Jeanne Du Barry - What The Movie Did Not Show You - Her Undignified End
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- Jeanne Du Barry - What The Movie Did Not Show You - Her Undignified End : As the former favorite of Louis the fifteenth, the Countess Jeanne Du Barry, who was born Jeanne Bécu, accumulated in her name all the hatred of a people who found it hard to accept those who had enriched themselves during the ancient regime, especially when these opportunists came from their own ranks. It would ultimately cost her her head. Jeanne Du Barry’s relationship with Louis the fifteenth has been brilliantly documented in the movie by Maïwenn starring Maïwenn herself, and Johnny Depp. In today’s video you’ll find out what happened to Du Barry after the events of the movie.
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Very nicely done. People need to know that prior to Mme DuBarry's death, French nobles approached the guillotine with quiet dignity. DuBarry's pleas and resistance awakened many of the 'audience" who began to see the Reign of Terror as cruel and unjust. Her please may not have saved her life but it helped to save many more who would have followed to the same fate. May she rest in peace.
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Yeah, this is what I always thought. If more people had went kicking and screaming and begging for their lives, I think the Terror would have ended quicker. But so many people, even normal people, felt if was their duty to go with dignity and poise.
🫠 HARD to imagine things during the French revolution getting even worse 😰
Poor woman, just to show no good deed goes unpunished. They betrayed her to robbed her really sad
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I read a wonderful biography of Madame du Barry years ago titled "Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty" by Joan Haslip. Fascinating and very well written, I very much recommend it. Your video was a wonderful refresher of her life!
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Thank you. I'm going to look for the book
So sad! It is interesting that filmmakers Maiwenn and Sofia Coppola (Marie Antionette) did not show their heroines' demise. How awful for poor Jeanne, if only she had stayed in London.
I know… sad for sure.
Very sad indeed !
Neither of them portrayed an accurate Du Barry either.
There was writing all over the wall about what was going on in France at tne time, but apparently she ignored all of it.
She paid the biggest price for her imprudence
People were animals back then they just went with the crowd they didn’t think for themselves she helped others and that’s what she got for it my heart goes out to her
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Stories like Jean du Barry are incredibly sorrowful 😞 she only joined the aristocracy then the nobility because she was living in absolute adverse poverty and wanted to access upward socioeconomic mobility just to survive and thrive. But I also feel for jacobins as well the French Royalty, nobility, aristocracy, and the affluent bourgeoisie treated the peasantry extremely terribly no humanity was given to them I understand why they created the reign of terror
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Such a tragic outcome - the deceptive lure of money and prestige ultimately led to her demise. She could have lived a trouble-free life if she'd remained on the periphery and stayed hidden away from the brutal revolutionary movement.
Such an unfortunate end for anyone really - thanks for sharing
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On a side note, the Pavillion de Musique built at Louvenciennes by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux was a triumph of French Neoclassicism. Du Barry convinced Louis XV to build the pavilion for her as she felt the chateau lacked adequate entertaining spaces.She also had plans to rebuild the old chateau in the new style, but these plans were abandoned after the death of the king.
Yay! A new video from one of my most favorite history channels. ❤
So glad you are here !
Big mistake to return to France. So happy to see another video from you. I hope you are well.
I’m good Bev, I hope you’re well too ! Nice to see you again ! Thanks for watching !
I will always watch your videos!
The movie is finally showing in my city in May and I already have tickets. I am fascinated by Du Barry. What a sad tragic ending for her she did not deserve.
Is it only in cinamas ? Or is Netflix showing it may 16th?
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@TheKingsofFrance always my pleasure. Can't wait to see the movie. I'll let u know what I thought about Maiween
It's not in my town yet... I'm gonna find the closest one
Love this video, poor girl was just trying to take care of herself. We get to see it here in May yay. I'm kinda excited. Getting a passport and planning to visit Europe and finally see the eeifel tower. ❤. It might not be this summer, but it will happen. I remember you telling me I should visit France. It's only a dream right now. But when it happens, I would love to meet you for a coffee or meal. And I know u would know a train or shuttle we could take straight to Paris. And it's also a dream to actually meet you. I'm talking about maybe next summer. But it's gonna happen. 😊
Very, very interesting to learn about her life after her banishment from the French court.
I am wondering whether the King's consort, Marie Antoinette had her say in her banishment!
Marie Antoinette was very displeased when she found out Madame Comtesse du Barry's position at court by her dame d'honneur, Comtesse Anne de Noailles.
Why did Marie Antoinette dislike Madame du Barry so much?
Is it because she of royal blood and du Barry was a commoner?
WasMarie Antoinette jealous of du Barry's extraordinary beauty?
I have never found out the trūe reason/s for her hatred.
The fate of all those royals, aristocrats or those who assossiated with theFrench court was vicious and cruel as the Revolutionaires went on a rampage of vindictive creulty that even the leaders of theRevolution became victims themselves such as Marat and importantly, Robespierre even the king's cousin, Louis, Duc de Orleans met with Madame La Guilottine herself.
