Inside The Perfectly Preserved Medieval Castle Where King Edward II Was Killed

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The magnificent Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire is everything you want a medieval castle to be - it’s a fortress, with the keep, the oldest surviving part of the castle - at its heart. Berkeley Castle has been home to the same family for nearly 900 years - and within its walls, a King of England was imprisoned and murdered in 1327.
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@michaelbressette2599 22 дня назад

What a spectacular Castle, I am sitting here imagining myself roaming the halls & corridors & hidden spaces within & talking to what ever ghosts remain lol Its stunning. I cannot imagine the financial costs of keeping this Castle alive. The Long Drawing Room, The wooden arches in the wood work match the stone arches in the doorway opposite the Pew I hope I spelt that right. They managed to blend these features well & doesn't look out of place, mind you I don't have much knowledge on British castles except to identify one. I will continue to watch now cause these rooms are absolutely breathtaking. What a privilege to be able to se these ancient dwellings lovingly care for to maintain their history. Thank you so MUCH fo0r taking us on this tour with you. I feel privileged to be a witness to its longevity & beauty.

@josephmarzullo 16 дней назад

That sounds like a waste of time. I rather just go to the throne room and sit down. “My castle now! “

@jenk8855 2 дня назад

@@josephmarzulloSpoken like a true man lol. My fiance would say the same thing lol.

@DJ-uk5mm 13 дней назад

I’m gonna need 1000 lifetimes to get through the interesting stuff on youtube

@kingjsolomon День назад

I feel this one

@theempress1104 20 дней назад

Thank you so much for sharing your world with us. :) It must be really intimidating to be suddenly part of the British nobility. And I love how you're very passionate about showing history and the culture in this social circle. God bless you!

@Roz-y2d 5 дней назад

Actually, this lady has class, and she took to it like a duck to water. Unlike one particular american woman whom I wont name.

@pauljohnson4876 19 дней назад

Within a stones throw of the castle is the birthplace of Edward Jenner. The English doctor who pioneered the world'''s first vaccine (smallpox) . For a backwater country village, Berkeley has a fascinating history.

@mychalharmon1 13 дней назад

It’s wild to think that there are thousands of direct descendants of this family, but only one person gets the right to the castle. I’m a direct descendant of a cadet branch of the Lowther family and my kids can’t accept that it’s true because we’re poor.

@rightmeduck 10 дней назад

I thought that one of your ancestors blew the wealth, the castle now a ruin. We go there to see how the garden renovation is progressing.

@davejob630 6 дней назад

My forebears built the first proper homestead homestead in Australia, "The Vinyard" Charles Darwin came to stay on his famous voyage...but the family lost it's wealth with the collapse of the first Australian bank, and all I have left is the silver cutlery set!

@luissarah4355 4 дня назад

@@rightmeduckthat’s so sad! I hope they respond but yes that happens

@mychalharmon1 2 дня назад

@@rightmeduck that would be a cousin to my ancestors. My ancestors left for Ireland in the 16-1700’s, then to America. But going back further, the Lowther line also connects back to the Percys and Alnwick castle.

@stephenpodeschi6052 21 день назад

wonderful to see the living history still adapting as time goes on while preserving the countries and families heritage......

@belindaluna5539 11 дней назад

I loved every bit of this; to interview a family member still living there, that has got to be something !💌

@ericmattinen4728 21 день назад

I almost spit my coffee out when Georgina said "Yes, she is very dead" in reference to the Eighth Earls American wife!

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

Yes love the wit!plain and to the point

@ralfb.4762 21 день назад

People who are interested in history, the Middle Ages, etc. would not be able to lead a normal day-to-day life in England, Scotland, Wales, etc. You would just drive from castle to castle and experience history. Just the stories that the countless paintings of the former rulers show... France is already way ahead with its stories of its castles and the Middle Ages. But England, Scotland, Wales are a little further ahead.

@kathrynarnold821 18 дней назад

Wow! ONe family living there for 900 years! That is totally awesome.

@doreen9293 6 дней назад

The castle is so beautiful and the history is amazing. I would love to have a book of all those tapestries.

