History's Weirdest King and Queen Deaths

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  • @cameronschneider6229
    @cameronschneider6229 Рік тому +281

    This has been my favorite channel 3 years in a row

    • @HiHello-Opd
      @HiHello-Opd Рік тому +6

      What did you like 4 years ago?

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Рік тому +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 Рік тому +2

      @@HiHello-Opd Your videos.

    • @kellyshomemadekitchen
      @kellyshomemadekitchen Рік тому +3

      It is an interesting channel with a good narrator.

    • @MiniKodjo
      @MiniKodjo Рік тому +3

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

  • @dynomar11
    @dynomar11 Рік тому +90

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

  • @ZaximusRex
    @ZaximusRex Рік тому +66

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

  • @andrewweaver2517
    @andrewweaver2517 Рік тому +50

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

  • @davidlape7936
    @davidlape7936 Рік тому +37

    Love Weird History!❤️

  • @NASCARFAN93100
    @NASCARFAN93100 Рік тому +33

    It's always fascinating learning about stories like these

  • @BadgerBarf
    @BadgerBarf Рік тому +24

    Thanks for teaching me random stuff Weird History

  • @carpetcreamer497
    @carpetcreamer497 Рік тому +18

    This is legit the best channel on UA-cam 😊

  • @032319581
    @032319581 Рік тому +32

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

  • @Pfisiar22
    @Pfisiar22 Рік тому +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. .

  • @MatthewTheWanderer
    @MatthewTheWanderer Рік тому +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.

  • @christinepolley3520
    @christinepolley3520 Рік тому +10

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

  • @janeck.8695
    @janeck.8695 Рік тому +3

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

  • @leanykakicsi6152
    @leanykakicsi6152 11 місяців тому +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

  • @seanfrancis2098
    @seanfrancis2098 Рік тому +5

    Love this channel

  • @docrobo360
    @docrobo360 Рік тому +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.

  • @lucindawelenc2191
    @lucindawelenc2191 Рік тому +46

    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.

  • @caseygobel1227
    @caseygobel1227 Рік тому +4

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

  • @robmisener2786
    @robmisener2786 Рік тому +4

    Best narrarator ever!

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому +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).

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому +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!

  • @cheeseman417
    @cheeseman417 Рік тому +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 14 днів тому

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

  • @sallykohorst8803
    @sallykohorst8803 Рік тому +1

    What an interesting subject. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @_ksm0922
    @_ksm0922 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

    • @WastedTalent-
      @WastedTalent- Рік тому

      You can turn safe search off.

    • @_ksm0922
      @_ksm0922 Рік тому

      @@WastedTalent- I’m well aware

    • @JuhiSRK
      @JuhiSRK Рік тому

      I can smell those pictures. 😬

  • @emom358
    @emom358 Рік тому +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!😂

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Рік тому +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?

  • @Seventeen_Syllables
    @Seventeen_Syllables Рік тому +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.

  • @Myriako
    @Myriako Рік тому

    Thank you for this video! 😀🌸

  • @ericperry5983
    @ericperry5983 Рік тому +2

    The narrator for weird history is hands-down the best

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

    A+ video!
    Awesome video, LOVE IT!

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому +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.

  • @jonpayne4931
    @jonpayne4931 Рік тому +2

    Never fails to inform and educate. 11/10.

  • @leovirgocusp
    @leovirgocusp Рік тому +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!!!!

  • @paulakaysmith9151
    @paulakaysmith9151 Рік тому +2

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

  • @CandiGul
    @CandiGul Рік тому

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

  • @sonicninja3434
    @sonicninja3434 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

      The Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson?

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому +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!

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Рік тому +7

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

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

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

  • @history4joe840
    @history4joe840 Рік тому +21

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

  • @t-squared1882
    @t-squared1882 Рік тому +12

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

  • @samvandijck5365
    @samvandijck5365 Рік тому +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.

  • @cameronmcanally5977
    @cameronmcanally5977 Рік тому +1

    Awesome

  • @davea6314
    @davea6314 Рік тому +30

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

    • @arcturionblade1077
      @arcturionblade1077 Рік тому +3

      Up until you go up in flames, that is.

    • @WarBrickproductions
      @WarBrickproductions Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

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

    • @SueLan-px1jd
      @SueLan-px1jd 8 місяців тому

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

  • @gsc1510
    @gsc1510 Рік тому +1

    The candle in the wind comment got me 😂😂😂

  • @bsg4338
    @bsg4338 Рік тому +8

    Charles II death was most horrific for me

    • @monacoofthebluepacific2571
      @monacoofthebluepacific2571 Рік тому +6

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

    • @amandagreen4332
      @amandagreen4332 Рік тому +7

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

    • @GonzoIsCool
      @GonzoIsCool Рік тому

      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...

