We had some visitors from the USA visit on a business trip and they took a visit to Hampton Court Palace. One asked a gardener how they kept the lawn so good, his reply being typically British, "Well Sir, you plant it and then spend the next 500 years cutting and tending to it"! Great channel by the way..

Capability Brown was an extraordinary landscaper, well worth looking for something on him, you'll be amazed at the scale.

This is what I remember from my visit to Blenheim: It is ENORMOUS, but despite that, there are only a few rooms that looked like they were practical enough to be lived in. The grounds are stunning, and the walk from the house to the column looked easy enough, but took forever. It's a lot further away than you think! You have to keep your eye on the sheep- they are fearless, and are happy to let you know if they don't like you. The cafe is very expensive. It felt like we were paying for the gold toilet with two teas and a rock cake.

I’ll say just a few words…….Go There and be Amazed!! I was!!

I live about 10 minutes away from Blenheim Palace, and I think as locals sometimes we take it for granted.

I often get the bus from Oxford to Woodstock and enter through a secret style down by the Black Prince pub!🤣🇬🇧😉😉

The Duke of Marlborough referred to at around the 5min mark is the direct ancestor of Sir Winston Churchill, Princess Diana and Sarah the Duchess of York.

Pronounced in England Blenem. Like a lot of English words there's a lot of letters we don't use.

@jasonsmart3482

2 жыл бұрын

this is so true and i think we forgive people for getting it wrong.

"Sir Digby chicken caeser" would be fun to react too

Ready for jubilee weekend , got my bunting out LETS PARTY 🥳

Mentioning that everyone wanted to be Caesar, you know that the titles of the German and Russian emperors - Kaiser and Czar - are derived from ‘Caesar’.

Although it is said that Winston was born prematurely, his health size and development make this questionable. It was possibly just an excuse to attempt to hide the probability that he was conceived before his parents marriage less than 9 months before! We all hear about how everything in the US is 'Bigger and Better', but having seen what we in the UK have, you can probably understand why so many of us (me included) are so underwhelmed when we see the Whitehouse for real.

Brilliant reactions mate. Much love Birmingham UK 🇬🇧🙌🏻.

Fun fact part of the reason John Churchill rose so fast was that his sister was a beauty and became James Duke of York. future James the 2nd's. mistress. So 'ahem' there were other ways of getting royal attention. Also BTW John Churchill also had 4 other great battles and 30 major sieges to talk about.

@johnlewis9158

2 жыл бұрын

your mistaken my friend in fact Arabella was a ugly woman who James had shown no interest in until as the story goes he caught a glimpse of her legs after she had a riding fall i believe. Anyway it was her legs and not her face that clinched the deal lol

@666johnco

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnlewis9158 Oh, well there was only one painting of her on the Wikipedia and she looked ok by 1600's painting standards :)

@666johnco

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnlewis9158 As addition to below reply most paintings of Charles the 2nd's mistresses make them look rough.

@johnlewis9158

2 жыл бұрын

@@666johnco She was a very plain looking woman was the common consenus among those who knew her. Indeed no one was more amazed than the Churchill family themselves who couldn't believe their luck

@johnlewis9158

2 жыл бұрын

@@666johnco Name me one painting of a man or a woman from that time period that has passed the test of time. Indeed John Churchill himself was considered a very hansome man and yet if that is indeed true then the paintings of him certainly don't do him justice that's for sure

Your countrymen have asked the same question about the pyramids, How were they built? As you can see it is possible to build things without powertools

@davidwallin7518

2 жыл бұрын

and then there is Stonehenge

@theotherside8258

Жыл бұрын

one word - flatpacks

There’s a KZread video of Winston Churchills funeral, it’s very pomp and circumstance but gives you a good idea what the British public thought of him then

The painting is Sarah Churchill… but there was a similar style in the period and there’s perhaps some similarities in their appearance

