Heart attack or stroke are usually described by the media as "died suddenly".
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There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, "brief illness" usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.
The idea of someone having a pet snake in 1982 would have been so bizarre that it would be deemed comical. That said snake is called "Ginger," a typical name for a harmless cat, not a 30-foot python reinforces that. This would probably have raised a sensable chuckle back in the day, but I don't think it really stands up to the test of time.
While not a renaissance fair exactly, there is a jousting tournament in Leeds Castle in Kent once or twice a year. It's a lot of fun with armour, swords, horses, the whole shebang.
Imagine this plane with a fire on board before takeoff and now the unfit overweight masses have to evacuate.
Plenty of war around too..
First time seeing Limmy on Lemmy.
That makes it a Theocracy.
I've been on the Internet since dial up was the pinnacle of technology, and I have never seen this meme before.
Even the Disney store has a Frozen Isle now.
So burn the hotel down?