Some years ago, I was one of a group of Scout Leaders invited to take tea with the Dean of Windsor after a service in St George's chapel in Windsor Castle. Sitting around an ancient, scarred, oak table in his apartments, we were treated to sandwiches, strawberries and cream and being a young 'history guy' I commented on the historic setting in which the Dean lived. He happily revealed that the table from which we ate had been used to carry the beheaded body of Charles 1st from the scaffold. I peered closely at the dark stains in absolute awe😁
There are also some other odd happenings with bodies. One is Elmer McCurdy. He was also an old outlaw in the Old West. His body was on display in the undertaker's office because no one claimed him. Then he toured the county as a sideshow attraction before coming to an amusement park in CA. There he was discovered by accident when filming an episode of the Million Dollar Man. He spent more time above ground dead than alive. Another interesting one is William Quantrill who was a guerilla warfare leader during the Civil War against the Union. He has three graves in three different states with body parts in all three. I have visited these graves myself. They certainly have a story worth telling as well!
I remember that! I think he was found in The Pike amusement area of downtown Long Beach Ca.. Sadly long gone, but it was still around when I attended Long Beach State University. That story, or even one about The Pike, once one of many old seaside resorts in California (most of which are gone now) would make another good story for The History Guy.
Great video once again. I grew up in Wyoming, and lived in Rawlins (Carbon County) in the 90's. I have heard these stories of Big Nose George many times, and have seen these "artifacts" in the Carbon County Museum.
The shoes made from the skin from 'Big Nose' must have been on loan to the Riverton, WY museum, because I remember seeing them on a school field trip around thirty years ago.
The section on Big Nose George made my morning. I'm from Wyoming and am very familiar with the story. One of my favorite newspaper quotes from that era came from the report of the lynching by Bill Nye of the Laramie Boomerang: "A letter written from the east and addressed to this office asks if we can give any information as to the whereabouts of Big Nose George. We cannot give any definite information, but the last seen of him he was standing on a flour barrel near a telegraph pole, and a man with a stopwatch was standing near him and preparing to kick the flour barrel from under him. It is thought that the man with abnormal nasal protuberance has gone somewhere by telegraph."
Technically, there is a distinction between coffins and caskets. The steel boxes sold by funeral homes today are caskets. Coffins are more fun this time of year. They are the 6-sided boxes which were popular for burial, usually associated with the 19th century. Dracula sleeps in a coffin.
I really appreciate the little windows into life you bring us. Please do a story on the lost / misplaced remains of the great naval hero John Paul Jones and his eventual return to America.
I don't often post things anymore. That being said I love your show and your presentation is awesome. I can tell you were a salesperson you have a silver tongue LOL. You get right to the heart of each matter and everything that I've known or done research on myself you have been 100% accurate. Thank you and thanks to mrs. History guy also ! 👍😃
A couple of quibbles: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms wasn't 'a phase of the English Civil Wars'- its an alternative term for them that accurately reflects the fact that fierce fighting occurred in Scotland and Ireland as well (also Wales, but for historical reasons, Wales was considered part of the Kingdom of England). Also Cromwell wasn't the only person to sign Charles I's death warrant- 59 people in all signed it. Cromwell just came in for particular attention as he made himself dictator in the King's stead. Charles II originally promised an amnesty for the surviving regicides, but quickly went back on his word and had as many of those surviving killed as he could. As well as those executed for treason in England, several of those who fled abroad to escape Charles were assassinated by his spies or fanatical royalists.
Sometime in the future for a Halloween store you might do the history of Thieves oil. It was a combination of natural oils that during the Black Death that thieves claimed work while they were digging up the dead and robbing the rich. Quite a fascinating story. Keep up the great work
Your style and presentation seems so much like CBS Sunday Morning, why have they not brought you in for weekly historical recaps? Would be epic. Great work as always.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I agree with terry boyer. You're too good for CBS. What would you do if CBS told you to re-write history to fit their political agenda?
Greetings from nova Scotia, thank you for another great video. I never miss any of your videos, I rarely comment...this video, more so perhaps than others highlight what a BORN teacher you are, I am thankful for the time you put into your videos,and the talent you kindly share with us,the " maxim manus lavet "
I sent an email to Caitlin Doughty of A Good Death fame. Interested in seeing what she would have to say about it. Maybe a future collaboration between The History Guy and Caitlin?
I work at a medical device company, where parts of cadavers of those who have donated their bodies to science, are used to train doctors. I believe this channel has done a video on use of cadavers in a medical setting in the past, and how those bodies are attained.
