If there's ever a film about Alexandria, Jessica should either play her or take on an advisory role to the actress that does play her. Who else could teach people how to be a proper elegant Queen?
Glad to see you back, Jessica!!! I'm an American with a passing interest in European royalty so I've heard the name Alexandra of Denmark before. But I had no idea she was disabled or a style icon either. Excited to learn about such an awesome woman!
Hey Jessica, just for future reference: “Schleswig” is pronounced less like every letter has its own sound and a little more like some of the letters make just one sound, so the “sch” is pronounced more like “shh” and the “w” is pronounced like a “v”, so phonetically it would be pronounced something like “shh-les-vig”. Just a tip for any future pronunciations!
When you're in the LA Area you should come to the city of Whittier! I'm also a Friend and whittier was founded by us in the 1880's as the first friends colony on the west coast. It's a quaint small town with many good shops and restaurants….we even have a vintage makeup shop called Besame. :) I hope you have fun while visiting!!!!
As a German, I must say that for an English native you pretty much nailed Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (like the British before WW1 the Danish have a royal family with a German name). I don't know if you have heard of Prince Philip's mother, Alice of Battenberg? She was actually deaf from birth and apparently learned to lip-read in several languages (my guesses are German [native], Greek [married a Prince of Greece] and French [family went to Paris for exile], probably also English because of the extensive kinship there). I think that is pretty impressive. Furthermore, she became a nun and was dedicated to charity.
I didn't know - or had forgotten - Princess Alice was deaf! A favourite royal of mine! When I do find myself sitting up watching a royal documentary, it's most likely that one about her - with Giles Brandreth featuring prominently, of all people!
@@kathybramley5609 I actually only know two German ones about her. Well one is about her and one is about Prince Philip but they also mention her and her life quite a bit in it. But yeah it was actually one of the things about her that stuck with me, next to actually hiding a Jewish family in her Greek home during the Nazi time and becoming a nun later on. I was a bit sad that The Crown never really touched upon her and Philip's relationship.
@@MissDatherinePierce Sorry, I wasn't sure what you being here watching Jessica in English meant for your immersion in UK culture, I thought you might live or have lived here and decided to risk you knowing my references with the insurance that it would just be parallel sharing of my experience that stood on its own anyway. But perhaps a bit presumptuous of me. The English documentaries I know are similar in detail, though a range of other facts stand out as well, like being buried on the Mount of Olives, and it all may be be blurring into one. I haven't seen The Crown, which I imagine as a very genteel and patriotic romantic drama not wanting to offend by their portrayal: but there is some suggestion that it was an awkward relationship whilst also affectionate to some degree, and whilst Giles Brandreth is a Tory he can be more playfully iconoclastic and enjoy things like her wandering around the palace puffing on her Woodbines. Which I can appreciate too, even though cigarettes are arguably both evil and deeply embedded in what's wrong with the world. Something between poverty porn and joy in reversals of expectation that puncture the aloof grandeur in that frisson as well! Sorry - I over-think.
I grew up in a small New Zealand town called Alexandra. There was a portrait of her in our library, but I never thought to find out anything about who she was, so this was really interesting.
Hey FutureCat, Great to see a fellow Kiwi here as a Jessica/Claude fan. I'm from Welly and there definitely is the name Alexandra in nearly every small town and city in New Zealand. Think Alexandra Racecourse, Rosegardens in Te Awamutu, lots of streets and public buildings named throughout too. Am guessing named after her too. Thank you for video Jessica, really keen on more of this inspo. Arohanui from New Zealand xx
@@CrusaderNZ1 Christchurch here. And yes, it's a popular name here. I suppose NZ must have been just at the stage of needing lots of places named while Alexandra was popular.
I actually suffer from the condition otoschlerosis and I never knew princess Alexandra sufflered from it as well. I guess you really do learn something new every day!
Can you please talk about Helen Keller? I think a lot of people have a simplified understanding of her. She's thought of as either a helpless little girl who was saved by the "miracle worker" Ann Sullivan, or a noble advocate who overcame her deaf-blindness to write books and give speeches. But the reality was quite nuanced. She accomplished a lot but she was also a eugenicist, and friends with the eugenicist Alexander Graham Bell. She was not perfect, but she was not all evil, either. I'd share your video a lot if you talked about the true story of Helen Keller!
When I became ill, last year, I was very scared. I combed the internet for more information and I happened upon your channel. You handle your differently-abled life with so much grace. It comforted me to think that maybe...one day...my life would again have a sense of normalcy. So much love and support from the USA
As a history major, years ago, I find this sort of presentation ever sooo much better than a stuffy old bag droning from a book. Please! Do more presentations like this one! I thought it was delightful.☺
I enjoy this kind of thing, but I must admit I struggled a bit, especially in the beginning of the video, to follow the story. There were so many names and people and places and my mind couldn't keep up with the pace. It would be more helpful to me (and I'm sure, also many other people) with some more visuals. Like a family tree, or a map of the places, or something. I understand it would mean more work for you, but I would appreciate it. Thank you :)
YOU MENTIONED NELLIE CLIFTON! Fun fact: my high school did an original show about her and prince Albert's relationship and her life as a wren in Ireland.
