Lord Byron's Scandalous Love Life | The Adventures Of Lord Byron | Timeline
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2018
- Rupert Everett follows in the footsteps of romantic poet Lord Byron, 200 years after he embarked on his infamous tour of Europe.
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I am having a whale of a time watching documentaries about Byron and the Romantic poets. God bless the Internet!
This is absolute filth not art. The host is vulgar and vain
@@carmenstclaircopeland2407 😆 OMG you don't get it. Lol! Hahaha ha! Hilarious!
@@fairwitness7473 yes I do get it. Byron was like that. But this is not classy by any means to say slang words for body parts in an educational video. I maintain he is vulgar but that is 1st amendment
S, Same Here! Mouth open! Jaw dropping! Screams of laughter! A little aroused! Etc..! Etc...! Etc...!
I understand exactly where you are coming from! It was a great DOCU!
I'm having a laugh watching this guy. Has a bit of vanity though.😁
Rupert is the perfect choice as narrator. He is equal parts empathy and irony with a charming bad boy sense of fun!
Thanks, this world could use some charm these days.
YAZZZ! He is! I agree!
The way he pronounces "Juan" as "Jew-ann" is cute...I guess he doesn't know that in Romance languages the "J" is pronounced as an "H" sound. Well done otherwise, Rupert!
I'm getting old, I think; once I would have idolized Byron - don't get me wrong, I think he was a great poet and a fascinating human being - but my main takeaway now is, "Poor boy. So sad." Perhaps it would have been better for him had he died in Venice. I lived a wild life when I was younger, myself, and I used to think "die young and leave an attractive corpse" was a fine sentiment. But now I find I've grown somewhat attached to my corpus, as old and imperfect as it is. But I'm not going mad with syphilis, either, so ... it's a quandary.
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I totally get everything you said. My sentiments well expressed!
There is really only one thing that I object to as I get older, and that is the older I get, the more invisible I become. I can’t change humanity. It’s the human condition. But I now know where the “I will not go quietly into the night” comes from.
I'm getting old too, no syphilis here either *WOW*
And it's corpse
Missing here is the fact that Shelly’s wife’s stepsister was only 17 when she birthed Byron’s daughter. Foolishly she sent the baby to him with a nurse. He trotted the baby around in his carriage then dumped her at a convent. She lived only to five, dying of typhus after never seeing her mother again. Clare and the Shellys begged Byron to let the baby return to them, but he kept her from her mother to Claire’s agony. Byron had a clubfooot, was probably angry at women and acted it out against with his cruel “love” as of poor over romantic writer Claire and their poor baby.
Yes, sympathy to Clare. It was horrible.
Unfortunately Byron is another famous person who is not what he puts off to the world. Nothing romantic or loving about him at all. Another misfortune is how it’s prevalent in society nowadays to behave in this way no matter how far down into delusion (deny deny deny) a person decides to go. Never makes it normal.
The Shelley's and Clare lived like vagabonds. Byron wanted his illegitimate daughter to have a decent life that a convent upbringing might secure. He had earmarked money for her dowry. Sadly, she died at age 5.
I love that lady at the end. "You dirty bugger! I can't believe he said that."
Nerdicaful And the other one replying, “Well, he can dream, can’t he?”
Wonderful documentary, at the age of 71 I am still as fascinated by Byron as I was when I discovered him in my early teenage years
I feel you, Helen! LB never gets old🤗 I even had to name my cat after him. 😻
That's so cute! Is it British?
@@helenf.glover7403 oops, is he a troublemaker too??
my preception of byron differs. it seems he did care about what people though of him, he was an abusive narcissist, who portrayed himself in a fake light. he probably would get frustrated by a therapist but only because they would be pulling back the curtain of who he really was taking away the false persona.
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@@jedpumblechook2170 what kind of reply is that? ...
@@engulfedinfilth you cant call someone an abusive narcissist without reading anything about them - if you care to, read his letters, journals, then his poems. For a man who raped and beaten as child, then publicly shamed by lies from his wife - I think its incredible he still loved humanity and accepted all its flaws
“You dirty old bugger! You DIRTY old bugger!!!”
😂😂😂
Funny to hear Donatella speak on standards of beauty.
Yes, very ironic.
And her opinion of Byron goes even further into, "Huh?!" Every portrait I've seen of him (which must be many of the same portraits Versace has seen) all show a very good-looking man...in my opinion. Hmm....
@@jimduncan5860 I AGREE! 🤨! I so get your thought!
That is awful! 🤣
She does remind me of a Ninja Turtle
The fact that the Timeline Documentaries are uncensored and informative is quite fascinating. I also really enjoyed the Nancy Wake Story.