@beautifulstar2119 15 дней назад

So they not going to talk about that skull😅

@glendapeterson1180 10 дней назад

Your videos are great. The views of the rooms are awesome. Of course, as an American I'm awed by anything older than 1620! There are only a few things left from the Mayflower. Was it hard to learn to drive on the left side of the road? But I did have an ancestor who lived in Stratford-on-Avon in 1550. Maybe he saw Shakespeare! I love history.

@Katherine_Allen 13 дней назад

The Berkeley's archive room is a treasure!

@gregedmand9939 6 дней назад

If you ever wondered what happened to all those thousands of ships that the Royal Navy retired, once they were past their use on the seas: just look at the construction of historic buildings. The ship breakers were extremely profitable businesses for their owners. The oak and elm used in ship construction would be a valuable resource, durable and hidden away inside homes, farms and a wide variety of structures. Hundreds of years later they're still as strong as ever... If the ants and termites didn't get a foothold.

@Finderskeepers. 2 дня назад

Woodworm and dry rot is the issue in the UK. British ants and termites are not a threat.

@rhiannejones3815 21 день назад

Never heard of Berkeley Castle before but fascinating place and lovely to see it inhabited by original family 🤩

@philroberts7238 21 день назад

The Old Berkeley Hunt - the origin of 'berk', a famous insult from cockney rhyming slang.

@JRRob3wn 9 дней назад

Visited there 12 years ago - it’s one of my favorite sights I’ve seen in my travels.

@cskarbek1 20 дней назад

the interview w/ Lady Georgina is curious in that the camera is set at such a low level we get the delicious experience of staring at the bottoms of her shoes. They couldn't lift the camera a foot or two?

@Roz-y2d 5 дней назад

She probably didn’t want the camera in her face!

@TheChloe1331 15 дней назад

I could do so much with that walled garden. Trees on the sunny wall, stone arched greenhouses all around the rest, that building in the middle (but moved over a bit), a bench along the tree side of the building, berry bushes on the sunny side of the building, trellises, arches, pathways, seats, walipini greenhouses dug 5 ft into the ground...so much fun. To be honest I'd build so many gardens everywhere on that estate 😍

@jenk8855 2 дня назад

@TheChloe1331-They already have gardens on the estate and lovely trees that they sit under and have tea.

@suzannebarry5945 10 дней назад

I love the videos you do Countess ❤

@pamelaruben4644 14 дней назад

Thank you. I did enjoy this extremely interesting video.

@margarethogan3551 22 дня назад

Thank you. A captivating tour!

@hannahl.7202 16 дней назад

This is amazing video ! Precious information. I enjoyed a lot . Thank you !

@JockeB70 21 день назад

What an awesome video! Been drinking tea and relaxing and having a wonderful time watching Julie enjoying her visit to Berkeley Castle!

@bevanpope7924 16 дней назад

So good to see this.. not only did I erect marquees on site for various events, I also did the tour of the castle and attended the jousting event back in 2006… A very special place. true UK heritage …

@angelacreech9978 8 дней назад

Thank you for taking us on this journey love your videos love the history would love to visit England one day

@Bobtowngarden 5 дней назад

Another nugget of history. The fireplace was once owned by the Duke of Earl in 1959.

@antessawalters3595 4 дня назад

My aunt and uncle took me to Berkeley Castle when I was around 10 or 12. I am afraid the only things that fascinated my younger self was story of Edward II gruesome death and the oubliette. Would love to visit it again as an adult.

@lisamurphy5663 19 дней назад

Thank you for helping us learn about this incredible history!

@Bobtowngarden 5 дней назад

What people don’t know is the Earl of Sandwich invented the tuna fish sandwich in 1523/when fishing in a pond in Cridersville Ohio.

@gonefishing167 21 день назад

Just wonderful, thank you so much. Wow, the responsibility of it would be enormous! 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

@robertgreen9150 10 дней назад

I so love to read old Latin after taking 4 years of it in school❤😊

@elijahhodges4405 22 дня назад

Hunting lodge, the place for his lordship to go and drink where no one could tell him it was wrong.

