Amazing Royal Helmet Collection!
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2023
- Join me as we open Kaiser Wilhelm II's closets and examine his vast collection of uniforms and swords - in this episode, helmets and headgear!
Special thanks to the staff at Huis Doorn for inviting me on a private tour of the building and grounds. My thanks to the following persons: Curator Cornelis van der Bas, Junior Curator Leon van der Kuil, and Marketeer Jaël Buteijn. Many thanks for such a memorable and fascinating visit!
For information on visiting Huis Doorn, please go to: www.huisdoorn.nl/en/homepage/
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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bundesarchiv; Jaël Buteijn
Well done to the curators of Huis Doorn for being so accommodating, and to Dr Felton for acquiring this footage.
This video made me want to go there it not that far from my home maybe a hour ride.
Lovely work Doc you're looking good. Here is hoping the authorities take your advice to heart.
I wonder how secure that place is? Storing so many priceless artifacts in one place seems a little reckless
A lot of trust involved from both sides. An honor no doubt earned by the good reputation from Dr. Felton's work.
@@TheLoxxxtonMuseum Huis Doorn is a national museum. The collection is well preserved.
Although not available to the public, it’s comforting to know that all these items seem to be well preserved and cared for. Amazing collection.
Amazing how much royalty can keep away from the people who funded them/all this once upon a time finery.
WHY did he bother taking it all into banishment with him ¿?
The upside of keeping them away from the sun is that they remain in very good condition.
If they were put on display they would be stolen in days.
@@aapje
They make glass that protects things from the Sun. It's not that expensive considering the money they could make.
@@lordgarion514 Displaying these things will probably cost a lot of money since they don't have room in the current building, so they would have to build a new one. It's very unlikely that there will be enough extra visitors or extra income to pay for it.
How fantastic, as a tailor I can't wait for your episode on the Kaiser's uniforms. How honoured you must have felt to be allowed to view these precious items.
My great uncle was one of his bodyguards on the train leaving Germany. I inherited his pristine C96 Mauser pistol about 20 years ago. I believe it’s never been fired, not a single blemish in the barrel. It has the imperial crest on the top of the receiver. I have it in a display case on my wall.
That's amazing! I don't suppose you'd care to post a pic of it & share it with the rest of us, would you?
I don’t think pictures can be posted on UA-cam unfortunately. It’s got a Red 9 embroidered on the grip. Oberndorf is listed on the receiver. I was told by my great aunt about his story accompanying the Kaiser on this journey. The entire entourage was terrified of becoming the fate of the Russian Tzar and his staff. His family never returned to Germany after escorting Wilhelm to Dorn. They were given safe passage to America after the war. I was given the pistol because I was know to be very interested in this timeframe in the work and I would preserve it place in history. No other object is a greater hero or villain than a firearm. My great aunt said Wilhelm did care about the peopled Germany and that’s why he left, he hoped it would stop a revolution from destroying the country.
What? Not securely stored in a steel box with trigger lock and ammo stored in a differnt room? How un-Canadian. :)
Facetious Canadian humor,...as a Yank south of the boarder in Texas, I love it! @@TheWolfsnack
More amazing your Gov didnt grab it right off your hands and then put you in jail LOL
Dr. Mark's 5 years of dedication is admirable, appreciate all the hard work and research you do
Certainly :)
Dr. Feltons dedication to his research has been far more than 5 years.
I'm happy that you got the acces Dr. Felton. As a Dutch citizen I am happy we all can finally see what's normally not for everyone. Putting it in a museum would be amazing but I think our government is in a delicate situation as our former Queen helped the Kaiser out and the question is what to do now with all the artifacts
+1!
“Dr Mark” sounds like “Captain Gene”.
I was given a private tour of the Kaisers uniform horde years ago as a Guest Officer just having graduated the Dutch Airborne Officers course. It took over 3 hours...and as a very advanced Militaria collector/dealer myself, my head was spinning for days.
I can imagine! My head would have spun for days as well assuming I didn't pass out on the spot!
Geweldig!
You lucky bastard! Lol
If any of Kaiser items are not wanted anymore, give it all to me, i will keep it for free.
@@johnnyreb3542 Johnny, if the Dutch Airborne Officer's course was as tough as the Marine Officer Candidate Course I went through then luck didn't have much to do with Bigsky's tour of the collection, it strikes me as a well earned reward for a job well done.