It is often forgotten that Louis XIV of France was the Hitler of 17th- century Europe; he just walked in to parts of Germany, utterly devastated the Palatinate, and tried to conquer the Netherlands. He really did have to be stopped. But this was difficult; he was halted in the War of the Grand Alliance, and was only defeated in the ensuing War of the Spanish Succession. This second war happened because Louis XIV's family quite fairly inherited the Kingdom of Spain, but everybody was appalled at the idea of yet more power for the French. In the end, Louis XIV's grandson got Spain, but the French lost a lot of other stuff. Marlborough was our great general, and didn't only win the Battle of Blenheim, but also the Battles of Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet. That's why Britain was so grateful. We haven't created any more Dukes since the late nineteenth century, but we still have them. The eldest son inherits the title from his father. But something unusual happened with the 1st Duke of Marlborough. You may have noticed from the video that he died without sons; so, three years before he died, he was created Duke of Marlborough again, this time with what is known as as a "special remainder", enabling his eldest daughter to inherit the title in her own right. There had been a clever politician called the Earl of Sunderland. (He suggested to King William III that he should choose his Cabinet from whatever part had the majority in Parliament, thus starting the modern system. ) His son - whose surname was Spencer - married the Duchess in her own right, with the result that the Dukes of Marlborough are actually surnamed "Spencer-Churchill"; a nineteenth century younger son was called Lord Randolph Spencer-Churchill. That man's son - by an American wife - was Winston Spencer-Churchill, which was Winston Churchill's proper name. One of the 1st Duke's grandson's, a favourite of his grandmother Sarah, took simply the surname Spencer, and his son became Earl Spencer. One of the Earls Spencer was the father of Lady Diana Spencer - Diana, Princess of Wales. .

@telmaetlouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, your comment is more than interesting! As a French woman, I agree that Louis XIV was certainly a kind of Hitler, but what about Napoleon!!! He was certainly a real Hitler and the fact that French politicians still admire and dare to say publicly that they admire Napoleon is a shame.

@daniel_sc1024

2 жыл бұрын

I'd hardly compare him with Hitler. For one, Louis didn't go about conquering all of Europe; his conquests were mainly in the Low Countries (and they hardly compare with the partitioning of Poland by Russia, Prussia, and Austria in 1771-1795). Secondly, he never carried out any policy resembling the Holocaust. It should also be understood that at that time warfare was considered a legitimate diplomatic tool, and was used regularly for aggrandizement as late as the end of the nineteenth century. The modern Russian state was established by the conquest of the Swedish Empire (second in power only to Louis XIV's France) by Tsar Peter the Great, and both Germany and Italy were each united as single countries through conquests of Denmark, Austria, lesser German states, and France by Prussia and Sardinia.

@jimfiggerty833

2 жыл бұрын

@@telmaetlouise I have always been puzzled why Napoleon is regarded as a hero , after all he caused the deaths of more Frenchmen than his enemies . (Egypt , Russia). Thank God today most people find war disgusting, apart from Putin and his gang.

@JenniferRussell-qw2co

20 күн бұрын

That was a brilliant read, I knew some of the details but you filled in the gaps. Thank you 🙋‍♀️🤗

Fun fact. A few years ago one of the many events held at Blenheim Palace was an arts exhibition ,one of the exhibits was a gold toilet which was fully plumbed in. One night thieves broke in and stole said toilet. I believe the toilet has never been recovered, or anybody arrested. So if you are ever offered to buy a golden bog I would contact Thames valley police 🇬🇧😊☺

@Loki1815

2 жыл бұрын

£4.8 million, I'd rather spend a penny...lol

@paulbromley6687

2 жыл бұрын

I will never give up my golden ring. I can only go on a seat of gold now.

@paulhorgan6152

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulbromley6687 Paul just remember all that glitters isn't gold. Happy flushing anyway 🇬🇧🤗🤣

@paulhorgan6152

2 жыл бұрын

@@Loki1815 I agree, mind you having said that with 4.8 million quid you'd never run out of toiletries again, and you would never have go short ever🇬🇧😊😊🤣

Everything I watch on KZread this guy reacts to 1 day later

Been there. it's a crazy place to visit. Put it on your bucket list! Liked your reaction

Whenever I visited places like Blenheim the first thing I think of is the people who built them. The craftsmen, builders, and carpenters that's what fascinates me. Not the people who lived there.