John Bradshaw is my ancestor, our branch of the family decided to change the name after his posthumous execution to distance themselves from him. They removed 1 whole letter!!!
Our family had a tif over something years ago and some of them are now Logsdon’s (my parents’ line) and some of them are Longsdons. They also subtracted one letter.
Hey, these are stories that belong on Caitlin Doughty's "Ask A Mortician" channel! See her "Iconic Corpse" series. Maybe there's an opportunity for some collaboration?
@Starr Child, you're literally correct: the stories aren't owned by anyone. But Ask A Mortician is a great channel for content on death and treatment of the dead after death. These stories would be appropriate fare on her channel, and there could be a great opportunity for The History Guy and Ask A Mortician to collaborate on telling more of the stories of these people.
@@davidlium9338, been there, done that, and subscribed. Ask A Mortician is one of our favorite UA-cam Channels, and we've watched most (though probably not quite all) of her content. I still think a collaboration between The History Guy and Ask A Mortician: Caitlin recently did a collaboration with Dr. Emily Zarka on PBS Digital's Monstrum regarding The Grim Reaper. It was great! Even if they never mentioned Grim from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy . . . .
it's the third video without subtitles (auto generated), it's a pity, it helps a lot non native english speakers. the litteral translation of "after they had shuffled off their mortal coil," in french is hilarious : after they switched off their mortal bobbins
Fascinating Episode, the tale of Big Nose Parrot reminds me of a documentary shown on the BBC sometime in the 1980's (I think) concerning the discovery of the remains of an outlaw who was embalmed after his death and who ended up in a ghost train and was discovered whilst a film crew were filming an episode of the Six Million Doller Man. I can't remember the outlaw's name or the circumstances of his death but as a post script to your episode I thought you may be interested.
Elmer McCurdy is his name. He was above the ground dead longer than he was above the ground alive. I have been to his grave as well as William Quantrill. He is another odd one with three graves in three states and body parts in all three.
It just struck me why I like your presentations so much, the history without a doubt but, you are most assuredly on a "Par" with Paul Harvey. I can think of no greater compliment. Thank you.
A comment on celebrity as much as anything. Give an excited crowd the body of any notorious modern celebrity, and you might see something equally bizarre.
Another Great Presentation... I live near Sudley (SUEDLEY is the way you say it) Castle and have visited on many an occasion. Cathrine Parr's remains are in a Lovely Chaple in a Peaceful spot in the Castle Grounds in Beautiful Gloucestershire.
The old Wyoming state prison museum is definitely worth a visit, if you ever find yourself in Rawlins. (Most people just tear through on the interstate--and for good reason--but it gets closed by bad weather on a pretty regular basis. Get supper at Anong's Thai restaurant while you're in town :P )
Might I suggest the History of Color Film, particularly Technicolor, which brightened my childhood, and still does! I am enamored of an early 3 strip (the kind we all loved) Technicolor episode featuring Henry Busse and his Orchestra doing his number 1 hit from 1934, (done in 1935) at the Lido in California at I think the legendary Ambassador Hotel. Stunning-restoration on that! Thank You again. Now to catch up on this and other episodes from my 37 day hospitalization! David
Dear THG, could you possibly include captions on your content? My husband and I have hearing impairment. It seems that most of your recent episodes have "unavailable" captioning. We love your channel and don't want to miss anything. 🤓
💜Dear History Guy, l have viewed your entire catalog and greatly admire your meticulous attention to content and accuracy. Today in your second or third sentence you made a common error that has prompted me to write. As a retired mortician, I cease breathing, I see red, my head turns purple and explodes when anyone says coffins when they are talking about CASKETS! By definition a coffin is anthropoidal in shape! Your only possible redemption lie in an episode of the History Guy on the forgotten history of caskets and coffins, their shape and why it is history that deserves to be remembered! Good Day Sir!:-)💜👌💜
I bought some matches today, and started wondering if you have already done a video about the history of matches, they probably have been somewhat luxury items in the beginning?
Hey @TheHistoryGuy - check out Ask a Mortician. She's done some great stuff on famous corpses in history (as well as just being awesome and informative).
Wonderful, I do so enjoy your work! I love history, and discovering all your gems of historical curiosities has been great. Just btw though - at 6:30 you talk about Catherine Howard's daughter (with Tom Seymour), then Lady Jane Grey...but the portrait you display isn't either of them. It's Henry VIII's 4th wife, Anne of Cleves). 🤷♀️🙂
Emotions play a large roll in what we decide is fit for the deceased. We may never understand what our ancestors felt during those times but may lay clear an understanding of no love for whom the bell tolls?
