Behind all the sheen of crowns and castles, numerous royals experienced tragic deaths, endings that remain to this day as some of the most interesting uncovered in history.
King Tutankhamun -The Boy King
Dying at such a young age (18) Egypt left its young pharaoh with so many questions. Was it sickness, was it an accident, or was another king murdered to sit on his throne? It is sealed off with a golden tomb and there might never be a key.
Princess Diana in Paris- A Tragedy
The death caused by a car accident that involved Diana in 1997 rocked the world. Still today there are some who recount whisperings of political conspiracy and call the whole thing a job of sabotage, though officially it was caused by careless driving.
King Ludwig II-The Lake Death
The Fairy-Tale King of Bavaria lost his throne when he was declared mad, and not long afterwards was found drowned in a lake. Suicide or assassination? This is because no one can tell the truth despite the water lying over it
The Romanovs- Decline of Dynasty
The executed murder of the Tsar Nicholas II and his children in 1918 gave birth to rumours about the survival of their youngest child Alexei or Anastasia. The evidence of DNA solved the speculation but the mystery has haunted history throughout the decade.
