It constantly boggles my mind that you can turn just about any corner in London and find something interesting, how historically and nationally important monuments are just sitting, waiting to be noticed. A whole day could be spent learning about the previous occupants of a random street, or the amazing events that happened in a building on the corner.
I don't cry very often, but the last one, "Mind the gap", actually made my eyes a bit teary 🥹 Love how humanity sometimes conquer the a bit soulless institutions.
Someday, if I ever get to London, I am making it a goal to go there. When I hear that announcement, I will make sure to say, "Thank you, Mr. Lawrence".
Interesting how Mr Lawrence's voice is still so much clearer and attention-grabbing than the new version. I wish they'd spread him back across the network.
His voice is more commanding, for lack of a better term. Like a teacher from yesteryear. As in, you hear it and it makes you pay attention. It's safer. The other digitised version is too placid. As in, it's asking you if you want to but you don't have to.
Wonderful as always! I'll happily watch anything you choose to share with us. I would like to see more about Jeremy Bentham's head. I first heard about him from Caitlin Doughty, and would love to learn about how he's being maintained. Thank you again!
Wow, I stopped and read all those tiles remembering the brave people who died saving others. It was so touching. I'm glad they still do that today. 😇❤️
I love the graffiti in TOWER OF LONDON from KINGS,ROYALS, MILITARY LEADERS, DUKES,LORDS and QUEENS in the JAIL CELLS.They are so elaborately done and very well written.But what else can you waiting in a squalid smelly cell 24hrs a day while waiting to be Hung,Drawn and Quartered??
I adore Jessica. She is a woman after my own heart. How fabulous would it be to do a world tour of the macabre but in the meantime, the martyrs relics would be an interesting item, not to mention the head of good old Jeremy. In fact, anything you can think of!
@@TheMuseumGuide as a Mom as well……… we just instinctively know. I’ll delete the comment but it thought how sweet it was and just wanted to be silly to you. Love ur videos
I must say I'm English and I have been to London 2 times , I enjoyed it , but was too much for this country boy :) Also I always prefer hearing a foreigner (no offence intended) talk about the history of our country , as the enthusiasm and joy in sharing such facts makes me happy and seems more concise:)
It makes you wonder what kind of human being could think that someone screaming as they burned alive for the crime of believing in something different than you (which based on their religion would be punished after death anyways) is wholesome. To be honest, it’s only gotten slightly better today. And people wonder why I’m somewhat introverted, people suck
Great video. If you ever do a follow up to this one, you could include the National Covid Memorial Wall on the South Bank. Partly it's the freshness of the tragedy, but I find it really moving. And the way it just goes on and on and on brings home the scale of the loss. Or did you include it in another video? I think you might have.
Another interesting tour with you, I must admit that I am drawn to the strange and macabre😁 Was that a little person I could here in the background? Your baby I presume and doing well wandering London with Mum 🥰🦘🦘🦘
You have a fantastic way of condensing huge stories in a way that makes them so accessible and engaging. I really love your videos, thanks for all your hard work!
Hi, the Image shown of William Wallace with "artist unknown is by my godfather, Andrew Hillhouse. Noticed another of his pieces used in this video. Thank you.
I came across this after my dogs woke me up at 3am to investigate something in the garden. So interesting .. I learned things I didn’t know. I’m going to take myself on a train ride and spend a day visiting some of these places
I was born and raised in South London, yet it’s strange how little you take in as resident. It’s too easy just to walk by and never think about just how much gruesome and bizarre hidden history you miss. Shame really, but we over look it because Londoners just never get the time to think about that awful things that happened three.
Re: Beheadings: From what I've read, a big issue with regard to beheadings is that the axe is not a tool that's designed to be used in this fashion. This is why many beheadings (such as Margaret Pole's) tended to be rather...messy...affairs.
Thank you Jessica for elucidating the matter of "drawing" in executions. I have listened to many history videos which confuse the dragging behind horses for drawing, as you mentioned. You'd think someone claiming to be a historian would know better. When I was a little girl, my parents killed their own chickens for eating, and when my dad removed the innards he said he was "drawing" the chicken, a process tiny me found fascinating. So I have always known the term.