Very interesting! Thank you! and I don't know if you have already spoke about 1933 Soviet Ukraine where the people were so hungry they resorted to cannibalism? It's referred to as Holodomor. And the knowledge of what was going on was suppressed by the soviet government for decades. The victims almost never get spoken about and I just think they deserve to be remembered
G’day mate 🇦🇺🍻👍 Interesting material you post. Love the way in which you ‘execute’ it. Maybe do a little research into the life and death of Ned Kelly? He’s somewhat loved and loathed by many here in Australia. Anyway Cobb, have yaself a beaut day 🍻👍
There is a story - perhaps apocryphal - of someone hawking Cromwell's head alongside a smaller head which, according to the salesman, was "Cromwell's head when he was younger".
Some years ago, I was one of a group of Scout Leaders invited to take tea with the Dean of Windsor after a service in St George's chapel in Windsor Castle. Sitting around an ancient, scarred, oak table in his apartments, we were treated to sandwiches, strawberries and cream and being a young 'history guy' I commented on the historic setting in which the Dean lived. He happily revealed that the table from which we ate had been used to carry the beheaded body of Charles 1st from the scaffold. I peered closely at the dark stains in absolute awe😁
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Don't lie; you licked the table, didn't you?
C*O*O*L!!!
@@crazybarryfamwhat?!
Strangely enough I’m quite jealous sir.
"Shuffled off their mortal coil" ... Monty Python "Dead parrot sketch" came to mind, great phraseology.
If you hadn't nailed him to his perch he'd be pushing up the daisies...
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel He most certainly was an "ex-Parrot", not merely pining for the fjords....
Love the Parrot sketch, but “mortal coil” is from Shakespeare... Hamlet. (I had to look it up to make sure...)
I never wanted to be a pet shoppe owner...
I thought it was sleeping
This has got to be one of the best sites on UA-cam. It's great !
Did you see his video about the B-25 bomber that crashed into the middle of the Empire state building yet???;)
It happened in 1945
Indubitably
@@jaystreet46 the history guy does a great job on this story and many others
@@carlcomo196 I’m fully aware that he shares history that deserves to be remembered. I’ve been a fan for years now.
There are also some other odd happenings with bodies. One is Elmer McCurdy. He was also an old outlaw in the Old West. His body was on display in the undertaker's office because no one claimed him. Then he toured the county as a sideshow attraction before coming to an amusement park in CA. There he was discovered by accident when filming an episode of the Million Dollar Man. He spent more time above ground dead than alive. Another interesting one is William Quantrill who was a guerilla warfare leader during the Civil War against the Union. He has three graves in three different states with body parts in all three. I have visited these graves myself. They certainly have a story worth telling as well!
I remember that! I think he was found in The Pike amusement area of downtown Long Beach Ca.. Sadly long gone, but it was still around when I attended Long Beach State University. That story, or even one about The Pike, once one of many old seaside resorts in California (most of which are gone now) would make another good story for The History Guy.
@@briane3657 He should do it although there are some videos on him on youtube! ;)
McCurdy was the one I was rooting for in first place .
Long roll McCurdy…. ;)
The little skulls on the bowtie made my day.
I'm sure you hear it all the time but a podcast in your manner would be one of the most amazing pieces of media conceived.
In the works
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Incredible, I know what I'm telling my Co-Workers about today!
The body of this content is head over heels over history and is to be dissected into other things that deserve to be remembered.
Autopsy-Turvy
Da dum tsss.
As usual, History Guy, you killed it.
Great video once again. I grew up in Wyoming, and lived in Rawlins (Carbon County) in the 90's. I have heard these stories of Big Nose George many times, and have seen these "artifacts" in the Carbon County Museum.
The shoes made from the skin from 'Big Nose' must have been on loan to the Riverton, WY museum, because I remember seeing them on a school field trip around thirty years ago.
The section on Big Nose George made my morning. I'm from Wyoming and am very familiar with the story. One of my favorite newspaper quotes from that era came from the report of the lynching by Bill Nye of the Laramie Boomerang:
"A letter written from the east and addressed to this office asks if we can give any information as to the whereabouts of Big Nose George. We cannot give any definite information, but the last seen of him he was standing on a flour barrel near a telegraph pole, and a man with a stopwatch was standing near him and preparing to kick the flour barrel from under him. It is thought that the man with abnormal nasal protuberance has gone somewhere by telegraph."
