Lord Caresser (Rufus Callender) was a member of the elite group of Trinidad… Read Full Bio ↴Lord Caresser (Rufus Callender) was a member of the elite group of Trinidadian calypsonians who recorded in New York during the 1930s. His "Edward VIII" became one of the best-known calypsos of all times. After settling in Montreal in the mid-1940s, Caresser appeared frequently in nightclubs and on radio broadcasts

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Ava Glennon

2y↑2K

The fact that Edward had so many mistresses they get their own thirty minute video is hilarious and I love it

⚜Rosabella⚜

2y↑18

No wander is a Playboy

Clara H.

2y↑34

I’m sure his wife wouldn’t

Shukhada

2y↑18

And they're just a handful 😂😂

Juan Ferreira

2y↑57

And those are just the ones that are documented could you imagine how many more are lost to history

Lily Marinovic

2y↑15

@Clara H. She seems to have got on well with Mrs Keppel, and probably some of the others as well.

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Amanda Dean

2y↑837

It’s so ironic how we tend to assume that people in the past were so morally sound and upright. In reality, these Royals and High Society people were as scandalous as Hollywood types. I love how Daisy craved “loyalty” yet admitted that only 1 of her 5 children belonged to her husband!😂

Emma Telfer

2y↑15

Strumpets galore...no,only joking,the then prince of Wales almost cited in a divorce case,Harriot Mordant,I read books since I'm a history buff.

Virginia Gobetz

2y↑23

As long as there have been royalty there have been royal mistresses.At least as far back as the 1400's.

turtledove

2y↑19

I always found issue with this since my family was very open about our history (to an extent). My friends would always talk about how their families upheld puritan morals, and I'd be going well of the 4 children born of my grandmother's first marriage only two were her husband's. My great great grandmother was a kept mistress - later found out that her mother was as well.

Amanda Dean

2y↑6

@turtledove …wow, that’s interesting!

Voryn Rosethorn

2y↑10

From what historians can tell it was largely confined to specific circles, often with a family history of personal depravity (and often as not childhood abuse), and especially during the Victorian period was not widespread, most people were sincere in their moralizing.

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Sarah D.

2y↑551

This was pretty fun, except for poor Harriet Mordaunt. Nasty cover up, putting a woman in an asylum for the crime of ... telling the truth about having an affair with the notorious prince who everyone knew was sleeping around all over Europe.
Sarah Bernhardt ... what a freaking legend! I feel like you could do a whole video on her tbh.

DenaInWyo

1y↑9

That was tragic. Essentially thrown in prison with a life sentence.

EST

1y↑7

@DenaInWyo prison plus torturous treatment routine too. I can imagine anyone who wasn't mad would have been driven into madness after being sent there. As another comment says, it is hilarious that some people think that people in the past were more moral than today. It's just the rich, royal, and privileged who had more power to control the limited communication channels to maintain their image, they had more control over the lives of underprivileged people because there was no law that protected people from abuse and discrimination. When I was young, women had less power in workplace and society, so magazines and tv shows made mistress jokes as something of a "real men"s way, or "boys will be boys", because men owned all the media. Nowadays they're still in control but much less so as women start to have more independence and power. We really should learn from the past but strive for a better future rather than being stuck in the backward neanderthal traditions and values.

Glenda Esslinger

Redmi 9

1y↑1

Danced on a table at 65 with a wooded leg.

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KaylaNoelle1

2y↑725

I love how a lot of them were like “alright, I’ve been the much younger mistress long enough. Time for me to marry a man half my age!” 😂

Lily Marinovic

2y↑46

I love that for poor old Jennie Jerome - with some of the horrible men she had to put up with, nice that she had fun with her toy boy at the end.

Star Z

2y↑1

I wish i i was a little more

Star Z

2y↑1

I wish am a little longer but it would never happen until again to do something like tt

WareforCoin

2y↑1

@Star Z What does this even mean? Can you explain yourself in chest English? I don't understand what you're saying...

Just Me

2y↑11

@WareforCoin I have to ask....what does "chest English" mean?

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Welsh Mood

2y↑801

Have you ever considered doing a video on the 4 wives of William the Silent, Prince of Orange? He was kind of a Dutch Henry VIII due to the way he went through wives, and his marital history includes a scandalous divorce, adultery, even a shocking assassination (though I won’t say who died). His Wikipedia page is a surprisingly fascinating read. 🇳🇱Love your channel

Alex

2y↑9

I would also love this too!!

Mango T

2y↑29

Going to hop on over to Wikipedia lol. I love reading about royals, mostly British, but, hey, I like to broaden my horizons too lol.

Queen Boudicca

2y↑4

Great idea!

Mediocre Maiden

2y↑2

She did. In the Queens of England video,abdx Queen and King's Condorts video series too

Cyril Marasigan

2y↑5

@Mediocre Maiden that's different william

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Ruth Beaty

2y↑401

It just shocks me at times how intertwined history is! The fact that some of these women died in what is considered the "modern" era, post 1900's is just amazing. It seems like this all happened centuries ago and yet it was basically just yesterday, especially since I was born in the early 1950's.

🌬Honeybunch💨

2y↑22

True as your life started many of their's ended. Think of it, we were born in the 1900's and here we are in the second decade of the 2000's already. I was born in '72.

Child of God

2y↑1

So very true

Emma Telfer

2y↑7

Maybe some things never change.

emily barclay

1y↑2

Queen Victoria died in 1901, technically the Victorian era ended in 1902, which a lot of people don’t realise

Msnanamac

2y↑167

This was really fascinating! I'm surprised that mistresses were treated so well and was one of the only ways non-noble women could rise in ranks. I was surprised to learn that Camilla Parker Bowels descended from a royal mistress

Sandra Lewis

2y↑23

Camilla Bowels! Perfect!

