14 DAY TRIAL // King Richard III died in 1484, during a battle against Henry Tudor, held at Bosworth Field. His remains were found in September 2012, under a parking lot in Leicester, England, and researchers have been studying them ever since.
It has thus been revealed that, while taking part in this battle, the king sustained a total of 11 injuries. It is believed that the late monarch was attacked by several assailants at once after he was forced to dismount from his horse.
Of the 11 injuries that Richard III sustained during his last battle, 6 were especially severe, Live Science explains. Hence, these horrific battle wounds, detailed in the infographic below, are said to have ultimately brought about the king's death.
Evidence at hand indicates that the wounds were caused by several distinct weapons. More precisely, researchers say that the monarch's killers attacked him using daggers, at least one sword, and even a spiked halberd especially designed to pull riders off their horses.
Given the impressive number of injuries to his head that Richard III suffered during this battle, specialists suspect that, at one point, the late monarch took off his helmet. This undoubtedly made him more vulnerable to attacks.
“He was surrounded, probably by a number of people with medieval arms. He was a warrior, he was a knight, he was a trained fighter, but he would have seen other people die on the battlefield, so he would be very aware of, if you like, what was in store for him,” researcher Sarah Hainsworth described the monarch's last moment.
