History's Weirdest King and Queen Deaths

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  • čas přidán 3. 08. 2023
  • Kings live some of the most extraordinary lives of any human beings. They can have seemingly limitless wealth, power, and time to do what they want. But one thing seems to mirror extraordinary lives: extraordinary deaths.
    The kings on this list have some of the most unusual, sometimes painful deaths you may ever heard of - from a mouthful of molten gold to the nastiest case of gangrene you can imagine. And while some of these deaths were ordered by the hands of others, some of them are just outright bad luck.
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  • @dynomar11
    @dynomar11 Před 9 měsíci +66

    I don't know how he does it, but this guy pronouncing Chinese names perfectly is wonderful.

  • @cameronschneider6229
    @cameronschneider6229 Před 9 měsíci +264

    This has been my favorite channel 3 years in a row

    • @HiHello-ql3su
      @HiHello-ql3su Před 9 měsíci +5

      What did you like 4 years ago?

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Před 9 měsíci +3

      I'm glad he stopped pushing the propaganda though. Stopped watching this channel about a year ago only just came back recently to see if he isn't pushing that agenda anymore. The pay cheques must have stopped.

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@HiHello-ql3su Your videos.

    • @kellyshomemadekitchen
      @kellyshomemadekitchen Před 9 měsíci +3

      It is an interesting channel with a good narrator.

    • @MiniKodjo
      @MiniKodjo Před 9 měsíci +3

      It's like we all get the same recommendations when pendemic kicked in

  • @andrewweaver2517
    @andrewweaver2517 Před 9 měsíci +33

    My god, The Voice nailed that Chinese dudes name like elevendy-four times. All hail The Voice!

  • @ZaximusRex
    @ZaximusRex Před 9 měsíci +45

    There is no way that first one wasn't an elaborate assassination.

  • @MatthewTheWanderer
    @MatthewTheWanderer Před 9 měsíci +65

    As soon as I saw the title, I was hoping you'd mention the Greek king who died from an infected monkey bite, and was pleased when you did.

  • @Pfisiar22
    @Pfisiar22 Před 9 měsíci +19

    a few suggestions from ancient Rome:
    Valentinian I is said to have shouted himself to death. Apparently, he got so angry at a foreign diplomat he shouted until he had an aneurysm
    Jovian's death was brought about by poisonous fumes from his newly painted bedroom walls.
    Valerian was possibly either skinned alive or forced to drink molten gold. .

  • @NASCARFAN93100
    @NASCARFAN93100 Před 9 měsíci +28

    It's always fascinating learning about stories like these

  • @davidlape7936
    @davidlape7936 Před 9 měsíci +34

    Love Weird History!❤️

  • @032319581
    @032319581 Před 9 měsíci +28

    I love the narrator's sense of humor and inflictions in his voice. Makes it even more hilarious.

  • @carpetcreamer497
    @carpetcreamer497 Před 9 měsíci +18

    This is legit the best channel on CZcams 😊

  • @BadgerBarf
    @BadgerBarf Před 9 měsíci +18

    Thanks for teaching me random stuff Weird History

  • @emom358
    @emom358 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Love these videos, but your use of any old pictures, not even from the correct time period, triggers OCD I didn't know I had!😂

  • @docrobo360
    @docrobo360 Před 9 měsíci +11

    Another English King had a weird death. King Henry I enjoyed eating Lampreys (A kind of Eel). His doctor told him he should cut back on eating the sea delicacy but Henry was stubborn and kept eating them. On one occasion, he ate and ate and ate lampreys until he started to feel ill. His doctor helped induce his bowels to help cure him but he frequently went to poo until the condition led to his demise.

  • @cheeseman417
    @cheeseman417 Před 9 měsíci +12

    The worst medieval death for me was death by force drinking molten gold! holy smokes batman!, can you imagine that shit?

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Před 9 měsíci +15

    Well, at least they left this mortal world behind with a bang otherwise we wouldn't be sitting here discussing and making videos about it, now would we?

