The Murder of King George V, 1936

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

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[@motuza8482]

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[@evelynkeating2763]

Very well told.

[@originalnightshade4582]

Well done!. Just wondering....what if not only Edward was a Nazi sympathizer, but Dr. Death Dawson might well of been too? At some point writing this it almost certainly crossed your mind?

[@dianedo1234]

You are very sweet and kind! I am not working right now, although I am an American Anglophile. I began with Henry VIII (why did he kill those women!) then jumped to Victoria. (Gee, Albert kept her pregnant!) This is my only IOU on KZbin! I hope to work soon, I have been ill, not terminal! Good job!! Thank you, Sir.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

@@originalnightshade4582 There are a number of photos I came across with Dawson at Bertchesgarden (sp?) with Hitler, on a trip there with Lloyd George. I didn't want to make anything of this, because a great many people at this time were persuaded that Hitler was doing a wonderful job, having turned Germany around after the chaos of the 1920s... But I have a suspicion there is a great deal more to be said about Dawson!

[@juliejulie1545]

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[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

You are very kind, Julie!

[@vickiewallace415]

I had no idea about this. As a student of History I do feel like I've missed a giant piece of the 20th century... Thank you for all you've done and continue to do!

[@KellyfromMemphis]

One of THE BEST I feel!

[@insuretec]

My Republican leanings engender me to avoid the intricacies of 'Royal' behaviour, but I found this a fascinating, engaging and excellent presentation of the corruption of power.

[@cherbeatTX59]

YES!!!!! One of my favorites!!!!!

[@terrylee5843]

As a retired hospice nurse, you do not give a large dose of morphine to someone who can talk. I think the nurse was giving him a correct comfort dose, then the doctor gave the large fatal doses. That's not how it done. The will to live is immense, the body will fight to the very last moment to live. It is frequent small doses to maintain relaxed comfort so the patient can slip into the arms of the creator.

[@roisinwalpole377]

Beautifully expressed Terry.

[@Dragonfly33]

Thank you for this post.

[@thomaskallmyr]

My Daddy was killed by mean dozes of Dopamin,and no nutricion,and 5 days he was heavy kipping for oxygene. Maraton and the Doctor killed him with dopamindozes. He died 1sth of December 2019. Helge Kallmyr born 1931- 2019. R.i.p.

[@JZ-gr1tz]

haven't go thru entirely story of the video but by exp also working with hospice patients is what another comment At first lower dosis and eventually with in a week or two. Usually is to prevent the patient from suffering. Specially those with cancer.

[@daremiller3439]

I hope

[@petermckenzie5124]

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[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much, Peter - and for the mention of my book!

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[@sherrihinton8567]

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[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

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[@dandydante7924]

As a native of England I will never forgive this monarchy for allowing Nicholas and his family to be killed. They say.. blood makes you relative.. loyalty makes you family.

[@dandydante7924]

@言行一致 wow. Thanks for the reply! I appreciate the explanation. Very interesting. I still don't think They deserved to die like that.. but that being said the more I dig, it seems ol' Nicky was ready for what was coming. Atleast mentally. All is gods will and whatever happens, happens. That type of vibe. I just think of Maria and Alexei they didn't deserve that. I'm not even Religious or even Russian. But I find myself deeply affected by the Romanov downfall

[@alanaadams7440]

I agree they could have taken the Tsar and family and hidden them in the country or seen to it they would go to another country where they would be safe. Cowardly King

[@macolga100]

As a native of Russia I couldnt care less for Nicholas and his wife, who broke Russia and made so much violence inevitable. They made their own beds. Shame for the kids, of course.

[@finalflowerchild]

They were too worried about their own -----! Why would anyone look up to them?

[@pointsofsue2487]

If the Royal Family would have taken the Czar and his family how long do uou think the Windsors would have lasted? The Romanovs would have interfered in politics, made demands as though they still ruled and created so many issues, that they could not be trusted. The King had to put this country first, and you cannot have a man responsible for the murder of thousands swanning round the country.

[@tonicarrier1371]

Yet another wonderfully researched and written case, and as always, impeccably narrated........thank you Mark. 🙂

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much indeed, Toni!

[@jeanjacobs7719]

My lovely kind father aged 85 was murdered in hospital. He was seriously ill but would have recovered with good treatment. Chronic bed shortages hastened his awful death. So cruel Admitted with pneumonia. Put him beside an open window, remove any warm bed covers. Oh Dad - you deserved a better ending than this.

[@greedi2675]

They seem to do that a lot. At least to my family. Like my father having nothing to drink while the nurses where watching tv.

[@hawaiisage]

​@@greedi2675 I agree. Keep the elderly out of hospital so they don't get euthanized.

[@rotax636nut5]

Similar thing with both my own father and my father in law, I spent a few weeks in hospital myself recently after a motor accident and for sure some of the nurses tried their best to kill me, I was given a hospital acquired staph infection, then, they refused me antibiotics until I was within hours of death, it was only by my own extreme efforts and luck and my son's that I survived. I'll make this clear, it was the nursing staff that were the problem not the doctors, when I saw a specialist after the 8 week stay in hospital he said to me 'I hear you had a few problems while you were in Gloucester Royal,' I was about to speak when he raised his voice and continued 'it was the fukking nurses wasn't it, the fukking nurses caused all the problems didn't they', I swear this account is completely true..

[@sandrawhelan9159]

So sorry about your dad. The care that you get in hospitals these days is abysmal, especially the elderly. My sister suffered respiratory failure in hospital, even though she had constantly told them she was struggling.Fortunately they did revive her, but from then on I sat by her bedside from morning till lights out, she was so frightened. I was lucky that I could do this, but I know it’s an impossibility for most. I thought nursing was to look after the sick, but not sure anymore.

[@michaelgoulding6609]

​@@rotax636nut5 yes i agree with you 100% & the nurses have the cheek to go on strike for more pay, saying they can,t manage on their wages, when they already get paid double or treble what other people have to live on, & when in hospital they are nasty with you if you ask for anything, i used to have to get out of bed using a zimmer frame with one hand & filling my jug & other people,s with water cos nurses said they were too busy, btw not all are the same, but the nasty ones def stand out, & when the surgeons & doc,s do their weekly walkabout. Usuly on a thursday, You should see the nurses then, rushing around & acculy doing their job, you def need to sleep with one eye open when in hospital. & ask what everything is & what its for before taking it, i woke up in the dark, with one of the nasty nurses pushing tablets in my mouth, (it was like something out of a horror film.. & something i,ll never forget cos when it was the start of her 4 days in at work, cos they work 4 on, 4 off.. me & others dreaded it, & the thoughts of this perticular nurse sends shiver.s down my spine, her voice alone would turn milk sour) when i asked what they were that she was giving me, she said they are pain killer,s & that i should be lucky i was getting them as they were short of them, i said i.m not in any pain & if you are short of them, then keep them for people that are in pain & need them, she should.ve known that if i.d been in pain, i wouldn.t have been flat out asleep.

