scientific fact. 218 years ago today on january 21st 1793 i marked down, and luis the six teenth was beheaded in the french revolution. the 218th an anniversary. is this where you talk about having his head? somebody has a container which i found on wikipedia of a fellow who said he dipped his handkerchief into the blood of luis the 16th and put it in his gourd and it is valued at $700,000. that s what they say. how do you preserve a severed head hypothetically? you could in far mall law formaldehyde. the head was preserved in a casket.