Bill Nye is related to the science guy.
Technically, there is a distinction between coffins and caskets. The steel boxes sold by funeral homes today are caskets.
Coffins are more fun this time of year. They are the 6-sided boxes which were popular for burial, usually associated with the 19th century. Dracula sleeps in a coffin.
Holly Martins was told that Harry Lime was taken away in a coffin but this was a mistake on the part of Karl, the porter.
I really appreciate the little windows into life you bring us. Please do a story on the lost / misplaced remains of the great naval hero John Paul Jones and his eventual return to America.
We should not BURY this sort of knowledge, its history that deserved to be remembered. ;)
That is why I pick over the bones of history...
Y'all're gonna be the death of me!
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Forgetting it would be a GRAVE error.
This is history to die for...if that isn't too grave a statement to make.
@@6point5by55 careful with c19 around you dont want people COFIN on you.
I don't often post things anymore. That being said I love your show and your presentation is awesome. I can tell you were a salesperson you have a silver tongue LOL. You get right to the heart of each matter and everything that I've known or done research on myself you have been 100% accurate. Thank you and thanks to mrs. History guy also ! 👍😃
The most wholesome UA-camr
That would be John Townsend.
A couple of quibbles: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms wasn't 'a phase of the English Civil Wars'- its an alternative term for them that accurately reflects the fact that fierce fighting occurred in Scotland and Ireland as well (also Wales, but for historical reasons, Wales was considered part of the Kingdom of England). Also Cromwell wasn't the only person to sign Charles I's death warrant- 59 people in all signed it. Cromwell just came in for particular attention as he made himself dictator in the King's stead. Charles II originally promised an amnesty for the surviving regicides, but quickly went back on his word and had as many of those surviving killed as he could. As well as those executed for treason in England, several of those who fled abroad to escape Charles were assassinated by his spies or fanatical royalists.
Pay attention. He made all these points.
Thank you
St. Louis local here. So happy I found this channel ❤️
I thoroughly enjoyed the 'bits' of history presented in this story as well as your skull and crossbones bow tie. Very fitting.
Sometime in the future for a Halloween store you might do the history of Thieves oil. It was a combination of natural oils that during the Black Death that thieves claimed work while they were digging up the dead and robbing the rich. Quite a fascinating story. Keep up the great work
I love the story about Jeremy Bentham's cadaver. Also a quite interesting one as well.
The variety of topics covered on this channel is staggering! It's one of the many reasons why I love it so much!
I love this show! Keep up the great work History Guy! Thank you.
Your style and presentation seems so much like CBS Sunday Morning, why have they not brought you in for weekly historical recaps? Would be epic. Great work as always.
I eagerly await their call...
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Over to you #CBSSunday make it happen! This guy is fantastic.
And now the REST of the history...!
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Please no! I'd like to think you have too much integrity to work for that outfit.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I agree with terry boyer. You're too good for CBS. What would you do if CBS told you to re-write history to fit their political agenda?
Wow, that was a strange but interesting episode! Thanks Professor!
This is amazing. I had no idea that this had happened. I always thought that Charles II had dealt with the living regicides only.
Your segments never fail to inform and entertain...To you I say...🖖👍B💪...
Cromwell's head sure got a-round...
A-ha! A roundhead, I see what you did there. Good one.
Clown
Would haved liked to been in that bar
@@paulherzog9605 Yer pint would've had a good head on it.
Greetings from nova Scotia, thank you for another great video. I never miss any of your videos, I rarely comment...this video, more so perhaps than others highlight what a BORN teacher you are, I am thankful for the time you put into your videos,and the talent you kindly share with us,the " maxim manus lavet "
Love to see History from my beautiful home state of Wyoming. Thank you from your fans here in Casper!
I mean, the last guy was still being useful there at the end.
Doors do need to be stopped...
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel And ashes do need to be trayed.
Good point. Being a pair of shoes is a very fitting end.
His head (or at a least part of it) was perhaps more useful in death than it ever was in life.
@@eugenetswong So, George 'Big Nose' Parrot, had a sole after all. :-)
Thank you.
I sent an email to Caitlin Doughty of A Good Death fame. Interested in seeing what she would have to say about it. Maybe a future collaboration between The History Guy and Caitlin?
I work at a medical device company, where parts of cadavers of those who have donated their bodies to science, are used to train doctors.
I believe this channel has done a video on use of cadavers in a medical setting in the past, and how those bodies are attained.
