I am having a whale of a time watching documentaries about Byron and the Romantic poets. God bless the Internet!

@carmenstclaircopeland2407

3 жыл бұрын

This is absolute filth not art. The host is vulgar and vain

@fairwitness7473

3 жыл бұрын

@@carmenstclaircopeland2407 😆 OMG you don't get it. Lol! Hahaha ha! Hilarious!

@carmenstclaircopeland2407

3 жыл бұрын

@@fairwitness7473 yes I do get it. Byron was like that. But this is not classy by any means to say slang words for body parts in an educational video. I maintain he is vulgar but that is 1st amendment

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

S, Same Here! Mouth open! Jaw dropping! Screams of laughter! A little aroused! Etc..! Etc...! Etc...! I understand exactly where you are coming from! It was a great DOCU!

@jaggirl

3 жыл бұрын

I'm having a laugh watching this guy. Has a bit of vanity though.😁

I'm getting old, I think; once I would have idolized Byron - don't get me wrong, I think he was a great poet and a fascinating human being - but my main takeaway now is, "Poor boy. So sad." Perhaps it would have been better for him had he died in Venice. I lived a wild life when I was younger, myself, and I used to think "die young and leave an attractive corpse" was a fine sentiment. But now I find I've grown somewhat attached to my corpus, as old and imperfect as it is. But I'm not going mad with syphilis, either, so ... it's a quandary.

@fairwitness7473

3 жыл бұрын

! ❤

@lowrider81hd

3 жыл бұрын

I totally get everything you said. My sentiments well expressed! There is really only one thing that I object to as I get older, and that is the older I get, the more invisible I become. I can’t change humanity. It’s the human condition. But I now know where the “I will not go quietly into the night” comes from.

@ashleelarsen5002

2 жыл бұрын

I'm getting old too, no syphilis here either *WOW*

@ashleelarsen5002

2 жыл бұрын

And it's corpse

Missing here is the fact that Shelly’s wife’s stepsister was only 17 when she birthed Byron’s daughter. Foolishly she sent the baby to him with a nurse. He trotted the baby around in his carriage then dumped her at a convent. She lived only to five, dying of typhus after never seeing her mother again. Clare and the Shellys begged Byron to let the baby return to them, but he kept her from her mother to Claire’s agony. Byron had a clubfooot, was probably angry at women and acted it out against with his cruel “love” as of poor over romantic writer Claire and their poor baby.

@scottpreston5074

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, sympathy to Clare. It was horrible.

@ragantate3995

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Byron is another famous person who is not what he puts off to the world. Nothing romantic or loving about him at all. Another misfortune is how it’s prevalent in society nowadays to behave in this way no matter how far down into delusion (deny deny deny) a person decides to go. Never makes it normal.

@user-ne1hs9wz7v

7 күн бұрын

The Shelley's and Clare lived like vagabonds. Byron wanted his illegitimate daughter to have a decent life that a convent upbringing might secure. He had earmarked money for her dowry. Sadly, she died at age 5.

Wonderful documentary, at the age of 71 I am still as fascinated by Byron as I was when I discovered him in my early teenage years

@helenf.glover7403

3 жыл бұрын

I feel you, Helen! LB never gets old🤗 I even had to name my cat after him. 😻

@eddiesroom1868

2 жыл бұрын

That's so cute! Is it British?

@eddiesroom1868

2 жыл бұрын

@@helenf.glover7403 oops, is he a troublemaker too??

I love that lady at the end. "You dirty bugger! I can't believe he said that."

@edoboleyn

4 жыл бұрын

Nerdicaful And the other one replying, “Well, he can dream, can’t he?”

Rupert is the perfect choice as narrator. He is equal parts empathy and irony with a charming bad boy sense of fun!

@fredericwild734

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this world could use some charm these days.

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

YAZZZ! He is! I agree!

@ChroniclesofAlicha_Balaam

2 жыл бұрын

The way he pronounces "Juan" as "Jew-ann" is cute...I guess he doesn't know that in Romance languages the "J" is pronounced as an "H" sound. Well done otherwise, Rupert!

