LONG VERSION: The Yusupov Black Pearl Necklace
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- This is the FULL AUDIO version of my blog post on the Yusupov black pearl necklace. All pictures from the original post are in this video...plus a few that didn't make it into the post. Yay!
Okay, so this isn't a tiara - but it's a jewel with a royal provenance and a story too good not to tell. It includes incest, revolution, robbery, and infidelity, with a guest appearance by the Titanic.
The story begins with Catherine the Great, who gave the black pearl necklace to her lover, Prince Grigori Potemkin. From there, it descended into the Yusupov family, where it remained until Felix Yusupov sold it after the Russian Revolution. Where did it end up? In America, with an heiress who really needed some retail therapy to help her through her relationship problems.
Chapters
0:00 How Many Pearls?
2:34 The Saga Begins
4:25 Meet the Yusupovs
7:47 The Yusupov Curse
12:51 The Most Expensive Game of Hide and Seek, Like, Ever
16:24 American Immigration vs. a Dude Named Felix
21:20 Meet Mathilde
25:34 What's Love Got to Do with It?
29:29 Cue Celine Dion
33:57 Retail Therapy
36:13 The Curse Strikes Back
38:17 Provenance Impossible
43:53 What Happened?
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ABOUT THE GIRL IN THE TIARA
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I tell stories about tiaras and the fascinating royal women who wore them. Join me as I follow these tiaras across generations and countries, through wars and revolutions and-sometimes-into darkness and disappearance and destruction.
This isn't the kind of history your professor lectured about. Instead, think of this as conversational history, like a mash-up of Drunk History and The Crown. Yes, there's a little swearing. There's also humor and heart and a boatload of compassion for these amazing royal women.
ABOUT ME
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I never intended to start a channel or a website about tiaras and royal history. But a midlife crisis forced me to re-examine my life. I gave up fiction writing after self-publishing 9 of the 10 books I'd written and earning next to nothing.
Instead of the misery of marketing books, I turned to my first love...royal history. So here I am, a 40-something burnout, trying to start over by recapturing her love of history, royal women, and their jewels.
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I love hearing you pronounce the foreign names of these characters , so eloquently . It’s seems like you speak those languages without any effort . I love languages and hearing them , in their tempo, is like music.
I love your delivery! I paint while listening and at one point I forgot that the story was about the black pearls! Lol I thought maybe the next video came on. Love your work!!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad I could entertain you - your comment put a big smile on my face today. ❤️
I don’t know what caused one of your vids to show up in my recommendations, but 5 vids later, and I’m hooked. You have interesting topics, a very pleasing voice, and excellent research. Subscribing as soon as I finish writing this post. I haven’t gone through all of your channel yet, so forgive me if you’ve already talked about this; any chance of doing something on the list Faberge eggs? I’ve always been intrigued by them. I’ve done a bit of research on my own ( YEARS AGO), I’d love to hear your take on the topic. Ok, off to sub, then watch more!!!!
So glad you're enjoying my videos! I normally stick to wearable jewels and royal women who don't get as much coverage as, say, the original owners of the Faberge eggs. But if I found one with a killer story (multiple owners, maybe some scandal, maybe some espionage?), I'd definitely look into it because I'm a sucker for a good story. If one of the eggs fits the bill, let me know! :)
Always enjoy listening!!!! Thank you so much
You have such a relaxing voice. I love hearing you speak. You have a sense of humor too.
I absolutely love your videos and style of narration!
Many years ago I read about the Yusupov black pearls (probably in Naderhoffer), I was intrigued at the time but they faded off. This piece brought all that back to me. Your writing is great and the presentation is just right. Your enthusiasm comes across wonderfully in your narration. And your research is absolutely top notch
This is simply one of my new favorite pieces of history writing on RUclips. What great work and what a great new find for me. Thank you
Thank you so much! Your comment totally made my day. :) I'm glad you appreciated all the research. I still wish I had a better answer as to where the pearls ended up, but that's part of the fun of this project. I never quite know where a story is going to take me when I start it!
These videos are excellent. Good job.
How sad: I struggle to imagine if I had to flee from my humble home without any of my most valuable belongings... thinking I might come home but never being able to😭
I love how you bring everything to life!
