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@CatskillsGrrl

Жыл бұрын

I would hope the other shows have better mixed sound. This one is awful. The music is so loud.

@anaignatowicz2779

Жыл бұрын

No loud music

@drbulbul

Жыл бұрын

What? You mean this isn't supposed to be a music video?

@boudiccaprasutagus5709

Жыл бұрын

@@CatskillsGrrl I totally agree. Music in this video was so loud that I lost about 1/3 of the narration.

@nightslasher9384

Жыл бұрын

Don’t do it!!! Netflix been acting strange lately. Don’t risk it!!! 😰

Why is the music always so loud and the volume of the speaker so low?????

@selfhealherbs13ms

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, you can't hear the speaker..document the story

@1956paterson

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you the music drowns out the narrator; this was a sound engineering problem.

@texaskc

3 жыл бұрын

I came down here to say just that. All their docs are like this.

@bonnielassise9371

Жыл бұрын

Is this a music video? Had to stop watching because of the music

@honorladone8682

Жыл бұрын

That's the way they like it.

Yet, once again, the background music, though beautiful, overpowers the narration.

@Rosebud100

3 жыл бұрын

I agree ☝️

@willeenlogan3448

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Why do they do it? Not everyone has perfect hearing.

@tonyaegan2480

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@nagariboshiwolf

3 жыл бұрын

It's because the original video was meant for TV with certain audio specifications for being played on a television set, and they just haven't bothered to remaster the audio for online streaming purposes

@jayjjay3235

3 жыл бұрын

Yet again you can’t please everyone

I really love your documentaries! I do wonder though why the background music is SO LOUD while the narrator is speaking. This recent trend ( maybe last 10 years) really does need to be reevaluated. Other than that thanks so much!

@MisssAnthrope49

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. The high plinking of the LOUD piano forced me mute. Painful to listen to when you want to hear the narrator.

@sherirobinson6867

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@fatimasalie3911

Жыл бұрын

I agree..🙄

@ofrabjousday1

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I thought it was my computer, and I'd spent several minutes, trying to find how to adjust the music downward.

@robertmchugh9024

Жыл бұрын

The music is soooo annoying!!!

The music is so loud I can't even hear the narration, why do they always do this!?! Ughhh

@graceyoakum8863

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, MUSIC LOUD

Please people who make these videos stop with the music. We watch these to hear the story. I have never found the music add anything.

@ClarkRahman

3 жыл бұрын

It is next to unwatchable at the 10-minute mark.

@selfhealherbs13ms

3 жыл бұрын

Right it does nothing but hurt the 👂👂 🙉 🦻

@sawahtb

3 жыл бұрын

Basically the music ruins these videos constantly. The music is POINTLESS.

@selfhealherbs13ms

3 жыл бұрын

@@sawahtb Exactly, it's not a music video.

@anniem9595

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! It was so distracting in this fascinating video!

That music again! It totally ruined the documentary. Impossible to understand it, not even halfway.

I offer up prayer 🙏 for those beautiful innocent children that were tortured and murdered. My heart is broke.

@freedomforever1962

3 жыл бұрын

Heavens Angels 😞

The background music didn't bother me, but what did was the fact that the U.K. has buried the story of this man for years.

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

Yep There were many Brits that backed Hitler till the bombs started dropping

@macampbell784

3 жыл бұрын

The UK has not buried this but certainly didn’t publicize it.

@Gorlitzers

3 жыл бұрын

Just because you didn't know about it doesn't mean it was buried. If you know anything about history you would have already known the close blood ties between the British crown and most of European royalty through Queen Victoria. This is not a conspiracy.

@lindahoffman8707

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gorlitzers Wow. So sorry. I did not mean to offend you, but to simply point out that this story is not common knowledge.

@hotoneinspai

3 жыл бұрын

Firstly; Charles Edward was not Queen Victorias youngest Grandson...Prince Maurice of Battenberg was. ( sloppy reporting) The UK didn't as you put it..."bury this story" ...its very much there for anyone who's interested in European and British Royalty to know about... Its wrong of you say this. Just how many people know the blood relationship of say H M The Queen of England to The Queen of Denmark for example? Lets Face it... This once British Prince... Charles, Duke of Sax Coburg and Gotha turned out to be... nothing to be proud about ... and he was born 121 years ago... His sister Princess Alice of Athlone was a much loved member of the British Royal Family...Princes Alice lived an exemplary life working within in British Royal Family and for her Country Yet, in any interview, she never allowed anyone to loose site of the fact her Brother was someone she loved very much...even when she didn't like him. Plus...there are literally 100's of British Born ...Princes and Princess's few British People would know anything about. Add to this to "The Black Sheep" of any family... Just who bothers about the relations who turn out to be pure bad.... Beware...Prince Harry may yet suffer that safe fate... IF you want a fun Royal that few even know about...check out Princess Marie Louise. first cousin of Charles Edward another granddaughter married off to a German princeling... her life IS interesting and fun!