Msnanamac

2y↑22

@G. SCmaria Well, I am glad Charles II took care of his mistresses and illegitimate children. That's more than some men do nowadays

Raewyn Baker

2y↑14

What a surprise History repeats..

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Richard Cooper

2y↑244

My great-grandfather, William Blenheim, was one of the first electricians. He got the contract to install electricity into Windsor Castle; it gave him access to all parts. His wife Georgina was a keen social climber and insisted he take her to work so she could see the inside of the castle. Bertie took a close interest in the installation, and, on meeting Mrs Blenheim, took a closer interest in her. Thereafter he would come to make sure that William Blenheim was at work, then he would go to Egham and call on Mrs Blenheim. The whole town knew, but if William knew he kept quiet about it and profited fom the Royal patronange.

TryinaD

2y↑25

Gotta respect the grind tho lmao

Janus

2y↑5

One finds this a very dubious claim.

Richard Cooper

2y↑14

@Janus Not a claim.I know the provenance of it and I know the outcome. Doubt all you wish. If you want to check with Windsor Caste about the original electrical installation, please do.

Surya Hitam

2y↑1

So maybe you are a descendent Bertie's? 😉

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memester

2y↑532

Despite all his mistresses, I give Edward credit for being kind to his wife Alexandra and protecting her from the wrath of his mother. He never vilified her rebelliousness and love for their children, unlike Charles who only had one mistresses and was cruel to Diana.

cathy landers

2y↑5

and sonb henry viii too

cathy landers

2y↑1

@memester i know like sonbby henry viii

Kimberlie Popovich

2y↑71

I think if he had been decent to Diana and treated her kinder people would not feel the way they do about him. I can't change my mind about him because of that.

Rock the Casbah

2y↑24

I would like to see instances where Charles have been cruel to Diana, or was the source of the information from Netflix

memester

2y↑26

@Rock the Casbah If you're referring to the Diana tapes, that's exactly where it came from. Not just from Netflix but pretty much published after her death. Who better than to hear from than Diana herself? Even Charles admitted his unfaithfulness in an interview and his intention to keep Camilla in his life, divorce or no divorce.

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twilight-princess240

2y↑177

It's interesting that Alexandra liked Alice Keppel better because she was actually discreet compared to Daisy Greville. It's also interesting that Alice actually had legitimate concerns about Edward's health and tried to get him to take care of his health better. Also, didn't Alexandra have a good laugh once because she saw Edward walking with one of his mistresses (I don't know if it was Alice Keppel) and both were pretty portly?

Emma Telfer

2y↑29

Alexandra of Denmark turned a blind eye,as many wives did and probably still do.

L Rajek

2y↑44

I can see Alexandra preferring one mistress to the other. Mistresses could climb their way to the top, but better show respect for The Wife. The Wives often had a lot of power themselves.

Adrian Johnson

2y↑25

@Emma Telfer She was a princess trained to be a Queen, and so she would have been instructed early how Royal Marriages work, and how best to get along with a spouse as a friend working partner rather than as "the love of her life".

Ann-Caroline Mörner

2y↑7

Not true. When her husband had died princess Alexandra ordered her staff to "throw that woman out".

Ælfgifu

49w

@Ann-Caroline MörnerWhere did you read that?

Elaine Chubb

2y↑175

Here's a sidelight on Edward VII's behavior. I once (long ago) met the father of a friend of my grandparents. He'd been a member of the London police force and was in his youth assigned to a security detail for Edward, Prince of Wales. He told me that he had to tail the prince to the home of a mistress (perhaps Mrs. Keppel) and wait patiently outside till the prince left, then following him back to his home (Clarence House, I think). Then it was home to his poor lodgings in the inner suburbs.He said it was a good night when the prince stayed long enough that by the time this cop's duties were over, public transportation had ceased for the night, so he could claim taxi fare back home. He was so poorly paid that he'd walk several miles back home so he could add the taxi fare he'd claimed to stretch his income! Really shows the huge gap between the classes in the late Victorian era.

Pedantic Radiator

2y↑5

It would have been Marlborough House not Clarence House

Elaine Chubb

2y↑16

@Pedantic Radiator You are right. I was not checking every detail before I posted! Sorry. Also, on thinking further, this might have happened after the prince became king. I was told this sometime in the 1950s, or '60s, and the gentleman who told me was pretty old by then, and a rookie cop when assigned to the unglamorous task of security (imagine standing outside the mistress's house in the rain for hours!), so he could have been in this assignment in the 1880s at the earliest or before 1910 at the latest.

Elaine Chubb

2y↑14

Nicky L Definitely not. This was a gentleman I met at my grandparents' home, when i was in my late teens or very early 20s at latest, in the late 1950s, I think. He was the father of a friend of my grandparents, then in their sixties. He must have been in his late seventies or eighties, even. His story was about when he was a very young policeman in the Metropolitan Police (London). So it must have been either in the late years of Victoria's reign, or just possibly when Edward VII was king.He told us a lot more, but I remembered this because of the thought of him walking home several miles in the night, to save the taxi fare--his pay was minimal. And the thought of him standing patiently outside the house for hours, to make sure no assassins got to royalty!

Zofia Lezznar

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Miss T.E.A.

2y↑5

It indeed does. The disparity was - and still is - astounding

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Agatha

2y↑135

Rosa was amazing XD the audacity to hang a portrait of the Kaiser upside down IN THE TOILETS during a world war then later emerge out of a bombing trumpeting with rage is just hilarious to me like nothing was going to stop this woman from doing what she wanted

Aeria Aphroditê

2y↑405

In England, every monarch has had a nickname and I must say that the nicknames for Edward VII are my personal favourites:
"Dirty Bertie" and (the most clever) "Edward the Caresser" 😅😂

pvpboy

2y↑6

all of them do?

