According to news reports today, the DNA in some supposed relics of Joan of Arc is to be tested by French scientists. The relics have been on display in a museum in Chinon. While there is no way to be certain if they are in fact those of Joan, the scientists hope to be able to determine their age, and whether they came from a young woman who fits Joan's historical profile.
Thinking back, I don't think I've seen the relics in question. When J. and I toured the Loire in 2002, we went to Chinon one evening for dinner - but the visit was marred when I was the cause of a small altercation between our hire car and an electric bicycle. No harm done, but I was in need of a nerve tonic afterwards, I can tell you.
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