Famous Remains: The Story of Three Cadavers

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The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

3 жыл бұрын

The strange story of what happened to three famous people, Oliver Cromwell, Catherine Parr and George 'Big Nose' Parrot, after they had shuffled off their mortal coil, illustrates our convoluted history of, and reaction to, mortal remains.
This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration.
Certain photos courtesy the Carbon County Museum, Rawlins Wyoming: www.carboncountymuseum.org/
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Пікірлер: 582
@johngrantham8024
@johngrantham8024 3 жыл бұрын
Some years ago, I was one of a group of Scout Leaders invited to take tea with the Dean of Windsor after a service in St George's chapel in Windsor Castle. Sitting around an ancient, scarred, oak table in his apartments, we were treated to sandwiches, strawberries and cream and being a young 'history guy' I commented on the historic setting in which the Dean lived. He happily revealed that the table from which we ate had been used to carry the beheaded body of Charles 1st from the scaffold. I peered closely at the dark stains in absolute awe😁
@candyflair7946
@candyflair7946 2 жыл бұрын
🤢
@crazybarryfam
@crazybarryfam 2 жыл бұрын
Don't lie; you licked the table, didn't you?
@marypasco2213
@marypasco2213 Жыл бұрын
C*O*O*L!!!
@zanteriia
@zanteriia Жыл бұрын
@@crazybarryfamwhat?!
@surinfarmwest6645
@surinfarmwest6645 3 жыл бұрын
"Shuffled off their mortal coil" ... Monty Python "Dead parrot sketch" came to mind, great phraseology.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel 3 жыл бұрын
If you hadn't nailed him to his perch he'd be pushing up the daisies...
@macksealand7832
@macksealand7832 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel He most certainly was an "ex-Parrot", not merely pining for the fjords....
@gryfandjane
@gryfandjane 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Parrot sketch, but “mortal coil” is from Shakespeare... Hamlet. (I had to look it up to make sure...)
@dannin1278
@dannin1278 3 жыл бұрын
I never wanted to be a pet shoppe owner...
@sandybarnes887
@sandybarnes887 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was sleeping
@torigegel1898
@torigegel1898 3 жыл бұрын
The little skulls on the bowtie made my day.
@chrisball3778
@chrisball3778 3 жыл бұрын
A couple of quibbles: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms wasn't 'a phase of the English Civil Wars'- its an alternative term for them that accurately reflects the fact that fierce fighting occurred in Scotland and Ireland as well (also Wales, but for historical reasons, Wales was considered part of the Kingdom of England). Also Cromwell wasn't the only person to sign Charles I's death warrant- 59 people in all signed it. Cromwell just came in for particular attention as he made himself dictator in the King's stead. Charles II originally promised an amnesty for the surviving regicides, but quickly went back on his word and had as many of those surviving killed as he could. As well as those executed for treason in England, several of those who fled abroad to escape Charles were assassinated by his spies or fanatical royalists.
@RhettyforHistory
@RhettyforHistory 3 жыл бұрын
There are also some other odd happenings with bodies. One is Elmer McCurdy. He was also an old outlaw in the Old West. His body was on display in the undertaker's office because no one claimed him. Then he toured the county as a sideshow attraction before coming to an amusement park in CA. There he was discovered by accident when filming an episode of the Million Dollar Man. He spent more time above ground dead than alive. Another interesting one is William Quantrill who was a guerilla warfare leader during the Civil War against the Union. He has three graves in three different states with body parts in all three. I have visited these graves myself. They certainly have a story worth telling as well!
@briane3657
@briane3657 3 жыл бұрын
I remember that! I think he was found in The Pike amusement area of downtown Long Beach Ca.. Sadly long gone, but it was still around when I attended Long Beach State University. That story, or even one about The Pike, once one of many old seaside resorts in California (most of which are gone now) would make another good story for The History Guy.
@RhettyforHistory
@RhettyforHistory 3 жыл бұрын
@@briane3657 He should do it although there are some videos on him on youtube! ;)
@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 3 жыл бұрын
McCurdy was the one I was rooting for in first place .
