Richard III was King of England from 1483 to 1485. He was the last King of the House of York. During is less than three year regin he supposably killed his 12-year-old nephew, Edward V and died at the Battle of Bosworth. Richard is prehaps most famous for being the subject of a play written by William Shakespeare. Many famous actors have played the part of the King including: Al Pacino, John Barrymore, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Burbage, F. Murray Abraham, David Garrick, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson,Edmund Kean, Anton Lesser, Ian McKellen,Laurence Olivier, Anthony Sher, Donald Wolfit, Peter Dinklage.In 2013, a skeleton found buried in what is now a parking lot in England was identified through DNA evidence as that of Richard III. The skeleton is nearly complete and confirms that Richard did indeed have curvature of the spine.