After eating too many peaches (King John of England, 1216)

King John of England, infamous for his role in signing the Magna Carta and feuding with everyone from his nobles to the Pope, met an undignified end in 1216—thanks, reportedly, to a lethal case of explosive dysentery brought on by overindulging in peaches and cider.

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