@annwilliams6438
@annwilliams6438 11 ай бұрын
Long roll McCurdy…. ;)
@whiterabbit-wo7hw
@whiterabbit-wo7hw 3 жыл бұрын
The body of this content is head over heels over history and is to be dissected into other things that deserve to be remembered.
@emilyadams3228
@emilyadams3228 3 жыл бұрын
Autopsy-Turvy
@katydid5088
@katydid5088 2 жыл бұрын
Da dum tsss.
@wscorners
@wscorners 3 жыл бұрын
Hannibal Lecter: "I must visit that museum in Wyoming, need some new ideas for some old friends."
@howtubeable
@howtubeable 3 жыл бұрын
Technically, there is a distinction between coffins and caskets. The steel boxes sold by funeral homes today are caskets. Coffins are more fun this time of year. They are the 6-sided boxes which were popular for burial, usually associated with the 19th century. Dracula sleeps in a coffin.
@jean6872
@jean6872 Жыл бұрын
Holly Martins was told that Harry Lime was taken away in a coffin but this was a mistake on the part of Karl, the porter.
@ir3188
@ir3188 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you hear it all the time but a podcast in your manner would be one of the most amazing pieces of media conceived.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel 3 жыл бұрын
In the works
@ir3188
@ir3188 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Incredible, I know what I'm telling my Co-Workers about today!
@jeffmorrison6074
@jeffmorrison6074 3 жыл бұрын
The section on Big Nose George made my morning. I'm from Wyoming and am very familiar with the story. One of my favorite newspaper quotes from that era came from the report of the lynching by Bill Nye of the Laramie Boomerang: "A letter written from the east and addressed to this office asks if we can give any information as to the whereabouts of Big Nose George. We cannot give any definite information, but the last seen of him he was standing on a flour barrel near a telegraph pole, and a man with a stopwatch was standing near him and preparing to kick the flour barrel from under him. It is thought that the man with abnormal nasal protuberance has gone somewhere by telegraph."
@altarush
@altarush 2 жыл бұрын
Bill Nye is related to the science guy.
@DeconvertedMan
@DeconvertedMan 3 жыл бұрын
We should not BURY this sort of knowledge, its history that deserved to be remembered. ;)
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel 3 жыл бұрын
That is why I pick over the bones of history...
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT 3 жыл бұрын
Y'all're gonna be the death of me!
@DeconvertedMan
@DeconvertedMan 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Forgetting it would be a GRAVE error.
@6point5by55
@6point5by55 3 жыл бұрын
This is history to die for...if that isn't too grave a statement to make.
@DeconvertedMan
@DeconvertedMan 3 жыл бұрын
@@6point5by55 careful with c19 around you dont want people COFIN on you.
@natewatl9423
@natewatl9423 3 жыл бұрын
A wag I know would call a concrete highway from NY to Detroit a "dead end."
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT 3 жыл бұрын
@Scumfuck McDoucheface you must be using Google Translate 2 run these through three other languages before you can bring them back to English. Only way you could possibly Miss search simple, obvious jokes and references. Unless you were a troll... they're known to be much too dense, dim-witted and dull to make the necessary connections.
@yeahitskimmel
@yeahitskimmel 3 жыл бұрын
@@HM2SGT woah there Billy, tis just a poop joke
@MMAGamblingTips
@MMAGamblingTips 3 жыл бұрын
@@HM2SGT Wow, I’ve never seen someone get so triggered by a KZfaq comment without asking the poster what their intention was first. I think that he was saying that the highway from New York to Detroit was the small intestine because it is the pathway of taking a shit.
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT 3 жыл бұрын
@Great White uh huh. He's been trolling many comments here. Ain't that jest HIlarious?
@phredphlintstone6455
@phredphlintstone6455 3 жыл бұрын
@@HM2SGT and?
