How do you i have one question for you because I love history so much I thought a book by TE Lawrence why did he wrote about the seven pillars of wisdom.
or as politicians in the state I grew up in, we're a majority religion wastes no time preaching their morals and values, "it's perfectly legal", or "but it's not against the law"
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T.E. LAWRENCE
So very interesting. I grew up with the life of Lawrence, as my (Welsh) mother was an academic and her immense interest in Lawrence, meant that from the time I was a child in the 1950's until today, Lawrence is so much part of my life. My mother always, until she died, kept a photograph of Lawrence on her bedside table. Thank you for this excellent presentation.
Last year me and my dad visited the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset. We stayed at a B&B in Wareham about a ten minute drive from the museum. Little did we know until the next morning at breakfast that Lawrence himself had stayed in the very same room as us and also used to drink coffee in the very same window that we had our full english in. Anglebury House if anyone is interested.
Don't forget to visit the Memorial in the Cemetery garden opposite the Church in Moreton where I used to live . Clouds Hill Cottage is not far away and can be visited too . Turning off the Bere Regis to Weymouth road and heading to Bovvy from there takes you along the old roads where Lawrence loved to ride his Brough ( not Borough as stated) Superior and indeed the stone that marks the spot near the accident . That whole area is criss crossed with footpaths that cross the shallows of the River From to East Burton and Moreton from Bovington Camp , with some great places to picnic at the bottom of very unlikely looking lanes . Like Lawrence I didn't want to leave the area , but it was my wife's insistence ,which is probably why we were soon separated five years later .
I have been fascinated by Lawrence since i was a kid and for many years i have wanted to visit Clouds hill and at the same time the Bovington museum. But none of my friends share my interest so i most likely need to go alone.
You mention briefly his last 6 years of life, developing pilot recovery RAF rescue boats. His engineering work improved these fast vessels significantly. During WW2 many pilots, of all nationalities, owned their survival to this work.
The photography in this video was incredible. The aerial view of camels with shadows ,top notch. David Lean would have been impressed. This combined with historic photos ,wow! What an awesome job. Next time I wanna watch the movie I'll watch this again.
I am a huge David Lean fan! And IMHO Lawrence Of Arabia is 1 of the VERY best movies ever made, if not THE best. But I had quit watching this show before the 3 minute mark, because the voice is so annoying, but you have convinced me to give it another go. I'll turn the volume down as much as possible and I'll try to remember your words. Hopefully that will get me through it. Thank you.
TE Lawrence was an amazing and complex man! I read Seven Pillars of Wisdom about 30 years ago and was very impressed. I did not feel that he was an imperialist but genuinely concerned about the Middle Eastern people. It is sad that his severe depression took over his life and ultimately killed him. Like him, I have a peculiar personality and am plagued by depression and suicidal thoughts. Nowadays we can help a minority but so many “live lives of quiet desperation”. I admire Lawrence for what he accomplished but wish he could have reached his potential!
I very much agree...know a days we can have medication for depression that make life less painful to endure. I have red Seven Pilars of Wisdom and everything I can cath about Lawrence, I admire him so... I think he died young, I hope it was an acciden and not suicide. Anyway, as a dear person to me I allways pray for him, he sufferd a lot.I know nowadays this may sound simple minded, but I,m like that...
Brilliant!! We got a glimpse of Lawrence's accomplishments in the film Lawrence of Arabia. But in this presentation, admirably concise and coherent, we get a full picture of his extraordinary life and brave personality. Thanks for sharing.
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) was a great historian, archaeologist and British officer... but the movie portrayal was a bit inflated and even romaticised by Orientalists and British historians. After all, his dreams for Arabia were betrayed by the Sykes-Picot treaty !
And he was a broken man until his tragic death. Terribly sad! He was duped, as were the arabs, but he felt responsible. Many people are still paying for that disaster today. The duplicity of the English and French was unforgivable, and it has caused so many deaths.
I've read Seven Pillars of Wisdom but I think Scott Anderson's book 'Lawrence in Arabia' and NY Times bestseller explains Lawrence's story so well. War, deceit, Imperial Folly and the making of the modern middle east. This is an excellent documentary. Thank you.
I used to often wonder why there was a statue of a man dressed in Arab clothes in the Grammar School I attended. I only realised much later that this was a statue of Lawrence who also attended the Oxford High School for Boys many years before me. I married an Omani lady and now live mostly in the Middle East wearing coincidentally Arab clothes because they are more comfortable. I think Lawrence had a sad life and never felt comfortable with the upper echelons of Society. He was a rebel who discovered that the British politicians were no better than those who ruled the Ottoman Empire. I think he felt caught between the British Imperialists who employed him and the Arab people whom he loved. In many ways he betrayed the Arabs and this must have weighed heavily on his conscience.
No puedo dejar de expresar mis felicitaciones y agradecimiento por este maravilloso documental sobre Lawrence de Arabia. Ya lo hice malamente en inglés, pero me he quedado corta, este personaje fascinante es un ejemplo de fuerza, constancia, dió la batalla y la talla en tantos frentes. He leído Siete Pilares de la Sabiduría en espaol e inglés 3 veces y leo todo lo que cae en mis manos. He visto la película inumrables veces con Peter O´Toole, y es de mis favoritas. Creo fue una vida gloriosa y trágica. Tengo entendido que Alan Ladd tuvo intención de filmar una película sobre este fascinante personaje, lástima que nolo hizo. desde México...¡muchas gracias!...
