How did Charles Dickens die?

During his lifetime, Charles Dickens had a couple of brushes with death. But it was on 8 June 1870 that he suffered a fatal stroke. He was found upon the floor in his home at Gads Hill Place unconscious. He died the next day, 9 June 1870, without having ever regained consciousness. His death was a blow to many. He was still very active in the writing community, and he was mourned extensively. He had wished to be buried in a private ceremony at Rochester Cathedral, but instead, he was laid to rest in the Poets Corner at Westminster Abbey.

After his death, it was discovered that he had left his wife an annual sum to help with her expenses, even though they had been living apart for many years, and he had taken a mistress. While is life was not the fairytale one would wish, the legacy that he left behind in his many writings have continued to inspire and motivate new authors to pick up their pens.