Why My YouTube Channel is Changing (BIG REVEAL)

I've been waiting a couple of months to reveal this big change. After 2 years of working incredibly hard to grow this channel, I've have decided to take it in a new direction. Do let me know what you think in the comments.
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[@kathydangelo365]

I am a retired librarian in the US and would love to see a feature on interesting libraries in historic homes. Books that are old are not necessarily rare and vice versa. What did people collect that's unique or extensive on a given topic? Thanks 😘

[@inthiskingdombythesea7683]

This is such a great idea. I would love to see this too.

[@nadeansimmons226]

Me too. The archives and libraries have such interesting treasures in them.

[@waltercook4868]

I too am a retired librarian. I would like to see books that were forbidden and hidden away in the past.

[@gloriajacobson782]

I would love that also. I love books and every time I see bookshelves like you had behind you, I would love to know something about the books on those shelves so please consider this for a topic. Thank you.

[@melissacoelho8413]

What a wonderful idea.

[@1lavishone]

I love this idea of covering houses with specific topics. Royal connections, ghosts, servant lives/duties (in particular showing how things used to be done with old equipment/techniques) are all very interesting subjects. It might also be interesting to do a show on architects or architectural style and craftsman who built and crafted the houses/castles you include. Thank you for sharing this marvelous content! 🌷

[@AmericanViscountess]

That's a great idea!

[@melissacoelho8413]

That is an amazing idea.

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

Love these suggestions ❤❤❤

[@lisazappala4381]

Great ideas!!!❤

[@1lavishone]

@@lisazappala4381 They call me the "idea person" at work! I've got LOTS of them!

[@carolynpredmore5153]

I love knowing or learning how people lived in the past in their old houses, both upstairs and downstairs. Cooking, cleaning, eating, dressing as well as hobbies.

[@saiganeshdeekshita383]

Hii from India ❣️❣️❣️

[@juliawoodhead4879]

What a brilliant mix, houses, servant life, attics, stories, royals and Julie. Perfect combination.

[@lourdesylagan8835]

It would also be nice to see how if one were to come visit one of these castles/historic homes, how and who would we contact? Julie's way of expressing herself is such a gift in that she not only leave any stone unturned, but her content building keeps you coming back for more. Thank you, American Viscountess!

[@risalangdon9883]

Love the idea. However, if you are only going to do two episodes per historic house, I hope they will be longer videos. Otherwise, I don't think it will do them justice. And yes, the attics & basements/cellars and outbuildings are extremely interesting. As well as their gardens of course.

[@FallawayCorte]

I took a two week class at Oxford University through the Smithsonian in 1985. We visited Chaselton House, which had untouched Jacobean Architecture and decor. This home is now a National Trust property. I hope that you will visit this location as an example of the architecture and how the lack of funds can impact maintenance and repairs. This home obviously had an impact on me, since I clearly remember visiting all of these years later.

[@railiedouglas3018]

I hope you’ll include the gardens in your exploration of these historic homes because some you’ve mentioned have superb & very beautiful gardens.

[@patriciabaughn4749]

I would love to find out more about the families who have lived in each of these homes and discuss the improvements/ changes putbin place by each family

[@GrandDuchessAniya]

I'm excited to learn about the ghosts. I worked at Colonial Williamsburg for nearly seven years, and my coworkers and I each had our own ghost encounter stories. One in particular visited me at work frequently and was quite mischievous.

[@DanielleGlick]

I would love to hear your personal stories! I visited there a few months ago and did a night ghost tour, which was rather disappointing with very old hearsay "ghost stories".

[@GrandDuchessAniya]

@@DanielleGlickI would tell people to skip the ghost tour if they were expecting to see a ghost. It's fine if you like to hear ghost stories and want to see where they have been sighted.

[@talesfromtuscany]

I love how your channel has emerged from quite a simple, "beginners"style (at the start) to becoming quite grandiose and incredibly professional! It's lovely to watch the metamorphosis and good on you for always persevering and putting in the hard work! Congratulations...it's going to be wonderful I'm sure! 🤩🤗☺💖👏👏👏

[@AmericanViscountess]

Wow, thank you!

