Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1903 — ENGLISH MONARCHS. [ARTICLE]

ENGLISH MONARCHS.

Death Often Unkind In tlje Manner of Their Takln* Off. Of the monarchs who have reigned over England since the days of the Norman conquest nearly one-quarter of the number have met violent death. William I was killed by a fall from his horse, William II was shot while hunting, whether by accident or design Is still one of the unsolved problems of history; Richard I. was killed by a shaft from a crossbow while besieging the city of Cbaluz, in France; Richard II was murdered in Pontefract castle, Edward II was murdered in Berkley castle, and Edward V In Ithe Tower of London, Richard 111 was kiled on the battlefield of Bosworth and Charles I had his head cut off In London. Elizabeth’s death was hastened by remorse that she had ordered the execution of Essex, and her sister Mary sickened and died soon after the loss of Calais, declaring that the name of the city would be found after death written on her heart. The death of Edward Ill’s son, the Black Prince, caused the aged monarch to die of grief. So, after the loss of his son in the White Shifi, Henry I was never seen to smile again and lived only a short time. Henry VI and George 111 were insane during the latter yeots of their reigns and finally died from what in these days would be called paresis. Charles 11, Henry mt, Ed-i ward IV arid ddofce tv hastened their deaths by the dissipated and sensual •lives they lived. Only two monarchs died of that great national scourge, consumption; they were Edward VJ and Henry VIL Queen Anne’s death waj due as much an r anything; elbf to overfeeding. Only two monafeM