THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF BENJAMIN BATHURST | Mysterious people documentary | History Calling 

State sponsored assassination...

Ordered by Napoleon. Which is why he personally permitted the wife and brother in law the passports to search. Because he knew she wouldn't find anything.

I'm not usually a fan of any of the unsolved history.. but this was, well, AMAZING!! More like this PLEASE!

Great video! That was an interesting story. I have 2 theories. Theory #1. I think he faked his own death. Hear me out ( lol ). I think he figured out that there was some sort of conspiracy and who it involved and he came up with a plan to fake his own death. I also think the letter in his pocket that he wrote to her asking her not to remarry ( while probably somewhat common in that era ) was his way of trying to tell her that he wasn't dead or more likely he planned on resurfacing at a later date and didn't want to make it an even worse scandal for his wife. Tho this may be a stretch since I don't know what context it was said in and maybe further clues can be found in the rest of the letter. Then to throw off the investigation he had someone or did himself place the pants and letter near the woods. I mean the fact that they had bullet holes with no blood stains makes sense if you're on high alert I know when I'm in a high anxiety state I'm not able to think straight and wouldn't have thought " hmm, maybe I should add some blood to make it more authentic." And the fact that he had been so panicky and restless and probably afraid of being discovered makes me think this was meant to be a red herring from him that he didn't think thru. Why he never resurfaced after the danger was over? Looking at that time period, medicine wasn't that great and there were many, many ways to die back then so he could have passed away before he had the chance to. My theory may be complete rubbish, but, for me it makes sense cuz ghosts aren't real lol.

Oh and I did have another theory but someone beat me to it lol. So sorry I should have fixed that error. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Thank you so much. This is actually my favourite of all the videos I've done, even though it'll never be as popular as the Tudor videos. I just found the whole story fascinating and didn't see any other videos that looked at it properly on RU-vid. It really means a lot that you watched it (especially as I know it's a long one) and took the time to comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I think BB was unwell too and bumped into the wrong people in the village, who then took advantage in the worst possible way. If I can get the channel to grow a bit more to give me a better income from it, I'll do some more videos like this that aren't going to be as popular, but which will be a bit different. Much as I love the Tudors, they are a bit repetitive for me, but what can I say, they bring in the views and subs!

@@HistoryCalling oh I think you'd find an audience for the longer, stranger historical events. Being home a lot more in the past year or so from world event has really got me hooked on historical channels and mystery stories. Apparently quite a lot of Tudor ones to tap, like the stairwell one. Sooooo so much to learn about. Thank you for a brilliant channel.

I appreciate your non Tudor videos. Messy three monarchs.

@@HistoryCalling you were made for this genre, though. If you co tinue with it, mark my words, your channel will explode even more. Remember me? I'm the one who told you long ago to take a screen shot of my comment because you were gonna get big. That was not so long ago and look at you now!!! I hope you do more of these. You're so good at this.

I saw this video mentioned in your last newsletter. I’m so glad that I decided to watch and what a great “who done it”. I’m in the USA and find your content interesting and so enjoyable to watch.

Haha, you're very welcome. I felt like I really had to call that out, cause honestly, what kind of little terrors would go playing with human remains!

Thank you so much and welcome to the channel :-)

Me too

Yes, it's a bizarre case but perhaps doesn't get as much press as some other famous disappearances, even though I think it ranks as one of the strangest. Poison from one of his companions is certainly a possibility.

agreed, seems like a ploy. My first instinct was faking death/new identity.....or maybe he was just wasted *shrugs*

We also have to look at what source said he went for a walk. Is it the testimony of one person? Or is it collaborated? One can easily lie or mistake someone else for him. I didn’t hear who gave this evidence however, I was filling out paperwork at my job at the time I was listening lol

The author of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Joan Lindsay, admitted this is a fictional story.

Thank you. Glad you like them. :-)

That was my feeling too.... very Roswell.

Hmmm… I don’t think so- I am inclined to the third. I believe that “nothing to see here” wasn’t related to the Bathurst disappearance- maybe to something else the authorities had something to do with- I see no reason for them to try to hide it years after given that they had been quite helpful im 1809/10…

@@lfgifu296 I agree. The authorities might have been embarrassed by the state of chaos their country were in.

I believe the heavier a person is, then more dense their bones. So weight can be determined with just the skeleton. A slender man would have less dense bones than a heavier one due to the lighter load on them during life.

Muscles and tendons attach to bones and those attachments leave marks on the bones- the heavier and stronger the musculature of a person, the higher the mass of the bones and the more pronounced those markings are. Heavy bone mass and pronounced musculature attachments are indicative of someone who was heavily built.

Thank you. This video took absolutely AGES to do!

Thank you (and thank you for watching and commenting on some of my lesser known videos - I'm just scanning down some recent comments at the moment and I can see your name popping up a few times. Most people won't watch anything that isn't Tudor related!)

Thank you so much!