Thank you Jessica for bringing Alexandra's story about to a story about her dignity and how people loved her despite of her 'limitations,' rather than a story where because of her limitations, she tends to be sidelined from history. ♥ As a history major from university, I did know quite a bit about her, but I love how you focused on how she was able to amend her disabilities and make them fashion-forward trends/ a net positive in her life. I find being disabled and reading about her previously, people always tended to write her off in light of Bertie and say something akin to, "AND THEN SHE WAS CONSTANTLY ILL FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE AND HER HUSBAND WAS A PHILANDERER,' so much so that you almost forget that she struggled with something at all because it's brought under this big umbrella of being 'ill' and written off as though she was some flighty nineteenth century royalty 'making things up.' Looking forward to you highlighting figures from history who were fabulous and intelligent people despite their disabilities and a narrative where they're not defined solely by their illnesses ♥
i was so tempted to take notes during this video (i am an avid history student &... an accidental Universal Pet Of Teachers)! my eyesight is very poor (EVERYTHING ON MAXIMUM ZOOM!) and i have sensory issues that cause me to mishear things (one of the reasons i love this channel so much is THE CAPTIONS! AND THE ADVOCACY FOR THEM!
A Disney film on Sacagawea would be awesome for sure! I do worry they would have ruined it the same as they did Pocahontas if it were made at the same time. If it were made now, they'd probably do a decent job of it, since they're more representation-minded these days.
@@bridgetthewench Mulan 2020 has sadly disproven any notion of improvement - having an all-asian cast does not correct the failings of assigning white writers, directors, producers, and costume designers. The more I learn about the historic "Pocahontas" (which! ISN'T EVEN HER NAME!?), the more appalled I am by Disney. It's not just that she was a LITERAL CHILD and that both John Smith & her eventual husband were AT LEAST twice her age when they met her, oh no, she was also kept hostage, pressured into marrying said husband, and was kept from her family against her will in favour of being showcased as a "tamed savage". That poor, sweet child. Instagram, surprisingly enough, has a lot to offer on the historic Pocahontas, from First Nation bloggers. Definitely look into the hashtags for "decolonizefashion", "indigenouspride", or "indigiqueer". The terminology of BIPOC scholars versus "conventional" historians is very telling in its sharp differences.
@@BattyButtercup Ugh, that's awful to hear about Mulan! You'd think they'd do better now, and yet here they go failing again. I read a book on Pocahontas in 5th grade, part of our curriculum, and little 10-year-old me was just horrified by the truth about her life. I had some truly amazing elementary school teachers and they taught us a lot of things that typically get left out, including spending *all* of February on Black history and civil rights each year, not just a single day or week so we could say we did Black History Month. We learned the truth about slavery and the treatment of indigenous folks by white settlers and the government. I'm not very active on Instagram, but I do follow quite a few indigenous accounts on Twitter and have learned quite a bit from them, far more detail than my teachers had time to cover.
this is so neat! i work with kids with disabilities and often try to teach them about historical figures with disabilities as well. i know a lot of little girls who will be super excited to learn about queen alexandra! thank you for the informative video!
Jessica, if you're in LA, I believe almost everyone on youtube wants to see you collab with Molly Burke ! Anyway, enjoy your trip with your wife ^^ And this video was so great !! Your voice is the best ♥
Not related to this video. (I love history so I really enjoyed this one!) In another video you once said "there's no one way to be a girl". I've never been the super "girly" type so whenever I'm feeling down or insecure I think of that and it makes me feel so much better about myself. I just wanted to say thank you.
I love the idea of this series and it’s amazing to get more mainstream cover of deaf “icons” and not many people ever mention princess alexandra which is a shame because she was amazing and so brave. X
Queen Alexandra was responsible for the main nursing service that sent trained nurses to the front lines of the First World War. These nurses were highly skilled trained women working with surgeons and doctors in the casualty clearing stations in France. They also helped to develop new treatments and care for those left disabled by injuries of war. Great video, Jessica!
I loved this!!! I had no idea about Princess Alexandra's disabilities, though I had heard of the Prince and Queen Victoria's strained relationship. It was so interesting to hear how all of this tied together and affected Alexandra. Thank you for such a great history video, I hope you do more!
I would love to see more disabled people in history videos! I've been dealing with new persistent daily headaches and POTS for 12 years but this year with the help of Hannah Witton's and your channel have I been accepting my disability more than I ever have. Thank you from New York!