I can watch you all day long. Brilliant viewing every time
Hannibal Lecter: "I must visit that museum in Wyoming, need some new ideas for some old friends."
John Bradshaw is my ancestor, our branch of the family decided to change the name after his posthumous execution to distance themselves from him. They removed 1 whole letter!!!
Our family had a tif over something years ago and some of them are now Logsdon’s (my parents’ line) and some of them are Longsdons. They also subtracted one letter.
Might put you on a different page of the phone book, at least!
Hey, these are stories that belong on Caitlin Doughty's "Ask A Mortician" channel! See her "Iconic Corpse" series. Maybe there's an opportunity for some collaboration?
@Starr Child, you're literally correct: the stories aren't owned by anyone. But Ask A Mortician is a great channel for content on death and treatment of the dead after death. These stories would be appropriate fare on her channel, and there could be a great opportunity for The History Guy and Ask A Mortician to collaborate on telling more of the stories of these people.
Hell
@@TheTwinangels, huh? What is that comment supposed to mean?
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@@davidlium9338, been there, done that, and subscribed. Ask A Mortician is one of our favorite UA-cam Channels, and we've watched most (though probably not quite all) of her content.
I still think a collaboration between The History Guy and Ask A Mortician: Caitlin recently did a collaboration with Dr. Emily Zarka on PBS Digital's Monstrum regarding The Grim Reaper. It was great! Even if they never mentioned Grim from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy . . . .
Humans are weird...
These 3 stories have a high halloween atmosphere about them. I see an Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven setting :-)
No. "The Tell-tale Heart" maybe . . .
Nah, he did a Poe-themed video once, & it flopped, so he said "Nevermore."
Man, I just love your videos. You are one of the best narrators/presenters I have ever seen.
it's the third video without subtitles (auto generated), it's a pity, it helps a lot non native english speakers.
the litteral translation of "after they had shuffled off their mortal coil," in french is hilarious : after they switched off their mortal bobbins
Subtitles are enabled on our end. They sometimes take a while to generate.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Thank you.
I guess that Mr Parrot had a sole after all. Two of them in fact.
He left big shoes to fill.
George Parrot strikes me as a bit of a heel, actually....
Ya think he was Shoe-ish?
We tend to want to make the treatment of the corpse either our last loving statement or our last revenge--very little in the middle.
🎼The things you do for love 🎼of History Guy and History Gal. And your little cat too!
I wonder if History Guy locks the door now so that History Cat cannot make cameo appearances? I miss the Cat!
Just too good.....like all excellent history teachers, you are a great storyteller (raconteur??)
Should do a cross over with Ask a Mortian, Icon Corpses.
Love the skull and crossbones tie.
You never disappoint.
Well done story... even better than usual! Loved the tie.
Fascinating Episode, the tale of Big Nose Parrot reminds me of a documentary shown on the BBC sometime in the 1980's (I think) concerning the discovery of the remains of an outlaw who was embalmed after his death and who ended up in a ghost train and was discovered whilst a film crew were filming an episode of the Six Million Doller Man. I can't remember the outlaw's name or the circumstances of his death but as a post script to your episode I thought you may be interested.
Elmer McCurdy. Two movies and a long career in a funhouse! He was more successful in death than he was in life!
Remember seeing that on television seems people thought he was a wood carving.
Elmer McCurdy is his name. He was above the ground dead longer than he was above the ground alive. I have been to his grave as well as William Quantrill. He is another odd one with three graves in three states and body parts in all three.
I hope it was after his death that he was embalmed; the alternative would be rather gruesome.
Many thanks for the information. One thing which has come to mind is that his remains were toxic as the embalming fluid at the time contained arsenic!
🤔About 4:30 I was expecting an "Alas, poor Oliver..."😺
Thank you for sharing this very interesting article with me !
George's story was the best of the three. Fantastic.
It just struck me why I like your presentations so much, the history without a doubt but, you are most assuredly on a "Par" with Paul Harvey. I can think of no greater compliment. Thank you.
A comment on celebrity as much as anything. Give an excited crowd the body of any notorious modern celebrity, and you might see something equally bizarre.
thanks
That is crazeeeeeee! Thx for sharing!!
Another Great Presentation... I live near Sudley (SUEDLEY is the way you say it) Castle and have visited on many an occasion. Cathrine Parr's remains are in a Lovely Chaple in a Peaceful spot in the Castle Grounds in Beautiful Gloucestershire.