Thankyou for such a comprehensive documentary about this man. So much more to him than I previously realised. Although he made many mistakes I feel that he tried his best to get the best deals for the Arab peoples and improve their lot among the powerful countries with their vested interests in the region. The right person in the right place for quite a long time.
Lawrence I think had great personal ambition ,and like many of us an ego. But also an awareness that things were not going as he would have liked. This wore him down knowing that his friend Faisal had been lied to by The British with his collusion . I personally admire him for his personal physical courage and his much challenged sense of integrity.
One of the most complex men to have captured the popular imagination. I always find it very hard to categorise Lawrence. A hero? A villain? Both could be justified to an extent, and a million other verbs could be as well. Regardless of how he is remembered, the vision of this Oxford scholar as a desert warrior will always remain potent in the imagination of millions of people - a ‘Boy’s Own’ story come to life.
After reading many books and going to Jordan for a vacation to see what it is like there , I think Lawrence was a hero and tried to do what he could for Arab independence. We I think , have been influenced by words and perhaps the movie that has been made of him. Jordan is a great country with lots of friendly people and I recommend it to anyone thinking of visiting this part of the globe.
"I've been and am absurdly over estimated. There are no supermen and I am quite ordinary, and will say so whatever the artistic results. In that point I'm one of the few people who tell the truth about myself." T E Lawrence.
When T.E.Lawrence was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident, in May 1935, one of the several doctors attending him was a young neurosurgeon, Hugh Cairns. The latter was moved by the tragedy in a way that was to have far-reaching consequences. At the beginning of the Second World War, Cairns highlighted the unnecessary loss of life among army motorcycle dispatch riders as a result of head injuries. His research concluded that the adoption of crash helmets as standard by both military and civilian motorcyclists would result in considerable saving of life. It was 32 years later, however, that motorcycle crash helmets were made compulsory in the United Kingdom. As a consequence of treating T.E. Lawrence and through his research at Oxford, Sir Hugh Cairns' work largely pioneered legislation for protective headgear by motorcyclists and subsequently in the workplace and for many sports worldwide. Over subsequent decades, this has saved countless lives. As a fellow motorcycle rider, it might well be said that Lawrence's death and the subsequent research & development of motorcycle helmets, has contributed to saving my own life on more than one occasion.
@@JohnDoe-tw8esAn Interesting, in fact, most fascinating personality, therefore, all new information about him is always welcome, whether in books, articles, documentaries, biographies,or...UA-cam videos!😊
@@alexanderkarayannis6425 For sure, , went to Jordan around 8 years ago for a month.Have spent a bit of time before in the near east and always liked it. Wadi Rum is just so beautiful. I can understand what he loved about that area.
@@JohnDoe-tw8es" What is it Major Lawrence, that attracts you personally,to the desert?..." "It's... clean!..."... Well,I suppose you also went to Petra, through that gorge on horseback too, emulating Indiana Jones, and, why not?...Great place to visit, Jordan...makes you wish the world hadn't shut down with this corona virus business, so we can see a bit more of it, while we still can!...
@@alexanderkarayannis6425 Saw Petra, like the castles too. Something about the desert and waste land that is inspiring. Went to Azrak castle which is in the middle of nowhere. Saw the room he talks about and it still has the blackened ceiling from the fires. Just magic for me. Would like to go back and see more as well as other places out in that part of the world. If you have not been you should....
Churchill was correct when he said Lawrence was one of a kind, never to have another like him again.He was as powerful a diplomat to the Arabs as Edward 7 to the French, Germans . If they gave him some power and let him loose in the mid east after the war, we would have a lot less trouble with the Arabs today. I can understand why he wanted to hide in a shell after the war, and start again and stayed a private in the military. I would feel very uncomfortable being the messenger to tell the Arabs to fight for a lie. The dirty stains of politics are very hard to wash off.
I first heard about Lawrence via the David Lean film. I still regard this as the greatest film ever. Having read much about T.E. it is obvious that his love of Arabia and its people led him to disillusionment with Politicians. He was every bit a complex man that did what he said he did. Obviously some imbelishment has been added. He truly believed he could give the Arabs their Country but did not reckon on the Politics of his own Country. A True hero
Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO (16 August 1888 - 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities.
These videos are so rich and full of information. Such attention to detail, need to watch them twice sometimes to absorb the information. Thankyou so much. Keep up the great work
Funny things happen, I asked the wife to get me the above book and of course the film Lawrence of Arabia, for my Christmas presents. Forgotten how long the film was.
Fascinating. My father was at RAF Cranwell at the same time as Lawrence and always said that he was very amiable but if he was asked anything about his exploits 'he would close up like a clam'.
He was one the most wild and Wise men. A Romantic and Warrior. If his "Sins" towards the Arabs, are still to be remembered he repented and He fought like for them in the Paris Peace Conference and afterwards.
Wicked what the British did in the Middle East and Asia. This doc helps me understand the anger people have. Lawrence was right to feel depressed. I feel ashamed 😔.
It's amazing how close the movie resembles this biography of such a larger than life figure in a difficult historical period. As an aside, Peter O'Toole looks a lot like the real thing, especially the stare. Enjoyed the piece immensely.
@@lilymarinovic1644 🤔 The Plantagenets had a very long history of all of them being extremely handsome. Peter fits that bill. Oh my how I sighed over him. But, to me. He is way to foppish to be the uber masculine Henry II.
