Tales from English Folklore #5: The Wronged Lady of Okehampton

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2019
  • A local legend in the Devon village of Okehampton tells of a murderous woman, doomed to pay an eternal penance for her alleged sins. Join two Victorian gentlemen as they are given a guided tour, and hear the spine-chilling tale of Lady Mary Howard...
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  • @dantemcedgelord8168
    @dantemcedgelord8168 4 года назад +764

    “For this recipe, you will need: a pinch of cyanide, and a wealthy husband”

    • @joyjones8231
      @joyjones8231 4 года назад +9

      Sounds like the og comfort food.

    • @irishime
      @irishime 4 года назад +3

      Preferably served after a long day....

    • @trojanette8345
      @trojanette8345 4 года назад +3

      .....plus an ample dose of allspice and black pepper

    • @tomemeornottomeme1864
      @tomemeornottomeme1864 4 года назад +1

      I didn’t wanna like it because it was at 333

    • @dantemcedgelord8168
      @dantemcedgelord8168 4 года назад +1

      To Meme or Not To Meme “perfectly balanced, as all things should be”

  • @idraote
    @idraote 4 года назад +636

    This time our Mrs Crocombe nearly had the scene stolen by the pitch black hound of cuteness...

    • @alexiatr
      @alexiatr 4 года назад +3

      I know🐕😍🐕😍🐕😍

    • @MJK1965
      @MJK1965 4 года назад +2

      🐶🌿

    • @Yvkichan
      @Yvkichan 4 года назад +2

      almost...

    • @AudoricArt
      @AudoricArt 4 года назад +3

      NEARLY...

    • @maggers2580
      @maggers2580 4 года назад +4

      I think that is her really pet too. I see it on her Instagram page always

  • @kirstenpaff8946
    @kirstenpaff8946 4 года назад +292

    New headcanon: Mrs. Crocombe likes to go on holiday in the Devon countryside, dress up as the village crazy lady, and mess with the visiting upper crust. It's her way to blow off some steam and raise funds for her retirement.

    • @yoginc
      @yoginc 4 года назад +6

      Plot twist: she really is the ghost of lady Mary of okehampton

    • @violetbrown2372
      @violetbrown2372 4 года назад +3

      For her obviously animated story telling, she deserved more than a coin, give that woman, paper!

    • @dakat1726
      @dakat1726 4 года назад +1

      You can't wish upon her waiting to receive "making soup for the poor" when she retires

  • @mariamarienko2638
    @mariamarienko2638 4 года назад +292

    May I say that the storyteller has such a beautiful voice? Now I want an audiobook read by him!

    • @ASLEFshrugged
      @ASLEFshrugged 4 года назад +6

      I'll ask Simon next time I see him. Any requests?

    • @trojanette8345
      @trojanette8345 4 года назад +1

      I could be wrong but it may be, Professor Hutton's voice that we hear.
      Does anyone else agree?

    • @ASLEFshrugged
      @ASLEFshrugged 4 года назад +6

      @@trojanette8345 wrong I'm afraid. The narrator is one of the male actors in the video. He also writes the scripts. Talented chap.

    • @mariamarienko2638
      @mariamarienko2638 4 года назад +8

      @@ASLEFshrugged I thought it would be great to have these tales as an audiobook.

    • @rowansidhe3239
      @rowansidhe3239 4 года назад +2

      Maria Marienko you should check out horror narrator Dr. Creepen! I actually thought this narrator was him the first time I listened. he has an extremely similar voice and cadence.

  • @Vassi_Drakonov
    @Vassi_Drakonov 4 года назад +70

    For this recipe, you'll need:
    1. Poisoned wine
    2. A wealthy father
    3. The bones of four dead husbands
    4. A hound
    Sorry for the dark joke, people. Anyway, much love to Kathy Hipperson.

  • @TheCynedd
    @TheCynedd 4 года назад +169

    Kathy Hipperson is a brilliant talent; I love everything she does.