@dennisswartz4937 22 дня назад

Please allow an old man an indulgence, you are a most lovely woman and your joy of the discovery of history is infectious. Thank you for the smaller, more personal parts of history that are to often overlooked.

@debranewsome9853 21 день назад

What a lovely man

@curtismartell7959 16 дней назад

Very nice video. Spectacular Castle!

@Ellen24493 6 дней назад

Fascinating!

@elijahhodges4405 22 дня назад

The the time this building was built they were using sit down tubs, just big enough to sit down in sloshing water all over the place. I suggest a thorough reading of the Hornblower books.

@Roz-y2d 5 дней назад

I love Hornblower.❤ And I really liked the tv series, much to my surprise!

@nickiemoreno1261 7 дней назад

My favorite one so far!

@leonisayaon7030 21 день назад

Roger Mortimer.43rd. Grandfather.he he he.....

@maryfrump7937 20 дней назад

Mine too cuzin! Thing is Ed 2 and Thomas Berkeley are too. Spaghetti bowl family tree!

@Jules-1770 8 дней назад

Thank you for a very enjoyable program. I loved seeing all the ancient rooms and especially the Muniment Room, not too many of those in Australia. The interviews with family members were all very interesting and I hope that the innovations to keep the Castle alive are successful.

@mauger63 7 дней назад

Love this video. I hope to see more of these. Daisy B speaks very well, she should perhaps also narrate these. Very naturally beautiful woman. Beautiful even without wearing makeup! So nice to see that nowadays. Both of you actually. I’m very fond of saying how I feel. Especially nice, truthful comments. Thanks again for this wonderful thread. MCP 🐞

@Molegalunchained 20 дней назад

How about showing us the dungeons too. We probably can guess they are somewhere in dark basement.History can only be said to be objectively narrated if the good and the bad are exposed too.

@deborahberkeley5178 8 дней назад

You did an awesome presentation, Viscountess. Absolutely awesome. Thank you, and thank you Charlie for what you your family are doing to preserve Berkeley so well. 🙂👍

@MarcMercier1971 21 день назад

Long time subscriber of Mapperton Live and American Vicountess. Longer viewer (older channel) of Shadiversity YT channel. I'm surprised Shad Brooks of YT Shadiversity fame hasn't dropped in. The man has amassed tremendous knowledge. I shall now yell the war cry of castle lovers... "Machicolationnnnnnnnssssssss!!!!"

@annehunt787 19 дней назад

Very good! I heard the cry all the way to the Midwest U.S.!

@morganwhitehackle5940 14 дней назад

If walls could talk!!

@shoshannafachima1306 15 дней назад

Such a captivating and wonderful castle.the beutiful element of generations of the same family residing there for nine hundred years is exciting and awe inspiring Thank for sharing this wonderful estate❤️

@MauiPunter 21 день назад

This has to be one of the most incredible places, so preserved in every single way, from structure, to history, to family. I dont think there is anything else like it in Britain.

@rightmeduck 10 дней назад

Visited many times, living nearby - was also a guest at our neighbours' wedding there.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003 21 день назад

Man I feel like I was born in the wrong time. To sit in a hall, at a long table feasting and drinking with fellow warriors....it just doesn't get any better than that.

@fadyedits8681 19 дней назад

Same

@annehunt787 19 дней назад

Unless you had been low born. In that case, you would have been their servant. That wouldn’t have been much fun.

@napo3091 9 дней назад

After everything the video talked about, you really wanna live in the medieval age? You can live in a castle in 2024

@Roz-y2d 5 дней назад

I get what you mean but life was really rough even for Royalty and aristocrats. Definitely not for the faint hearted.

@PedroKing99 4 дня назад

I wish this was an actual walk through. POV style really. No music.

@ThaiSoup39 21 день назад

35:00 Elizabeth's Letter

@katherinecollins4685 16 дней назад

Loved this

@Ashley.Michell22 21 день назад

Come on ancestors tell me I have a castle!!!

@fijaystudio 21 день назад

He wasn’t pushed for bad jokes, I believe he was pushed by a rival jester who wanted his place

@prichardgs 7 дней назад

Wow this was wonderful!