I stopped watching this video because the background music was too loud which made following the narration impossible. Whoever approved the soundtrack failed abysmally.

@ituze0712

2 жыл бұрын

its not the sound track its quite lovely actually, its the volume

@ludastout2852

Жыл бұрын

I use Chromecast and watch on my Sony (stereo) TV. Everything sounds pretty well. The music is still loud though.

I am *so* glad others are complaining about the music volume vs. the narration -- I thought something was wrong with my computer, and even went so far as to try changing the sound balances, etc! Absolute History, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER WITH THE VIDEO SOUND!!!

@lindakay9552

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I came into the comments just to say can you turn up the background music please I still have one eardrum left and my brain is only partially hemorrhaging. What a damn shame stopping the video before I even got 5 minutes into it.

@Kim-gv5bw

Жыл бұрын

Jeez,do want to be educated or not??This site is not only free,it is free of ads and promotions.Stop your bloody whingeing and be grateful.So many people are so much worse off than you!!

@donnamuller6460

Жыл бұрын

Turn the sound down and turn the captions on.

@lindakay9552

Жыл бұрын

@@donnamuller6460 defeats the whole purpose of a video. Might as well read a book

@unclenelvis

Жыл бұрын

@@lindakay9552 hardly. Video is, in fact, a visual medium. #dontdieofignorance

I had to giggle at how appalled they all seemed to be by the "horrendous" conditions he was being kept in at the end. His wife had to walk 3 miles across a field every day to see him? Oh my goodness gracious, could it be *any worse* ??? 🙄

@warriormagazine6905

Жыл бұрын

he could been in jail

@scottdavis3571

Жыл бұрын

Right?!

According to Victoria’s diary, Leopoldo was not The Queen’s favorite. She was a cruel mother

I legit came to to comments to see if I was the only one who thought I was at classical concert, instead of a history video. The music is WAY too loud!

What a pity, music volume is too loud and does not allow the story to be heard. I do not understand why so many people repeat this mistake in so many videos. Instead of enjoying the video, it makes one so nervious and frustrated, that you wish to give up watching!. If music is so important to the eyes of the makers, it should be played at a VERY, VERY low volume. Priorities are important!

@NiekopTube

Жыл бұрын

As so often: music as a misplaced sauce. Badly spiced!

Yeah, well. Now hear me out. My grandfather's sister-in-law was viciously murdered while pregnant. Nazi nailed the forheads of 2 her babies to the wall BEFORE she was murdered. Grandfather's brother was grazing the cattle that time and menaged to run to the woods. He saw everything what happened to his family, but was unable to help (he was unarmed). He became mentally ill after what he saw and never married again. My grandfather and grandmother have met each other in the Nazi camp. But it wasn't romantic, they just help themselves to survive. After rescuing from the camp my grandfather became alcoholic, although he never drunk acohol before the war. My grandmother was very unhealthy and died young. I've never had a chance to met her, because she died 20 years before I was born. Yes, tell me more about how miserable life this prince had. I pity him af. There is ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for being a Nazi.

@monaliza3334

Жыл бұрын

Well you can see what is British and US doing in UKRAIN this day's, 80 years later teaching and training Azove Nazi's from 2014-2022...

@joellis5915

Жыл бұрын

@@monaliza3334 Wild dogs never changed their DNAs. Taiwan is the next "US/UK Proxy War for Profit" in pipeline. That all the germans can't wait for Taiwan to be used as war cannon ashes. Yet, the Taiwan government and their people installed any whites on the pedestal to worship, and to jump when the US/UK/Europe flit their figners ordering them to bark.

@MaternalUnit

Жыл бұрын

@@monaliza3334 What??? Where did you get that idea? Are you inside Russia perhaps? Russian national news media makes completely false claims as propaganda to promote the violent takeover of a peaceful sovereign nation.

@MaternalUnit

Жыл бұрын

There is no excuse for supporting Hitler, but I appreciate this psychological analysis of how the man came to align himself with Hitler and the Nazis. It's important to understand what motivates seemingly good people to go so far astray (as we have had a small taste of recently in the U.S.). I'm so sorry for the horrible tragedies your family suffered. The entire village my husband's family came from died at Auschwitz. We did not know any of them, but we are very aware of what happened. The whole phenomenon is hard to comprehend.

@johnord684

Жыл бұрын

@@monaliza3334 Dont be so stupid its the Russians who are the nazi's

A very interesting video. A sad life for a man under orders, exiled by family who ultimately repudiated him. I wish the sound engineers would realise that we do actually wish to hear the dialogue, not have it drowned out by music.

@devonabarendilla1557

Жыл бұрын

The background music on all KZread movies is so irritating and unnecessary.

