The Odd Ways That Queens Have Died

It's not easy being queen. Sure, it often comes with a pampered life and fabulous fashions, not to mention power, so it appears enviable. Who wouldn't want to be a queen? But there are downsides to being at the top, like an arranged marriage to someone you don't even know, pressure to produce heirs, total lack of privacy, political and family drama, and enemies lurking around every corner plotting to take your place. Plus a queen is expected to present a regal image and a brave face even when her world is falling apart. Many queens died at the hands of their closest relatives, or the effects of being a political pawn. Others succumbed to enemies of the throne. And some died from natural causes, which could be pretty horrific in previous centuries. Weird History explains the deaths of ten queens of the past who died under rather strange circumstances.