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@tahnyuh

Жыл бұрын

Please don't promote this. This is a scam company.

@Darth_Barnaby

Жыл бұрын

Well this aged like milk

@martinharris5017

Жыл бұрын

I've undubbed from numerous channels that promoted this scam. Lordships in Scotland are inherited, though they can come with the sale of a castle or manor. Which happens rarely. I'll leave you subbed for now as you're an exceptional channel, but given your excellent research skills, Lee, you should have applied them to this sponsor before promoting them.

@UpperAquatics

7 ай бұрын

Established Titles is a scam. Legal Eagle did a video on it. Maybe do more research on the companies that want to sponsor you before accepting.

@The-AmericanPatriot

7 ай бұрын

@@tahnyuh They are not a scam maybe you should read

I was wondering when you’d cover this. Blanche deserve better. Imagine being locked away by your own mother because she cared more about what the neighbours thought than her own daughter.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@c292r89dvbh

Жыл бұрын

There is an alternative version of the story that I have only seen in French articles. The photo that is supposedly of Blanche is actually of an unknown woman and the other version recounts that Blanche was actually severely mentally ill and was locked away with inadequate mental help. It doesn't mention any lover either.

@Miss.SakshiSharma1445

Жыл бұрын

this happens in India on a regular basis and people still support parents

@rowdyreidgirl

Жыл бұрын

To subject your own daughter to that inhumane treatment ( you wouldn't treat an animal like that), the mother must have had 3 6s marked on her. Blanche was found at 50, on a blanket covered in her own filth, rotten food and rats. All because she fell in love with a lawyer who had less money than her extravagant family. This is an indictment on humanity. 4:32

@simonmoberg9414

9 ай бұрын

Why does not timemachines exist?

Even when you are afraid to take a stand for what is right, you have to fight that fear and do the right thing! I was at a party once and 3-4 guys were making fun of this girl that was there alone and had her head down taking their abuse. I bit down and jumped in and got them to leave her alone. A few years later I was having a job interview with the manager of a place called Godfathers pizza. It just so happened that the same girl I had defended worked there and when she saw me in the lobby getting interviewed she jumped in and said "He's really nice! Hire him!" And I got the job thanks to her. All evil needs to win is for good men to do nothing!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree apathy is a horrible human affliction

@laceneil4570

8 ай бұрын

I was in a similar position once in a pub, and these men were hassling me. Another man stepped in and told them to clear off, and then sat with me for the rest of the night. We kept in touch and are still good friends to this day.

It’s so sad that her soul mate probably died thinking she abandoned him. 💔 Poor poor Blanche she deserved so much better. 😔

Did anyone else here pause the video to admire how absolutely stunningly beautiful Blanche was before the incident? Quite a sad thing what happened to her. But I hope her to be in a much better place now.

@brendatomlinson

3 ай бұрын

Yes I paused a few times, and also rewound, to admire her beauty. What a tragic story.

@grottybt5006

2 ай бұрын

Probably had a filter on and heaps of make up lol. You're right though. Almost like her mother was jealous

@mdb1010

Ай бұрын

@@grottybt5006a filter?

@screamingbanana4391

2 күн бұрын

@@grottybt5006Yup, the 1800s filter 😭

"Blanche" means "white". Her mother must have been expecting a naive, obedient daughter, which Blanche clearly wasn't, given the fact she refused to marry until she turned 26. Such a beautiful young woman she was. I feel terrible for her and her beloved fiancé.

the way Blanche was barely alive and left with the bare sustenance to keep her breathing? absolutely attrocious.

They didn't even give her a way to use the toilet or take a bath. Alone for 25 years... I can't comprehend it, and I'm a major introvert.

@tempest8342

Жыл бұрын

(I know this is an old comment so sorry for giving you a notification) But general tendencies to keep to oneself and forced isolation aren't the same

@laurabustos6560

Жыл бұрын

@@tempest8342 no problem, I don't mind the notification. And yes, it's a very different monster, the forced isolation. Especially if it's without our necessities and creature comforts. I couldn't imagine being alone without books, the internet etc, it at least gives me a tether to the outside. Hope you have a wonderful day!!✌️

@tempest8342

Жыл бұрын

@@laurabustos6560hope you have a wonderful day as well! 👋

@rowdyreidgirl

Жыл бұрын

Her mother was pure evil.