The fact that the Timeline Documentaries are uncensored and informative is quite fascinating. I also really enjoyed the Nancy Wake Story.

@ariaalexandria3324

5 жыл бұрын

As someone used to documentaries that are cleaned up and sanitized of anything that could offend the most delicate of sensibilities, I am really entertained at how uncensored these are, and will definitely watch more because of it.

@chrissampson2956

5 жыл бұрын

So the thing with timeline is that these documentaries are licensed from companies like PBS or the BBC, and published online. This one in particular is from ITV (Independent Television) from Britain. It’s astonishing how they are able to get these licenses and publish them on KZread for free.

@aaron3890

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrissampson2956 I agree. It's really fantastic to have free access to all these documentaries. My one complaint, though, is that I wish the description included the date the video was made. Instead I have to go digging to see how old a doc is and whether or not part of it is already outdated by more recent scholarship.

@simonf8902

2 ай бұрын

Was Byron a Lord in fact.

@simonf8902

2 ай бұрын

Sponsored by Adidas.

Funny to hear Donatella speak on standards of beauty.

@WyattRyeSway

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, very ironic.

@jimduncan5860

3 жыл бұрын

And her opinion of Byron goes even further into, "Huh?!" Every portrait I've seen of him (which must be many of the same portraits Versace has seen) all show a very good-looking man...in my opinion. Hmm....

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimduncan5860 I AGREE! 🤨! I so get your thought!

@boadicea5856

3 жыл бұрын

That is awful! 🤣

@sharonrigs7999

4 ай бұрын

She does remind me of a Ninja Turtle

my preception of byron differs. it seems he did care about what people though of him, he was an abusive narcissist, who portrayed himself in a fake light. he probably would get frustrated by a therapist but only because they would be pulling back the curtain of who he really was taking away the false persona.

@jedpumblechook2170

4 жыл бұрын

read

@engulfedinfilth

4 жыл бұрын

@@jedpumblechook2170 what kind of reply is that? ...

@jedpumblechook2170

4 жыл бұрын

@@engulfedinfilth you cant call someone an abusive narcissist without reading anything about them - if you care to, read his letters, journals, then his poems. For a man who raped and beaten as child, then publicly shamed by lies from his wife - I think its incredible he still loved humanity and accepted all its flaws

the paradox of Byron: a great poet, but empty within...

Fascinating and brilliant video thanks so much for the upload

“You dirty old bugger! You DIRTY old bugger!!!” 😂😂😂

funny how at 24.24 min the whole conversation with the Versaces falls silent, when he says "psychiatrists are useless, they only listen"... I guess they all have their own therapist..

Brilliant, thank you very much.

Excellent! Thanks for all the insights. "More please, " said little Oliver.

Thank you for sharing wonderful!!

He is an actor ...imitating in a delusion of grandeur

@afreeman63

3 жыл бұрын

A narcissist

@fairwitness7473

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Rupert loves irony. He played it to the max! So perfectly!

@mesamies123

3 жыл бұрын

Does he need the money? This is humiliating.

@christelwilk6166

3 жыл бұрын

@@mesamies123 His performance is poor in quality and nothing but embarassing.

@christelwilk6166

3 жыл бұрын

... and doing it with a total absence of good taste.

Oh, what fun! A most enjoyable documentary, thanks!

Interesting film, but Everett makes a lot of assumptions. Seems like he's trying to mold Byron into HIS image.

@valentinyosef5940

2 жыл бұрын

i guess it is kind of randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to watch newly released movies online?

@jonrandall638

2 жыл бұрын

@Chance Parker yup, have been watching on Flixzone for since april myself =)

@valentinyosef5940

2 жыл бұрын

@Chance Parker thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service :D Appreciate it !

@blue3381

2 жыл бұрын

@@valentinyosef5940 Could you guys be any more OBVIOUS??

