Britain's Most Tragic King

As Queen Victoria's grandson, King George V never had a chance to escape the drama that hounded his family. From the tragedy that thrust him into the spotlight, to his complicated relationship with his despicable elder son, the Sailor Prince barely saw a moment's rest in his seven decades on Earth.
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[@GodisMyNo1]

King George V was a Great king, a modest humble man, a faithful husband, and so regal and Handsome. May he rest in peace!

[@arnehusby1420]

King Olav V of Norway 1903-1991, was married to his Swedish Cousin Princess Märtha. to She died in 1954 and left the King with a broken Hart for the rest of his life. I had the honor to serve as a NCO in King Olavs Gard in the 70s.

[@garywheeler7039]

The Romanov family's bodies were not thrown down a mine shaft. Archeologists found most of the bodies in a forest where they had been burnt and buried. Well most of the bodies, the smallest seems to have gone to ash. Somewhat new information.

[@Msluckycharms101]

Wow this changes everything

[@Matty06001]

Seriously, I feel so scammed to be listening to this. The narrator sounds like an idiot.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@Msluckycharms101why

[@alipeacock3685]

Correct they were buried in a forest ..two other kids further away , and were found much later on..they had been taken to the cellar in the house they were put in captivity , and shot at point blank range ..even the small kids .

[@anniewardlow9297]

I'd never heard of the mine shaft theory either. The only one I've known was the forest burials. What a truly sad story for this family. Thanks for sharing!

[@koriw1701]

Astonishing how similar that George V and Nikolai II looked. They could have been twins. It is so spooky how the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family and House Hanover consanguinity and their infernal inbreeding created such likenesses. It's very lucky that they did not inherit the haemophilia that Queen Vicky carried and passed on to many of her children in the royal lineage

[@ladyv5655]

George wouldn't have had hemophilia because it is carried by women on the X chromosome. Since women have 2 X chromosomes, one can offset the recessive gene on the infected X chromosome. Men only have one X chromosome, from mother. Victoria's youngest son was hemophiliac, but he lived long enough to have children and his daughter was a carrier. At least 2 of Victoria's daughters were carriers, too, and they carried it to the Russian and Spanish royal families. But the current royals are descendants of Victoria's eldest son, Edward VII, who wasn't infected, so none of his descendants would get it through him.

[@koriw1701]

@@ladyv5655 Thank you for adding this. I didn't go into this detail, figuring that, being lucky not to have inherited the gene wasn't the focus of my own comment, that being the uncanny likeness he shared with his cousin, Tsar Nikolai II, but I'm glad you added it to the commentary.

[@oliverreinisch704]

Fun Fact: Both were very aware of how similar they looked. On numerous occasions, they wore each other's royal uniforms during royal visits to trick people.

[@giorgioroyaume8815]

The King "always dies peacefully in his bed"

[@Factinate]

Right? 😉

[@kevinlatham5661]

tobacco took its toll of the royal family princess magaret, her father, grandfather and great grandfather all died from illnesses related to smoking. the exception was her mother the queen mother who lived to be over a hundred and smoked.

[@robertbarrett2494]

Lung cancer & bronchitis .

[@robertbarrett2494]

Queen Mary smoked & lived to 83 .

[@patriciaduarte7039]

Young Princess (at this time) Lillibet was a great joy and blessing to her grandfather, to her grandmother as well. Little Lillibet and little Princess Margaret were a breath of fresh air to both their paternal grandparents for sure. 💕 💖 💞 💖 💕

[@simonf8902]

All 19 century Royalties were terribly intermarriaged.

[@robertbarrett2494]

Inbreeding like aristocracies & other small minority groups .

[@vivianlidberg9031]

He was killed

[@wardarcade7452]

George V also once said to courtier who'd hoped that God would send the Prince of Wales [future Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor]a better companion, 'God send the companion a better PRINCE, then we'd be rid of her!'

[@nicholasnelson8641]

Lol

[@robertd.carver6240]

The manner of the king's death has been a matter of public record for decades. If the person who posted this video was unaware of it, he (or she) must have been living under a rock!

[@Matty06001]

I'm sitting here giggling over the narrator's mispronunciation of... everything. "Divorcy". Rymes with horsey. Pffft.

[@charlotteowens4644]

It maybe AI. If not he is very stilted. Can't get on board with this narrator.

[@sunnylifecrochet]

AI

[@anniewardlow9297]

As usual, a really interesting story brought to life by the good folks at Factinate... thanks! 👍 PS: That royal bloodline is one muddy gene pool! (Only my personal thought.)

[@johnkilcullen1051]

That George V was helped on his way by his doctor has been known for many years. The supposed reason was to ensure that his death would be announced in The Times rather than the Evening Standard.

[@anniewardlow9297]

@@johnkilcullen1051🤯 and 🤯!!!

[@michealcurrie8272]

The king of R&R had the same fate. Long live R&R.

