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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8212648, member: 101855&quot;]He was almost certainly gay, and that got him into a lot of trouble. He treated his two partners (They were not at the same time.) better than he did the people of England and his wife, the queen. She eventually left him, went back to her native France, and was instrumental in getting him overthrown.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of his two partners was beheaded by a Welsh knight. The other was executed in public and a most gruesome way. You can search Wikipedia to get the details.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two versions concerning his ultimate demise. One had him going to Italy and living out the rest of his days there. The other (more likely) had him held as a prisoner where he was executed by having a hot poker pushed up where &quot;the sun does not shine.&quot; This was medieval times, and folks were not concerned about cruel and unusual punishments in those days, especially when the victim was very unpopular.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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