@melissapietrok8050 22 дня назад

Awesome ❤

@mobspeak День назад

I'm the Earl of Spaghetti, it is a great honour.

@Gailafathersjoy 10 дней назад

💙💙💙💙Thank you so much 💙💙💙💙

@PicturesofTravel 16 дней назад

If Charles Barkley is there. Where is Shaq??

@durangodave 21 день назад

amazing history breathing 900 years of past

@1796kent 19 дней назад

Thomas Moreton Fitzhardinge Berkeley, 6th Earl of Berkeley is your first cousin four times removed's ex-wife's ex-partner's wife's first cousin's wife's niece's husband's aunt's husband's aunt's husband's brother.

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

Fantastic history

@simplemind7 22 дня назад

Reptilians sure know how to keep nice castles up-to-par.

@TheLostplanet99 3 дня назад

Rather distasteful display of aristocratic wealth here. One look into the Berkeley Hundred Plantation, Green Spring Plantation, and Colonial Gov. William Berkeley and you'll quickly note where that money comes from.

@Ways2Remember 3 дня назад

Thank you my American cousin married to my Nontiaque cousin. I am learning so much about my English cousin. Berkeley Charles is my 13 cousin up pass the 8th Earl of Berkeley. I love your excitement and appetite to see and learn about the English side of me that goes back to my 38 GGF Charlemagne. Edward Montagu. is my 13 GGF. Mahalo much

@julie.1081 2 дня назад

While looking at the folly & thinking of the Earl with 12 children, I kept thinking it would be a perfect place for bachelo/stag parties. The boys could get together & play "King of the mountain" for a weekend.

@HarriettThomason 3 дня назад

Every single minute of this film is enchanting! I thoroughly enjoyed your lovely presentation and the history around this amazing castle. The family was delightfully charming to visit and share their story. Thanks so much for sharing this adventure. I subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your work. Lynn in Naples FL.

@choochoo9506 3 дня назад

Gawd she's so obnoxious. As an American, I'm embarrassed for her. Makes these too hard to watch, even though I'm a British Medievalist Historian. What a shame.

@janniebee9501 3 дня назад

There are so many wonderful features here. Among my favorites are the vaulted ceilings, which are recycled oak from ancient ship hulls. This is a particularly grand castle. I loved the visit with the Lady of the House.

@ShearedJoy 3 дня назад

Wonderful show of this fabulous historical castle. Thanks so much ! Not only the history but the buildings themselves, the grounds, the people, and the plans for the future are all so interesting.

@jenk8855 2 дня назад

They used to employ ship builders, not only in England, Scotland, Ireland but also in France to build these castles, chateaus, and mansions roofs. That is why the ceilings in the great halls look like upsidedown ships and if you could see in the attics of the other home it would pretty much be the same only maybe on a smaller scale in some spots. Beautiful and very sturdy.

@lesleylight4690 3 дня назад

As an history buff l absolutly love this.lm also a ten pound pommel ,so much heritage which l love...however no antibiotics,anaesthetics,dentists,modern medicine, good food if poor ect ect ect l don't wish to have been born then but appreciate the past just the same.

@PrincessEms-rm1yt 7 дней назад

Interesting to know the history of this family, and what they did. Have watched a few chateau, castles, owned by the same families for 100s of years. Unfortunately for some of them they are in ruins or in despair. The common problem is the lack of money to keep up with maintenance. This castle is well kept. Very lovely

@jenk8855 2 дня назад

This isn't the only video of her visit here, there is another one maybe more that continues her visit here. They can't fit it all in on one videos allotted time. She speaks with the owner of the ghost stories, hidden passages, one that is shown, and the owner tells about his books that he has written about, due the hidden passages and ghost stories. Very interesting and if I'm not mistaken there may be another video of this spectacular castle. I would love to live and work there.

@EAEAAAEAEE 21 день назад

Bro said he the Earl of sandwich so his wife would make him one lmao

@rabbitsrule9437 22 дня назад

Funny I’m into history and have never heard of Berkeley castle.