@@lilymarinovic1644 Perhaps he wasn’t as handsome as some of them, but those descriptions are when he was a bit older. But he was super macho. And Peter isn’t any of those.
@@lilymarinovic1644 Mine too😉. Just a discussion, eh? They made a remake of Lion in Winter, and it has Patrick Stewart🤔. Whom I also love lol. Jury’s still out I haven’t seen it yet, but I ordered it. FYI if you’d be interested in it.
I think he was a much more complicated and interesting personality, even more so than portrayed in the many films and documentaries about him...A romantic archeologist,intellectual, traveler,soldier,politician,who has had enough of it all and just wanted to be left alone in the end...Made deals and promises way above his head and pay grade,cancelled by the Sykes-Picot agreement with the stroke of a pen...Killed,misled,destroyed people and ignored all accepted norms of his time,in behavior, institutions, and himself most of all,at a heavy cost to his own physical and mental well being and health,he was also a homosexual tortured soul with many an affair with conservative Arab natives,whom he wrote passionate poems to...Well, he lived a lot of life in his short time on this earth,and is certainly one that expressed more and better than any other,the 'neurotic ills of an entire generation' in the words of writer and biographer Christopher Isherwood...Quite a character,really...
@@alexanderkarayannis6425He was indeed a fascinating and complex man. But if I remember correctly, nobody who knew him well thought Lawrence was a homosexual: not his brother, not the men he lived with for years in the RAF, not the gay men he was friends with. Even the gay man who was in love with him during their university years insisted that Lawrence was asexual. He also suffered from haphephobia and was disgusted by sex. His having homosexual affairs seems to be an assertion that has been repeated many times without evidence, perhaps originating from Richard Aldington's scathing (and homophobic) biography of Lawrence.
@@RenaissanceMan29 Couldn't agree more with everything you just said,Andy,he was a product of the Victorian era he was born in,and proud of it,very much so!...
@@harrysecombegroupie If so, Homosexuality, Haphephobia, and Masochism, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Definitely needed the cleansing of the blood of Lord Jesus Christ, to be redeemed, to made whole.
In sixties we use to see some shorts cinemascope a rare thing those days before a film of Laurence of Arabia and use to admire the quality of Hollywood CHARMS and thats all. One actor SHASHI KAPOOR was there in a short role we understand. Thanks for the video and it's effects.
Watching the film laurence of Arabia starring Peter otoole got me interested in the life of t e laurence, what an interesting man he was, and the life he lived, I would loved to have met him. Long may he rest in peace. He was a real hero. We don't have any like him ❤these days.
I think Lawrence was a pawn who was transformed into a Knight. His actions set the tone for the political mess and mistrust we are seeing today. All this against his intentions to liberate the middle east and Levant. The man had balls.
A great man, no doubt. With ethics and values that unfortunately have no place among politicians, this was probably his biggest worry that caused him depression. Impeccable service also in the photos and choreography. Many thanks.
An extraordinary man who tried to do what was right, and was betrayed by politicians. Big oil, money, trumps humanitarian considerations. The struggle for the middle east continues to this day.
@Richard Riley He did get there just for the fame, he got that but along the way he made some friends. Contradict me on that because I want to hear your side of the story.
@@romelnegut2005 I actually heard he had no interest in fame just maybe adventure and rescue people like the authurian knights in fact when he got famous he wanted to hide from the public
Well? Outside of space…there are no adventures like this much anymore! Fascinating man…his education and understanding of the Quran and the peoples of the dessert is what made him effective. He was no colonialist.
TE Lawrence was forever riveted in my memory after viewing his movie that came out about 1960, maybe? Lawrence was a man of many passions. He pursued them as all passionate men do - no matter where they led.
He forgot the manuscript he had laboured over throughout the War, left it on a train, it was never recovered. The later book that became “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” was scratched out while he was half drunk on alcohol, have intoxicated by morphine and getting thoroughly reamed by his boyfriend guardsman.
Lawrence was a rare breed of man. I do not think he could ever reconcile himself to the dishonesty of both the British and French governments with regard to Feisal, in which he was made to play such an important role.
One of my favorite movies was made about him and I still struggle to wrap my head around the story of his life and exploits and the irony of his death in that tragic accident... I also am a fan of classic British motorcycles which makes the story of his demise even more interesting
Yes a great movie. I can remember watching it and thinking a lot of poetic licence was used when portraying his flamboyant behaviour. That was until I saw a BBC film taken at the time of exactly that same flamboyant behaviour.
@@rogergibbs2937 Over 56,000 US troops died fighting in Vietnam. Over 72,000 died from suicide after they came home. That war killed more men after it was over then when it was being fought.
@@2011littlejohn1 Well sounds unusually high or not it's a fact and is easily verified by looking it up online and verifying it with credible sources like the VA or the Department of Veterans affairs. Whether or not every one of their issues in life being attributed directly to the war is hard to say, undoubtedly some committed suicide over things that would have affected them that much whether or not they were in the war, and undoubtedly some committed suicide because just too much piled up on them in life starting with the things that happened in the war and maybe without those things and just the normal sorrows most people deal with they wouldn't have committed suicide, but either way in the years after the war there was over 72,000 who committed suicide that'd been in it. It was easier for those guys who came home from WW2 and Korea and not because of someone getting a parade, it was easier because afterwards was an era of economic growth never before seen, they had productive lives with decent paying job's and mortgage and car payments they paid off and could take care of their families instead of trying to figure out how too because the plant they worked at shut down, you feel successful and productive when you're making your payments in life and taking car of your family especially when you get those large investment things paid off, men need that feeling that comes along with those things, but when your plant shuts down and the economic rug gets pulled out from under you and you can't make your payments or sent your kids to college like the generation before you could you feel like a failure, I know, I've lived through that in life, and I couldn't imagine what would have happened if I'd have had a brain full of war experiences flying around up in my head on top of that, you get like that and it's either jump off a cliff or get on a rooftop with an AK47 and start getting even with the world, either way it ends badly for you.