As someone used to documentaries that are cleaned up and sanitized of anything that could offend the most delicate of sensibilities, I am really entertained at how uncensored these are, and will definitely watch more because of it.
So the thing with timeline is that these documentaries are licensed from companies like PBS or the BBC, and published online. This one in particular is from ITV (Independent Television) from Britain. It’s astonishing how they are able to get these licenses and publish them on UA-cam for free.
@@chrissampson2956 I agree. It's really fantastic to have free access to all these documentaries. My one complaint, though, is that I wish the description included the date the video was made. Instead I have to go digging to see how old a doc is and whether or not part of it is already outdated by more recent scholarship.
Was Byron a Lord in fact.
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funny how at 24.24 min the whole conversation with the Versaces falls silent, when he says "psychiatrists are useless, they only listen"...
I guess they all have their own therapist..
the paradox of Byron: a great poet, but empty within...
LORD BYRON WAS VERY
CHARISMATIC
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Oh God! This is so fabulously ripe. A gold encrusted bowl of exotic fruits awaiting the puncture of my teeth and the lick of my tongue. Lord Byron is lovingly massaged to life by a most perfect Rupert Everett. This creative coupling is almost too luscious to bear. Yet... I want more, more, more of its dripping decadence. I cannot stand it has come to a close. PLEASE... DON'T STOP UNTIL I'M SATIATED by BYRON and EVERETT. WHAT more could I possibly ask for?
We greeks owe him gread respect because by being exactly what he was,he made our cause known to europe.Thus we got liberated.RIP GREAT FRIEND.
The love for Greece, the birth place of Western civilization, is still loved.
in the 1970's Victoria & Albert Museum had an exhibit of Byron. I saw it.. they had the reenactment of his death scene- w/all the paraphernalia...bed..bedlinens.. etc etc.. quite eerie. & a huge painting with it. quite eerie.
Musee D'Armee had the same thing w/Napoleon's death scene in St Helena.. w/his casket that brought his remains back to France.. impressive ..gave me goose bumps.. and his DEATH MASK.
Great entertainment when we are in "Stay Home- Stay Safe Mode"
So True! 😉!
I didn’t know much about Byron before but this documentary has been a fascinating look at his unconventional life.
I was bone in Newstead Nottinghamshire. His name is everywhere, street names, school house names. At Junior school when we asked about him conversation stopped! A more able student teacher of English Lit when I was 13 told us the lot. Wow!
James Dean's middle name was Byron.
Rupert, what a good video, educational, entertaining with your unique style of narrating the facts.
After watching this, I am left with the question ... why is this Byron seen as a character to be admired? Or even remembered beyond the way a personality like Paris Hilton would be remembered.
"His faceted personality found expression in satire, verse narrative, ode, lyric, speculative drama, historical tragedy, confessional poetry, dramatic monologue, seriocomic epic, and voluminous correspondence, written in Spenserian stanzas, heroic couplets, blank verse, terza rima, ottava rima, and vigorous prose. In his dynamism, sexuality, self-revelation, and demands for freedom for oppressed people everywhere, Byron captivated the Western mind and heart as few writers have, stamping upon 19th-century letters, arts, politics, even clothing styles, his image and name as the embodiment of Romanticism." from The Poetry Foundation
His contribution to poetry, politics, and the influence of other artists. His literary works are some of the best in history. If you get a chance, read his work. When you read it, if you still don't feel it, just read it one more time.
He was a truly talented and great writer. Paris Hilton is nothing. Had he not written some of the greatest works in the English language, he would never have been remembered.
Byron also resided in Rome which is overlooked. At the bottom of the Spanish Steps. There is much that was left out. And it was rude and annoying the way Rupert chattered on and on cutting off a comment by the woman in the boat at Venice which I was interested in and she never got to finish telling.
Rupert seems to lack a filter and says whatever nonsense and drivel comes into his mind. He thinks he's very funny but one sees a number of people who are not at all amused.
At times he is so painfully English lacking any sensibility, diplomacy or decorum and can be quite tactless.
globalman So true! I thought the whole idea with the documentary was to interview people who have knowledge about Byron, but he seems to talk more than the people he’s interviewing. He seems very self-absorbed. I certainly do not see anything sexy or funny about him
I did laugh at a couple of his unfiltered comments, BUT, he isn't as witty and intelligent as he thinks that he is.
It is sad to see a person can get to your age though still lack the intelligence and wisdom to not paint entire nations of people one colour.
