22 Medieval Knights Were Executed In This Oubliette

[@dukecity7688]

I'm old. 71. Until five years ago, I never had a computer. I quit school in 9th grade. Over the last five years I have become addicted to reading and watching these marvelous historical videos. This fired my imagination. What a horrific fate for those brave knights. Thank You very much for this.

[@voixdelaraison593]

Better Late than never, knowledge is a wonderful gift to yourself.

[@dukecity7688]

@@voixdelaraison593 It is exactly that. Thanks

[@rainman9750]

How many women have you slept with? What’s the most money you made in a year? Do you smoke or drink or gamble, any bad habits? What did your father do for a living? Do you have any regrets? You started telling your story but I’d like to hear more, it’s fascinating. I’m only in my 30s

[@helmutgente2278]

You're 71 years young! I'm 74, and also love these history lessons

[@petersimpson633]

You have clearly never heard of the terrible punishment, nay, I say torture of ..(drum roll) ...'The comfy chair'

[@willsherman1049]

I'm old too. 71. And I have had a computer at work and at home since 1983. I have a Masters Degree. But, despite a life long interest in my native Britain's history, your videos have rekindled thoughts and memories and given much enjoyment. Ignore what people say about your narration. Its all good.

[@MajPickles]

King John is the worst leader Britain has ever known. Modern day Career Politicians: 'Hold my beer'

[@scipioafricanus2212]

Henry the 8th was worse than King John

[@MajPickles]

@@scipioafricanus2212 This a winning response!! 🤣

[@nowthatsjustducky]

@@scipioafricanus2212 I hear he at least married that poor widow next door.

[@leafyutube]

Even worse than Liz Truss?

[@cleverusername9369]

I'm American, but I would that argue the Liz Truss, who couldn't even defeat a head of lettuce, might have a been worse English leader.

[@peterharris38]

I grew up in Poole, Dorset and loved visiting Corfe castle. Great watch thank you.

[@philcollinson328]

I love these vids and I am a subscriber. But I do have a bit of a giggle when you say things like '' Corfe castle was near the south coast and still is today''... I didn't think it'd be like a caravan that was on the south coast back then, but is now in Wales🤣.

[@noway8398]

I once got drunk in Swanage and tried to recruit an "army" to reclaim Corfe as mine. Most of the Uk is pretty soft so i thought it would be an easy claim.

[@bazzatheblue]

You could probably reclaim the whole country nowadays knowing how soppy rhe milenials and gen z 's are.Theyre more worried about dyeing their hair pink and how many different genders they can change to in a calender year.

[@iantobanter9546]

My second favourite picturesque castle setting after Carreg Cennen. Thanks for the vid.

[@Martin-tn5lm]

I'm from mid-west Ireland, in County Galway. The Castle in my home town is called "King John's Castle". Is there any possibility that the place of starvation and death featured in this programme would ever be Archaeologically excavated?

[@warrenstanford7240]

Archaeologists have been all over that site for Historic England so it is ludicrous to suggest human remains are still in the oubliette. Last time I was there the Keep has extensive scaffolding around in due to badly crumbling masonry.

[@clarenceleblanc4591]

French-Canadian here...love history (and ice hockey obviously). The rout of the word makes sense. "oublier" is the french word for "forget" .

[@rtk3543]

Corfe castle, was very close to the south coast and it still is today. Where else would it be?

[@Fightladsnet]

Indeed - what a daft remark to make...lol

[@bretthewitt3890]

I caught that too.

[@Robert-ts2ef]

🤣🤣🤣

[@blatherskite3009]

Outside of fantasy fare like "Krull", castles generally remain in the same place 🤣

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Plenty of old ports became landlocked over the centuries through sedimentation.

[@Larryshaw48]

I was at college in Poole back in the sixties. I remember that the grass around Corfe Castle was crawling with Adders....

[@imaginechris6371]

This automatically triggered my brain to the movie Labyrinth with David Bowie, when Sarah was trapped in the oubliette. Great film. Now to learn about a real one.

[@jewel65]

Same! I hear Hoggle every time!

[@mtm7800]

Never heard of the word oubliette until Labyrinth. 😊

[@nancydemoss2945]

I haven't seen Labyrinth in forever!!

[@sylviapanszczyk3568]

I enjoy your videos. Please ignore any negative remarks made by others. You do a great job.

[@blzbob7936]

I have always been interested in British history and its castles. And have visited many through my life. But the dungeons and cruelty are not for entertainment, they were horrendous. I do not like those areas made into child friendly curiosity features. It is not right. I am a realist, and know what warfare is all about and not squeamish in the slightest when seeing injuries etc. But standing above Warwick Castles' oubliette really turned my stomach. That stone lined pit was pure hell. To be dropped down there and just forgotten about till you wasted away has got to be the worst way to die. And also I have learned, as they were starving to death, the contents of toilet bowls were tipped down and that was the only food and liquid they could survive on. Humans really are brutal animals.