[@talesfromtuscany]

@@AmericanViscountess you're so. welcome!

[@saiganeshdeekshita383]

Hii

[@charliesgrl2]

I was a member for two years of “friends of historic houses” and it is well worth the dues to become a member. It was wonderful to be able to tour and see homes that aren’t always tourist attractions.

[@lorainewimbledon2029]

Welcome to Chris, sounds as though he is going to be busy! Can't wait to visit the 12 houses along with you.

[@etholleg]

Absolutely love the idea of this format. It would be interesting to hear more about the special books in the historic libraries too and how the staffing has changed over the years

[@jenniferburns218]

Gardens, gardens, gardens! These historic houses/castles often come with lovely ones, usually designed by someone of note. Love to see this if it works with your episodes.

[@afrisbee7695]

Love the new concept. Exploring the historic houses and adding additional content 👌. Especially like attics, ghosts, film and upstairs/downstairs. Honestly, I was a little concerned when I learned of the special announcement today. Also, nice to see Luke with you.

[@vogthorstar3206]

Fantastic to hear all of this. A more formalized regular release and format gives us something to look forward to each week.. and love the idea of theme based episodes. Greatly looking forward to future videos! Hoping for a collection of historic houses recipes and ultimately a cookbook that I can add to my collection!!! 🙏

[@aprilgrant1957]

Couldn't agree more! I discovered Julie when she was on "that" show and she was the only true lady among them. It's so lovely to see her thriving. This channel is so interesting and inspiring.

[@railiedouglas3018]

I’m very pleased to hear your change is to expand the scope of your focus. Including Royal connections & associations in the lead up to the Coronation would be a wonderful inclusion.

[@kaseydetrick1371]

I love this idea and am very excited for all the changes and future episodes of American Viscountess. A suggestion for an episode: The Kitchens of different historic houses! Mapperton's kitchen is one of my favorites so I would love to see the kitchens of other country houses and see if they have Agas too.

[@AmericanViscountess]

Thanks for the idea!

[@kristyhand6209]

OH YES, WOW I'M EXCITED LUKE AND JULIE. GHOSTS, ROYAL CONNECTIONS, SCANDALS, SECRET ROOMS AND ATTICS, HOLLYWOOD MOVIES AND TV SHOWS!!! I LOVE IT!!!❤❤❤

[@lurlenejones456]

Royal connection, movie locations, libraries, childhood homes, attics, kitchen gardens and greenhouses, servant's life, history. Thank you, patrons!

[@rhondamartin3575]

I love your ideas 😃! So exciting!!!! I love when you find papers, photos, books, etc ! The attics and ghosts sound great!

[@AmericanViscountess]

Glad you like them!

[@rhondamartin3575]

@@AmericanViscountess Yes, I'm looking forward to what both Channels are going to show this year! I know they will be amazing!!!!! Can you please have John and Caroline do more shows, too?! I love their stories!

[@saiganeshdeekshita383]

Hii

[@pamkullman8839]

Exciting! I love everything about these old homes and what you will show us and be able to show us that we normally would never get to see!

[@mitsim]

So glad you will continue with your restoration of your home in Italy. Those are my favorite! I'm a bit passionate about Italy, so I may be biased.

[@jeanroughley1126]

Will you and the Viscount be participating in the Coronation celebrations personally? I'd love to see you wearing that gorgeous tiara. Or would that be the honor of your mother in law? I'm fairly certain that there are robes to be worn according to rank as well. I'm an American whose Ancestry is British and I love all things British. My family are faily recent immigrants to the US (20th Century) and I'm in touch with many of my family in England. I'm old enough to have witnessed The Coronation in 1953 and although I was small I was mesmerized. I'm certain you will include many royal related topics in your presentations and I'm looking forward to that. Your channels are magnificent! Keep up the great work.