@@dukecraig2402 Oh I wasn't disputing the figures. I'm British but play in a band with a Vietnam veteran and he at times has unpredictable mood swings. He also did not agree with the war itself and was heavily supportive of the peace movement.
I've been reading "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" during the last few weeks. I nearly stopped during the first 50 pages, because it was overwritten. And I've heard that Lawrence had to write the whole book a second time when he lost his first attempt at a station.
I first read "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" in 1962 at the age of 16. I've been hooked ever since. I credit my love of military history and history in general to this introduction to the genre. Thomas and I had a lot in common although I beat him in one area by being a woman. I credit him for my love of adventure and risk-taking.
I did no rally discover this man until twenty years ago when I picked up a book that was second hand while on holiday,since then I have bought several biographies of this fascinating man ,his life was paradox but what a paradox!
I think he truly worked for, strived for independence for the Arab tribes. And he genuinely worked for this but he was hamstrung by Western European politics and politicians whose only interests was their own spheres of influence. He got caught in the web of deceit and ambition of the Western nations. He was no angel but I do think he had the Arab interest at heart.
I have read this book a decade back but understanding was at the superficial level. When i read again a year back, i really undestood the deeper meaning. Great personality. Both world wars produced some of the greatest people(Good bad and ugly)never drempt of.
A nice summary of his career and life. By the way his motorcycle was a "bruff superior" not a "Borough" superior. Many teens are mispronounced suggest reading his book and those if others to get an in depth view of his life
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How do you i have one question for you because I love history so much I thought a book by TE Lawrence why did he wrote about the seven pillars of wisdom.
A hero unquestionably. Is there anyone alive today like Lawrence?
Such acourageous and fascinating life that of Laurence Of Arabia thank you for making it visible with an excellent voice to recount it
“There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians.” T.E. Lawrence. Could not agree more!! Smart guy..
I agree.
To be fair, politicians are thieves.
or as politicians in the state I grew up in, we're a majority religion wastes no time preaching their morals and values, "it's perfectly legal", or "but it's not against the law"
I’d call it a draw, frankly. You can believe you me there is no honor amongst thieves.
There’s no honor among thieves.
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible."
T.E. LAWRENCE
Beautiful, sir.
Based.
One of my favorite quotations.
love it
I have it posted in my shop, up on the wall, great quotation.@@geraldmiller5260
So very interesting. I grew up with the life of Lawrence, as my (Welsh) mother was an academic and her immense interest in Lawrence, meant that from the time I was a child in the 1950's until today, Lawrence is so much part of my life. My mother always, until she died, kept a photograph of Lawrence on her bedside table. Thank you for this excellent presentation.
This is so sweet! Thank you for sharing. 😊
Your father did not fuss over the pic?
That's kinda weird
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Last year me and my dad visited the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset. We stayed at a B&B in Wareham about a ten minute drive from the museum. Little did we know until the next morning at breakfast that Lawrence himself had stayed in the very same room as us and also used to drink coffee in the very same window that we had our full english in. Anglebury House if anyone is interested.
That's our next holiday, Tanks and Lawrence.
That's a memory with your dad that will never be forgotten. Nice story cheers.
Don't forget to visit the Memorial in the Cemetery garden opposite the Church in Moreton where I used to live . Clouds Hill Cottage is not far away and can be visited too . Turning off the Bere Regis to Weymouth road and heading to Bovvy from there takes you along the old roads where Lawrence loved to ride his Brough ( not Borough as stated) Superior and indeed the stone that marks the spot near the accident . That whole area is criss crossed with footpaths that cross the shallows of the River From to East Burton and Moreton from Bovington Camp , with some great places to picnic at the bottom of very unlikely looking lanes . Like Lawrence I didn't want to leave the area , but it was my wife's insistence ,which is probably why we were soon separated five years later .
I have been fascinated by Lawrence since i was a kid and for many years i have wanted to visit Clouds hill and at the same time the Bovington museum. But none of my friends share my interest so i most likely need to go alone.
My goodness "lucky you "..
You mention briefly his last 6 years of life, developing pilot recovery RAF rescue boats. His engineering work improved these fast vessels significantly. During WW2 many pilots, of all nationalities, owned their survival to this work.
I read Seven Pillars of Wisdom ten years ago, when I was 75, and I have been in love with Lawrence ever since. What a guy !
Great read, Gertrude Bell as well.
Glad to see you're still going strong sir.🙏🏻
The photography in this video was incredible. The aerial view of camels with shadows ,top notch. David Lean would have been impressed. This combined with historic photos ,wow! What an awesome job. Next time I wanna watch the movie I'll watch this again.