[@sueamos3860]

Great video thank you

[@jacquelinecroasdale7115]

I lived not far from my favorite castle Corfe. There are no skeletons of Knights in the oubliette. There is a Ghost though.

[@donnadees1971]

To 71 year old: I have enjoyed a KZbin diploma for getting information never taught in school. Wow, really fortunate for me, and I’m positive everyone loves getting this info.

[@CornPop2]

I've learned way more useful stuff. Definitely fixed loads of stuff using tutorials on here. Not to mention all the history, crazy lore, and google propaganda

[@LeeRaldar]

The castle is close to the South coast and still is today. Makes sense.

[@Gravelgratious]

All castles should be refurbished, literally giant sources for tourism and money.

[@JackReynolds-w7g]

'Gravel...' - these medieval gems 'are-not' in disrepair or falling apart as a result of how old they are, - so much as left in their dilapidated condition from purposeful destruction. When the Parliamentarians finally defeated the Royalist cause during the one civil war that ate-up the 17th century, - and I could be right or wrong here, - these beautiful edifices were deliberately crippled. The check on any future militaristic use, a clear declarative statement, - and no-doubt the familiar punitive act, - were all ostensibly reasons why. I know, - it really pisses me off to this day. More historical subterfuge 😑.

[@nancyM1313-Boo]

Thank you💙🕊

[@davidfinding7960]

Aah, Corfe Castle, many happy memories of visits en route to Studland Bay🌅 Back in the days when you could nip over the wall after closing time😂

[@stevenweasel2678]

In the Nude ?

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

It is related to the French verb oublier:To forget.

[@TesterAnimal1]

Obviously. 🙄

[@johnmortimer1308]

Thanks for that 😅

[@octagonpavers]

For all of us who love Corfe and the Isle of Purbeck, this tale changes things………

[@JesusSanchez-ul2ex]

Well helloi would like to hear your voice instead of trying to read the CC captions Will look forward for other stories

[@beurksman]

I have looked into this and cannot find any sources for these claims.

[@mayajrj]

Warwick Castle must have 2 oubliettes then because I remember the one I saw was close to a really nice room and the oubliette could be opened at the bottom to drop it's victims into the raging river below with rocks under the oubliette .

[@kristianmoore6682]

Interesting, so what your saying is thus is the one to pick to be in if you had a choice, I read somewhere that the French particularly had a mind to leave the previous 'guests ' in the hole, that way each person after is also having to sit in rotting bodies....nasty

[@dragchute1]

.. a "forgotten" Oubliette. Good pun.

[@johnsepulveda443]

All castles had god knows how many murdered in their dungeons

[@ChuckoMountain-fv9yj]

They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@carolescutt2257]

One of my fondest childhood and adult places to visit and as a child it was so exciting and the stuff of fairy tales and legends xx

[@1aikane]

Horrific.

[@darrenhancock8027]

Been here 3 times😀

[@ronaldweir712]

Dirleton castle near North Berwick has one inside the dungeon

[@phaktor6009]

I used to know what Oubliette meant, but I forgot

[@fridgemagnet]

0:50, Forgotten Oubliette ! Comedy gold.

[@thomasmiller6266]

I doubt they would get 22 guys like that in the hole with out bloodshed that's a bullshit story

[@bam-skater]

No they weren't...because 'oubliettes' are a Victorian fancy of the macabre. The knights were simply walled up in the perfectly normal dungeon

[@peterberry5442]

Who is Arfer ....

[@BOOGERBOY1]

Cant imagine getting used to those days , just imagine not getting used to mobile phones tvs and computers 😂

[@genekelly8467]

I thought that knights (being noblemen) were valuable-they could be held for ransom. Common foot soldiers were killed-but why kill a knight when you could get money for him?

[@johnludmon7419]

King John was pretty ruthless, and if you were on the wrong side of a power struggle you would lose your head. Ransom was normally asked for in wars between countries. The captured after the battle of Crecy, for example.

[@gerrimilner9448]

i'm from weymouth just up the road and still in dorset! did you know the famous childrens writer ened blighton lived in corfe

[@phillawrence5148]

Got a mate in Weymouth, he might be in Portland now, not sure

[@walterkent6672]

Had a few pints at the Black Dog some years back. From New Orleans

[@normanpearson8753]

No

[@pablolowenstein1371]

Didn't the beatles have a song about this?

[@markmyjak7739]

It must have been some castle in its day.

[@kbs5150]

Cadence and voice inflection = no bueno.

[@FryingTiger]

Of corth.

[@32shumble]

Went on a school trip to Corfe - sat with my friends in Bulivent Tower and ate our sandwiches.