Another bit of trivia, the phrase 'On the wagon' meaning 'Not drinking alcohol' comes from the trip by prisoners from Newgate Prison to the Tyburn gallows. The condemned had their last drink and then had to get on the wagon to continue their journey to execution, it was in effect their last drink.
Another brilliant tour with Jessica! Honestly, I could listen all day. So informative, compassionate and concise. London, and Britain in general, is full of the strange and macabre. I would like a separate tour of the Tyburn Martyrs but as others have noted, anything Jessica decides will be great. I love that you have your little one with you. A guide in training!
Now this video was a treat and an eye opener. Your topic was fascinating and so interesting, more so for me(Ian) than Sue who was born in England. Having never been to London, I (Ian) find your videos very educational, even in my 70’s. Thank you.
I came across your video when watching RUclips. So pleased that I did, thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you for posting such an informative, well presented video.
That was great ...Londoner myself ...now living in Southampton ...Little London as known way back ...em ..bit calmer then London now ...stay invisible ..old London rules ...nuts ...as it goes on ...But love old London ..all my family come from it ...again ..that was wonderful.
Great video as always! I’d love to see more memorials over England. There is one near where I live called Caxton Gibbet - and like this video it’s always quite jarring to see as it’s next to a McDonald’s ha!
I found out through genealogy that i was related to EDWARD THE 1ST who died 700 years ago and don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing i can't decide?? Lols
I was at Postman's Park years ago. Nice, sunny day, wonderful birdsong and such. When I entered with my dad, it was cold as ice in there, very strange! Still loved the place ❤
I remember having to stand to one side in the mid 1980s as Jeremy was wheeled to the committee room to cast his deciding vote. The old case was much nicer though and the head was in a box under the chair at that point. The story in our day was that sometime in the ?20s, UCL students stole King's College's stuffed gorilla during rag week and they retaliated by stealing Jeremy's head and playing football with it in Oxford Street. It was on a printed card next to the case.
Perfect video for a raining evening here. I learned about Bentham in university (many years ago, since I'm old) and I've wanted to see his remains -- such an interesting character! For some reason, I forgot where he was located and google still didn't exist at the time I made my first trip to London. BUT, now I know! Also have a few other places to check out now ;) P.S. Pause the video at 19:13 for the link discussing the heroes.
If I remember correctly Jeremy ghost 👻 is haunting the place....I just saw your video on the plaques on the macabre I saw the name George Lee...I not sure if he's an ancestor of mine but my grandmother was a Lee and I wanted to know how Mr Lee died and ended up on that wall
My dad told me once that my great grandma on his mom's side came from England and her maiden name was Tudor. Can't say for certain how true that is, just from the stories my grandma told him. I've wanted to visit the country at some point and explore my possible history. And maybe apologize to all the wives Henry beheaded... Almost feels like something I need to do. But I'm a history nerd as it is and have always been fascinated with ancient and not so ancient history. Mainly foreign. So these videos help me scratch that itch I may never be able to scratch myself.
16:26 This statue is the official centre of London. Road signs saying eg LONDON 20 miles (captial cities are capitalised) mean that's the distance to this corner of Trafalgar Square.
Wow! Just imagine, a place in London where the average citizen can stand up and speak their minds! Without fear! The Speaker's corner, how quaint! Good thing that not allowed anymore, no telling what people might say!
I don’t know if this will be of interest but William Wallace wasn’t the only famous person on this list who was born in Scotland. Charles I was born in Dunfermline Palace in 1600 just a few years before his father would unite the Scottish and English crowns due to Elizabeth I dying without issue. Which makes him the last monarch to be born in Scotland, though he didn’t know until his brother Henry’s death just days before Charles’ twelfth birthday, that it was his fate to become king.
Is there any info on these people on these memorials at Postman's Park? If so, I'd like to see a video with a story of the person/ deed behind it. Edit-- As soon as I posted my idea, she told how we could find it. But her video would be better.
Seeing that the royal family is part Scottish through the Queen Mother, you would think more Scottish people would want to stay connected to the United Kingdom.
Oh yeah just in time for a horrid early morning shift weekend..... Thank you for taking me to sleep once more lol brings several views as I need several attempts to watch the whole video.... Sry not sry I love going to sleep to your soothing voice
Very poignant descriptions of macabre events in the capital and the memoria!s which commemorate them. You have given the information so sensitively thank you.