Wow I’ve never heard of this case before, crazy he only got 15 months. I can’t believe the change from her portrait to the photos of her in the attic. RIP Blanche. (But great vid!)

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

The past can be a very crazy place sometimes. The progress we've made in society is often lost on us until you revisit stories like this

@FMeister94

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest Law didnt care about any family matters for sure but tbh like the husband the son probably was scared of his mother as well.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

@FMeister94 that's probably true, I don't think it absolves either though, I know for sure id never let anyone treat people I love that way, mother or not

@cov9445

Жыл бұрын

They said the law at the time didn’t create a duty to aid her

@Supernimo735

Жыл бұрын

He's serving life.

the argument that she only intended to lock her away for a little while is particularly creepy. it's like she decided she had done nothing wrong long ago and never put any thought into the idea she was doing something horrific

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

True

This case break's my heart. The thought of people being held captive or tormented/tortured for long periods of time, is some of the most heartbreaking horrific events that could happen to someone.

Reading it and hearing you tell it....it is heartbreaking and gives me a chance to think of those 25 years. It is triggering in a way, because it is so hard to be alone with my thoughts and she went through this for 25 years.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Such a long time to be totally isolated. The suffering must have been intense

@robertbaxter4021

Жыл бұрын

People are scared to look inwards but it really is the only way. Obviously not for 25 years though

... the video might be over, but these type of stories will never leave me. To be stripped away of your freedom for what seems to be the rest of your life, to be abused by someone you thought you knew, to be kidnapped.. by someone you once trusted; to me, being held captive is one of the worst crimes someone can commit to a fellow human being.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree. That's the part about the story that really resonated with me - family should support you, not trap you.

As a srory of love, this is cruelly tragic for both. Blanche never renouncing her love for the poor lawyer, even at the cost of her beauty, mind, and body. And her fiance, using every last penny he possessed, and the last 10 years of his life looking for her, only to be lied to that she moved on and married in Scotland. If there's any solace to be found, I can imagine them faithfully embracing in heaven forever now.

She was so beautiful. The fact that she never gave in to his mothers demands for her to not love him is really telling of her character. She should have been able to be with the man who never stopped looking for her until the day he died.

That story couldn't have been told with more compassion & yet still been as factual as it was. Well done.

What a horrible mother

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

I'd go as far as to say she isn't a mother. Just a woman who gave birth to a baby

@cathymcglasson6947

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest agreed

@txt4r

Ай бұрын

Most people do not realize that not all parents are loving I know parents who scammed their own son's money and he could not pursue his dream of having his own business

@cathymcglasson6947

Ай бұрын

@@txt4r I'm so sorry to hear that can't he make them pay it back

@adonai7187

27 күн бұрын

😢 my mother!​@@txt4r

Seriously, how the heck do you not have more subscribers? Your production values are always A+ and your research is some of the best I've seen on KZread! I think my only suggestion is that you have some very mild audio hissing on some of your spoken lines that could be cleaned up, but this wasn't enough of a distraction to take away from this horrifying story. Thanks for another great vid!!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the mild hissing was a recording fault. I cleaned up as best I could but anymore left a weird metallic echo after the words so it was mild hiss or robot voice, I went with the lesser of two evils. Said microphone has since been fired lol

@savp4945

Жыл бұрын

Ikr? I subscribed right away.

@kitten7475

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest Ah that totally makes sense, I'm sorry to hear it! You did a really good job cleaning it up regardless, and grats on the unexpected upgrade! 😅

@arshiagupta8486

Жыл бұрын

I love such content...when in mood for dark stuff....i often search up his channel....but to subscribe and receive notificationss for disturbing content.....is what i am hesitant of

It makes me wonder how many women experienced this type of abuse in history. I imagine many a husband, father or mother who committed similar acts got away with it under the cloak of wealth or being isolated from neighbors. Curtain twitching biddies could be heroes if they suspected something was off. Poor Blanche, I am glad you told her story.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

I've often wondered that too.