I showed my mother your video and she wanted me to put a comment for her. It follows: Jessica you are so beautiful, so dynamic, and you have a lovely accent. Aside from that, your presentation on Queen Alexandra was very funny, and extremely informative. Looking forward to more! :D
As a disabled person who loves history I’d be glued either way but your telling and fantastic personal touch to it will make every video it highly anticipated for me, thank you so much!
I adored this video! I am not a fan of history when told from a boring history book, but she made this feel more like a fun story but is true and not made up! I can't wait to watch all the future videos! 😊
I'm not a massive royalist, to say the least, but sometimes I enjoy a good story about them! ❤✨ Guilty, shameful insecure pleasure, in general, because of what is indeed what is left out of the proverbial fish kettle and worrying what is and isn't being achieved. But that's probably my issues.
OMG THATS SO AWESOME! You look beautiful today! (And always) Cant wait for all you have to teach us! Happy you had a good break, I'm glad you took some time for yourself! Love you! And hi to claudia and clara and the puppiess! Love you all❤🐶💕💖
Alexandra is one of my favorite people in History! So beautiful and so loving to her children. She totally rocked at being Queen and her people adored her.....and of course her fashion sense was alway spot on! My favorite are the chokers!
This a wonderful video, very interesting! As you were telling us about Queen Alexandria, I kept thinking how she sounded like Princess Diana. Kudos to you!💜
It turns out there are many places called Alexandra Gardens, even in Victoria, Australia! There is one in Kew, one in the Melbourne CBD (right next to the Royal Botanical Gardens), one in Ararat...
Massive congratulations on your honorary degree form Worcester! I’ve been a huge fan for a couple years now, and started at Worcester in September! I had no idea you were receiving a degree and when I saw it on the Facebook page I couldn’t believe it 💕
I absolutely loved this video and would like more of these! It’s so interesting to learn about UK history ’cause I haven’t heard much of it. I’m not disabled per se myself but I love to see these disabled queens rocking the world since I struggle with my mental health from time to time and to see such powerful figures helps me cope. Just like you! Your voice made the video ten times better and your accent is in my top 5 favourites among Stephen Fry and Rosamund Pike. All the love from Finland ♥︎
More, please! :) What a great story and role model, I didn't know about her! Thanks for sharing her story - it's so great to listen to an intelligent, so well-spoken woman talk about other women who've made history! I could listen to videos like this one for hours :)
Love this! I'm so happy to be learning about more historical figures who had disabilities. I'm glad you focused more on the life as a whole, and weaving her disability into that instead of having the disability at the forefront. I know you probably were very aware of making that choice, but I just wanted to reiterate how helpful that is to me.
I love love Love this series. I would love to see you continue this series. I'm a history buff but not usually pre- Victorian. I knew nothing of Alexandria and now I admire her greatly. I love hearing you tell the stories you. You have a soothing and clear voice that is easy to understand and keep me tuned in. Please consider doing more of these. I'll watch all of them! Thanks for sharing!
I loved the history of Queen Alexandra. Thank you for sharing! And thank you for your efforts to educate about people with disabilities. Your sunny smile and cheeky asides always make me smile while I learn new things. Glad you're feeling better!
Jessica. You are fabulous, wonderful and amazing. It is monday at noon and I have been listening/watching to your videos all morning instead of cutting the yard. I cant wait to watch more.
I very much so enjoy your educational posts! I love the use of images and would like to see more. Also, you sometimes speak quickly during your educational posts and it is hard to follow the train of information you are providing us. I really enjoy them, however, it is a lot to digest so quickly. Happy to see you back and looking beautiful as ever~ K
It's funny you mention the calming voice, because literally last night I was so nauseous I couldn't close my eyes, so I just put on your videos instead.This video was fantastic; I love english history!
They really were commonly called dog collars back in the day, elegance be damned, apparently. The Art Nouveau examples are especially amazing, in my opinion.
Oh yeah as for the video. Thumbs up. Please do more. I love watching the video. I actually love the history about people especially those that changed the world without realizing they did it.
I, for one, love learning things like this. I'd love to hear about other Deaf/ "Disabled" people that made great contributions to society/ persevered with style and grace. This kind of reminds me of the "Rejected Princesses" series, I don't know why...I think you'd make a wonderful teacher.
The photograph you showed when you started speaking of Queen Alexandra and her jewellery (her coronation I think) always amazes me. The more you look at it, the more jewellery you find everywhere. Possibly a bit OTT but hell, if I was in her position, I’d plaster it on too.
Loved this new style of video! The history I was taught minimized and brushed over disabilities and their impact. A fresh perspective is always welcome and I hope to see more videos like this in the future.
You are a 4 hour drive from where I live. I am in Las Vegas, haha. It is so nice roght now I hope yoy enjoy the weather. I was born in LA. I miss the beach. Have fun.
When I read the title of the video I immediately thought it’s you, the deaf princess, who’s becoming a style icon. You are really majestically beautiful.
