France - To heart of Lionheart
March 3, 2013, Sunday
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THE heart of the Lionheart was embalmed with daisy, myrtle, mint and frankincense, kept sweet-smelling in saintly fashion in hope of speeding King Richard of England's ascent to heaven.
French scientists have analyzed the organ, kept at Rouen Cathedral since the death of Richard I, known as The Lionheart; they found it was wrapped in linen, treated with mercury, herbs and reverence, and that it held pollen confirming records of his death from a war wound in the spring of 1199, in central France.
Philippe Charlier, who published his paper this week, did not find any toxins - blunting tales that the king was hit by a poisoned crossbow bolt.
French scientists have analyzed the organ, kept at Rouen Cathedral since the death of Richard I, known as The Lionheart; they found it was wrapped in linen, treated with mercury, herbs and reverence, and that it held pollen confirming records of his death from a war wound in the spring of 1199, in central France.
Philippe Charlier, who published his paper this week, did not find any toxins - blunting tales that the king was hit by a poisoned crossbow bolt.
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