In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England, (see "Battle of Hastings"), took it over and made everybody stop using four-letter words.
Twenty years later, he fell off his horse and messed up his inner works. A very painful way to die.
History does not record whether he lapsed into four-letter words toward the end.
William the Conquerer’s last four-letter word: OOPS!
Hey, I’m related to him.
If he was anything like me, he used 4 letter words at the end.
William was an amazing figure, with a lot of nerve. But I guess he wasn’t that great a horseman in his old age.
Bad genes, or bad environment - most of his descendants turned out to have great gifts, but also immense flaws. I prefer being ordinary. Of course, I ended up with a batch of Norman-type offspring, anyhow. Maybe they get it from their Dad.