  • @tombruner9634
    @tombruner9634 Před 9 měsíci +48

    The death of King Charles I of England doesn't seem that weird at first, he just had his head lopped off for committing tyranny, until you hear it described by Monty Python in Oliver Cromwell. It is a song about Oliver Cromwell, and the death of Charles I figures prominently in it. To the best of my knowledge it is about as accurate as you can make a song that lasts about four minutes. But you know what would be weird would be to learn about which popular purveyors of poetry and all things entertaining are actually pretty accurate. The aforementioned Pythons of course, but don't forget They Might Be Giants.

  • @lucindawelenc2191
    @lucindawelenc2191 Před 9 měsíci +40

    You missed two of the weirder ones, both French kings. 18-year old Louis III was pursuing a fleeing young woman, cracked his head on a doorframe, and died of a fractured skull. Charles VIII also died from bumping his head on a doorframe, although this time it seemed to be from sheer clumsiness. He didn't die immediately, but several hours later, presumably of concussion.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci +9

    0:03 The History of the World Part 1 (1981) had quite the cast, including cameo appearances by Hugh Hefner and Bea Arthur and narration by Orson Welles (AKA Citizen Kane).

  • @christinepolley3520
    @christinepolley3520 Před 6 měsíci +8

    I love the narrator. Great sense of humor and down right hilarious at times telling the stories.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci +2

    @0:31 The Pink Panther is the only song from sheet music that I remember how to play on the piano in full.
    Love that show!

  • @_ksm0922
    @_ksm0922 Před 9 měsíci +16

    If you wanna know just how gross the gangrene thing is without looking it up yourself: 99.99% of results on google images come with content warnings. I only came across two that didn’t have it.

    • @PandaMonium92827
      @PandaMonium92827 Před 9 měsíci

      I've actually treated gangrene in the ER. I'd rather find another dead floater.

    • @WastedTalent-
      @WastedTalent- Před 9 měsíci

      You can turn safe search off.

    • @_ksm0922
      @_ksm0922 Před 9 měsíci

      @@WastedTalent- I’m well aware

    • @JuhiSRK
      @JuhiSRK Před 7 měsíci

      I can smell those pictures. 😬

  • @robmisener2786
    @robmisener2786 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Best narrarator ever!

  • @t-squared1882
    @t-squared1882 Před 9 měsíci +7

    The narrator had too much fun saying the Chinese emperor’s name

  • @seanfrancis2098
    @seanfrancis2098 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Love this channel

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Před 9 měsíci +7

    Because despite having all that power they still have an appointment with Dr. Death one day.

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Před 9 měsíci +1

      We all do. After whipping Death's arse i'm hunting down the abusers who mistreated me as a child. Then going after god for allowing that shit to happen. I so hope there is an afterlife and a god so I can get my justice!

    • @AnimalLivesMatter588
      @AnimalLivesMatter588 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@Me-qp8vzGod isn’t about Justice he’s about forgiveness

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci +4

    Eating ANOTHER Weird History meal!
    This time eating HAMBURGER HELPER STROGANOFF (from the Weird History Food video "The White-Gloved History of Hamburger Helper) with parmesan cheese and cafe con leche...while watching this Weird History video!

  • @sallykohorst8803
    @sallykohorst8803 Před 9 měsíci +1

    What an interesting subject. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @Myriako
    @Myriako Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you for this video! 😀🌸

  • @ericperry5983
    @ericperry5983 Před 7 měsíci +1

    The narrator for weird history is hands-down the best

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    A+ video!
    Awesome video, LOVE IT!

  • @janeck.8695
    @janeck.8695 Před 9 měsíci +1

    1:24 Cabernet fabric coffin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The videos are always great here but I love the narration.

  • @leanykakicsi6152
    @leanykakicsi6152 Před 3 měsíci +1

    As a Hungarian thank you for covering Béla I. and Attila! Béla was the first person that came to my mind when I read the video title

  • @davea6314
    @davea6314 Před 9 měsíci +31

    "It's good to be the king." -Mel Brooks

    • @arcturionblade1077
      @arcturionblade1077 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Up until you go up in flames, that is.

