Do We Finally Know the Identity of the Man in the Iron Mask?

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  • @BelcarrigFarm
    @BelcarrigFarm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5369

    Maybe the real man in the iron mask was the friends we made along the way

    • @hstrangemusic
      @hstrangemusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      Didn’t have to look long for this one. Still funny as shit.

    • @karbyyyyyy
      @karbyyyyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Reeeee

    • @BlueeJ
      @BlueeJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      You guys made friends? ):

    • @jerrys4841
      @jerrys4841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Maybe the prison keeper Saint-Mars was being used, against his will, to keep the iron mask locked up? Iron mask probably was a nobody but Saint-Mars was forced to keep him alive as long as possible. When did iron mask die and when did Saint-Mars die?

    • @Journey_Awaits
      @Journey_Awaits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Throw some cancer into the mix
      Hi Maybe the real man in the iron mask was the friends we made along the way, I'm dad

  • @obsessivelyobsessed5263
    @obsessivelyobsessed5263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1028

    isn't it possible that Voltaire came up with the iron mask as a metaphor for being kept silent by force of law, as well as to hide his identity?

    • @no_i_dont_want_no_slugs
      @no_i_dont_want_no_slugs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      that's what i thought it was

    • @thefinalfrontear
      @thefinalfrontear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      my theory is that the multiple doors of his cell were the iron mask. i think if he was ever described as being “masked by iron” it could have been misinterpreted as a literal mask

    • @oppaloopa3698
      @oppaloopa3698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@thefinalfrontear
      Ooo that’s interesting!

    • @midgetman4206
      @midgetman4206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well, the fact that there is evidence of A guy existing, perhaps a literal mask man wasn't.

    • @kenm2709
      @kenm2709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      the letters provide proof that he was an actual prisoner, we are passed proving if he was real or not

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2350

    We may not know the identity of the man in the iron mask, but who's the man behind your mustache?

    • @ribs3910
      @ribs3910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      Thoughty1

    • @elokin300
      @elokin300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Ironic since you don’t have a mustache

    • @floccinaucinihilipilificat3684
      @floccinaucinihilipilificat3684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We can all identify ourselves with the man in the iron mask!

    • @noahhyde8769
      @noahhyde8769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      One thing's for sure: with that description, Voltaire was NOT a 'progressive' leftist. He was the opposite. He was a true, classic liberal.

    • @DJDisalwaysright
      @DJDisalwaysright 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thoughty2^2

  • @incredibleflameboy
    @incredibleflameboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    The man in the iron mask was the first attempt at forming slipknot. I firmly believe that the heavily guarded prison was a secret recording studio where look outside your window was recorded

    • @Val.Kyrie.
      @Val.Kyrie. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nailed it.

    • @Damen.Biervliet
      @Damen.Biervliet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yea. Like the iron mask looks like Mick thomson's mask🤣

    • @debkillz930
      @debkillz930 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is the best one I have seen 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @CallofFreaky
      @CallofFreaky ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that would be metal as fuck

    • @jayme1776
      @jayme1776 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shredding on the lute

  • @corplit
    @corplit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1929

    This guy is honestly one of if not the greatest story teller

    • @uncommon-commonsense
      @uncommon-commonsense 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Him and Mrballen.

    • @TheLampeKing
      @TheLampeKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@uncommon-commonsense sam o nella

    • @aced9852
      @aced9852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Unfortunately he talks too much and says too little often, probably for watch time. His videos could be a third or maybe even half the time

    • @arisparrein7476
      @arisparrein7476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤫

    • @uncommon-commonsense
      @uncommon-commonsense 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheLampeKing Thank you for the reference. I've been looking for some new stuff to watch.

  • @Warfiend
    @Warfiend 3 ปีที่แล้ว +493

    The fact that they kept him alive for so long is what makes those theories possible. Normally they would just kill someone in that situation, especially in the 1600s it was an absolute monarchy. He must have been too "important" to kill, so instead he was basically tortured for 30 years, sheesh.

    • @Sombre____
      @Sombre____ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wrong, Louis XVII where not kill.

    • @Warfiend
      @Warfiend 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Real Aiglon You're an actual clown and apparently you can't read, I never said they killed for no reason.

    • @tylerarmstrong4566
      @tylerarmstrong4566 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Incest in Royalty, Baby's are too young for ppl of that time to know if his son had normal intelligence or not

    • @user-bl6vb3vk5q
      @user-bl6vb3vk5q 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think he was royalty and the king at that time stole his Thorne

  • @caspersorensen5685
    @caspersorensen5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +692

    Voltaire: "we should be rational and only do and believe things based on evidence." Also Voltaire: spreads rumours with no evidence.