Aeria Aphroditê

2y↑6

@pvpboy More or less

pvpboy

2y↑1

@Aeria Aphroditê what are some other interesting ones?

Aeria Aphroditê

2y↑25

@pvpboy I mean they're not as fun as Edward VII's but for example, John of England was called "Soft -Sword" both because he was considered to be a military disaster and had trouble getting it up. Meanwhile, Henry VII was called "The Accountant" because he was extremely frugal to the point of being nearly cheap lol

pvpboy

2y↑2

@Aeria Aphroditê interesting interesting, where could one go to find other nicknames

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Ashley-Anne

2y↑47

i love these videos because they introduce us to so many amazing badass women who were so much more than just one king's mistress. Thank you for that Lindsay

Galactic Guardian

2y↑5

What is so badass about opening your legs?

Anna Stevens

2y↑10

Reference is to their entrepreneurship, acting skills, wartime nursing, and political acumen (and in many cases their challenging of very restrictive cobtemporary social strictures) as opposed to their sex lives.

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Henna Poikola

2y↑43

I was familiar with Sarah Bernhardt because I have many Alphonse Mucha art books but i didn't know much about her so it was nice to see her featured in your video and I find out about her. She was so cool I might do some more researching ✨✨

arxsyn

2y↑3

I think what also makes her cool was that she crossed dress and took on male characters on stage

Yolanda Samuels

2y↑1

Same here - love Alphonse Mucha's artwork, but didn't know much about Sarah Bernhardt until now.

Must Avoid Scurvy

2y↑27

More of this, please!! It's so interesting learning about women's life in past eras!!

andal alexander

2y↑44

I can't imagine the time,effort and research that you put into your well presented productions......Thankyou so much!☕👑

Virginia Gobetz

2y↑1

Hear!Hear!

Genealogy is an Obsession

2y↑34

Amazing video! I love learning about the personal lives of royals. The illegitimate children and mistresses are always very fascinating!

Just Lisa

2y↑316

To quote one of my former 8th graders on seeing the “family tree” of the Greek gods, “Damn, he couldn’t keep it in his pants!”. He, of course, immediately clapped his hands over his mouth and fervently apologized for swearing in class. I told him the apology was definitely accepted and that he was correct, Zeus couldn’t keep it in his pants. I’d say Bertie had a lot in common with Zeus.

It’s a shame that Victoria blamed Bertie for his father’s death when he couldn’t have had nothing to do with it. Her cold shoulder towards him for 40 years meant she missed out on finding out how his natural sociability could have benefited her reign. In his case, as a mother, Victoria really screwed it up.

Lisa Chiappetti

2y↑24

Lol I took a mythology class a couple semesters ago and I can definitively say that Zeus was a hundred times worse than this dude at keeping it in his pants. There are similarities, but Zeus absolutely wins the trophy for not keeping it in his pants lmao

Adrianne Spring

2y↑53

Victoria was an exhausting person to be around by the sound of it. If anything it was Victoria herself & her inability to be relaxed & non combative/self involved that wore him out. There's a documentary on Albert & how much he did for England. Ironically without Albert there would be no Victorian age. He did all the work & she took the credit for advancement. He pretty much ran the country.

Just Lisa

2y↑11

@Lisa Chiappetti, it was Aaron’s “oh shit” facial expression when he said it that was priceless. I’m sure he thought I was going to get really mad at him, but honestly, it was all I could do not to laugh out loud. Obviously Bertie wasn’t as bad as Zeus, but he absolutely made the rounds more than some others.

Just Lisa

2y↑23

@Adrianne Spring, I wouldn’t say he ran the country, but he definitely helped advance interests that Victoria wouldn’t have otherwise given his fascination with emerging technologies like steam engines and industrialization. He encouraged and championed innovations in areas where she had little understanding or experience. In that respect, yes, he did have a huge impact on Great Britain and the nation it was becoming during her reign.

ryouko

2y↑12

That had me laughing louder and longer than what was probably appropriate! The kid was right though!

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Doreen Sika

2y↑313

I have been waiting for this. He was a womanizer. Damn 50 women! Lol. Thanks amazing videos as always. I died when you said Camilla carried on the family tradition of being a mistress 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Matt G

2y↑20

*Camilla. Maybe it’s genetic? 🤔😂

IrishAnnie

2y↑14

50 women that we know about! Possibly more.

Matt G

2y↑8

@IrishAnnie another commenter said 53, but all of this happened so long ago that we’ll probably never know for sure how many.

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Richard Goffin-Lecar

2y↑52

I am from Ramsgate. It is reputed that King Edward VII, like his mother, Queen Victoria, regularly visited the town. It is said that he frequented a notorious brothel, in what is now, appropriately, Royal Road. It is now a popular pub. Oh, for a time machine!

Deb Armstrong

2y↑5

I love reading the comments and learning so much from people around the world! Thank you everyone!

To The Lighthouse

2y↑13

Rosa Lewis, who was a renowned cook & owner of the Cavendish Hotel, is a fascinating woman.
If you ever have the opportunity to watch 'The Duchess of Duke Street', it's a great fictionalized retelling of her life. I saw it when I was younger & have never forgotten the character, nor the actress Gemma Jones who did such a marvellous job bringing the character to life.

SymphonyBrahms

2y↑5

It's a great series and she is a great actress.

