Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
They were some of the most infamous Kings and Queens, but their subjects were also incredibly notorious. Kings such as Henry VIII were suspicious because they had to deal with threats to their reign, and they usually dealt with this in the swing of an axe. But many of the Tudor Period's most notorious figures in the years following their deaths have had their graves dug up and their coffins actually opened. But why did this happen, and why were even body parts removed from graves?
They were some of the most infamous Kings and Queens, but their subjects were also incredibly notorious. Kings such as Henry VIII were suspicious because they had to deal with threats to their reign, and they usually dealt with this in the swing of an axe. But many of the Tudor Period's most notorious figures in the years following their deaths have had their graves dug up and their coffins actually opened. But why did this happen, and why were even body parts removed from graves?