@Badgersj

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, both, but agree, the craftsmanship is magnificent.

@wasp6594

2 жыл бұрын

I quite agree. I was really impressed when all the ancient crafts and trades were used today to restore Windsor Castle after the fire. It was really gratifying to know all these skills have been kept alive.

18:53 the bridge is said to have been partly built using stonework from the old Woodstock Palace ruins.

I’d love to see you react to the history of Wentworth Woodhouse - has the largest frontage of any house in Europe and almost fell down due to government I forced mining. It also has the largest Marble room of any house in Europe and has been used for many films. It was recently bought by a trust (from a private owner) to restore and save for the nation. You could also check out Chatsworth House, both are local and dear to me. Thanks for your great videos mate.

Chartwell in Kent was Winston's home from1922 to 1965 (his year of death)

I also love that the columns inside the house were carved by Grinling Gibbons. A man who is regarded as Britain’s greatest ever Carver. He was more prolific in wood, more precisely lime wood, but he worked in other mediums like stone as well and his work is considered so accurate and detailed that no one has been able to achieve the level of detail ‘and prolific number’ of works as he has, even though many people up to this day have been able to do work to the same detail in smaller quantities. Some of his greatest pieces can be found in Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London where he did a lot of carving for the interiors including the cherubs, which apparently he modelled on the faces of his own children as well as details on the grand organ. You can find his unique pieces all over the country and Europe for specific orders and there is a very good BBC documentary on him as well which I definitely recommend checking out.

Sarah Churchill is the one in the blue dress. The painting on the left is Queen Anne with a child who must be Prince William, Duke of Gloucester who died aged 11. The longest surviving child. 17 pregnancies and only three children survived over a year.

Charles James Spencer-Churchill, is the current and 12th Duke of Marlborough. His son and heir is George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford. He holds the curtesy title of Marquess one of his father's subsidiary titles. Winston Churchill’s father, Randolph Churchill, was the third son of the Duke of Marlborough so he was Lord Randolph Churchill (curtesy title), but his own sons didn’t have titles. Randolph’s older brother George and his son Charles, Winston’s first cousin, both inherited the title and became the 8th and 9th Dukes of Marlborough in due course.

Connor we had the pleasure of attending an open-air concert in that great courtyard of Blenheim. On a summer's evening, the audience arrived early to picnic on those lawns. As night came down, with that palace lit up, listening to a full orchestra play The Imperial March from Star Wars was a perfect match of place and music, a sense of what Blenheim was built for, glory in battle.

Blenheim is not far from us and we always take visitors from the USA there. It never fails to impress, it is truly magnificent. We've seen the current Duke a couple of times at classic and superior shows held there. I guess he too has an interest in cars.

When I visited they had a Christmas market there. Made a nice backdrop 😁

I went there when I was 15. They have the bed Churchill was born on roped off… so weird. And the giant gold ball is crazy huge.

The architect was Sir John Vanbrugh (pronounced Vanbrer). But for the first Duke of Marlborough it is very likely that you would now be speaking French, which doesn't bear thinking about.

Pronounced something like 'Blennem'! And before you start - Arkansas!

The oldest son of a Duke inherits the title. The lines go on for hundreds of years, like royalty

My Team and I spent a weekend at Blenheim Palace once. It was one of the most beautiful places we ever stayed at during our Paranormal Investigations.

@paulbromley6687

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the spirit.

The architect was John Vanbrugh. Dukedoms are hereditory. The eldest son of a Duke will inherit the title and the estate.

@johnlewis9158

2 жыл бұрын

Churchills wife Sarah wanted Christopher Wren

@archiebald4717

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnlewis9158 Would have been a better choice. Blenheim Palace is pretty ugly. I believe that Vanbrugh's headstone, is inscribed; "Lay heavy on him earth, as he has laid on you".

@johnlewis9158

2 жыл бұрын

@@archiebald4717 Well yes and Sarah Churchill was never at time satisfied with Vanbrugh's(who wasn't a qualified architect) work.