@user-yj6im3sq3t

Жыл бұрын

I was locked up for 1 year with no tv no internet no phone luckily I had my books and all because my family caught me talking to a boy just talking nothing else and I only spoke to him online and sometimes on the phone fuck parents

@SDAWG-69

8 ай бұрын

@@user-yj6im3sq3tholy shit please get help or something

@SDAWG-69

8 ай бұрын

Im not talking about the boy part btw

@brandicox1857

5 ай бұрын

My great great grandmother became pregnant out of wedlock in 1906. She was locked in the little room under the stairwell until she died of starvation and pneumonia. They gave my great grandpa to the family down the road bc the lady had just had a baby and could breastfeed him, too. She was able to keep him hidden for about 2 weeks before they found out she had a baby. He didn't even know he was "adopted" until his kids were adults. There's no official adoption info or anything bc they just handed him over to the family. My grandma did a ton of ancestry research and we found out more about it all. There was record of a doctor treating the rest of the family for pneumonia, and he mentioned my g g grandma, but they wouldn't allow him to treat her. She died and was buried in an unmarked grave. My grandma was eventually able to find out the area she was buried at. It's so incredibly tragic the things that have happened and continue to happen to so many people. I heard of her story before, but I still wanted to see if there was something he covered that I hadn't heard before. They didn't even tell their kids what sex was or how babies came to be back then. My great aunt was told they come from tree trunks and cabbages. She was on a date and they thought they heard a baby crying. They took some sticks and went over to a tree trunk and were trying to rescue the baby. That was in the 50s. I can only imagine 1906! My grandma told me they didn't know their mom was even pregnant. She would just bring home a new baby and tell them they had a new brother/ sister. That's so wild to me.

Disgusting what people can do only for wealth and status.

Your gonna make it big soon man, this is like really an amazing level of content you are producing here.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I always try to put maximum effort in and to try and find a way to tell the story differently each time.

This is the best version out there of Blanche's horrific story. Your productions are such high quality...they should be getting more views.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. As long as people like and share the videos they will eventually get seen

Marcel should never have been released. Poor Blanche never deserved to be imprisoned. Some people take beautiful, free, vibrant songbirds and lock them in dark, filthy cages for their own sick pleasure. Blanche’s family was made of these people.

Phenomenal video, honestly the quality is comparable to shows you’d find on the BBC and big production companies (but better because of the care you put into it). Never heard of this case before, how upsetting, especially for the fiancé never knowing where his love had gone.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

For obvious reasons the separated couple part really hit me in this story

@darlenefraser3022

Жыл бұрын

MrBallen covered it and he is an AWESOME storyteller with a huge following. Honestly, your telling is MUCH better!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Darlene, maximum effort 😊

25 kilos? That 55 pounds. I fell really bad for this woman

Unbelievable, these kind of stories make me question humanity 😢

Why didn't her brother told the police when he knows her mother locked her up? It's ridiculous

She was a beautiful woman.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@joannaw5913

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if there was some jealousy on the part of her aging mother, which might have contributed to her locking Blanche away?

@cathymcglasson6947

Жыл бұрын

@@joannaw5913 I think it was more mental the control factor.

Thank you for these videos! You've introduced us to so many stories that we hadn't heard elsewhere, and cover them so eloquently!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave such a nice comment

She was beautiful. It's always the people closest to you that be your worst enemy. Doesn't make any sense. Poor thing was robbed of her life. I know stuff like this happens alot with wealthy tyrants. I'm just glad one of the house workers wrote the anonymous letter. 15 months.. he should've gotten 15 years.

This channel just gets better and better. Some of the most captivating production and narration on the platform, bravo!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Liz.

great as always, keep it coming edit: I (and I'm sure a lot of other people too) like your long videos a lot. I realize the algorithm favors videos in this length way more. But I'm never opposed to watching an hour (or two) of good content. Workaround could be a two or three part video.

That intro though. Wow, it's like I'm about to watch an episode of BBC Sherlock or something. Really nice! :D

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Maximum effort

Commented it before and I'll comment it again - your production value is the best I've seen in a WHILE with this type of content on youtube. You deserve so so many more subscribers!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank Gracie. I remember your comment last time, it's very kind

your videos are always so beautifully crafted! I have no idea what's going on with youtube, but the algorithm is really doing you dirty. i really hope that your channel finds consistent success and soon! commenting to help push it hopefully.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, as long as nice people continue to watch it's still good

Yay new video!! What a truly sad story, can't wait to hear the details from your perspective!

