Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1885 — The Remains of a King. [ARTICLE]

The Remains of a King.

Recently the tomb of Edward lIL, in Westminster Abbey, was opened, and the body of “Longshanks,” as he was called, was found in a remarkably good state of preservation. The flesh of the face had turned to a yellow powder, but the parting in the hair was still there, and the shape and form of the body remained intact Around the head was a narrow silver band on which was engraved his name. The remains were placed in the tomb 507 years ago.