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anovikov on July 21, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: The daily life of a medieval king

Except kings very frequently died for "good" reasons: being killed in battle, or by political opponents, or during hunting accidents, or victims of coups, or beheaded. As a leader, you lead your subjects into all kinds of battles and take all kinds of risks and today's politicians don't do that anymore.

IAmBroom on July 21, 2025 [–]

Richard II starved to death. Voluntarily. After signing over his crown to someone he had previously banished. While in prison.

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