[@RobinaDunstan]

My husband's great aunt who died in 2002 at 103, very sharp witted. She believed it could be possible he was murdered and wasn't surprised at his diary. She was in the similar social circle as Lord Dawson and didn't like him.

[@2anthro]

It is common knowledge George V was "pushed over" for the media's sake. Its the other royals' demise at this physician's hand that is astonishing!!

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

That is fascinating - thank you, Susannah...

[@raddimusmcchoyber3362]

Another excellent episode Mr Maguire. An interesting story, thoroughly researched and brilliantly told. A winning formula for the channel!

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Many thanks indeed!

[@ninasharda6810]

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[@gardensofthegods]

@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder I have to wonder if anybody has tried to make a movie or miniseries of this in the UK and if so if they were met with resistance by those in high places . Also that poor nurse ... I have to wonder if she did tell some people what she had observed and knew about Dawson either after he died or when she was much older . If she died around loved ones , I imagine her doing a deathbed confession but perhaps the recipient of her secrets being too afraid to make that information known to others . Then again , it's possible that the saying about Dawson of Penn did not originate from people at the top ... but perhaps from THAT good nurse to other nurses whom she befriended and trusted ... then THEY repeated it ... it is possible , I do believe ....

[@jackteare8292]

Did not disappoint, absolutely superb. Revealing and rivetting.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you, Jack!

[@larry-naylor]

As someone who lost a loved one to epilepsy I can tell you that death in epilepsy is sadly not that rare. There is a condition called SUDEp (Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy) that can effect anyone with epilepsy at any age, regardless of how well managed their symptoms are or how long they've had the condition. Basically it's SIDS for epileptics. Damien, my partner, died of a massive traumatic brain injury as a result of a seizure and was only diagnosed post mortem so there's also that as well.

[@claudia-aquarius5079]

I did not know about this situation with epileptic's. I have a friend and relative who have this condition. I wonder if they know about it.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

I am sorry for your loss, Lara - I apologise of I have inadvertently caused any distress to you or seemed to belittle the disease. This certainly was not my intention. I understand that 1.16 deaths occur per 1000 cases amongst epileptics, according to CDC - a small but definite risk compared to the general population.

[@susanhepburn6040]

I am so sorry for your loss, Lara.

[@frahn1702]

I’m sorry to hear that 😢

[@bonniemagpie5166]

When it comes to Dawson and his evident guilt during many other occasions and the fact that King George and Queen Mary were both abruptly impatient with their son Prince John, sending him away to live in isolation, thank goodness he had a Governess who loved him, she pleaded to Queen Mary to allow him to have same age friends to come and visit him, this aspect wasn't even in Prince John's own mother. 1919, Dawson still looks guilty upon Prince John's final fate. It was as though he couldn't help himself.

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Making a terminally ill patient comfortable is one thing. Hurrying up the outcome is murder.

[@Moonstorms]

They do it here in Australia if you’ve got cancer and you’re on your deathbed they make sure they’ll fill you up with morphine so that you can’t take your last breath because the morphine takes it for you.

[@anthonyhebert5630]

Compassion

[@juliev.3340]

Euthanasia?

[@BevHart]

​@@MoonstormsI just read your comment about the use of morphine in Australia. How do you know that this happens. Just interested because as an aged care nurse for more than 30 years I am very curious where you get your information from.

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

@@BevHart where do you live. I was told that that was the norm in nursing homes and hospices 40 yrs ago by a nurse who worked in one in Australia. If you only worked in a hospital you may not be aware of it. A little bit too much morphine just slows the breathing until finally a last one is taken without pain. Thats how I would want to go. But now in 2023 legal but closely supervised euthanasia in most of Australia.

[@christinebiada1292]

Out of all the videos I’ve watched - this by far is my favorite. I find British royal family and history of the monarchy interesting- probably because I’m an American and we don’t have a long history. Romans were in England along with the Vikings, Norman Conquest, all these events helped shape England. I love history!

[@lynhugell6563]

I find the narrator's voice wonderfully soothing.

[@anne321]

Fascinating. I knew nothing about this & I was enthralled to watch this video. Dawson was arrogant & obviously when he had decided to do something, he had no qualms. It was interesting to hear about George’s 2 siblings & young son also had Dawson as their doctor & died. Not only a regicide, but a serial killer too perhaps. Thank you Mark for this & all the other cases that you have so expertly investigated. In the few weeks since I discovered your channel, I have watch one a day with my morning coffee & I have found them all fascinating & full of well presented information.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Ah that is nice - thank you, Anne. I think where Dawson is concerned, I have only touched the tip of the iceberg here. He was a strange man indeed!

[@mistygroves3503]

This video is very well done. I had no idea about this piece of history! Thank you.

[@williamf4544]

I was asked by the doctor if i wanted them to keep my father alive - it was explained they could indeed keep him alive but his facalties had gone - basically it was a choice of just letting hi go naturally or prolong his life but leaving him with no quality of life and not even able to know who i was or where he was - very difficult to decide - tormenting

[@MightyMezzo]

My mother tells me that when she was little, she thought that Franklin D. Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII were both immortal. I have to wonder if there are little kids in the UK who are sure that Her Majesty Elizabeth II is immortal. Fascinating story. I’ve felt that the British nation dodged a bullet when Edward VIII decided that he’d rather marry Wallis than be king.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

I agree, Elizabeth - and thank you!

[@carollucey111]

William is the only hope they have of keeping the institution alive, Charles and Andrew have done so much damage,especially Andrew, he's a spoilt brat

[@carollucey111]

@@alexanderromanov737 Not one bit surprised Alex, his arrogance in the bbc doc about Epstein was very revealing, he's a disgrace to the family.

[@carollucey111]

@@alexanderromanov737 I know, it's shocking one family can have that amount of wealth, especially when you know where it all came from. The wealth belongs to the people, they should be able to dip into it to help alleviate the poverty in the country ect

[@Ethericrose]

When I was around 4yrs old the Queen came to my town, it was pouring with rain yet we stood there waiting for her car to pass by so we could wave with our small flags. That was the early 70s and I was definitely told the Queen was immortal. Thankfully I'm someone who can think for myself, and soon realised she was nothing more than the Head of a corrupt organisation called the "Monarchy"!

[@conningdale8805]

Interesting video. I was aware of Dawson's involvement in the death of George V, but didn't know he had been involved with the deaths of Princess Victoria or Queen Maud. Nor did I know of his friendship with Edward VIII. One has to wonder how many other people he had euthanized - ordinary people, now long forgotten. Thank you for this excellent, well researched video.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Many thanks - indeed!

