Or maybe not. One of the historians, I think Kendall, theorized that Richard III didn't have a "crooked back" at all. Rather, he had powerful, Conan-grade shoulder and back muscles from wielding heavy swords and battle axes. The "crookback" bit was popularized by Shakespeare.
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Or maybe not. One of the historians, I think Kendall, theorized that Richard III didn't have a "crooked back" at all. Rather, he had powerful, Conan-grade shoulder and back muscles from wielding heavy swords and battle axes. The "crookback" bit was popularized by Shakespeare.
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