The Scoliotic Knight, with Toby Capwell

The Scoliotic Knight: Encounters with Richard III

The discovery in Leicester of the grave of King Richard III (1452-85) raised many new questions. The skeleton’s severe scoliosis revealed that the twisted physique of William Shakespeare’s ‘Black Legend’ was based on fact. But how could someone with such a spinal condition have worn armour and mastered the art of combat? What did his armour look like? To explore these and other many other fascinating questions, Toby traces the unlikely (but true) story of his involvement in the investigation of Richard III’s remains, the Channel 4 documentaries, the reburial in 2015, and the 2022 feature film The Lost King.