[@gregkiely4839]

Firstly, this narration is top shelf, riveting in fact, a type of voice pattern that makes one listen and pay attention. Secondly, thank you very much for this history lesson. Personally, I believe the correct choice "Bertie" King George VI, followed by one of the most remarkable persons in the last 100 years. Long live our Queen.

[@barbaralamson7450]

You are that amazing voice that never disappoints. The gravity of any story told aloud must have a voice to carry it through, carry it without bias. You have that voice. I am ever grateful of the day I found you. Thank you.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

I'm glad you found it too, Barbara - thank you!

[@lyallfurphy]

The algorithm blessed me with this video. It was intriguing and I enjoyed the style of your prose and narration.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@oldcollegecoed]

I’m a WWII/Holocaust scholar and became interested in Simpson through her connection to Hitler, and I recently had some time to do a little research on her, which included dozens of letters she wrote to her husband, Ernest Simpson, during the 6 years she was involved with Edward and still married to him. And in those letters, she constantly professes her love for her husband while simultaneously ridiculing Edward. She consistently complained about his obsession with her, was blunt about being disgusted by his whiny, pouty behavior., and hated that he lived on an allowance and never worked. In fact, she told her husband that she begged Edward to end the affair and take the throne, because she thoroughly enjoyed being in their open marriage, and she wasn’t ready settle down with anyone, much less the foppish prince. She detested the British aristocracy and upper classes who looked down on her, and she understood that if she did marry Edward, they would be ostracized, but according to her, Edward refused to believe her when she warned him of what his future was going to be if they married. She also shared how she was so frustrated by his deliberate ignorance of reality, that she struggled to be civil to him, and she told her husband that no matter how badly she treated Edward, he refused to end the affair. Her biggest fear was that he would abdicate and then she’d have to marry him out of guilt over what he gave up to marry her. Ironically, she was right about what her future with Edward would be. She was miserable with him and made his life miserable!

[@newtexan1]

I’ve a lot of the sane info. Bravo. Well said. People are so deceived by their relationship.

[@clintgreggory2549]

Yes , BUT! , she was a cruel gold digger too.AND , She went too far when she flaunted the affair to the detriment of the better man , Simpson & DIVORCED. She wanted to be Queen. Why divorce , again if not? Edward 8 was a vain an ill educated man , who , like prince Harry , loves the privilege, despises the work.

[@TheKulu42]

@@clintgreggory2549 Agreed. If Simpson wanted to end the affair, why didn't she go back to America? Of all the men she had affairs with, Edward was the best "catch" she ever had. She thought that he could make her a queen or at least a royal consort. And she could dominate him. He offered too much to simply dump because he was whiny and pouty.

[@georgewyatt4912]

Edward was bi or gay he had a weird relationship with mountbatten. Also blown up to hide his scandalous dealings with children in the Kincora orphanage paedo exposure

[@NameN-t2w]

Thank you for this precious info! Learning never stops

[@MPM6785ChitChat]

My mother had lung cancer and given mere weeks to live. While in the care home she was given 250 mg of morphine every few hours - she was eating but would be sick so constantly nauseous and anorexic.... Also she was hallucinating cartoon elephants etc. It was explained to me - by a functioning addicted friend, that if a person doesn't require a certain amount to suppress their physical pain that's when a person has hallucinations because the brain uses up the excess that way. Luckily my mother's were amusing to her rather than scary/ horrific hallucinations. When l queried the doctors , their response was that the amount of medication she was taking was Nothing compared to the amounts that other patients were being given. I replied well that no doubt keeps the patients bedridden, conveniently quiet and practically comatose and hastens death.... I removed my mother that day and within 3 days l had lessened her medication to 5mg every few hours. She ate - no nausea or headaches from all the previous retching. Ticked off some bucket list desires and lived - survived for a further 9 months.... Note, the physicians took umbridge to my questioning of their authority and wouldn't provide us with a wheelchair to take her out - so l found a mobile commode and unceremoniously removed her myself.

[@Beegee1952]

Too many doctors have a god complex and don’t like to be overridden. We know our own bodies and those of our loved ones best. Good for you!

[@stephaniegross6725]

I’m sorry for your loss. 💐 I know your mother appreciated your care in her last days. May God bless you.

[@tbastrikes7847]

I am a registered nurse that holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Morphine 250mg IV is a fatal dose. 15mg IV could kill a person. I think your dosage is inaccurate. Maybe it was 250 mcg.

[@MPM6785ChitChat]

@@tbastrikes7847 yes mcg thanks

[@amandawright9073]

Wish i had done this, very well done.

[@karinberryman2009]

As a nurse I’ve never seen a Dr inject any substance into a jugular vein, other than a doctor desperately giving Adrenaline in the case of cardiac arrest! That poor nurse must’ve been traumatised watching her beloved King murdered before her eyes!

[@honey-feeney9800]

The doctor used the jugular to get the medicine into the heart and up into the brain fast .

[@marybeyer1496]

I was a CCU nurse. I agree with you. In our era, we can argue because we need to draw up the drugs. In this time, nurses were little more than the help. Doctors back in this day were barely educated more than the people who were surgeons and pulled teeth. It was obvious the King was dying, so they hastened it to make the newspapers of the day. There was no 24 hour news cycle. They were going for maximum exposure. Probably Meghan Markles antecedents.

[@irena4545]

Something I must protest: the Tzar's family were not executed, they were murdered. And the bolsheviks got away with it...

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you for pointing this out - it is always a little difficult to distinguish between "execution" and "murder" because the two are not mutually exclusive terms. The act of the Soviet in ordering the execution was reprehensible in every sense. I believe it was both an execution in the sense that it was carried out with dubious State authority, but in also every sense I can comprehend, it was murder.

[@irena4545]

@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder The case might be made against the Tzar, as he was ultimately responsible for many of the woes of the Russian people (though due to ineptitude, rather than malice), perhaps even against his wife as a potential instigator. Might. Their children, though, were guilty of no other crime than being born to the wrong parents and their deaths had nothing to do with any form of justice whatsoever. - But this is a moot point, anyway, as the reason why murdering the Romanovs was authorized was the fear that they might be liberated. So it was an execution-style murder.

[@AnamCaraDeMexico]

@@irena4545 with respect, he wasn't called BLOODY NICHOLAS for naught. Rabid anti semit whose absolute monanarchist world view was resposible for his family tragic destruction. Murder or execution, history is written by the Victors. Look into the Protocols of Zion, anti semitic world domination propaganda Nicholas and his ministers flogged to offset their Progroms. You will find the origins of the Holocaust in his charming pamphlet.

