Yep, the war ends when the first monarch falls, even if the other king is under threat of capture. Kind of like that scene in The Phantom Menace when all the droids simultaneously shut down when the space station blows up. No more moves are allowed once a king falls...
which king is threatened first
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if i check an opponent's king with a bishop and my bishop is protected from the king by one of my rooks, yet my same rook if moved by me would expose my king to check by the opponent's rook, what is the rule in this instance? It would seem my opponent can't take my bishop because it is protected by my rook but I am not certain what the rule in fact is.