  • @pistachiobaklava1216
    @pistachiobaklava1216 4 года назад +183

    Oh my, Mrs. Crocombe is a very busy bee! Remember when she saved The King?

    • @hensmom6473
      @hensmom6473 4 года назад +11

      Mrs. C gets around!

    • @henriettalaimmortelle8523
      @henriettalaimmortelle8523 4 года назад +15

      shes the immortal time traveller called the Cook or the nun.

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV 4 года назад +6

      Because she's the real Dr. Who

    • @violetbrown2372
      @violetbrown2372 4 года назад +1

      @Sarah Hamilfan She's a woman of many talents, is our Mrs. Crocombe!

    • @DangerWrap
      @DangerWrap 4 года назад +1

      How many job she has? A chef, maid, nun, fisherwoman, and a serial killer.

  • @Inkydog
    @Inkydog 4 года назад +230

    I'd love to hear more English folklore here!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  4 года назад +28

      Then stay tuned, Joseph! Episode 6 coming soon...

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV 4 года назад +3

      @@EnglishHeritage Oh, jolly good.

    • @babyrat8364
      @babyrat8364 4 года назад +2

      Joseph Armes Me too

  • @JadeStrawberry
    @JadeStrawberry 4 года назад +156

    Excellent story telling. Sort of a cross between if Masterpiece Theatre met Tim Burton. The acting was great, especially you, Kathy.

  • @SmittenKitten.
    @SmittenKitten. 4 года назад +128

    That's the cutest hellhound I've ever seen!

    • @gabrieladerre2862
      @gabrieladerre2862 4 года назад +4

      Right! I'd let the poor boy ride in the coach with me. One blade of grass is hardly enough to eat for an active pup! I feel like the dog is getting the bad end of the deal here! He didn't kill any husbands! Yet he has to run after the murderess, as she rides in comfort and style, and then eat a blade of grass each night to end her curse. The injustice! 😂

    • @SmittenKitten.
      @SmittenKitten. 4 года назад +2

      @@gabrieladerre2862 It's a terrible injustice!! Such a good boy deserves more than a silly blade of grass! :D

  • @AKayfabe
    @AKayfabe 4 года назад +450

    But but but. ... it’s Mrs Crocombe. I just have difficulty seeing Kathy as anyone else

    • @christinethornhill
      @christinethornhill 4 года назад +7

      Me , also .

    • @thekingsdaughter4233
      @thekingsdaughter4233 4 года назад +23

      I came here actually wondering if I'd see yet another incarnation of Mrs. Crocombe. 😄

    • @girlpals
      @girlpals 4 года назад +4

      Same 😂😂

    • @edstella
      @edstella 4 года назад +38

      "I like to keep my skulls in my satchel when walking the grounds near Okehampton, as is the proper and Victorian way. But I suppose other specters may want to carry them in a rucksack. As for me, I like doing it the *proper* way."

    • @tyrsmyra68
      @tyrsmyra68 4 года назад +8

      Mrs Crocombe is only helping them make this video!

  • @annjones3672
    @annjones3672 4 года назад +76

    Ahh Mrs. Crocombe, you Sorceress you! Cook by day and villainess by night! Your hell hound is a good looking pup!

  • @elle-izalogan9372
    @elle-izalogan9372 4 года назад +50

    What a nice surprise to see the lovely Kathy Hipperson in a different role. 😍
    You are quite a talented actress, Madame, and I hope to see many more English Heritage history videos. This is one of the most interesting channels on RUclips; and I'm not even of English heritage.

  • @EnglishHeritage
    @EnglishHeritage  4 года назад +15

    Lots of you have been asking about the illustrations that feature in this series. They're the work of artist and illustrator Clive Hicks-Jenkins, who has also worked on our forthcoming book of new folktale, myth and legend, titled These Our Monsters: www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/books-media/these-our-monsters-the-english-heritage-book-of-new-folktale-myth-and-legend
    You can see more of Clive's work, and a video about how he produced our interactive myths map, at www.english-heritage.org.uk/tellingtales

  • @DAYBROK3
    @DAYBROK3 4 года назад +26

    As someone who has become a widow twice, I can see how it would be easy to start rumours like this.

