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The Most Tragic Deaths In The British Royal Family John Mathew Smith Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, wrote Shakespeare in
Henry IV, Part II, but you don t even have to be wearing the crown to be at risk of losing your head. Just being a little too close to inheriting it can be enough to get you killed prematurely.
Being part of the British royal family isn t all jewels, palaces, and waving from fancy cars, and it won t protect you from a fatal illness or a sharp sword or an arrow in the eye. While some kings have killed their way to the crown, others have paved the way for someone else by dying unexpectedly. Deaths in the British royal family affect the victim s relatives, send a wave of grief and sometimes relief through the nation, and occasionally change the course of history. Featuring betrayals, beheadings, and lots of people with the same names, these are the most tragic deaths in the British royal family.