Rapides gazette., 1872-10-26
How Kings And Queens Have
Died.

| Our young readers, we nave no
doubt, take an interest in reading
and learning historical events. Here
are some facts taken from the history
of England, showing how the kings
and queens of that nation died, and
giving also some information about
England's present sovereign. Queen
Victoria completed her fifty third
year, May "a, as 1919 was her birth
year. She can hardly be called old,
though she has entered upon the de
cline of life-and in England the do
not count fifty three as so advanced a
time as we connt it. English sove-
reigns, till later times, were not long
lived persons, and passed away rapid
ly, thanks to hard living, hard riding,
hard eating, hard fighting, barbed
arrows, sharp axes, pointed daggets,
and red hot pokers. William L. died
from a saddle-pommel being driven
upon his big stomach--or, perhaps we
should say, from his big stomach
having been driven against a saddle
pommel. William H., it is supposed,
from Walter Tyrrers arrow. Henry I.
from much grief and more lampreys.
Stephen from the lilac passion-which
is fine name for extreme collie.
Henry II. from fever, brought on by
Iage. Richard l by the arrow of Ber-
trand de GourdOn. John, from eating
too many peaches and washing them
down with too much new ale-though
peaches never hurt any one yet, and
you can't eat too many of 'em, save
that they are so confoundedly costly.
and had John joined the total
abstinence society, and Kept the
pledge, he might have lived fifty years
longer, to be anything but a blessing
to his subjects, particularly the Jews,
to whom he was dentist in ordinary
Henry Ill. went off from a sort of
fever. Edward L. Lcngshanks) from
dysentery and general weakness, which
made it impossible to use his long
legs either in walking or riding. Ed
ward III. was killed with hot poker.
Edward III. expired from general
decline. Richard II's head came into
collision with Sir Piers Exton's axe
and so was clouted beyond repair
One authority said he died in Scot
land, having escaped from his En-
giish prison. Henry ". died OF white
leprosy and black care. Henry V.
was killed by dyseDtary, after escaping
the dangers of Agincourt. Heniy vi. |
is supposed to have been kiiled-some
say that the Duke of Gloucester Nv no
made himself Richard III.) tickled
him to death with his dagger-and
others that he died of frenzy, on hear
ing some bad news, which was the |
the more strange because he had sell \
dom heard anything else during his
life. Edward Nv. was killed by women,
vine and war. Edward V. Is said to
have been smothered by his uncle
who had pressing occasion
or his throne-but the story rests on
slender evidence. Richard III. died
~ the sword, on Bosworth field.
Henry VII. was worn out by anxiety
md trouble. Henry VIII. died from
fat. Edward VI. died young
rom debility. Mary l. from dropsy,
elizabeth from care, uneasiness-
ealousy and perplexity. James 1
rom tertian ague and mental mortif.
alton. Charles I. met with a fatal
ccident; the edge of Gregory Bran.
on's sharp broad-axe fell upon him
etween the head and shoulders, just
t the moment he had placed his
hroat on a dull block. Charles II.
led fIom apoplexy; and SO did his
rother James II. Mary III. from
mall -pox: and her consort and CO.
ing. William III. from a complica.
ION of complaints, which the stumb-
ng OF his horse, whereby his collar
one was broken, brought to crisis
-nne died from apoplexy, or from
mlliar complaint, brought on by
digestion, as she was very gross
yer, aud to surfeit of black cher.
es has been assigned the occasioa of
CT dissolution. George /. died in a
!, in his carriage, while on his wav
his beloved Hanover; and George
!. died even as Suddenly, of a fit in
is closet. GeOroe IJI,, d..u