Tales from English Folklore #5: The Wronged Lady of Okehampton

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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
  • A local legend in the Devon village of Okehampton tells of a murderous woman, doomed to pay an eternal penance for her alleged sins. Join two Victorian gentlemen as they are given a guided tour, and hear the spine-chilling tale of Lady Mary Howard...
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  • @dantemcedgelord8168
    @dantemcedgelord8168 5 років тому +765

    “For this recipe, you will need: a pinch of cyanide, and a wealthy husband”

    • @joyjones8231
      @joyjones8231 5 років тому +9

      Sounds like the og comfort food.

    • @irishime
      @irishime 5 років тому +3

      Preferably served after a long day....

    • @trojanette8345
      @trojanette8345 5 років тому +3

      .....plus an ample dose of allspice and black pepper

    • @tomemeornottomeme1864
      @tomemeornottomeme1864 4 роки тому +1

      I didn’t wanna like it because it was at 333

    • @dantemcedgelord8168
      @dantemcedgelord8168 4 роки тому +1

      To Meme or Not To Meme “perfectly balanced, as all things should be”

  • @idraote
    @idraote 5 років тому +637

    This time our Mrs Crocombe nearly had the scene stolen by the pitch black hound of cuteness...

    • @alexiatr
      @alexiatr 5 років тому +3

      I know🐕😍🐕😍🐕😍

    • @MJK1965
      @MJK1965 5 років тому +2

      🐶🌿

    • @Yvkichan
      @Yvkichan 5 років тому +2

      almost...

    • @AudoricArt
      @AudoricArt 5 років тому +3

      NEARLY...

    • @maggers2580
      @maggers2580 5 років тому +4

      I think that is her really pet too. I see it on her Instagram page always

  • @mariamarienko2638
    @mariamarienko2638 5 років тому +292

    May I say that the storyteller has such a beautiful voice? Now I want an audiobook read by him!

    • @ASLEFshrugged
      @ASLEFshrugged 5 років тому +6

      I'll ask Simon next time I see him. Any requests?

    • @trojanette8345
      @trojanette8345 5 років тому +1

      I could be wrong but it may be, Professor Hutton's voice that we hear.
      Does anyone else agree?

    • @ASLEFshrugged
      @ASLEFshrugged 5 років тому +6

      @@trojanette8345 wrong I'm afraid. The narrator is one of the male actors in the video. He also writes the scripts. Talented chap.

    • @mariamarienko2638
      @mariamarienko2638 5 років тому +8

      @@ASLEFshrugged I thought it would be great to have these tales as an audiobook.

    • @rowansidhe3239
      @rowansidhe3239 5 років тому +2

      Maria Marienko you should check out horror narrator Dr. Creepen! I actually thought this narrator was him the first time I listened. he has an extremely similar voice and cadence.

  • @TheCynedd
    @TheCynedd 5 років тому +170

    Kathy Hipperson is a brilliant talent; I love everything she does.

  • @kirstenpaff8946
    @kirstenpaff8946 5 років тому +292

    New headcanon: Mrs. Crocombe likes to go on holiday in the Devon countryside, dress up as the village crazy lady, and mess with the visiting upper crust. It's her way to blow off some steam and raise funds for her retirement.

    • @yoginc
      @yoginc 4 роки тому +6

      Plot twist: she really is the ghost of lady Mary of okehampton

    • @violetbrown2372
      @violetbrown2372 4 роки тому +3

      For her obviously animated story telling, she deserved more than a coin, give that woman, paper!

    • @dakat1726
      @dakat1726 4 роки тому +1

      You can't wish upon her waiting to receive "making soup for the poor" when she retires

  • @Inkydog
    @Inkydog 5 років тому +230

    I'd love to hear more English folklore here!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  5 років тому +28

      Then stay tuned, Joseph! Episode 6 coming soon...

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV 5 років тому +3

      @@EnglishHeritage Oh, jolly good.