Why are you JUST NOW showing up in my feed!?!?! Had to subscribe! Now..if you will excuse me...it’s time to binge on all your posts. 🤗
Enjoy the binge! I'm so glad you're here. ❤️
Same! This channel is such a hidden gem. 💎
I didn't expect to hear my last name come up (Widener) come up in a video about a Russian pearl necklace. Very cool! I've been binge watching all of your videos after I found them yesterday. I love your narration.
Thank you so much! Wow, your last name came up twice in this story! Did any of the names ring a bell from old family stories? Eleanor seems like she'd have a lot of stories to tell! :)
@@TheGirlintheTiara I wish I did. I didn't know anything about her until I found out about the northern branch of the family as a teenager. I was looking into colleges and discovered Widener University near Philadelphia.
@@gemmafollows Isn't it strange how family stories and lore just get lost over the generations? I reached out to a descendant of Gertrude Boyce-Thompson's to ask about the black pearl necklace, and it didn't ring a bell there, either. If I do anything awesome in life, I'm making sure everyone knows about it! ;)
Actually your pronunciation is very good! Great job!
Thank you! That makes me happy. :)
Fascinating and meandering tale! That egg nog sounds like instant heart attack! I am lactose intolerant. Burp! Thanks so for your research and for your great videos. This one was especially amazing.
A beautiful story again, thank you 💜Australia
Spellbinding!! Bravo!!!
Great job
Thank you so much - I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
You should start a podcast!
That was my original idea! I recorded audio for my long blog posts to see if I could get the hang of it, and if anyone might be interested. Thank you so much for the vote of confidence! :)
@@TheGirlintheTiara Aw! Well I'd love to be one of your first listeners if you ever do start one!
@@rebeccaclark9131 If I do, you'll be the first to know!
I'm currently OBSESSING over your channel! I love your videos! Especially the swearing ;)
Thank you so much! As I read your comment, I started hearing "Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta" in my head. I'm totally not a gangsta, but their vocabulary has definitely influenced mine. ;)
Yes, elegant and fascinating subject, lovely music, and juvenile profanity.
Omg Irina she had display cases full of jewelry each cabinet was a different color and let’s say the cabinet was blue well that cabinet was for sapphires and so forth for the other cabinets and she had large crystal bowls with loos gemstone’s in them the size of large marbles a lot of these bowls threw out there palaces
Are you familiar with the Cowdray Black Pearls? 42 pearls...worth a google, but probably not the same...these were sold in 1937 and again in 2013...Do I get a prize if I solved your mystery?
There might be info on the pearls in Gertrude's will in 1950.
I really like the stories but what's with all the swearing? I find it distracting
I absolutely adore what you've done & could keep watching everything you present, but as constructive advice or just as personal preference, could you consider adjusting the verbal tonnage at times seems disproportionately comedic rather than a preferable calmness to match your soothing voice, you just sound overly forced happy it's not allowing me to become fully immerged in the era
Where are those beautiful, but haunted pearls ?
Well I have to agree with every positive thing said.
37.09. Very important history.
boneparte's nephew definitely had the better offer considering his uncle would be dethroned eventually anyway, karma i'd say
I like your video but throwing in curse words is distracting
It’s funny because Welles IMMEDIATELY came off as a handful and trouble. Colin Ferrel vibes
LOL! This will totally date me, but the vibes I got were like the Meg Ryan / Russel Crowe romance from back in the day. I remember the tabloids calling it "too hot not to burn out." But Mathilde and Sumner stayed together, so I guess they found a way to make it work.
@@TheGirlintheTiara love this tea!!!
Better features than Blount
I'm ok with the swears. It's honest.
Swearing is overly saturated in our social life it’s not a spice but it’s bitter. Using proper language is the new spice.
The yussophs got a lot of there belongings out with them for they were sending the things to the crimer and sent it to Paris omg I’m thinking of Andri yussoph lol there’s to many to keep up Thoth lol 😂
It's pronounced Zinh-Eye-da
Don't think a great story needs swearing! You have a lovely voice, don't taint it with fowl words. Not needed.
Thank you for the feedback! I'll take that into consideration.
@@TheGirlintheTiara Take it and then continue to do it. Prudes suck.
@@aci1970 My personal sympathies are obviously with swearers, as you can see (hear?). 😉
Foul****
@@aci1970 attention KMart shoppers:. @aci1970 has declared that those who see swearing as unnecessary are prudes. How original.
I enjoy the story
Not the foul language
The bad language is offensive not nice
You do have a beautiful voice but as soon as you use phrases like Cock-block or pissed off etc it ruins everything for me.