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Was a King of England or Scotland murdered by red hot Jul 19, 2006 · English King Edward II was murdered in his prison at Berkeley Castle on September 21 1327. He was either smothered or, according to the more colourful version, killed by having a red-hot poker thrust into his rectum. Top 10 Bizarre Deaths of the Middle Ages - Listverse Jun 25, 2012 · Cause of Death: Allegedly assassinated by having a red hot poker thrust into his anus. Before his deposition in later death in 1327, Edward II ruled for twenty years as King of England. His reign was famously disastrous and was marred by political distrust and military failures. Edward II: Edward II's Death (?)

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King Edward II and Piers Gaveston: What you need to know As for King Edward II, he was eventually killed in 1328, when his very presence was thought to present too much of a threat to the kingdom. Final piece of slander For years, rumours abound that Edward was killed after a red hot poker was inserted into his anus. How was Edward II killed - answers.com Did King Edward 2nd get killed by a red hot poker? There is a legend that says so, but no one really knows. Read More. share: Conclusion of who killed prince edward III and prince Richard VI?

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The story we know today, of Edward’s gruesome murder by anal penetration with a red-hot spit (the word “poker” isn’t used in any medieval or early modern text) originates in the “long version” of the Anglo-Norman Brut, composed shortly after 1333. By the sixteenth century this had become the historiographical consensus. Top 10 Bizarre Deaths of the Middle Ages - Listverse Cause of Death: Allegedly assassinated by having a red hot poker thrust into his anus. Before his deposition in later death in 1327, Edward II ruled for twenty years as King of England. His reign was famously disastrous and was marred by political distrust and military failures. King Edward II and Piers Gaveston: What you need to know ...

Jun 18, 2013 ... Edward was then murdered while imprisoned in Berkeley Castle by having a red- hot poker thrust by his backside. Richard-II Richard II ...

There, he was killed by having a red hot poker inserted into his anus. ‘His screams could be heard for miles around,’ wrote one chronicler.Edward IV, of course, was the brother of Richard III, and several writers, including Sir Thomas More – and some guy called Shakespeare – believed Richard was the... Horrible Histories : "Kings And Queens (Ruthless Rulers)…