It still amazes me how women were treated so poorly for adultery when men openly flaunted it! What unfair times they were! Fantastic video as always 😀
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated Jake, thanks 😊
@who_m1
8 ай бұрын
Oh so seeing a woman suffering is amazing to you? gross
@Anita-rq9ev
Жыл бұрын
This was very interesting. Her life was tragic. It was very unfair and cruel what happened to her, she had no rights 🥺. Thank you for covering her story
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Anita, thanks 😊
@bunniesandbeheadings3336
Жыл бұрын
Just to contextualize how harsh that confinement was, Napoleon - who is a controversial figure but definitely a guy who the English monarchy disliked - imprisoned on Saint Helena was allowed to go 4 miles from his residence unattended, and could go farther if he asked for a British officer to come with him. He also had a few friends to hang out with, and far more servants than a pair of ladies in waiting and a couple of chambermaids. People like Lafayette, no friend of Napoleon, wrote letters of protest calling even this too harsh for a man who had already escaped from one island and did the whole 100 Days Thing. Comparatively, they put this woman in a max security prison. George I hated his wife more than George IV hated Napoleon Bonaparte. And that’s…that’s wild, to me, like one of these people is not like the other. Anyhow, great video! Subscribed and will totally watch more! :D
@simon112
Жыл бұрын
A truly sad tale,Dorathia didn't deserve years of imprisonment and to not see her children, they treated her cruely without compassion, thank you Jon superb as always.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon always appreciated 😊
@junecaffyn357
Жыл бұрын
What an horrible, evil man that George 1 was - she did not deserve this shocking treatment and I am saddened she never saw her children and that her parents never supported her.
@rayn8740
Жыл бұрын
What a depressing tale of horrible monsters. The only sympathetic character is her lover and perhaps Sophia herself. I wonder how the story would have turned out had they managed to escape as planned.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Life can be cruel to some, thanks Ray 😊
@diamondtiara84
Жыл бұрын
Jean Plaidy wrote a novel about Sophia Dorothea, "The Pricesss of Celle", which was really good.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Angelia 😊
@lisetteeliseparis7070
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Savage tale is right. Wsh I could give Sophia a hug.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lisette 😊
@lisetteeliseparis7070
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesmcgreenmine6329 James, what a kind question. My tons of siblings are great, hope you and yours are doing fine too.
@lisetteeliseparis7070
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesmcgreenmine6329 Hey, been to Oslo as a kid, been to London for exactly for one hour at Heathrow, (want to really see the city of London if I get the chance), born in Chicago and live on the East Coast now. (New England). Take care.
@lisetteeliseparis7070
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesmcgreenmine6329 It was 45 below Saturday, that's a record right now its 15 above a heat wave😆😆😆😆
@leticiagarcia9025
Жыл бұрын
What is sad and tragic story. Women had no rights back then. This poor woman was married to a monster. She didn’t get to see her children.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
And some call them the good old days! Thanks Leticia 😊
@leticiagarcia9025
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesmcgreenmine6329 We’re doing fine. I hope you’re doing well.
@joshuafess4295
Жыл бұрын
Her husband was a cold heart monster who needed to see a therapist
@jennaolbermann7663
Жыл бұрын
What a terribly sad story. The cruelty and dreadful treatment is just awful.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Jenna 😊
@blackgirlcouchreviews
Жыл бұрын
I’m appalled at the cruelty of it all. At least he could have allowed her freedom as the divorce granted him nothing which now that I think about it is exactly why he was an evil man
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Even her own father was as complicit in the whole saga. Thanks Christina 😊
@cassandraralph5906
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this most interesting and educational video. I learned a huge amount today that I never learned before now. Well done indeed again 👏
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Cassandra 😊
@funnytime13
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jon, awesome as usual! Sitting here with a cuppa!!
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Cheryl 😊
@jessrosefawkes2721
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed it with a glass of wine… ok a bottle lol x
@gonefishing167
Жыл бұрын
Poor,poor woman . So sad 🙏🙏🙏
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Gone 😊
@janetpugliesi3203
Жыл бұрын
What a tragic life she had... sometimes being a royal is really not all it is cracked up to be and in her case this is a prime example!! She was just a glorified prisoner for much of her life...sad..
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Janet as always 😊
@christopheraliaga-kelly6254
8 ай бұрын
The 'Affair' of Sophia Dorothea was, in the '40sthe subject of a full-blooded historical drama "Sarabande for Dead Lovers" starring Stewart Granger as the murdered 'lover' Konigsmark and Peter Bull as George and Flora Robson as Countess Von Platten. It's well worth a watch!
@alisonridout
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this Jon 😊
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Alison 😊
@jessrosefawkes2721
Жыл бұрын
Love this channel!!!!
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it Jess 😊
@jessrosefawkes2721
Жыл бұрын
@@HistoryRoadshow I love it! Your the best 😊
@jessrosefawkes2721
Жыл бұрын
@@HistoryRoadshow I love it! Your the best 😊
@maryannbernal
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Love learning new stuff.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks as always Mary Ann 😊
@jenniferharrison8915
Жыл бұрын
Don't trust that people say they have your best interests at heart, don't trust your cousin's or your staff, don't marry someone who makes you uncomfortable! Ever!! 😪😨😠😭
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Wise words Jennifer, thanks for watching 😊
@janedee6488
Жыл бұрын
Awful treatment of this lady. Cruel, terrible husband. Thanks Jon.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Terrible times for such a young lady. Thanks Jane 😊
@esterdrass4964
4 ай бұрын
George the 1st was a horrible bully, and his mistreatment of his family was experienced by his own son and the separation he forced between his son and his own kids. Poor Sophia Dorthea, her curse was being born a female into the aristocracy. It would have been best to be born poor and not have to be sold to the highest bidder, and know that your only worth is birthing a son.
@sirwelch9991
Жыл бұрын
It really was a bitter shame.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir 😊
@susprime7018
Жыл бұрын
Sad story, what a lovely lady.
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks SuS 😊
@bevinboulder5039
Жыл бұрын
I had _no_ idea. Was this woman the mother of George II of the UK? ? ?
@HistoryRoadshow
Жыл бұрын
She was indeed, thanks Bev 😊
@bevinboulder5039
Жыл бұрын
@@HistoryRoadshow Wow! To treat the mother of a future king that way.
@ishratjahan8627
11 ай бұрын
I only blame her parents They were the reason for her misery If they supported her when she wanted to end the marriage, she could have been happy 😢
@animallover6645
Жыл бұрын
How did either have mistresses they are not the most pleasing looking people. What hope is their for the rest of us.
@ABerCul
Жыл бұрын
Feel like he was looking for a reason to get rid of her so he could be free
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