[@celticlass8573]

I 100% am interested in the "downstairs" staff stories, and hidden things! It's really the everyday people who are the backbone of history, and they're more often than not overlooked.

[@karenfenter1139]

I am assuming with the Italian villa, doing her dissertation, and hosting people to see Mapperton , along with also filming other historical houses in Britain her time is getting limited.

[@HappyLife693]

That is a grand theme song you've added. The prelude to your video montages from the library reminds me of Rod Sterling of the Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock introducing an intriguing show.

[@mindakahn9964]

My mother was an inveterate knitter. I think as a mental health professional it was her way of blowing off steam, and she was also a depression era baby, that plays in too. Okay what’s my point? I think Julie is going to single handedly bring back vests. Dial down and layer. And now since I haven’t seen all of season 1 I’m going to binge watch it.

[@teresaquintinha7361]

It will be lovely to see. Libraries, hatics, dungeons, secret doors, how the former owners built it and why they disappeared, their role during WWII, paintings, etc.

[@karenshahwan6612]

You are all fabulous! I love the show and can not wait for the next chapter in this wonderful adventure!

[@maryfrump7937]

Yes! I have so many family's in my family tree that the castles and Manor homes are still standing.

[@bkjunkie1553]

LOVE the direction you are taking season 3! Historic, libraries, settings from novels or authors, hidden rooms/hidden bookshelves, dungeons, attics, ghosts/haunted, royalty, regeneratative farming. England has been populated so long, there is history in every single square inch!

[@pamhasthoughts]

I love this new direction! The topical episodes are a great idea. Can't wait for the ghost episode!!

[@heathermartinez8640]

Very excited about what is to come! I'm interested in the stories of the people who lived in the historic homes.

[@christidelnagro6535]

I am commenting on Luke's idea to put the servants in the spotlight a bit during your shows. That's what initially attracted me to American Viscountess. Julie gets in there and gets her hands dirty and shows us the gardens, the barns, the animal herds. Please yes! More information about how the "downstairs" lived and worked is a great idea! Love you guys!! Chris in Seattle

[@michellefmaier5161]

My favorite part of American Countess is Julie’s enthusiasm in her presentations. Many of the ideas I like probably not so much the ghosts, not a believer. But the nooks and crannies of historical homes sound amazing!

[@elisabeth6108]

Sounds fascinating. Definitely interested in "downstairs" lives. Also how estates worked in the "old days", what their components were. Some dives into specific architects would be interesting (following their career thru several houses) or a similar progression on the development of successive architectural styles. And a similar review of the evolution of garden design. Overall, as I read back over my comment, I would find historical context and evolution of interest, understanding how the houses were used, how the community that supported them worked, how they evolved.

[@staceymccook5424]

I love historic houses. I love learning about the people who live in them currently and about how people lived in them in the past both upstairs and downstairs.

[@carrieleslie903]

Some topics: gardens; significant historical events tied to castles, manors, houses; accomplished women; seasonal fare (Christmas decor in various locations); wildlife; furnishings; cooking / food preparation over the years; architectural advancements; reconstructions / renovations; celebrations, balls, festivals, etc.

[@KasSommers]

I’d like to see a map of some kind when you visit houses, so I can get a spatial awareness. How close it it to London, to the borders, to the sea? We map nerds would appreciate that.

[@YourNextStep1234]

Please go in depth of the role the house (or it's owners) played in it's community at the time it was being built. What was the town's industry at the time, why did the owner choose that location, how did they support or contribute to their community at them time... I love hearing the house history but it's so much better to see the perspective of it's role in its larger community.

[@kellyandthehorses2877]

I love hearing about the women's lives. Their daily routines, clothes needed for the activities, hobbies, etc. How this was different regionally as well. Also explaining to Americans why/how etc the systems emerged and functioned just to live within a home like this. Such as, if you were hungry at night could you wander to the kitchen and get a cookie?