  • @jelloled
    @jelloled 4 года назад +168

    And legends say that after this video, Lady Braybrooke found a fingernail in one of Mrs Crocombes pies

    • @bun04y
      @bun04y 4 года назад +10

      a meat pie perchance?

    • @jelloled
      @jelloled 4 года назад +5

      @@bun04y yeah like mrs Lovett's beautiful meat pies, courtesy of Sweeney Todd

    • @dawnschaeffer5728
      @dawnschaeffer5728 4 года назад +7

      How DO these rumors get started! It was actually a dog hair in the pudding.

    • @jelloled
      @jelloled 4 года назад +2

      @@dawnschaeffer5728 now THAT is just evil, with all the meat from those plump chaps walking around, and you go for the cutsie wittle doggo? 👎

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven5176
      @ludwigvanbeethoven5176 4 года назад +4

      @@jelloled its fop...finest in the shop or perhaps sheperds pie peppered with actual sheperd on top?

  • @raraavis7782
    @raraavis7782 4 года назад +144

    That’s an odd curse, indeed. Especially the part with the dog and the blade of grass.

    • @ladeeeeM
      @ladeeeeM 4 года назад +22

      Rara Avis yep, it’s a curse that will never be completed, so she’s forever doomed.

    • @joyjones8231
      @joyjones8231 4 года назад +2

      I mean have you ever tried landscaping,it is its own form of eternal sweaty hades,

  • @carolhaycock7419
    @carolhaycock7419 4 года назад +49

    Wonderful tales, very interesting. In this case, it shows the versatility of Kathy as an actress. Although, I think of her most often as Mrs. Crocombe.

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 4 года назад +17

    I clicked as soon as I saw the thumbnail of Kathy Hipperson. How could I pass up the opportunity to see her play another character?

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj 4 года назад +6

    Well isn't that the cutest hellhound I ever saw!😘🐕
    Love the actress aka mrs Crocombe and the other actors and the professor at the end.
    😊👍

  • @user-pc8du2ol3b
    @user-pc8du2ol3b 4 года назад +43

    I visit okehampton every few months to see my grandparent. I'll try and spot her next time I'm down there ;)

    • @rhijulbec1
      @rhijulbec1 4 года назад +6

      Oh yes, do! And please let us know if you see her!
      Have you visited the castle? I'm in Canada. We are a "new" country so we have none of the rich history of Europe and the UK. I'm always just blown away when they speak of a castle from the 10th ~ 11th century or a church that's been in use for 400 years! We just don't have that here.
      Jenn 💖 in Canada 🇨🇦

    • @Liverpoollassie
      @Liverpoollassie 4 года назад +3

      And tell her im a big fam if mrs crocombes

    • @bbth667
      @bbth667 2 года назад +1

      I live here!

  • @erikastoddert2655
    @erikastoddert2655 4 года назад +26

    Oooh, now it's Creepy Mrs. Crocombe! More tales, please!

    • @TarmaHartley
      @TarmaHartley 4 года назад

      YES PLEASE! This was AWESOME! :)

  • @myramadd6651
    @myramadd6651 4 года назад +52

    Mrs. Crocombe being all spooky!

    • @KanishQQuotes
      @KanishQQuotes 3 года назад +1

      Punishing those who dare make puddings in a turbot kettle

  • @helenel4126
    @helenel4126 4 года назад +28

    How DARE anyone wrong Mrs Crocombe! No pudding for them!

    • @KanishQQuotes
      @KanishQQuotes 3 года назад +1

      They shall be boiled inside a turbot kettle

  • @jermaine1998
    @jermaine1998 4 года назад +24

    Omg please more ghostly tales of England 😍

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV 4 года назад +2

      I hope they would have something really delightful for Halloween.