@sidewinderdrums
@sidewinderdrums 3 жыл бұрын
Great video once again. I grew up in Wyoming, and lived in Rawlins (Carbon County) in the 90's. I have heard these stories of Big Nose George many times, and have seen these "artifacts" in the Carbon County Museum.
@bril5057
@bril5057 3 жыл бұрын
The shoes made from the skin from 'Big Nose' must have been on loan to the Riverton, WY museum, because I remember seeing them on a school field trip around thirty years ago.
@davedoyle6835
@davedoyle6835 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@DEXWrecksOfficial
@DEXWrecksOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
The most wholesome KZfaqr
@DARisse-ji1yw
@DARisse-ji1yw 2 жыл бұрын
That would be John Townsend.
@reddrockingeezer
@reddrockingeezer 3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the little windows into life you bring us. Please do a story on the lost / misplaced remains of the great naval hero John Paul Jones and his eventual return to America.
@Mark2025
@Mark2025 3 жыл бұрын
Cromwell's head sure got a-round...
@mephitismephitis6825
@mephitismephitis6825 3 жыл бұрын
A-ha! A roundhead, I see what you did there. Good one.
@davidcolley7714
@davidcolley7714 3 жыл бұрын
Clown
@paulherzog9605
@paulherzog9605 3 жыл бұрын
Would haved liked to been in that bar
@emilyadams3228
@emilyadams3228 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulherzog9605 Yer pint would've had a good head on it.
@jamesflowers1295
@jamesflowers1295 3 жыл бұрын
I mean, the last guy was still being useful there at the end.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel 3 жыл бұрын
Doors do need to be stopped...
@RockinRobbins13
@RockinRobbins13 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel And ashes do need to be trayed.
@eugenetswong
@eugenetswong 3 жыл бұрын
Good point. Being a pair of shoes is a very fitting end.
@jamesrogers47
@jamesrogers47 3 жыл бұрын
His head (or at a least part of it) was perhaps more useful in death than it ever was in life.
@skysurfer5cva
@skysurfer5cva 3 жыл бұрын
@@eugenetswong So, George 'Big Nose' Parrot, had a sole after all. :-)
@jackielinde7568
@jackielinde7568 3 жыл бұрын
I sent an email to Caitlin Doughty of A Good Death fame. Interested in seeing what she would have to say about it. Maybe a future collaboration between The History Guy and Caitlin?
@LMacNeill
@LMacNeill 3 жыл бұрын
The variety of topics covered on this channel is staggering! It's one of the many reasons why I love it so much!
@user-gthjhftkyffvjr
@user-gthjhftkyffvjr 3 жыл бұрын
I love this show! Keep up the great work History Guy! Thank you.
@wanemergency3591
@wanemergency3591 3 жыл бұрын
I can watch you all day long. Brilliant viewing every time
@robertsimpson4532
@robertsimpson4532 3 жыл бұрын
I guess that Mr Parrot had a sole after all. Two of them in fact.
@orbyfan
@orbyfan 3 жыл бұрын
He left big shoes to fill.
@goodun2974
@goodun2974 3 жыл бұрын
George Parrot strikes me as a bit of a heel, actually....
@emilyadams3228
@emilyadams3228 3 жыл бұрын
Ya think he was Shoe-ish?
@richiephillips1541
@richiephillips1541 Жыл бұрын
This has got to be one of the best sites on KZfaq. It's great !
@daveshrum1749
@daveshrum1749 3 жыл бұрын
I don't often post things anymore. That being said I love your show and your presentation is awesome. I can tell you were a salesperson you have a silver tongue LOL. You get right to the heart of each matter and everything that I've known or done research on myself you have been 100% accurate. Thank you and thanks to mrs. History guy also ! 👍😃
@Wes32168
@Wes32168 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was a strange but interesting episode! Thanks Professor!
@streetsmart1164
@streetsmart1164 3 жыл бұрын
Our Final Jeopardy answer is... "He was capable of holding,... pencils, cigarette ashes and a door open.. using only, the top of his head."