Well said! I am appalled at this sexumentary about such a literary treasure. 😡
A very interesting documentary! It indicates that even very talented people were above all human beings with their good and not so good features . The life of a poet deserves always an attention because we can see what curves an artist runs creating his or her immortal works . Stumbling on this way is even inevitable .
What a fascinating character. Has there been a movie made about his life, and I've just missed it ?
@Kristy Kelly I agree. I am a devoted Byron fan and I also think the Jonny Lee Miller biopic is the closest you're going to get. The Mary Shelley movie has him as a super-weird, restlessly perverted nobleman. He greets Shelley by nearly deep-throating him and that was enough to make me pass on the movie. Byron may have had his issues, but he was very aware of his rank and title and would never have greeted an unknown person in that manner . If you really want to know him, read his letters and journal entries--they're wonderful!
This dude. What a piece of work.
😆😅😄🤣😂😀😃!
He is an actor ...imitating in a delusion of grandeur
A narcissist
Yes! Rupert loves irony. He played it to the max! So perfectly!
Does he need the money? This is humiliating.
@@mesamies123 His performance is poor in quality and nothing but embarassing.
... and doing it with a total absence of good taste.
Fascinating and brilliant video thanks so much for the upload
Hello Rupert Everrett!!!!
Love from Kenya!!!
Although I knew of Byron's 'escapes' in general, this documentary gave me an in depth account. Really interesting. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Mr. Everett was the perfect presenter regaling us with great anecdotes, timelines and paints a vivid picture of Lord Byron throughout his tumultuous life.
My opinion of his work has not changed, but, yes, he was a cad, indeed.
Interesting film, but Everett makes a lot of assumptions. Seems like he's trying to mold Byron into HIS image.
i guess it is kind of randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to watch newly released movies online?
@Chance Parker yup, have been watching on Flixzone for since april myself =)
@Chance Parker thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service :D Appreciate it !
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I love. this and Rupert is in my eyes also Mad, Bad and Dangerous to know. It was love at first sight for me, I saw him in Oxford Blue ? he is perfect as a narrator for this series on Lord Byron.
Yes! A Modern Day Byron! Himself! ?
He can dream can't he!
Brilliant, thank you very much.
Excellent! Thanks for all the insights. "More please, " said little Oliver.
It's like Call me by your name 1816 heee, great documentary Rupert .
Thank you for sharing wonderful!!
"Away, away, your flattering arts
May you betray some simpler hearts.
For you shall laugh at their believing
And they shall weep at your deceiving."
Is it just me, or do you also think this documentary hasn't understood a single thing about Byron and his opus ?
Oh, I think this is one of the better ones...Read his letters, you'll get a good picture of how complex Byron actually was. His friends adored but knew that he could, by turns, be both saint and sinner--sometimes on the same day!
yes- about every 2 minutes I found myself arguing with the screen! so many wrong-headed cliches lazily repeated - Edna O'Brien the worst of all! His most pronounced personality traits - kindness, generosity and empathy are nowhere to be found. Like everyone else, this fool is only (although he pretends otherwise) to be interested in Byrons trousers.
A crass sexumentary with a creepy host who quotes the "sherbert" line one too many times. 🥺
Never saw his wife, daughter, or sister again. So much for Byron’s great passions. Also, so much for trying to shatter Calvinist upbringing by getting and certainly giving syphilis.
He was a prolific author but by all accounts he displayed signs of a narcissistic sociopath.
It is absurd to judge a tormented genius who was born in 1788 by modern standards.
I just adore Rupert Everett! Perfect for this documentary. 😁
Is it just my impression or he's hitting upon that blonde (around minute 15)? It would make so much sense that the two would-be voyeurs get united by their passion for truth...
Very well made doc, all duly appreciated.
His poems were so deep I use to barrow pick up lines
Oh, what fun! A most enjoyable documentary, thanks!
Fantastic documentary
The best summary of Byron's life is probably the three one-hour-long podcasts by "The Rest Is History."
Strong and to your face docu. It must be watched!
Love how the narrator makes a few of the young women in this doc feel a bit uncomfortable and then he gets to the older ladies playing bingo who play right back to him.
A documentary on Lord Byron playing the role of Rupert Everett.
Never mind Byron, I was surprised that Donatella Versace is such a charming person!
She does seem a lot nicer than you'd expect. Her daughter, Allegra (love that name!) was such a sweet, intelligent child. It's heartbreaking how damaged she was by her childhood.
Yes but a pity what she's done to her face. Women and men in their illusory thinking that surgery and injections make them look younger not seeing that really they look like gargoyles.
