History's Weirdest King and Queen Deaths

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
  • 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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  • @cameronschneider6229
    @cameronschneider6229 Год назад +282

    This has been my favorite channel 3 years in a row

    • @HiHello-Opd
      @HiHello-Opd Год назад +6

      What did you like 4 years ago?

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Год назад +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 Год назад +2

      @@HiHello-Opd Your videos.

    • @kellyshomemadekitchen
      @kellyshomemadekitchen Год назад +3

      It is an interesting channel with a good narrator.

    • @MiniKodjo
      @MiniKodjo Год назад +3

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

  • @dynomar11
    @dynomar11 Год назад +92

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

  • @ZaximusRex
    @ZaximusRex Год назад +68

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

  • @andrewweaver2517
    @andrewweaver2517 Год назад +51

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

  • @MatthewTheWanderer
    @MatthewTheWanderer Год назад +76

    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.

  • @davidlape7936
    @davidlape7936 Год назад +37

    Love Weird History!❤️

  • @carpetcreamer497
    @carpetcreamer497 Год назад +18

    This is legit the best channel on RUclips 😊

  • @Pfisiar22
    @Pfisiar22 Год назад +25

    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. .

  • @J9harrison
    @J9harrison Год назад +32

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

  • @NASCARFAN93100
    @NASCARFAN93100 Год назад +33

    It's always fascinating learning about stories like these

  • @BadgerBarf
    @BadgerBarf Год назад +24

    Thanks for teaching me random stuff Weird History

  • @leanykakicsi6152
    @leanykakicsi6152 Год назад +4

    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

  • @christinepolley3520
    @christinepolley3520 Год назад +10

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

  • @janeck.8695
    @janeck.8695 Год назад +3

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

  • @caseygobel1227
    @caseygobel1227 Год назад +4

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

  • @seanfrancis2098
    @seanfrancis2098 Год назад +5

    Love this channel

  • @docrobo360
    @docrobo360 Год назад +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 Год назад +16

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

    • @ColleenLytle-sq8tx
      @ColleenLytle-sq8tx Месяц назад

      Burns hurt worse than anything I've experienced...it's a 10 out of 10.

  • @lucindawelenc2191
    @lucindawelenc2191 Год назад +47

    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.

  • @CandiGul
    @CandiGul Год назад +1

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

  • @robmisener2786
    @robmisener2786 Год назад +4

    Best narrarator ever!

  • @ericperry5983
    @ericperry5983 Год назад +2

    The narrator for weird history is hands-down the best

  • @_ksm0922
    @_ksm0922 Год назад +19

    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 Год назад

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

    • @WastedTalent-
      @WastedTalent- Год назад

      You can turn safe search off.

    • @_ksm0922
      @_ksm0922 Год назад

      @@WastedTalent- I’m well aware

    • @JuhiSRK
      @JuhiSRK Год назад

      I can smell those pictures. 😬

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Год назад +17

    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?

  • @sallykohorst8803
    @sallykohorst8803 Год назад +1

    What an interesting subject. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад +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!

  • @emom358
    @emom358 Год назад +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!😂

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад +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!

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад +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).

  • @Myriako
    @Myriako Год назад

    Thank you for this video! 😀🌸

  • @gsc1510
    @gsc1510 Год назад +1

    The candle in the wind comment got me 😂😂😂

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

    A+ video!
    Awesome video, LOVE IT!

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Год назад +7

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

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Год назад +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!

    • @WhiteFlowers12
      @WhiteFlowers12 Год назад +1

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

  • @sonicninja3434
    @sonicninja3434 Год назад +7

    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 Год назад +1

      The Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson?

  • @Seventeen_Syllables
    @Seventeen_Syllables Год назад +51

    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.

    • @metarcee2483
      @metarcee2483 5 месяцев назад

      Sabaton is pretty good.

  • @paulakaysmith9151
    @paulakaysmith9151 Год назад +2

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

  • @jonpayne4931
    @jonpayne4931 Год назад +2

    Never fails to inform and educate. 11/10.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад +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.