Awww, your little face

I couldn’t take my eyes off Alice’s legs. I’ll have to watch it again.

@stevenlagoe7808

2 жыл бұрын

I think I'll have to watch it again too. She mentioned something about a house but I missed that bit... ; )

I have been here many times as it's 5 miles from where I live!

The Battle of Blenheim is a more important and greater victory than the Battle of Waterloo.

@paulbromley6687

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder why their is no London station named after Blenheim

I've visited three times and hope to go again.....the maze is great and the little train.

It’s worth reading or watching something about Queen Anne. She didn’t have an easy life and there was so much tragedy in it. Great video as always!

Yes it's lovely.

Beautiful, I must make the I'll visit one day actually happen! And it's only an hours drive from me.

Hi Connor, it was built with winch, block and tackle oxen and muscle. the Romans and their architecture were very, very fashionable at the time the Palace was built and yes the title is hereditary, passed to the eldest son through the generations. The youngest surviving premature baby was born at 21 weeks James Elgin Gill born in Ottawa May 20 , 1987.

A Dukes child will become a Duke if his an hereditary Duke meaning the title passes from son to son, but there are life time Peerages that end when you die

@willmartin2078

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlBarzUK yeah thanks mr barz, you always was my favourite teacher at school, how's your new job with the Taliban Grammer police, how about making a interesting comment rather than being petty, and pulling up people's spelling.

@AlBarzUK

2 жыл бұрын

@@willmartin2078 always glad to help people with their spelling. That's how we learn. 🙂 By the way, it's 'grammar'. 😂

I ENJOYED THIS VLOG IMMENSELY ,and you only paused to revel in it ..you are at almost 35.000 subs

The paintings in Winston's bedroom are painted by Churchill himself

What you should understand is that a lot of the "aristocracy" are eccentric.

@Loki1815

2 жыл бұрын

@ Barbara: Smithers, Smithers, bring the goose gun, man! Did you hear that dashed tommyrot, never heard the like! Eccentric, Eccentric, I'll have you know that that Nanny made sure I sat plumb in the middle! Smithers, my Wellington boots, if you please, a Cardigan, a Balaclava and me Bowler will keep the chill off!

Kenneth Branagh's film version of Hamlet also used Blenheim for its exterior scenes, very effectively.

Connor, your face when you first saw Blenheim Palace! You must try & get over to the UK again to look round some of the castles & stately homes.

7:17 exactly how i feel whenever i see a glass and concrete monstrosity next to an old building from 200 years ago, the people that built that building probably couldn't even read and they didn't have powered machines but they managed to make something that is awe inspiring and long lasting more so than anything we make today, instead of creating beauty now we create misery.

A baby born 2 months premature would mean a gestation of 32 weeks (40 weeks is normal / full term). With modern paediatric intensive care babies born at 26 weeks (and rarely even less) can survive, although the mortality and morbidity remains high.

you should check out lucy worsley history programs she is very informative but importantly entertaining too.there are some on youtube

never twigged it was the location of that bond scene

Sarah the Duchess was the nitpicker and the one who pursued the extra money. From other writers, he didn’t seem that much interested.

Alice is lovely, She is a Keeper!

This is about 5 minutes away from my parent's house...which is considerably smaller. :)

Bro if you like this you'd love the American Viscountess KZread Channel. She has some amazing content, similar to this.... Plus she's a Viscoutess of the Montague Family.

@nicksykes4575

2 жыл бұрын

He's already done 2 or 3 reactions to her channel.

Don't be confused, the Roman Empire never went away, it's still here in the shadows under a different name, you need to look deeper into the Roman Empire 🤔

@fromireland8663

2 жыл бұрын

Say what you mean please.

@willmartin2078

2 жыл бұрын

@@fromireland8663 🤣🤣

@CrazyInsanelikeafox

2 жыл бұрын

@@fromireland8663 The Roman Catholic Church is it's name nowadays.

@fromireland8663

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrazyInsanelikeafox and that is a complete misrepresentation. The Catholic church co-existed with the latter half of the Roman Empire but it was not the Roman Empire. Read up on it.