    • @babyrat8364
      @babyrat8364 5 років тому +2

      Joseph Armes Me too

  • @Vassi_Drakonov
    @Vassi_Drakonov 5 років тому +70

    For this recipe, you'll need:
    1. Poisoned wine
    2. A wealthy father
    3. The bones of four dead husbands
    4. A hound
    Sorry for the dark joke, people. Anyway, much love to Kathy Hipperson.

  • @pistachiobaklava1216
    @pistachiobaklava1216 5 років тому +183

    Oh my, Mrs. Crocombe is a very busy bee! Remember when she saved The King?

    • @hensmom6473
      @hensmom6473 5 років тому +11

      Mrs. C gets around!

    • @henriettalaimmortelle8523
      @henriettalaimmortelle8523 5 років тому +15

      shes the immortal time traveller called the Cook or the nun.

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV 5 років тому +6

      Because she's the real Dr. Who

    • @violetbrown2372
      @violetbrown2372 4 роки тому +1

      @Sarah Hamilfan She's a woman of many talents, is our Mrs. Crocombe!

    • @DangerWrap
      @DangerWrap 4 роки тому +1

      How many job she has? A chef, maid, nun, fisherwoman, and a serial killer.

  • @JadeStrawberry
    @JadeStrawberry 5 років тому +156

    Excellent story telling. Sort of a cross between if Masterpiece Theatre met Tim Burton. The acting was great, especially you, Kathy.

  • @elle-izalogan9372
    @elle-izalogan9372 5 років тому +50

    What a nice surprise to see the lovely Kathy Hipperson in a different role. 😍
    You are quite a talented actress, Madame, and I hope to see many more English Heritage history videos. This is one of the most interesting channels on UA-cam; and I'm not even of English heritage.

  • @SmittenKitten.
    @SmittenKitten. 5 років тому +129

    That's the cutest hellhound I've ever seen!

    • @gabrieladerre2862
      @gabrieladerre2862 4 роки тому +4

      Right! I'd let the poor boy ride in the coach with me. One blade of grass is hardly enough to eat for an active pup! I feel like the dog is getting the bad end of the deal here! He didn't kill any husbands! Yet he has to run after the murderess, as she rides in comfort and style, and then eat a blade of grass each night to end her curse. The injustice! 😂

    • @SmittenKitten.
      @SmittenKitten. 4 роки тому +2

      @@gabrieladerre2862 It's a terrible injustice!! Such a good boy deserves more than a silly blade of grass! :D

  • @carolhaycock7419
    @carolhaycock7419 5 років тому +49

    Wonderful tales, very interesting. In this case, it shows the versatility of Kathy as an actress. Although, I think of her most often as Mrs. Crocombe.

  • @DAYBROK3
    @DAYBROK3 5 років тому +26

    As someone who has become a widow twice, I can see how it would be easy to start rumours like this.

  • @AKayfabe
    @AKayfabe 5 років тому +450

    But but but. ... it’s Mrs Crocombe. I just have difficulty seeing Kathy as anyone else

    • @christinethornhill
      @christinethornhill 5 років тому +7

      Me , also .

    • @thekingsdaughter4233
      @thekingsdaughter4233 5 років тому +23

      I came here actually wondering if I'd see yet another incarnation of Mrs. Crocombe. 😄

    • @girlpals
      @girlpals 5 років тому +4

      Same 😂😂

    • @edstella
      @edstella 5 років тому +38

      "I like to keep my skulls in my satchel when walking the grounds near Okehampton, as is the proper and Victorian way. But I suppose other specters may want to carry them in a rucksack. As for me, I like doing it the *proper* way."

    • @tyrsmyra68
      @tyrsmyra68 5 років тому +8

      Mrs Crocombe is only helping them make this video!

  • @jelloled
    @jelloled 5 років тому +168

    And legends say that after this video, Lady Braybrooke found a fingernail in one of Mrs Crocombes pies

    • @bun04y
      @bun04y 5 років тому +10

      a meat pie perchance?