@madtrucker0983
@madtrucker0983 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment here lol
@emilyadams3228
@emilyadams3228 3 жыл бұрын
Well, as soon as he bragged about the murders, he WAS in jeopardy, sooo...
@arthurdoucette1786
@arthurdoucette1786 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from nova Scotia, thank you for another great video. I never miss any of your videos, I rarely comment...this video, more so perhaps than others highlight what a BORN teacher you are, I am thankful for the time you put into your videos,and the talent you kindly share with us,the " maxim manus lavet "
@teddy-jobowers3468
@teddy-jobowers3468 11 ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed the 'bits' of history presented in this story as well as your skull and crossbones bow tie. Very fitting.
@Akula114
@Akula114 3 жыл бұрын
Well done story... even better than usual! Loved the tie.
@reclaimingtheself6887
@reclaimingtheself6887 3 жыл бұрын
St. Louis local here. So happy I found this channel ❤️
@AmadonFaul
@AmadonFaul 3 жыл бұрын
Man, I just love your videos. You are one of the best narrators/presenters I have ever seen.
@jacobballensky3165
@jacobballensky3165 3 жыл бұрын
I love the story about Jeremy Bentham's cadaver. Also a quite interesting one as well.
@Cbabilon675
@Cbabilon675 3 жыл бұрын
Sometime in the future for a Halloween store you might do the history of Thieves oil. It was a combination of natural oils that during the Black Death that thieves claimed work while they were digging up the dead and robbing the rich. Quite a fascinating story. Keep up the great work
@wholderby
@wholderby 3 жыл бұрын
Your style and presentation seems so much like CBS Sunday Morning, why have they not brought you in for weekly historical recaps? Would be epic. Great work as always.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel 3 жыл бұрын
I eagerly await their call...
@wholderby
@wholderby 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Over to you #CBSSunday make it happen! This guy is fantastic.
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT 3 жыл бұрын
And now the REST of the history...!
@terryboyer1342
@terryboyer1342 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Please no! I'd like to think you have too much integrity to work for that outfit.
@howtubeable
@howtubeable 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I agree with terry boyer. You're too good for CBS. What would you do if CBS told you to re-write history to fit their political agenda?
@samhain183
@samhain183 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, sir
@jaredblack4503
@jaredblack4503 3 жыл бұрын
Love to see History from my beautiful home state of Wyoming. Thank you from your fans here in Casper!
@jrgordon47
@jrgordon47 2 жыл бұрын
Your segments never fail to inform and entertain...To you I say...🖖👍B💪...
@steveclark4291
@steveclark4291 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this very interesting article with me !
@darrenbrashaw8409
@darrenbrashaw8409 3 жыл бұрын
John Bradshaw is my ancestor, our branch of the family decided to change the name after his posthumous execution to distance themselves from him. They removed 1 whole letter!!!
@DawnOldham
@DawnOldham 3 жыл бұрын
Our family had a tif over something years ago and some of them are now Logsdon’s (my parents’ line) and some of them are Longsdons. They also subtracted one letter.
@PintoPopProductions
@PintoPopProductions 3 жыл бұрын
Might put you on a different page of the phone book, at least!
@pessimisticideas3075
@pessimisticideas3075 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating vid!
@AkaAndyKnuckles
@AkaAndyKnuckles 3 жыл бұрын
Great work.
@JohnyG29
@JohnyG29 3 жыл бұрын
Humans are weird...
@franknicholson6108
@franknicholson6108 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting as usual thanks for the episode.
@spazmobot
@spazmobot 3 жыл бұрын
That is crazeeeeeee! Thx for sharing!!
@qbeard1
@qbeard1 3 жыл бұрын
As usual, History Guy, you killed it.
@Jalu3
@Jalu3 3 жыл бұрын
I work at a medical device company, where parts of cadavers of those who have donated their bodies to science, are used to train doctors. I believe this channel has done a video on use of cadavers in a medical setting in the past, and how those bodies are attained.
@veronicareeves2629
@veronicareeves2629 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent history lesson.
