Richard III: The Resolution of A 500-Year-Old Cold Case

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. As part of the Vancouver Institute Lectures Series, Green College presents a "Richard III: The Resolution of a 500-Year-Old Cold Case" by Dr. Turi King.

Dr. King is a Lecturer in Genetics and Archaeology at the University of Leicester. Her work over the years has combined genetics with archaeology, history and geography. Her PhD award-winning research in genetics examined the link between British hereditary surnames and the Y chromosome. She has continued her work on the Y chromosome and surnames, and has been leading a project examining the genetic legacy of the Vikings in the north of England. As well as leading the international research team involved in the DNA identification work of the remains of Richard III, she is also leading the project carrying out the whole genome sequencing of Richard III which is funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Leverhulme Trust and Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the inventor of genetic fingerprinting at the University of Leicester.

[TWOCOWS]

Turi King is a fantastic lecturer. Didn't feel tired or bored even for a second! Fabulous

[texanasimmons]

My husband is a descendant of one of Richard III aunts. I called a florist, in Leicester about a week before the reburial to order a white rose be sent with a remembrance card to the service. This was before we knew the service was 'access controlled'. As it turned out, the florists vicar was to attend and he agreed to deliver our rose. BTW, we live in Texas, in the US. It was a great honor to be able to send a white rose that was delivered to the service.
Thank you for your explanation!

[catgray]

That was completely enjoyable! The humor she injected throughout made it one of the best presentations I've seen. And the information was fascinating too.

[Bouncybon]

Brilliant Presentation! Dr Turi King makes the story absolutely riveting complete with her own terrific humour. What a lovely woman she is.

[marcoscu]

Fascinating and amusing. Better by far than any of the mainstream TV programs made on the same subject,

[TWOCOWS]

Turi, you speak beautifully and your humour is the ingredient that makes an otherwise boring a data-packed scientific presentation so delightful to listen to and so easy to remember. Well done! Outstanding

[bindon]

Turi King - you and your team - legends!

[kateflint]

Wow! If my lecturers had been that compelling and entertaining I would have done brilliantly at uni, I may even have attended more. That was brilliant!!

[Musician-rq]

If it weren't for Dr. King's, Keen Articulation, Geniality and Sense of Humor, I don't think I would have watched the whole presentation.

[LynnRC]

What a delightful lecture from a North American Cannuk . She took heavy figures and made us enthused and entertained. I don’t recall where she teaches but she deserves a promotion and a raise.
Thank you for the up lead!

[raylafever]

This was delightful. Educational but amusing at the same time.

[kridswonderhowell]

Absolutely fabulous!!! Both funny & informative!! I've watched your presentation 5x child social services!!! Baaahaaahaaa

[DM-Canada]

What a brilliant presentation! Would have loved to have Dr. King as a professor! :D

[karenlee-johnston]

What a wonderful lecture!!!! Turi King you have such an amazing presenting style!!!

[trinadubya]

I do believe in nominative determinism, at least a little. I worked at a small American law school for over a decade, and we had a lot of professors and students with the initials J.D. (Juris Doctor).

That photo of Queen Elizabeth flattened me. I was giggling for several minutes after that.

Brilliant presentation. Thank you for sharing it!

[tufelesakalia]

History is one of my favorite subjects, and it is very interesting to hear about what happened to King Richard 111. Also where his mortal remains are after the Church had been destroyed by Henry the V111.

[gerdcelinejensen]

This was an exiting, and good lesson about the finding and solving of the Richard III case. She is really good ;) And spoke in a way that everyone can understand ;) Thanks for sharing ;)

[robynsegg]

I was floored when she said the car park was near "child protective services". The universe will always fing a way to balance itself. ;)

[jacquelinedeigan]

Outstanding presentation. Informative and fun.

[janjohnsonamarillas]

This is outstanding, very informative love the sense of humor, Thank you !