On May 20, 1910, an event occurred which never occurred before or since.

Gathered for the funeral of the British King, Edward the 7th,

nine different European monarchs assembled inside Windsor Castle for a photo.

In the immediate years after this image was taken, assembled inside Windsor Castle for a photo.

In the immediate years after this image was taken,

life would change dramatically for most of the monarchs.

Learn more about the day nine kings were in one room

and what happened to them later on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. On May 6, 1910, King Edward the 7th died.

Edward had a very... On May 6, 1910, King Edward the 7th died.

Edward had a very odd reign as king.

He was the son of Queen Victoria, who was Queen Forever,

and he was the heir apparent for almost 60 years.

When Victoria died in 1901, he took the throne at the almost 60 years. When Victoria died in

1901 he took the throne at the age of 59. He was by all accounts one of the

more popular British monarchs of the last century but his reign was to be

short-lived. He passed away just nine years after his ascension.

Those nine years saw a lot of change in the world.

When Victoria died, her funeral had a large number of royals from around Europe, but not necessarily

other monarchs themselves.

When the leader of a country died, news of it would travel as fast as a horse or a ship could

carry that information.

Likewise, once someone got the news, if you wanted to go to attend the funeral, it would take you just as long, if not longer, to go back.

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