@blue3381

2 жыл бұрын

@@chanceparker853 Chance Parker=TROLL Valentin Yosef=TROLL Jon Randall=TROLL

Great entertainment when we are in "Stay Home- Stay Safe Mode"

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

So True! 😉!

Byron also resided in Rome which is overlooked. At the bottom of the Spanish Steps. There is much that was left out. And it was rude and annoying the way Rupert chattered on and on cutting off a comment by the woman in the boat at Venice which I was interested in and she never got to finish telling. Rupert seems to lack a filter and says whatever nonsense and drivel comes into his mind. He thinks he's very funny but one sees a number of people who are not at all amused. At times he is so painfully English lacking any sensibility, diplomacy or decorum and can be quite tactless.

@moccalatabosslady6683

5 жыл бұрын

globalman So true! I thought the whole idea with the documentary was to interview people who have knowledge about Byron, but he seems to talk more than the people he’s interviewing. He seems very self-absorbed. I certainly do not see anything sexy or funny about him

@omfug7148

5 жыл бұрын

I did laugh at a couple of his unfiltered comments, BUT, he isn't as witty and intelligent as he thinks that he is.

@rupertprawnworthy758

5 жыл бұрын

It is sad to see a person can get to your age though still lack the intelligence and wisdom to not paint entire nations of people one colour.

@annfisher3316

3 жыл бұрын

Well said! I am appalled at this sexumentary about such a literary treasure. 😡

Fantastic documentary

This dude. What a piece of work.

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

😆😅😄🤣😂😀😃!

LORD BYRON WAS VERY CHARISMATIC ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Very well made doc, all duly appreciated.

Oh God! This is so fabulously ripe. A gold encrusted bowl of exotic fruits awaiting the puncture of my teeth and the lick of my tongue. Lord Byron is lovingly massaged to life by a most perfect Rupert Everett. This creative coupling is almost too luscious to bear. Yet... I want more, more, more of its dripping decadence. I cannot stand it has come to a close. PLEASE... DON'T STOP UNTIL I'M SATIATED by BYRON and EVERETT. WHAT more could I possibly ask for?

I didn’t know much about Byron before but this documentary has been a fascinating look at his unconventional life.

We greeks owe him gread respect because by being exactly what he was,he made our cause known to europe.Thus we got liberated.RIP GREAT FRIEND.

@scottpreston5074

2 жыл бұрын

The love for Greece, the birth place of Western civilization, is still loved.

After watching this, I am left with the question ... why is this Byron seen as a character to be admired? Or even remembered beyond the way a personality like Paris Hilton would be remembered.

@creative1able

3 жыл бұрын

"His faceted personality found expression in satire, verse narrative, ode, lyric, speculative drama, historical tragedy, confessional poetry, dramatic monologue, seriocomic epic, and voluminous correspondence, written in Spenserian stanzas, heroic couplets, blank verse, terza rima, ottava rima, and vigorous prose. In his dynamism, sexuality, self-revelation, and demands for freedom for oppressed people everywhere, Byron captivated the Western mind and heart as few writers have, stamping upon 19th-century letters, arts, politics, even clothing styles, his image and name as the embodiment of Romanticism." from The Poetry Foundation

@alexanderdt24

2 жыл бұрын

His contribution to poetry, politics, and the influence of other artists. His literary works are some of the best in history. If you get a chance, read his work. When you read it, if you still don't feel it, just read it one more time.

@scottpreston5074

2 жыл бұрын

He was a truly talented and great writer. Paris Hilton is nothing. Had he not written some of the greatest works in the English language, he would never have been remembered.

in the 1970's Victoria & Albert Museum had an exhibit of Byron. I saw it.. they had the reenactment of his death scene- w/all the paraphernalia...bed..bedlinens.. etc etc.. quite eerie. & a huge painting with it. quite eerie. Musee D'Armee had the same thing w/Napoleon's death scene in St Helena.. w/his casket that brought his remains back to France.. impressive ..gave me goose bumps.. and his DEATH MASK.