I always loved Queen Alexandra, she was kind and had a good heart, and also had beauty, she and Princess Diana were everything to the Royal Family, both of them had to deal with terrible mother-in-laws and had to put up with their husbands cheating on them, they both deserve better
Loved this video! So glad that you were feeling well enough to create and post it. I did enjoy learning about the history, and-as I’m sure many others have said-I could just listen to you talk about ANYTHING! Be safe traveling to LA (hope that the smoke/smog doesn’t affect your health!) and can’t wait for more of your videos. 💜
I am most certainly not the only one to comment this but, you look a lot like Alexandra, at least by her paintings. Don't know what she looked like in real life.
I loved this video so much and I hope this becomes a long running series. I could listen to Jessica talk about anything historical for hours and hours.
YES!!! Absolutely more of this. Your perfect diction, spectacular research, and love of the subject come through in videos like this. We need more icons to be educators.
I would love to see a continuation of this series. You make learning history such a fun and interesting thing to do as well as teaching about a rarely discussed subject. Have fun in LA!
I found this video utterly fascinating, I love learning things I would never have even heard of through Jessica! She is truly inspirational, fascinating and an all-round angel!
Fantastic! I love how much information there was! My main critique would be that i wish the video was more of a lecture instead of broken up into individual sections.
Yes, please do these videos more often. This was amazing! And don't worry about pronunciation, I have perfect hearing, but could never pronounce things as well as you in this video. Stay amazing, Jessica!
I just finished the Historical Profiles playlist and found them all to be interesting and wonderful. I learned so much and enjoyed each one! Thank you!
Well done. I've been studying Princess Alexandra for about 5 years now, and yours is one of the most accurate things about her that I've seen on the internet. Some broadcast documentaries are full of little errors about her, but yours was pretty much spot on. Also, I'm not surprised to hear you couldn't find any details about her neck scar. Beyond the fact that she had one, I've never come across anything describing where it was or how large, etc. similarly, it took me about 5 biographies before I was able to find out which leg gave her problems (her right). Personal details like that tended not to be included in early bios. I will check out some more of your videos.
So glad to see that you are back, Jessica! I do hope you got lots of good rest! This was an amazing video! I didn’t know anything at all about Queen Alexandria, so it was exciting to learn all of that! More of these videos would be great! I hope you and Claudia enjoy your time in LA!
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That one dislike is from Queen Victoria
she has 12 alt acounts aparently
wrong it was princess Michael of Kent and her 14 alt accounts
Victoria had a very sheltered and conservative upbringing which shaped a lot of her personality.
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If there's ever a film about Alexandria, Jessica should either play her or take on an advisory role to the actress that does play her. Who else could teach people how to be a proper elegant Queen?
Jessica can't wait to read all your comments when they land in LA :)
// clara.
Glad to see you back, Jessica!!! I'm an American with a passing interest in European royalty so I've heard the name Alexandra of Denmark before. But I had no idea she was disabled or a style icon either. Excited to learn about such an awesome woman!
Really really really looking forward to captions! :)
Hey Jessica, just for future reference: “Schleswig” is pronounced less like every letter has its own sound and a little more like some of the letters make just one sound, so the “sch” is pronounced more like “shh” and the “w” is pronounced like a “v”, so phonetically it would be pronounced something like “shh-les-vig”. Just a tip for any future pronunciations!
When you're in the LA Area you should come to the city of Whittier! I'm also a Friend and whittier was founded by us in the 1880's as the first friends colony on the west coast. It's a quaint small town with many good shops and restaurants….we even have a vintage makeup shop called Besame. :) I hope you have fun while visiting!!!!
Love the new volgumentary style. Bon voyage.
As a German, I must say that for an English native you pretty much nailed Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (like the British before WW1 the Danish have a royal family with a German name). I don't know if you have heard of Prince Philip's mother, Alice of Battenberg? She was actually deaf from birth and apparently learned to lip-read in several languages (my guesses are German [native], Greek [married a Prince of Greece] and French [family went to Paris for exile], probably also English because of the extensive kinship there). I think that is pretty impressive. Furthermore, she became a nun and was dedicated to charity.
I didn't know - or had forgotten - Princess Alice was deaf! A favourite royal of mine! When I do find myself sitting up watching a royal documentary, it's most likely that one about her - with Giles Brandreth featuring prominently, of all people!
@@kathybramley5609 I actually only know two German ones about her. Well one is about her and one is about Prince Philip but they also mention her and her life quite a bit in it. But yeah it was actually one of the things about her that stuck with me, next to actually hiding a Jewish family in her Greek home during the Nazi time and becoming a nun later on. I was a bit sad that The Crown never really touched upon her and Philip's relationship.
