LONDON — Furniture maker Michael Ibsen is used to clients asking for custom-made pieces such as specially designed bookshelves or doors or cupboards. But the call to construct a coffin for his ...

LONDON — Furniture maker Michael Ibsen is used to clients asking for custom-made pieces such as specially designed bookshelves or doors or cupboards. But the call to construct a coffin for his ...

Michael Ibsen is related to one of history’s greatest villains, said Lauren Collins in The New Yorker. The Canadian-born furniture-maker is the 17th-generation nephew of England’s King Richard ...

It was this book which first sparked the curiosity of Michael Ibsen, ... author of “The Last Days of Richard III,” tracked down Ibsen’s British-born mother Joy in 2004.

Michael Ibsen says he adopts an objective stance on his ancestor's controversial past. Like many people, Michael Ibsen's mother Joy had long been fascinated by the history of her family.

Chief among them was Michael Ibsen, a 17th generation nephew of the king whose DNA was a crucial link in helping prove the identity of the long-dead monarch.

Michael Ibsen has worked in the same complex in north London for 25 years, where his tiny 275-sq.-foot workshop is filled with tools and “quite a lot of lumps of wood.” ...

Interestingly, Ibsen and the second donor are the last of their genetic line; ... in fact, related to the known Plantagenet Michael Ibsen. Their mitochondrial DNA was identical.

Brittany Manweiler and Michael Ibsen were married June 27, 2010 in Key Largo, Fla., by a justice of the peace. Craig Ibsen, father of the bridegroom, was best man. Ross Manweiler, brother of the ...

Furniture maker Michael Ibsen is used to clients asking for custom-made pieces such as specially designed bookshelves or doors or cupboards.But the call to construct a coffin for his royal ...