Ruling a country and becoming a kind may look appealing. But there's s ...

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Ruling a country and becoming a kind may look appealing. But there's so much risk involved. Some rulers lived mere hours since the coronation. https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/seven-tragic-tales-of-historys-seven-shortest-reigning-rulers-lady-jane-grey-michael-3d70a5b265e4

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  • "Lady Jane and her husband were arrested in the Tower of London and were beheaded on the 12th of February 1554"

It's hard to believe that two people, who seem more or less innocent, were beheaded only 500 years ago. Doesn't really inspire confidence!

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Monarchies & aristocracies are filled with such stores. This was pretty normal for its time AFAIK.

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