    • @WarBrickproductions
      @WarBrickproductions Před 9 měsíci

      In reality it's not really great, being a King, Prince, or Princess wasn't the greatest, you had to fight, keep your throne, and marry some person 50 years older than you for an alliance.

    • @lp-xl9ld
      @lp-xl9ld Před 9 měsíci

      It may be good to be the king but once a knight is enough

    • @SueLan-px1jd
      @SueLan-px1jd Před 28 dny

      HEAVY iS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN👑🏰.​@@arcturionblade1077

  • @pv2639
    @pv2639 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I would rather have access to mass produced bleach, soap, and toothpaste than be a king
    😂

  • @caseygobel1227
    @caseygobel1227 Před 8 měsíci +1

    There's more weird ones than this, a part two is a must

  • @jonpayne4931
    @jonpayne4931 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Never fails to inform and educate. 11/10.

  • @leovirgocusp
    @leovirgocusp Před 9 měsíci +2

    I know I've seen these videos before at some point but I'm so so glad I found it again because I have always loved World History if all sorts and especially weird facts of anything at all. Learning about WWII was so striking as a child that I because very knowledgeable in it and Hitler as well, because of the psychology behind it and how a person could become a monster like that. I will never stop learning and this is a quick and entertaining way to get some facts in ❤ thank you!!!!

  • @gsc1510
    @gsc1510 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The candle in the wind comment got me 😂😂😂

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci +1

    0:31 I hope they start making the cereal Pink Panther Flakes again, they had it in the 70s.
    That is one of my Top 10 Lost Foods.

  • @samvandijck5365
    @samvandijck5365 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Could you make a video about King Albert 1 of Belgium? He saved his country by partly destroying it at the battle of the Yser and his death is also a bit of a mystery.

  • @paulakaysmith9151
    @paulakaysmith9151 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I absolutely get a kick out of this channel! Y'all are a hoot! 😂

  • @kellyshomemadekitchen
    @kellyshomemadekitchen Před 6 měsíci

    0:56 “afternoon mixology class at Chili’s!” 😂😂😂

  • @bsg4338
    @bsg4338 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Charles II death was most horrific for me

    • @monacoofthebluepacific2571
      @monacoofthebluepacific2571 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Ikr ? He just had to be sewn into his sheets ... not simply wrapped 🤔

    • @amandagreen4332
      @amandagreen4332 Před 9 měsíci +7

      Charles II of Navarre, not Charles II of England. Wrong portrait.

    • @GonzoIsCool
      @GonzoIsCool Před 9 měsíci

      This is a new low for misinformation about Stewart kings. Mixing him up with another king entirely is pretty bad. Although the times I've heard them claim that James II totally wanted to make everyone catholic and then he got William Penn to help him write the document to do so make me wince. Obviously, he actually was for religious freedom in general after his traumatic childhood. I can guarantee, the quaker who who was pro interracial marriage and pro religious freedom DID NOT want Catholicism to be the law in England. Although it does help that I actually read what he tried to do and it included Protestants, Catholics, and even Jews having freedom of worship and freedom to hold any job. No mention of any other religions, but since that got thrown out for them finally letting other Protestants not of the church of England freely worship. ...Thank goodness tyranny was overthrown and they kicked out a king who personally helped fight the Fire of London from the bucket lines...

  • @videogamevalley7523
    @videogamevalley7523 Před 9 měsíci +11

    the dude who fell from the throne, thats wild

  • @jus10_mar10
    @jus10_mar10 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Have you ever done the history of diseases? If not, that would be fun 😅

  • @cameronmcanally5977
    @cameronmcanally5977 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Awesome

  • @history4joe840
    @history4joe840 Před 9 měsíci +20

    Wrong King Charles II in the photos, but interesting video nonetheless.

  • @sonicninja3434
    @sonicninja3434 Před 9 měsíci +4

    The Chinese Emperors tomb was designed to look like a map of his kingdom/empire. The Mercury was used to show the rivers. It was NO ACCIDENT.