    • @jioden9665
      @jioden9665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Can’t blame someone for loving gossip

    • @riftvallance2087
      @riftvallance2087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He means other people's rumors of course

    • @andywilchsalem2377
      @andywilchsalem2377 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      *CasPer; I Know that is too Deeep for your small Brain, to Understand!!!!*

    • @dreambuilder4536
      @dreambuilder4536 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well there's an obvious answer here: a social experiment to find out if people were taking his advice
      Spoiler: they didn't

    • @venomxo4075
      @venomxo4075 ปีที่แล้ว

      He has no proof .

  • @gamma1338
    @gamma1338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Maybe the "Iron Mask" was the amount of iron doors that stood between his identity and the outside world?

    • @Stowneyo
      @Stowneyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In French that's almost a direct translations

  • @jeffrapier947
    @jeffrapier947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +693

    I figure, if it was someone kept alive, it would have to be someone who the king held a significant sentimental attachment to, or a bitter enemy whom the king felt just putting him (or her even) to death would be too quick. Someone the king would want to have suffer. A random valet who knew a dirty secret would just be beheaded and done with.

    • @jaustill237
      @jaustill237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I've always assumed that it was an ex-boyfriend.

    • @magsmcgarrigle981
      @magsmcgarrigle981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      So, he had enough empathy not to kill him, but made him suffer the rest of his life? Royals. What a bastard. Pardon the pun. 🥜’s

    • @slightliestupid9
      @slightliestupid9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@jaustill237 wow that is a really good theory

    • @Razer5542
      @Razer5542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      The prisoner must've been family/a relative or perhaps a high ranking politician that wanted to throw dirt on Louis, otherwise it would be better to just kill the prisoner off somewhere. Perhaps that the real name is written somewhere in a book that's being held behind locked doors in the deepest parts of the Vatican library, where only a few select people are allowed to come.

    • @heroicsquirrel3195
      @heroicsquirrel3195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@magsmcgarrigle981 no, he wouldve wanted the person to suffer more lol

  • @silverhawkscape2677
    @silverhawkscape2677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    When it comes to the storyteller Genre on TH-cam. 42 is one of the best of the Best!

    • @DyR4Ka
      @DyR4Ka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Also MrBallen

    • @thedevilhimself8521
      @thedevilhimself8521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rob Gavagan is a mighty rival.

    • @dustbunnys
      @dustbunnys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      42 comes first!

    • @caidavid4378
      @caidavid4378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No he is the best

    • @luridftwgaming8983
      @luridftwgaming8983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perfect channel when I’m relaxing at night before bed

  • @Laffy-ix5xy
    @Laffy-ix5xy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    So, to be more precise, it's "The man behind the velvet hood and several iron doors." It just doesn't have the same ring to it.

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      @mnassif3809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @jorgenamnum6481
    @jorgenamnum6481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    its crazy how the plan to keep him a secret worked perfectly

  • @titusXpullo
    @titusXpullo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    "The Man in the Velvet Mask" would've actually been a cool title

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    • @aquadoze8932
      @aquadoze8932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The Man in the Velvet Veil. ;)

    • @aquadoze8932
      @aquadoze8932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Since we have no evidence of his profession, I’d go one further & refer to him as ‘The Velvet Veiled Vagrant’

    • @hufsa7197
      @hufsa7197 ปีที่แล้ว

      no it sounds gay

  • @britannicgeneral7460
    @britannicgeneral7460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    "We live in an era"-Englishman with a good sense of moustache....wait a minute...

    • @exiletsj2570
      @exiletsj2570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That moustache needs to be on a register.

    • @britannicgeneral7460
      @britannicgeneral7460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@exiletsj2570 A license for it perhaps?

    • @ThirstysURL
      @ThirstysURL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you imagine retraining your head hair even...these guys do that with the bit of hair on their top lip

    • @sumvs5992
      @sumvs5992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is truly a current era moment

    • @exiletsj2570
      @exiletsj2570 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@britannicgeneral7460 sorry, zero tolerance.

  • @blackoceancreativeuniverse
    @blackoceancreativeuniverse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "Why have vanilla ice cream when you have have mint choc chip, indeed."- Alexandre Dumas, from his seminal work, "The Man in the Ice Cream Mask" (1733)

  • @luvprue1
    @luvprue1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I always found the fact that he wore a mask so no one would know who he is very interesting. It seem like there would be some records of who he was , and why he wore the mask. I like to believe that maybe he was the king's half brother/brother that the king didn't want anyone to know about.

    • @danMdan
      @danMdan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No evidence beyond gossipy rumors.

    • @luvprue1
      @luvprue1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@danMdan Exactly. We have no evidence.

  • @jbird4478
    @jbird4478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2755

    Do We Finally Know the Identity of the Man in the Iron Mask?
    Short answer: No
    Long answer: No

    • @escapedcops08
      @escapedcops08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      That's all I needed to know, 17 minutes of nothing would have been a waste of time.

    • @seanroy3241
      @seanroy3241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Longer answer: Noooooooo

    • @jbird4478
      @jbird4478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@escapedcops08 It's not nothing. I mean, he tells the story in his usual interesting way, so if you don't know about it, it is certainly worth the watch. The title is just... meh. But he'll annoyingly change that anyway.