The Reign of Terror was aptly named.
du Barry screamed andwas horrified terribly to put to death.
Poor woman.!
Sadly, Anne, duchesse de Noailles and her husband were guillionted too.
I read her fate and her husband's while I Googled Anne's correct postion at the French court.
I am saddened by their fates.😢
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Wonderful as always, my friend! Merci 🌸♥️
Thanks so much Christine ! ❤️🌼
A video on the revolutionary guard who led Marie Antoinette to the gates of the prison and quite literally almost set her free would be interesting as a potential next video idea
Thanks for commenting. Next video will be on Napoleon’s son
Well done thank you!
Wow! Very interesting. I knew of her time with the King of France but not of what happened to her in the aftermath of the Revolution.
As always, dear friend great video of fascinating intrigue and educational. Hope you are well and in good spirits. ❤👑🪻
Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you are well too !
Hi, awesome live history video I enjoyed it. How are you and Rani your cat doing? I'm doing well my cat Benjamin is doing well also. He sends his hugs and purrs to you and Rani your cat. We have spring like weather here. How is the weather where you are? Have a great weekend see you next video 😊
The weather here is rainy, but that’s normal for the time of year… please hug benjamin for us…
How unfair that the mob killed Jeanne, who was just a courtesan. IMHO that’s a bit like killing all the cooks, cleaners and pastry chefs. It wasn’t her fault that her looks led her into improper relationships.
Jessica Rabbit couldn't help the way she was drawn either.
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Splendid presentation, that was an interesting story, told very well. You need to do a video on the executioner.
Thanks David !
She was said to have helped poor people in France financially but that didn't save her neck. Perhaps, if more victims had behaved like her on the scaffold there would not have been so many beheadings 🤔
A biography that is very well done. I subscribed.
Thank you, I am honoured !
I'm endeavouring to see the movie
I miss the lady that used to narrate these videos. What happened to her?
That’s me. I decided to make a change.
Not just a movie also an operetta or a musical about her life - long before the movie! I think it was Thomas Carlyle or some other British historian on the Revolution who said " she disgraced the scaffold like she had disgraced the throne." referring to the fact that she had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the guillotine - poor woman!!!
Well, I do understand her point of view…
but didn't the crowd turn against the executioner? because it was the first time someone had begged to live it humanized the executions and the tide turned against them, thats what I always read
I have not heard of that. I’ll look into it
thank you for your fantastic videos also!
I believe they began to get a bit unruly, but the execution still proceeded along quickly, partially because of this.
You say, "...although she had risen to the heights of aristocratic splendour she had not acquired the same unwavering dignity in the face of terrible adversity". Some aristocrats did show great courage and dignity when sent to the guillotine. Others did not. The same is true of the poor, "common" people who faced the same fate. To say that courage in the face of death is an aristocratic trait is just a stereotype, and rather snobbish too.
Okay then
She will never use her old voice again 😢
Not for now, no…
This was fascinating. Thanks! Zamor would be a good subject for a post (hint, hint!).
There is a video about zamor available… dates back 1.5 years I think
@@TheKingsofFrance Yes, this morning I remembered that you had done one and I went back and found it!
Interesting
Glad you liked it !
Good for her!
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I hate that this happened to her
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It does not show a woman who looked even vaguely like Madame Du Barry.
With that outrageous casting, it should have been a biopic of Steven Tyler😱.
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What the movie did not show me was Jeanne Du Barry. Instead, it showed me an actress who was both much too old for the part, who also eschewed period accuracy in favor of modern aesthetics.
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I read in Cervi's Last Libertines (NYRB) that if the aristos had resisted going to the guillotine as fiercely as du Barry did, maybe fewer of them would have been guillotined. But she was a commoner. They were aristocrats. Their pride and composure made it ieasy to execute them. Strange that in this case, death was not the great leveler. On the contrary, t showed class distinction.
We can’t rule out that many of the unfortunates who died in a “dignified” manner were able to purchase or otherwise obtain a soporific to calm them before execution. I’m inclined to believe this was frequently the case…!
Euro 60 mio. jewellery, and a nice château, travelling to England 4 times during the French revolution, sentenced to death and lost her head by the guillotine. And most people will only know or remember her because of the movie.
The last part of her life is just as much movie material imo.
Good. Cuz I really don't want to see that part.
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Hello kings of France.
Hey ! How are you ?
i need 3 wive 😎
Lol good luck with that
DuBarry
Barry is anglicized version of Hebrew Beeri.
As in biblical Beeri, father of Judith, who was one of the wives of Esau, elder son of Isaac and twin brother to Jacob who robbed him of his inheritance.
The family feud has never ended.
I could say more, but that would get me banned on TH-cam.
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I actually like the voice change. Sorry, but I do.
Same 😉
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The last few sentences are terribly pronounced - who did she help to escape, la Duchesse de....?????
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