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Lionel Logue - At the End of His Life

Animals as Defendants

Normandy Invasion

Read the words of King George VI, writing to his good friend and speech therapist Lionel Logue, just two months before the King’s death.

Today, if an animal kills a human being, it is often “put to sleep.” In medieval times, killer animals — and insects — were put on trial for similar “crimes.”

Learn the details of the extraordinary build-up of men and artillery for the invasion of Normandy — all dependent on a full moon and perfect-tide levels.

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