Strong and to your face docu. It must be watched!

I was bone in Newstead Nottinghamshire. His name is everywhere, street names, school house names. At Junior school when we asked about him conversation stopped! A more able student teacher of English Lit when I was 13 told us the lot. Wow!

@akwhiteraven

5 жыл бұрын

James Dean's middle name was Byron.

Although I knew of Byron's 'escapes' in general, this documentary gave me an in depth account. Really interesting. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Mr. Everett was the perfect presenter regaling us with great anecdotes, timelines and paints a vivid picture of Lord Byron throughout his tumultuous life. My opinion of his work has not changed, but, yes, he was a cad, indeed.

It's like Call me by your name 1816 heee, great documentary Rupert .

Rupert, what a good video, educational, entertaining with your unique style of narrating the facts.

Interesting that he sits at the table of Allegra Versace discussing the modern celebrity, self-hatred and how 'psychiatrists are useless'. About as ignorant a dinner guest as possible.

@DarkAngelEU

3 жыл бұрын

Psychiatrists would have been useless for te kind of artist Byron was, which was the question he answered. I personally don't believe going to a psychologist is the greatest idea for an artist either, because alot of psychological professionals don't know how to motivate but will rather inhibit a creative mind. Find positive-minded psychologists that will try to enable you in what it is you seek to express, instead of telling you there are other ways to go about this problem. For example, I had a few sessions with a psychologist who would tap into my energy, in a rather unorthodox manner (think Balthus), to see where I sourced my creative energy from. Once she knew what inspired me, it became clear to me as well, and we worked out my appetite for those sources. She reminded me of who I always had been, who I always wanted to be, and taught me there is no shame in expressing myself in a manner that feels comfortable yet might be perceived as provocative. She's far out the best professional in her field when it comes to the ones I've been in sessions with.

very enjoyable documentry.

What a fascinating character. Has there been a movie made about his life, and I've just missed it ?

@tdsims1963

4 жыл бұрын

@Kristy Kelly I agree. I am a devoted Byron fan and I also think the Jonny Lee Miller biopic is the closest you're going to get. The Mary Shelley movie has him as a super-weird, restlessly perverted nobleman. He greets Shelley by nearly deep-throating him and that was enough to make me pass on the movie. Byron may have had his issues, but he was very aware of his rank and title and would never have greeted an unknown person in that manner . If you really want to know him, read his letters and journal entries--they're wonderful!

amazing narrated my compliments.

Is it just me, or do you also think this documentary hasn't understood a single thing about Byron and his opus ?

@tdsims1963

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I think this is one of the better ones...Read his letters, you'll get a good picture of how complex Byron actually was. His friends adored but knew that he could, by turns, be both saint and sinner--sometimes on the same day!

@jedpumblechook2170

4 жыл бұрын

yes- about every 2 minutes I found myself arguing with the screen! so many wrong-headed cliches lazily repeated - Edna O'Brien the worst of all! His most pronounced personality traits - kindness, generosity and empathy are nowhere to be found. Like everyone else, this fool is only (although he pretends otherwise) to be interested in Byrons trousers.

@annfisher3316

3 жыл бұрын

A crass sexumentary with a creepy host who quotes the "sherbert" line one too many times. 🥺

A very interesting documentary! It indicates that even very talented people were above all human beings with their good and not so good features . The life of a poet deserves always an attention because we can see what curves an artist runs creating his or her immortal works . Stumbling on this way is even inevitable .

Very watchable...well done

Interesting interpretation ✨✨✨

Hello Rupert Everrett!!!! Love from Kenya!!!

You are also very smart and insightful too.

Poor Rupert can't even go to a VD clinic without people pestering him for photos!

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

😮😆😅😄🤣😂😀😃😉!

@sharonrigs7999

4 ай бұрын

Some people would steal his discarded swab if they could.

The ending was perfect, so was the summary

Fabulous!