  • @leovirgocusp
    @leovirgocusp Год назад +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!!!!

  • @samvandijck5365
    @samvandijck5365 Год назад +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.

  • @kellyshomemadekitchen
    @kellyshomemadekitchen Год назад

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

  • @pv2639
    @pv2639 Год назад +4

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

  • @davea6314
    @davea6314 Год назад +30

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

    • @arcturionblade1077
      @arcturionblade1077 Год назад +3

      Up until you go up in flames, that is.

    • @WarBrickproductions
      @WarBrickproductions Год назад

      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 Год назад

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

    • @SueLan-px1jd
      @SueLan-px1jd 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @folee_edge
    @folee_edge Год назад

    Candle in the wind 😂 BEAUTIFUL ❤️

  • @sharioverend1618
    @sharioverend1618 4 месяца назад

    This is my favorite narrator

  • @bsg4338
    @bsg4338 Год назад +8

    Charles II death was most horrific for me

    • @monacoofthebluepacific2571
      @monacoofthebluepacific2571 Год назад +6

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

    • @amandagreen4332
      @amandagreen4332 Год назад +7

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

    • @GonzoIsCool
      @GonzoIsCool Год назад

      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...

  • @t-squared1882
    @t-squared1882 Год назад +13

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

    • @mymothersdiva
      @mymothersdiva 8 месяцев назад

      So did I. 😂😂😂😂

    • @kennywaynebearhead
      @kennywaynebearhead 5 дней назад

      If you say Qin Shi Huangdi three times in a row, well… don’t do it, man. Just don’t.

  • @dvdv8197
    @dvdv8197 Год назад +1

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

  • @lynnleigha580
    @lynnleigha580 Год назад

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

  • @TheCarnaGeYT
    @TheCarnaGeYT Год назад

    I love this narrator! Funny as hell.

  • @jus10_mar10
    @jus10_mar10 Год назад +6

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

  • @cameronmcanally5977
    @cameronmcanally5977 Год назад +1

    Awesome

  • @lynemac2539
    @lynemac2539 Год назад

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

  • @ColleenLytle-sq8tx
    @ColleenLytle-sq8tx Месяц назад

    I just LOVE your videos...documentaries - the subjects, the incredible narration (rarely does a narrator match the content)...'The Voice' puts out a bit of irony and a bit of sarcasm. His pronunciation of Asian Historical figures is phenomenal. Narrators either under-play the content, including volume and mis-pronunciation - or dominate, they take the attention away from the video). The content and visuals of your videos are very entertaining.
    Oooh-wee...I think necrosis (gangrene and maggot infestation) of the genitals really is adequate punishment for Herrod's role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ = Karma. If that's true, though, I was Hitler. The fact that I'm living on EBT in a part of homeless downtown that resembles a third-world country proves it. I've found one of your playlists and hit 'Loop Video'😁. My cat and I are good for the night - thank you.

  • @theklopec4042
    @theklopec4042 Год назад

    This is pretty good.

  • @katiebradley1872
    @katiebradley1872 6 месяцев назад

    I missed this one some how, better late then never.

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 Год назад +2

    Thanks for this! 👑 #WeirdHistory #RoyalDeaths

  • @TheKoolbraider
    @TheKoolbraider 8 месяцев назад

    I was able to see one of the terra cotta soldiers in the Toronto museum. It was an eerie experience. The figure was the same height as myself, 5'6".

  • @nedludd7622
    @nedludd7622 Год назад +3

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

  • @videogamevalley7523
    @videogamevalley7523 Год назад +11

    the dude who fell from the throne, thats wild

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

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

  • @history4joe840
    @history4joe840 Год назад +21

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

  • @ropemancometh
    @ropemancometh Год назад

    Gotta do the Hollywood Tropicana!

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

    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!"

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

    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."

  • @seanbordenkircher7854
    @seanbordenkircher7854 Год назад

    "Cabernet Fabric-Coffin" genius level pun!

  • @dirkbonesteel
    @dirkbonesteel Год назад +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.