To The Lighthouse

2y↑4

@SymphonyBrahms Amen! Every time I see her in roles now, I immediately remember The Duchess of Duke Street & how good Gemma Jones was in it. I was young, but I remember anticipating the next episode every week, lol.

SymphonyBrahms

2y↑2

@To The Lighthouse Gemma Jones, who played The Duchess, later played Madam Pomfrey, the head nurse at Hogwarts, in the Harry Potter films.

BbyBella99

2y↑242

Can you do a full video on Prince Albert Victor aka Eddy? (Edward’s oldest son and who was supposed to be king) his romance with French Princess Helene is heartbreaking.

B l o s s

2y↑6

OMGGG YASSSS

Always Eating

2y↑8

Please do a video on him!

Cat Mom

2y↑13

I would find that interesting too. I’d also like to hear about Prince Albert Victor’s relationship with Princess May, to whom he became engaged to.

Samuel Plays Roblox

2y↑6

Yesss let’s do a video on the would-be King Albert!

Adrianne Spring

2y↑5

Ooohhhh there's a YouTube video on him that's brilliant.

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Jennifer Gerry

2y↑31

I was expecting more drama but frankly it seems like he was a pretty decent guy to have kept such good relationships with so many skilled and adventurous women even after the initial thrill had ended.

Bernardo Torres

1y↑3

That has to do with the fact , I think , that he was a totally unprejudiced person. Because of this , he was not racist , which was very notable in those days , and not a social bigot , despite him being the Prince of Wales he did not treat people who were his social inferiors whether they were men or women , not just women , with the arrogance that was natural and to be expected in those times , of people who were at the summit of the social pyramid in a country that was at the summit of world wealth and power then .

Mtnsunshine

2y↑12

This was fascinating. Thank you for gathering all the information and sharing it with us. These people certainly were…. busy.…back then, weren’t they? Makes today’s royalty seem rather tame, by comparison, except, perhaps, for Prince Andrew. ☺️

Lily Marinovic

2y↑80

Surprised Lindsay didn't mention that the section where the mistresses sat at his coronation was nicknamed "The King's Loose Box" (a "loose box" is apparently something to do with horse stables as well as a rude double entendre)

David Corruthers

2y↑5

I also think it was because of the ruffling sound their dresses made when they shook them

Beth Ewalt

@David Corruthers ???

Suzy Farnham

1y↑2

I also remember the camera panning to Camilla as Diana walked down the aisle with Charles? Some things never change? They might call them courtesans .....I have a different name for all of them. Obviously the morals of her great grandmother was passed on to Charles's mistress? NONE.

Bill P

2y↑5

I really enjoy your videos Lindsay. I'm learning so much. Thank you for putting in all the work. It shows. Great stuff

fnordly

2y↑39

There is a story that Edward once told Lily Langtry "I've spent enough on you to build a battleship" to which she replied, "You've spent enough in me to float one"

Marie Sabine

WOW

Michaela Vrell

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Radioactive_Sunflowerz

1y↑5

Queen Victoria was known to be quite detached emotionally from her children and one of her daughters was her favorite just because she looked the most like Victoria's beloved husband Albert. I wonder if the lack of warmth and comfort from his mother lead to him seeking it in his many lovers.

Mystical Margaret

1y↑22

I really feel for Queen Alexandra and what she had to endure with such a faithless husband. He also put her at risk of some std.

josee allyn

1y↑1

Also, ask yourself why she always wore very high necked clothing.

emily barclay

1y↑7

I mean, royal women at that time had no expectations that their husbands would be faithful. They were raised in courts where their fathers, uncles, brothers and every other male relative had mistresses. But his excessive sexual activity was far outside what was considered normal at the time as as you pointed out, a direct risk to her health.

Adélka iz best

52w

It was said in the video that she didn't rlly gave a fuck and they got along well
Also royal couples at that time were not made out of love (that is fairly new concept tbh)
I'm not rlly sure how much was known about STD's

Rachael Trujillo

2y↑10

As usual super informative and interesting. This channel is so fun! Love it 💗

michelle stein-evers frankl

2y↑21

I love that Jenny Jerome refused to give up high-heeled shoes for her sense of fashion. But I'm sorry she died for the cause of heels.

Robert Gilmore Knoop

1y↑1

Lovely job, Thank you, Lindsay. This was of special interest to me as a longtime family secret has been confirmed by me with the help of some genealogy experts and professionals that Edward VII was my Great Grandfather. With Lady Randolph Churchill as my Great Grandmother. It's a rather interesting story, and likely, given your fascinating and well done piece here, perhaps not a very exclusive club I'm in, but rather surreal and interesting to me certainly. Thank you again, and congratulations on an excellent piece. Cheers, Robert

Pixgurll99

2y↑6

Hi, I love your videos the way you explain is so organized and interesting, I thought history was boring but after I found your channel I get motivated to study. This video is perfect as always.
Hugs from your Brazilian fan
PS: I would loved to watch a video about the history of my country, the brazilian monarch, could you do one video about the history of my country?

Sansol 1933

marigam

2y↑53

Wowwww that’s crazy how the mistresses seem to make it a family business where daughters and granddaughter remain in the royal circle and get together with younger generations. Just wow

Return of the Romans

2y↑10

I mean, you gotta climb the ladder somehow, and might as well keep it going in the family, if it benefits you. 🤷

Brian Barnes

2y↑7

In that era, they felt that lifestyle was necessary to provide security for their heirs; also it's a control issue, who is using who..? Just don't cross over "the line" (whatever that could be), where one could lose their position. The current Duchess of Cornwall seems to have that "old school" thought process. It will be interesting to see how things go when Elizabeth passes away; how well can Charles maintain the monarchy..? I doubt he has the ability to handle the generation gap that now exists.