@gypsydonovan 22 дня назад

Really? I’m in the states but I’ve come across it hundreds of times in my research (mostly 13th-16th century). I guess it depends on the era you are interested in ?

@michellek479 4 дня назад

My God is an awesome God and he has prepared a special place for me. He lives in a holy high place that is grander than anything I’ve ever seen. It’s a beautiful place and elevation so fine. It’s built a fortress and it’s a family affair. It’s a family time.

@nigelteare7345 5 дней назад

I've watched a number of her videos- you must really love yourself!

@Friskee62 5 дней назад

Cool vid. Great content. I love castles and their history...

@michellek479 4 дня назад

Charles Berkeley looks just like his ancestor!!

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

One other thing what does it cost to maintain a structure of this size its worth it for the sake of history

@lauraleecreations3217 8 дней назад

❤❤❤❤

@wbr474 3 дня назад

What a beautiful family and a beautiful castle.

@mwreyf1 3 дня назад

The OCD in me wants to pressure wash the outside.

@DavidReavell 21 день назад

Anybody know the name of the lovely lady presenting this spectacular tour?

@AA-be6fw 21 день назад

Lady shekelberg

@maryfrump7937 20 дней назад

Julie!

@teacuppug8337 19 дней назад

Julie Montague, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke.

@stewartmackay 15 дней назад

Lucky you. If only I could have such luck.

@Tracys35thchannel 5 дней назад

@6:40 you can see an orb ....he talked about the jester was pushed and died right there in that room.....👻......

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

No kidding have watch it again plasma orbs the type that make crop circles

@G2theS День назад

Girl, this is Saltburn 🫢

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

Fantastic I want to live there love anything about this type of history so lucky to have grown up in a castle we as boys used to play robin hood man those boys were like living it in a sense all that time and the documents still in tact queen Elizabeth 1 signature what history thank you I still want to live there and work the gardens

@parkjv1 8 дней назад

The archivist- there’s a story somewhere!

@michelesweeney196 4 дня назад

This is fantastic. Thank you for this tour!

@ctin904 4 дня назад

Wow, just amazing.

@bertruttan129 3 дня назад

Destination bucket list!

@theAdMax1 12 дней назад

Am i the only one to expect a retired NBA Player to open the door??

@Roz-y2d 5 дней назад

Yes, you are the only one!

@TheBasher-_- 4 дня назад

Lolol 😂❤

@diannedana4092 20 дней назад

Were any parts of the castle used in GOT? Notably, the entrance to the cell.

@Alcoholicz5000 4 дня назад

Did anyone notice the orb that floats across both people at 6:40 of the video?

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

Wouldn't doubt it a bit that jesters essence is still there Edwards also who others plasma is still reliving that moment in time???

@melaniemaaskant2006 22 дня назад

What wrong with this video it's freeze

@lifeofdazz 22 дня назад

Me to i know what you mean

@dabreal82 21 день назад

Maybe bad internet. I had no problems

@bellarose8511 7 дней назад

Is that lady with the blue hair wearing a pentagram necklace? 😮

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

Looked like it to me what all she knows whew alot I bet

@JayVeeTattooz 14 дней назад

Charles Barkley not NBA player

@rosagiusti7076 21 день назад

Oh dear, this presenter is a bit hard to handle 😅

@PaulOBrien.575 21 день назад

Needs to keep her hands in her pockets for a start!

@AA-be6fw 21 день назад

Well she's descended from people that immigrated from Eastern Europe in the late 1800s and amassed massive wealth in totally legitimate ways

@TheKnitch 20 дней назад

She's even more tiresome when talking about her privileged life because she married a title.

@sherrylyn7194 17 дней назад

Then don't watch. Pretty simple.

@lola.lola11.11 12 дней назад

@@AA-be6fwWhat does that have to do with anything?

@allermenchenaufder 12 дней назад

Laughing at the poor entertainer, the Jester is not funny. Very Grim people who would commit such a heinous crime.

@jamesmentzer 3 дня назад

His and others plasma is in that building trapped for all time sudden death like that I bet it's haunted human beings leave a imprint on a place how many others I wonder??