I am a huge David Lean fan! And IMHO Lawrence Of Arabia is 1 of the VERY best movies ever made, if not THE best. But I had quit watching this show before the 3 minute mark, because the voice is so annoying, but you have convinced me to give it another go. I'll turn the volume down as much as possible and I'll try to remember your words. Hopefully that will get me through it. Thank you.
Lawrence's transportation of choice was the Brough (pronounced bruff) Superior, probably the fastest production motorcycle available.
TE Lawrence was an amazing and complex man! I read Seven Pillars of Wisdom about 30 years ago and was very impressed. I did not feel that he was an imperialist but genuinely concerned about the Middle Eastern people. It is sad that his severe depression took over his life and ultimately killed him. Like him, I have a peculiar personality and am plagued by depression and suicidal thoughts. Nowadays we can help a minority but so many “live lives of quiet desperation”. I admire Lawrence for what he accomplished but wish he could have reached his potential!
My uncle Ray who fought two savage tours of combat in Vietnam once told me," The real victims of war are those who survive, for the dead its over."
I very much agree...know a days we can have medication for depression that make life less painful to endure. I have red Seven Pilars of Wisdom and everything I can cath about Lawrence, I admire him so... I think he died young, I hope it was an acciden and not suicide. Anyway, as a dear person to me I allways pray for him, he sufferd a lot.I know nowadays this may sound simple minded, but I,m like that...
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Take up painting my friend ! It will drive the dark thoughts from yor mind.
We are all alike, i might be simple minded gang gang@@krakerkrunch
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Brilliant!! We got a glimpse of Lawrence's accomplishments in the film Lawrence of Arabia. But in this presentation, admirably concise and coherent, we get a full picture of his extraordinary life and brave personality. Thanks for sharing.
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) was a great historian, archaeologist and British officer... but the movie portrayal was a bit inflated and even romaticised by Orientalists and British historians. After all, his dreams for Arabia were betrayed by the Sykes-Picot treaty !
Well stated
And he was a broken man until his tragic death. Terribly sad! He was duped, as were the arabs, but he felt responsible.
Many people are still paying for that disaster today. The duplicity of the English and French was unforgivable, and it has caused so many deaths.
I've read Seven Pillars of Wisdom but I think Scott Anderson's book 'Lawrence in Arabia' and NY Times bestseller explains Lawrence's story so well. War, deceit, Imperial Folly and the making of the modern middle east. This is an excellent documentary. Thank you.
I used to often wonder why there was a statue of a man dressed in Arab clothes in the Grammar School I attended. I only realised much later that this was a statue of Lawrence who also attended the Oxford High School for Boys many years before me. I married an Omani lady and now live mostly in the Middle East wearing coincidentally Arab clothes because they are more comfortable. I think Lawrence had a sad life and never felt comfortable with the upper echelons of Society. He was a rebel who discovered that the British politicians were no better than those who ruled the Ottoman Empire. I think he felt caught between the British Imperialists who employed him and the Arab people whom he loved. In many ways he betrayed the Arabs and this must have weighed heavily on his conscience.
So are you an English blue blood or what bro?
What a stupid reply to an intelligent comment.@@dwigg7700
No puedo dejar de expresar mis felicitaciones y agradecimiento por este maravilloso documental sobre Lawrence de Arabia. Ya lo hice malamente en inglés, pero me he quedado corta, este personaje fascinante es un ejemplo de fuerza, constancia, dió la batalla y la talla en tantos frentes. He leído Siete Pilares de la Sabiduría en espaol e inglés 3 veces y leo todo lo que cae en mis manos. He visto la película inumrables veces con Peter O´Toole, y es de mis favoritas. Creo fue una vida gloriosa y trágica. Tengo entendido que Alan Ladd tuvo intención de filmar una película sobre este fascinante personaje, lástima que nolo hizo. desde México...¡muchas gracias!...
Love your enthusiasm✨🇺🇸😊
Lawrence is a true hero of the 20th Century. I have followed in some (not all) of his footsteps and marvelled at what he did.
betrayer
@@mirzashakil6122 He did what he could.
Thankyou for such a comprehensive documentary about this man. So much more to him than I previously realised. Although he made many mistakes I feel that he tried his best to get the best deals for the Arab peoples and improve their lot among the powerful countries with their vested interests in the region. The right person in the right place for quite a long time.
yes, yes, yes... I COMPLETELY AGREE!
Lawrence I think had great personal ambition ,and like many of us an ego. But also an awareness that things were not going as he would have liked. This wore him down knowing that his friend Faisal had been lied to by The British with his collusion . I personally admire him for his personal physical courage and his much challenged sense of integrity.
One of the most complex men to have captured the popular imagination. I always find it very hard to categorise Lawrence. A hero? A villain? Both could be justified to an extent, and a million other verbs could be as well. Regardless of how he is remembered, the vision of this Oxford scholar as a desert warrior will always remain potent in the imagination of millions of people - a ‘Boy’s Own’ story come to life.
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After reading many books and going to Jordan for a vacation to see what it is like there , I think Lawrence was a hero and tried to do what he could for Arab independence. We I think , have been influenced by words and perhaps the movie that has been made of him. Jordan is a great country with lots of friendly people and I recommend it to anyone thinking of visiting this part of the globe.
@@JohnDoe-tw8es Absolutely TRUE !, agree with you 💯. Lawrence was a hero !!
@@raulbaquero5081 Think Lawrence was very intelligent and put to much thought into what happened during the war and his role in it.
@@raulbaquero5081why was he a hero?