@shadow_warlockgr

Жыл бұрын

I hate her mother so much. What an awful human being she was. I didn't know her partner never found out the truth.

that was scary af

Fantastic research and amazing storytelling, as always! 😊

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Lee, your stuff is getting better and better! Keep at it!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I like your way of creating videos. It is really refreshing to see someone having their own style. Surely great to build upon on. Cheers!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I try to find new ways to make the video interesting or engaging and I'm always learning so hopefully each video is interesting and different to the last

Perfect as always. I’ve never heard of this story before.

I always found this story so heartbreaking and awful... I love these kind of videos you do. Good job 👍

You DESERVE more views and subscribers. Such a high quality video.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I just try to make videos about interesting topics in an engaging way

This is pure nightmare fuel for me. You have a knack for finding intense material.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's me, sometimes it's my researcher Nicole, but either way that's kind of our job ... Giving you nightmares

Wow, the production and research is very high quality. Love it!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks clare ☺️

wow i’m so glad i found this channel and a subscriber, the work and effort in these videos is nothing short but true talent please keep ‘em comin but don’t get too burnt out this quality is worth the wait imo

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jas, I always give maximum effort, it's why my upload schedule isn't thick and fast like other channels.

I call bullshit on the fact that she could leave when she wanted but chose not to

@robertisham5279

28 күн бұрын

What makes you say that?

Your stories are the best I listen to and I subscribe to a lot! Thank you so much for all your work. 🇨🇦

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for repeatedly coming back to watch. I appreciate it

Another seeiously great, indepth video and I love the way you film these!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I always try to choose a flat and style that fits the topic and time period of the video

Great work as always

This channel is fantastic. You well deserve thousands and thousands of subscribers. A hidden gem you are. Thank you for every nicely done, all the way around, video. 😊👍🙏

Too depressing

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much every true crime story is depressing.

Excellent work!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I try my best

Perfect timing, just read your post about liking and commenting to appease the Al Gore Rhythm... Thanks for another great video! Great to listen to while making pasta sauce 😂

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christina, I like that al gore rhythm 😂

Bro, you are always bringing the quality. What a great video

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, maximum effort 😁

Love your channel! I had to research your channel because the algorithm has not been kind but WELL WORTH THE REVISIT. Keep up the great content!!!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I treat the research like I would a degree level assignment so its pretty thorough usually

Great video as always! Enjoying the content pls keep it up

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

As long as people keep watching I'll keep making. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment

Keep up the extremely high quality content, Lee. You will keep racking up the views and subs!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lucas

Wow a new video of you is good news.Still busy,will watch it tonight

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully one you'll find interesting

I feel good having read about the story before watching the video (usually all the stories you publish are dug up and unheard of) 😅 Great video as usual 👏

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I Miss you peaaak!!! Great content as alwaysss! You deserve more views and subssss!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it's good to see you again. Hope you found the video interesting

Man this was such a well made and engaging work of KZread. Beautiful filming location, atmosphere, as well good music.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Binge watching your youtube, so much great stuff

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I love this channel and am always exited to see you uploaded. It's always quality kontent and very interesting!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's too kind

Another amazing video. keep it up :)

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I've recently subscribed, your vids are so professional it's like I'm watching a documentary on tv. Very interesting .

I have only barely started watching this, and already my first thought was "This has to be the true story behind 'Flowers in the Attic' by V.C. Andrews." VC Andrews, whom I assume is a female writer, was one of my favorite writers when I was a teenager. Weird, I know. But I LOVED "Flowers in the Attic," "My Sweet Audrina," and many other books by her. I'd read that FITA was based on a true story. I thought it was based on something she'd gone through herself. But, now, watching your video, I'm convinced the book had to have been based on this person's life. VC Andrews must have heard of this story at some point and decided it would make a great book. And she was right!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

I had no idea but I'll take a look at that book now that you've mentioned it. Thanks for posting this

Superb work!!!! Thank you. Bravo👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

To be honest? When you watch the film Irreversible;nothing shocks you anymore. Cheers for the video man

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I've seen that movie. You're right, it's very shocking

@EEllis84

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest god bless

Great work as always, Lord Baron

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

😂

@saturos5068

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest btw, rember the emulation stuff i talked about before? I found a portable device that emulates several consoles, but i cant talk in detail of it here since youtube might delete my comment like last time

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Send to emails peakedinterestyt@gmail.com

Wow, such a superb channel subscribed immediately but sad I only found it today

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

At least you found me. That's the important thing. Welcome aboard!