@657449
@657449 3 жыл бұрын
You never disappoint.
@janatyree7417
@janatyree7417 3 жыл бұрын
I love this history guy Learning a lot
@heatherburger1666
@heatherburger1666 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the history lesson.
@jamess5154
@jamess5154 3 жыл бұрын
We tend to want to make the treatment of the corpse either our last loving statement or our last revenge--very little in the middle.
@Sshooter444
@Sshooter444 3 жыл бұрын
I bet you could do a long series on this topic!
@dannin1278
@dannin1278 3 жыл бұрын
Finally! Someone in KZfaq pronouncing macabre properly
@greatskytrollantidrama4473
@greatskytrollantidrama4473 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@Zorglub1966
@Zorglub1966 3 жыл бұрын
it's the third video without subtitles (auto generated), it's a pity, it helps a lot non native english speakers. the litteral translation of "after they had shuffled off their mortal coil," in french is hilarious : after they switched off their mortal bobbins
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel 3 жыл бұрын
Subtitles are enabled on our end. They sometimes take a while to generate.
@Zorglub1966
@Zorglub1966 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Thank you.
@constipatedinsincity4424
@constipatedinsincity4424 3 жыл бұрын
🎼The things you do for love 🎼of History Guy and History Gal. And your little cat too!
@61rampy65
@61rampy65 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if History Guy locks the door now so that History Cat cannot make cameo appearances? I miss the Cat!
@docjohnson2874
@docjohnson2874 3 жыл бұрын
Just too good.....like all excellent history teachers, you are a great storyteller (raconteur??)
@michaelscaplis
@michaelscaplis 3 жыл бұрын
These 3 stories have a high halloween atmosphere about them. I see an Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven setting :-)
@SoloPilot6
@SoloPilot6 3 жыл бұрын
No. "The Tell-tale Heart" maybe . . .
@emilyadams3228
@emilyadams3228 3 жыл бұрын
Nah, he did a Poe-themed video once, & it flopped, so he said "Nevermore."
@aldiboronti
@aldiboronti 3 жыл бұрын
Great video..One small point. In usage here in England the letter c in proboscis is silent but clearly American usage differs.
@RoyCousins
@RoyCousins 3 жыл бұрын
Also Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire is pronounced "SOODLY"
@timnor4803
@timnor4803 3 жыл бұрын
Another gem
@lyndondowling2733
@lyndondowling2733 3 жыл бұрын
Another Great Presentation... I live near Sudley (SUEDLEY is the way you say it) Castle and have visited on many an occasion. Cathrine Parr's remains are in a Lovely Chaple in a Peaceful spot in the Castle Grounds in Beautiful Gloucestershire.
@darlenefarmer5921
@darlenefarmer5921 3 жыл бұрын
My goodness....thank you.
@SoloPilot6
@SoloPilot6 11 ай бұрын
People are just DYING to be mentioned by The History Guy!
@groermaik
@groermaik 3 жыл бұрын
Love the skull and crossbones tie.
@perrydowd9285
@perrydowd9285 3 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I had no idea that this had happened. I always thought that Charles II had dealt with the living regicides only.
@cherylseybert5669
@cherylseybert5669 2 жыл бұрын
Hi 🙋‍♀️ this is a really nice 👍🏻
@HM2SGT
@HM2SGT 3 жыл бұрын
🤔About 4:30 I was expecting an "Alas, poor Oliver..."😺
@patriciajrs46
@patriciajrs46 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely macabre! Thanks.
@peterboyle5421
@peterboyle5421 3 жыл бұрын
It just struck me why I like your presentations so much, the history without a doubt but, you are most assuredly on a "Par" with Paul Harvey. I can think of no greater compliment. Thank you.
@dp-sr1fd
@dp-sr1fd 3 жыл бұрын
George's story was the best of the three. Fantastic.
@johndemeritt3460
@johndemeritt3460 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, these are stories that belong on Caitlin Doughty's "Ask A Mortician" channel! See her "Iconic Corpse" series. Maybe there's an opportunity for some collaboration?