EST

1y↑3

It's the exact same business of the royal family in the past, and even noble families today, marrying off their own daughters to other royal families to maintain status and power (overdone to the point of inbreeding). The only difference is that these mistress families haven't reached the top rank of the marriage game so they have to be satisfied with being mistresses.

Ирина Николаевна

2y↑5

6:13
There was a man in Australia, “William Willesden”, who discovered a connection to Queen Elizabeth during the DNA searching of the Romanovs. This man was reportedly born in London, sometime in early 1872 (Susan gave birth in late December 1871), and was sent to Australia with a large amount of money to be adopted by Mr Willesden and Sarah Gale. Sarah Gale was Alexandra’s lady-in-waiting, and Willesden’s sisters were governesses to Albert, George and Louise.

IheartGSD

2y↑51

The Duchess of Duke Street is a wonderful, wonderful series. If you can find it, I highly recommend watching.

Stefanie Kuzminski

2y↑1

My Dad’s favorite!! ❤️

Hannah Chase

2y↑1

Groan...I was 50/50 on this series...Gemma Jones is repugnant to me, I find her overacting too much..

Tipperary

2y↑1

Loved this series.

Vesper Martini

2y↑1

Saw it a few weeks ago, loved it. Gemma Jones was beautiful, only knew of her as Bridget Jones' mother.

SymphonyBrahms

I love the series. And Gemma Jones, who plays the lead, is a great actress.

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Einez Crespo

2y↑53

I didn't realize Edward VII had a lot of mistresses. I only know Lily Langtry, Daisy Warwick & Alice Keppel. I think Edward VII would likely rival Henry VIII Charles II, and Louis XIV in that department. Enjoyed the video.

TheNightAl

2y↑6

Louis the 14"s great grandson, Louis the 15th was worse than his great grandfather. He had a problem with too many teenage girls, and even though the French monarchs were expected to be promiscuous, it nearly brought down his throne.

Einez Crespo

2y↑3

@TheNightAl Yeah the Parc-aux-Cerfs. Louise O Grady was one of them and unwisely said the wrong thing about Madame de Pompadour. She was married off in a hurry! Ops. 😅

Caroline Lynch

All those stupid mistresses and he knew bloody nothing about true love. Huh

Einez Crespo

@Caroline Lynch Most royal marriages are arranged. True love is very rare. Tsar Nicholas II who really loved his wife Alexandra was a rare example.

Bernardo Torres

I don’t think he rivaled them because he exceeded them by a big margin . He was unrivaled…. although I do not know about Charles II , who was he ? Charles from where ?

Y A

49w↑1

Great videos! However, one of the pictures you included for Alice Keppel is actually Princess Alice of Battenberg, the previous Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh’s mother.

Kimberlie Popovich

2y↑2

I enjoyed the video so very much. I had heard about all of his mistresses but you really went into detail. Thank you, I can't wait to watch more. Keep them coming!

Dara Doe

2y↑108

"Bertie was finally able to combine his two great loves: food and women"
Me: "Oh God, I do NOT want to see the chair he had made for THAT!" 🤢😂

Murphy Church

2y↑6

🙈😂😂😂 But I guess it would also be finely decorated.

Jackson Reilly

2y↑15

Great video! There were also rumours that Edward had an affair with the famous novelist Marie Corelli, whose books were much admired by him as well as Queen Victoria and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia. He did Know Miss Corelli but there was never any concrete evidence of intimacy, at least to the best of my knowledge.

VeracityLH

2y↑5

Very interesting! Edward enjoyed a wide acquaintance that led to an amazing variety of mistresses. I'm glad to know about them, especially after their time with Edward. Great video. Cheers. 😀

Kana

2y↑41

Fantastic video! I'd also really love to see one on King Louis XIV's mistresses as well!

Alex

2y↑3

Omg yes I would kill for this!!! Would love to see her do a video!

Cyril Marasigan

2y↑3

Yess! Since it was hard to keep track who are his mistresses but definetely would be fun to watch, i wish lindsay also create louise xv's mistresses also

soobin doll

2y↑2

Now that's a video

ericalbany

2y↑29

Judging by his silent films Lou Tellegen was not the worst actor- he can hold his own when a part called for slightly exaggerated good looks and a touch of melodrama - and preferably some villainy. His death was awful.

Sarah Phillips

2y↑6

Love your historical videos. Just a note on the Sarah Bernhardt, The T is silent so it is pronounced bern hard. Also comedy française, the c in française is soft not hard like in cat but soft as in cease, it is pronounced ‘franseys’

Renee Turcotte Cicigoi

43w

Also, Parisian is spelled wrong. You’ve spelled it as “Persian”

Hainsley Flyer

2y↑22

Suggestion for a video: Kings and Queen Consorts of Greece (from Otto to Constantine II). I know they were mentioned in the Christian IX video but they deserve their own video haha, such an interesting monarchy.

Matt Deans

2y↑5

Thank you for a wonderrful program.. I just loved every minute of it. The Duchess of Duke Street is one of my fave series.

Stablefairy

2y↑93

research was done a few years ago into Prince Albert's health and his diaries and doctors notes were all studied by medical experts and it is now generally believed that Albert had Crohns disease, which was not a known disease at that time. According to records, Albert had been showing symptoms of the disease for some time and was often ill, with the illness worsening as he got older. Typhoid was very common at that time, so the symptoms he showed were assumed to be typhoid. But it was Crohns disease that killed him.

Christian Patriot

2y↑10

I can't remember the source, but Albert suspected that he had stomach cancer.