"I've been and am absurdly over estimated. There are no supermen and I am quite ordinary, and will say so whatever the artistic results. In that point I'm one of the few people who tell the truth about myself." T E Lawrence.
My Grandfather painted the Lawrence of Arabia poster used for the movie. My profile pic to be precise.
Now that's cool.
@@PeopleProfiles way cool 😎
Wowww
Augustus John Painted his portrait.
When T.E.Lawrence was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident, in May 1935, one of the several doctors attending him was a young neurosurgeon, Hugh Cairns. The latter was moved by the tragedy in a way that was to have far-reaching consequences.
At the beginning of the Second World War, Cairns highlighted the unnecessary loss of life among army motorcycle dispatch riders as a result of head injuries. His research concluded that the adoption of crash helmets as standard by both military and civilian motorcyclists would result in considerable saving of life. It was 32 years later, however, that motorcycle crash helmets were made compulsory in the United Kingdom.
As a consequence of treating T.E. Lawrence and through his research at Oxford, Sir Hugh Cairns' work largely pioneered legislation for protective headgear by motorcyclists and subsequently in the workplace and for many sports worldwide. Over subsequent decades, this has saved countless lives.
As a fellow motorcycle rider, it might well be said that Lawrence's death and the subsequent research & development of motorcycle helmets, has contributed to saving my own life on more than one occasion.
'The dreamers of the day are dangerous men,for they may act out their dreams with open eyes,to make it possible....This, I did!...' T.E. Lawrence
I have read many books about Lawrence. Obviously you have too.
@@JohnDoe-tw8esAn Interesting, in fact, most fascinating personality, therefore, all new information about him is always welcome, whether in books, articles, documentaries, biographies,or...UA-cam videos!😊
@@alexanderkarayannis6425 For sure, , went to Jordan around 8 years ago for a month.Have spent a bit of time before in the near east and always liked it. Wadi Rum is just so beautiful. I can understand what he loved about that area.
@@JohnDoe-tw8es" What is it Major Lawrence, that attracts you personally,to the desert?..." "It's... clean!..."... Well,I suppose you also went to Petra, through that gorge on horseback too, emulating Indiana Jones, and, why not?...Great place to visit, Jordan...makes you wish the world hadn't shut down with this corona virus business, so we can see a bit more of it, while we still can!...
@@alexanderkarayannis6425 Saw Petra, like the castles too. Something about the desert and waste land that is inspiring. Went to Azrak castle which is in the middle of nowhere. Saw the room he talks about and it still has the blackened ceiling from the fires. Just magic for me. Would like to go back and see more as well as other places out in that part of the world. If you have not been you should....
Churchill was correct when he said Lawrence was one of a kind, never to have another like him again.He was as powerful a diplomat to the Arabs as Edward 7 to the French, Germans . If they gave him some power and let him loose in the mid east after the war, we would have a lot less trouble with the Arabs today. I can understand why he wanted to hide in a shell after the war, and start again and stayed a private in the military. I would feel very uncomfortable being the messenger to tell the Arabs to fight for a lie. The dirty stains of politics are very hard to wash off.
Far from home, a man with a mission
In the heat of the glistening sun!
In the heart, of ancient tradition.
this man's journey has only begun
I first heard about Lawrence via the David Lean film. I still regard this as the greatest film ever. Having read much about T.E. it is obvious that his love of Arabia and its people led him to disillusionment with Politicians. He was every bit a complex man that did what he said he did. Obviously some imbelishment has been added. He truly believed he could give the Arabs their Country but did not reckon on the Politics of his own Country. A True hero
Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO (16 August 1888 - 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities.
Thanks!
Thank you.
“The creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought”
T.E. Lawerence
These videos are so rich and full of information. Such attention to detail, need to watch them twice sometimes to absorb the information. Thankyou so much. Keep up the great work
What an absolute delight that was to watch.
Funny things happen, I asked the wife to get me the above book and of course the film Lawrence of Arabia, for my Christmas presents. Forgotten how long the film was.
Fascinating. My father was at RAF Cranwell at the same time as Lawrence and always said that he was very amiable but if he was asked anything about his exploits 'he would close up like a clam'.
What a unique personality Lawrence of Arabia had... Undoubtedly, a fascinating character!
There will never be the likes of Orance anymore. Brilliant mind, brilliant man. Gave me a deep love of the Arabs from an early age .🇦🇺❤️
Wonderful work once again from The Team! Absolutely smashing
He was one the most wild and Wise men. A Romantic and Warrior. If his "Sins" towards the Arabs, are still to be remembered he repented and He fought like for them in the Paris Peace Conference and afterwards.
As a devotee of TEL, I have been to Clouds Hill. I don't know which cottage you pictured, but it certainly is NOT Clouds Hill
Imagine how different the World could have been if the Sykes Picot had been better thought out and Word kept
Wicked what the British did in the Middle East and Asia. This doc helps me understand the anger people have. Lawrence was right to feel depressed. I feel ashamed 😔.
It's amazing how close the movie resembles this biography of such a larger than life figure in a difficult historical period. As an aside, Peter O'Toole looks a lot like the real thing, especially the stare. Enjoyed the piece immensely.
It is perfect casting, unlike when he played Henry II. TWICE. Oh dear. But for Lawerence, spot on!