I think we become accustomed to hearing about these gruesome executions. I find it horrifying that a queen/king could order such an execution and people would picnic at the event.
I think 🤔 that Mr.B was really "touched" in the head 🗣️ or a bit insane just to do that.... I saw the name George Lee.. I'd love to know more about him and I don't even know if he's my ancestor or not
Speaking of Hanging, Salem Witch trial, they found, ( took a while) few hundred years), that the people of (Salem-Danvers), were found to be hung at Proctor's Ridge, right behind Walgreen's 😮 , in someone's backyard, Yup, my Ancestor, was Rebecca Nurse😢, this town is about a hour from where I live, the Strange thing is the judge who signed her death warrant, is buried, in Dorchester, and I passed his grave every day going to School, not knowing it, fast forward 1967, I moved to Stoughton Ma town named after him ( William Stoughton)! Also Governor, of Massachusetts, if there is a Hell, I hope he is in it, and enjoying the stay😮 we who are descendants, have lived on😊.
Bentham's head!🎶
Bentham's Headdddddd 😂🎵🎶
Bentham’s Head!
Hi fellow deathling
It constantly boggles my mind that you can turn just about any corner in London and find something interesting, how historically and nationally important monuments are just sitting, waiting to be noticed. A whole day could be spent learning about the previous occupants of a random street, or the amazing events that happened in a building on the corner.
Brutal yes but disturbing? Not reaally
Edward had v long arms rather than legs
I don't cry very often, but the last one, "Mind the gap", actually made my eyes a bit teary 🥹 Love how humanity sometimes conquer the a bit soulless institutions.
Someday, if I ever get to London, I am making it a goal to go there. When I hear that announcement, I will make sure to say, "Thank you, Mr. Lawrence".
any caitlyn doughty fans? i saw the thumbnail and my brain instantly sang “bentham’s head!” ah yes i’d know that severed head anywhere
Yeah, exactly the same- I saw the thumbnail and immediately heard her singing it. Everyone's favourite disembodied noggin.
Lol, honestly my mind went "the middle ages were magic" in her voice
Of course there are some “death enthusiasts” here for macabre stuff!!!
Yes, lol! The second I saw Bentham in the thumbnail I heard it!
Caitlyn doughty is awesome 😎
Interesting how Mr Lawrence's voice is still so much clearer and attention-grabbing than the new version. I wish they'd spread him back across the network.
This. I hope someone points this out to them.
His voice is more commanding, for lack of a better term. Like a teacher from yesteryear. As in, you hear it and it makes you pay attention. It's safer. The other digitised version is too placid. As in, it's asking you if you want to but you don't have to.
I moved abroad in 2007 and this is my Mind the Gap voice. Definitely better than the new one. I'm sad to hear they changed it.
Exactly my thoughts. It sounds so much better.
Wonderful as always! I'll happily watch anything you choose to share with us. I would like to see more about Jeremy Bentham's head. I first heard about him from Caitlin Doughty, and would love to learn about how he's being maintained. Thank you again!
You’re very welcome!
@@TheMuseumGuide when did you move to the UK ? noticed that you are American or Canadian :) also awesome vidoe
@@michaelhawkins7389 I’m Canadian! I moved here 11 years ago.
Wow, I stopped and read all those tiles remembering the brave people who died saving others. It was so touching. I'm glad they still do that today. 😇❤️
What a fantastic end note! Great vid ❤
Thank you kindly!
Another wonderfully weird, informative, historical, whimsical and macabre video by Jessica!
I love the graffiti in TOWER OF LONDON from KINGS,ROYALS, MILITARY LEADERS, DUKES,LORDS and QUEENS in the JAIL CELLS.They are so elaborately done and very well written.But what else can you waiting in a squalid smelly cell 24hrs a day while waiting to be Hung,Drawn and Quartered??
I adore Jessica. She is a woman after my own heart. How fabulous would it be to do a world tour of the macabre but in the meantime, the martyrs relics would be an interesting item, not to mention the head of good old Jeremy. In fact, anything you can think of!
Awwwww I hear your little baby in the background during voice over… enjoy. Time flies
Awww, I thought I edited that out! 😆
@@TheMuseumGuide as a Mom as well……… we just instinctively know. I’ll delete the comment but it thought how sweet it was and just wanted to be silly to you. Love ur videos
@@GodWearsGucci no, please don’t delete!