Yes, his behaviour was very strange. I don't think he was well, but I also don't think he harmed himself. A lot of people suspected the French of involvement. I'm glad you're enjoying the channel. Many thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you :-) Glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Bonnie, you're very welcome. I'm glad you like it. Yes, the body under the floor is indeed a good contender.

@@HistoryCalling It would be interesting to know if the skeletens had strikes at the back of the skull?after all he did have pistals. maybe his assaliants were aware of this and decided against a full frontal attack?

Yes, it took AGES to put together. I started to lose the will to go on after a while, but I'm glad I persevered. It's one of my favourite videos, even though it'll never be as popular as the Tudor stuff. Glad you liked it :-)

@@HistoryCalling you put a lot of hard work in producing the video, so in depth and narrated, I love all history, it makes a change from Tudor history I'm glad you do other stuff, 😊

@@HistoryCalling I do agree Tudor history is very popular, there is not enough of Stuart history or the plantagenets, or other dynasties, you have a passion for history, as you say keep Learning 😊👍

Hi Diana, I completely agree there was nothing supernatural about it, nor do I really see anything 'supernatural' in the quotes myself. My point was more that other people have used these quotes to build up a lot of silly stories around what happened to him. Like you, I think some dodgy locals were probably to blame. Many thanks for watching.

I’m in Australia and the phrase “ the earth opened up and swallowed them “ is very common. Well, for my generation and prior. I hadn’t heard the other one you quoted though. Always interesting to hear about different sayings 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Yes, the "as if the ground had swallowed him" expression is still used pretty much every time there's a missing persons case in Germany or other German language countries.

Thank you :-)

Yes, I think murder by locals is the most likely explanation too.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video. It's actually one of my favourites that I've done (maybe even the favourite), but as it's not a super famous story, people aren't aware of it and the video doesn't get as much attention. Yes, I think murder is the most likely option too.

The discarded pantaloons are an odd little addition to the story aren't they? Then again, the whole thing is very strange.

Oh and despite the letters and everything, he could've feared the person who would kill him wouldn't get caught. Heck, that could've been his biggest fear, that he would be killed, and the killer wouldn't be caught. And possibly tried setting it up to frame the would be. Like he was so convinced it would happen, he took total control of the situation and tried to make sure the would be would get what he would deserve if he carried it out. Again...these things are strange.

Or...he didn't kill himself and just made it look like it. Would make sense why he wouldn't want his wife to remarry since technically she'd be living in sin.

I know. We laugh, but there are people who seriously believe that. It's worrying.

@@HistoryCalling Unfortunately, the very nature of the scientific method means we’ll never be able to present information with the same level of certainty as some of these ‘theories’. Lol, even basic concepts like ‘gravity’ need to be presented as a theory presently under contention, so there’s almost zero chance scientific enquiry can offer the doubt-free guarantee some people desire. Absolute cudos though for being able to hold a steady tone of voice whilst saying that line out loud, I don’t think I’d be able to do it without giggling the whole way through 😹

The Doctor has never admitted to whisking him away, but...😂

Yup, it's the only video where you hear more of it :-)

If I was him I’d want to know who did me in! I’d want to haunt the ...... criminals 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Excellent!

I have my doubts that that's really how the Countess of Desmond died to be honest, but it is a great story. Those are some great genes you've got too!

He is indeed! I'll add him to my list. Thanks for the idea :-)

I'll second this suggestion.

Plus the fact that Edison most probably had something to do with it. There should be a video exposing the fact that Edison was a fraud, who stole and took credit for other people's inventions. More info should be put out there about the people who actually made those inventions, they deserve it

Nobody has mentioned Alien abduction either

Two in one, it was the Doctor in the TARDIS.

Read "He Walked Around The Horses"

Because the supernatural is not real. It has never been proven and there is no reason to believe in it. Your only source is self-admittedly fiction.

THANK YOU so much for your kind donation and words. I'm delighted you love the channel. :-)

My sister was behaving in a similar manner when she developed paranoid schizophrenia, she made several attempts to run away from the hospital and hide somewhere, anywhere, without money or shelter.

Thank you so much. It took absolutely ages to put this one together (really started to wonder if I've bitten off more than I could chew about half way through) so I'm particularly proud of it. Yes, that third body found near the place where his trousers turned up was mighty suspicious.

I agree. He was nervous, not feeling well, acting odd and very well dressed. Add this to him being a stranger in the town, I suspect he was followed by some never do wells who wanted to rob him. He may have been murdered deliberately or accidentally killed during an attempted robbery. I don't get the feeling that he harmed himself as in that scenario some thing of him (aside from his pantaloons and letter) should have been discovered. Your videos are wonderful. I am enjoying them thoroughly. What country are you from? You sound like you are English but you pronounce certain words that have a lilt to them that sounds more Irish to me. I'm dying to know. 😇

i 2nd that

Thanks Stephen :-)

And thank you for watching one of my older videos. This one also happens to be my favourite of the videos I've done so far.