Did King Henry VIII 's corpse explode in his coffin?

Why and how king Henry VIII exploded in his coffin. Death is one of those things that we try and put off for as long as we can. But once it has occurred, strange things can happen to the corpse. One of these strange things is bloating, which has nothing to do with how fat someone is. read more

Henry the 8th is known mostly for two things, beheading a third of his wives and being a total fat-ass, well there’s another thing we want to add to that list today, exploding in his coffin. read more

King Henry VIII exploded in his coffin at his own funeral. Disgusting if I may say so myself, and hardly befitting a monarch. But it’s what happened after Henry VIII exploded in his coffin that really makes this one of the more disgusting things that we have ever come across. King Henry VIII is a man who hardly needs an introduction. read more