Richard III and the Greyfriars Project - Turi King at Ada Lovelace Day 2014

Dr Turi King, geneticist and historian, explains the role of DNA analysis in finding Richard III. At the start, no one expected the Greyfriars Project to succeed, but a truly interdisciplinary team beat the odds to find him under a car park in Leicester.
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Dr Turi King is the geneticist who led the DNA analysis that located the remains of Richard III in Leicester, and explores how genetics combined with history, archeology, anthropology and forensics can shed light on our past and future.

This was filmed at the Ri at Ada Lovelace Day 2014. Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in STEM. For one night only, the Ri hosted a ‘cabaret of science’ for Ada Lovelace Day 2014, with talks and performances from Roma Agrawal, Caro C, Hannah Fry, Konnie Huq, Turi King and more, all sharing their inspirations and their passion for science, technology, engineering and maths.

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