[@christopherdavey7484]

Have they excavated

[@donaldthompson9529]

Who is the narrator on The Fortress channel? I know, too, that they narrate on other similarly themed You Tube channels.

[@blatherskite3009]

Sounds like the "Brief Case" chap to me.

[@chewiebacka4377]

Considering all the medieval torture methods, I wouldn't consider starving to death all that horrible.

[@Eduisit]

Dying of thirst in 2-3 days but standing up the whole time. Wouldn’t even be too hungry at that point. Horrible, but I think it’d prefer that to many of the alternatives.

[@AerialEscape]

So many fake 71 year olds 🤣

[@Tim8mit]

oubliette probably from the french oublier to forget

[@Power_Prawnstar]

There these two letters u should learn "th"

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

These people would die of dehydration within 3 or 4 days and although horrific as it is. You won't last more than 5 days without water.

[@tomhirons7475]

Henry V, killed many more.

[@paulmcgee1867]

Armour incorrect for period discussed

[@davidtomkinson1570]

Not in a uncomfortable position, there would be an end to the discomfort with the passage of time.

[@davidng8870]

Tough crowd, his voice is alright. Guess you guys have not heard of Criminally Listed

[@PoutinePete]

At this point, do we even need schools anymore?

[@beurksman]

yes because most of this isn't true. Oubliettes aren't real

[@e.l.norton]

This guy's speech rhythms are unbearable.

[@ratatat9790]

Weird pauses in narration.

[@leonaessens4399]

I really could not stomach the lifeless droning voice and tuned out half-way through. Waste of time.

[@georgez8350]

Is it true that toilets in England are named "the John" in honor of said King's name 🤔?

[@Fightladsnet]

I think you'll find that's an American saying for a toilet. It's certainly not in every day, or even infrequent use in the UK.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

@@Fightladsnet That was from Robin Hood: Men in Tights. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIakgp6Ei8mEhMk

[@davidmorris6278]

And you respect your royalty.

[@SaRkAsMuSoNe-]

Not a stones throw away. A annoying five min drive unless you know the back roads

[@zooknutt]

Those people had to much free time on there hands back then and not really much purpose for them waking up in the morning, no wonder they were so fkn crazy

[@StephanieFlynn-y3i]

@zooknutt too much time on their hands

[@jewel65]

They were busy all day just trying to get enough food, making clothes. Life was not easy.

[@gw2891]

Just like our politicians today

[@montewright111]

A new season of Survivor !!!!! Survivor ; Oubliette!!

[@davidmay2073]

Why keep repeating the same thing🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@geoffreyroberts9743]

I find the narration on these clips easily the most irritating on You tube. Can we end a sentence without a long lingering inflection please.

[@stephenwalton9646]

The script was written by the Department of Redundancy Department.

[@fasthracing]

Mans inhumanity

[@SaRkAsMuSoNe-]

I Life in Corfe

[@chesterthawkins7510]

Horrific! I hope that Karma found King John.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

In ways one would never imagine... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIakgp6Ei8mEhMk

[@tyfon4429]

This is a slide show…

[@TheRobertKlein]

"Rubbish" Kings.

[@Robert-ts2ef]

An interesting subject matter but you kept repeating yourself with the same facts that could have been said in half the time.

[@freeman8128]

MEDAEVAL - not "medieval". See 'Oxford Dictionary of the English Language', published by Oxford University Press.

[@Novusod]

Mid evil times.

[@freeman8128]

@@Novusod No, 'Middle Times' - between the ancient and modern times.

[@tattoobillyband7725]

Had ancestor who was keeper of corfe sir Ralph Baggelegh he served sir John Gray Grey

[@CaesarInVa]

King John.....the Joe Bribem of his times.

[@75fallwen]

Obliette is the French word to forget.

[@The-6666]

I like in the village of Corfe

[@thehum1000]

As it was French im not to dismayed

[@robertcottam8824]

Sorry mate. Your voice is intolerable. Get someone articulate to read a more intelligible script and I’m sure you’ll increase your subscribers. Best wishes

[@jackiegeritz5345]

The pronunciation of this AI voice is a disgrace.

[@TheFortress]

It's not an AI voice, thank you for watching and thank you for your unkind comment. Please come back in the future.

[@jackiegeritz5345]

If this is an actual human voice my comment is not unkind, merely factual. Good day to you. ​@@TheFortress

[@hicknopunk]

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[@hicknopunk]

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[@michaeldebidart]

​@jackiegeritz5345 imagine being a douchebag on a historical youtube channel. Your life must be absolutely miserable. This is one of those comments that makes me wish I could see the dislikes.

[@tim7052]

So, "Arfer" was murdered? So what happened to "Arthur"? Was he killed as well? (One thing is for sure, correct pronunciation has certainly been murdered!!) 🙄