@normabullen4406

Жыл бұрын

absolutely agree about bad sound! What a pity

@ulrikjensen6841

Жыл бұрын

They dont listen to our complaints; they IGNORE their audience.

@Jerseyboondocks

Жыл бұрын

@@ulrikjensen6841 perhaps you could make your own documentary or pay a subscription fee to history hit TV and have all the documentaries you want... Oh never mind there's probably music on many of those as well. I'm thankful that I can understand the documentary even with music in the background and that it actually helps bring to life the bigger points at times

@pipster1891

Жыл бұрын

Nobody forced him to be a Nazi and exterminate disabled children.

Looking back on this story he was a pawn, first of Queen Victoria, then of Kaiser Wilhelm, and then of Hitler. Unfortunately he was never going to be enough for any of these Narcissists.

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@LindaMcQu

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@notnek202

2 жыл бұрын

Queen Victoria was not a narcissist but her Grandson was a Natzi.

@christienelson1437

2 жыл бұрын

@@notnek202 Come now He was sent there to further British political power, not because he wanted to be there.

@notnek202

2 жыл бұрын

@@christienelson1437 Charles-Edward was in line to succeed to the throne of SC&G. That’s not Queen Victoria’s fault. Queen Victori’s son Prince Arthur & his son Arthur both refused the throne of SC&G. After Charlie there were no other males in line so he had to do it. His mother the Duchess of Albany agreed with her mother in law that Charlie had a duty and as he was a child he had no say one way or the other. It was his destiny and later on he destroyed his legacy by choosing to side with the nazis. That fateful decision has nothing to do with Queen Victoria.

I thought Hitler's favorite royal was Edward VIII....... Oh well...

@MsPrecious61

Жыл бұрын

WW2

@watersportsbyjamesfitzroy5870

Жыл бұрын

That’s the royal family propaganda

The music overwhelmed voices so much I couldn't hear the words. Very unpleasant.

He was not first cousins with Tsar Nicholas II. He was first cousins with his wife Alexandra.

@Jerseyboondocks

Жыл бұрын

He was cousin to both Alexandra and Nicholas.

Great documentary. The music at times was loud, however I put on the captions and was able to translate what was said. Thanks again.

@WhatsUpWithSheila

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree the music was loud at times but I love the polite way you stated this👍

@vociferateforme

3 жыл бұрын

Was literally just coming for the instrumental but you beat me to it. Beautiful but a bit overpowering.

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

Me also

I wish the documentary had mentioned that Kaiser Wilhelm was also Queen Victoria's grandson and Charles Edward's first cousin.

@LoriDitchfield

Жыл бұрын

Also, wasn't Princess Alice Prince Philip's mother?

@blackgrl71

Жыл бұрын

Most, if not all European Royals were related, closely in many respects. I'm reminded of that famous family photo of royal male leaders, and how they almost looked identical

@roberthowell9065

Жыл бұрын

@@LoriDitchfield nope, that was another Alice

@roberthowell9065

Жыл бұрын

It did...

@stj971

Жыл бұрын

Did not know that!

Kasier Wilhelm II was the oldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, son of the Princess Royal Victoria, who was Prince Leopold's sister. Queen Victoria may have made a mistake in making young Charles take over the Saxe-Coburg dynasty, but it sounds like his cousin certainly didn't help once WWI began. As for him becoming a Nazi, well I don't buy any rationale for why that's anyone's responsibility but his own.

This man was the maternal grandfather of our current King of Sweden Charles XVI Gustaf

@sarahpaul3797

Жыл бұрын

So sorry for this late reply but I recently watched a video about how all 10 remaining European royal families are all closely related and it was super interesting and educational to me! (Coming from an American who does not know a ton about European History but is an eager student :) and is fully aware of how backwards the US can sometimes be)

@carolynrobe5957

11 ай бұрын

You mean the Nazi sympathizers and Nazi allies in leadership in the USA? The neoFascists?

Wow. I've studied history, including WW2 for decades, and I've never heard of this man.

He had a fairly good life compared to other kids his age. The one's returning from WW1 killing fields of Europe came back to more poverty, my Granny told me they would beg at her door. My Grandfather was born in America but grew up in Glasgow he was backwards and forwards to Germany just before WW2. Then he was sent to Canada he told my grandmother despite Chamberlains claims war was coming, and she was not to split up the family. My grandfather told her even if she had to move, he would be back and he would find them. So my Grandfather left on his trip to Canada, but never came back, he was fished out of a harbor dead from a head wound. Millions like my Grandfather died because of Hitler and his supporters, they made it possible for this monster to murder so many. So don't give me a pity party about some royal who looked the other way and compromised himself for Hitler, so many died because of him!

@josweetlove1537

3 жыл бұрын

Kit Kat....I am reading the comments and shocked that people are skipping over the fact that he was a Nazi supporting Hitler. These people get a pass for all their wrong doing. Their inbreeding, supporting Hitler, colonialism, slavery etc people always make excuses for them but no one else.