  • @rachelball1174
    @rachelball1174 4 года назад +16

    What a wonderful presentation. And I thoroughly enjoyed Kathy's acting in this.

  • @FrugalOverFifty
    @FrugalOverFifty 4 года назад +10

    Love the way the story was portrayed, and love Professor Hutton!

  • @kck9742
    @kck9742 4 года назад +4

    For this tale you will need...

  • @lmolinaherrera
    @lmolinaherrera 4 года назад +9

    Perfect for these autumn evenings

  • @mirandamom1346
    @mirandamom1346 4 года назад +29

    What fun! But I think the dog stole the show!

  • @DrKAli-un5lt
    @DrKAli-un5lt 4 года назад +12

    Kathy is like dough for how she adapts the shape of every character she's given.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart 4 года назад +1

      @rip Natsuki - Acting!

  • @naufalhendriawan7108
    @naufalhendriawan7108 4 года назад +9

    I'm Indonesian and I really like watching this channel. About this folklore, it's second content that i really like after mrs crocombe cooked with victorian style. Big love from Indonesia!

  • @ladeeeeM
    @ladeeeeM 4 года назад +24

    That was really interesting! Thanks English Heritage.
    P.S do Lord and Lady Braybroke know that Mrs Crocombe moonlights as a guide at Okehampton Castle? 🤔😂

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart 4 года назад +1

      @Amina Jane Ishaq - "Moonlight" being the key word!

  • @deusexrockina
    @deusexrockina 4 года назад +4

    Omg please make this an ongoing series or at least do more for October omg amazing video love English Heritage! Ugh Mrs. Crocombe is a snatched queen as usual. 💀🖤

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  4 года назад +4

      Thanks Rhiannon, we're glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for episode 6 soon...

  • @nevem5010
    @nevem5010 4 года назад +2

    I love the level of creepiness of this. Not so creepy it freaks me out, but prompting a lovely shiver down the spine! And with a touch of wistfulness, mischief, and magic. Thanks and well done to everyone involved. ✨🍁

  • @musicallydisneyamvs6731
    @musicallydisneyamvs6731 4 года назад +14

    Great work. Love how you put in the tale then explain afterwards. Fun job!

  • @jakryk
    @jakryk 4 года назад +3

    I'd love to see more episodes like this that explore the legends of England.

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  4 года назад

      Our next episode is coming soon - stay tuned!

  • @galvs8176
    @galvs8176 4 года назад +1

    The art is lovely in this series. I love that we get to explore other sites we wouldn't otherwise see. And I love learning about the local folk tales... Thanks English Heritage! :)

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  4 года назад +1

      We're glad you like it! The art is the work of Clive Hicks-Jenkins, who also illustrated our interactive online map of folklore: mythsmap.english-heritage.org.uk

  • @rebecagudino
    @rebecagudino 4 года назад +1

    I love seeing Mrs Crocombe acting as other characters but still the best at cooking

  • @gccwang24
    @gccwang24 4 года назад +2

    Kathy Hipperson: (plays a variety of characters in her work as a historical interpreter)
    The Internet: Mrs. Crocombe!!!

  • @normamoore7024
    @normamoore7024 4 года назад +3

    Oh! Hello dear Prof. Hutton! Pleasure to see you.❤️

  • @TracyD2
    @TracyD2 4 года назад +6

    Yes! More of these please. For the upcoming season. 👻

  • @vinnieryd
    @vinnieryd 4 года назад +3

    It’s always a good time to spend watching this amazing RUclips channel. I really like these stories and how they are interpreted and explained. Thank you and keep teaching us please 🌸

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy 4 года назад +6

    Love a good storytime...

  • @paranormalinvestgations
    @paranormalinvestgations 4 года назад +2

    Wonderful tale !!!

  • @christinethornhill
    @christinethornhill 4 года назад +8

    God bless Mrs C. , please grant some other lassies a chance to show their talents !
    Pray forgive me , Mrs.C. ❤️

  • @rachelcollins8158
    @rachelcollins8158 4 года назад +3

    Wow the cook has chilling range. Absolutely love the actress. She is amazing.