    • @jbird4478
      @jbird4478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@warpstar4282 Oh, you poor thing. Are they hurting your feelings of insecurity?

    • @warpstar4282
      @warpstar4282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jbird4478 and I won't stop until I get my revenge

  • @tonicastel5933
    @tonicastel5933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +783

    The French kings had such extensive power, believed to be divinely appointed, that only a truly significant moral or existential threat would have compelled Louis XIV from executing someone who clearly presented a big threat to him. The fact that he kept the prisoner alive hints to me that the prisoner was a blood relation to Louis, meaning that his murder would result in eternal punishment of Louis’ eternal soul.
    If the prisoner were a disgraced courtier, general or any other subject, no such eternal obstacle would have existed to his execution.

    • @countofdownable
      @countofdownable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Precisely anyone other than a blood relative would have been killed immediately.

    • @chaostourist2951
      @chaostourist2951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      makes sense. the movie made me fond of the twin idea.

    • @Vikingbiznitch
      @Vikingbiznitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      So, maybe it WAS his father cus the royals certainly didn't have problems with killing siblings...

    • @TheKulu42
      @TheKulu42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I'm inclined to go with the father theory. In the version I've heard, the poor guy looked far too much like his royal son. The idea is that since Louis 13 couldn't provide an heir, a suitable substitute was found to do the job and keep the royal line going.

    • @Rhyno9750
      @Rhyno9750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Ummm good theory and all, but being kept alive doesn't actually prove he was a blood relative or any kind of relation at all. It just proves he was important, one way or another, and an execution would've been an extremely bad idea. He could've easily have been a religious figure who they couldn't kill because it wouldvev made him a martyr.
      We just don't know.

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  • @hannahwebster5606
    @hannahwebster5606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Apparently in this time period there was debate over which twin was oldest - The one who was born second was sometimes seen to have been conceived first. In this situation there could have been a lot of rivalry over who the true heir to the throne was.

    • @penitentone1732
      @penitentone1732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats most likely the case. If time between them was short, younger one knew 100% he would just stay in his older brothers shadow for as long as older one is ruling. So “hiding” your older brother for the sake of you being the emperor is quite legit reason when it comes to royalty

    • @lindsey4178
      @lindsey4178 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry, I'm a bit late to the party. Lol. I would absolutely consider your suggestion but wouldnt that mean the parents hid the brother before the twin would ever have a chance to see him as a threat? Please keep in mind, I'm not versed in this whole story but I found your comment interesting.

  • @maxbuchanan9306
    @maxbuchanan9306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    Now, let's get realistic: Solitary Confinement has some pretty drastic effects on the human mind. After the 5th year kept in such a manner, Whoever the guy was, he would be a gibbering Lunatic. The notion that Anyone would listen to, or even Understand, a word he said after his mind degraded in the dark, is highly unlikely. Meaning the containment procedures and secrecy had little to do with What he Knew, and Alot more to do with Who he Was. Now, consider Just How Many people royals killed or had killed with little to no regard, and the chance of it being anyone who wasn't a Direct Blood Relative of the king is slim to none. And now, how many royals killed their siblings? Many. How many killed their Fathers to ensure their own rule? Quite a few. But yknow who Often (but far from Always) escaped the chopping block? Children. Specifically Male children, legitimate or illegitimate. I think the man in the mask was the illegitimate Son of the king, who after his discovery, even likelier still the illegitimate heir to the throne who prior to being discovered had taken up the Cloth (priest or monk or friar etc) as it was Very much so frowned upon to Kill holy men. Furthermore: the soundproofing. Sure, if he knew some specific secret it'd be lost to the madness. But the constant reciting of holy texts and prayers, the kind of thing you could Only learn if you were a) Literate and b) A Member of the Church? That kind of indoctrination sticks with you, and in an Era when Literacy was almost entirely reserved for the Nobility OR the Church? That's a Clear signal to anyone who hears him saying that is a Nobleman, and Likely a holy man. Worse so if he both Looked like AND sounded like his father, the King. Just my two cents worth.

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Not related to him. Possibly related to ANOTHER very, very important dignitary that he knew would get him in a ton of trouble if he executed him. So he could maintain plausible deniability by saying "yeah sure, of course he's alive, he's being VERY well cared for"

    • @AnthonyIlstonJones
      @AnthonyIlstonJones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Very plausible theory Buchanan-san, but sadly Louis did a very good job of hiding the evidence. It's likely we'll never know for sure, but I for one very much doubt it was someone unrelated to the King.

    • @Dan_Kanerva
      @Dan_Kanerva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      "solitary _confinement has pretty drastic effects on the human mind. After the 5th year kept in such a manner, he would be a gibbering_ lunatic"
      False , there are many Iraqi ex-prisoners who were in solitary confinement for longer and they were still lucid human beigns

    • @maxbuchanan9306
      @maxbuchanan9306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@Dan_Kanerva were they kept in solitary confinement in fuckin Medieval Europe, unable to interact with Anybody but the same goddamn Person, who also had No idea who they were? Even Iraqi war prisoners have more than One guard on rotation, are capable of talking to Each Other in some capacity, and have a touch Better accommodations than a cell Specifically Designed to prevent you from even Experiencing human contact Whatsoever, in a time and place that lacked running water.