@pamzib4080

3 жыл бұрын

You didn’t have a choice in Germany at that time. If you didn’t support Hitler, you got shot or shipped to a concentration Camp. They were horrible times. Half my family died during that time. I’m sure this Fellow was trapped between a rock and a hard place. He obviously couldn’t go back to England. It’s hard to tell what his true feelings were, because as an Aristocrat he had no power against Hitler. Hitler had absolute power and controlled with fear.

@josweetlove1537

3 жыл бұрын

@@pamzib4080 many other members of the BRF were supporters of Hitler and the Nazis, some of them were Officers. Remember they were German before they were British. So please no more excuses.

@pamzib4080

3 жыл бұрын

@@josweetlove1537 I’m not making any excuses nor am I interested in a lecture from you. Hitler is responsible for deaths in my family. I’m a lot more knowledgeable about what went on in Germany at that time than you are. So please keep your advice to yourself, advice probably you have no business dishing out.

@low-key5512

3 жыл бұрын

@@pamzib4080 I don't want to assume anything about Josweet's life, but as someone whose family also suffered under Hitler's command, I really can't find it in me to sympathize with Charles. Don't get me wrong, the past is the past and we can't do anything about it (nor hold the living accountable for their ancestor's mistakes), but although this documentary educated me on his life, I don't particularly think of him as a victim. Oh well, I'll get over myself. As a side note, I'm truly sorry to hear that your family had to go through this.

This looks interesting. I wish I could hear it over the music.

Pardon me? What did u say? Speak up! ( the music overtakes your voice); Irritating to the ears actually. Otherwise an excellent video! Very interesting and informative! Thxs! I watched it twice! 😆

Fix the music, i.e. get rid of it!

His mother raised him to be a English in order to not bring dishonor to his father. Then she had to raise him to be a good German. His uncle and cousin declined to accept their positions as potential dukes. As for becoming a Nazi toady, he, like his German dethroned relatives, saw Hitler as a means to restore him to his title and position. To restore the monarchy was an important matter to the German princes.

The background music is, most of the time, NOT background music. #Overbearing #TurnItDown #Remix

Queen Victoria, what a peach! I'm glad I wasn't one of her throw away grandchildren. She wasn't the best of mothers either. So glad to be working class, like real people.

@kernelist1

3 жыл бұрын

she's not throwing him away, she's giving him a land for him to manage and to raise family, german is where all british aristicrate came from, ita their ancestor land. current politic at german, russia, british and his position as a father, husband of a german wife force him to endure such condition, he and his family have to survive after all, a gentleman in an unfortunate situation

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

Me 2

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

@@May54321 she didn't care a place needed to be filled n she did

@reggieshmeggie4219

2 жыл бұрын

She did the best she could. Don't be hard on people.

@salaltschul3604

2 жыл бұрын

Not strictly the case. She loved her children but she hated being pregnant. She wouldn't have been pregnant so frequently had she not adored her husband as much as she did -- they loved each other so very much and she never recovered once he died.

This is so wretched and tragic. Queen Victoria ordered a 14 year old boy to go to Germany and he was used even further to anyone and everyone’s advantage. He never had a choice in any part of his life. For his and his family’s survival he had to join the Nazi party as the very same person who sent him to Germany, disowned him. If they were truly a caring family with any loyalty, they would have brought him and his family back to the UK and protected them. I do not see him as a disgrace to the British Monarchy. Never have.

@oliveoil7642

Жыл бұрын

Your dam right! Ice runs in their veins. George V left his Romanov cousin to be murdered by the Bolsheviks. Refused to help the family by providing asylum!

@YahshuaLovesMe

Жыл бұрын

sounds about right to me... I blame that silly queen, myself, cold hearted treatment of a trusting kid she sacrificed to her own personal vanity and hypocrisy,.

@margaretcastell9429

11 ай бұрын

I do agree with you. He was the unlucky victim of maintaining ties with another country that figured large in the life of Queen Victoria. Not for nothing was she called the grandmother of Europe. I've been a history lover all my life, was born British in WWII, yet have never heard of this man. Incredible when so much was known about Edward VIII. He must have known about the bombing of Britain though and the disappearance of every Jew in Germany could not have escaped his notice. He was thrown to the wolves by Victoria who was not known for being a politician as was her husband. A very interesting documentary. What happened to his own family after the war, though?

@carolynrobe5957

11 ай бұрын

@@margaretcastell9429 Not too keen on the monarchy, even today..They are kinda overly entitled and a bit racist also perhaps?

I love the way you guys narrate these videos but the music is overpowering the narrator. Please fix.

The background music is too loud often.

@denisehadfield7995

Жыл бұрын

OK. OK.

Also fascinating history. Thank you for putting this together and sharing so well.

Well, he DID help shape European history. Just not in the way he should have.