Being an old German militaria collector beginning in the 1960s I about fell out of my chair when you opened up that first closet! I doubt if very many people out there have any idea about the significance or the astounding value of that collection. Thanks Mark, it would be impossible for me to overstate my appreciation for everything that you do, Cheers!!
Imagine de Huis is now a/on target.
Nae wonder they've had it away behind closed doors.
@@suzyqualcast6269 I was thinking the exact same thing..
I remember way back in 1971 when I was training as a theatre stage manager and props master for a theatre company in Brisbane, Australia the theatre company required the loan of a German spiked helmet from World War I. They were doing the musical play "Oh What A Lovely War". A request was put out in the daily newspaper and it was answered by a little old lady in the outer suburbs. She donated freely a genuine German Pickelhaube helmet. It belonged to her family and it was a bit sad for the worse of wear. We did our best to brighten it up and polish the brass wear. The chinstrap was deteriorating but it was strengthened with some leather. I often wonder where that wonderful German helmet is today and that it has been cared for by the theatre.
Given two million subscribers, this gesture by the curators of Huis Doorn to Dr. Felton has exposed this invaluable treasure to a big audience. You would never see content of such high quality on the History Channel…
Because it is chasing too many Aliens!
Do you mean the Martian History Channel?
The history channel has nothing on Dr Felton and his work He's leaps and bounds ahead of their elementary work
@@diegoferreiro9478ALIENS!!!
The History Channel would double their viewership overnight if they began airing Mark’s content and compensating him handsomely for doing so
I'm so jealous of you Mark to be given this exclusive experience
Well, he is a professional historian, so it is not hard to understand why they did it.
I'm content to view these historical artifacts via YT. Thanks for sharing Dr. Mark!
@@mediocreman6323 I’d expect just this sort of reply from a mediocre man.
You can visit the house for yourselves if you'd like. There's a normal guided tour that's really informative!
If only a few people get to see something, were all glad it's Dr. Felton, he shares it all with us.
As a Savile Row tailor, seeing this is a lovely thing. And good on you, Mark, bringing this to us.
I want to first say, Thank you, to the Dutch authorities for authorizing Mark's visit and for the unprecedented access to the Kaisers collection. Second, Thank you, Mark for getting the access that you did and for filming what you could!! Please tell me that you filmed the Kaisers medal collection?? Any single piece from this collection would be worth thousands of dollars or euros. In my opinion as a WWI and WWII militaria collector, the collection is invaluable and no price could be put on it and to sell off the collection piece by piece would be a travesty of epic proportions to history. Therefore, the only respectful thing to do is to make this collection and the Huis Dorn a museum and allow the public to view these incredible pieces of history. It is World War One history and needs to be preserved and shown to the public so generations to come can see and understand who the Kaiser was and what he placed importance on and what he did not. Kudos again Mark!! I cant wait to see the remaining videos of what you were able to capture.
Most of the Kaiser's medals were given to his family and are in Germany today. A few remain at Doorn and will feature in a future video.
@@MarkFeltonProductions Mark, I did not know that. I will look forward to seeing what medals you were able to view on an upcoming video. I am truly looking forward to the uniforms as well! I have all of my Opa's medals, a couple of uniforms and most of his paperwork including his wehrpass and pilot logbook. He was a HE-111, Arado 234 and JU 52 pilot in the Luftwaffe during WWII. His Heinkel HE-111 is in the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.. Apparently, the british found it where he had abandoned it when my Opa surrendered to the allies and they brought it back to the U.K. to analyze and display it as a war trophy. The Americans got it and it stayed in a private collection for years in the U.S. before the Smithsonian got it and restored it to full working order. They had my Opa and the family out for the unveiling of the exhibit in the early 90's. My Opa lived until 2010 and died at 93. Wilhelm (Willi) Kriessman. R.I.P. Opa 🙏
History should not be kept closed away in closets! An amazing collection! Thank you for having it shared!! 👍
I will always remember one of my history professors contemplating on this type of stuff, where he basically said that there is so much history out there that is still unknown because of how many people still have documents and other historical items that they may not even be aware of in their attic or some drawer in their house.