Wonderful film

His poems were so deep I use to barrow pick up lines

I love. this and Rupert is in my eyes also Mad, Bad and Dangerous to know. It was love at first sight for me, I saw him in Oxford Blue ? he is perfect as a narrator for this series on Lord Byron.

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! A Modern Day Byron! Himself! ?

@scottpreston5074

2 жыл бұрын

He can dream can't he!

My great-uncle's middle name was Byron. Named after Lord Byron by his grandmother.

I just adore Rupert Everett! Perfect for this documentary. 😁

@alinonymous

3 жыл бұрын

Is it just my impression or he's hitting upon that blonde (around minute 15)? It would make so much sense that the two would-be voyeurs get united by their passion for truth...

Never mind Byron, I was surprised that Donatella Versace is such a charming person!

@tracishea5053

5 жыл бұрын

She does seem a lot nicer than you'd expect. Her daughter, Allegra (love that name!) was such a sweet, intelligent child. It's heartbreaking how damaged she was by her childhood.

@globalman

5 жыл бұрын

Yes but a pity what she's done to her face. Women and men in their illusory thinking that surgery and injections make them look younger not seeing that really they look like gargoyles.

@jedpumblechook2170

4 жыл бұрын

She looks like a horse and informs us that Byon "was not good-looking"! Its is about the only thing every book for the last 200 years agrees on - he was SO beautiful!

@lilymarinovic1644

3 жыл бұрын

@@tracishea5053 Byron also had a daughter Allegra if memory serves....

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

😮🤓😀😂🤣😄😅😆😁!

Don Joo-an? What!? I thought it was Don "Whan" 😅

nah it's painful he's trying to charm everybody and failing, lots of fake laughter

Love how the narrator makes a few of the young women in this doc feel a bit uncomfortable and then he gets to the older ladies playing bingo who play right back to him.

A documentary on Lord Byron playing the role of Rupert Everett.

Never saw his wife, daughter, or sister again. So much for Byron’s great passions. Also, so much for trying to shatter Calvinist upbringing by getting and certainly giving syphilis.

@filipos2007

3 жыл бұрын

He was a prolific author but by all accounts he displayed signs of a narcissistic sociopath.

@user-ne1hs9wz7v

7 күн бұрын

It is absurd to judge a tormented genius who was born in 1788 by modern standards.

"Away, away, your flattering arts May you betray some simpler hearts. For you shall laugh at their believing And they shall weep at your deceiving."

57 outraged father's disliked this video.

Interesting ....wow

Byron was a classic narcissist. He quite hated women as well and cruelly took his and Claire’s daughter and dropped her at a convent, never letting Claire see her again. The poor girl only lived to see 5 years of age.

Did nobody tell him that Juan is pronounced "Waan" and not Joo-an?

@Sassymouse88

2 жыл бұрын

I cringed at that! 😅

@broen6124

Ай бұрын

"Don Juan" had to rhyme with "ruin" in the poem.

main Iconics Prince. followed one reason why His music Was great Pop music & poetic Ptince

loved it perfectly human presentation go Rupert

Wonderful documentary 👍

Rupert Everett was having too much fun shooting this. I never saw this hedonistic side of him before. Lol

Bunny boiler? Is that a reference to Fatal Attraction movie?

Byron was honest and did not suffer fools. Neither does Rupert Everett, the most understood genius actors of our time.

What got in to Timeline to have this exhibitionist narrate? I loved every moment, but I hope Mr. Everett refunded his fee. No one should have this much fun.

@fairwitness7473

3 жыл бұрын

😆!!!!

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

😃😀😂🤣😄😅😆! How True! 😮!

@scottpreston5074

2 жыл бұрын

Fun was had by all.

The best summary of Byron's life is probably the three one-hour-long podcasts by "The Rest Is History."

I cannot believe that this man is now 61 years old. Unbelievable.

@fairwitness7473

3 жыл бұрын

Looks 👍 I don't know any well built 61yos... dang.

I like this presenter, very entertaining like a presenter should be

This is the best documentary I've ever seen!!