[@russellmcdonald1964]

Well He did die quietly in his sleep , he was just helped along to the inevitable! Cant you find better stuff to post?

[@GodisMyNo1]

He did not die quietly and he wasnt sIeeping. When he realized what the doctor and the nurse were doing to him, he c ursed them. The nurse couldn't administer the dose, so the doctor did it hinself

[@loricourtland8909]

Love your channel❤

[@Factinate]

Thank you so much!! We appreciate the support.

[@jeanmyers1787]

Edward V11 favourite mistress was Camilla’s grandmother, Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

[@nanabutner]

And immoral remains immoral!

[@laurabailey1054]

Charles should have been allowed to Mary Camilla in the first place. Camilla was tricked into marrying Parker-Bowles, her father put a wedding announcement in the paper saying she was marrying Parker -Bowles. The marriage happened while Charles was away in the navy. FYI Diana cheated before Charles did

[@kmaggs7804]

Thanks.❤

[@peterunderdown4374]

First inturned into mine shaft,then moved.

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

He shot "THINGS"? Fellow animals are "things"?? 🤔😳🤔

[@KristineMarieTxSPI]

I agree with you. 😕

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

“Fellow” animals? Are u a monkey’s uncle? I’m not

[@ArachnerdGC]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah Human beings are animals. Are you not human? What are you then, a plant? Or a mineral? Do tell.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@ArachnerdGC human Welcome to reality

[@davidmoser3535]

the shocking truth...how quaint

[@audreythepoet]

This is all so confusing!

[@laurabailey1054]

Many doctors do what George V’s doctor did. My mum was told that by my nana’s doctor when she was dying

[@GodisMyNo1]

George V did not consent to it, consent is important! You dont end someone's life unless they consented to it!

[@robertbarrett2494]

Did the media receive the report or was it left unmentioned ?

[@ArachnerdGC]

Report about what?

[@robertbarrett2494]

@ArachnerdGC Medical report among others .

[@ArachnerdGC]

@@robertbarrett2494 Back in those days it would have been left unmentioned. All the public (i.e. anyone outside the immediate family) were told was that he died peacefully in his sleep. I think it was the 1990s before the medical reports from the doctor's diaries became public.

[@robertbarrett2494]

@ArachnerdGC I think it was 1986 when it was confirmed . Cocaine is not a pain killer whereas morphine is . Alan Clark's Diaries were published after 1992 , but refererred to it when his father was dying .

[@Semper_Iratus]

Edward ll. 😊

[@wardarcade7452]

Technically he appears to have had a FAR more tragic death than George V [which I won't repeat the gory details of here]. However, Edward II was King of England (and England alone) since Great Britain wouldn't exist until 1707 when the Act of Union had the Kingdom of Scotland unite with the Kingdom of England (while the onetime Kingdom of Ireland and and Principality of Wales had been occupied/annexed by England centuries earlier).

[@techElephant]

Too many opinionated snide comments, and judgements in hindsight when relating a series of events in the culture and times of over a century ago... painful.

[@phyllisbennett5414]

Think Charles I was rather more tragic: after all he lost his head!

[@Pippins666]

This a very old story, has been known about for decades. In those days - indeed up until just a few years ago, caring family doctors would ese their patients "over the line". These days, with the rise of scandalmongering channels like this one, and greedy lawyers out to make a name for themselves and get rich quick, doctors prefer to see their patients suffer to the end rather than take a decent and sympathetic approach for fear of litigation and adverse publicity. People who treated their pet dog to the same inhumane treatment would be (and are)prosecuted. There is a reason why so many Brits make a one way trip to Dignitas in Switzerland - they want a dignified end to their life, not kept alive artificially to suffer.

[@GodisMyNo1]

George did NOT consent to this!! And neither did his family! Thay doctor had no right to make that decision without his patient's consent. Just as s.ex without consent is r..ape, than euthanasia without consent is m.urder

[@jeanmyers1787]

Doctors were wary of ‘helping’ sick patients after Shipman.

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

Since the instinct and direction of the human immune system is toward life, euthanasia is fraught with horror as the weak body tries to fight the poisons, etc., instead of allowing the natural processes to take effect.

[@christinemacdonald3188]

Yes, places which do not even legally have to notify next of kin. And you need to justify nothing, you can be of perfect health

[@nutmeg208]

Pretty choppy and badly constructed video. C'mon guys, this is history. Do your research or leave it up to the professionals!!

[@jamesshiflett1618]

Fast forward to around 19:30 to find out that someone named "Dawson" euthanized him. You're welcome.

[@janetcw9808]

Thanks for that, I'm old and didn't fancy wading through the rest of it, don't know how much time I've got left 😂😂

[@Katrina.for_art]

Bless you for that! 20 frikin minutes I mean come OOOONNN!!!

[@linda1915]

I don't blame Queen Victoria. He was completely hedonistic.