With no doubt the reason that the collection is so complete and perfect is that people are allowed no access. Flashbulbs alone would have taken a serious toll. Sad that private collectors will never have an opportunity here but it absolutely needs to be kept intact as a collection.
Go take a look in Sedlec in the Czech Republic.
It is near a place called Kutna Hora.
It is a small little church filled with bones of victims of the black death.
A monk stacked em all up and made art of it, basically.
It is a very special place, very beautiful.
Open to the public.
And guess what the public does?
They take with em permanent markers and write their name or some symbol on the skulls of dead people.
And so yeah, i agree, it shouldn't be kept away.
BUT as we can see from crazies from the just stop oil movement, people will damage or destroy everything.
They dont care about throwing paint over a painting that is history to promote their cause.
And others just want to have their name being written on the forehead of a man or woman who died in the middle ages from the black death.
I think it is best to keep it this way and only display it to serious people.
@@bertjesklotepinobeen there. Didn't desecrate the remains.
@@anthonykaiser974 I can not understand people who do feel the need to put their name on the skull of a dead human being.
But then again, there are these colors they use for paintings. The old paint masters used em mostly. Now you have this museum that stores a lot of em paints they used in the old days. And one of em is called Mummies brown. (i may have not spelled it correctly. Im dutch)
But anyways, there is a video from Tom Scott if im not mistaken. And in it you can see it and get explained what it is made of.
Which is obvious..... the name says it.
Imagine grinding up mummies to get a certain kind of brown pigment to put on a canvas for a painting.
Anyways....
I think a lot of stuff should be stored behind bulletproof very very thick glass panels. With steel mesh in it, behind it and infront of it.
So the public can see the stuff behind it, but there just aint no way they are ever going to reach it.
But to install all of that for to show some old junk a German Kaiser had.... clothes, and other old junk..... i think it is not worth the investment.
So, then we are left with just storing it securely.
Sad, but ey: You cant build a museum big enough to house all of it securely. It would take a building as large as Australia (i guess) to house all of em artifacts and display em and have em be secure and so on.
Many thanks Dr. Felton for bringing forgotten history to life. A unique opportunity to reveal these items to a wider public.
My compliments to Huis Doorn! Thank you very much!
Holy Cow, I've never seen a more impressive collection of German uniforms or militaria. It's the holy grail of German military uniforms and headgear. That collection is probably worth tens of millions of dollars. I'm surprised those items are not cataloged and on museum display. Maybe the best video you have done yet. You do not disappoint Mark. Great work Dr. Felton.
Fun part is that you can brake in in every Dutch museum easily. Simply because it never happened before and that the exact reason why the Dutch won't spend much money on security. To expensive. The insurance will cover it, is the thought.
@@theblackhand6485what a nonsense
I'm pretty sure that you have to go to multiple locked doors in order to reach these item's. Most likely electronically secured. There a probably security personnel close by. So you won't steal these so easily.
And even if you did. These are unique items. When word gets out there stolen they become unsaleable.
@@theblackhand6485complete rubbish. If that were the case there wouldn't be any museum collections left.
The fact that there are only disproves your point.
@@theblackhand6485as a dutch person i can confirm that this is BS
They couldn’t have let a better person in to view those precious relics. Many thanks for sharing Dr. Felton.
Thank you very much for letting us see such rare military regalia Dr. Felton, and thank you to the staff at Huis Doorn for allowing all of us to see these items along with you.
Long time subscriber and fan of your channel, this video was my favorite by far. As a WWI aficionado, amateur historian, and militaria collector seeing the Kaiser's headgear so amazingly preserved simply brought a tear to my eye. It was just so beautiful, thank you for sharing. I humby own a 1916 stahlhelm and a dress pickelhaube, but the prize of my collection is my grandfather's war booty 18" sawback mauser bayonet. So moved I had to tell you how much my household loves your work Dr Felton ❤ When I go full history professor at the dinner table my daughter always says "War Stories..With Papa Felton" in your accent 😂 Big fans over here can't wait for more from your special trip to Huis Doorn. Cheers sir.
The curators have done an excellent job of preserving these items. Very impressive condition.
What's Mark doing in my closet??
I told him not too look in that box sorry bro he didn’t listen
@@soon2bsaint680 The staff will need more training then.😅
Are you saying that Mark should come out of the closet?