[@irena4545]

@@AnamCaraDeMexico Thank you for the information, I wasn't aware of his antisemitism, though I am hardly surprised as it was fairly common at the time. However, that is not what he was killed for, and brutal as this may sound, the communists hardly gave a damn about the fate of Jews. He dragged Russia into wars that it was sorely unequipped for, and if I'm not mistaken, that "Bloody" nickname relates to the events of the Bloody Sunday and the revolution of 1905. He was a fool and completely out of his depth in the position that he was holding, and disregarded the human losses and suffering. Yet, his death was not ruled in any trial, or anything even distantly resembling any course of justice, merely an order was issued by those who had the power to make others follow, no better than what he had done himself.

[@wendys390]

@@irena4545 well said. I see it that way also.

[@jeanross7430]

Edward now has a great, great grand nephew who behaves in a very similar fashion.

[@vanessashaw2159]

I must say, of all your documentaries, this is easily "the crown jewel." I could not tear myself away. If I did have to leave the room for any reason, I would return and immediately rewind (thanks to modern technology) just to ensure that I caught every juicy morsel. As always, your research is thorough.. your summations are clear and well founded. I literally had never heard any of this before. The indebt revelation of the Duke of Windsor was almost as shocking as the events surrounding the murder of King George himself. We, in the States, had always been led to believe that the Duke was a mild-mannered, shy, love struck romantic who had sacrificed all for "the love and support" of the woman he loved. We never knew about his association with the Nazi Party. That image of him executing the Nazi salute was jarring, and I had never heard of nor seen it before. Another surprise was the blanket contempt of Mrs. Wallace Simpson .... the general consensus of her being of unsuitable character, (considering how the monarch came to be was rather hypocritical), let alone the potential wife of a king... and the obligation of the Duke of Windsor to his legacy is all so very intriguing. At the center of this royal intrigue is of course, Lord Dawson who it appears was allowed to freely practice euthanasia under the very nose (in cahoots?) of the British royal family and all those who had pledged loyalty to the crown. How a commoner could have insulated himself into the fabric of one of the most powerful royal families in the world is mind-boggling. But he did it. The word "scandal" doesn't begin to cover the magnitude of such betrayal. It reads like a throwback to the reign of King Henry the VIII. Well done!

[@ashtree8898]

Thank you very much, Mr. Maguire, for explaining that Dr. Dawson did indeed live in the village of Penn in Buckinghamshire. Such thorough research you do to even know the name of his house. We know the road the house is on. I have told my mother, aged 101, about your video and she says "I remember hearing on the BBC Home Service Freddie Grisewood in solemn tones announcing that the King's life was drawing peacefully to its close. We all imagined pneumonia relentlessly running its course. That is what we thought we knew." She is shocked to hear the truth but glad to no longer be deceived. Thank you again.

[@rogermowat401]

What a wonderful narration of history and it’s twists and turns. Very informative and balanced and throws light on the huge power struggles that occur in Royal circles and the day to day issues they face even up to the present day.

[@kudu42]

What a fascinating and gob-smacking story - well done you for putting it together so succinctly and persuasively. It has always seemed odd that Wallis Simpson was so detested by the royal family, when apparently her only crime was being divorced. As for the doctor! If we did not have examples like Harold Shipman to give credence, it could have been dismissed as whimsey. You take my breath away with this one!!!

[@sh-ro6cw]

I’ve read and heard a few versions of this story about the king dying,was the doctor in a hurry to get back to London to another rich patient, did he know what was inevitable and was being kind to the king. Well never know for certain what the true story is. If you’re pro euthanasia the doctor was easing his suffering,if you’re not then he was murdering the king. Back in those times often nurses were insultingly told very little about what was going on,and some had only very basic training,it would have been unusual for a nurse to stand her ground in those circumstances in such high company,and I wouldn’t blame her as that was how a lot of women were treated around that time. These sort of topics are fascinating ,thanks for writing it.

[@KellieFromKansas]

I have enjoyed this essay many times. I always catch something that I missed the last time. Thank you, Mark. Brillantly delivered.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much, Kellie - that is very pleasing to know!

[@wandakowalski7063]

Very much enjoyed this video. Beautifully narrated and well researched. Thank you. Love to hear your thoughts on Andrew…

[@fionahoey6922]

That was a history lesson they never gave us in school! A sad tale but brilliantly told.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Many thanks, Fiona!

[@kittybitts567]

This is awful! So, this pitiable man died cursing his murderer with his last breath, without any prayers from a Priest or Minister or even his family. How devastating for him!

[@ruthsherman2507]

They play a wicked game.

[@SaraLaRose]

Very well written and a beautiful voice and erudition. Thank you

[@Uzbug]

Really enjoyed this. Highlights the danger of euthanasia and how it can be misused. Power corrupts indeed.

[@Snoopy-JoeCool]

I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating investigative documentary. The fact that there is no distracting atmospheric music is highly commendable. I cringe when I tap an historical documentary on KZbin and suddenly irritating music scoring overwhelms the entire video. Just the facts and archival photos or film footage goes very far imo.

[@colinmaceke7474]

Sometime in the 1920’s my father, a young draughtsman, won a competition to design a method of carrying the king to hospital which would free him of pain. Any movement caused great pain. The design, I believe, was a water bed suspended in a gimbal. He never knew if it were built.

[@erichstocker8358]

Well written, well presented, well reasoned and extremely well narrated. There seems little doubt that Edward had a say in his father's death. He was a self-centered, self-indulgent royal fascist whose sense of self was wrapped up in and expressed by Nazi myth and philosophy. Whatever one may think now, Great Britain got a more appropriate head of state in George VI and his daughter -- Queen Elizabeth.

[@PeriLyons123]

Exactly! Edward was a complete ninny. Also, one of his reasons for loving Wallis, was that she was just fine, with his predilection for teenage boys. (This is from an absolutely impeccable source.)

[@leostitcher]

Thoroughly enthralling I always thought of the Prince Edward and Wallace Simpson affair as a romantic love story. Now it's more like Wallace Simpson may have saved England. Great story. Love the deep look into historical figures. Thank you.

[@myunknownland9272]

Saved the monarchy more to the point

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you, Sally!

[@luckyfredneck]

It sounds like the IRISH nurse, Catherine Black was being set up for "a Patsy". Glad she refused!

[@lynnrobinson8885]

I returned to this one a second time, having been so interested. It is a powerful and very well-reasoned presentation and well researched on your part. I really enjoyed this! Have you collected some of these in book form yourself? I hope to read all the cases you have kindly made available on line. I like that you have done the narration, and with a very lovely voice, as you understand well the characters from your research. I think you make your case very well. Thank you so very much!

