😂you'll put your eye out!

The arrogance to believe yourself above those paying for their wealth..the Commoner...and the self-entitlement for doing absolutely nothing to deserve it..is astounding. Commoners have been conditioned and subjugated for centuries to literally..buy into this thinking.

She killed her dad to be Queen?

...the way she spoke, one can Tell that she Is very much from that beautiful place.

It’s quite odd to see someone like her talk about such a spectacular place in the same sort of loving terms and passion I talk about the little island I spent my childhood summers on. Turns out nostalgia is universal.

I love that you can see when she goes from oh its a museum display to its my childhood home when sh grabs the rope and just nonchalantly tosses it away

Ck2 much

😆 🤣 😂

What was point of so many titles and I'm curious as initially awarded by monarchy, history behind titles.

@@lynnhauenstein4136 tradition and nothing else. Its not like they go to these places they are duke of and prance around in scarlet robes

Yes, I SO hate when that happens.

Honestly if a woman can inherit the throne, I think they should make special arrangements to have these titles inheritable by women as well... It would require ALOT of paperwork from the Queen herself to do it but it could be done. Actually, it could probably be done by Parliament but that would really be chipping away at HM's last remaining prerogatives...

@@caligulalonghbottom2629 What every changes are made to acknowledge gender equality can only ever affect change to the present and the future. It can never make things equitable for the past.. The practice of allowing various titles to pass to eldest daughters has already begun. Louis Mountbatten himself was succeeded by his daughter. Princess Beatrice will become Duchess of York when her father passes. And there are other cases. The changes come, but slowly.

@@KealaniAlexandra. Those titles are again...only for those close to the royal family.

@@KealaniAlexandra Princess Beatrice will inherit? Considering the Duke of York has traditionally been the title given to the second son of the monarch... this change is bizarre

Kealani Smith I’m sorry but Princess Beatrice is not going to inherit her fathers titles as they can only pass to males. In the case of Louis Mountbatten a special remainder was put on his title so that it could pass to his daughters if there were no sons Queen Victoria or Edward VII did this for the Duke of Fife (Edwards son in law) but the present monarch has not done it for any of her sons and grandsons who have been given titles

She is not a duchess... She's a lady, a past duke's daughter, aunt to the recent duke

@@illonamuda9509 thank you for the info

the daughter of a duke is not a duchess unless she marries another duke

@@pennymiller3842 didnt lord mountbatten's daughter inherit his title as a countess and lady mountbatten? Then why can't other daughters inherit their father's titles?

@@conserztasfia0078 When Mountbatten was given his titles he only had daughters and was unlikely to have any more children due to age and the circumstances of his marriage so an exception or special remainder was made to his title where it could pass to his daughters but after them the titles are restricted to male heirs only. Many pre union Scottish titles are open to female succession as are some ancient English Baronies but most peerage titles can only be inherited by men. When an hereditary peerage is or was created the rules of succession to that title are laid down in a document called a letter patent most are straightforward saying inheritance is by the male heirs of the first holder only but some can be quite complicated eg: the Earldom of Selkirk the rules of which are designed so that the title can never be held by the same person who is also the Duke of Hamilton

Like a Baaaws

I loved her. 😂

It's her house...

dave rg It was her father’s house. It’s is her.... great nephews house? I think that’s correct.... don’t quote me on it.

@@stareagle5000 it used to be her house.

Isnt it her house not his

@@maximilianomadrigal6661 I don't see where I used any gendered pronoun or implied it was anyone else's house.

Museum full of stolen artefacts!!

Imagine being forced to have paying strangers come through your home at least two or three times a week in order to pay your property taxes and bills.

Imagine not because it's not really your house, though!!

I really wanted to dislike him at the beginning of that section, and by the end I thought we was excellent! I wish perhaps they'd dedicate more time to being over at the estate, he seems like he would be an asset there.

My Menagerie ! ...Humble for stating the Obvious truth...that’s ridiculous.

@@catsandcrafts171 The 10th Duke the day before he died in Feb '96 transferred all of the estate into a trust which is controlled to this day by the 10th Duke's direct family (mainly the his cousin I believe as briefly shown in the video). The 10th Duke's relevates I suspect aren't massively keen on their distant relative "being over at the estate" more than absolutely necessary for the various ceremonial functions he carries out. I might add the estate makes a lot of money from tourism nowadays and in fact the 'Atholl Highlanders' hadn't existed since the end of WW1 till 1966 when the 10th Duke recreated it, though not a regular thing to 1973. All the stuff you see on the screen here called the 'Atholl Gathering' they only done since 1984. To see them you have to pay for a ticket. As to the claim of being the "largest (or alternatively, last) private army in Europe, this pretty much is all from the Atholl estate publicity claims. In all their publicity they are at pains to use the phrase "no military role" as to avoid possible legal issues as the UK does have rather strict laws about mercenaries. Claiming that an army has "no military role" is rather like a baker saying they don't make cakes or bread. A bunch a guys with outdated 303s engaging in Scottish Highland military cosplay does not an army make.