    • @allisonasher8350
      @allisonasher8350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Man spent 20 mins on something only 64 like
      Lol

  • @Afrikoe
    @Afrikoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    It probably has to do with the French words for "fur" (some specifiek kind), "glass" and "iron". "Vair", "verre" and "fer" respectively. They kind of sound alike.
    So the mask was made of soft fabric, like the slippers of Cinderella.
    There. Mystery solved. You're welcome.

    • @Erik_Swiger
      @Erik_Swiger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      "The Man in the Furry Mask" LOL

    • @pricklypear7516
      @pricklypear7516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I had heard that about Cinderella's slippers. Frankly, glass slippers sound like a terrible idea to me!

    • @kdvincent1982
      @kdvincent1982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No one thanked you.

    • @Lightning_Lance
      @Lightning_Lance 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thank you

    • @raylightbown4968
      @raylightbown4968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This immediately occurred to me, too, as a likely possibility. Of course, the alleged mistranslation of Cinderella's shoes is refuted as Perrault wrote "verre" in the original story, at least according to Stopes.

  • @theconservativefem4865
    @theconservativefem4865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I hadn't heard the theory was that it was his real father. But I believe that has to be the answer. It sounds like a king thinking it was immoral to kill his father. I feel really comfortable with that answer. The others always seemed more outlandish. Like a twin, or identical person. A child out of Wed lock makes sense. The others don't because Louis could have just killed them.

    • @theoverunderthinker
      @theoverunderthinker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think there are a few stories of kings having killed their father to get the throne (or brother or husband for the son to get the throne).
      it might be the answer, but patricide is a term for a reason.
      🤷‍♂

    • @danMdan
      @danMdan หลายเดือนก่อน

      Louis's real father - can't be, the dates are all wrong for this. Louis XIV was born on Sept. 5, 1638, while our prisoner died in the Bastille in Nov. 19, 1703, so if he had fathered Louis XIV at only 24 in 1638, our prisoner would have been around 89 on death. We know from existing records the prisoner himself said he thought he was about 60.

  • @thefisherking78
    @thefisherking78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "an unknown penis of some description" is officially the funniest phrase I've heard all week, at a minimum 😂

  • @bigpapa4207
    @bigpapa4207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +556

    I’m convinced he’s saying 42 on purpose now knowing we all think that’s what he says

    • @DD-mu5me
      @DD-mu5me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      he is saying 42. the ai picks it up. say thoughty 2 and then forty 2. the ai will pick it up. the ai always says he say 42 not thoughty2. he is saying 42 and fucking with us, confirmed thru ai.

    • @carterhall2653
      @carterhall2653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      His accent is saying thoughty2, listen to when he says "3", it sounds like he says "Free" it's the region he comes from in the UK. There are many different accents throughout Great 🇬🇧Britain

    • @HashknightGaming
      @HashknightGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      He does say 42 it's a reference the ultimate question of the universe and everything.

    • @caff8602
      @caff8602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      His accent drops th and replaces it with an f sound.
      Thought is pronounced fought, Think is pronounced fink.
      East Londoners all have this accent.

    • @nahbirdie4773
      @nahbirdie4773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That was exposed ages ago. Tsk tsk. He does it on purpose as an inside joke. Go back to his oldest videos. He did a Q+A

  • @Jynxedlove
    @Jynxedlove 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    The velvet could have looked like iron in torchlight, especially with a quick glimpse.

    • @righty-o3585
      @righty-o3585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      And from a distance since nobody was allowed near him. I was thinking the same thing 😁🤘

    • @papachrist200
      @papachrist200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@warpstar4282 that’s wild bro thanks for letting everyone know

    • @warpstar4282
      @warpstar4282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@papachrist200 😢 Jesus

    • @thejunioryoutuber1290
      @thejunioryoutuber1290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@warpstar4282 just stop

    • @warpstar4282
      @warpstar4282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thejunioryoutuber1290 no 😠 my war is never done i will join the u.s. military just so I can do thing

  • @DuckAllMighty
    @DuckAllMighty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The poison story during Luis XIV's rule is also one the most interesting stories of the late medieval times. It basically started bc of a woman wanted her fathers money and blew out of proportions to span the entire French nobility and court in the late 17th with a lot of nobles killing each other. A lot of shit happened during the Sun Kings reign.

    • @DuckAllMighty
      @DuckAllMighty 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Real Aiglon I know, I guess you call that time period the renaissance

  • @jobes4525
    @jobes4525 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not been a sub for long. But love your channel Thoughty 2. TY for your dedication. Great channel! X

  • @coreylong4855
    @coreylong4855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    "Why have vanilla ice cream when yoy can have mint choc chip?"
    And this, sir, is why you're one of thee best.

