When Edward VII’s mistress heard that he was ill, she rushed to the gate of Buckingham Palace, waving a letter from Edward to gain entrance. The guards finally relented—but when they heard what she did inside, they regretted that decision.
Cecily of York was already one of the most controversial women in the Tudor court when she waltzed up to Henry VII himself and shocked all of England with a scandalous announcement.
King John's reign was an utter catastrophe. He watched as his empire went up in flames while he alienated every person who called him an ally. It's fitting, then, that when this maniac's end finally came, it was absolutely gruesome.