Alice has gorgeous legs and she moves like a ballet dancer, so nice

One could argue that the Roman empire still exists. The Venetians, French, Spanish, Portuguese, British etc were all shaped by Roman politics, laws, culture, engineering, military and conquest. Through each of their vast empires, trade and influence, Rome shaped the world. As the most powerful descendant of Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire should be in the US.

"How did they flood it?", It rains a lot in Britain lol

@CrazyInsanelikeafox

2 жыл бұрын

And they knew how to divert rivers, etc...

There are two types of noble, one is an heredatory noble, which is a title passed down from father to son etc, then the other is a noble who is the only recipient of a title so when they die, the title dies with them with no heir, even if they have sons as offspring.

The gold toilet was stolen? I bet they had nothing to go on.

You should look at the video 'Top 10 English Country Homes' on eheritage. You would be amazed. Blenheim Palace is featured but it is not at the top of the list!

Yes the Titles and land are passed down to the first Male.

Ducal titles are hereditary, but for males only. Many of the titles have died out because there was no male heir. Today, there are only 24 non-royal dukes.

The Roman Empire never vanished it just became the holy roman empire (The roman catholic church)

You should watch 'Deutschland' by Rammstein.

Well, the Romans were in England for 350 years.

I should add that I’ve been to Blenheim for a fake battle but it was nowhere near as good as the fake battle by The Sealed Knot at Warwick Castle.

The Roman Empire was small fry compared to the British Empire.

Sorry to burst your little bubble of Roman envy but if I needed an idol to emulate, an English subject of world renown would better suit the bill. A Nelson, a Wellington, a Churchill, or a landmark of fervor, a Waterloo, a Trafalgar, a Talavera, the Battle of Britain! England expects that every man will do his duty...

We didn't want to be Roman, We were quite happy being British!!!!

Blenheim is pronounced like Blenhim. The e is silent.

The British Empire was the Largest in Human history. For bigger than the Roman empire.

To all us British people out there if an American ever claimes that America has incredible or the best architecture show them a picture of Blenheim palace

I think Sarah should have been called Karen

We don't pronounce the "H" mate. Tricky.

we pronounce it blenum.

I suppose they got poor people to build it, expecting them to use brute strength.

Pronounced Blenem ....

English words as in word pronunciation not origin.

Damn, that girls legs go all the way up to her armpits. 😂

@pashvonderc381

2 жыл бұрын

She has got a nice set of pins on her.. 🦵🦵

I was thinking of moving to us & starting the George iii party as a giggle but apparently A have already done it, prince " array & he"s yank misses son born in us so the president prince under the king of UK although still better than the trump family realm

Brit empire far far larger than roman empire

Pronounced ‘Blenim’

Alice in churchill land

It's actually far too big.

Yes ive visited there , find all the opulent internal decor boring .visited belvoir castle the same decor

It’s a dichotomy. Do you divert funds to the nobility so not giving money to the poor to live well or do you build great houses and estates to offer poor people ongoing employment and create something of beauty in perpetuity? Hundreds of stately homes were pulled down after inheritance taxes were brought in. Ironically, the remaining stately home owners had to open up their houses and estates to the poor in return for admission fees to keep the places going. The general public would never have seen the inside of houses like this. Even so, stately home owners are always flogging off paintings, sculptures and artefacts, once to Americans, then Japanese, followed by Chinese and Russians, often buying back their heritage. That may stop now! Many homes were gifted to the National Trust in lieu of inheritance tax, often with the original family allowed to keep a flat or cottage. Blenheim is in the hands of a private family trust of the 12th Duke. Entrance fee to the house is now £21 and a tour of all the things shown here is a lot more. You can get posh meals served in the former orangery. Some estates have rental cottages Like most things now, NHS staff get 20% off. Blenheim gives the same discounts to emergency workers and the military, appropriate as the Pakace was built in the success of a battle.

Obscene wealth and terrible poverty side by side, stomach churning.

Great vid mate- love your reaction...This time next year Rodney, You `ll be a millionaire