..and Blair castle makes a great visit ! Especially if you arrive before 11 a m . Then a piper from the Duke' s private army will greet you - unforgettable !

Because he wasn't born into it lolol

I feel like it comes a bit from a place of guilt. In the past, the title was not just about what you got, it was about your obligation as well. I wonder if he feels too disconected from Scotland to feel the sense of fulfillment that comes with well executed duty.

All inheritance is an accident of birth, collecting on one of either three things, great intellect (patents), great greed(cutthroat business endeavours) or absolute luck (lottery winnings).

Agreed.

Despite the clamoring's of the communists and his "white privilege" genetics plays a decent part in the culture and technology whether the left likes it or not. England and all the technology and progress that flowed from it was not built on random accidents of birth

Yes I agree it's about time heirs come and realise that the majority of humans have to break a sweat on a regular basis not only to put food I there mouths but earn a living with no heirs and graces, get a grip on life you pompent snobs, you're no use to anyone not even the house you live.

Suggest not watch these type of documentaries. All seem to be full of inbred upper class twits with mostly no idea of how they got to where they are in life. Interestingly the son, who doesn't use his title, as a historian, seemed to be the only one with any idea about the history.

@@user-uy6uc5ey5q Sadly he's kind of arrogant too, tried to say that reforming the House of Lords is treason and subscribes to the theory that Shakespeare's plays were actually written by one of his ancestors

@@lordcawdorofmordor2549 'Kind of arrogant' is sort the default mode of the upper class, so for me that was a built in assumption. What you not might realise a lot of the hereditary peers (and to be fair a smaller number of appointed ones as well) who sat in the Lords milked the system for allowances and expenses, some were clearing away US$70000 tax free annually with little to no actual participation in actual debates or even voting (to get paid the peer just needs to recorded as being present in the Palace of Westminster, there no time limit on for how long- hence the nickname "taxis left running Lords" being used for some. The really wealthy ones of course don't bother as 70 grand is chicken feed to them, but the more conventional income Lords viewed the seat in Westminster as a retirement income. Suspect thats where the "treason" comment arises from.

@@lordcawdorofmordor2549 I mean, he's technically correct.

@@user-uy6uc5ey5q Who cares?

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I love her!!

@@briggyb me too

It was her childhood home

would come in handy if the purge happened

That the dagger still there, super cool. And just where she remembered it. Only in UK, IN US be in some dusty drawer without explanation.

One at a time is usually enough!

more like a note paper

I had a thought that the ox was being humiliated!

@@georgealderson4424 ha ha,never thought of that,that cheered me up no end.good one.

@@stevenharland556 Glad I cheered you up as your picture did for me!

I'm weak! 😂 Older British people take me out!

At some point during that segment, they said he owned a sign business in South Africa, and he had no ownership of the properties. It is run as a business to support the estate.

Not quite, but still "set you up for life" money.

@@theblackswordsman9951 oh it would be.

I was wondering about that myself. Did he know he was in line to inherit, or did it come as a total surprise to find out he was suddenly a duke?

@@mebsrea If he didn't know, somebody (most probably his father/grandfather wanting nothing to do with the family) must have actively kept him from knowing. Otherwise that's not something you forget.

@@AntonGudenus you wont forget that one of your relatives a long time ago was the second, and non-inheriting, son to a duke? Seems like something that could easely be forgotten about out on a farm in SA

​@@bigtim3060 The 10th duke was his fathers second cousin once removed (so they share at least their great-grandfather). And given how prestigious the title is (both as a Duke and as the head of clan Murray) it is nearly certain, that some relatives, or even random people doing their own research, made them aware. Out of my own experience; you'd be surprised how many people do research on this subject and then randomly call the people they find with the research (mainly to further the research). Finding the heirs and lines of succession to random titles is a surprisingly widespread hobby.

I bet the naked stoat it was taken from is not very happy either!

LMAO yes, indeed

The Duke of St albans then

... with the family still buried in the hotel's garden ? Oh, my ! ⚰️

@@Austin8thGenTexan, I got married there in 2000.

Same

he is not humble , he is more or less a simpleton

I suspect most aristocrats are far different than the popular image.

@@drewpamon I was a bit surprised by the jeans AND a hoodie. By a duchess. Handing out prizes.

