Comparative Deaths in Murder and Childbed: Dark Thoughts for a Royal Wedding Day: Note to Self
8 of 35 Monarchs of England from 1066 to 1850 dead in war or murder: 23%...
7 of 44 Queens of England from 1066 to 1850 dead and childbirth: 16%...
I am somewhat surprised: I had thought childbed would be a higher risk than war/murder. (But then there are Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard who get murdered... Are there any more?)