She looks like a horse and informs us that Byon "was not good-looking"! Its is about the only thing every book for the last 200 years agrees on - he was SO beautiful!
@@tracishea5053 Byron also had a daughter Allegra if memory serves....
😮🤓😀😂🤣😄😅😆😁!
My great-uncle's middle name was Byron. Named after Lord Byron by his grandmother.
Interesting that he sits at the table of Allegra Versace discussing the modern celebrity, self-hatred and how 'psychiatrists are useless'. About as ignorant a dinner guest as possible.
Psychiatrists would have been useless for te kind of artist Byron was, which was the question he answered. I personally don't believe going to a psychologist is the greatest idea for an artist either, because alot of psychological professionals don't know how to motivate but will rather inhibit a creative mind. Find positive-minded psychologists that will try to enable you in what it is you seek to express, instead of telling you there are other ways to go about this problem.
For example, I had a few sessions with a psychologist who would tap into my energy, in a rather unorthodox manner (think Balthus), to see where I sourced my creative energy from. Once she knew what inspired me, it became clear to me as well, and we worked out my appetite for those sources. She reminded me of who I always had been, who I always wanted to be, and taught me there is no shame in expressing myself in a manner that feels comfortable yet might be perceived as provocative. She's far out the best professional in her field when it comes to the ones I've been in sessions with.
Interesting interpretation ✨✨✨
Don Joo-an? What!? I thought it was Don "Whan" 😅
Byron was a classic narcissist. He quite hated women as well and cruelly took his and Claire’s daughter and dropped her at a convent, never letting Claire see her again. The poor girl only lived to see 5 years of age.
Poor Rupert can't even go to a VD clinic without people pestering him for photos!
😮😆😅😄🤣😂😀😃😉!
Some people would steal his discarded swab if they could.
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Byron was honest and did not suffer fools. Neither does Rupert Everett, the most understood genius actors of our time.
Very watchable...well done
amazing narrated my compliments.
You are also very smart and insightful too.
very enjoyable documentry.
nah it's painful he's trying to charm everybody and failing, lots of fake laughter
Nothing about Byron, but about mr. Everett. Aging becomes him: the too beautiful boy of his younger years is gone, he's becomes a very handsome man, that I quite fancy.
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The ending was perfect, so was the summary
Rupert Everett. He's quite entertaining.
He is!!😃
Fabulous!
Did nobody tell him that Juan is pronounced "Waan" and not Joo-an?
I cringed at that! 😅
"Don Juan" had to rhyme with "ruin" in the poem.
Rupert Everett was having too much fun shooting this. I never saw this hedonistic side of him before. Lol
I cannot believe that this man is now 61 years old. Unbelievable.
Looks 👍 I don't know any well built 61yos... dang.
Wonderful film
Bunny boiler? Is that a reference to Fatal Attraction movie?
Interesting ....wow
He doesn’t let anyone talk
What got in to Timeline to have this exhibitionist narrate? I loved every moment, but I hope Mr. Everett refunded his fee. No one should have this much fun.
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😃😀😂🤣😄😅😆! How True! 😮!
Fun was had by all.
I like this presenter, very entertaining like a presenter should be
Quite a figure on the world stage of that era.
His grandfather was the real crazy one in the family. Called madjack lord Byron, he had two forts built on his boating lake at newstead abbey, and had battles on boats firing real cannon at each other which left crators on the fort walls which are still visible.
I think you are referring to his uncle William Byron whom he Inherited the title from.
Mad Jack was Byrons father
I was told by the current owner of one of those forts that it was his Grandad, but I'm not sure myself exactly who it was. They could have been wrong...
@@joshgul642 yes, the Wicked Lord.
Sounds like a great example for the young gentleman
The ladies at the end part of the video... Such sports and fun
Wonderful documentary 👍
I liked the documentary, except the Versace part. You could tell from their commentary that they had close to zeros knowledge about Byron. That part unfortunately brought the quality of the documentary down for me.
It was more of Rupert following the footsteps of being with the social elite.
+Seana Maloney
In this case a poor choice then. In Italian society these people are parvenues! They probably couldn't seduce any real Italians of nobility or Society to participate.
@@globalman I don't think I was arguing the validity of their status. Thanks anyway.
It could be editing, but the narrator was the only one talking. He was there to talk about the aesthetics of the time, and what it was to be a celebrity / socialite in Milanese society. I wanted to hear more from that dinner.
Yes my British friends, certain letters of the alphabet are pronounced differently in other languages. The name Don Juan is not pronounced Don jew-Anne (and it's not two syllables) & palliya is not pronounced pay-ella! My favorite cooking show, Sorted food, does that one all the time.