    • @glennso47
      @glennso47 Před 6 měsíci

      The Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson?

  • @folee_edge
    @folee_edge Před 9 měsíci

    Candle in the wind 😂 BEAUTIFUL ❤️

  • @nedludd7622
    @nedludd7622 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Now on to the crimes against humanity by kings over thousands of years.

  • @theklopec4042
    @theklopec4042 Před 9 měsíci

    This is pretty good.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    Just unbelievable that such a high-quality video, with a similar theme as 1,000 Ways To Die, was made in like two days!

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Thanks for this! 👑 #WeirdHistory #RoyalDeaths

  • @lynemac2539
    @lynemac2539 Před 9 měsíci

    Oh, that wine winding sheet thing is the main ingredient in most of my nightmares!

  • @maggiehawkins9753
    @maggiehawkins9753 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The first one is hilarious. They were like, well ethanol is an astringent so it must be able to suck sickness out lol

  • @cwork2250
    @cwork2250 Před 9 měsíci

    I love this narrator! Funny as hell.

  • @CandiGul
    @CandiGul Před 6 měsíci

    4:53 I googled and I cant believe you didnt warn me, with more conviction! 😫😫

  • @dvdv8197
    @dvdv8197 Před 9 měsíci +1

    This had a fun 'Eat the rich' vibe to it. 😊

  • @themastorparty
    @themastorparty Před 9 měsíci

    Candle in the wind… hilarious!

  • @CwL-1984
    @CwL-1984 Před 9 měsíci +2

    My people would give me the Marie Antoinette treatment.......

  • @caseylove5527
    @caseylove5527 Před 9 měsíci

    i am once again requesting you make a video on the voynich manuscript (please)

  • @ryanropers
    @ryanropers Před 9 měsíci

    Gotta do the Hollywood Tropicana!

  • @seanbordenkircher7854
    @seanbordenkircher7854 Před 9 měsíci

    "Cabernet Fabric-Coffin" genius level pun!

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    @2:22 Our family dog, when I was growing up, was a German Shepherd named Farrah, after the model and actress Farrah Fawcett.
    She was a beautiful dog :)

    • @dougerrohmer
      @dougerrohmer Před 9 měsíci

      How was her relationship with monkeys?

  • @lynnleigha580
    @lynnleigha580 Před 9 měsíci

    7:13 I wasn't watching, just listening and it sounded like you said " tail of a hung guy" 😂😂😂

  • @dirkbonesteel
    @dirkbonesteel Před 9 měsíci +1

    @4:20 Archeologists found some partial plans for the gigantic grave with the terracotta soldiers. It says there is/was a river of mercury somewhere under ground.

  • @julianaylor4351
    @julianaylor4351 Před 9 měsíci +3

    It is claimed that the people who looted William the conqueror's body, were his courtiers who hated him, because he was a rather nasty boss.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    @6:23 "Candle In The Wind/Something About The Way You Look Tonight" was the US #1 hit on my 18th birthday.
    - "Perfect Day" by various artists was #1 in the UK.
    - "Tubthumbing" by Chumbawamba was #1 in Canada and Australia
    - "Barbie Girl" by Aqua was #1 in Germany.

  • @tzuchi3358
    @tzuchi3358 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Bro’s pronunciation of 秦始皇 is epic😂

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    10:08 That reminds me of the Far Side comic where a guy on fire was pointing his finger towards two women.
    "Step back Loretta!...It's a red-hot poker!"

  • @paulbarrettpeck6674
    @paulbarrettpeck6674 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I thought Catherine of Russia would have been included. Her death was CRAZY !!!!!

  • @JHODI75
    @JHODI75 Před 9 měsíci +1

    You said not to look up genital gangrene but I did and now I am full of regret

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    0:31 On the films The Pink Panther (2006) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009), it is hilarious how Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) is always attacking Gendarme Gilbert Ponton (Jean Reno) at random "to keep his reflexes sharp."

