Real-World Royal Assassinations

Explore historical royal assassinations that mirror the political intrigue and violent power struggles depicted in Westeros.

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1. The Princes in the Tower Mystery: In 1483, Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, disappeared from the Tower of London, widely believed to have been murdered by their uncle, Richard III, to secure his claim to the English throne.
2. Execution of Tsar Nicholas II and Family: In July 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, along with his wife Empress Alexandra and their five children, were brutally executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries in Yekaterinburg, marking the end of the Romanov dynasty.
3. King Henry IV of France's Fatal Stabbing: King Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon monarch, was assassinated in Paris in 1610 by a Catholic zealot, François Ravaillac, amidst religious conflicts and political tensions.

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