Byron pronounced it Don jew-Anne as is evident from the way the words flow in his poem, people pronounce it as Don jew-Anne when referring to the title of the work. It is unfortunate to say that your lack of knowledge may of lead to some humiliation on your part as I am assuming most of the people watching this video will know that.
@@rupertprawnworthy758 may of lead?
This is the best documentary I've ever seen!!
Rupert very naughty. Highly amusing take on Byron. For yhose questioning the name of the epic, Don Juan,, Rupert is correct. His pronunciation is the standard literary one. People questioning it obviously never took English Romantic Poets 101. .
A true narcissists
Byron? or Everett?
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey both 😄
@@joshgul642 ......yup, both. Very much both
loved it perfectly human presentation go Rupert
Claire Claremont is my fav Byronic lover
luv this
Is there a Part 1?
Yep
Gerry Houska unfortunately....
Psychiatrists don't "just" sit and listen. They do much more. Rupert has a gap in his education.
Rupert Everett needs to stop the plastic surgery now. He is almost 60 and he's gorgeous!! I hope he doesn't go circus freak like Donatella Versace.
Kevin Eaton To be fair this was made 10 years ago so he’s only 50:)
23:20 "I love myself" but has had tens of thousands of pounds of cosmetic surgery.
She said she loved herself, not being natural, after all. ;)
I caught that also
Not a single word from a greek expert (I can't understand what the appearance of Donatella Versace contributed instead to the viewers' understanding of Byron's life) almost no info about his days in the besieged town, struggling to organise the Greeks, not a single mention of the huge surge of support to the Greek Fight for Independence that Byron's death created in Europe, and how much difference this made for a whole nation. I am completely disappointed with the end of this video. Totally undermining the last stop of a great man's legendary life. Implying that Byron's involvement in the greek revolution was a mere consequence of (probable) syphillis, is at least unfounded and unworthy for a generally good documentary like this. There is concrete historic evidence that Byron, no matter how disappointed he was with the rivalries snd conflict among the Greeks, was well on the path of transforming himself to a man of politics and a figure that, with no doubt, would play a major role in leading the newly liberated nation. I think this personal transition of his was worthy of a brief mention, but instead we saw some old ladies playing bingo.
Well, it looks like there is truth in what has been written: that the British never acknowledged the fact that the great poet that they loved to hate, finally gave his life for the liberation of an "inferior" balkan nation, the people of which he inspires to this day. And from what I've read, back in his homeland his body was denied burial in a site suitable for a lord and an artist of his caliber, next to other great men of the nation, and his statue was never placed in the hall of any of the great british universities, until in recent years.
There's a statue of Orwell at the BBC people simply mock and even deface because they believe he's rubbish.
Lewis Carroll was generally made fun off at Oxford because he thought Newtonian mathematics were gobbledigook, which inspired his stories of Alice in Wonderland. If you don't know, a few years later Frege would publish his findings on alot of errors in algebra (invented by Newton) and revolutionized the entire field of logic, which eventually led to the findings of Einstein and the computer revolution.
If there is one constant in British identity, it is their insularity and mockery of anyone that surpasses the excitement of their tabloid royal family affaires.
Yes, I agree with you. There was a lot more to his loyalty to the Greek cause than was depicted in this documentary. It was his first selfless act and true devotion. Byron RIP
What a pervert .Sexual life was great for her ???? What a ridiculous lstatement and lack of understanding of human sexuality from a feminine perspective .He tells her something that would have terrified any women .NOW I AM GOING TO PUNISH YOU FOR REJECTING ME !!!.He takes her anyway he choses it seems ,Sound of an era that needs to be less glorified Byron the poet may be fine but as a male????? Serious doubts of his sexuality and human feelings towards another . Words words ...Not a hero !!
A lesson in biography - learn more before you go off on one. SHE was the pervert or Virtuous Monster, as he kindly called her, because Monster is really what she was. She, even by her own records, was a pathological liar. Her treatment of Ada is truly shocking.
Great listen thank you. Im not sure you understand psychiatry though.
I’m not sure what to do with this documentary. Rupert sure doesn’t tiptoe around subjects !!!
Why is it pronounced don joon for don Juan. Thought it was pronounced Don waan
I think it was for the rhyme scheme. "Don Juan" had to rhyme with "ruin."
I wonder if this was filmed before Rupert got his bad plastic surgery?
He just mushed her face lol 14:46
Donatella Versace is very lucky to be rich. 😕😕😕😒😒
Translation: Bunny Boiler- a woman who acts vengefully after having been spurned by her lover.