    • @jelloled
      @jelloled 5 років тому +5

      @@bun04y yeah like mrs Lovett's beautiful meat pies, courtesy of Sweeney Todd

    • @dawnschaeffer5728
      @dawnschaeffer5728 5 років тому +7

      How DO these rumors get started! It was actually a dog hair in the pudding.

    • @jelloled
      @jelloled 5 років тому +2

      @@dawnschaeffer5728 now THAT is just evil, with all the meat from those plump chaps walking around, and you go for the cutsie wittle doggo? 👎

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven5176
      @ludwigvanbeethoven5176 5 років тому +4

      @@jelloled its fop...finest in the shop or perhaps sheperds pie peppered with actual sheperd on top?

  • @annjones3672
    @annjones3672 5 років тому +76

    Ahh Mrs. Crocombe, you Sorceress you! Cook by day and villainess by night! Your hell hound is a good looking pup!

  • @EnglishHeritage
    @EnglishHeritage  5 років тому +15

    Lots of you have been asking about the illustrations that feature in this series. They're the work of artist and illustrator Clive Hicks-Jenkins, who has also worked on our forthcoming book of new folktale, myth and legend, titled These Our Monsters: www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/books-media/these-our-monsters-the-english-heritage-book-of-new-folktale-myth-and-legend
    You can see more of Clive's work, and a video about how he produced our interactive myths map, at www.english-heritage.org.uk/tellingtales

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj 4 роки тому +6

    Well isn't that the cutest hellhound I ever saw!😘🐕
    Love the actress aka mrs Crocombe and the other actors and the professor at the end.
    😊👍

  • @user-pc8du2ol3b
    @user-pc8du2ol3b 5 років тому +43

    I visit okehampton every few months to see my grandparent. I'll try and spot her next time I'm down there ;)

    • @rhijulbec1
      @rhijulbec1 5 років тому +6

      Oh yes, do! And please let us know if you see her!
      Have you visited the castle? I'm in Canada. We are a "new" country so we have none of the rich history of Europe and the UK. I'm always just blown away when they speak of a castle from the 10th ~ 11th century or a church that's been in use for 400 years! We just don't have that here.
      Jenn 💖 in Canada 🇨🇦

    • @Liverpoollassie
      @Liverpoollassie 5 років тому +3

      And tell her im a big fam if mrs crocombes

    • @bbth667
      @bbth667 2 роки тому +1

      I live here!

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 5 років тому +17

    I clicked as soon as I saw the thumbnail of Kathy Hipperson. How could I pass up the opportunity to see her play another character?

  • @raraavis7782
    @raraavis7782 5 років тому +144

    That’s an odd curse, indeed. Especially the part with the dog and the blade of grass.

    • @ladeeeeM
      @ladeeeeM 5 років тому +22

      Rara Avis yep, it’s a curse that will never be completed, so she’s forever doomed.

    • @joyjones8231
      @joyjones8231 5 років тому +2

      I mean have you ever tried landscaping,it is its own form of eternal sweaty hades,

  • @rachelball1174
    @rachelball1174 5 років тому +16

    What a wonderful presentation. And I thoroughly enjoyed Kathy's acting in this.

  • @FrugalOverFifty
    @FrugalOverFifty 5 років тому +10

    Love the way the story was portrayed, and love Professor Hutton!

  • @naufalhendriawan7108
    @naufalhendriawan7108 5 років тому +9

    I'm Indonesian and I really like watching this channel. About this folklore, it's second content that i really like after mrs crocombe cooked with victorian style. Big love from Indonesia!

  • @erikastoddert2655
    @erikastoddert2655 5 років тому +26

    Oooh, now it's Creepy Mrs. Crocombe! More tales, please!

    • @TarmaHartley
      @TarmaHartley 5 років тому

      YES PLEASE! This was AWESOME! :)

  • @myramadd6651
    @myramadd6651 5 років тому +52

    Mrs. Crocombe being all spooky!

    • @KanishQQuotes
      @KanishQQuotes 3 роки тому +1

      Punishing those who dare make puddings in a turbot kettle

  • @jermaine1998
    @jermaine1998 5 років тому +24

    Omg please more ghostly tales of England 😍

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV 5 років тому +2

      I hope they would have something really delightful for Halloween.