@@MissDatherinePierce Sorry, I wasn't sure what you being here watching Jessica in English meant for your immersion in UK culture, I thought you might live or have lived here and decided to risk you knowing my references with the insurance that it would just be parallel sharing of my experience that stood on its own anyway. But perhaps a bit presumptuous of me.
The English documentaries I know are similar in detail, though a range of other facts stand out as well, like being buried on the Mount of Olives, and it all may be be blurring into one. I haven't seen The Crown, which I imagine as a very genteel and patriotic romantic drama not wanting to offend by their portrayal: but there is some suggestion that it was an awkward relationship whilst also affectionate to some degree, and whilst Giles Brandreth is a Tory he can be more playfully iconoclastic and enjoy things like her wandering around the palace puffing on her Woodbines. Which I can appreciate too, even though cigarettes are arguably both evil and deeply embedded in what's wrong with the world. Something between poverty porn and joy in reversals of expectation that puncture the aloof grandeur in that frisson as well! Sorry - I over-think.
Even as a German, "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg" is pretty tough.
I add to the Princess Alice fan club. I'd love a video detailing her life and how her disability shaped it. She seems like she was an amazing person.
I, an ordinary brazilian lesbian, think that Jessica should be the next queen of England. hahaha
Hear hear!
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haha I reckon it would work out well
I concur!
"A deaf and disabled princess who started fashion trends" When you made the announcement I really thought this was about you. lol
I grew up in a small New Zealand town called Alexandra. There was a portrait of her in our library, but I never thought to find out anything about who she was, so this was really interesting.
Hey FutureCat, Great to see a fellow Kiwi here as a Jessica/Claude fan. I'm from Welly and there definitely is the name Alexandra in nearly every small town and city in New Zealand. Think Alexandra Racecourse, Rosegardens in Te Awamutu, lots of streets and public buildings named throughout too. Am guessing named after her too. Thank you for video Jessica, really keen on more of this inspo. Arohanui from New Zealand xx
@@CrusaderNZ1 Christchurch here. And yes, it's a popular name here. I suppose NZ must have been just at the stage of needing lots of places named while Alexandra was popular.
More Kiwis! I'm from Hastings, but I currently live in the hellscape that is Auckland.
Oh really, that is so cool!
I actually suffer from the condition otoschlerosis and I never knew princess Alexandra sufflered from it as well. I guess you really do learn something new every day!
Can you please talk about Helen Keller? I think a lot of people have a simplified understanding of her. She's thought of as either a helpless little girl who was saved by the "miracle worker" Ann Sullivan, or a noble advocate who overcame her deaf-blindness to write books and give speeches. But the reality was quite nuanced. She accomplished a lot but she was also a eugenicist, and friends with the eugenicist Alexander Graham Bell. She was not perfect, but she was not all evil, either. I'd share your video a lot if you talked about the true story of Helen Keller!
Okay I knew Hellen Keller was a eugenicist but I did NOT know Alexander Graham Bell was
Loved it. As a Dane, I did know quite a lot about her already, but you did a magnificent job of telling her story.
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As a Dane I have never fucking heard of her 😄
When I became ill, last year, I was very scared. I combed the internet for more information and I happened upon your channel. You handle your differently-abled life with so much grace. It comforted me to think that maybe...one day...my life would again have a sense of normalcy. So much love and support from the USA
Oh and bomb video! Love Queen Alexandra!
As a history major, years ago, I find this sort of presentation ever sooo much better than a stuffy old bag droning from a book. Please! Do more presentations like this one! I thought it was delightful.☺
I really love this idea of mini profiles of disabled people throughout history!...I would love more videos like this one!
This was amazing
I enjoy this kind of thing, but I must admit I struggled a bit, especially in the beginning of the video, to follow the story. There were so many names and people and places and my mind couldn't keep up with the pace. It would be more helpful to me (and I'm sure, also many other people) with some more visuals. Like a family tree, or a map of the places, or something. I understand it would mean more work for you, but I would appreciate it. Thank you :)
It doesn't help that they all share the same three names lol
YOU MENTIONED NELLIE CLIFTON!
Fun fact: my high school did an original show about her and prince Albert's relationship and her life as a wren in Ireland.
Thank you Jessica for bringing Alexandra's story about to a story about her dignity and how people loved her despite of her 'limitations,' rather than a story where because of her limitations, she tends to be sidelined from history. ♥ As a history major from university, I did know quite a bit about her, but I love how you focused on how she was able to amend her disabilities and make them fashion-forward trends/ a net positive in her life. I find being disabled and reading about her previously, people always tended to write her off in light of Bertie and say something akin to, "AND THEN SHE WAS CONSTANTLY ILL FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE AND HER HUSBAND WAS A PHILANDERER,' so much so that you almost forget that she struggled with something at all because it's brought under this big umbrella of being 'ill' and written off as though she was some flighty nineteenth century royalty 'making things up.' Looking forward to you highlighting figures from history who were fabulous and intelligent people despite their disabilities and a narrative where they're not defined solely by their illnesses ♥
i was so tempted to take notes during this video (i am an avid history student &... an accidental Universal Pet Of Teachers)! my eyesight is very poor (EVERYTHING ON MAXIMUM ZOOM!) and i have sensory issues that cause me to mishear things (one of the reasons i love this channel so much is THE CAPTIONS! AND THE ADVOCACY FOR THEM!