Quite a figure on the world stage of that era.

luv this

The ladies at the end part of the video... Such sports and fun

Rupert Everett. He's quite entertaining.

@Sofia-wx2ht

3 жыл бұрын

He is!!😃

Is there a Part 1?

@ColdasIcePrincezz

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@pryorbishop2957

4 жыл бұрын

Gerry Houska unfortunately....

Nothing about Byron, but about mr. Everett. Aging becomes him: the too beautiful boy of his younger years is gone, he's becomes a very handsome man, that I quite fancy.

He doesn’t let anyone talk

His grandfather was the real crazy one in the family. Called madjack lord Byron, he had two forts built on his boating lake at newstead abbey, and had battles on boats firing real cannon at each other which left crators on the fort walls which are still visible.

@joshgul642

5 жыл бұрын

I think you are referring to his uncle William Byron whom he Inherited the title from.

@joshgul642

5 жыл бұрын

Mad Jack was Byrons father

@christianbuczko1481

5 жыл бұрын

I was told by the current owner of one of those forts that it was his Grandad, but I'm not sure myself exactly who it was. They could have been wrong...

@Debora1

5 жыл бұрын

@@joshgul642 yes, the Wicked Lord.

@DarkAngelEU

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great example for the young gentleman

I liked the documentary, except the Versace part. You could tell from their commentary that they had close to zeros knowledge about Byron. That part unfortunately brought the quality of the documentary down for me.

@seanamaloney8105

5 жыл бұрын

It was more of Rupert following the footsteps of being with the social elite.

@globalman

5 жыл бұрын

+Seana Maloney In this case a poor choice then. In Italian society these people are parvenues! They probably couldn't seduce any real Italians of nobility or Society to participate.

@seanamaloney8105

5 жыл бұрын

@@globalman I don't think I was arguing the validity of their status. Thanks anyway.

@alexanderdt24

2 жыл бұрын

It could be editing, but the narrator was the only one talking. He was there to talk about the aesthetics of the time, and what it was to be a celebrity / socialite in Milanese society. I wanted to hear more from that dinner.

A true narcissists

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494

5 жыл бұрын

Byron? or Everett?

@joshgul642

5 жыл бұрын

Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey both 😄

@WyattRyeSway

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshgul642 ......yup, both. Very much both

What a pervert .Sexual life was great for her ???? What a ridiculous lstatement and lack of understanding of human sexuality from a feminine perspective .He tells her something that would have terrified any women .NOW I AM GOING TO PUNISH YOU FOR REJECTING ME !!!.He takes her anyway he choses it seems ,Sound of an era that needs to be less glorified Byron the poet may be fine but as a male????? Serious doubts of his sexuality and human feelings towards another . Words words ...Not a hero !!

@jedpumblechook2170

4 жыл бұрын

A lesson in biography - learn more before you go off on one. SHE was the pervert or Virtuous Monster, as he kindly called her, because Monster is really what she was. She, even by her own records, was a pathological liar. Her treatment of Ada is truly shocking.

23:20 "I love myself" but has had tens of thousands of pounds of cosmetic surgery.

@nexypaws

4 жыл бұрын

She said she loved herself, not being natural, after all. ;)

@WyattRyeSway

3 жыл бұрын

I caught that also

Claire Claremont is my fav Byronic lover

Psychiatrists don't "just" sit and listen. They do much more. Rupert has a gap in his education.

Yes my British friends, certain letters of the alphabet are pronounced differently in other languages. The name Don Juan is not pronounced Don jew-Anne (and it's not two syllables) & palliya is not pronounced pay-ella! My favorite cooking show, Sorted food, does that one all the time.

@rupertprawnworthy758

5 жыл бұрын

Byron pronounced it Don jew-Anne as is evident from the way the words flow in his poem, people pronounce it as Don jew-Anne when referring to the title of the work. It is unfortunate to say that your lack of knowledge may of lead to some humiliation on your part as I am assuming most of the people watching this video will know that.

