Gallery: The Twisted Spine of Richard III

Model of Richard's Spine

richard iii spine model

(Image credit: © University of Leicester)

A 3D model of the spine of King Richard III of England.

Model of Richard's Spine

richard iii spine model

(Image credit: © University of Leicester)

A 3D model of the spine of King Richard III of England.

Rotated Richard Spine

rotated richard iii spine

(Image credit: © University of Leicester)

A composite image shows Richard III's curved spine from different rotations.

Stephanie Pappas
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Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.