May he live a happy long life and stay as humble as always, respect 👏

or he's on camera

pete5668 I was looking for that very comment ;)

Funny

🤣good one‼️

Perfect, very funny!

Dad joke of the year 🤣

I think that's what Kate Middleton realize. You have access to millions if not billions and yet you must spend most your time going to charities.

I snorted my tea. Lol

Poshest thing said in this documentary

For the Coronation oxen wereroasted all over the country as part of the celebration

@@marleneclough3173 Thanks for the info. Here in NZ, it is not uncommon to roast whole sheep, in fact, an address not 500m from mine advertises a spit for hire for such a purpose. However, I have never heard of anyone ambitious enough to attempt roasting a whole cattle beast in the same way. Credits to the Brits for not only knowing how, but also having a tradition of doing so!

I am sure her mother was NOT reoasting the ox - herself- for that servants had to be.

She had to skip the Queen's wedding after-party because her mother was roasting an ox in the park 🤣

Can I have her recipe? 😉

Guillotine all of them.

@@c-r bruh what the hell

@@c-r you first

...probably if they would get help from the tax payers as the Queen AND her family does.

Pagaentry is fleeting and empty. People have to have a purpose in life.

Blenheim is often used as a stand in for Buckingham Palace. It's in film Young Victoria too.

@@iluvcamaros1912 I think Dophan meant Belvoir Castle (38:15) - it was used to double for Windsor Castle.

I am a descendant of Charlemagne but 80% of all Dutch people probably are. Charlemagne may have been my ancestor but it did not do much for us as a family. 400 years ago my ancestors were still in the class of landed gentry, then came a few vicars and schoolteachers followed by a few ancestors who worked as millers or shopkeepers and around the time of Napoleon they already had become poor, landless peasants. The downward spiral in my family tree is the most interesting thing about it.

Paul Robeson was very handsome and very refined. I imagine lots of women fell for him.

Wow, that's crazy 🤔 Ole Man River, was hitting Aristocratic WHOP

I would be way more proud to be related to Paul Robeson than some anonymous aristo tbh. An amazing person.

Robeson had an incredible voice. But being very black there would be no denying the baby was illegitimate lol

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I know, reminds me of my dad’s accent

Hey fellow Keith 🤗

Yes. Tell me more about that. What do you think it should become? What would you do if you were Duchess? Duke? They could have a beneficial effect? Would you want to emulate the Princess of Wales in cause of world peace and others? Or tell me more? Purpose right?

William Keith d 1581.4th Earl Marischal. Scots Nobleman and politician. Lived during the reign of James V and Mary Queen Of Scots. Was a member of Mary's privy council. Is this he William Kieth to whom you are referring?

@@gondwanaland3238 Actually yes. Although any connection to date has been eroded away. All that is left are a few documents marking land and a handful of letters floating around the family.

Most of the former southern colonial planter elite have a close connection to the aristocracy. Also a few Pennsylvania Quakers. The duchess of St. Albans is a massive twat

Those who are working the land and running the estates seem the most contented - I think everyone needs to find a sense of worth and a purpose, and perhaps that is far more difficult when all practical needs are met via having titles and enough money. I found it quite melancholy in places.

Probably the more that the government is decentralized the less the vertical hierarchy is necessary..

getting a job and contributing to society would be a good way of finding fulfillment - like most people have to

They could form a Dukes trust or something. Up to them to find meaning in privelege.

@@peterwimsey1 it’s not like they didn’t work at all…

And renown and wealth, and some of them with castles, and some with armies and still great influence and power. Yeah but title only lol... did u even watch the whole show?

@@realityvanguard2052 I did watch it but apparently you missed the part where the documentary mentioned very few of them still had the wealth. 1 guy, only 1 had an army but are mostly made up of townfolks who comes together once a yr to play games so does that really count? I doubt they'll know what to do if China decides to invade. Most people interview are normal working class like the rest of us. A teacher, an accountant, a business man. Those with castles had to open them up to the public to generate revenue or risk losing it like the accountant Duke who's ancestral home is now a Best Western. Plus, if you think "renown" means being a regular at a restaurant you frequent like the Lady whose father was the last Duke in her bloodline, then I must be just as renown for everyone at Starbucks knows me!

@@TofuNapa Do you have an army?

@@realityvanguard2052 I don't, neither does the other dukes and their families. 😁

@Artere Laksamana Frankly speaking, after watching the show, I'd think that this current system is indeed saving taxpayers' money already. Imagine the government having to maintain all these oversized museums and hotels. Just maintaining a little section of that roof already costs 100k POUNDS, imagine maintaining and even revamping the rest of it (eg the wiring, bringing 4G and 5G service to them)! Not to mention it's just common sense that the civil servants will never be as efficient at running them as private companies, so if these guys can barely keep up, how will having the government take back these lands save them money?

