This Is What Our Ancient Ancestors Really Looked Like

Richard III – The King Under The Car Park

Richard III’s skeleton was found under a Leicester car park in 2012. His facial reconstruction shows a thin‑lipped, bright‑eyed man with a prominent chin and an arched nose. DNA analysis revealed he had a 96% probability of blue eyes and a 77% probability of blond hair. He was only 32 when he died – and he looks younger, tougher, and far more human than Shakespeare’s hunchbacked villain.