How do you re-create the voice of a 15th century king? Dig up his skeleton

[Claira]

Yvonne Morley-Chisholm was on an annual retreat in England in 2014 when she had something of a eureka moment.

"We were meeting in the city of Leicester, and I thought, 'Leicester, Leicester — oh, didn't they just find that guy under a car park?' " she told NPR. That guy she's referencing is Richard III, the English king from the late 15th century who is mostly known these days as one of Shakespeare's most iconic villains.

His skeleton had been found two years earlier, buried under a parking lot. It was an exciting enough discovery for the general public, but a game-changer for Morley-Chisholm, who's a voice coach and a vocal profiler.

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/28/nx-s1-5209880/king-richard-iii-skeleton-voice

[Claira]

The video in the article with a recording of what Richard's voice might have sounded like is not showing up for me. I've posted his digital avatar below in the event others here are having the same issue.