Dan Jones : Richard III 's remains remain ; some see chance to salvage his bad reputation . The monarch who reigned from 1483 to 1485 became , a century later , the blackest villain of Shakespeare 's history plays . Jones says the bones reveal and confirm his appearance , how he died and his injuries . Nothing changes his rep as a usurper of the crown who likely had been killed , Jones says . Jones : Richard good or bad ? Truth likely somewhere in between .
Dan Jones : Richard III 's remains remain ; some see chance to salvage his bad reputation . Jones says the bones reveal and confirm his appearance , how he died and his injuries . Nothing changes his rep as a usurper of the crown who likely had been killed , Jones says . Jones : Richard good or bad ? Truth likely somewhere in between .