@@lilymarinovic1644 🤔 The Plantagenets had a very long history of all of them being extremely handsome. Peter fits that bill. Oh my how I sighed over him. But, to me. He is way to foppish to be the uber masculine Henry II.
@@lilymarinovic1644 Perhaps he wasn’t as handsome as some of them, but those descriptions are when he was a bit older. But he was super macho. And Peter isn’t any of those.
@@lilymarinovic1644 Mine too😉. Just a discussion, eh? They made a remake of Lion in Winter, and it has Patrick Stewart🤔. Whom I also love lol. Jury’s still out I haven’t seen it yet, but I ordered it. FYI if you’d be interested in it.
Wonderful documentary!
History is full of awful people. Lawrence, despite his mistakes, seems to have genuinely tried to be a good person
So true.
I think he was a much more complicated and interesting personality, even more so than portrayed in the many films and documentaries about him...A romantic archeologist,intellectual, traveler,soldier,politician,who has had enough of it all and just wanted to be left alone in the end...Made deals and promises way above his head and pay grade,cancelled by the Sykes-Picot agreement with the stroke of a pen...Killed,misled,destroyed people and ignored all accepted norms of his time,in behavior, institutions, and himself most of all,at a heavy cost to his own physical and mental well being and health,he was also a homosexual tortured soul with many an affair with conservative Arab natives,whom he wrote passionate poems to...Well, he lived a lot of life in his short time on this earth,and is certainly one that expressed more and better than any other,the 'neurotic ills of an entire generation' in the words of writer and biographer Christopher Isherwood...Quite a character,really...
@@alexanderkarayannis6425He was indeed a fascinating and complex man. But if I remember correctly, nobody who knew him well thought Lawrence was a homosexual: not his brother, not the men he lived with for years in the RAF, not the gay men he was friends with. Even the gay man who was in love with him during their university years insisted that Lawrence was asexual. He also suffered from haphephobia and was disgusted by sex. His having homosexual affairs seems to be an assertion that has been repeated many times without evidence, perhaps originating from Richard Aldington's scathing (and homophobic) biography of Lawrence.
@@RenaissanceMan29 Couldn't agree more with everything you just said,Andy,he was a product of the Victorian era he was born in,and proud of it,very much so!...
@@harrysecombegroupie If so, Homosexuality, Haphephobia, and Masochism, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Definitely needed the cleansing of the blood of Lord Jesus Christ, to be redeemed, to made whole.
Not my normal type of channel, but I have to say you do a great job both in selecting your subjects and in exposition. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
I ADORE READING
Good writing. The narrator’s voice is like shrill arugula
In sixties we use to see some shorts cinemascope a rare thing those days before a film of Laurence of Arabia and use to admire the quality of Hollywood CHARMS and thats all. One actor SHASHI KAPOOR was there in a short role we understand. Thanks for the video and it's effects.
Watching the film laurence of Arabia starring Peter otoole got me interested in the life of t e laurence, what an interesting man he was, and the life he lived, I would loved to have met him. Long may he rest in peace. He was a real hero. We don't have any like him ❤these days.
I think Lawrence was a pawn who was transformed into a Knight. His actions set the tone for the political mess and mistrust we are seeing today. All this against his intentions to liberate the middle east and Levant. The man had balls.
Thank you for this documentary. I read the 7 Pillars of Wisdom and your story certainly supplements it well.
Brilliant video!
Wow, thanks a lovely thing for your family history to tell people & very interesting to here, you must be so proud of that
A devoted an intriguing man of historical significance.
Superb, well researched documentary !
A great man, no doubt. With ethics and values that unfortunately have no place among politicians, this was probably his biggest worry that caused him depression. Impeccable service also in the photos and choreography. Many thanks.
What an extraordinary, interesting and complex man. I did not know he had died in that terrible accident. May he always rest in peace.🙏🏻
Peter O’Toole was born to play this role. I am always astounded at the likenesses between the pair.
One of the best movies ever made . Along with Bridge on the River Kwai and the movie Zulu
I can’t believe you forgot Dr Zhivago
Very Instructive Documentary, Bravo !
thank you for this gem seriously considering reading his book the seven pillars
Read it!
Lebanon was christian...Palestine was about 3% jewish...if we could turn back time
An extraordinary man who tried to do what was right, and was betrayed by politicians. Big oil, money, trumps humanitarian considerations. The struggle for the middle east continues to this day.
Trump your saviour
I believe that he went there for getting fame but he got to care for the well being of those people and he has tried to help them as much as he could.
@Richard Riley He did get there just for the fame, he got that but along the way he made some friends.
Contradict me on that because I want to hear your side of the story.
@@romelnegut2005 I actually heard he had no interest in fame just maybe adventure and rescue people like the authurian knights in fact when he got famous he wanted to hide from the public
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How refreshing to hear someone who wants to hear the other persons point of view 👍
Is that even allowed on social media anymore? 😂
@@tomkellycartoons As long as someone is willing to make his point clear without swearing, I'm open to listen to it.
Well? Outside of space…there are no adventures like this much anymore! Fascinating man…his education and understanding of the Quran and the peoples of the dessert is what made him effective. He was no colonialist.
TE Lawrence was forever riveted in my memory after viewing his movie that came out about 1960, maybe? Lawrence was a man of many passions. He pursued them as all passionate men do - no matter where they led.
❗62 years later the movie Lawrence Of Arabia stands taller than ever. An epic and brilliant production, a true must see.
Actor Peter O'Toole represented TS Lawrence perfectly.