[@anneinohio8232]

I would love to see segments on how to care for and keep the treasures in the houses..how is the silver kept so beautiful? How to polish antique furniture? How do you live your life around these pieces…enjoying them while still caring for them? This might make antiques more approachable, and less ‘stuffy’, especially for those who are new to appreciating antiques. I don’t understand why some people who seem earth-conscious won’t consider antiques. Thanks! Exciting venture.

[@debramarie63]

12 magnificent watchable journals as you travel and bring to us such marvelous places, seems I will now be more than a Mapperton Patron, signing up to support American Viscountess. To bring these historic homes to us, their stories, their years of history, their secrets, their glory, all I can say is thank you. Season 1 and 2 were so highly anticipated and I loved each one. Now this new format has me on the edge of my seat and more excited than words can express. Thank you.

[@jacquelinearcher1158]

Yes how the downstairs worked and lived..is brilliant….a good balance to life upstairs.

[@ronkinnison867]

I would love to see you have a chat with Ruth Goodman about historical houses and the daily lives of those who lived and worked in those times

[@Innperlenburg]

I have an idea. Like thousands of others in the last three years, to give myself something to do, I've been researching my family history, which has turned up some interesting connections. There are bound to be people who watch your channel who are your distant cousins. It would be interesting to have an episode, or a series of episodes about these connections, like 'Who Do You Think You Are'?'

[@debragee4269]

I would love to hear about the servants daily lives, and more about the kitchens, please. Thank you! ❤❤❤

[@LightExpeditions]

How exciting! Scottish castles too! And I love ghost stories.

[@charliesgrl2]

Would LOVE stories about the staff the downstairs! It would be fabulous. There are so many tragic stories that I’ve seen on shows like “finding your roots” or “who do you think you are”!

[@PLuMUK54]

I do not normally make comments like this, but you look stunning in the thumbnail photograph.

[@ComteDeGracey]

right, she does

[@sharonmclaughlin2258]

Love all your ideas for this year. Can’t wait to see them!!

[@AmericanViscountess]

Yay! Thank you!

[@markt.3685]

Great update! Glad you're keeping a wee bit of focus on Italy especially. Thank you!

[@AmericanViscountess]

More to come!

[@jenniferkretsinger5929]

Hello from you fellow Illinoisian. I first saw you on Ladies of London and watched you through the years. Being immersed in such regal history, be it your family, home or the the country is awesome. My family went on a British Isles tour in 2010 and I loved every second of it. I felt at home.

[@sweetsweetcandy3889]

I would love to see Historic Churches. I know many of the homes have their own Churches on the property and their are plenty of amazing Churches and stories in the towns and villages. You could most likely do a whole new channel on them.

[@crinkle2649]

It all sounds great and I can't wait to watch it

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Change is good ! I’m all for it ! It’s essential for KZbin channels and content longevity ❤️ it has further peaked my curiosity now ! God bless your home

[@corinna970]

(I am an American who Married an Italian and we live in Italy) My husband and I went to Scotland for our honeymoon in October 2014 for the whole month. We visited so many wonderful castles, it was fantastic! Some were closed for the Season, so we couldn't see a couple of the one's we were hoping to see, like Balmore. But, I am super excited to watch this Season of your Videos. BTW, I am a new follower to your cannel, I had your channel pop up as a suggestion on KZbin. Probably because I follow Maperton Chanell already. Love both of your Channels. ❤

[@ilenehancock7595]

Looking forward to these changes. I am interested in history, and this sounds very interesting. Keep up the good job.

[@jenniferhansen3650]

I’m so excited you’re going to Glamis! One of my ancestors is said to haunt it! My ancestors are the Lindsays, but I can’t remember off hand if the gambling ghost was named Lindsay or DeLindsay - or something in the region of. Lots of great Lindsay stories passed down through the generations. Can’t wait!

[@sherialmond6242]

Love learning about the lives of the servants! If you get back stateside, you must go to Biltmore in Asheville, NC.

[@laurieleannie]

I would love to see cellars, attics, kitchens and a rare look of the areas in these houses that the actual owners live in. We know they don’t usually live in the grand areas of the house but have separate living quarters tucked away.