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    0:58 I once went to Chilli's with my friend for my birthday.
    We should have went there for a mixology class!

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    @3:11 I remember seeing an image of the Terracotta Army in the Weird History video "Suprising Facts About Ancient Landmarks."
    I will check out the Weird History video of "Fascinating Facts About China's Terracotta Army"!

  • @vegxnvxmpire
    @vegxnvxmpire Před 9 měsíci

    i just KNEW adolf fredrik would be in this video

  • @rebeccakinney619
    @rebeccakinney619 Před 9 měsíci +3

    You forgot the best part about the poker demise rumor… it was in the bum !😮

    • @diaquallo
      @diaquallo Před 9 měsíci

      Biggest oof

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Před 9 měsíci

      You like a poker in the bum? good for you. Don't hide who you are!

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX Před 9 měsíci

      He didn't forget, he just said it nicer than the clearly obvious

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci +1

    @7:03 One of the most famous black cats is Felix the Cat, first appearing as a cartoon character in 1919.

  • @just_kos99
    @just_kos99 Před 9 měsíci +2

    The hot poker thing has been debunked, btw. I recently saw a documentary that talked about it.

  • @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN
    @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN Před měsícem

    WICKED COOL😢

  • @AriUnwritten
    @AriUnwritten Před 7 měsíci

    Can yall cover Octaroon Balls and Placage in New Orleans?

  • @rockingthemike
    @rockingthemike Před 9 měsíci +3

    might be useful to use the proper image of king charles ii of navarre, and not king charles ii of england...

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    0:31 After a competition, they should make designate a Pink Pather diamond like those Pink Panther films.
    It would be like a new treasure.

  • @benczerniecki925
    @benczerniecki925 Před 9 měsíci

    @3:36 that is Boldt Castle... no?

  • @suellensheppard9734
    @suellensheppard9734 Před měsícem

    The last one

  • @colettewithlove
    @colettewithlove Před 9 měsíci

    it was the eating one for me, lol

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před 9 měsíci

    @2:48 That is a common occurence in the medical field today, where the staff refuse to make a decision because of fear of the consequences.
    That is why is it VERY IMPORTANT to always get at least a second opinion.

  • @maura6487
    @maura6487 Před 8 měsíci

    Good times!

  • @monicawylie3985
    @monicawylie3985 Před 7 měsíci

    The last was the worst. Because that red hot poker went somewhere, the sun don’t shine. And I just cannot imagine it for the life of me.

  • @taylorjaffe8299
    @taylorjaffe8299 Před 9 měsíci

    Your first two portraits at 0:46 are of the wrong Charles II.

  • @SassyyjuicyMaria
    @SassyyjuicyMaria Před 8 měsíci +1

    One English King died because
    of eating lampreys... Weird!

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Před 9 měsíci +1

    "The King of Weird King Deaths" is a pretty rarefied title, though.

  • @jovanweismiller7114
    @jovanweismiller7114 Před 9 měsíci +1

    You've got the wrong King Charles II pictured. The pic is of Charles II of England, not Charles II of Navarre.

  • @giraffesinc.2193
    @giraffesinc.2193 Před 9 měsíci

    OKAY, love your channel, but why the PC stuff????

  • @MarkVA71
    @MarkVA71 Před 9 měsíci +1

    You showed pictures of the wrong Charles II at the start of the video.

  • @feresmourali5783
    @feresmourali5783 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Adolf Fredriks last meal has been staged on Swedish television, let's just say that the guy who ate the whole menu had a team of doctors and nurses standing by. Oh, and please make a video about Emma Goldman!

  • @adamduncan123456
    @adamduncan123456 Před 9 měsíci

    I Googled Fournier’s gangrene, and I sincerely wish I hadn't.

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Před 9 měsíci +2

    If there's one thing I want before I die, I hope I remain handsome.

  • @russellconn
    @russellconn Před 9 měsíci +1

    Death by horse saddle, what a way to go 😂

  • @andrewbutts6056
    @andrewbutts6056 Před měsícem

    Why is Boldt castle shown so many times in this video?