J-M's History Corner

  The news that   a Dutch court has legalised the drugging and murder of elderly patients  will no doubt appal many, even some of those in the pro-euthanasia camp. Now seems as good a time as any to look back at the most high-profile euthanasia victim to date, a man who never consented to be killed nor brought up the subject; in short, he was undeniably murdered. And yet, the true circumstances of his death – his euthanasia murder – remained secret for 50 years; and despite the truth coming out in the 1980s, it’s still not very well known. I am talking about the British Empire’s  King George V  (1865-1936), who reigned from 1910 until his death. The following is one of the 1986 news reports that broke the story: (Note that I’m doing this from my phone, which is a lot harder than on my laptop, so I didn’t bother putting the article in quote block.) 1936 SECRET IS OUT: DOCTOR SPED GEORGE V’S DEATH By Joseph Lelyveld, Special To the New York Times Credit…The New York Times Archives As he

  Among living royals, Prince Henry Charles Albert David “Harry”, Duke of Sussex (born 1984), grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, is the most popular to suggest as illegitimate. It’s often claimed or speculated that, rather than being the son of Queen Elizabeth’s eldest son Charles, Prince of Wales (born 1948) and his first wife Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), he is instead the product of Diana’s relationship with Captain James Hewitt (born 1958). HRH Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex HRH The Prince Charles and his second wife Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Harry’s father and stepmother Diana, Princess of Wales, Harry’s mother James Hewitt Both Diana and Hewitt (and some of their associates) confirmed the affair; however, the unanimous opinion (whenever a time for the romance was mentioned) was that the affair began when Prince Harry was 2 years old, in 1986, which would make it quite impossibl

  I don’t know about you, but I find looking at photos of space relaxing, beautiful and awe-inspiring. I included some general (but stunning) photos of space in my post The Glory of the Heavens . In this post, I’ll be focusing on Mars. Advertisements Occasionally, some of your visitors may see an advertisement here,