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English: Henry Wellcome collection. Lock of hair, said to be from King George III (1760-1820).

This piece of hair is a rare survival of royal biological material in a public collection. Hery Wellcome bought the hair at auction in 1927 but very little is known about it.

Recent tests on th ehair may have discovered the reason for the king's episodes of so-called 'madness'. The hair was found to have an unexpectedly high concentration of arsenic. Heavy metals such as arsenic are known to exacebate a hereditary condition called porphyria, which can lead to mental disturbances.

A1315, The Science Museum, London.

Taken in low light conditions through thick glass.
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