The front of Richard III's skull is seen in this photograph provided by the University of Leicester and received in London on February 4, 2013.
Richard III was positively identified after DNA from his bones matched that of a living descendant of his sister, according to the Los Angeles Times. His bones were also discovered to be high in protein, consistent with a man of a royal status. Richard III ruled England for barely two years, from 1483 until his death on the battlefield in 1485 during the bloody War of the Roses.