    • @neilfranklin5644
      @neilfranklin5644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Raspberry ripple.

    • @vomik3
      @vomik3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This made me cringe when he said it. I expect that from a valley girl that can't spell correctly and needs to abbreviate things. 🤣

    • @user-mx1ld1ou5z
      @user-mx1ld1ou5z 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cringe 😬

    • @coolstarb.
      @coolstarb. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      now that's what l call a real question.

  • @TheEvertw
    @TheEvertw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    While a great mystery, the man in the Iron mask was more than likely a close relative to the King. There is no way he would have left anyone else with such a terrible secret as this man must have held, alive.

    • @schwingedeshaehers
      @schwingedeshaehers ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But the prisoner or family had to have something, why he couldn't kill him that easily

    • @TheEvertw
      @TheEvertw ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@schwingedeshaehers If the family knew something, they would also have been in prison / the grave. The grave will keep its silence for ever...
      People who believe that they have been appointed by God to rule regardless of what they do, don't usually care much for the lives of others. (BTW, that is why the MAGA movement is so scary & evil)

  • @nbHawkeye
    @nbHawkeye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember the first time I heard a similiar story was in Ducktales where Scrooge went to visit a good friend of him who was the king of some small country but as he got there he seemingly changed completely. As you learn in that episode the evil twin brother of said king threw the true monarch into jail covering his face with an iron mask.

    • @littlesongbird1
      @littlesongbird1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Off topic but man I loved the original ducktales

  • @Bagio1221
    @Bagio1221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    RIF is back :D been years since i listened to one of your RIFs

  • @chrishall9892
    @chrishall9892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Its crazy that whoever it was that they made it so water tight that we cant even slightly figure it out today. Whoever it was, he was very important.

    • @jessp9143
      @jessp9143 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine they had cell phone an cameras back then. Mystery solved

  • @davidkermes393
    @davidkermes393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    Never heard the theory that the Man in the Mask was Louis XIV's "natural" father. Kind of an attractive idea.

    • @Rhyno9750
      @Rhyno9750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      So is the movie theory that it was a twin

    • @ROMEgreeneyes
      @ROMEgreeneyes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They got the idea from the show Versailles that the man in the iron mask as the real father of king louis

    • @hemantrathore8581
      @hemantrathore8581 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man You spoiled the video

    • @Hi-xu9xn
      @Hi-xu9xn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Repent of your sins and follow Jesus Christ Almighty.

    • @HellishSinner
      @HellishSinner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I can confirm that It's very attractive. In fact I came twice to the idea.

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

  • @joemarandino8044
    @joemarandino8044 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a fantastic you tube channel. Thanks for uploading these vids.

  • @cuff2860
    @cuff2860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Definitely one of your most interesting videos. I know the movie in ‘98 was fictional, but it’s absolutely one of my most favorite films from that decade.

    • @psychedelicpayroll5412
      @psychedelicpayroll5412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m actually planning on watching it and maybe reading the book series.

    • @mnassif3809
      @mnassif3809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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      Think about it, if God exists he created the whole earth and space, cant he make you sleep and eat less?
      If you go from sleeping 8 hours a day and getting tired if you sleep 6 hours, to having blessing in your sleep and sleeping less (4 or less hours, personally it gets shorter over time for me as I have more trust in god) it proves a God exists to me.
      Also it might only be 6 hours for you at first but i suggest taking it slow and working up to trusting that God can make you sleep 4 or so hours
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      It will raise you a lot in paradise if you believe and there is no harm in believing in the one god. You can even believe in your own God(s), no offence but I just want to spread the word. As think about a trash can filled with tiny rocks and you take out a rock every 20 years. All the rocks can be taken out and you are still in paradise. Isn't it better to invest for the next life even if there's a just 20% chance god could exist?
      And God says in paradise there are things you can't imagine, so a thousand times an orgasm or a thousand times the flavor of your favorite food is a possibility.
      My teachers taught me you just trust in God and get what you believe. Nowadays I sleep 30 minutes and eat a few bites.
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    • @jessp9143
      @jessp9143 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mnassif3809 warning takes way longer than minute ;)

  • @Darkhartx1
    @Darkhartx1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    His name was Griffith, former leader of the (in)famous mercenary company, The Band of the Hawk.

    • @BanishedSilentShadow3318
      @BanishedSilentShadow3318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's rumor that he escaped by some mercenaries notable a man with a huge sword

    • @dontwurry2842
      @dontwurry2842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol... Great reference
      I remember watching this Anime 15+ years ago...The original 1998 version.

    • @stormruner9183
      @stormruner9183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, and he misteriously dissapeared one day, with his whole group, during an Eclipse.

    • @dontwurry2842
      @dontwurry2842 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stormruner9183 Its such a great, underrated, and deep anime worth the watch/read!

