His crown is long gone, but scientists have confirmed that the 500-year-old skeletal remains dug up from under a parking lot in the English city of Leicester end the long search for the body of King Richard III.

Monday's positive identification of the remains, which included a caved in skull and partial spine that shows a distinct curvature, solves the age old mystery of what happened to the monarch, who was the last King of England to die in battle and gained worldwide notoriety thanks to one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays, Reuters.com reported.