Donna

2y↑11

@Christian Patriot That would go along with having Crohns disease. If it's left untreated it will in fact lead into stomach/colon cancer. I've had Crohns for 34 years.

Christian Patriot

2y↑3

@Donna Is either one age related? Was Albert old enough?

Donna

2y↑14

@Christian Patriot Age isn't a factor. You can develop it at any age. I became sick at 19. My oldest daughter is now developing the symptoms of it and she's 23. Doctors still don't know how you get it and have still found no cure. There are alot of new meds available to maintain the symptoms but unfortunately none have worked for me. I have to be extremely careful of stress, physical activity and diet. I've had 1 major surgery that took 2 1/2 feet of small bowel and my appendix. I wouldn't wish Crohns on anyone. It's very painful and debilitating. By the time I was diagnosed at 24 I weighed 95 lbs. The doctors were positive my Crohns had went to cancer but I was lucky and pathology reports showed I was cancer free.

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Adélka iz best

52w

Having his own room in his fav place, his own bathtub filled with champagne, building a device, that would make it possible for him to have sex without complications... I respect that 😂😂

Also loving that he was friends with many of his exes 😂

Evelyn Riedel

2y↑2

As usual, you did an excellent job researching this and putting it together. If I may, I would suggest that you use YouTube to find the correct pronunciation of words and names, such as "français" and "Bernhardt", Your research is meticulous, so having accurate pronunciation would be the crowning touch.

Anna Stevens

2y↑1

Yep, agreed - and maybe get someone to copy-check the onscreen text? The "Persian mistresses" in this one had me repeatedly giggling! 🤭

Jeanette York

1y↑3

Edward did not refuse to study. He was put into such rigid discipline for schooling that he rejected the program. He had a terrible childhood, he rebelled against it, and his father's unfortunate death set the mold for Victoria's ill treatment of him forever.

Renee Bloggs

She didn't ill treat him forever. Victoria always made it plain that as Queen, she was the boss, but their relationship as mother and son did get better as time went by.

LoveofmyLife

2y↑17

Thank you Lindsay!💜💜 Have a great rest of your week!

Pamela Mays

2y↑169

Suggestion: Illegitimate royal children that ended up having pretty good lives.

LeBou95

2y↑92

Lilly Langtry was a boss. That was one determined, hustling lady that stayed about her bag.

Sarah Green

2y↑12

She is my favorite mistress! Strong woman! Loved the 70s PBS show about her!

IrishAnnie

2y↑3

@Sarah Green I remember that series and loved it. I purchased it a couple of years ago.

GetlemanNightmare

2y↑6

@IrishAnnie Lilly is intresting one. One specelate that Irene Adler from Sherlock Holmes is inspired by her

Mary Eckel

2y↑4

Jennie Jerome was pretty amazing, too.

Ravenlass

Lillie.

Replicaate

2y↑152

There's a story that when he was visiting either Moscow or St Petersburg's bumpin' nightlife scene, he was ogling a stunning young woman and slipped her his lodging's address. She never showed, because 'she' was in fact Prince Felix Yusupov in drag.

Gregory Jones

2y↑6

😏😏😏😏😏😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣😂😂

Charlotte

2y↑29

I want this to be true SO BADLY

Sara Helton

2y↑1

Yaaasssss Queen!!

SymphonyBrahms

2y↑11

I read about it in the book "Nicholas and Alexandra". The author said that it was true. And Prince Felix Yusapov was actually one of Rasputin's assassins.

Leelo Haskin

Lol they still should've showed up, just to see Edward's reaction 😂

Carla Kennedy

2y↑5

This was very interesting and I enjoyed it very much. Glad you used pictures/portraits of the People. It made the documentary more accessible to see who you were talking about.

NatashaCine

2y↑11

I want a biographical film for each of these women!

Aria C

2y↑7

Oh my god. Sarah Bernhardt- what a performer! Her last words were still worrying about the show! Some very interesting women here!

Kerri

2y↑226

“He had more than 55 mistresses.”
Henry VIII: Damn bro, even I think that’s a bit much. At least marry or behead a few.

B l o s s

2y↑22

lol pretty sure henry had loads of mistresses too tho he even had a bunch of illegitimate kids

emily barclay

2y↑8

@B l o s s he only had a handful of acknowledged mistresses. 3 mistresses he didn’t marry and 3 of his wives he was involved with before marriage. A further 4 alleged mistresses and you have 10 mistresses max, realistically 6

KaylaNoelle1

2y↑30

Bertie still did it better because he didn’t see the women as objects. If they didn’t want to have sex with him anymore he was like “oh that’s cool! I like friendship too! Does your husband need a better job?” 😅 He had a lot more self confidence whereas Henry VIII was an insecure mess! It’s ironic how he was ashamed of not having a son for so long and then when he did the boy died as a young teen and his youngest daughter ushered in a golden age in England. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Adrianne Spring

2y↑17

@KaylaNoelle1 ALL OF THIS!!! 🤣 And if Henry hadn't married Katherine of Aragon he wouldn't have been anything of note. She taught him to rule. Shame he disrespected her towards the end of their relationship.

Pat Pierce

🤣🤣🤣

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A C

2y↑7

I'm glad you actually detailed the lives of these ladies. They're all super badass! Bertie definitely had a type lmao

Holly Oswald

2y↑4

One of your best productions. Of course the King’s choice of photogenic society ladies helped!

Bavarian Car Enthusiast

2y↑9

More then 54 mistresses? Not a lot compared to other kings in history. And probably it was a rebellion reaction against his uptight mother. So in fact "Birdie" acted normal in historical context, his chastity parents were the outlier.

