Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
They were some of the most notorious women to ever have ruled over countries and their nations. But a few paid the ultimate price for their terrible rule and also for the actions of their husbands who ruled with them. Over the centuries many Queens have lost their lives being executed sometimes in front of their former subjects. Mary Queen of Scots was executed by axe in front of hundreds of witnesses in the country of her enemies, and Marie Antoinette was guillotined inside of her former capital city with thousands looking on. But in the years following their executions, many of these Queens have had their graves and coffins opened, and what was found was harrowing and horrific. So what disgusting discoveries were found from opened coffins of the executed Queens?
They were some of the most notorious women to ever have ruled over countries and their nations. But a few paid the ultimate price for their terrible rule and also for the actions of their husbands who ruled with them. Over the centuries many Queens have lost their lives being executed sometimes in front of their former subjects. Mary Queen of Scots was executed by axe in front of hundreds of witnesses in the country of her enemies, and Marie Antoinette was guillotined inside of her former capital city with thousands looking on. But in the years following their executions, many of these Queens have had their graves and coffins opened, and what was found was harrowing and horrific. So what disgusting discoveries were found from opened coffins of the executed Queens?
