title: The practice of euthanasia at the highest level of society: the Lords Dawson (1864-1945) and Horder (1871-1955).
abstract: The intimate involvement of Lord Dawson of Penn in the terminal illness of King George V in 1936 was highlighted 50 years later when his personal papers were released for perusal in the public arena. A popular jingle of the time relating to Dawson was recalled in a leading article in The Times newspaper in 1986. Knowing that a similar rhyme was in circulation involving Lord Horder of Ashford, I wrote to his son in order to verify exactly what this was; his reply is reproduced in this article.
authors.affiliation: University College London, UK.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D004739:England; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012923:Social Class