Try to be Kaiser 🤣🤣
He stole your underwear 😂
I seriously could watch NOTHING but this channel all day. The historical content you share is absolutely fascinating, providing a rich tapestry of insights into our shared past.
Fascinating work Mark. Tip-o-the-hat to Huis Doorn for keeping the history alive.
What a fascinating collection. So glad the Dutch Government has kept such good care of it.
What an amazing collection of objects of such historical interest! I certainly hope the Dutch authorities will seriously consider putting them on public display. And thanks to Dr. Felton for sharing all this with us. Always the best of military history channels.
When I visited Huis Doorn they were on display.
Put them, it, all out - > watch it start to vanish......
If I may mention Kedleston, (and no doubt elsewhere, not least the Normandy Musees/for sale 'galleries' ) and you know about the losses, you'll know what I mean.
@@michaelflick1177I believe they put a small amount on display
I look forward to the rest of this series. Dr. Felton's videos get an automatic thumbs up before his intro music is finished playing.
Truly one of the most amazing collection I ever saw : Its enthralling. We must be grateful, Wilhelms personal property was not scattered , pilfered , looted .
Thanks to Doorns Curators, and Dr. Mark Felton, for his care, and dedication.
The condition of the items is STUNNING!!!!!
An incredible once in a lifetime honour to be allowed to view these items. They must hold you in very high esteem to allow such a visit. I can only imagine the weight of history in those rooms. Fascinating.
I was there recently but as I am not a famous historian/youtube creator, I was not given the grand tour 😄 thank you so much dr. Felton for these videos and thanks to the curators of Huis Doorn for letting dr. Felton share these treasures with the public. Hopefully more funds will be going its way to make it possible to exhibit more of its vast collection kept in storage.
The power of the Internet in breaking down secrecy is fascinating.
I love how Mark Felton asks if we have seen a previous video. The answer is Yes. We watch every one Mark, and we love them . We love the follow up videos connected to a previous video even more.
Mark, you have unlocked a door for all of us. Thank you!
Mark, you are a privileged person to be able to see such historical WW1 / Wilhelm 2nd Keizer items. When I visited I got the normal tourist tour. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that Boudewijn Buch (Dutch eccentric, TV presnetator and writer) often visited the Doorn house and there are two films on YT in which he can also look in the cupboard with helmets. Top video, class!
I look it up Telly! THNX.
Keep up the great work, Dr. Felton & team!!
Absolutely incredible. Doubtless your reputation as a historian eased the way for the curators to open up these valuable items for your inspection.
This Dr.Felton.. is pure Gold! Never knew this would be so fascinating. Thank you very much!
This is incredible to see those beautifully preserved helmets. A fascinating and unique video! Thank you Mr. Felton!
Beautiful, and well presented as always Mark. I agree its a shame that the entire collection isn't on display, Its historic value would be priceless to history buffs, and anyone who saw it.
This is simply amazing. If this were a museum, I would go see it.
The pure knowledge fest is like a fix! Thank you for all your hard work in bringing us another treat and historical education. A genuine delight to learn from you. This is one of your best lessons ever. Thank you for sharing with us.
What an amazing collection and history! How fortunate that they were kind enough to allow you access . How thrilled you must have been for the privilege !
What a treasure trove.👏
I don’t think Dr. Felton is physically capable of producing uninteresting content. Thank you so much for all your videos. Fascinating!
Mark, what a superb, historic video that transports us back to another age. I am struck by the quality of the items shown and especially the excellent condition of all that you featured.
I'm very interested in WWI and the end of the German Empire, so this was a real treat for me.
Before coming to the United States after WWII, one of my grandmothers was living in Germany during this period so I have not just an intellectual interest in this material but a personal one as well.
A fun piece of trivia that you might not be aware of Dr Felton: The nickname of the Kaiser among the German people was "der Reise Kaiser" because he traveled around so much, including, as you pointed out in this video, to Turkey.
I am a British Royalty Victorian historian reader. Listening and seeing this video (you have posted), makes me know that you are researching and keeping European history alive with interesting details for all of us to know. Thank you for posting this remarkable pristine collection of Emperor Wilhelm II's Military Uniforms.
Simply astounding. I have studied Wilhelm in great detail but never had the chance yet to make it to Doorn. There is something very intimate about seeing the clothes of an historical figure. Very melancholic too. The cloth we drape on our bodies say so much about us.
