A History of Royal Incest & Inbreeding - Part 1: Around the World

Part 2 is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRStCaAXvzY Please consider supporting me on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday Think Cercei and Jamie Lanister were bad? They’ve got nothing on real history. Incest, sexual relationships and sometimes marriage between relatives, has varied from an abhorrent practice to a common one throughout history. Here are the stories of some of the most shocking incestuous relationships and tragically inbred individuals in royal history from: Ancient Egypt Ancient Rome Japan The Mayan Empire The Inca Empire Hawaii Siam (Thailand) Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoLX5Q9CGiw&t=70s https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/2/100216-king-tut-malaria-bones-inbred-tutankhamun/ http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/cleop7.html Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com/