And look at his cousin Alice Mountbatten......also a horrible childhood. Very sad and difficult and very difficult adulthood and she was a HEROINE.

@jacquescousteau6810

Жыл бұрын

She also had a coddled life and she wasn't put in the same positions of danger that he was. It's easy to be a heroine when you're a woman. As women you are looked after exceptions are made for you and you are giving things that men have to work for. He made some wrong choices but ultimately I would have done the same to save my family. Jews be damned if the lives of my friends and family are on the line. Not only that just about every country hated the jews and historically Jews are one of the most racist groups of people I've ever been in contact with so they have no right to cry racism. And if you look at their history they have actually committed genocide. Read a little bit about their disgusting history and I'm sure you'll be appalled. They were hated for a reason!! Doesn't completely justify what the Nazis did to them but I do understand why they wanted them out of Europe. They try to deport them all but no one would take them.

@michellelansky4490

Жыл бұрын

@@jacquescousteau6810 thats so interesting bec seems to me Jews built most things that everyone else makes use of. Hospitals built by Jews. Charitable institutions....never heard of any atrocities assoc with them. The reason why the world hates them is bec they are jealous if the Jews position with respect to G-d and also resentful of the moral compass upheld by them that the rest of the world constantly seeks to violate......as you can see by the disgusting moral decay existing in the US (and rest of the world) today.

So, in his service to the Queen he got screwed, royally. 😳

@adriannespring8598

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. Queen Victoria's overwhelming controlling ego fucked so many people over.

@Darellbefree

3 жыл бұрын

Duty came first and Victoria wasn't having it any other way

@LindaMcQu

3 жыл бұрын

Sad but true.

@Southamericangirl42

2 жыл бұрын

Linda Kelly I agree.

That was very interesting. I agree with the music, too loud for the narration but I heard it all ;-)

the music drowns out the commentary. What a shame

He wasn't Victoria's youngest grandson. Beatrice's last son, Maurice, was the youngest grandson.

@aprilrobinson7713

Жыл бұрын

Maybe of her youngest son. But you are right

I knew about this man, way back in the 1990's. But until recently the information was limited. At least his descendants climbed back up to lead normal lives.

Whether it was Victoria or the Arthur’s who helped him get him there he got there. His choices lead him to his downfall. The tone of this video isn’t without bias but I refuse to feel sorry for him or his actions. Also the entire royal family is full of it.

@artdiffusionlive619

3 жыл бұрын

They also didn’t mention his meeting with American president and Japan’s emperor. So, actually, we still don’t see the full length of his past and archives.his families also helped Jews to escape.... he just obey what the dictators ordered, but couldn’t have the full power to change that....

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for the young boy thrust into German life under that evil kiser

@low-key5512

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindaarrington9397 This channel actually has a very informative documentary about Kaiser William (not that I particularly like him or excuse his ego that helped cause a war), but if you sympathize with Charles after watching this, you cannot *not* sympathize with William after hearing his circumstances. Very similar.

@magalitxo

3 жыл бұрын

I agree , they are definitely full of it !!

@musicisgreat123

Жыл бұрын

nah if one were in his position, I think you'd feel as though you had few options but to follow a similar path. He couldn't just quit and return to England to become an English duke, neither Germany nor England would have allowed it as his dual citizenship raised great suspicions. Indeed, he could have distanced himself from the Nazi government but he might have thought he was doing something for England by establishing non-hostile relationships between the two countries. In fact, he probably saw it as his responsibility anyway. Victoria had a great deal in playing a part in his downfall, he was merely but a child when he was dispatched to Germany. He is accountable for his actions, but it doesn't mean one cannot emphathise with his situation.

The background music was too loud and I struggled to hear the commentary!

Well Coburg is well worth a visit, especially the castle which has some remarkable collections. The town has seen better days and could use a bit of sprucing up but otherwise a very nice place.

@dagmarvandoren9364

Жыл бұрын

Like skunkville in summer....hiw,about Pahrump in Nevada?

The music is far too loud. It is quite difficult to hear the narrator. Not the first time this has happened on this channel. Perhaps I am done with Absolute History.

"It was like his identity had been taken from him" well wah! The people he sided with did that to millions of Jews turning them into numbers and systematically taking away their humanity which is evident he knew about. Not to mention the euthanasia program he was involved in. I feel absolutely no compassion for him

@Celisar1

2 жыл бұрын

how is that evident??

@lemr88

2 жыл бұрын

@@Celisar1 its spoken about in the video, did you actually watch it? And if you do research on him its spoken about several times

@mrs.hancock4124

2 жыл бұрын

BS The truth doesn’t need to create laws in other people’s homeland criminalizing & throwing into prison differing perspectives of INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. p.s. the victors you cry over today have since destroyed Europe, America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and nearly the entire Middle East. They’ve now stripped humanity of bodily autonomy, human rights and freedoms etc while making it clear we’ll continue to be forcibly injected with their poison... until soon we’ll own nothing and be happy..