A Disney film on Sacagawea would be awesome for sure! I do worry they would have ruined it the same as they did Pocahontas if it were made at the same time. If it were made now, they'd probably do a decent job of it, since they're more representation-minded these days.
@@bridgetthewench Mulan 2020 has sadly disproven any notion of improvement - having an all-asian cast does not correct the failings of assigning white writers, directors, producers, and costume designers.
The more I learn about the historic "Pocahontas" (which! ISN'T EVEN HER NAME!?), the more appalled I am by Disney. It's not just that she was a LITERAL CHILD and that both John Smith & her eventual husband were AT LEAST twice her age when they met her, oh no, she was also kept hostage, pressured into marrying said husband, and was kept from her family against her will in favour of being showcased as a "tamed savage". That poor, sweet child. Instagram, surprisingly enough, has a lot to offer on the historic Pocahontas, from First Nation bloggers. Definitely look into the hashtags for "decolonizefashion", "indigenouspride", or "indigiqueer". The terminology of BIPOC scholars versus "conventional" historians is very telling in its sharp differences.
@@BattyButtercup Ugh, that's awful to hear about Mulan! You'd think they'd do better now, and yet here they go failing again.
I read a book on Pocahontas in 5th grade, part of our curriculum, and little 10-year-old me was just horrified by the truth about her life. I had some truly amazing elementary school teachers and they taught us a lot of things that typically get left out, including spending *all* of February on Black history and civil rights each year, not just a single day or week so we could say we did Black History Month. We learned the truth about slavery and the treatment of indigenous folks by white settlers and the government. I'm not very active on Instagram, but I do follow quite a few indigenous accounts on Twitter and have learned quite a bit from them, far more detail than my teachers had time to cover.
Queen Alexandra was amazing. She only became deaf later in life
this is so neat! i work with kids with disabilities and often try to teach them about historical figures with disabilities as well. i know a lot of little girls who will be super excited to learn about queen alexandra! thank you for the informative video!
Not for nothing, Albert was referred to as “Dirty Bertie” 😂😂😂
Jessica, if you're in LA, I believe almost everyone on youtube wants to see you collab with Molly Burke ! Anyway, enjoy your trip with your wife ^^ And this video was so great !! Your voice is the best ♥
YES! Molly is such a dear sweet girl!
That would be amazing!
Yes! You and Molly would make such a great team!
Make more of these!!!!! They’re amazing and it’s clear you’re very passionate about it!!!!! Wonderful job!!!
"This morning I woke up to snow" literally me since the beginning of September. It got dark today around 4:30pm 😑. Hi from Canada!
My new favorite thing: Jessica speaking danish/German 😍💞😍💞😍
Not related to this video. (I love history so I really enjoyed this one!) In another video you once said "there's no one way to be a girl". I've never been the super "girly" type so whenever I'm feeling down or insecure I think of that and it makes me feel so much better about myself. I just wanted to say thank you.
I love the idea of this series and it’s amazing to get more mainstream cover of deaf “icons” and not many people ever mention princess alexandra which is a shame because she was amazing and so brave. X
Just saying, I think you pronounce those tricky names as well as any hearing person could! :)
History from a wonderful deaf woman. Also your voice was very nice to listen to while I made breakfast.
Queen Alexandra was responsible for the main nursing service that sent trained nurses to the front lines of the First World War. These nurses were highly skilled trained women working with surgeons and doctors in the casualty clearing stations in France. They also helped to develop new treatments and care for those left disabled by injuries of war. Great video, Jessica!
I loved this!!! I had no idea about Princess Alexandra's disabilities, though I had heard of the Prince and Queen Victoria's strained relationship. It was so interesting to hear how all of this tied together and affected Alexandra. Thank you for such a great history video, I hope you do more!
Your hair is so amazing in this video! Wow! I’m only 2 minutes in and I keep thinking about how gorgeous your hair is
We are so happy you are back Jessica. TH-cam wasn't that much fun without you. Stay healthy girl so you don't have to leave us again!!!
I would love to see more disabled people in history videos! I've been dealing with new persistent daily headaches and POTS for 12 years but this year with the help of Hannah Witton's and your channel have I been accepting my disability more than I ever have. Thank you from New York!
I showed my mother your video and she wanted me to put a comment for her. It follows: Jessica you are so beautiful, so dynamic, and you have a lovely accent. Aside from that, your presentation on Queen Alexandra was very funny, and extremely informative. Looking forward to more! :D
As a disabled person who loves history I’d be glued either way but your telling and fantastic personal touch to it will make every video it highly anticipated for me, thank you so much!