[@HepCatJack]

Nurses that are "angels of death" are known to place patients in medical distress in order to rescue them and gain the admiration of their medical peers. If they fail in their rescue, they get the sympathies of their colleagues for their heroic effort. It's quite possible that his doctor may have had a hand in George V's health problems. They can often operate for years before they are caught. I remember seeing a TV program in the 1980's that said Edward had betrayed Belgium military positions to the Germans in the early days of the war. I suppose it's possible they used each other to further their ambitions.

[@gingersnaptrack9337]

I have a letter written by this king after being passed down from my WW1 soldier GG-Grandfather. The letter is thanking them. It must have meant a lot to my GG-Grandfather to have kept it safe until his own death. At least this king did not suffer and die in the horrific way his lookalike Russian Zsar cousin and his innocent young family did.

[@z.weertje7209]

The Zsar lost his life and family, sad but millions of people suffer worse and died. I feel more sympathie for the soldiers and citizens

[@amymarez8120]

A fascinating take I had not heard before. I was particularly intrigued when you mentioned he was also Prince John’s Dr. I always thought it was suspicious he died, especially after reading accounts that describe his disability as likely being autism and that doesn’t kill you. This dr sounds like a serial killer operating in the very highest rungs of society.

[@Jubilee33382]

less a serial killer - perhaps more a hired assassin?

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you Amy.

[@normastone1044]

Autism may not kill you, but epilepsy can.

[@ladytamaya4737]

Thank Goodness Edward run off with Wallis - I could not imagine a worst king for England. His younger brother proved to be the right man and best choice for the job and most of all later for our beloved Queen Elizabeth II :)

[@charlotteantiquepowerengin6277]

Well written and read. Fascinating imagery. Ordinarily, I gaze down upon those interested in monarchs from the smug heights of American poverty. However, in your telling, this family drama seems to have taken place in a strange suspension of time, locked between the crushing, sepia weight of Victorian empire and the stark, greyscale modernity which shattered it. Wonderful job, Sir. I look forward to more.

[@rosemaryallen2128]

Beautiful writing! A rare and welcome eventuality on KZbin.

[@charlottereitberger6253]

I hit that like button before I even watch 🇺🇸❤️I have never been disappointed ! Absolutely incredibly talented artist and storyteller. This brightens my afternoon on the West Coast USA. Thanks for these great posts !

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you Charlotte - that's very nice to hear!

[@charlottereitberger6253]

@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder absolutely! Off for a swim it’s 9 am here . Enjoy your afternoon

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

@@charlottereitberger6253 On a grey day here in the UK I am envious indeed! Enjoy your swim!

[@charlottereitberger6253]

@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder indoor pool. Don’t get too envious 🇺🇸❤️

[@avondalemama470]

Oh my, it was a very good thing prince Edward abdicated. He, Wallis, and Dawson were not good people. Edward and Wallis have a lot in common with Harry and Meghan. So sad these people are not learning from the past. They will reap what they sow.

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

It is very strange and true. Except Harry seemed to like being a military Royal and enjoyed his family. Edward was a downright good for nothing except partying. If you ever read the letters between Wallis and Edward you’ll find that he coerced her to do so in order to be able to abdicate. “If you leave me I will commit suicide”. Wallis of course knew Edward was like a child and said so many times. It’s as if she got entangled in his web. But here now it’s the opposite, it’s Megan who has entangled Harry in her victim web. And he will suffer from cutting ties to homeland, family, and identity. Both American divorcees, neither of them respectable. What are the chances? It’s actually called Morphic Resonance. It’s a biological theme of how we repeat family historical things. Because it’s not about DNA per se. Listen to Rupert Sheldrake speak here on KZbin. He must be in his 70’s now. Great thinker, Cambridge scholar. Beautiful voice to listen to as well.

[@stephenellis2866]

I agree, this story makes you think so

[@leno4920]

A superbly written & eloquently presented perspective on the suspicious circumstances of King George's death. Gripping stuff indeed.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you!

[@jimschannel2220]

As a native of England I will never forgive this monarchy for coming over here in 1066, killing our beloved King Harold and stealing everything.

[@drmoss_ca]

I'm not five minutes in yet, but have to say this was an open secret among English physicians. Ten years before Dawson's diary was published I was taught about it at medical school in London. The motivation was for the announcement to coincide with the publication of the day's newspapers. It was not told to us as an example of either good or bad medical behaviour (that we could easily decide for ourselves), but more with amusement that such goings on were thought important to orchestrate simply for 'appearances'. BTW, the combination of morphine and cocaine was often used in palliative care in it's early days, and with full knowledge of the 'dual effect' (symptom relief and hastening the end). It was called 'The Brompton Cocktail' after the Brompton Hospital which specialised in pulmonary disorders.

[@drmoss_ca]

@Nicky L Given that he constantly smoked, certainly. He may have had other issues as well to make his lungs vulnerable (pulmonary fibrosis, TB) or other complications of smoking. Remember both his sons died of lung cancer. I note our host used the phrase 'distended jugular vein' - so he may have had right ventricular failure secondary to COPD ('cor pulmonale'). I don't condone what Dawson did, but it doesn't seem very surprising or remarkable at all; such decisions used to be commonly made and it was all done on the QT. Even today, we dress it up only a little, like asking the family about 'goals of care' on admission to a nursing home - the expected and approved answer is 'comfort' not 'longevity'. There's a hell of a fine line between 'keeping him comfortable' and polishing him off sometimes! No fine line here though: 3/4 grain of morphine is about 48mg. IM dose for analgesia for a heart attack or fractured femur would be 15mg, but the IV dose would be 2.5 - 5mg. That 48mg IV was a massive overdose.

[@AnamCaraDeMexico]

@@drmoss_caBrompton Cocktail directly into the Juglar. Ooff thank you Christopher, very interesting

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you, Christopher - that is very interesting indeed. There had indeed been rumours amongst his colleagues in the 1930s concerning Dawson. I have long observed that such matters often have a habit of becoming known long before they become fact. I am happy to see you refer to the principle of dual effect above - I have found it somewhat alarming to read comments on this video which come from people who claim to be, or to have been, nurses, asserting their right to intentionally end life. I have removed the most blatant of these claims and to others made clear that in the absence of the dual effect, this would constitute an unlawful killing.

[@eileenmcchrystal8471]

Thanks, interesting information.

[@trishhanson9492]

@Nicky L Probably yes. I do think they were all heavy cigarette smokers.

[@crayzeedayzee]

Was always shocked of the sudden deaths of Queen Maud, her sister Victoria, and of course their brother King George V! Didn't know they all shared Sir Dr Death!

[@marybusch6182]

More onformation would be very interesting. Wonder how it coincides with their wills. After all, wills can be changed

[@sandramillett8267]

Thanks for letting the true story come out. Interesting tale.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you, Sandra - it is my pleasure!

[@psychologicallybeautiful5895]

Second time in three days listening to this playlist - absolutely appreciate and love his narration. I cannot wait for your audiobook(s) I’ll buy everyone! Please continue your channel.