What a horrible way to live

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to imagine the level of suffering

I truly hope that Blanche and her lawyer husband, the love of her life, are finally together again. They deserve happiness. May mother Monnier rot in Hell. Leaving her own daughter with rats. This disgusts me.

bros pumping out videos like there noting props to you

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man

Lee's content is so good, I think in order to get the lowest production quality of a video from him it'll take hours if not days! Not even a single video that had made me disinterested, Peaked Interest, pristine quality. Ironically to him he didn't make the best he could've ever made, to us it just baffles us o_o

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, nice to know the feline community enjoys my work

Look how your channel has grown, very well done 👍

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Not just me. Subscriber growth really is a team effort.

@carolinepritchard3842

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest if your videos weren’t so good then you wouldn’t have the growth. It’s all you 😃

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

While that's true it also does require people to not only subscribe but stay subscribed so for me it's a team effort 🙂

God, this was so well made.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I like to put in a bit of effort

heartbreaking story

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, it's horrible any parent would put their child through this

What a brutally painful existence.

congrats youve successfully peaked my interest

You probably know by now, but in case you don't: Established Titles is a well known scam now.

This was common in that day a woman had no rights she had to do what her parents wanted once married she had to do what her husband wanted if she didn't comply she would be locked in a room until she complied or worse sent to an insane asylum if a single woman didn't live under her parents or another appropriate guardians roof she would be seen odd or worse deemed a witch and be put to death that GOD women have been liberated in this country there are still counties where women suffer abuse and have no rights

Thank you...

Damn she was so pretty. Fucked up man.

Probably the most tragic story I’ve heard in a very long while. Blanche Monnier RIP 🌻

Her mother was jealous of her stunning daughter, Thankyou for handling her death so carefully, I wonder who sent the letter to the police, The fact her father and brother knew and helped makes it worse, Can't believe he was able to live out the remainder of his life in a mansion 😡 , Women are not the angels society paints them as some of the worst cases in history have been carried out by women

Really like the new opening sequence!

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. They're always different for each video. Whatever serves the story best

Reminds me of the Sherlock Holmes Story The Copper Beeches, only there of course the young woman is saved by Holmes. Scary to know things like that happen in reality.

Consistent again with excellent presentation and production. Now to actually watch the video lol. Edit: Oh Lord that hissing is very noticeable. What happened there?

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

I tried to limit it as best I could. Some sort of interference. Unfortunately I only had two days to shoot so I couldn't go back and do it again.

@CheshaGurimu

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest At least it looked good. Must of been nice there. Was that in London?

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

No, actually it's north west UK. Way out in the country. It's a hotel made from a converted manor house.

Fantastic.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

One thing for sure Blanche after 25 years was no longer so.

14:55 i believe that photo is of Maude Fealy, an actress, not the victim in this case

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

I think you might be right there. Apologies for that mistake. Well spotted

I shared it on Facebook.

How desparately sad.

I hope people should take lesson from this story....🙏

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

So sad. Your own family are the first ones that would hurt you

That’s a whole ass room. Serious kudos on the background game.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I wanted to give it a unique look and the best way was to find a good location

Life can be cruel sometimes 😢

Even if Blanche chose not to leave the room (which only would have happened from the abuse she'd suffered so far) then a decent person would have called a doctor. Also, what a deeply pathetic family, like down to their physical core - Blanche outlived them all even though she'd been a captive for so long and they lived wealthy and healthy lives.

My spouse has one of those Scotland land titles, framed in the kitchen. Also I've seen them on Facebook their memes are very silly and never fail to make me laugh 😂 I've heard this story several times but it's always absolutely tragic. I can't even imagine how anyone can leave their loved ones in such a state, even if you keep them locked in a room to "keep them from disrespecting the family name" how could they leave her in such a horrid condition.

@PeakedInterest

Жыл бұрын

It's genuinely gross how someone can sacrifice a life to preserve a family name. Family IS the family name

@joseypussycat9424

Жыл бұрын

@@PeakedInterest Exactly, 100% that. There is no "family name" without Family.