@JM-zf1zq

3 жыл бұрын

@@rupertprawnworthy758 may of lead?

Rupert Everett needs to stop the plastic surgery now. He is almost 60 and he's gorgeous!! I hope he doesn't go circus freak like Donatella Versace.

@anniemars

5 жыл бұрын

Kevin Eaton To be fair this was made 10 years ago so he’s only 50:)

Well

Rupert very naughty. Highly amusing take on Byron. For yhose questioning the name of the epic, Don Juan,, Rupert is correct. His pronunciation is the standard literary one. People questioning it obviously never took English Romantic Poets 101. .

Not a single word from a greek expert (I can't understand what the appearance of Donatella Versace contributed instead to the viewers' understanding of Byron's life) almost no info about his days in the besieged town, struggling to organise the Greeks, not a single mention of the huge surge of support to the Greek Fight for Independence that Byron's death created in Europe, and how much difference this made for a whole nation. I am completely disappointed with the end of this video. Totally undermining the last stop of a great man's legendary life. Implying that Byron's involvement in the greek revolution was a mere consequence of (probable) syphillis, is at least unfounded and unworthy for a generally good documentary like this. There is concrete historic evidence that Byron, no matter how disappointed he was with the rivalries snd conflict among the Greeks, was well on the path of transforming himself to a man of politics and a figure that, with no doubt, would play a major role in leading the newly liberated nation. I think this personal transition of his was worthy of a brief mention, but instead we saw some old ladies playing bingo. Well, it looks like there is truth in what has been written: that the British never acknowledged the fact that the great poet that they loved to hate, finally gave his life for the liberation of an "inferior" balkan nation, the people of which he inspires to this day. And from what I've read, back in his homeland his body was denied burial in a site suitable for a lord and an artist of his caliber, next to other great men of the nation, and his statue was never placed in the hall of any of the great british universities, until in recent years.

@DarkAngelEU

3 жыл бұрын

There's a statue of Orwell at the BBC people simply mock and even deface because they believe he's rubbish. Lewis Carroll was generally made fun off at Oxford because he thought Newtonian mathematics were gobbledigook, which inspired his stories of Alice in Wonderland. If you don't know, a few years later Frege would publish his findings on alot of errors in algebra (invented by Newton) and revolutionized the entire field of logic, which eventually led to the findings of Einstein and the computer revolution. If there is one constant in British identity, it is their insularity and mockery of anyone that surpasses the excitement of their tabloid royal family affaires.

@scottpreston5074

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree with you. There was a lot more to his loyalty to the Greek cause than was depicted in this documentary. It was his first selfless act and true devotion. Byron RIP

I find Rupert Everette completely irreverent and disgusting in this documentary. But his voice is wonderful

@ailsa3429

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Sitting at the Versace dinner table spouting off 'psychiatrists are useless' and discussing self-loathing while Allegra with well known body image and eating disorder issues squirms in her chair. How uncomfortable she must have been.

@WyattRyeSway

3 жыл бұрын

Rupert Everett seems so narcissistic that he doesn’t think about others.....ever.

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Translation: Bunny Boiler- a woman who acts vengefully after having been spurned by her lover.

This guy porked so many of the people he interviewed he has to go to a VD clinic before the end

@mateocafe45

3 жыл бұрын

It was a Jest!

@marilyndresser2377

3 жыл бұрын

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Why is it pronounced don joon for don Juan. Thought it was pronounced Don waan

@broen6124

Ай бұрын

I think it was for the rhyme scheme. "Don Juan" had to rhyme with "ruin."

So, how did "Frankenstein" come about? Was it Laundnum, or something else that aused her to write it?

@alexanderdt24

2 жыл бұрын

According to history, they were telling ghost stories at night. Shelley went to bed and had the dream of the monster. The next night she shared the story, amd had the best story of the group. Whether she had laundnum or other drug at the time, I do not think we will know. Hehe

@TheKlbrister

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderdt24 TY