@lordfreerealestate8302

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Losing meaningless titles doesn't give anyone to right to genocide.

Who mixed this audio and were they paying attention at all? I can't hear the voice over the blasting copyright free music

Omfg the music is waaaaaaaay too loud!!

Zero sympathy.

I'd have liked to have learnt something about his descendants.

They abandoned the Czar, the whole family. Sad.

@karenburrows9184

Жыл бұрын

Who is 'they'? Do you know? Because I can tell you if you don't. The King warned Nicolas to leave. He made overtures to come to Britain. The government, for political reasons (the revolution was highly unpopular in England) discouraged the idea. George got cold feet and told the government to decline the offer to Nicolas.. The British plan to offer asylum to the family was still in place, but Nicolas refused to act and when he changed his mind, it was too late. He was notoriously out of touch with his royal relatives, his government and his people and it was this last that destroyed him.

@lsunav

Жыл бұрын

He did not. That story was only pushed to make George V seem more compassionate. Nicholas II, no matter how much I wish he had survived was responsible for a lot of death. He was left to die.

@karenburrows9184

Жыл бұрын

@@lsunav I know you are correct about his being responsible for a horrible number of deaths in the country. However, it is indisputable that the offer was made by Britain, at the urging of the King. This is fact. I stated that the King could not act without permission of his parliament, who were hesitant and ultimately withdrew the offer. Nicolas waited too long. All the documentary evidence points to this.

Very informative documentary. This really shone light on a little known prince whose life was marred by tragedy. Only wish Victoria would have never sent him away.

@jj-gz9xd

Жыл бұрын

Pffff he was a grown man he made his own choices in the end. No pity!

@jj-gz9xd

Жыл бұрын

Tragedy for his victims - they had no choice, unlike him. They just wanted to live, while he wanted to keep his privileges. What this documentary really highlights though is that privilege is maybe something worth overstepping morals for - just look at his grandchildren and think of the state of the grandchildren of those who had perished in the war, their families never recovering and generations still carrying the trauma - and then there are people softenes enough with time to be actually feeling sympathy for him! Well, if there is fawning to the royals who didnt get their fortunes by honest hard work, then why not to nazi collaborators, right? Why to blame small country dictatora and oligarchs then? Why to blame Putin, for example? He is also a product of his upbringing and environment.

A person who was not free to forge his own destiny due to his royal obligations; lacking the personal resources and depth of character to strike out on his own when young enough to make a difference.

My heart weeps for the boy that was thrown into a situation he had no way of coming back from.

@jeannehunter5344

Жыл бұрын

He was a young, fatherless boy who was sent to Germany by Victoria to protect her influence and property there. The blame rests with her alone, a queen during whose reign terrible things happened in the name of the great empire.

@Mindy56743

Жыл бұрын

You need to understand that he was not a boy in WWI or without options in WWII. He made choices and knew what he was doing. He wanted to get the power back.

@stj971

Жыл бұрын

@@Mindy56743 what part of indoctrination do you not understand?

Hey Absolute History, do us a favor and turn down the stupid music. It is so loud we cannot hear the narrator tell us the history which is the only reason we tuned into your youtube video.

So, it wasn't ALL his fault. There were several factors involved. The ultimate choices were his, but what makes him any different than the other Germans at the time? I'm sure he was not the only one to put blinders on. He was stripped of ALL of his titles. Back then, that was completely devastating. So he looked for a way to climb back up the hiarchy ladder..you don't miss what you never had, but you fall apart if it is stripped from you. From the sounds of it, he was a sweet, tender hearted boy. He had a hard time at the German schools. I'm not making excuses. I lost family to the Germans as well. But it helps to understand some.

@monfort537

Жыл бұрын

The biggest difference is that he belonged to 7.5 million people who were members of the NSDAP. More than 50 million people who lived in Germany were not. So you can certainly assume that he contributed more to the regime than most of the other Germans, especially when you take into account that he was very close to Hitler.

@Kaiserboo1871

Жыл бұрын

@@monfort537He wanted to be in a position of privilege again. The only way to achieve that in nazi Germany was to join the party.

@jj-gz9xd

Жыл бұрын

You are making excuses. I find this sort of soft spot that people have for royals, ready to put blinkers on and give them the benefit of a doubt in the most reprehensible situation, quite disturbign actually. A type of stockholm syndrome of have-nots towards haves.

@MrPotsy81

11 ай бұрын

My father, uncles were injured in WWII. One great uncle died. But, I see what you are saying. Victoria was a bully to her children/grandchildren. He should never have been sent to Germany. That was the fork in the road that he did not choose. He would have assisted the British during the war if this decision was not made. His anger made him bitter and he sided with Hitler....

