false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172771299m/214920.jpg 214920 6 Two years after the executions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the height of the French Revolution, a ten-year-old boy, his skin covered with scabies, his sanity gone, died in a Paris prison. Was this tortured child of royal birth, or had the young prince escaped? In time, the prince's surviving sister was approached by count-less 'brothers' claiming not only the dauphin's name, but also his inheritance. For the next 200 years, as rival royal dynasties vied for the French throne, this mystery went unsolved. It was not until experts discovered a mummified human heart in a crystal urn that the truth unfolded. Examining this historical mystery from every absorbing angle, Cadbury explains how modern DNA analysis uncovered a surprising answer to this centuries old mystery. 1490010 2002 The Lost King of France: How DNA Solved the Mystery of the Murdered Son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette total:84|5:41|4:29|3:12|2:2|1:0| 84 361 166 30 5 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 16:28:06 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 14:19:24 -0700 2007
The book’s title is a bit of a misnomer. I thought the majority of the book was going to be dedicated to DNA testing and how it was employed to settle the myste...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 06:53:49 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 07:01:08 -0700 2007
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