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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

From beheadings to abdications: a brief history of royal redundancies

As Emperor Akihito stands aside, Simon Tisdall looks back at other notable departures

Redundant royals have been disposed of in various grisly and ingenious ways over the centuries. Beheading was fashionable at one time, as Mary, Queen of Scots, discovered in 1587. Revolution, assassination and death in battle were other popular methods.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2DzH8mb

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