  • @nevem5010
    @nevem5010 5 років тому +2

    I love the level of creepiness of this. Not so creepy it freaks me out, but prompting a lovely shiver down the spine! And with a touch of wistfulness, mischief, and magic. Thanks and well done to everyone involved. ✨🍁

  • @lmolinaherrera
    @lmolinaherrera 5 років тому +9

    Perfect for these autumn evenings

  • @deusexrockina
    @deusexrockina 5 років тому +4

    Omg please make this an ongoing series or at least do more for October omg amazing video love English Heritage! Ugh Mrs. Crocombe is a snatched queen as usual. 💀🖤

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  5 років тому +4

      Thanks Rhiannon, we're glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for episode 6 soon...

  • @galvs8176
    @galvs8176 5 років тому +1

    The art is lovely in this series. I love that we get to explore other sites we wouldn't otherwise see. And I love learning about the local folk tales... Thanks English Heritage! :)

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  5 років тому +1

      We're glad you like it! The art is the work of Clive Hicks-Jenkins, who also illustrated our interactive online map of folklore: mythsmap.english-heritage.org.uk

  • @kck9742
    @kck9742 5 років тому +4

    For this tale you will need...

  • @musicallydisneyamvs6731
    @musicallydisneyamvs6731 5 років тому +14

    Great work. Love how you put in the tale then explain afterwards. Fun job!

  • @DrKAli-un5lt
    @DrKAli-un5lt 5 років тому +12

    Kathy is like dough for how she adapts the shape of every character she's given.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart 5 років тому +1

      @rip Natsuki - Acting!

  • @ladeeeeM
    @ladeeeeM 5 років тому +24

    That was really interesting! Thanks English Heritage.
    P.S do Lord and Lady Braybroke know that Mrs Crocombe moonlights as a guide at Okehampton Castle? 🤔😂

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart 5 років тому +1

      @Amina Jane Ishaq - "Moonlight" being the key word!

  • @jakryk
    @jakryk 5 років тому +3

    I'd love to see more episodes like this that explore the legends of England.

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  5 років тому

      Our next episode is coming soon - stay tuned!

  • @helenel4126
    @helenel4126 5 років тому +28

    How DARE anyone wrong Mrs Crocombe! No pudding for them!

    • @KanishQQuotes
      @KanishQQuotes 3 роки тому +1

      They shall be boiled inside a turbot kettle

  • @vinnieryd
    @vinnieryd 5 років тому +3

    It’s always a good time to spend watching this amazing UA-cam channel. I really like these stories and how they are interpreted and explained. Thank you and keep teaching us please 🌸

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy 5 років тому +6

    Love a good storytime...

  • @paranormalinvestgations
    @paranormalinvestgations 5 років тому +2

    Wonderful tale !!!

  • @TracyD2
    @TracyD2 5 років тому +6

    Yes! More of these please. For the upcoming season. 👻

  • @rachelcollins8158
    @rachelcollins8158 5 років тому +3

    Wow the cook has chilling range. Absolutely love the actress. She is amazing.

  • @rebecagudino
    @rebecagudino 4 роки тому +1

    I love seeing Mrs Crocombe acting as other characters but still the best at cooking

  • @normamoore7024
    @normamoore7024 5 років тому +3

    Oh! Hello dear Prof. Hutton! Pleasure to see you.❤️

  • @mirandamom1346
    @mirandamom1346 5 років тому +29

    What fun! But I think the dog stole the show!

  • @rcoulton841
    @rcoulton841 5 років тому +3

    omg this was done so well! the way the narrator and the actress sold this story!

  • @erinrobinson3158
    @erinrobinson3158 5 років тому +3

    These are so fun to watch...love them!!🧐😊

  • @mika9937
    @mika9937 5 років тому +4

    "oh you have scared me. Now you have finally arrived, today we will marinate a dead body"

  • @fofitorres9137
    @fofitorres9137 5 років тому +1

    great work....and Mrs C what a treat

  • @gccwang24
    @gccwang24 4 роки тому +2

    Kathy Hipperson: (plays a variety of characters in her work as a historical interpreter)
    The Internet: Mrs. Crocombe!!!