I adored this video! I am not a fan of history when told from a boring history book, but she made this feel more like a fun story but is true and not made up! I can't wait to watch all the future videos! 😊
I'm not a massive royalist, to say the least, but sometimes I enjoy a good story about them! ❤✨ Guilty, shameful insecure pleasure, in general, because of what is indeed what is left out of the proverbial fish kettle and worrying what is and isn't being achieved. But that's probably my issues.
God I could listen to this woman talk about literally anything. Her voice is just so captivating
OMG THATS SO AWESOME! You look beautiful today! (And always) Cant wait for all you have to teach us! Happy you had a good break, I'm glad you took some time for yourself! Love you! And hi to claudia and clara and the puppiess! Love you all❤🐶💕💖
So happy to see you are feeling better. You are our Deaf and Disabled Queen.
Alexandra is one of my favorite people in History! So beautiful and so loving to her children. She totally rocked at being Queen and her people adored her.....and of course her fashion sense was alway spot on! My favorite are the chokers!
This a wonderful video, very interesting! As you were telling us about Queen Alexandria, I kept thinking how she sounded like Princess Diana. Kudos to you!💜
It turns out there are many places called Alexandra Gardens, even in Victoria, Australia! There is one in Kew, one in the Melbourne CBD (right next to the Royal Botanical Gardens), one in Ararat...
She looks exactly like George VI! Genetics be crazy. Is this a series because if yes I can't wait to learn!
Love me some disabled royal history. All my faves in the same video! Love you 💕💕
Massive congratulations on your honorary degree form Worcester! I’ve been a huge fan for a couple years now, and started at Worcester in September! I had no idea you were receiving a degree and when I saw it on the Facebook page I couldn’t believe it 💕
i love your style, it really brings out your personality ♡
I really didn't know anything about her ! Thanks for teaching me ! I'll come back when there's captions, I'll remember much more things about her !
I really liked this video. If you could make another video about how disabled people have had influence on fashion I would really enjoy watching that.
Great video! Just found your channel. New subscriber!!
I absolutely loved this video and would like more of these! It’s so interesting to learn about UK history ’cause I haven’t heard much of it. I’m not disabled per se myself but I love to see these disabled queens rocking the world since I struggle with my mental health from time to time and to see such powerful figures helps me cope. Just like you! Your voice made the video ten times better and your accent is in my top 5 favourites among Stephen Fry and Rosamund Pike. All the love from Finland ♥︎
More, please! :) What a great story and role model, I didn't know about her! Thanks for sharing her story - it's so great to listen to an intelligent, so well-spoken woman talk about other women who've made history! I could listen to videos like this one for hours :)
Love this! I'm so happy to be learning about more historical figures who had disabilities. I'm glad you focused more on the life as a whole, and weaving her disability into that instead of having the disability at the forefront. I know you probably were very aware of making that choice, but I just wanted to reiterate how helpful that is to me.
You could literally read the telephone book and I`d enjoy listening to you.
Dear Jessica and the Family, I'm so glad that you came back)
Looking forward to CC to start translating them for your russian fans)
I love love Love this series. I would love to see you continue this series. I'm a history buff but not usually pre- Victorian. I knew nothing of Alexandria and now I admire her greatly. I love hearing you tell the stories you. You have a soothing and clear voice that is easy to understand and keep me tuned in. Please consider doing more of these. I'll watch all of them! Thanks for sharing!
I loved the history of Queen Alexandra. Thank you for sharing! And thank you for your efforts to educate about people with disabilities. Your sunny smile and cheeky asides always make me smile while I learn new things. Glad you're feeling better!
Jessica. You are fabulous, wonderful and amazing. It is monday at noon and I have been listening/watching to your videos all morning instead of cutting the yard. I cant wait to watch more.
So prim and proper, with a soothing disposition and voice. We love you ever so much Jessica!
I very much so enjoy your educational posts!
I love the use of images and would like to see more. Also, you sometimes speak quickly during your educational posts and it is hard to follow the train of information you are providing us. I really enjoy them, however, it is a lot to digest so quickly.
Happy to see you back and looking beautiful as ever~ K
It's funny you mention the calming voice, because literally last night I was so nauseous I couldn't close my eyes, so I just put on your videos instead.This video was fantastic; I love english history!
Another possible person for this would be Annie Jump-Canon, an accomplished deaf astrophysicist!
"Collar du chien" means "dog collar". Your pronunciation was quite good, though.
I spent the whole video wondering what she meant by dog collar
They really were commonly called dog collars back in the day, elegance be damned, apparently. The Art Nouveau examples are especially amazing, in my opinion.
Love this! I wonder how many historical figures were disabled in some way but successfully concealed it from the public.