    • @stormruner9183
      @stormruner9183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dontwurry2842 I agree 100%, Berserk is a masterpiece.

  • @gr3yfaerie
    @gr3yfaerie 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watched this video and then talked about this with my mum after university today - we discussed the gay theory, and how it draws interesting parallels to the film, but also it just makes sense.
    Honestly even though I’m doing a Bachelor’s in History and plan on getting my PhD, this guy has taught me more than my tutors have, and I’m more engaged in this type of content than with any of my previous history classes 😭

  • @jarehelt
    @jarehelt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Actually Pharoah Pepi II is the longest reigning ruler in history. He ruled for 94 years

  • @vendettamedianl
    @vendettamedianl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +682

    Maybe the Man in the Mask was the real Louis the 14th himself.
    Maybe an imposter sat on the throne.

    • @Razer5542
      @Razer5542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Just as in the movie.

    • @princessglittersparkle4146
      @princessglittersparkle4146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh that is a great hypothesis.

    • @j.h-j5j
      @j.h-j5j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      What a plot twist!

    • @Journey_Awaits
      @Journey_Awaits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Louis XIV was not the imposter.....

    • @luvprue1
      @luvprue1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      😊 I like the theory. That the only thing that would actually make sense for why the king would go through so much for one person, or that the man in his iron mask his real father.

  • @paranoyd70
    @paranoyd70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Given the fact that the prisoner was kept alive and many extra steps were taken to keep him hidden, then this highly suggests that the man in the mask was a relative of sorts. Anyone else would have been executed, but keeping them alive would only suggest a relative.

  • @amberrehl5716
    @amberrehl5716 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have one of the best channels on TH-cam. I'm obsessed with your content.

  • @kvelez
    @kvelez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:20
    "Why have vanilla ice cream?"
    -Arran Lomas

  • @mexre2855
    @mexre2855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    "Do We Finally Know the Identity of the Man in the Iron Mask?"
    Isnt it Robert Downey?

    • @paulgoogol2652
      @paulgoogol2652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Its no coincidence that Elon Musk and Iron Mask are so similar.

    • @ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869
      @ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Leonardo DiCaprio's twin

    • @boxeswithfoxes
      @boxeswithfoxes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@paulgoogol2652 elon mask

    • @arinray5720
      @arinray5720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *THANK YOU*
      Was looking for an ironman joke

    • @jackdurden466
      @jackdurden466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You guys realize that Robert Downey Jr. actually has masks that he has to wear when he goes out in public to avoid getting bombarded by either paparazzi or fans.

  • @shadowman4315
    @shadowman4315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Just in case you haven’t seen the classic.. it turned out it was Leonard Dicaprio..

    • @romeoreuben6601
      @romeoreuben6601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @The fuckeroos he's the guy from Big Bang Theory

    • @SovietBear.
      @SovietBear. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@romeoreuben6601 No no he's he guy from shrek duh

    • @seeingyouaround
      @seeingyouaround 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @The fuckeroos i think he painted all those paintings

    • @ducklingphallus
      @ducklingphallus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Idiot. His name is "Lion-O Dicaprio" and he's the leader of the Thundercats.

    • @lunar58071
      @lunar58071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Leon "Ardodi" Caprio, the 29th president of the United States, duh. Did you even graduate kindergarten?

  • @PeteSavage-lg9fh
    @PeteSavage-lg9fh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are a great source of entertainment. One of the top 5 one my list

  • @KB_MT
    @KB_MT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "He is....Iron man" *Marvel theme song playing*

  • @jerry3790
    @jerry3790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The instructions for storing the man remind me of the SCP foundation

    • @Davidvanzutphen
      @Davidvanzutphen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the SCP foundation reminds me of The bureau of Control...

  • @Vox193
    @Vox193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Thoughty2 is literally everybody's favorite social studies teacher

    • @lyn2335
      @lyn2335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @My names Jeff Yes.

    • @mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412
      @mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @My names Jeff ummm , the PC term would be "academically Unchallenged " sir. 🤗

    • @samuraiboi2735
      @samuraiboi2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes we live in a era where a handosme young man thoughty2 with a fabulous moustache talks about amazing stuff

    • @samuraiboi2735
      @samuraiboi2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412 lmao your comment too bri ish

    • @mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412
      @mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samuraiboi2735 🤗 I get a clever one in here and there

  • @moodycrab77
    @moodycrab77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bought your book, subscribe to your podcast. Much vibs good.

  • @whatanitemare
    @whatanitemare 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    After just watching your vid on how our lack of attention spans are really the byproduct of big business using tricks like click bait, I find it interesting that you drew us in with the suggestion that the man in the iron mask had possibly been identified, just to have us find out in the end that nothing new has been determined. Don't know whether to laugh or sock you on the nose!

    • @danMdan
      @danMdan หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eustache Dauger it was.