  • @ellenkarlsson9490
    @ellenkarlsson9490 4 роки тому +1

    I love the folklore videos! More of these and Prof. Hutton, please!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  4 роки тому +1

      Next episode coming very soon, Ellen! Be sure to subscribe.

    • @ellenkarlsson9490
      @ellenkarlsson9490 4 роки тому

      @@EnglishHeritage I'm subsribed!! Wouldn't dream of not being. What if I miss a cooking video. 😱😅

  • @triparnabanerjee3560
    @triparnabanerjee3560 4 роки тому +1

    The music in the background goes beautifully in accordance with the explanation in the videos, i love every video of this channel so much
    -Love from India:)

  • @galacz4019
    @galacz4019 5 років тому +23

    I love these, they're so interesting! Keep up the good work!

  • @ceticismonet1
    @ceticismonet1 5 років тому +1

    Mrs Crocombe é Uatu, the Watcher. She is present in all stories, in all time lines. She is the guardian of the Time Stone

  • @raikiss2478
    @raikiss2478 5 років тому +14

    ???: for Halloween recipe, you will need:

  • @suem6004
    @suem6004 5 років тому +1

    Great pre Halloween season story. Love, love, love your folktale stories. More, please.

  • @serenenightful
    @serenenightful 5 років тому +7

    So she went through four husbands, unusual but other people did that too..we don’t know all the details. The hellhound was a nice touch. She’s probably just some minor noble who was blessed with good health

  • @RebeckaSarkozy
    @RebeckaSarkozy 5 років тому +4

    Just in time for Halloween!
    Great historic content! Thank you xx

  • @christinethornhill
    @christinethornhill 5 років тому +8

    God bless Mrs C. , please grant some other lassies a chance to show their talents !
    Pray forgive me , Mrs.C. ❤️

  • @BagelBunny
    @BagelBunny 5 років тому +2

    Wonderful !!! May I have some more, please ???

  • @annam.addison2129
    @annam.addison2129 5 років тому +1

    Very Good telling of this tale which is new to me. Wonderful!

  • @bethanyc4221
    @bethanyc4221 5 років тому +3

    Mrs Crocombe is even more my hero now. What a queen.

  • @Jennifer_MB
    @Jennifer_MB 5 років тому +2

    Kathy, you are such an excellent actress!

  • @motherlessgoat72
    @motherlessgoat72 5 років тому

    Does anybody else find the melody strangely calming and beautiful?

  • @tiffanyr134
    @tiffanyr134 5 років тому +1

    I still don't know how I came upon this channel all those months ago but I really enjoy it lol This one is very well done, I like that it was explained afterwards too. And the dog was so cute!

  • @auri94240
    @auri94240 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for this video ; this is as always a pleasure to learn through English Heritage.

  • @bobknob5819
    @bobknob5819 3 роки тому

    Kathy is just pure gold

  • @blissgirl9052
    @blissgirl9052 5 років тому +1

    Oh my goodness, so thoroughly enjoyable. That Mrs. C does spend her days off in the oddest fashion. Also -- bring back the doggy!

  • @takayanagi-senseissurprise2104
    @takayanagi-senseissurprise2104 4 роки тому +2

    I’m so focused about that dog! It’s so cute!

  • @nour5545
    @nour5545 5 років тому

    I love this series

  • @yivelihumekaa9523
    @yivelihumekaa9523 5 років тому +2

    Please feature more local legends. I'm feeling the halloween vibe. Halloween is coming! Please do a halloween special. Thanks.

  • @ddawn23
    @ddawn23 4 роки тому +1

    Came for the Kathy Hipperson, did not leave disappointed.

  • @cynicalnina
    @cynicalnina 5 років тому

    I really really REALLY love these. I've been subbed to this channel for almost two years now and I have to say, it's my favorite to go to when I want a little taste of what it was like in this era. My favorite are the cooking shows.