[@melaniecrochets]

I think everything you mentioned is interesting. Drama, treasures, ghosts, dungeons, royal connection, other connections. Day in the life of. All of that please 😊

[@tammiconnolly2137]

I'm interested to see attics, basements! And learning about the craftsmen and artisans who help with historically accurate repairs.

[@lisaharrington6488]

I am really looking forward to the coming years of shows. All of your ideas for stories sound really good...upstairs/downstairs, ghosts, celebrities etc. I love the history and stories you have already told and can't wait for more! 😊

[@peterscalata]

I think it's gonna be fabulous I cannot believe how excited your husband is I'm happy for you guys whatever you guys do you're gonna do well God-bless

[@jampuppy]

Oo! Yes! Servants’ experiences would be very interesting because, at least I don’t ever see that covered in much detail. The historical figures link also sounds fascinating. I have ancestors linked to prominent Scottish figures. My great-…grandfather raised William Wallace after his parents died, for example. Mary Stuart’s horrible husband Lord Darnley is a relative too, though I (conveniently 😅) forget how our lineage connects. Is that a grand piano to Julie’s left? 😍 Does anyone play it? Can’t wait to see what’s coming! 🤩

[@julieconroy9622]

It is always so nice to hear the Duke’s reflections also

[@pattiseely1986]

THANK YOU for educating this South Carolina dweller to all things UK. Scotland is in my soul. My thought, whenever I see a beautiful old manor or castle (that is still intact), is 'what do the owners do to keep that place going?" I know you and Luke have worked so hard with and for Mapperton. What do these other owners do? Surely 'family money' doesn't cut the expenses. Where do they get the funds to keep these magnificent places from crumbling? What a lot of work and thought I would imagine.... again referencing you and Luke.. Have great fun on your new adventure,, I will be gleefully tagging along with you.

[@shawnmcpeak6184]

Attics are awesome. also Barns, Staff how it really was in the time. As a retired Chef, I like the utensils of kitchen. Maybe old recipes. This is going to be wonderful. I can't wait.

[@lianefehrle9921]

I would love the servant point of view. Plus the Addington scandal. I love this idea. I wish I lived there so I can see these homes. Flying over them to Germany I saw so many of these homes.

[@ivonearragon]

Tha attics, with lots of old things would be amazing! Spiders, hehehe, maybe some bats? Also the kitchens and how they did the laundry would be amazing.

[@CGH250]

This is really exciting. The historic house tours are my favorite thing with your channels! Being an amateur ghost hunter myself, this is even more exciting! Can’t wait!! ❤️👍

[@bettystryk2310]

Yes, very interested in the servants' lives in these homes. Good work and location of movie work.

[@jennsadventures84]

I love the "Upstairs Downstairs" idea. Would be interesting to learn about how the staff lived.

[@jeffsilberman1239]

Would love to see the American viscountess come back to America and visit historic houses

[@user-cy3wj9uk5s]

Sounds fantastic! Can't wait to se these wonderful Manor estates and their history.

[@elag.198]

Yes, love the idea of "upstairs/downstairs" perspectives from all occupants, including the sevants and help. Sounds like a fabulous new year!

[@elizabethwezelman8547]

I love all your ideas and programmes, you always hit the nail on the head. Your increasing knowledge, enthusiasm, and ideas are always welcome. I ofren feel as though I am there as your enthusiasm carries me along! Thank you.

[@lauravalentine9488]

I think your new direction sounds fascinating. I can't wait for the ghost stories. I don't actually believe in ghosts, but I love the stories; who haunts, why haunts, etc.

[@ritacorrieri9172]

Love the idea of going through attics. Also like learning about childcare through the ages. Interesting to learn about servants but I'm certain in a previous life I was a scullery maid!!

[@carolyn279]

I would be very interested in learning more about the servants perspective and learning more about quirky aspects of these historic houses (secret rooms, dungeons, tunnels, etc).

