30 Historical Figures Who Died Wildly Brutal Deaths
‘Having molten gold poured down your throat is a bad way to go’
If you rise to the status of a notable figure in history, it’s a pretty good bet you didn’t do so without pissing off at least a couple people. Very possibly, you pissed off entire nations of people. This naturally leads to a greatly reduced chance of dying from natural causes.
Especially in the past, when swords were infinitely easier to come by, the chances of you being cut down in your prime were far from zero. Sure, some figures managed to stay in everyone’s good graces and eventually pass away peacefully. But there are plenty who didn’t, and Redditors have collected them below.
