Days fatal to Kings
Preserved but no longer current.
Much foolish super- stition has been circulated respecting certain days supposed to be "fatal" to the crowned heads of Great Britain^ The following notes will help the reader to discriminate truth from fiction : —
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Days fatal to Kings” mean?
Much foolish super- stition has been circulated respecting certain days supposed to be "fatal" to the crowned heads of Great Britain^ The following notes will help the reader to discriminate truth from fiction : —
Is “Days fatal to Kings” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.