Much credit to the Dutch government for the careful preservation of these priceless artifacts and for giving you generous access I wonder if any thoughts have ever been given to moving them to safekeeping in a museum environment, even if they are not on display. Keeping them in historical context in an old and probably highly combustible building is literally playing with fire, no joke intended
No it was the last will of Wilhelm to keep it in that house so they sre honoring it
Absolutely stunning, priceless artifacts. I agree that, with proper context, these helmets and uniforms could be invaluable teaching materials.
The workmanship on these early headgear was exquisite.
Dr. Felton, you are so privileged to be granted access to such precious artefacts. Thank you for allowing us vicarious access to see these historic items of such a personal nature. I'm looking forward to the next episode. Thanks also to the curators of Huis Doorn for granting you access.
mark going places for us, thanks again for this! you are making sure history is not forgotten! This has to be the only channel not full of trolls in the comment section, says something about the people who enjoy history :)
Amazing!! Dr Felton I hope you give us more. Thank you kindly.
Thanks for bringing us along Mark
Much appreciated to those who may never visit where you take us
Thank You
Incomparable historic collection. Thanks for revealing to the world!
Awesome! Mark Felton is the best historian and researcher of my lifetime. We sure are very lucky to see all these Spectacular stories in UA-cam. I sure hope the Dutch Authorities finally display all the Kaiser's helmets and uniforms to the public, so that they can witness History from the Last Emperor of Germany. One thing is to read a Book of History, but with Mark Felton's Magnificent Videos in UA-cam we all live those Historical moments.
Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this.
Incredible to see the Kaiser’s uniform and medals in immaculate condition.
Was looking forward to this one :)
The late Boudewijn Buch (Dutch eccentric, TV presentor and writer) often visited the Doorn house and there are two video on UA-cam
So lucky to see such a wonderful collection. Well done as always.
You're a very lucky individual to see them in person Dr Mark Felton. We are also lucky that you can share this wonderful slice of amazing history. Many thanks from everyone.
Mark, you are an amazing “corespondent” from the past! Hope that your productions give you the energy and joy that you deserve! Your work gives pleasure and knowledge to so many people! All the best from Sweden!
Wow. Just ... wow. Thank you for this respectful introduction into a museum we'd never otherwise have access to.
You stole (well, paraphrased) my reaction ... Wow. Wow. Wow. Absolutely magnificent!! Dr. Felton - the work you do, i.e. impeccable research, objective, high production quality, and unearthing NEW stories is simply remarkable. We owe you for your service. Please continue!
Oh my, thanks so much for getting us a look at that fabulous collection Doctor Felton! Needless to say I went wide-screen on the laptop so I wouldn't miss a thing!
It would be fantastic if the curators of Huis Doorn could manage a rotating display of the Kaiser's collection of uniforms and militaria, not all at once of course but an assortment of samples from time to time. In addition to being educational it would probably give the historic site a tremendous boost in visitors.
( A stupid question Doctor but I have to ask, did they let you try on any of the headgear? What a rush for you THAT would have been!)
I remember visiting Huis Doorn years ago. Never knew they had all this in a closet somewhere. Very impressive.
Amazing!! I'm shocked these are not on public display! I'd love to see the treasures held back from the relatives trying to recover them.
If they were out before the public they'd no longer be there to be viewed, by the rest of the general public. Unfortunately.
Absolutely superb! Thank you once again, Dr. Felton. I can't help but envy you your experience there at Huis Doorn. 👍
Dr. Mark is an amazing narrator of history. The detail he includes in his videos shows that he thoroughly researches each of the subjects that he documents in his videos. I always enjoy watching and learning from them.
Kudos to the docents of Huis Doorn. They have done an excellent job of preservation of Kaiser Wilhelm II's uniforms, pikelhelms, hats, and swords.
What's a fascinating treasure trove.
Emperor Wilhelm II was a man with very good taste. As a child he wore a Scottish uniform.
This is by far one of my favorite Dr Felton history lessons. The beauty in something that’s associate it with the military and the stories each has ,is fascinating!!…👍Thanks Dr Felton👍
Oh and can’t wait to see the kaisers Wilhelm II uniforms😃
An amazing opportunity! Thanks for adding it to the historical record. Absolutely stunning!
