This kids book is a fun book about some really awful deaths of famous people in history. I guess "fun" and "awful deaths" sounds gruesome, and it is. However, it is written in an interesting style, much like the "you wouldn't want to be a ___________" books.
Most of the people in the book died of the horrible medical care available at the time. An example is Henry VIII whose horse collapsed under the weight of him in armour. The horse crunched his good leg and knocked him out. Although the doctors worked dilligently applying hot irons to his legs, Henry died of pulmonary embolism. Then, the gross part -- his body exploded inside his coffin and dripped out. Ewww.
Great to read with meals.
Love the "Great to read with meals." idea.
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