@johndemeritt3460
@johndemeritt3460 3 жыл бұрын
@Starr Child, you're literally correct: the stories aren't owned by anyone. But Ask A Mortician is a great channel for content on death and treatment of the dead after death. These stories would be appropriate fare on her channel, and there could be a great opportunity for The History Guy and Ask A Mortician to collaborate on telling more of the stories of these people.
@TheTwinangels
@TheTwinangels 3 жыл бұрын
Hell
@johndemeritt3460
@johndemeritt3460 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheTwinangels, huh? What is that comment supposed to mean?
@davidlium9338
@davidlium9338 2 жыл бұрын
@@johndemeritt3460 Google Caitlin Doughty Ask a Mortician
@johndemeritt3460
@johndemeritt3460 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidlium9338, been there, done that, and subscribed. Ask A Mortician is one of our favorite KZfaq Channels, and we've watched most (though probably not quite all) of her content. I still think a collaboration between The History Guy and Ask A Mortician: Caitlin recently did a collaboration with Dr. Emily Zarka on PBS Digital's Monstrum regarding The Grim Reaper. It was great! Even if they never mentioned Grim from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy . . . .
@Scorp7867
@Scorp7867 3 жыл бұрын
I love this Chanel...
@Moshe_Kraintz
@Moshe_Kraintz 3 жыл бұрын
Should do a cross over with Ask a Mortian, Icon Corpses.
@chuckkottke
@chuckkottke 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating in a gruesome way, but presented with humor and light-heartedness by The History Guy.👻
@trishthehomesteader9873
@trishthehomesteader9873 3 жыл бұрын
Love it! THG getting his Halloween 🎃 on! 👍
@Ammo08
@Ammo08 3 жыл бұрын
Good old Wyoming, can't find a tree when ya need one...
@dirtcop11
@dirtcop11 3 жыл бұрын
It is ironic that the most celebrated composer of all time was buried in a mass grave. His music lives on and many stories have been written about him. The cause of his death is the source of many of the tales about him. The strange death and burial of W.A. Mozart is also history worth remembering.
@bretthess6376
@bretthess6376 3 жыл бұрын
I believe Mozart's remains were found several years back during the digging of a foundation for a building. He was positively I.D.d by genetic comparison to known relatives. It was determined he died of botulism from spoiled pickled pork, along with hundreds of other people.
@geoffreyrobson4745
@geoffreyrobson4745 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating Episode, the tale of Big Nose Parrot reminds me of a documentary shown on the BBC sometime in the 1980's (I think) concerning the discovery of the remains of an outlaw who was embalmed after his death and who ended up in a ghost train and was discovered whilst a film crew were filming an episode of the Six Million Doller Man. I can't remember the outlaw's name or the circumstances of his death but as a post script to your episode I thought you may be interested.
@geoffterry7170
@geoffterry7170 3 жыл бұрын
Elmer McCurdy. Two movies and a long career in a funhouse! He was more successful in death than he was in life!
@davidmcintyre998
@davidmcintyre998 3 жыл бұрын
Remember seeing that on television seems people thought he was a wood carving.
@RhettyforHistory
@RhettyforHistory 3 жыл бұрын
Elmer McCurdy is his name. He was above the ground dead longer than he was above the ground alive. I have been to his grave as well as William Quantrill. He is another odd one with three graves in three states and body parts in all three.
@orbyfan
@orbyfan 3 жыл бұрын
I hope it was after his death that he was embalmed; the alternative would be rather gruesome.
@geoffreyrobson4745
@geoffreyrobson4745 3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the information. One thing which has come to mind is that his remains were toxic as the embalming fluid at the time contained arsenic!
@frankgulla2335
@frankgulla2335 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, very interesting, sir.