Queens of Africa

2y↑3

I absolutely LOVE your channel
I’m obsessed with History ❤️❤️❤️

josee allyn

There does seem to have been instability in the family. The Kaiser was, according to Victoria's diaries, given to violent rages as allegedly Harry did . It was always alleged that there was violence in Alexandra's marriage. It was always hoped that The Queen Mother ,with her aristocratic rather than monarchical family tree, the RF would avoid the excesses of the past.

Natara23

2y↑8

While i am totally against cheating on your partner, I do feel bad for Lady Harriet Mordaunt. It's hard when your partner is not sensitive or understanding towards your well-being. And yes, it is absolutely okay to be busy or pre-occupied. People are busy and have their own lives. However, the time spent with the person close to you is so precious that you'll never get it ever again, if you're gonna keep pushing them away.

James FARQUHAR

2y↑34

My favourite is Lillie Landry because wow she was smart she used her affair to build herself up to become a success actress and eventually business women that is impressive

A

1y↑1

She was the first paid influencer

Miss T.E.A.

I laughed all the way to end of this video. Such rambunctious behaviour of past generations almost makes one blush

William White

2y↑1

Fascinating that among Bertie's lady friends was Jennie Jerome later to be the mother of Winston Churchill. I wonder if Winston was ever told considering he and his mother were not close.

Lily Island

2y↑12

I giggled a lot.
Victoria: You're being too wild, here's a wife.
Also Victoria: WaIT NO-

Katheryn Cox

2y↑13

Holy jeez. Who needs shows like Days of Our Lives when you have this type of history to read about!

Kaci K

2y↑12

Every time I watch your wonderful videos, I say to myself “I wish I could see these beautiful people and times myself!” ♥️

Vitória Duarte

2y↑14

Hello Lindsay, I just love your video. I would like to ask you for a video about what former royals family do these days. Former royal houses from Portugal, France, Germany, Yugoslavia, Russia, Finland, Greece, Poland, Albania, Montenegro, and from my country too Brazil. Some people forget but Brazil already had a monarchy and they are related with the french and German royal houses.

Stacy Russell

2y↑2

Excellent idea for Lindsay!

Pedantic Radiator

2y↑2

Finland never had a Royal family of its own

Vitória Duarte

2y↑4

For those who don't know in 1918 Prince Frederick of the house of Hesse Kassel was elected king of Finland but not even three months after that he renounced. But still it's possible to trace his descendents.

Gregory Jones

2y↑2

@Vitória Duarte That's Right,Finland Possibly Could Have Been A Monarchy,That Would Be Fascinating To Trace Frederick's Descendants,Lindsay Should A Video About Them!!! 🥰😍🤩

Chris Paul

2y↑1

My great grandmother Harriet Wales was listed as born in Lyttelton, Canterbury, NZ in 1863, but may have been born on a ship. My grandmother was named Nellie. My Aunty Phyllis passed on some Old Ladies Tales. Why was Bertie's father so upset when he returned from army duties in Eire?

SymphonyBrahms

Because he had found out that Bertie had an affair in Ireland with a married woman.

Gertie Siegel

2y↑15

Harriet Mordaunt’s story is so sad. She shouldn’t have been institutionalized, at least not for over 30 years!

Star Z

2y↑1

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Star Z

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Star Z

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David Davenport

My uncle Jeff, who helped raise me, was born in 1904, and his wife my dear Aunt Anna, was born in 1908....right in the middle of the Edwardian era....amazing how time blends....

michelle stein-evers frankl

2y↑5

Victoria was technically the first Saxe-Coburg-Gotha monarch.
Personally I think that even today's Windsors continue to show the worst aspects of the Hanoverians, especially their problems with their eldest sons and heirs.

Gabby P

2y↑15

Honestly I need a WHOLE VIDEO on Rosa, she's my favourite!

Nazanin Soltanpour💗

2y↑1

I love me some out-spoken , spunky women🤣

Vic Campbell

2y↑60

I think what's really disgusting of all as the fact that Victoria blamed her own son For his father's death that is not only disgusting that is Damn right Cruel

Scratchy1

2y↑16

She was a horrible selfish woman who only thought of herself.

Jamell Foster

2y↑7

So true. She was a very hateful lady to Edward VII & a controlling Mom to her other kids... She was appalled that "Bertie" caroused with actresses and others Queen Victoria deemed as low class...

LeBou95

2y↑18

I think he behaved this way just to spite her. He knew he'd never be in her good graces, especially after Albert's death, so he simply did as he pleased.

Anubrata Bit

2y↑7

Victoria herself didn't had a good relationship with her mother, so she didn't knew much about raising children. Albert's death had completely traumatised her to such an extent that when cold-shouldered one of her own daughters who was asking emotional support from her in the aftermath of losing her infant child by stating that the death of a husband is more traumatic for a woman than the death of an infant child (which she had never experienced).

Barbara K

2y↑2

His parents saw him as a total disappointment to them, and treated him poorly most of his life. That is probably why he acted the way he did; he had always been told he wasn't good enough.

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creature57

2y↑5

Loved this once again. Thank you Lindsay.

marianela sajama

2y↑3

What a grandiose and entertaining life most of these woman live!
Great video!

Callie Masters

2y↑31

I just double checked: Queen Alexandra died just a few months before Queen Elizabeth II was born, so they were not alive at the same time.

Pauline Erwin

2y↑4

That was wonderful !!👏👏👏 ALL of these ladies were so beautiful and talented in their own right … At one point I was surprised that there were yet MORE !! God bless his wife though - she could not have been any more gracious .

SimonaLyne Enderz

You've done it again!!!!! I loved it!!!!
Wonderfully done!