[@SeaBreeze2247]

Such a well-told, fascinating story about the evil behind the lust for power and status. So glad I saw this.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you, Alix.

[@simonbertioli4696]

Beautifully narrated. Very interesting. When it comes to Edward... reminds me of another person...in the news at present..

[@aaronhughes2951]

My great great grandad was King George’s body guard, no one knows or talks about him as no one knows about him !

[@xavieraboltiador1958]

Superb voice and storytelling. And so many details I have never heard or read elsewhere ♥️

[@lindawhite8272]

This video about King George the V of England was extremely well done. I 'd like to see more of the director and narrator's work! *****

[@56beverley]

Wow I had no idea of any of this about George. I knew about Edward of course. Thank you for a fascinating well argued documentary. Fantastic.

[@TinekeWilliams]

My grandmother was dying of cancer. I adored her even though she was strict and sometimes I got hit over the head if I was in the wrong place. Stayed with her under her bed and held her hand while the doctor came and I heard him ask if she had enough. She answered yes and gave her an injection. She died. Held her hand until she did. Had to hide again under the bed until an Aunty looking after her came up to tend to her. As she saw Oma was dead she ran screaming down the stairs, enough time to get my 8 year old ass to the toilet. Phew! But even though now I am old and surpassed her age I think about her often.

[@ReneeandJimmyG]

Holy moly!

[@raaf4678]

Good doctor!

[@lisamcbride8921]

Oma? Are you of German heritage? My mother asked that my son call her Omi. Her parents were from Germany

[@martinlangford5967]

@@lisamcbride8921 Maybe Dutch.

[@setnaffa]

voluntary euthanasia is different... still kinda wrong; but not the murder described in the video.

[@pbohearn]

Excellent video all around; your voice is perfect for presenting a very compelling argument that the King was murdered by his doctor under the prompting of his Son, the Prince heir-apparent. Wow!

[@alexandereconomopoulos8462]

Camelot an option

[@lauraorem1276]

So basically George V died from a speedball - the same way John Belushi did. I've done research on Prince John for a writing project, but I never connected to dots to Dawson. He certainly isn't the first or last doctor to murder his patients - and just because you work for the royal family doesn't mean you can't be a psychopath. As for Edward, he was such an awful hot mess of a person, I wouldn't put anything past him. Great episode!

[@kirbywaite1586]

A Royal Speedball.

[@janineatkins]

Enjoy your coffee - Im more than humbled to buy you a coffee, twice a day! From this day forward. Absoultlely wonderful, fantastic, narration and insight! Thank You John Maguire! Your most appreciative and loyal fan!!

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Ah - I did appreciate the coffee - thank you very much J9! I am delighted you liked the stories.

[@TrappedQue]

Sounds like Dawson was a serial killer masked as a doctor.

[@tessdurberville711]

Sir John Williams the second?

[@elainekoska4007]

Brilliant writing and presentation, one of the best I’ve ever listened to, thank you.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much indeed, Elaine - that's a lovely compliment!

[@jenenamaughan1992]

Thank you, this is very interesting, how Edward's sordid lifestyle is mirrored in his great nephew, Andrew.

[@anitasantos7198]

Also on Harry becuse Harry is following orders fron Mm just like Edward did fron Walleys Simpson , I feel sorry for the queen becuse she deserve better familly , thanks to God she have the Cambrige that are loving , respecful and exelent human beings .

[@MsDormy]

If the old man was well enough to curse his medics, he was well enough to live and fight off the infection. My dad suffered from Bronchitis on and off for at least 20 years before he passed away at 95. It was murder.

[@lisaalane7694]

I've already commented but today Lady Collin Campbell came out in support of the content of this video. I comment again in support of this creators obvious attempt in his videos to be historically accurate.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Many thanks, Lisa.

[@mandyhull127]

What a fabulous insight. Scary though. The narrator has such a gentle voice and quite hypnotic.

[@latinaalma1947]

This is such a grey area of judgment...My mate of 41 years became a RN at 50. He was head of an oncology floor at night. He often sat with patients when he could as they were dying if they had no family to give them what comfort he could...hearing is believed to be the last sense to go so he would talk soothingly with them and often held their hand as they passed away. His goal was to always keep them out of pain. He had an arrangement with with the two oncologists in town to give their patients enough to keep them out of pain or suffering at the end. He never gave them an intentional overdose but often it was a case of having to increase dosage to keep them out of pain. It depresses breathing...and yes it is impossible to ALWAYS know exactly where the line is...he had to use his professional judgment ...the drs wrote orders sometimes after the fact to cover him....and again he never intentionally overdosed anyone but there was often a point where it was impossible to KNOW where that line was. My mate turned 80 in August and suddenly came down with digestive problems and we tried getting a diagnosis as his health failed...he had many tests of all sorts then he could not eat the dr came to.our house...my mate refused to go to hospital in retrospect he seemed to know what was coming. He just slowly faded away. His mother had died similarly. While I worked hard to co trol my distress...the doctor tried saving him but it was not to be, he died peacefully in his sleep next to me of a myocardial infarct ie his heart just finally quit beating. He was the kindest gentlest BEST human being I have ever known and I was so so lucky to have him those 41 years.

[@lbl9066]

I’m sorry for your loss!

[@MargieM10]

Both of my parents died from cancer and were helped along by their oncologist's. My Mother, in particular, was suffering horribly.

[@latinaalma1947]

@@MargieM10 I am so glad your parents had wise oncologists...wishing you a peaceful heart.

[@madonnaujmajuridze6466]

Another brilliant and extraordinary presentation of a very intriguing situation. I would like to point out that I was particularly interested in this mysterious story of the assassination, as the daughter-in law of King George V, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, later Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent , was close to my grandmother's family, Mark! This is amazingly detailed, well narrated, and so far brilliantly accurate!!! You did a really great job with this! I am so very thrilled. Mark, you are a series documentarian par excellent and your narrative delivery has something for every age group. As always, your brilliant documentaries have the ability to provide a rare insight into the hidden world. Our natural curiosity as human beings draws us to these documentaries and can allow a glimpse behind the veil. As always, this documentary is also distinguished by its originality. Narration in your crime documentary plays with a range of different perspectives that provide information at specific times in order to keep the viewer on their toes and intrigued by the mystery of the suspect-protagonist.The increased suspicion encourages the viewer to continue and decipher the suspect-protagonist, driving the story around him. I loved your take on Edward. The most courageous act! I liked your bravery! So much research went into creating this video. I found myself pausing the video to read additional content into the main subject or people or situations you mentioned. I am fascinated . It is written beautifully and captivating from start to finish, Mark! This documentary is nothing short of professional: your script, editing, sketches, music and mesmerizing narration. So many great documentaries you have made, but I think this is a favourite of mine. :) Thanks for sharing!

