Thanks for all the introduction and information about his building. Absolutely amazing historical building with full of treasures. Looking forward to visiting there.
I'm an American (as in the US) who visited Wikipedia after watching all episodes I could find of "The Hidden Treasures Of Britain's Grandest Country Houses." I'm aware of Brideshead Revisited and have watched Bridgerton but it was a Wikipedia article on "Treasure Houses of England" that left me curious to learn anything about an apparently grand house called Castle Howard. Perhaps its "Castle" label disqualified it to be included in a series about country homes but Blenheim being a "Palace" didn't disqualify that great home. Perhaps Castle Howard was under renovation or prior commitments when The Hidden Treasures was filming. Perhaps it's not hidden enough or perhaps they weren't asked by the producers. This 2020 posting was the only video I could find of any length not centered on Queen Victoria and her visits to private homes. One theme of all these homes seems to be grand structures and gardens filled with treasures of the highest quality. In "The Hidden Treasures of Britain's Grandest Country Houses" I don't recall any of those houses staffed with their own curator. Historians and archivists but no one curating presumably for an interested audience or for visitors overall. I repeat, in a RUclips search, this was the only pseudo-documentary I could find representing this great house. I say pseudo because as a visual form of art, it's photo to video placements with two photos in opposite corners leave lots of white space while also making it difficult to see the photos. That is passable but the audio quality is inconceivable. Covid was apparently the catalyst to finally push something to RUclips but Covid is no excuse not hand off digital files to professional producers to edit and and normalize through audio engineering. This is posted officially under the Castle Howard channel. If some such enterprise was utilized get your money back. If the best Castle Howard can do is show a curator on a single camera with a built in mic (almost impossible to hear in addition to sounding as if coming from a distant echo), then place all those clips in one half of the video and combine the (by comparison) screaming voice-over shots into the remaining half of the video. This is heartfelt feedback not meant to insult individuals who I believe have taken a great first step representing this house to a worldwide audience. Unfortunately, out of respect for others in my home and out of frustration having to constantly make massive volume adjustments to consume this content, I've abandoned my watching half way through. I look forward to doing a future search in hopes of finding a visual and audio presentation about this great house that is of a quality worthy of the home, its benefactors and such rich traditions. p.s. - I watched a 2:41 video on the JULES TOLD ME channel (2,087 views) and a 6:22 video on the TIGRIS IMPERATOR channel (8 views) in my RUclips search for Castle Howard content. That required a great deal of scrolling after my search. If there is a better video out there to showcase this house, I thank anyone in advance who will supply a link.
Thank you for making this video, I visited the castle a few years ago but didnt go inside, and kind of regrett it now, so at least I can virtually visit now 😀
Thanks for all the introduction and information about his building. Absolutely amazing historical building with full of treasures. Looking forward to visiting there.
My all time favorite English stately home.
Like your slogan says "a place like no other" fascinating castle, diverse and historic paintings! Great Value
I'm an American (as in the US) who visited Wikipedia after watching all episodes I could find of "The Hidden Treasures Of Britain's Grandest Country Houses." I'm aware of Brideshead Revisited and have watched Bridgerton but it was a Wikipedia article on "Treasure Houses of England" that left me curious to learn anything about an apparently grand house called Castle Howard. Perhaps its "Castle" label disqualified it to be included in a series about country homes but Blenheim being a "Palace" didn't disqualify that great home. Perhaps Castle Howard was under renovation or prior commitments when The Hidden Treasures was filming. Perhaps it's not hidden enough or perhaps they weren't asked by the producers. This 2020 posting was the only video I could find of any length not centered on Queen Victoria and her visits to private homes. One theme of all these homes seems to be grand structures and gardens filled with treasures of the highest quality.
In "The Hidden Treasures of Britain's Grandest Country Houses" I don't recall any of those houses staffed with their own curator. Historians and archivists but no one curating presumably for an interested audience or for visitors overall. I repeat, in a RUclips search, this was the only pseudo-documentary I could find representing this great house. I say pseudo because as a visual form of art, it's photo to video placements with two photos in opposite corners leave lots of white space while also making it difficult to see the photos. That is passable but the audio quality is inconceivable. Covid was apparently the catalyst to finally push something to RUclips but Covid is no excuse not hand off digital files to professional producers to edit and and normalize through audio engineering. This is posted officially under the Castle Howard channel. If some such enterprise was utilized get your money back. If the best Castle Howard can do is show a curator on a single camera with a built in mic (almost impossible to hear in addition to sounding as if coming from a distant echo), then place all those clips in one half of the video and combine the (by comparison) screaming voice-over shots into the remaining half of the video. This is heartfelt feedback not meant to insult individuals who I believe have taken a great first step representing this house to a worldwide audience. Unfortunately, out of respect for others in my home and out of frustration having to constantly make massive volume adjustments to consume this content, I've abandoned my watching half way through. I look forward to doing a future search in hopes of finding a visual and audio presentation about this great house that is of a quality worthy of the home, its benefactors and such rich traditions.
p.s. - I watched a 2:41 video on the JULES TOLD ME channel (2,087 views) and a 6:22 video on the TIGRIS IMPERATOR channel (8 views) in my RUclips search for Castle Howard content. That required a great deal of scrolling after my search. If there is a better video out there to showcase this house, I thank anyone in advance who will supply a link.
Very interesting and informative. I've always loved visiting this beautiful house. It's a treasue of Yorkshire's cultural heritage.
Thank you for making this video, I visited the castle a few years ago but didnt go inside, and kind of regrett it now, so at least I can virtually visit now 😀
Been round the house many times but this gives background for the artwork you just don't pick up on the normal tours. Great knowledge - well done
The sound is impossible. Echoes and low volume compound the disaster of what might have been an interesting and informative video.
A wonderful cornucopia of information but the inconsistent audio levels made this nearly impossible to watch.
The information is wonderful, but visually this program is slow. And the audio is !painfully! variable.
Sound level just too low, barely audible.
The only thing I see is the man presenting the video, it does not encourage one to visit