Oh yeah as for the video. Thumbs up. Please do more. I love watching the video. I actually love the history about people especially those that changed the world without realizing they did it.
I also think you knitted all those various stories in to once very cohesive narrative
I, for one, love learning things like this. I'd love to hear about other Deaf/ "Disabled" people that made great contributions to society/ persevered with style and grace. This kind of reminds me of the "Rejected Princesses" series, I don't know why...I think you'd make a wonderful teacher.
The photograph you showed when you started speaking of Queen Alexandra and her jewellery (her coronation I think) always amazes me. The more you look at it, the more jewellery you find everywhere. Possibly a bit OTT but hell, if I was in her position, I’d plaster it on too.
Loved this new style of video! The history I was taught minimized and brushed over disabilities and their impact. A fresh perspective is always welcome and I hope to see more videos like this in the future.
You are a 4 hour drive from where I live. I am in Las Vegas, haha. It is so nice roght now I hope yoy enjoy the weather. I was born in LA. I miss the beach. Have fun.
When I read the title of the video I immediately thought it’s you, the deaf princess, who’s becoming a style icon. You are really majestically beautiful.
Beautiful. I loved this. I'm absolutely horrible with learning history, so this was wonderful.
This was awesome I’d love more of this I love disabled history
I wish we could spend actual time together, I love your personality and work ethic. I hope you're feeling better 💜
I always loved Queen Alexandra, she was kind and had a good heart, and also had beauty, she and Princess Diana were everything to the Royal Family, both of them had to deal with terrible mother-in-laws and had to put up with their husbands cheating on them, they both deserve better
Yes please more of this!
Loved this video! So glad that you were feeling well enough to create and post it. I did enjoy learning about the history, and-as I’m sure many others have said-I could just listen to you talk about ANYTHING! Be safe traveling to LA (hope that the smoke/smog doesn’t affect your health!) and can’t wait for more of your videos. 💜
I am most certainly not the only one to comment this but, you look a lot like Alexandra, at least by her paintings. Don't know what she looked like in real life.
I loved this video so much and I hope this becomes a long running series. I could listen to Jessica talk about anything historical for hours and hours.
I went to Queen Victoria public school and my cousins went to Alexandra. 20 years later I definitively know their school is better. P:
Jessica excellent choice! I do love your voice!! Might i add, you look rejuvenated!!!
It really made me smile to see this in my subscription feed, I’ve really missed your positive, smiley energy
YES!!! Absolutely more of this. Your perfect diction, spectacular research, and love of the subject come through in videos like this. We need more icons to be educators.
I would love to see a continuation of this series. You make learning history such a fun and interesting thing to do as well as teaching about a rarely discussed subject. Have fun in LA!
I love this! I would love to watch more videos like it in the future.
Love this. I knew her name but didn't know anything else about her. I learned so much! Thank you! Can't wait to see the other videos you will do.
I found this video utterly fascinating, I love learning things I would never have even heard of through Jessica! She is truly inspirational, fascinating and an all-round angel!
I. Loved. This! Mooooore please please please, I love learning and hearing your beautiful voice. ❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic! I love how much information there was! My main critique would be that i wish the video was more of a lecture instead of broken up into individual sections.
Yes, please do these videos more often. This was amazing! And don't worry about pronunciation, I have perfect hearing, but could never pronounce things as well as you in this video. Stay amazing, Jessica!
I loved the whole video and all the facts about Alexandria! It was amazing!!!! 😍😍😍😍
I just finished the Historical Profiles playlist and found them all to be interesting and wonderful. I learned so much and enjoyed each one! Thank you!
I love how every one though Jessica was going to talk about her self
Love this! And would love to see more videos about historical/prominent figures who lived or are living with disabilities 😊
Well done. I've been studying Princess Alexandra for about 5 years now, and yours is one of the most accurate things about her that I've seen on the internet. Some broadcast documentaries are full of little errors about her, but yours was pretty much spot on. Also, I'm not surprised to hear you couldn't find any details about her neck scar. Beyond the fact that she had one, I've never come across anything describing where it was or how large, etc. similarly, it took me about 5 biographies before I was able to find out which leg gave her problems (her right). Personal details like that tended not to be included in early bios. I will check out some more of your videos.
I absolutley loved this! MORREEE! And let's be honest, you're our princess.
LOVE the history. And Queen Alexandra is one of my favorites as well. Many thanks!!
I went to see an amazing performance by Graeae of the struggles of writing a play about disabled suffragettes
I would love to see more of this content, if you're up for it. It's not easy finding good sources for disabled figures from history.
So glad to see that you are back, Jessica! I do hope you got lots of good rest! This was an amazing video! I didn’t know anything at all about Queen Alexandria, so it was exciting to learn all of that! More of these videos would be great! I hope you and Claudia enjoy your time in LA!