This was very well done. I immensely enjoyed it. The information, most of which was unknown to me was very informative. As well as, this was thoroughly entertaining. I think you covered the whole kit and kaboodle of documentarian. Thank you

@stj971

Жыл бұрын

Although another pro Nazi is Princess Anne who's made her bias well known in her own. Fortunately she no longer speaks much.

Can you delete the music and resubmit???

“The House of Windsor” has a few skeletons in their closets they choose to hide in their history

What a story of damned if you do and damned if you don’t. I blame Queen Victoria’s and Prince Albert’s ridiculous plot to have their progeny control Europe. SMH.

@edwardoleyba3075

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’re right. It seems Queen Victoria had a plan to create a royal dynasty throughout Europe.

@nordicmagpie

3 жыл бұрын

Just… QV’s control issues, overall.

Very interesting History lesson. Thank you for presenting it.

The music is way too loud in many parts. You cannot hear the commentary.

If it wasn't his choice to go, but rather his grandmother, Queen Victoria, why did the "shame" fall on him. Seems misplaced in my opinion and very unfair to this sensitive 14 year old Prince.

The music is not ALWAYS loud. It ebbs and flows. Come on stop complaining people.

@Southamericangirl42

2 жыл бұрын

I too wish they would stop whining. Dozen of comments about the sound... I use ear phones and I can hear the narrator just fine.

Great documentary. Thanks!

Are we supposed to feel sorry for him? I don't

@satanswife2546

3 жыл бұрын

I don't suppose you people should but if you haven't felt sorry for him you wouldn't have had the thought

@iaboiler

3 жыл бұрын

Not sorry, no. More understanding of how his grandmother the queen totally altered his life's course.

@bluehammy1

3 жыл бұрын

Royals seem to have wonderful lives, but in reality can't live their lives as they would choose to. They have very little freedom.

@Celisar1

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluehammy1 The working and even middle class has not much freedom just the same for financial reasons as the royals have for status reasons.

@ituze0712

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluehammy1 i felt sorry for him when he was dragged to another land just so his Grandmother could hold power, i felt sorry for him when he was stripped of his nationality and his identity for serving his nation but when he supported Hitlers cause i stopped feeling sorry for him because that was his choice, he brought that on himself

Look at the life of him and that of his sister. 1 choice made, and the results are immense.

@freedomforever1962

3 жыл бұрын

His Life was not his own. The Choices Were Made For Him.

@chg1264

3 жыл бұрын

If Germany had won either war, he would have fared better. Ended up on the wrong side of history.

@unsrescyldas9745

Жыл бұрын

@@chg1264 And then the story would have been in reverse for a lad in Britain, or his sister.

The music is kool but a bit too loud nice documentary though thanks 👍🏽

I can barely hear anything over the music

I love watching these videos but the music is so loud I can barely hear what they're saying

Very interesting and a good documentary.

Thank you so much for giving us this historic perspective of the British Royal Family. Queen Victoria was a force to reckon with in her days

what an incredible life story. Thank y ou for making such a great documentary.

i love history and was unaware of this. sadly the audio is so bad i will now have to go elsewhere to learn what you were telling here

Enjoyed this very much although it is a painful story.

This must suck he was dragged to Germany and then his own family stabbed him in the back and strip him of his titles. He did not choose to be German. Then he made all the wrong choices

@glapanowski

Жыл бұрын

But he chose to be a Nazi.

@0912sooli

Жыл бұрын

He also molested his own daughter...not a very great guy overall

@lorraineclark4413

Жыл бұрын

But he CHOSE to be a NAZI so why are you making excuses for him???

What is with the music! I'm really interested in the story, but at times I can't hear what is being said because the music is way too loud!

Surprising he didn't speak German as it was always spoken in Victoria's household.

@Celisar1

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously not.

@margiesoapyhairbillian4754

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. His mom was German too.

@erinobrien8793

Жыл бұрын

He was raised as an English gentleman and royal Duke.

Great documentary but the music is too loud! The narrator can’t be heard properly.

fascinating and sad history . so glad i didn't live back then .

I'm not noticing overly loud music. Maybe it was fixed? In any case, this is a very sad story.

@Southamericangirl42

2 жыл бұрын

It's not loud at all.

Those complaining about the sound, it's not the channel's fault. They didn't create and produce the documentary. Secondly, you're watching a video on KZread; not sitting in your living room watching A&E. If it bothers you that much, purchase it. The video is being provided to you free of charge. Manage your expectations.

Her Royal Highness was right when she tried to defend him. She knew he acted in good faith, like his own defense said - he believed he acted honorably. It's just sad how he was always pushed to basically take a side he didn't belong to and later he was blamed for it.

@freedomforever1962

3 жыл бұрын

At last🙌🏼 Someone who clearly understands.

