title: The case of King Richard III.
abstract: In this short essay we will discuss the possible diseases of King Richard III according to the descriptions in Shakespeare's plays King Richard III and Henry VI. Furthermore, it is shown that the description of the defeated enemy as physically and mentally deformed is part of a long tradition which has its roots in Ancient Greece.
authors.affiliation: askrz@web.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skrziepietz
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000266:history*; D004324:Drama / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D005197:Famous Persons; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008092:Literature, Medieval / Q000266:history; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008513:Medicine in Literature