@davidlogansr8007
@davidlogansr8007 3 жыл бұрын
Might I suggest the History of Color Film, particularly Technicolor, which brightened my childhood, and still does! I am enamored of an early 3 strip (the kind we all loved) Technicolor episode featuring Henry Busse and his Orchestra doing his number 1 hit from 1934, (done in 1935) at the Lido in California at I think the legendary Ambassador Hotel. Stunning-restoration on that! Thank You again. Now to catch up on this and other episodes from my 37 day hospitalization! David
@barrydysert2974
@barrydysert2974 3 жыл бұрын
💜Dear History Guy, l have viewed your entire catalog and greatly admire your meticulous attention to content and accuracy. Today in your second or third sentence you made a common error that has prompted me to write. As a retired mortician, I cease breathing, I see red, my head turns purple and explodes when anyone says coffins when they are talking about CASKETS! By definition a coffin is anthropoidal in shape! Your only possible redemption lie in an episode of the History Guy on the forgotten history of caskets and coffins, their shape and why it is history that deserves to be remembered! Good Day Sir!:-)💜👌💜
@HMGarth
@HMGarth 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, I do so enjoy your work! I love history, and discovering all your gems of historical curiosities has been great. Just btw though - at 6:30 you talk about Catherine Howard's daughter (with Tom Seymour), then Lady Jane Grey...but the portrait you display isn't either of them. It's Henry VIII's 4th wife, Anne of Cleves). 🤷‍♀️🙂
@Michaelbos
@Michaelbos 3 жыл бұрын
Love it.
@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt
@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt 3 жыл бұрын
thanks
@typacsk
@typacsk Жыл бұрын
The old Wyoming state prison museum is definitely worth a visit, if you ever find yourself in Rawlins. (Most people just tear through on the interstate--and for good reason--but it gets closed by bad weather on a pretty regular basis. Get supper at Anong's Thai restaurant while you're in town :P )
@Aaron_Hanson
@Aaron_Hanson 3 жыл бұрын
G’day mate 🇦🇺🍻👍 Interesting material you post. Love the way in which you ‘execute’ it. Maybe do a little research into the life and death of Ned Kelly? He’s somewhat loved and loathed by many here in Australia. Anyway Cobb, have yaself a beaut day 🍻👍
@riverbender9898
@riverbender9898 3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, but I do appreciate captioning. Thanks.
@ZagrebBundist
@ZagrebBundist 3 жыл бұрын
Famous Remains. Iconic Corpses you could say.
@pedrotheswift5937
@pedrotheswift5937 3 жыл бұрын
Love the skull and crossbones bow tie....
@xc43t
@xc43t 3 жыл бұрын
That's a lovely bow tie.
@markransom08
@markransom08 2 жыл бұрын
I'm watching your closing monologue and noticed the skull ☠️ & crossbones on your bow tie 🤘😂😎🌸
@stepawayful
@stepawayful 3 жыл бұрын
"shuffled off their mortal coils" - I'm dead...
@BrentBestwick
@BrentBestwick 3 жыл бұрын
Well, Halloween is only 10 days away, so....thanks for the creepy vibes!
@WhitneyDahlin
@WhitneyDahlin 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Thank you! and I don't know if you have already spoke about 1933 Soviet Ukraine where the people were so hungry they resorted to cannibalism? It's referred to as Holodomor. And the knowledge of what was going on was suppressed by the soviet government for decades. The victims almost never get spoken about and I just think they deserve to be remembered
@johnblake8918
@johnblake8918 3 жыл бұрын
One more subject we can lay to rest.
@ProperLogicalDebate
@ProperLogicalDebate 3 жыл бұрын
Have you done the Sunday Comics? I first read and looked up the meaning of to "disabuse" him of that idea in the comic Prince Valiant. Or Alley Oop?
@asd36f
@asd36f 2 жыл бұрын
On a slight tangent, the story of Row E of the Oise-Aisne Military Cemetery in France is well worth an episode.
@ShamelessMcBundy
@ShamelessMcBundy 3 жыл бұрын
I just noticed that you have a model of the Galaxy class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D!
@tm8951
@tm8951 3 жыл бұрын
The American WW2 Submarine USS Tang and Richard H. O'Kane might would make a good video for you.
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