The old Wyoming state prison museum is definitely worth a visit, if you ever find yourself in Rawlins. (Most people just tear through on the interstate--and for good reason--but it gets closed by bad weather on a pretty regular basis. Get supper at Anong's Thai restaurant while you're in town :P )
Another gem
Great video..One small point. In usage here in England the letter c in proboscis is silent but clearly American usage differs.
Also Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire is pronounced "SOODLY"
Excellent history lesson.
Finally! Someone in UA-cam pronouncing macabre properly
Interesting as usual thanks for the episode.
People are just DYING to be mentioned by The History Guy!
The American WW2 Submarine USS Tang and Richard H. O'Kane might would make a good video for you.
We all get our turn in the box, we just hope it is later rather than sooner.
I love this history guy
Learning a lot
Well, Halloween is only 10 days away, so....thanks for the creepy vibes!
Famous Remains. Iconic Corpses you could say.
Excellent video, sir
Thank you for the history lesson.
I bet you could do a long series on this topic!
wow... those folks realy took revenge seriously!!
Might I suggest the History of Color Film, particularly Technicolor, which brightened my childhood, and still does! I am enamored of an early 3 strip (the kind we all loved) Technicolor episode featuring Henry Busse and his Orchestra doing his number 1 hit from 1934, (done in 1935) at the Lido in California at I think the legendary Ambassador Hotel. Stunning-restoration on that! Thank You again. Now to catch up on this and other episodes from my 37 day hospitalization! David
Dear THG, could you possibly include captions on your content? My husband and I have hearing impairment. It seems that most of your recent episodes have "unavailable" captioning. We love your channel and don't want to miss anything. 🤓
His "Oranges and Forgotten History", about 3 days ago, had captions! Yay!
💜Dear History Guy, l have viewed your entire catalog and greatly admire your meticulous attention to content and accuracy. Today in your second or third sentence you made a common error that has prompted me to write.
As a retired mortician, I cease breathing, I see red, my head turns purple and explodes when anyone says coffins when they are talking about CASKETS!
By definition a coffin is anthropoidal in shape!
Your only possible redemption lie in an episode of the History Guy on the forgotten history of caskets and coffins, their shape and why it is history that deserves to be remembered!
Good Day Sir!:-)💜👌💜
Great work.
You forgot to mention the story about Elmer J. McCurdy.
My goodness....thank you.
Fascinating in a gruesome way, but presented with humor and light-heartedness by The History Guy.👻
Wow. Thanks for this.
I think that the story that made me the saddest was that of Catherine's. Digging her up like that seemed unfair.
Fascinating vid!
On a slight tangent, the story of Row E of the Oise-Aisne Military Cemetery in France is well worth an episode.
William Burke's cadaver would make an interesting topic, if you make a part2 on this subject.
I bought some matches today, and started wondering if you have already done a video about the history of matches, they probably have been somewhat luxury items in the beginning?
Yes.
Make no bones about it, this was an incredibly inter[esting] episode.
Hey @TheHistoryGuy - check out Ask a Mortician. She's done some great stuff on famous corpses in history (as well as just being awesome and informative).
Wonderful, I do so enjoy your work! I love history, and discovering all your gems of historical curiosities has been great. Just btw though - at 6:30 you talk about Catherine Howard's daughter (with Tom Seymour), then Lady Jane Grey...but the portrait you display isn't either of them. It's Henry VIII's 4th wife, Anne of Cleves). 🤷♀️🙂
Love the skull and crossbones bow tie....
Emotions play a large roll in what we decide is fit for the deceased. We may never understand what our ancestors felt during those times but may lay clear an understanding of no love for whom the bell tolls?
For further readings, see "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach, pub 2004
Love your videos, but I do appreciate captioning. Thanks.
Hi 🙋♀️ this is a really nice 👍🏻
That's a lovely bow tie.
Good old Wyoming, can't find a tree when ya need one...
Very interesting! Thank you! and I don't know if you have already spoke about 1933 Soviet Ukraine where the people were so hungry they resorted to cannibalism? It's referred to as Holodomor. And the knowledge of what was going on was suppressed by the soviet government for decades. The victims almost never get spoken about and I just think they deserve to be remembered
G’day mate 🇦🇺🍻👍
Interesting material you post. Love the way in which you ‘execute’ it.
Maybe do a little research into the life and death of Ned Kelly? He’s somewhat loved and loathed by many here in Australia.
Anyway Cobb, have yaself a beaut day 🍻👍
There is a story - perhaps apocryphal - of someone hawking Cromwell's head alongside a smaller head which, according to the salesman, was "Cromwell's head when he was younger".