  • @KonJonnorMusic
    @KonJonnorMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "The Man in the Luxurious Velvet Face Covering" 😂 that NEEDS to be an album title

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    To me, the biggest question is why, as was said, a king didn't just make him dead. Although I wasn't alive at the time, I am told this was done on a routine basis, both publicly and privately. Therefore, examination of that king's personality and beliefs which may have discouraged execution would be the most productive area of research.

    • @LenaFerrari
      @LenaFerrari 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for clarifying you weren't alive at the time, or I would have assumed otherwise

    • @flamencoprof
      @flamencoprof 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LenaFerrari I'm dead now.

    • @LenaFerrari
      @LenaFerrari 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flamencoprof well, obviously...

  • @franktaylor7617
    @franktaylor7617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😎👍
    Always fascinating.
    This channel is such a good break from all the stress of today's world.

  • @scallywag4978
    @scallywag4978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Serious question: Was the alleged entry found by rioters at the Bastille “Prisoner # 64389000, The Man in the Iron Mask” simply made up by someone and not really found at all? If there’s any validity to this claim, then apparently there was someone in an iron mask. I know it’s mentioned on the movie, but according to some writings it did exist. Sincerely curious.

    • @danMdan
      @danMdan หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, fiction to support and justify the riot. The Bastille was never full of prisoners.

  • @cCiIcCo
    @cCiIcCo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The thumbnail...Finally we know what Thaughty2 is into...

  • @zwippie92
    @zwippie92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I honestly thought the Man in the Iron Mask was a fictional character from an old novel. Well, if Voltaire added or his mates in that 1 star hotel added it I guess it is technically fictional. I've always thought the iron mask was a bit too much but it does make for excellent story telling.

    • @Winta_og
      @Winta_og 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes

    • @duckgaming7518
      @duckgaming7518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @bruhman530
      @bruhman530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How is this 3 hours old when the video is just a couple minutes

    • @_i_am_unceded
      @_i_am_unceded 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ..and
      New Grand Marshal of the Comments is🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
      👳🧕Zwippie Doo the 92nd🧕👳
      ⭐⭐HONOR AND RESPECT⭐⭐

    • @michaelkarlin3727
      @michaelkarlin3727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You were first

  • @rosemaryfranzese317
    @rosemaryfranzese317 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a great video. I love the theory about the mysterious prisoner being Louis’s real father. One thing is certain, if this mystery was ever truly solved people would soon likely lose interest. Imagine if it could be totally proved that Jack the Ripper was really a mentally ill and obscure person and not actually a member of the royal family, a famous art or an eminent surgeon, how many book deals would there be? Many people prefer the fantasy rather than the facts

  • @M_Alexander
    @M_Alexander 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You had me at "creative dungeon modifications"

  • @felineboat2799
    @felineboat2799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m literally eating mint chocolate chip ice-cream as he mentioned it

  • @clintballard521
    @clintballard521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I straight up wanna smoke a joint and watch documentaries with this guy.

    • @jer_ryb_
      @jer_ryb_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly you have no life and you NEED a job

    • @SovietBear.
      @SovietBear. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@jer_ryb_ says the guy with the fitting name "King Maddog" If ya got nothing nice to saymate Dont say it

    • @jackagnell4781
      @jackagnell4781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jer_ryb_ and where did you get all of that from?

    • @oddity8611
      @oddity8611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jer_ryb_ you need to smoke a doobie bro

    • @paulgoogol2652
      @paulgoogol2652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or you could get clean and get your shit together.

  • @PlatinumStrikes
    @PlatinumStrikes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now that’s a real mustache. Instant subscribe.

  • @nataliabirchall9093
    @nataliabirchall9093 ปีที่แล้ว

    This would be a grate series

  • @jonathanmoody8757
    @jonathanmoody8757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    "Do We Finally Know the Identity of the Man in the Iron Mask?"
    - Original Title
    Edit: Just to be clear, I understand why Arron changes the titles (YT algorithm). I'm not complaining that the title's change, I just like writing the original title in the comments so we all know what it was. BTW, I love your videos Thoughty2.

    • @beoffjesos8503
      @beoffjesos8503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Begone demon, how darest thou say such vile things amongst us true listeners

    • @Yarsito
      @Yarsito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@beoffjesos8503 amogus 😳😳😳

    • @temmywemmy8544
      @temmywemmy8544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@beoffjesos8503 among us?!?!? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

    • @tyhensley7076
      @tyhensley7076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Still the title, so iv'e no idea what you're talking about

    • @sund4169
      @sund4169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beoffjesos8503 yoo amigo us!!

  • @robertcurtis3815
    @robertcurtis3815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've done it.... I've bought your book. Standard normal version. Well done Dude. It had better be an easier read than the theory of everything! X

  • @northcoaster
    @northcoaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting as always

  • @kaimikalaniYT
    @kaimikalaniYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    “Do we finally know the identity of the man in the iron mask?”
    I wonder what the next title and thumbnail will be

    • @DarkWorldOrder
      @DarkWorldOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only early people will know 😂🤣

    • @andromadus
      @andromadus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DarkWorldOrder yea

    • @K_ingh16
      @K_ingh16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's still the same, shocking

    • @cs2874
      @cs2874 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It seems he has a peculiar habit of often changing the titles of his videos within few minutes of upload.