I agree, it add a personal touch. Plus it proves the video isn't AI lol@@TheMuseumGuide
Yes, thats so sweet. ❤
I must say I'm English and I have been to London 2 times , I enjoyed it , but was too much for this country boy :) Also I always prefer hearing a foreigner (no offence intended) talk about the history of our country , as the enthusiasm and joy in sharing such facts makes me happy and seems more concise:)
It makes you wonder what kind of human being could think that someone screaming as they burned alive for the crime of believing in something different than you (which based on their religion would be punished after death anyways) is wholesome. To be honest, it’s only gotten slightly better today. And people wonder why I’m somewhat introverted, people suck
Great video. If you ever do a follow up to this one, you could include the National Covid Memorial Wall on the South Bank. Partly it's the freshness of the tragedy, but I find it really moving. And the way it just goes on and on and on brings home the scale of the loss. Or did you include it in another video? I think you might have.
Another interesting tour with you, I must admit that I am drawn to the strange and macabre😁 Was that a little person I could here in the background? Your baby I presume and doing well wandering London with Mum 🥰🦘🦘🦘
It was! I thought I edited her squawks out. 🤣
You’re my favorite RUclipsr!! I hope one day to visit England and go on a tour with you.
I hope so too!
You have a fantastic way of condensing huge stories in a way that makes them so accessible and engaging. I really love your videos, thanks for all your hard work!
Thank you so much!
Hi, the Image shown of William Wallace with "artist unknown is by my godfather, Andrew Hillhouse. Noticed another of his pieces used in this video. Thank you.
Oh wow! I search high and low to find the artists. Which one is it? I can try to submit the artist info to Wikipedia.
I came across this after my dogs woke me up at 3am to investigate something in the garden. So interesting .. I learned things I didn’t know. I’m going to take myself on a train ride and spend a day visiting some of these places
I love to hear it! Well, not that your dogs woke you up…
@@TheMuseumGuide 😂
Oswald’s announcement is much better. :)
🎶Bentham's Head
I was born and raised in South London, yet it’s strange how little you take in as resident. It’s too easy just to walk by and never think about just how much gruesome and bizarre hidden history you miss. Shame really, but we over look it because Londoners just never get the time to think about that awful things that happened three.
Re: Beheadings: From what I've read, a big issue with regard to beheadings is that the axe is not a tool that's designed to be used in this fashion. This is why many beheadings (such as Margaret Pole's) tended to be rather...messy...affairs.
❤❤ thank you for your amusing and informative uploads your brilliant x
You are so welcome
I love your videos! ❤
I'm so glad!
Thank you Jessica for elucidating the matter of "drawing" in executions. I have listened to many history videos which confuse the dragging behind horses for drawing, as you mentioned. You'd think someone claiming to be a historian would know better. When I was a little girl, my parents killed their own chickens for eating, and when my dad removed the innards he said he was "drawing" the chicken, a process tiny me found fascinating. So I have always known the term.
Another bit of trivia, the phrase 'On the wagon' meaning 'Not drinking alcohol' comes from the trip by prisoners from Newgate Prison to the Tyburn gallows. The condemned had their last drink and then had to get on the wagon to continue their journey to execution, it was in effect their last drink.
Another brilliant tour with Jessica! Honestly, I could listen all day. So informative, compassionate and concise. London, and Britain in general, is full of the strange and macabre. I would like a separate tour of the Tyburn Martyrs but as others have noted, anything Jessica decides will be great. I love that you have your little one with you. A guide in training!
You forgot to mention that Bentham insisted his corpse be recorded in the minutes of the meetings as:
"Present but not Voting
😂😂😂 such a great detail I missed.
Now this video was a treat and an eye opener. Your topic was fascinating and so interesting, more so for me(Ian) than Sue who was born in England. Having never been to London, I (Ian) find your videos very educational, even in my 70’s. Thank you.
You're so welcome, Ian and Sue!
I came across your video when watching RUclips. So pleased that I did, thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you for posting such an informative, well presented video.
Of course yes, to videos about the Tyburn Convent and about the keeping of Bentham's head! Thank you for another fascinating video.
