Monday, February 18, 2013

France divided by mystery of the headless king: Skull found in attic said to belong to Henri IV

[Daily MailA mummified head found in an attic, claimed to be that of the first French monarch Henri IV, continues to divide historians and researchers. A new book claims to end the mystery of what happened to the king’s remains, mainly his head which researchers say was found five years ago in the attic of Jacques Bellanger, a retired tax collector in Angers, western France. The claims come as British scientists confirmed that a skeleton unearthed in Leicester was Richard III, who was killed in battle more than 500 years ago.