Mortal Monarchs: 1000 Years of Royal Deaths

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She went on to work as a junior doctor in a variety of medical specialties including infectious diseases, haematology, and trauma and orthopaedic surgery. She is the owner and founder of British History Tours, a tour company for those who love British History. We take the "George III had porphyria" theory for granted nowadays, but Dr Edge makes some really good points challenging it.

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Suzie Edge trained as a molecular cell biologist before moving to clinical medicine, to spend more time talking to people, rather than just bugs in test tubes. Well, it's nothing compared to 9 days in the Monarchy and as Charlie Higson discovers, her tale is a tragic one.The lady in question was Queen, but only for 9 days and apart from a small apologetic addendum at the end of some versions of the rhyme, Lady Jane Grey doesn't get a mention.

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One proviso if you are particularly squeamish this might not be for you as the author does go into a fair bit of detail and describes her fair share of bodily fluids along the way but this is a good book nevertheless. Philippa is a Historian and History Event Organiser Philippa Lacey Brewell lives in Central England and is well respected in her field as a historian and tour guide. An effective mix of medical information with stories from royal history we all think we know, but that we maybe haven’t thought about in this way before. In school many of us learned the dates they died and who followed them, but sadly never heard the varied - and oft-gruesome - way our monarchs met their maker.

If that's all you know about the most famous of all our Kings, then listen on as Charlie Higson uncovers Henry's life in the first part of a story that is so epic, it requires.

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Mind you, your co-workers might find you slightly odd for enjoying such a read, but I've experienced it's also a perfect topic of conversation. In Mortal Monarchs, medical historian Dr Suzie Edge examines 1,000 years of royal deaths to uncover the plots, accusations, rivalries, and ever-present threat of poison that the kings and queens of old faced.Her description of Mary I may make anyone with a more than passing interest in Tudor history cringe. Perhaps simplifying complex reigns is just a limitation of the format and shouldn't be held against the book. Oh thank goodness, I've finally finished this; a testament to my stubbornness overruling my good sense.

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Dr Suzie Edge joins Philippa to talk about how how the body reacts to the execution methods which we hear about so often in British History. In this bonus episode, Charlie Higson welcomes Dr Suzie Edge, author of 'Mortal Monarchs - 1,000 Years of Royal Deaths' and 'Vital Organs - The History of the Worlds Most Famous Body Parts' to talk about her work studying the ways Monarchs died. Yes of course you read enough nonfiction that’s obviously covered, but I found it so informative reading a book that actually focused on each demise with symptoms, possible contractions, the various autopsies, how health problems may have truly affected births of heirs (cough, Henry VIII cough) I could go on.You will also enjoy early access to content, exclusive blogs, discounts on British History Events, 7 days priority booking on British History Tours, and take part in Book Club! She recently completed an MLitt in Modern History to feed her fascination for the history of the human body and the history of medicine.