More than 500 years after his untimely death, scientists have revealed what the king would have actually sounded like.
Ever since acclaimed English actor Laurence Olivier portrayed him on the big screen, many have believed that King Richard III spoke in a 'posh' voice.
Historians and vocal experts say the approximation – to be revealed at an event in York in November – is the closest we will ever get to bringing the king 'back to life'. It will be debuted at the event – 'A Voice for King Richard III' – at York Theatre Royal on Sunday, November 17. The project wouldn't have been possible without the discovery of Richard III's remains in a Leicester car park back in 2012
Professor David Crystal, a linguist at Bangor University who is also part of the project, admitted that it is impossible to know exactly how Richard III spoke.For the role in his 1955 film, which he also directed, Olivier spoke with a posh accent that's described as 'received pronunciation', better known as the Queen's English.
It sounds nothing like the relatively posh voice by Laurence Olivier in his 1955 film , which was based on the Shakespeare play
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