Great Photos as well.
Excellent Job sir, History Marche recommended you
He forgot the manuscript he had laboured over throughout the War, left it on a train, it was never recovered. The later book that became “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” was scratched out while he was half drunk on alcohol, have intoxicated by morphine and getting thoroughly reamed by his boyfriend guardsman.
Fascinating character, with good intent that always becomes manipulated.
That was well done.
Leader of men, I shall write, because of your courage and articulate literal expression.
Lawrence was a rare breed of man. I do not think he could ever reconcile himself to the dishonesty of both the British and French governments with regard to Feisal, in which he was made to play such an important role.
One of my favorite movies was made about him and I still struggle to wrap my head around the story of his life and exploits and the irony of his death in that tragic accident... I also am a fan of classic British motorcycles which makes the story of his demise even more interesting
Yes a great movie. I can remember watching it and thinking a lot of poetic licence was used when portraying his flamboyant behaviour. That was until I saw a BBC film taken at the time of exactly that same flamboyant behaviour.
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Over 56,000 US troops died fighting in Vietnam.
Over 72,000 died from suicide after they came home.
That war killed more men after it was over then when it was being fought.
@@dukecraig2402 This seems unusually high. Were these suicides due to a conflict of conscience , post war trauma or maybe both?
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Well sounds unusually high or not it's a fact and is easily verified by looking it up online and verifying it with credible sources like the VA or the Department of Veterans affairs.
Whether or not every one of their issues in life being attributed directly to the war is hard to say, undoubtedly some committed suicide over things that would have affected them that much whether or not they were in the war, and undoubtedly some committed suicide because just too much piled up on them in life starting with the things that happened in the war and maybe without those things and just the normal sorrows most people deal with they wouldn't have committed suicide, but either way in the years after the war there was over 72,000 who committed suicide that'd been in it.
It was easier for those guys who came home from WW2 and Korea and not because of someone getting a parade, it was easier because afterwards was an era of economic growth never before seen, they had productive lives with decent paying job's and mortgage and car payments they paid off and could take care of their families instead of trying to figure out how too because the plant they worked at shut down, you feel successful and productive when you're making your payments in life and taking car of your family especially when you get those large investment things paid off, men need that feeling that comes along with those things, but when your plant shuts down and the economic rug gets pulled out from under you and you can't make your payments or sent your kids to college like the generation before you could you feel like a failure, I know, I've lived through that in life, and I couldn't imagine what would have happened if I'd have had a brain full of war experiences flying around up in my head on top of that, you get like that and it's either jump off a cliff or get on a rooftop with an AK47 and start getting even with the world, either way it ends badly for you.
@@dukecraig2402 Oh I wasn't disputing the figures. I'm British but play in a band with a Vietnam veteran and he at times has unpredictable mood swings. He also did not agree with the war itself and was heavily supportive of the peace movement.
This was really good! Thanks!
Thank you so much. A much deeper picture than one gets in the film.
If not for Oil where would Arabia be? From the Fertile Crescent to a Desert Hellhole
I've been reading "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" during the last few weeks. I nearly stopped during the first 50 pages, because it was overwritten. And I've heard that Lawrence had to write the whole book a second time when he lost his first attempt at a station.
I first read "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" in 1962 at the age of 16. I've been hooked ever since. I credit my love of military history and history in general to this introduction to the genre. Thomas and I had a lot in common although I beat him in one area by being a woman. I credit him for my love of adventure and risk-taking.
I did no rally discover this man until twenty years ago when I picked up a book that was second hand while on holiday,since then I have bought several biographies of this fascinating man ,his life was paradox but what a paradox!
I had no idea that he was real badass. Very well done, Ty.
This was outstanding work!
Very well done, thanks
What a remarkable life for a remarkable person!
After his death the Dr that tried to save him got the crash helmet going apparently.
A walking tour through Syria? How times have changed!
The house of his birth in tremadoc is now a hostel.
A great British hero, sad end.We need more patriots with morals like him more than ever.
"When Britain entered the war in July 1914 ..." I think it was on 4th August, but at my age ...
I feel I am being a nerd )) I also noticed that
I think he truly worked for, strived for independence for the Arab tribes. And he genuinely worked for this but he was hamstrung by Western European politics and politicians whose only interests was their own spheres of influence. He got caught in the web of deceit and ambition of the Western nations. He was no angel but I do think he had the Arab interest at heart.
I have read this book a decade back but understanding was at the superficial level. When i read again a year back, i really undestood the deeper meaning. Great personality. Both world wars produced some of the greatest people(Good bad and ugly)never drempt of.
A nice summary of his career and life. By the way his motorcycle was a "bruff superior" not a "Borough" superior. Many teens are mispronounced suggest reading his book and those if others to get an in depth view of his life
Great presentation. So many people need to see and hear the truth about this Man. 👌🏻He was fascinating and amazing in so many ways.
Fascinating life
- succinct accurate perfect insight into Lawrence in Arabia - tnx -
The greater the knowledge the greater the wisdom greater still sorrow. Gnos EL GOF
Thank you ❤️
RIP
T.E. Lawrence
(1888-1935)
I wish that I had led as rich and adventurous life as Lawrence. Whatever his flaws, he truly did accomplish much.
He will be remembered!
Moreton has always been my favourite place well worth a visit as is the nearby Bovington Tank Museum
A Good Bloke.
A love of Motorcycles and engineering.
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