  • @raikiss2478
    @raikiss2478 4 года назад +14

    ???: for Halloween recipe, you will need:

  • @rcoulton841
    @rcoulton841 4 года назад +3

    omg this was done so well! the way the narrator and the actress sold this story!

  • @cynicalnina
    @cynicalnina 4 года назад

    I really really REALLY love these. I've been subbed to this channel for almost two years now and I have to say, it's my favorite to go to when I want a little taste of what it was like in this era. My favorite are the cooking shows.

  • @triparnabanerjee3560
    @triparnabanerjee3560 4 года назад +1

    The music in the background goes beautifully in accordance with the explanation in the videos, i love every video of this channel so much
    -Love from India:)

  • @annam.addison2129
    @annam.addison2129 4 года назад +1

    Very Good telling of this tale which is new to me. Wonderful!

  • @erinrobinson3158
    @erinrobinson3158 4 года назад +3

    These are so fun to watch...love them!!🧐😊

  • @BagelBunny
    @BagelBunny 4 года назад +2

    Wonderful !!! May I have some more, please ???

  • @ceticismonet1
    @ceticismonet1 4 года назад +1

    Mrs Crocombe é Uatu, the Watcher. She is present in all stories, in all time lines. She is the guardian of the Time Stone

  • @mika9937
    @mika9937 4 года назад +4

    "oh you have scared me. Now you have finally arrived, today we will marinate a dead body"

  • @ceciliaspears161
    @ceciliaspears161 4 года назад +1

    YAY! I've so been looking forward to another! ^_^ My favorite yet!!!

  • @auri94240
    @auri94240 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this video ; this is as always a pleasure to learn through English Heritage.

  • @bethanyc4221
    @bethanyc4221 4 года назад +3

    Mrs Crocombe is even more my hero now. What a queen.

  • @suem6004
    @suem6004 4 года назад +1

    Great pre Halloween season story. Love, love, love your folktale stories. More, please.

  • @tiffanyr134
    @tiffanyr134 4 года назад +1

    I still don't know how I came upon this channel all those months ago but I really enjoy it lol This one is very well done, I like that it was explained afterwards too. And the dog was so cute!

  • @serenenightful
    @serenenightful 4 года назад +7

    So she went through four husbands, unusual but other people did that too..we don’t know all the details. The hellhound was a nice touch. She’s probably just some minor noble who was blessed with good health

  • @RebeckaSarkozy
    @RebeckaSarkozy 4 года назад +4

    Just in time for Halloween!
    Great historic content! Thank you xx

  • @Jennifer_MB
    @Jennifer_MB 4 года назад +2

    Kathy, you are such an excellent actress!

  • @galacz4019
    @galacz4019 4 года назад +23

    I love these, they're so interesting! Keep up the good work!

  • @ellenkarlsson9490
    @ellenkarlsson9490 4 года назад +1

    I love the folklore videos! More of these and Prof. Hutton, please!

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  4 года назад +1

      Next episode coming very soon, Ellen! Be sure to subscribe.

    • @ellenkarlsson9490
      @ellenkarlsson9490 4 года назад

      @@EnglishHeritage I'm subsribed!! Wouldn't dream of not being. What if I miss a cooking video. 😱😅

  • @fofitorres9137
    @fofitorres9137 4 года назад +1

    great work....and Mrs C what a treat

  • @fookdatchit4245
    @fookdatchit4245 4 года назад

    This channel is so unique, I love it. TYVM

  • @debbieboring3422
    @debbieboring3422 4 года назад

    Thanks looking forward to the next one.

  • @takayanagi-senseissurprise2104
    @takayanagi-senseissurprise2104 4 года назад +2

    I’m so focused about that dog! It’s so cute!

  • @daisyxfaith
    @daisyxfaith 4 года назад

    Love it!!! More of this please!

  • @leticiaferreiranetto3996
    @leticiaferreiranetto3996 4 года назад

    I love these videos!