That was great ...Londoner myself ...now living in Southampton ...Little London as known way back ...em ..bit calmer then London now ...stay invisible ..old London rules ...nuts ...as it goes on ...But love old London ..all my family come from it ...again ..that was wonderful.
I watch Caitlin D. Alot plus her morbid humor will bring a smile or laugh to anyone..plus you will learn alot ..
Great video as always! I’d love to see more memorials over England.
There is one near where I live called Caxton Gibbet - and like this video it’s always quite jarring to see as it’s next to a McDonald’s ha!
Charles wasn't much of a king, but he comported himself well before his death. I think that really changed some people's minds about him.
I found out through genealogy that i was related to EDWARD THE 1ST who died 700 years ago and don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing i can't decide?? Lols
He was a remarkable man, gentle, kind, and incredibly brave! He deserved so much better from life.
Nothing better than to start the day with a video of urs!
❤
When r u coming to Amsterdam?
Yes. I would be interested in all of the subjects you mentioned as possible videos. Thanks.
memorials are totems. Storage vessels for grief and markers of memory for when the collective pain fades.
I was at Postman's Park years ago. Nice, sunny day, wonderful birdsong and such. When I entered with my dad, it was cold as ice in there, very strange! Still loved the place ❤
Your channel is brilliant
I Love 💕 it!!!!
Regards from South Africa
Andrew
Bentham’s head! 😂
🤣
How did I miss this video!?! I LOVE THE MACABRE! Thank you for this! 🤘🏻💀
😎😎😎
I remember having to stand to one side in the mid 1980s as Jeremy was wheeled to the committee room to cast his deciding vote. The old case was much nicer though and the head was in a box under the chair at that point. The story in our day was that sometime in the ?20s, UCL students stole King's College's stuffed gorilla during rag week and they retaliated by stealing Jeremy's head and playing football with it in Oxford Street. It was on a printed card next to the case.
I love this! Apparently the football story is a myth, but it’s great.
@@TheMuseumGuide I guessed as much but it was the official line when I was there 🤣
Jessica you are extremely good
Thank you so much!
Perfect video for a raining evening here. I learned about Bentham in university (many years ago, since I'm old) and I've wanted to see his remains -- such an interesting character! For some reason, I forgot where he was located and google still didn't exist at the time I made my first trip to London. BUT, now I know! Also have a few other places to check out now ;) P.S. Pause the video at 19:13 for the link discussing the heroes.
Feeding your Baby while speaking about the executions happening in the Tower is also a bit creepy, but as a mum i understood and smiled ;-) lovely !
To be fair, she was rolling around on the floor. 🤣
This was EXCELLENT. If you're ever in Tokyo or Kyoto, you might look into similar tours there.
One of my ancestors was a martyr during Mary I's reign. He loved in Bury St. Edmonds. The listing I have only lists the city and the year.
If I remember correctly Jeremy ghost 👻 is haunting the place....I just saw your video on the plaques on the macabre I saw the name George Lee...I not sure if he's an ancestor of mine but my grandmother was a Lee and I wanted to know how Mr Lee died and ended up on that wall
Really well orchestrated video
My dear, I really enjoy your videos!
Thank you!
My dad told me once that my great grandma on his mom's side came from England and her maiden name was Tudor. Can't say for certain how true that is, just from the stories my grandma told him. I've wanted to visit the country at some point and explore my possible history. And maybe apologize to all the wives Henry beheaded... Almost feels like something I need to do. But I'm a history nerd as it is and have always been fascinated with ancient and not so ancient history. Mainly foreign. So these videos help me scratch that itch I may never be able to scratch myself.
Loved the video 👍🏼 you had me thinking i was losing my marbles when i could hear the little baby feeding 😂. God bless you and your young family. 🙏🏼
Thank you! I made my mum listen to it before I published and she said, “naw, no one will notice.” 😂🤦🏻♀️
16:26 This statue is the official centre of London. Road signs saying eg LONDON 20 miles (captial cities are capitalised) mean that's the distance to this corner of Trafalgar Square.
Thank you again...ron
Wow! Just imagine, a place in London where the average citizen can stand up and speak their minds! Without fear! The Speaker's corner, how quaint! Good thing that not allowed anymore, no telling what people might say!
Speaker’s Corner is still alive and well.