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much indeed, Madonna! It is a wonderful thing to receive such approval - especially as I had some misgivings about the documentary right up until the last moment. It is certainly the best I could do with the subject and felt it was a strange oversight that the link had not been made between George's death, Dawson's admission that he killed him on the evening of 20th January, and the latter's close friendship with Edward Prince of Wales: the knowledge that Dawson's act was certainly one of murder, and the intimation that either Queen Mary or Prince Edward had expressed a desire for the King's life not to be "prolonged unnecessarily," seemed to place the matter squarely in the province of sufficient evidence to mount a prosecution!

[@madonnaujmajuridze6466]

@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder My pleasure, Mark! I must add, this is another masterpiece of yours and its merits are beyond question. Judging you by this masterpiece of documentary, you deserve much more praise not only as a documentarian, but also as a writer, thinker, analyst and artist.

[@kathrynmast916]

Wow! You have done it again. You have presented a thoughtful and thorough murder case with in-depth research. The other starling fact is the number royals that died under his care and under questionable circumstances. As the poet, James Whitcomb Riley, once said, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” I’m thinking that the good Doctor was a BIG OLD DUCK!

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much Kathryn - I am so glad you liked it. I have never heard those words of James W Riley, but I love them - in the context of True Crime it could almost be my motto. So many enthusiasts for the genre (and books) try to spend their time trying to prove the duck was in fact a pigeon! I shall surely remember that phrase!

[@letitiadungavel2083]

@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder but

[@Cindy-cj8bw]

What a sweet picture of our late Queen with her grandparents (RIP) ♥

[@theonlymeaning]

This is beautifully produced and not unlike a classic dramatic radio reading by the BBC . Nothing on the planet can compare to the English language when spoken clearly by an educated Englishman or Englishwoman.

[@lizh1988]

Or even uneducated. I've heard lots of Brits talk.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much - it is much appreciated!

[@thylacinenv]

An outstanding presentation.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you kindly, Nick.

[@geraldinegonsalvez5804]

It is good to know that King George's wish and desire that his grandaugher Lillibet succeed his throne eventually came to be. 💖🙏

[@bobthompson4133]

No king wants a queen to sit on the throne.

[@therealrobertbirchall]

I just found your channel. I love your delivery calm factual clear respectfull use of the English language.

[@janewells7208]

Back then you didn’t question a doctor. “Hugely ambitious man”, wow.

[@ericwortman3180]

Many doctors still do not like questions and inquisitive patients.

[@catrionamacfarlane4949]

WOW...best documentary I've heard in a long time....and how history is repeating itself at this moment in time. H and M.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much, Catriona!

[@eileenpritchard9154]

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS VIDEO, THANKYOU 👍👍🥃🤝

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

@@eileenpritchard9154 Many thanks - so glad you liked it!

[@MelanieMaguire]

Wow! I had no idea. They kept this quiet - under the radar. I have no doubt that Edward requested (in a subtle way) that his father shouldn't recover, he wanted to be King to marry Mrs. Simpson. There've been lots of sympathetic "love story" type documentaries/films about Edward & Wallis, but in reality they were a couple of Nazis. I'm sure that Edward had no scruples at all about hastening his father's death. Dawson was the worst kind of doctor with a God complex. Disgusting. Thanks very much for another brilliant and shocking episode and all your hard work. :) PS. Brilliant illustrations, as per usual - full of drama!

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Many thanks, Mel - I am glad you liked it! I have been wrestling with this one for some weeks, as you know. I could find very little positive to say about Edward or Wallis, I'm afraid. There were a great many things which I was obliged to leave out of the case because they are just too bad for our modern sensibilities - but the antipathy both had against other racial types was shocking even for the time...

[@donaenoble7835]

What is frightening is how can he get away with this afterwards? How could he dare it even with such a powerful family!? Dear me, even afterwards and with É, being suggested to be involved, no longer in the scene? The mind boggles!!! Raises more questions, Moreso as allegedly other siblings met a similar end? Why?

[@Vid7872]

Wonderful narration, delivered with the utmost respect for your heritage.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you very much!

[@WildWestGal]

Mark, this is a brilliant presentation! Dawson was a clear-cut psychopath. His display of narcissism and lack of empathy are textbook. Everything must refer to, and be about, them. They will spin every situation to look a though they are being magnanimous and helpful. They will do anything to attain and keep the top seat. They are incapable of remorse or the feeling of wrong-doing of any kind. That combination is the signature of a serial killer. How interesting it would have been to look through all his patient files because I'm quite certain the number of questionable deaths and unquestionable malpractice would be staggering. Thank you for this fascinating piece of hidden history! Happy holidays to you from Oregon ~ Danyel

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Thank you, Danyel - the same thing was on my mind during my research into this matter: if it is still possible, a comprehensive review of Dawson's cases would, I am persuaded, shed a great deal of light on a man who was regarded with deep suspicion in his own day, and yet was never really challenged. There are so many other aspects to Dawson's life - including his meeting Hitler along with Lloyd George in September 1936, his part in the plot to remove the PM Baldwin, and the part he played in the release from internment of Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Fascist Union, in 1941. This latter event led to a series of questions being asked in parliament...

[@windalfalatar333]

@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder He seems almost like a real life Prof. Moriarty. (I agree with the other comment, which is a reaction I had already upon watching your excellent video, that he seems to have been a hallmark psychopath.)

[@windalfalatar333]

@@annamack5823 I think if they have the brains for it. My ex-wife was a psychopath but she wasn't clever enough to do a job like that. She did a bit of modelling (so she said) and hostess jobs (like trying to make people take up smoking in clubs, which I suppose could have been true and legal in parts of Latin America at the time). I think for male psychpaths, the medical profession is probably ideal, and any jobs with a vested, inherent authority, like policing or being a teacher or in management.

[@Davidfooterman]

There is nothing worse than fame and fortune to degrade the quality of a physician, and this is spoken from first hand experience of what it is like working with these ‘medicopaths’, if an invented word might be accepted just this once.

[@julielevinge266]

Wonder how many more in that position were clearly psychopathic? We’ve learnt the lesson from the old joke” what’s the difference between God & a Doctor = God doesn’t think he’s a Doctor.” Remember Shipman!!

[@Pippins666]

Until quite recently, it was common for doctors and GPs to offer to assist patients over the last few days or hours by offering extra morphine. It had the effect of easing the pain and distress of both the patients and their loved ones, and did also bring on a peaceful death earlier. My own mother was offered it in her final days of lung cancer. Nowadays doctors are worried about religious nutters accusing them of murder, and so they would rather see patients suffer than be eased out. We treat dying patients worse than we treat dying pets - and if we refused to ease a beloved dying pet over the threshold and instead continuing its suffering we could be prosecuted for animal cruelty

[@Laura-kl7vi]

He wasn't offered, sounds like. It was, instead, decided by the doctor and inflicted upon him.