She's rather cocky given she is his third (although probably final) duchess. I found her possessiveness ("Murray's coronet" "my coronet") more annoying. Most hereditary peers seem to realize that these are all family properties of which they are only the transitory custodians and tenants. Charles Beauclerk doesn't mention his own grandfather who succeeded to the tile at 49 as the second cousin to the previous duke. He was responsible for seriously damaging the family's finances..

Howabout calling her gracie?

I liked that she always gave credit where due..she wasn't emasculating...i didn't mind her...landless dukes wife..

Its not graceness; it would be their graces.

The damage done to the robes broke my heart! History left to rot.

Yep, tell Henry VIII!

But is it possible for two persons of the same family to have the title duke?

@@seevee9057 There's no prohibition against it but I think Winston knew his dukedom would compare poorly to the splendor of his Marlborough cousins.

No, one family can have multiple titles. Not necessarily by the same individual that's the whole point of intermarrying with other families to inherit their titles through one of your family.

@@seevee9057 Churchill was offered the dukedom of Dover, which didn't exist but would be created for him. For each ducal title there is only one duke, but Marlborough and Dover would be two different dukedoms.

Frits Burghardt he was offered Duke of London not Dover

As a historic what? It's as a historian which you erroneously fancy yourself to be even though you don't know the proper title.

But Athlone is an Irish town.

Bloody hell, you live in Toti don't you

I live near lords and legends. Small world ain't it

Caber tossing.

Omg it was so hard to watch lol!

The first Duke of St Albans was the son of Charles ll and Nell Gwynn.

Me too

I agree!

They should be!! The monarchy should try hold onto as much tradition and custom as possible.

If you ask me, the concept of vitalico dukedoms for notable Brits is not a bad one.

@@evacope1718 Thank god they never will be

Funny how being a bastard only has currency among the aristocracy, many of whom appear proud of the fact that they are descendants of bastards.

He was born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.

THE PRODIGAL ESOTERIC it was sometimes politic to send a son to both sides when war broke out. If Athol’s heir was on the side of the English then he would have inherited. Or a heir may have resulted from the death in battle of the Duke of Athol

Interesting

They pretend to inherit them. Like French "roayalty". The difference is, these British Dukes can have actual power. They can use their titles to get royal access or political power. That one Duke is authorized his own military. He doesn't do anything with it but make money, but he could.

@@kahoot9659 Sounds like the plot of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" except that the main character actually goes for it.

Im nothing bcs im living in democracya...

@bbonner422 I've helped my uncle trace my grandmother's family back to 17th century nobility in France. We even were able to find the family Crest and the meaning of our name but can't find anything else past that so evidently we were very minor nobility and just owned the lot next to the McDonald's. So that means my family has kept it's place in society (the bottom lol) for over 400 years.

he is called Michael Waldman, it's in the credits @58:48

But then it could go out of the family

@@encrypt609 but is it better to go to a new family or go extinct?

I personally think that all titles should be abolished as in Japan. What is the effing point of having equality laws whilst upholding such nonsense as chivalry titles. Utter twaddle in the 21st Century.

@@andrewjones-productions who cares? It wouldn't affect your life in the slightest, and titles were mostly abolished not because of "yaya equality" but but because a lot of them were killed in the war

I think the queen should be handing out new titles, that they’re just sat there gathering dust is a great shame to me, like successfull military brass and such, I’m a massive fan of the titles and think we should rebuild the aristocracy

Alonso Valera shhh... white lie to prevent misterious deaths from happening...

They sure were adorable little boys.

Agreed, but I think she was trying to stop a child dwelling on the death of all his male family in order for him to become Duke... I'd probably give a similar answer; not entirely true, but also not untrue.

I guess she didn't want to get into a long discussion about heirs apparent versus heirs presumptive. Also the grimly glib concept of needing an "heir and a spare" which every estate tour guide loves to mention.

​@@dlxmarks It sounds morbid, but within the royal family itself a deficit of males heirs often risked political chaos and civil war.

'Zadok the Priest' by Handel - always played at Coronations.

@@jamessergeant2136 i searched for it and it did not match the music i wanted to know.! btw thanks 😉

cornelio lopena - sorry got it now. Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks, fourth movement, called 'Rejouissance'. You may like the rest of it too - great music. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htdkapapltizonk.html

thanks a lot . i will download it on my phone 🎼 😄😄

@@leosanvicente6539 Handel Queen of Sheba