How Twisted Was King Richard III's Spine? New Models Reveal His Condition
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 18:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Shakespeare called him a hunchback, but a 3D model of Richard III's spine shows he had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. While the condition caused one of his shoulders to sit higher than the other, it likely didn't lead to a limp or breathing problems.