet: a battle-scarred skeleton (shown) with spinal curvature was unveiled as King Richard III in February 2013 .
article_snippet: The spot (circled in red) where archaeologists found the remains of the 15th century monarch .
article_snippet: Professor Schurer, who played a key role in identifying Richard III's modern day relations, published a paper  showing there was a 99.999 per cent probability that the remains were those of the English king.
article_snippet: A plastic facial model made from the skull of England's King Richard III .
article_snippet: It has been confirmed that Richard III had a curvature of the spine, although rumours of a withered arm haven't been verfied form the bones found in the Leicester car park last year.
article_snippet: last year scientists discovered the English king was riddled with roundworm after finding large numbers of the parasite's eggs in soil taken from Richard III pelvic region.
article_snippet: The find suggests that the English king's intestines were infected with roundworm during the English king life.
highlights_snippet: Kevin Schurer of the University of Leicester traced the line of descent .
  