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okasha

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6. The scoliosis may not have affected
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 12:58 AM
Mar 2014

his height or stance as much as many articles published immediately after the discovery of the bones claimed. I showed the online photos to an RN friend who also has lateral curve scoliosis and asked how Richard's compared to hers. Hers is worse, and her only visible symptom before they put steel rods down her spine for compression fractures suffered in an auto accident was one shoulder carried slightly higher than the other.

Another novel Ricardians will enjoy: The White Boar, by Marian Palmer.

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What's the deal with Richard III? [View all] WolverineDG Feb 2014 OP
I LOVE all this emerging about him. Squinch Feb 2014 #1
Yes, I got a copy of that book from my cousin but misplaced it WolverineDG Feb 2014 #2
Oh! look at that! Squinch Feb 2014 #3
The thing that struck me most forcefully okasha Mar 2014 #4
It's funny he was called "short" WolverineDG Mar 2014 #5
The scoliosis may not have affected okasha Mar 2014 #6
Also: "The Murders of Richard III" by Elizabeth Peters LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #12
Anything by EP is a fun read. okasha Mar 2014 #13
You know Ms. Peters died not long ago. murielm99 Mar 2014 #15
I had wondered okasha Mar 2014 #16
I saw her obituary in the Washington Post LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #17
I want to recommend the novel SheilaT Mar 2014 #7
Yes, very good book! WolverineDG Mar 2014 #8
In my opinion everything Josephine Tey wrote SheilaT Mar 2014 #9
I didn't know she wrote anything else WolverineDG Mar 2014 #10
Yes. Not too many books, and she died rather young. SheilaT Mar 2014 #11
DOT turned out to be more insightful okasha Mar 2014 #14
For anyone interested okasha Mar 2014 #18
I signed up for it too!! WolverineDG Mar 2014 #19
Great! okasha Mar 2014 #20
Starts June 30! WolverineDG Mar 2014 #21
Even better. okasha Mar 2014 #22
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