  • @themastorparty
    @themastorparty Год назад

    Candle in the wind… hilarious!

  • @caseylove5527
    @caseylove5527 Год назад

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

  • @tzuchi3358
    @tzuchi3358 Год назад +2

    Bro’s pronunciation of 秦始皇 is epic😂

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад +1

    @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"!

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

    @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 Год назад

      How was her relationship with monkeys?

  • @AriUnwritten
    @AriUnwritten Год назад

    Can yall cover Octaroon Balls and Placage in New Orleans?

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

    @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.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

    @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.

  • @paulbarrettpeck6674
    @paulbarrettpeck6674 Год назад +1

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

  • @CwL-1984
    @CwL-1984 Год назад +2

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

  • @julianaylor4351
    @julianaylor4351 Год назад +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 Год назад

    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.

  • @lilylanoue
    @lilylanoue Год назад

    Wow kudos to your effort for saying 'Qin Shi Huang' with proper pronounciation with authentic mandarin tone. It's rare to see from non chinese speaking youtuber.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад +1

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

  • @MelindaAnderssonEngstrom-dz4sl
    @MelindaAnderssonEngstrom-dz4sl 4 месяца назад

    Hi from Sweden. At school we were always told about how Adolf Fredrik ate too much… nice of you to bring up a Swedish king, noone ever does.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Год назад

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

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Год назад +1

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

  • @giraffesinc.2193
    @giraffesinc.2193 Год назад

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

  • @mirandarights9635
    @mirandarights9635 Год назад

    Death by Creampuff!!! My favorite!!😂😂🎉🎉

  • @seekertosecrets
    @seekertosecrets Год назад

    1:35 Burned by booze. What a way to go.
    1:38 Wait what?
    4:24 The most toxic grave known to man.
    5:00 Cleveland Brown: That's just nasty.
    6:21 That might make you want to lose your lunch.
    For Charles I, imagine being put together like a wine cooler pouch on your bed only to turn to your own funeral pyre. Talk about a Hot Pocket!

    • @jewel65
      @jewel65 Год назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jovanweismiller7114
    @jovanweismiller7114 Год назад +1

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

  • @JHODI75
    @JHODI75 Год назад +1

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

  • @rebeccakinney619
    @rebeccakinney619 Год назад +3

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

    • @diaquallo
      @diaquallo Год назад

      Biggest oof

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Год назад

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

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX Год назад

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

  • @monicawylie3985
    @monicawylie3985 Год назад

    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 Год назад

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

  • @just_kos99
    @just_kos99 Год назад +2

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

  • @Originella
    @Originella Год назад

    0:45 That was King Charles II of England...

  • @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN
    @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN 10 месяцев назад

    WICKED COOL😢

  • @vegxnvxmpire
    @vegxnvxmpire Год назад

    i just KNEW adolf fredrik would be in this video

  • @JaimeLeighArt
    @JaimeLeighArt Год назад +2

    I don't know if I would say this was the weirdest death, but the most disturbing after his death has to be William the Conqueror. How gross 😳 Fascinating video, though!

  • @lawrWolf1357
    @lawrWolf1357 Год назад

    Sorry to be this person, but Charles II of England (who's portrait you used) died of most like a stroke.
    Interesting learning a little bit other Charles II though

  • @Rah514
    @Rah514 Год назад

    King Herod had Fournier gangrene. I would know, I had it myself when I was 23 and it nearly killed me. It’s a brutal thing, I recommend you not google it unless you’ve got a strong stomach.
    I got it because of a fall in the shower, caused an injury that I ignored until it was painful I couldn’t ignore it any longer.
    I woke up in the middle of the night about a week after that fall and my right testicle was the size of a grapefruit and incredibly painful. It felt like I had a weight tied to me as I tried to walk.
    Suffice it to say, I was stubborn about going to the doctor until that moment. And the rest is history. Painful, 5 surgeries later, history lol.
    So yeah no way King Herod went peacefully

  • @adamduncan123456
    @adamduncan123456 Год назад

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