Daisy Fox

2y↑55

He strikes me less a horrible philandering monarch, and more as some one who was more laid back than the norm. Importantly he seems to have surrounded himself with like-minded people

Kim Sherlock

2y↑1

He enjoyed the attraction
To Females he wanted .
Nonetheless he spent money outside of the Palace and moved in circles he wanted.
A wonderful freedom to have in his mothers harsh time Victorian England 🇬🇧

Daisy Fox

@Suzy Farnham clearly wd have different understandings of humanity. I do not feel a person's weight has any reflection on their morality or how they select consenting partners. I also have no issues with sw. It appears you disagree.

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chels

2y↑3

This is so off topic but can you please do videos on Elizabeth Bathory and Life in the 1600s? I feel like those would be really interesting

JuliHath

2y↑56

I have always wondered who ratted Bertie out to his parents about Nellie Clifton. It's not the sort of thing one puts in a letter home to mama and papa.

Richard W

2y↑21

I think he had a male nanny (aide) with him. Someone had to button his shoes, shave him and tell him which outfit to wear for an occasion.

Glen

2y↑7

@Richard W Aides do not do things like that. tha'ts valets

arxsyn

2y↑7

Perhaps the informant was hoping to be generously rewarded with the affair exposed

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Andrea Ward

2y↑1

Life is so very full of surprises and wild turns. Seems he was generous to all of them, which I think is fabulous. His wife must have been special!

LittleMissLounge

2y↑21

I feel the need to defend Lou Tellegen a little bit because he found his niche in silent movies as a handsome leading man. Then he burned his own face off, underwent 1920s plastic surgery, went bankrupt, failed to get into talkies, and stabbed himself to death with sewing scissors at 50. I dunno, I just always felt so damn bad for him. I sure didn't expect to defend a long-dead actor on a video about Edward VII's mistresses, but here we are.

Maia Tipton

Excellent, enlightening, and very entertaining (despite the rather dreadful pronunciation of some French words being rather painful.)

Nix Burkett

2y↑24

Unrelated but a little unknown fact. Sir Winston Churchill was Princess Diana's distant cousin. To this day, some members of the family still style their last name as Spencer-Churchill.

I'd love to see a video on Prince Albert Victor Duke of Clarence and Avondale (the Heir apparent to Edward VII) Rumours linked him with the Cleveland Street scandal, which involved a homosexual brothel (however, there is no conclusive evidence that he ever visited there, or was homosexual.) Another rumour being he was Jack the Ripper. He died in 1892 aged 28

Glen

2y↑1

hardly an unknown fact about the churchills

Nix Burkett

2y↑2

@Glen it's only known, if you actually know it... Unless you are a history buff or have studied, or read up on Diana or Winston, then you wouldnt know. Many people have never heard of the connection between them, after all they never styled their last names Spencer-Churchill.

findelka1810

I had the idea while watching that Alexandre Dumas(père) might have been the father of Sarah Bernhard. She has an uncanny resemblance, plus he behaved very father-like and supportive of her. He just said she’d make a great actress without her ever trying before.

Interesting video! Comédie Francaise is pronounced with an S though. [Fra(n)-Sez]

the Dutch nerd

2y↑19

Hi Lindsay me and my grandfather watch your vids every week and they are always great quality

annearchy98

2y↑1

This is a masterpiece of a video and I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

Markitos

2y↑2

Is there any way you can do a video on Napoleon Bonaparte Wives and mistresses as well as one on his Siters and Brothers marriages that family went from rags to riches and had a wacky relationships . i feel like you've never really spoken about him. Im a fan of him and a huge fan of your vids so keep up the good work 🥰

Naomi Weaver

2y↑9

Unfortunately, the second photograph you’ve used to represent Catherine Walker is of Cora Pearl. She, too, was a courtesan and “famously” used her memoirs to blackmail famous lovers.

Janis I

2y↑5

I wish I had the money to just travel, throw parties, and sleep with interesting people.
Also, good on Edward for having a chair custom-made. It's noteworthy in its courteousness and the artisan did an outstanding job.

Bernardo Torres

Thumbs down to that .

TriXJester

2y↑2

You know what, you got to admit the man had great taste in women. I could watch full documentaries about each one and be absolutely enamored with them.

KC

1y↑1

The guy from Shameless could DEFINITELY play him in a movie!

The Royals

2y↑33

The real question are :
1. Did Edward VII have sexual relationships with all these woman or not and if that so, wouldn't he be possible to have illegitimate children
2. What are the responses from all the spouse of these woman if they're actually married while hanging arround with Edward VII

Cyril Marasigan

2y↑15

About the first question, it is possible since victorian birth control aren't 100% effective, there is another rumor that Camilla was actually a descendant of Edward but illegitimate and for the second question well probably kept shut since the benefits are great deal that their mouth can be shut and also they move on with their lives so they don't have a say to their decision.

Pedantic Radiator

2y↑4

@Cyril Marasigan Camilla shares a resemblance with her distant cousin Judith Keppel the first jackpot winner of the TV quiz Who Wants to Be A Miillionaire so on thst basis its unlikely she is descended from Edward

Victoria Chasse

2y↑9

I'm surprised by the lack of illegitimate children but most of his mistresses we're married so children born would be claimed by the husbands. And as far as the husbands responses, I'm sure they benefitted financially from their wife's position and gifts and most likely were having affairs of their own.

soobin doll

2y↑5

To the first one possible Camilla is "allegedly his descendant", hardly doubt it tho. Only way we would know is a DNA test.

Michael Planchunas

2y↑1

Estefania Upper class Victorian hostesses often had weekend sleepover events. Couples were invited, but a discreet 'black book' listed who was sleeping with who, so rooms were assigned close by so the lovers could tiptoe into each other's room.

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