[@Pippins666]

@@Laura-kl7vi so his death was expedited by a few days and his suffering ceased instantly. If you treated a dying dog with that level of cruelty you would be prosecuted, and rightly so

[@janebaker966]

But it doesn't sound as though King George V wanted to choose this option. And our elderly relatives and parents are not pets to be put down when they get inconvenient.

[@janebaker966]

​@@charliesmith_well don't enforce YOUR CHOICE on ME.

[@janebaker966]

​@@Pippins666he wasn't a dog. He was a human being.

[@churchofgod4016]

One cannot make themselves a writer. One either writes or does not write. And this gentleman is certainly a writer. Well done. (How you spoil us with careful craft!) With an introduction-main piece set up reminiscent of the literature icons of earlier times, once they had made their format suitable for television, this is another fine piece. My mind wanders to Roald Dahl and the first series of Tales of the Unexpected; or to Hitchcock and his well-known tele-theatrical production. BBC, sign this gentleman up. Or I will.

[@maryconlan1384]

I couldn't agree more.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

What a beautiful comment - thank you very much indeed! You have made me smile!

[@geraldinegonsalvez5804]

A sad happenstance indeed. God rest the soul of the deceased King George V ✝️ in eternal peace and may perpetual light shine upon him. Thank you for this sharing. 🙏

[@karinberryman2009]

I’d like to know how Dawson got away with likely malpractice in Queen Maud’s premature death. She was Norway’s Queen after all.

[@TheArnaa]

My elderly aunt always said Edward would have been a disaster as king whenever she talked about the abdication.

[@questioneverything-rf3yf]

OMG what a fascinating experience it would have been to sit and pick her brain a bit!!

[@TheArnaa]

@@questioneverything-rf3yf Yep. She was born in 1903, so saw some interesting times.

[@dralanblacker8471]

This historian and narrator is so vastly superior to any other I have encountered and he is so engaging that if he were to announce a lecture on poking dog shit with a stick I should make every effort to provoke and cajole my friends and associates to attend it.

[@valjadsplodgny4455]

Excellent presentation, persuasive in the best way ..with reasoning and accumulative evidence. I can imagine you summing up in important court cases, as good as anybody could be. Thank you.

[@TheyGotAwayWithMurder]

Ah - thank you very much indeed!

[@spartacus-freedom]

That same title could easily apply to the last 2 years, 'They Got Away With Murder'! Wonderful enlightening documentary, on the most taboo of subjects! Bravo to Mark John Maguire for educating us. If they can do that to a King they can do that to anyone!

[@donnaeturner]

Psychopathic doctors, oh my. How timely a tale!

[@cherylschantz9893]

Ironic that Joe Kennedy called Wallis a tart, since he had tons of affairs himself with women just like her.

[@rozdoyle8872]

That is the Irish in Kennedy coming to the fore ,any woman not like their Mammies is a tart , I know from bitter experience , the Mammies teach these boys that other women are a bad influence when in fact they themselves are the rotten influence and poor role models.

[@ruthsherman2507]

And that is the crux of the matter..women are damned for what men do.

[@hensonlaura]

That's how he knew!

[@tucoramirez4558]

To OP. True, but those tarts at least weren't two-faced gold-diggers hellbent on just finding a "rich sugar daddy".

[@tucoramirez4558]

@@ruthsherman2507 Women drawn to such men can suit themselves. When you get into bed with the devil be prepared to share his fate. There are two kinds of women. Those who reason like humans and are rational. And those who are closer to chimps in the jungle and are way too emotional in their "assessment" (there's a joke) of men. Guess which of these two type of women suffer the most?

[@susansmith-hn9xw]

This is so disturbing, but I thank you...sadly, I think this still happens today...

[@littlebrookreader949]

Imagine the death of the murderous doctor. The dying king’s last words must have been heavier than lead. “God damn you.” Ouch. That the nurse refused to participate in the murder is to her praise.

[@kl8132]

That's to imply that the doctor cared what the king thought which he obviously didn't. He saw it as his right as a perfect doctor, and his duty to protect the Monarchy. Very warped perspective

[@UATU.]

If I am ever on my deathbed in pain, I hope a compassionate doctor will ease me out, but certainly not without consulting my family first. Dr. Dawson seems supremely arrogant and might as well have been putting down an old dog at his own convenience.

[@dilly1863]

When I was growing up in England, when doctors had their own surgeries, had their own back room where they prepared medicine for distribution, made house calls, and performed minor surgery, helping those with terminal illnesses to transit from this earthly plane to the next, was generally known and accepted. Babies born with believed malformations were also prevented from living. Archaic perhaps, but with poverty and overcrowded families, it was gratefully accepted. Today, I wait in cleanly spacious hospitals or waiting rooms for doctors who come late, charge huge fees, and care little for my family situation. Yes medicine has changed for the better, but have we lost something as well?

[@markmaki4460]

Medicine has not at all changed for the better. That is unless it is better to die later as a dehumanized shell rather than earlier. All flesh comes to the same material end; when it happens to reach that end is of no lasting consequence. How it reaches that end and what state of actual (as opposed to presumptive) dignity it retains at that hour is of eternal consequence.

[@smallfeet4581]

@@markmaki4460 i will disagree , lots have went on to live long and productive lives , there isa difference in being kept alive with no quality of life to functioning as a normal person , more and more are requesting dnr these days if they become unwell and its in talks for euthanasia without having to go to switzerland , what maureen issaying is doctors knew patients more personally and would do house calls but started saying they can see more patients if they came to the surgery (spreading whatever they had to others) ,

[@joywalker4918]

No people like me are alive because Dr's changed no matter if someone is disabled or not they have a right to live my family is poor and I'm disabled but I'm happy you don't kill disabled babies just because it's hard that's horrible..

[@smallfeet4581]

@@joywalker4918 yes you may be right but in history there was no health care , it is not doctors that have changed its money and some of that comes from rich people and charities etc , in uk its also nhs plus there were no disability aides and care services like there are now to help out parents , a prog that showed a disabled child in usa where a charity built a ramp for the child i asked why the govt didnt do this (i think the child was looked after by his grndmother ), i was told the govt dont do this its up to the parents family or guardian , in uk there are centres that take children in like a school with the right facilities for them , without these parents would have a very tough life esp if poor

[@jillybe1873]

I would not like to be kept alive when natural death comes, and have told my family. I'd like to sneak off into a forest, but I like the morphine solution. We force people to live on though nothing works for them anymore. I sat for 3 years at my mum's bedside while the poor thing withered away, oblivious and in pain.