@jasperpike242

Жыл бұрын

Acted in good faith! Strange morality you have. Adults have choices. He only cared for himself. God rot him

To those of you whining about the music - get over it. Where is YOUR video that we can all tear to shreds because it is not perfect? The loud section at the 10-minute mark only lasts a little while and the rest of the video is fine. What a bunch of crybabies, honest to god!

@edwardoleyba3075

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll drink to that! Seems most people have forgotten how to multitask these days! 😉

Fascinating, and tragic. (Sheds light on UK-Ger ties)

I never heard such extreme cuddling for poor people having been born without the care of a parent or wealth. Constant 🍼 babying of persons of wealth is the narrative here.

Another sad story is how a great video got ruined by a totally unnecessarily loud audio track.

@KdubsSupergma-eb8mo

2 жыл бұрын

Aleksandar G: I love the way that you sneakily inserted another critique of the music track. People keep suggesting to turn on the subtitles, but that makes the "reader's" eyes become glued to the bottom of the screen (which in my case turns out to be the tiny cell phone) instead of absorbing the video visually and audibly for a complete experience.

When I was in college one of my close friends , Peter was on the spectrum . He was my room mate & we shared dorm-rooms. He was on program called A step and got his AA on office management & now works a nice paying job. Imagining that Peter would hv been killed by this so called prince robs him of any sympathy that this video is so desperately trying to illicit on me.

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

Dont quite understand about this young man you are mentioning. Hitler was a wild man turned loose. so personable that he could charm a rattlesnake n then send it to hell cause he was a demon Plz explain how this young man fits in I'm sorry just dont understand and I'm glad he has a nice life Tnx

@eileenlu4108

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindaarrington9397 if they had their way this young man would be exterminated.

@Celisar1

2 жыл бұрын

@@eileenlu4108 Obviously not. Only severely handicapped people were in danger of being euthanised.

@urmamasmamasmama

2 жыл бұрын

@@Celisar1 not true. Ppl with " mental illness" were also killed.

@yellowiris123

Жыл бұрын

@Linda Arrington she is saying that if her friend with autism had lived during the nazi Era, he would have been killed. The nazis had a policy of killing anyone "defective" such as mentally or physically handicapped. This policy was in the late 30s and early 40s.

I can’t even finish, the music is overwhelming the story

What a tragedy. Heartbreaking story. His mother never wanted him to be a German, he didn’t want to be a German in the first place. Life is so unfair sometimes. Queen Victoria to be blamed for this unnecessary tragedy. The ducal seat of Saxe Coburg Gotha should have been given to someone in the house of Hesse or the Tecks who were poor and could have been lifted up.

@sophiesong8937

3 жыл бұрын

Despite not wanting to go to Germany, he still willingly supported Hitler, and turned a blind eye to all the poor children who were exterminated. The documentary clearly states that his wife opposed his involvement, so he clearly could have thought better. All the children with intellectual and physical disabilities, and all the jews who were killed are what is a heartbreaking tragedy, not a wealthy, privileged person who chooses to be part of evil.

@evechewietan

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophiesong8937 You are right on that one. Still, he should have stayed where he belonged.

@lindaarrington9397

3 жыл бұрын

@@evechewietan I agree

@angelprincess7173

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophiesong8937 jjj

@Southamericangirl42

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, Eve Tan. His grandmother was wicked. She should never, *never* have sent the boy to Coburg. He was so young and in a very sure way you have to admire him for adapting. In the end the Royals lost Germany anyway so it was all for nothing. How different his life could've been if Victoria hadn't set her heart on holding on to Coburg.

Could the music be lound to help get past KZread sensorship?

@user-lu9hq6jv4v

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🙌

@freedomforever1962

3 жыл бұрын

🙄 hummm. I didn't think of that! Good assumption. 🤔

How can anyone hear the commentary for the ridiculously loud music!

This is very very interesting. I adore your films.

He may have been a pawn, but I will not give him a pass on what he did. I have a disabled child so he can go to hell for what he did to people like my child. What he did to the Jews should also damn him. Don’t try to make him a tragic, sympathetic figure, he doesn’t deserve it. He may have had some bad break, but we all have them and we don’t become murdering natzis. Also, Coburg was were Victoria’s mother was from, Victoria and Albert were 1st cousins. One last point, I don’t think he was cousins with Tzar Nicholas as was stated. His first cousin George V was because his mother and the Tzar’s mother were sisters and princesses of Denmark. Although he was cousins with the Tzarina as her mother was Queen Victoria’s second daughter Alice.

He couldn't accept the loss of power, so he made a deal with the Devil. Can't say I feel sorry for him. Had he gone the way of so many other German royals (such as the Hesses, Wittelsbachs, and Thurn und Taxis) he probably would have kept, if not his title, all his material possessions in Coburg.

This man’s life would have been entirely different had Queen Victoria not forced him to go to Germany. He was too weak of a person to survive such a drastic change in environment and assume so much power at such a young age. I think all he really wanted was to stay in England and remain English.

Thank you.