  • @jus10_mar10
    @jus10_mar10 Рік тому +6

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

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this! 👑 #WeirdHistory #RoyalDeaths

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

    @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 Рік тому

      How was her relationship with monkeys?

  • @pv2639
    @pv2639 Рік тому +4

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

  • @sharioverend1618
    @sharioverend1618 3 місяці тому

    This is my favorite narrator

  • @TheCarnaGeYT
    @TheCarnaGeYT Рік тому

    I love this narrator! Funny as hell.

  • @folee_edge
    @folee_edge Рік тому

    Candle in the wind 😂 BEAUTIFUL ❤️

  • @kellyshomemadekitchen
    @kellyshomemadekitchen Рік тому

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

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому +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"!

  • @caseylove5527
    @caseylove5527 Рік тому

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

  • @lynemac2539
    @lynemac2539 Рік тому

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

  • @dirkbonesteel
    @dirkbonesteel Рік тому +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.

  • @TheKoolbraider
    @TheKoolbraider 7 місяців тому

    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".

  • @katiebradley1872
    @katiebradley1872 5 місяців тому

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

  • @taylorjaffe8299
    @taylorjaffe8299 Рік тому

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

  • @theklopec4042
    @theklopec4042 Рік тому

    This is pretty good.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

    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."

  • @lynnleigha580
    @lynnleigha580 Рік тому

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

  • @nedludd7622
    @nedludd7622 Рік тому +3

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

  • @videogamevalley7523
    @videogamevalley7523 Рік тому +11

    the dude who fell from the throne, thats wild

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

    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 Рік тому

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

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

    @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 Рік тому

    @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.

  • @dvdv8197
    @dvdv8197 Рік тому +1

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

  • @Originella
    @Originella Рік тому

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

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

    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.

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому +1

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

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

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

  • @ColleenLytle-sq8tx
    @ColleenLytle-sq8tx 14 днів тому

    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.

  • @AriUnwritten
    @AriUnwritten Рік тому

    Can yall cover Octaroon Balls and Placage in New Orleans?

  • @samuelflood230
    @samuelflood230 Рік тому +1

    0:47 is Charles II of England… Does anyone check the videos? Seriously, it’s a pretty egregious error: a portrait off by 300 years and isn’t even the right country.

  • @giraffesinc.2193
    @giraffesinc.2193 Рік тому

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

  • @ropemancometh
    @ropemancometh Рік тому

    Gotta do the Hollywood Tropicana!

  • @julianaylor4351
    @julianaylor4351 Рік тому +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.

  • @Rah514
    @Rah514 11 місяців тому

    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

  • @jovanweismiller7114
    @jovanweismiller7114 Рік тому +1

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

  • @andrewbutts6056
    @andrewbutts6056 9 місяців тому

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

  • @JaimeLeighArt
    @JaimeLeighArt Рік тому +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!

  • @seekertosecrets
    @seekertosecrets Рік тому

    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 Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @rebeccakinney619
    @rebeccakinney619 Рік тому +3

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

    • @diaquallo
      @diaquallo Рік тому

      Biggest oof

    • @Me-qp8vz
      @Me-qp8vz Рік тому

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

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX Рік тому

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

  • @themastorparty
    @themastorparty Рік тому

    Candle in the wind… hilarious!

  • @tzuchi3358
    @tzuchi3358 Рік тому +2

    Bro’s pronunciation of 秦始皇 is epic😂

  • @CwL-1984
    @CwL-1984 Рік тому +2

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

  • @MarkVA71
    @MarkVA71 Рік тому +1

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

  • @JHODI75
    @JHODI75 Рік тому +1

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

  • @paulbarrettpeck6674
    @paulbarrettpeck6674 Рік тому +1

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

  • @seanbordenkircher7854
    @seanbordenkircher7854 Рік тому

    "Cabernet Fabric-Coffin" genius level pun!

  • @just_kos99
    @just_kos99 Рік тому +2

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

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Рік тому

    @8:32 Amazing name, a team of poets couldn't improve that!

  • @rockingthemike
    @rockingthemike Рік тому +3

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

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Рік тому +1

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

  • @maura6487
    @maura6487 Рік тому

    Good times!

  • @feresmourali5783
    @feresmourali5783 Рік тому +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!

  • @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN
    @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN 9 місяців тому

    WICKED COOL😢