  • @ceciliaspears161
    @ceciliaspears161 5 років тому +1

    YAY! I've so been looking forward to another! ^_^ My favorite yet!!!

  • @Black.Rabbit_
    @Black.Rabbit_ 5 років тому +3

    This was so cool~☆
    It was so well directed~☆

  • @mm-tu4dd
    @mm-tu4dd 5 років тому +4

    Bravo! I absolutely adore Ms Hipperson.. is that her personal dog?

  • @mainers9618
    @mainers9618 4 роки тому +1

    So intriguing to see Mrs Crocombe outside the kitchen.

  • @lupeflores9093
    @lupeflores9093 5 років тому +2

    The editing is top notch as always

  • @minaly22
    @minaly22 4 роки тому +1

    Hello Mrs Crocombe, fancy seeing you here

  • @laurametheny1008
    @laurametheny1008 5 років тому +2

    Fabulous! Love the variety. But I did sort of expect...look for😘...an apron to materialize lol! Thank you EH🎃💯🇬🇧

  • @mr.novotny4346
    @mr.novotny4346 5 років тому +2

    I love the MCCU (Mrs Crocombre Cinematic Universe)

  • @wendyeames5758
    @wendyeames5758 4 роки тому +1

    I can t be the only one who saw the similarity between the animation in this & in the Harry Potter movie in the tale of the 3 brothers.

  • @violetbrown2372
    @violetbrown2372 4 роки тому +1

    the animation is epic!

  • @debbieboring3422
    @debbieboring3422 5 років тому

    Thanks looking forward to the next one.

  • @rosannapp7517
    @rosannapp7517 Рік тому +1

    This could perfectly be Cradle of Filth lyrics, love it haha

  • @TheNetymags
    @TheNetymags 5 років тому

    Love this serious!

  • @leticiaferreiranetto3996
    @leticiaferreiranetto3996 5 років тому

    I love these videos!

  • @teganl6032
    @teganl6032 3 роки тому

    Beautiful visuals!

  • @TheLightFish
    @TheLightFish 4 роки тому +1

    The folklore expert looks exactly like a folklore expert.

  • @Uapa500
    @Uapa500 5 років тому +1

    So interesting 😀

  • @BunnaySango
    @BunnaySango 5 років тому

    Super spoopy story, random shot of doggo eating grass.

  • @bageldispenser175
    @bageldispenser175 5 років тому +4

    It's just like Constance Hatchaway from Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride! I am loving this lady's story!

  • @hecate3062
    @hecate3062 5 років тому +8

    And Mrs Crocombe fantheories in 3....2.....1....

  • @psammiad
    @psammiad 5 років тому +22

    I don't like to think of Mrs Crocombe being wronged! (Actually, that's a lie😜)

  • @WakandaBabe
    @WakandaBabe 4 роки тому +1

    Stuff like this is one of the reasons I'm an Anglophile!

  • @a.dinillah5562
    @a.dinillah5562 4 роки тому

    Wow my baby doesnt even blink while watching this story.. simply remarkable haha

  • @TheTamelie1
    @TheTamelie1 5 років тому

    I love these stories 💕

  • @howchildish
    @howchildish 5 років тому +1

    Apparently Mrs Crocombe is not just some kitchen cook, she's a time traveling time lord and a central figure in many English folklore.

  • @akai2345
    @akai2345 5 років тому

    I enjoyed this video and enjoy seeing Kathy playing other characters, her talents show. I also enjoyed the part of the historian at the end giving us some history on the folklore. The power of rumors, the common folk making up stuff, eventually a "lie" repeated a thousand times becomes a fact when everybody around the subject is repeating what "must be the truth". I wonder what other things in folklore / tales were born due to people misinterpreting someone's else's life. I'd be like "Oi, mind your business.".

  • @river-vq9vw
    @river-vq9vw 5 років тому

    I am not even British, but I do love this Chanel ❤🍀