When the UK government introduced the taxidermist laws (listed under annex 4 of the Habitats Directive) he thought that the taxman had told him to go get stuffed.
While the general outlines of the career of Charles Watterton are true as far as they go, the tone of it is misleading. He was probably high functioning autistic, and had a wry sense of humour; he was a kindly if shy man unless he was interacting with other scientists . Despite his eccentric ways, he was described by his neighbours as being a quiet man of natural dignity. Watterton's modern "crew cut" and bare feet were pragmatic adaptations for his outdoor lifestyle. He was a superb naturalist, and made more that one trip to the Amazon basin to study wildlife. Charles Watterton came of a devout (recusant) Catholic family, and though a squire, the penal laws against Catholics deprived him of his rightful title of Lord Watterton. He was educated at Stonyhurst College, and most of his life attended the yearly alumni reunions, where he was cherished for his ability to tell interesting stories about his travels, and amused students and masters by walking on his hands for some distance in the dining hall (refectory) . In mid-llfe he married the young daughter of another Catholic naturalist; they were very fond of each other;. She gave them one son, and then she died at a young age, and he was heartbroken. By his own wish, when he died at advanced age, Charles Watterton was buried on an island in a lake on his land. His son had no heirs, nor had any feeling or interest in his father's conservation interests and efforts. He neglected and then sold off Watterton Hall.
natural dignity? his actions speak more truthfully than the generous words of someone not wanting to speak ill of the dead, shooting fish with a bow and arrow, come on now he is a man of means not some indigenous tribesman attempting to feed the village😂
Well, that opening shot is going to be in my nightmares.
It gets better if you imagine it being there in a fridge passing you the milk
When the UK government introduced the taxidermist laws (listed under annex 4 of the Habitats Directive) he thought that the taxman had told him to go get stuffed.
you are proud of the one i can tell!
I try to be funny myself, but never this clever. Well played sir!
So glad I'm British. I'm determined to be an old eccentric in a few decades 😂
While the general outlines of the career of Charles Watterton are true as far as they go, the tone of it is misleading. He was probably high functioning autistic, and had a wry sense of humour; he was a kindly if shy man unless he was interacting with other scientists . Despite his eccentric ways, he was described by his neighbours as being a quiet man of natural dignity.
Watterton's modern "crew cut" and bare feet were pragmatic adaptations for his outdoor lifestyle. He was a superb naturalist, and made more that one trip to the Amazon basin to study wildlife. Charles Watterton came of a devout (recusant) Catholic family, and though a squire, the penal laws against Catholics deprived him of his rightful title of Lord Watterton. He was educated at Stonyhurst College, and most of his life attended the yearly alumni reunions, where he was cherished for his ability to tell interesting stories about his travels, and amused students and masters by walking on his hands for some distance in the dining hall (refectory)
. In mid-llfe he married the young daughter of another Catholic naturalist; they were very fond of each other;. She gave them one son, and then she died at a young age, and he was heartbroken. By his own wish, when he died at advanced age, Charles Watterton was buried on an island in a lake on his land. His son had no heirs, nor had any feeling or interest in his father's conservation interests and efforts. He neglected and then sold off Watterton Hall.
natural dignity?
his actions speak more truthfully than the generous words of someone not wanting to speak ill of the dead, shooting fish with a bow and arrow, come on now he is a man of means not some indigenous tribesman attempting to feed the village😂
"He was the last of the great British eccentrics..."
My man obviously hadn't foreseen Boris.
Well now I'm never sleeping again 😅
Charging duty on monkeys pissed the squire😂😂😂😂It kind of pissed me too when buying whisky😂😂😂
2.58 vampire bats saliva produces painkiller so the victim is minimally disturbed!
omg i love this hahahaa
10/10/74, the day this was broadcast, was a general election day.
Indeed it was, the second election of that year.
Also the rumble in the jungle took place later that month
A Flock Of Seagulls?
😂
Brazil 🇧🇷
Interesting piece but the tee-hee narration and the wacky music are really irritating.
Takes the edge off what is essentially a video of mutilated animal corpses
Absolutely grotesque