  • @lupeflores9093
    @lupeflores9093 4 года назад +2

    The editing is top notch as always

  • @ssg8051
    @ssg8051 4 года назад

    Most excellent storytelling and video interpretation. Cheers, Ardith

  • @Black.Rabbit_
    @Black.Rabbit_ 4 года назад +3

    This was so cool~☆
    It was so well directed~☆

  • @laurametheny1008
    @laurametheny1008 4 года назад +2

    Fabulous! Love the variety. But I did sort of expect...look for😘...an apron to materialize lol! Thank you EH🎃💯🇬🇧

  • @yivelihumekaa9523
    @yivelihumekaa9523 4 года назад +2

    Please feature more local legends. I'm feeling the halloween vibe. Halloween is coming! Please do a halloween special. Thanks.

  • @blissgirl9052
    @blissgirl9052 4 года назад +1

    Oh my goodness, so thoroughly enjoyable. That Mrs. C does spend her days off in the oddest fashion. Also -- bring back the doggy!

  • @motherlessgoat72
    @motherlessgoat72 4 года назад

    Does anybody else find the melody strangely calming and beautiful?

  • @shellbug3100
    @shellbug3100 4 года назад +1

    Best channel ever!!

  • @HamCubes
    @HamCubes 4 года назад +1

    This is exquisitely done! 👌

  • @nour5545
    @nour5545 4 года назад

    I love this series

  • @TheTamelie1
    @TheTamelie1 4 года назад

    I love these stories 💕

  • @river-vq9vw
    @river-vq9vw 4 года назад

    I am not even British, but I do love this Chanel ❤🍀

  • @natalieroberts2439
    @natalieroberts2439 4 года назад +1

    I love this! Please keep the ghost stories coming up to Halloween!

  • @teganl6032
    @teganl6032 3 года назад

    Beautiful visuals!

  • @ddawn23
    @ddawn23 4 года назад +1

    Came for the Kathy Hipperson, did not leave disappointed.

  • @TheNetymags
    @TheNetymags 4 года назад

    Love this serious!

  • @mm-tu4dd
    @mm-tu4dd 4 года назад +4

    Bravo! I absolutely adore Ms Hipperson.. is that her personal dog?

  • @mainers9618
    @mainers9618 3 года назад +1

    So intriguing to see Mrs Crocombe outside the kitchen.

  • @akai2345
    @akai2345 4 года назад

    I enjoyed this video and enjoy seeing Kathy playing other characters, her talents show. I also enjoyed the part of the historian at the end giving us some history on the folklore. The power of rumors, the common folk making up stuff, eventually a "lie" repeated a thousand times becomes a fact when everybody around the subject is repeating what "must be the truth". I wonder what other things in folklore / tales were born due to people misinterpreting someone's else's life. I'd be like "Oi, mind your business.".

  • @violetbrown2372
    @violetbrown2372 4 года назад +1

    the animation is epic!

  • @minaly22
    @minaly22 4 года назад +1

    Hello Mrs Crocombe, fancy seeing you here

  • @bobknob5819
    @bobknob5819 3 года назад

    Kathy is just pure gold

  • @hectorbrown656
    @hectorbrown656 4 года назад

    It's good to see Kathy playing so many different roles .

  • @Uapa500
    @Uapa500 4 года назад +1

    So interesting 😀

  • @griseldis
    @griseldis 4 года назад

    wonderful! 👏

  • @camelliarains8866
    @camelliarains8866 4 года назад

    This was great! I hope you decide to do more of these ghost stories for Halloween season.

    • @EnglishHeritage
      @EnglishHeritage  4 года назад +2

      Stay tuned for the next episode soon, Camellia...

  • @rosannapp7517
    @rosannapp7517 Год назад +1

    This could perfectly be Cradle of Filth lyrics, love it haha

  • @psammiad
    @psammiad 4 года назад +22

    I don't like to think of Mrs Crocombe being wronged! (Actually, that's a lie😜)