Thank You DR Mark for all Your Hard work in these Videos.
I've seen these hats and uniforms in photos and postcards so many times i'm amazed they still exist
Just think how old they are
VERY Good Video ,A Delight to watch,You never cease to amaze us with your Insights and Informative Videos ,Kudos to You Mark.
thank you for sharing this with us mark, you are the best and im happy for you that you got to see all of this live.
This is fantastic. I look forward to coming episodes regarding this magnificent find
Thank you for sharing
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I bet those would get a good price if the family needed some cash! Thanks for the video, awesome!
They are all now owned by the Dutch state.
I can’t imagine the family would ever need cash in the near future 😂
@@MarkFeltonProductions Which is great - I would hate to see a collection like this decontextualized and broken up.
@@agentmueller The Hohenzollern family is still filthy rich!
Your videos and your narration of them is just a cut above every other channel on UA-cam and probably every History Channel on TV as well. Thank you Mr. Felton for your dedication to your craft, it’s an educational opportunity that would certainly be lost or severely lacking if you were not doing this work.
Blown away that they granted access to these priceless pieces of history. Top notch, and a hat tip to those who made this video possible over at Huis Doorn.
Always Mark is teaching us untold history, he is the best.
That collection is one of a kind. I’ve never seen anything so magnificent as that. I hope this collection can find its way to a museum for public display as it’s a treasure trove of historical artifacts that you just won’t find anywhere else. Magnificent collection to say the least and a window into the world of the man who left his legacy behind for the world to see. Dr. Felton never fails to impress with his dedication to unlocking the mysteries of the past. What a magnificent find this was !!!
Fascinating narrative and thanks Mark . The Kaiser was obsessed with uniforms , the more grandiose the better , possibly to compensate for his many shortcomings .
It is genuinely amazing how passionate about these things, I couldn’t think of any other monarch that was so passionate about their hobbies, such as collecting military uniforms
Would love, love, love to see an episode covering the field marshal batons and swords. Amazing and excellent work as always Dr. Felton.
I will be making such an episode
Spectacularly ornate and detailed metal work rivaling and surpassing anything made today.
Thanks Mark, l'm glad they let you view these incredible articles & that you are able to share them with us.
Great tour of the Kaiser's helmets/headgear. Thanks for bringing us such interesting historical side notes.
Wow! Just 'Wow'. An amazing look at this time capsule of history. My appetite is whetted for the next video in this series.
A marvelous museum could be built around the caps/hats/helmets and uniforms! I would easily pay several Euros to visit such a museum! Thanks for another fantastic video, Dr Felton. ❤😊
Knowing the historical event that these objects were actually present for leans them an aura, you can almost SEE it! Mind-blowing Dr. Felton! 🤯
Mark your knowledge of often overlooked history astounds me. Excellent work again.
Exquisite video and with plenty more of Kaiser's wardrobe (and hopefully medals) to look forward to, i'm ecstatic.
I collect German militaria and memorabilia from all eras until 1945 that are within my budget to acquire at any given time, so this is just the kind of content to adore.
I recently bought a high-quality Prussian officer's medal bar from the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian war and i absolutely cannot get enough of it. A six-medal-bar with some pricey, near-mint specimens too.
Each medal has a lot of info to educate oneself and others about history, that's what's so great about this stuff.
Those bad boys with the 1870 iron cross and other high Prussian orders are so rare, worth thousands of euros and sell almost immediately from the dealer's inventories.
stunning collection, stunning episode, can't wait to see the rest of your viewing.
Excellent as usual. Watching these is like getting a Ph.D. in WW1/WW2 history. Very thankful Doc Felton!
Wow, this is excellent stuff. Thanks to both you for the effort and to the folks at Huis Doorn for allowing you access to share with us.
Very interesting. I too hope the Dutch will begin to share this unique WW1 collection with everyone. Thanks for posting.
What a great mini series this is becoming about the Kaiser....yet again another fantastic contribution...I am sure Dr Felton would agree that this could be several hours long just explaing the head dress alone! Looking forward to the next one...
I would be close to fainting seeing all these historic items in one place. I've become dizzy just watching the video!
HOME RUN Dr. Felton and sincere thanks to the curators of, what is actually an amazing museum!