I don’t know if this will be of interest but William Wallace wasn’t the only famous person on this list who was born in Scotland. Charles I was born in Dunfermline Palace in 1600 just a few years before his father would unite the Scottish and English crowns due to Elizabeth I dying without issue. Which makes him the last monarch to be born in Scotland, though he didn’t know until his brother Henry’s death just days before Charles’ twelfth birthday, that it was his fate to become king.
Is there any info on these people on these memorials at Postman's Park? If so, I'd like to see a video with a story of the person/ deed behind it.
Edit-- As soon as I posted my idea, she told how we could find it. But her video would be better.
My Lord hard to believe museums depicting this ilk are in exsistence!!
If there’s a weird topic, there’s a museum dedicated to it!
Seeing that the royal family is part Scottish through the Queen Mother, you would think more Scottish people would want to stay connected to the United Kingdom.
Oh yeah just in time for a horrid early morning shift weekend..... Thank you for taking me to sleep once more lol brings several views as I need several attempts to watch the whole video.... Sry not sry I love going to sleep to your soothing voice
lets gooooo!
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Very poignant descriptions of macabre events in the capital and the memoria!s which commemorate them. You have given the information so sensitively thank you.
I think we become accustomed to hearing about these gruesome executions. I find it horrifying that a queen/king could order such an execution and people would picnic at the event.
What was going on at 22:45?
i feel so bad for people getting killed just because of their faith :(
thanks for the video :)
Thank you.
You're welcome!
YES!!!
Good video
Thanks for the visit!
Oswald has a lovely voice, its szd that they updated it
I agree!
History is nuts
Right?!
Wallace is my 15th removed grandfather
also I cried at the wall of places part :(
You just got my Sub .
🥰🥰🥰
Oh, please do a video on the blood stained things that the nuns keep!
I thought the mistake on the clock was that they have "IIII" as the roman numeral for 4 instead of "IV"
You know, I’ve never noticed that! But it is common to see both in the UK.
How morbid people were. They showed up to watch these horrible executions.
yer the best
The reign of both Charles I & his father King James represents a major transition of power from kings to parliament…..interesting time in IL history.
The original mind the gap recording is so much better
Wonderful 🩷 You do such a marvelous job researching and telling the stories you choose, and you choose really interesting stuff!
Thank you!!!!
I think 🤔 that Mr.B was really "touched" in the head 🗣️ or a bit insane just to do that.... I saw the name George Lee.. I'd love to know more about him and I don't even know if he's my ancestor or not
The Head!!
I was wondering what the hell I could hear in the background... I'm guessing it's a puppy with a bone XD
I think it was my baby!
Wow who knew.🤷🏼♀️
Bentham had an inkling. 🤣
❤❤❤
Thanks for watching!
Oh Bentham’s head 🎵🎶🎤
❤️
The last part, the original guy was so much more under
8:53 no ma’am I’m sorry that is incorrect… That is Ben Franklin 😂😂😂😂😂 (kidding)
Or the Quaker oat man!
@@TheMuseumGuide hahahaha yessss
not yet Oxford Street but TYBURN WAY
Very good point!
I hate formal punishment
Grizzly is right.
You had an apartment in a UCLA storeroom?
?
Normal-ITY is proper. 😮
I’m not sure what you’re referring to!
Speaking of Hanging, Salem Witch trial, they found, ( took a while) few hundred years), that the people of (Salem-Danvers), were found to be hung at Proctor's Ridge, right behind Walgreen's 😮 , in someone's backyard, Yup, my Ancestor, was Rebecca Nurse😢, this town is about a hour from where I live, the Strange thing is the judge who signed her death warrant, is buried, in Dorchester, and I passed his grave every day going to School, not knowing it, fast forward 1967, I moved to Stoughton Ma town named after him ( William Stoughton)! Also Governor, of Massachusetts, if there is a Hell, I hope he is in it, and enjoying the stay😮 we who are descendants, have lived on😊.
What a cool family history!
Jeremy Bentham looks just like Benjamin Franklin. 🤔
And the Quaker Oats man!!!
@@TheMuseumGuide Yep! 😂😂😂
I think our ancestors were cruel , brutal savage's! 🤔😒
Bentham's heeeaaad
Why do you consider the speeches macabre but not the executions?
Which speeches?