Beheaded French king [PHOTOS], blood is found. Scientists have solved a centuries-old mystery over blood remains found in an ancient decorated gourd dating back to 1793.
French
King Louis XVI was guillotined on January 21, 1793 in the Place de la
Revolution by revolutionaries who are said to have dipped their
handkerchiefs into the king’s blood and keep it as a souvenir of the
regicide. Go here for more including photos of the gourd.
