History: 5 embarrassing monarchs' deaths
Royal pains part III details the demise of powerful people in past centuries
28th November 2018
In this final instalment of all the times death and disease royally screwed monarchs throughout history, we look at five less-than-noble ways kings and leaders died.
King George II was a fan of hot chocolate
1. King George II died on the throne — the toilet, that is. A fan of hot chocolate and women, he liked to indulge in copious amounts of both, and it seems the former may have been his undoing.