[@celticlass8573]

I would love to hear about some of the ruins and abandoned historic houses and castles, and what you know of them. There's something beautiful but very sad and moving about them. They used to be a hub of life, then something happened to them and now they're alone, sometimes for hundreds of years.

[@DarrinsDaffs]

This is a really exciting update and change to the channel. One category I would love to see in your series is learning about how different downstairs rooms were used, i.e., larder, laundry, boot room, silver room. And how they are now being used. Are they being re-purposed or are they mostly left vacant .

[@melissa-wilson]

I just ❤️ your content, Viscountess Julia. So wherever you're going, I will tune in!

[@cathywigley5720]

This sounds great! I CAN'T WAIT. I Loved the last one I saw. Bobbed. Something like that. Loved the lady she was so informative. And you are lovely. Thank you CW

[@TheNewbys]

Great video as always, very tight editing, excellent to watch 👍👍

[@AmericanViscountess]

Thanks you guys!!!

[@aspasiabibas1819]

I’d love to see you two dancing together - any dance will do slow or otherwise preferably slow dancing 💗

[@marybradley7791]

We have lots of country houses in Yorkshire, Carlton Towers near Selby has a priest hole. The Duchess of Kents ancestral home is in Yorkshire. Castle Howerd is spectacular. Wentworth Castle near Barnsley is famous for its gardens and is now a College. Yorkshire Sculture Park is part of Leeds University, it is at Wakefield but was once owned by the Wentworth family who owned a large ammount of land in South Yorkshire, they also used to own Cannon Hall.

[@marlowemarianne]

I love learning like this!!! So interesting and intriguing. Can not wait to see how these changes unfold.

[@markkinder7637]

Maybe you can also create calendars that we could purchase? Can hardly wait for the new shows. Looking forward to It. Definitely sounds like you both are stepping up your game. I know it's a lot harder than it looks but you both are do a great job! Thank you! You have no idea what it is like for me to escape the stressful life by watching a fairy tale existence of yesterday.

[@DanielleGlick]

I actually liked your old format because it was so different than what other TV shows about historic houses have done. I think the main differences that make your show unique and enjoyable is Julie being a historic home owner talking with fellow historic home owners; no other show offers that *shared personal perspective*. And it was unique they let you sleep several nights there (especially the houses that aren't hotels). This allowed you to really get to know the place and people, and show it at different times of day and weather. Your series felt like watching someone reconnect with distant relatives, rather than a TV host quickly interviewing at multiple houses to create a series. So as you make changes, I hope these unique qualities will remain intact. The topics you mentioned, like ghosts and servants, are all interesting. I think they would be most interesting first told within the context of their own house's episode. Then when this season is over, you could do themed recap episodes, for example, reusing the ghost scenes from each house, with new commentary scenes filmed in your home to link all the houses' ghosts together. You could even show extended cuts that didn't make the individual house episodes. This would be a great way to get more episodes out of each shoot and tell these stories from multiple perspectives. :-)

[@saiganeshdeekshita383]

Hii from India ❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@angiegrant3141]

love, love, love what you have planned here. Can't wait!

[@luciaroslingshaw2112]

This new direction is wonderful. I will look fwd to seeing all the episodes.

[@camrobn]

So looking forward to this. I’ll never get over from the USA so this is the next best thing. Bless you all.

[@victoriabroyles6467]

Yes! on the upstairs downstairs and rummaging through the attic - basement. I like another follower's suggestion on libraries too. And gardens of course. I often wonder if any of these great houses take paying guests. I was also thinking how Mapperton could be the location for more historic films. - A Georgette Heyer book into film would be fantastic!! In any case it all Sounds intriguing. Good for you guys changing it up a bit! > Thank you

[@marydevlin9492]

tons of good ideas - both from you two and from viewers! will watch them all!!! thanks. ❤

[@nadeansimmons226]

I do like the personal chats with the owners or custodians of the places you go

[@ames0596]

How about something addressing the incredible craftsmen who CREATED these wonderful structures?