Tests show head of France's King Henri IV 'genuine'

BBC News / http://news.bbc.co.uk ^ | 14 December 2010 Last updated at 19:49 ET | BBC Staff

[thecodont]

Thought this would interest you.

[sinanju]

Put it on the mantel next to Cromwell’s mummified head?

[SF_Redux]

... and fancy Jim Beam and AVON containers

[RJR_fan]

I wonder if he did indeed discover that “Paris is worth a mass.” What doth it profit a man to gain the whole world ... ? Henry’s mother-in-law could have taught Lady Macbeth a thing or two about wickedness!

[BigCinBigD]

If they charge to see it. Will someone “scalp” tickets?

[GreenLanternCorps]

Vive le Roi!

[InvisibleChurch]

“... fake but accurate”

[COBOL2Java]

A head, presumed to be that of Henri IV, has passed between private collectors since then.

"So, my dear, would you like to come into the parlor and see a head?"

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

This thread is appreciated without pictures.

[bigdaddy45]

Just in time too. I’ve been searching for that perfect Christmas present for the wife.

[Lockbar]

What? No pics? I could use a good embalmed head picture to go with my corn flakes this morning.

[aruanan]

Here are a few images to substitute:

[Lockbar]

OK, I found a pic of the head on the internet, but since the pic is hosted by “reuters.com” I don't think it can be posted here on FR. BTW, The head is pretty ugly looking. Like a really bad egyptian mummy head. The 4000 year old Italian mountain climbing guy they found 20 years ago looked alot better. I don't see how they could make any ID of that poor quality head.

[Lockbar]

Thanks for the consideration on the mummy heads. Those first two heads look very creepy. Like from Hannibal Lecter’s kitchen.

[6SJ7]

A head, presumed to be that of Henri IV, has passed between private collectors since then.

Everyone needs a hobby.

[GreenHornet]

A head, presumed to be that of Henri IV, has passed between private collectors since then.

I'm surprised someone hasn't brought this into the shop on "Pawn Stars."

[Zeppo]

“Do you have Prince Albert, um, I mean, King Henri IV in a can?”

[Kenny Bunk]

My exhaustive and beer-reviewed genetic research into the mysterious origins of one Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., presently the sitting POTUS, have established beyond shadow of any scientific doubt, that our putative Pres is: (fanfare please)

THE LOST DAUPHIN dela
BELLE FRANCE!

This is precisely why BHO, Jr. has not permitted the Hawaiian paperwork to be released. After all, how the heck would it look for the President of the United States to also be the Pretender to the Throne of France? This head belongs in the Smithsonian, not in some drafty old French cathedral. Please have Jim Robinson see to it immediately.

[Red Badger]