    • @krzysztofpl5871
      @krzysztofpl5871 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cs2874 ...why does this bother some people so much?! i don't get it..

  • @croke835
    @croke835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Do we know who it is? No
    Do we know Thoughty2 likes mint chocolate chip ice cream? Yes and that’s what’s important

  • @domhealy9816
    @domhealy9816 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never thought I could listen so intently to shit I already know. Love the way you tell stories . Thanks matey

  • @sofaking8754
    @sofaking8754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've never heard the term Chinese whispers, in America it's simply called playing telephone.... Chinese whispers is way better I couldn't stop laughing Thank you thoughty2 for expanding my brain 🤯

  • @laurahernamdt896
    @laurahernamdt896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Recently found your channel. Love it

  • @michaelmpole2152
    @michaelmpole2152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Video notification from Thoughty2 is the best feeling ever😊

  • @dominicsidaway1930
    @dominicsidaway1930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Prisoner: and he had a black velvet mask on…
    Voltaire: no, no that’s not cool enough… how about iron? An iron mask? Yeah that’s good
    Prisoner: no I’m telling you, he had a velve-
    Voltaire: Henry, please, that simply isn’t cool enough for the epic story I’m coming up with in my head

  • @Oscarspoem
    @Oscarspoem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Once I was struggling in life and I didn't speak to a fellow human in nearly two weeks. Twenty nine years seems incredibly cruel to do that to a person and the King must have had a heart of stone.

  • @MartyWoodcock
    @MartyWoodcock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    If we knew the grave location, DNA could be a huge help in identifying the man in the luxurious velvet facial covering.

    • @thecryptofishist9565
      @thecryptofishist9565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, if he died in the Bastille, he might have been buried there. And if his grave location in their graveyard was ever noted, that could easily have been lost, perhaps before 1789, very easily afterwards. He could be as lost as Mozart.

    • @danMdan
      @danMdan หลายเดือนก่อน

      All old Paris graves were dug up and the bones can be seen on an underground visit to the catacombs.

  • @sizwe.amabaso732
    @sizwe.amabaso732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    "We finally know the identity of iron man"
    Original title

    • @kvelez
      @kvelez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do people type in the comment section the original title, is it a game that you play with the subscribers and Arran, or is it just for no reason at all.
      I haven't been subscribed for so long so you understand.

    • @sizwe.amabaso732
      @sizwe.amabaso732 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kvelez its a stupid meaningless game just like life

    • @kvelez
      @kvelez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sizwe.amabaso732
      Life's not stupid.

    • @Furendz
      @Furendz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kvelez thoughty2 is notorious for changing video titles and thumbnails. So people start writing what title they see atm.

  • @shinoshiny
    @shinoshiny 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When I saw the title, i thought ' wait wasn't the masked magician's identity revealed already?'

  • @colorado841
    @colorado841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why you never ask a Monarch about the extended warranty on his horse cart.

  • @drmadjdsadjadi
    @drmadjdsadjadi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Great Ice Cream Cone in the Sky appreciates the nod that mint chocolate chip ice cream is the best ice cream in the world.

    • @mnassif3809
      @mnassif3809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please read for 1 minute, I beg you
      God created time, and time has a beginning, middle, and end, and so God has no beginning as time doesn't apply to him before he created it.
      Please continue reading below.
      God had to of create time. Think about it, also who created stars and planets if life created itself?
      Think about it, if God exists he created the whole earth and space, cant he make you sleep and eat less?
      If you go from sleeping 8 hours a day and getting tired if you sleep 6 hours, to having blessing in your sleep and sleeping less (4 or less hours, personally it gets shorter over time for me as I have more trust in god) it proves a God exists to me.
      Also it might only be 6 hours for you at first but i suggest taking it slow and working up to trusting that God can make you sleep 4 or so hours
      Thats what I did. I slept at first for 6 hours instead of 10 when I tried relying on God. Now I slept today for 2 hours or so. I work it up over time.
      Try it for yourself and see. Just turn off your alarm and trust in God.
      Please continue reading below.
      This experience really proved a God exists to me and now I really care for my time as I can utilize it to raise me in the hereafter.
      It will raise you a lot in paradise if you believe and there is no harm in believing in the one god. You can even believe in your own God(s), no offence but I just want to spread the word. As think about a trash can filled with tiny rocks and you take out a rock every 20 years. All the rocks can be taken out and you are still in paradise. Isn't it better to invest for the next life even if there's a just 20% chance god could exist?
      And God says in paradise there are things you can't imagine, so a thousand times an orgasm or a thousand times the flavor of your favorite food is a possibility.
      My teachers taught me you just trust in God and get what you believe. Nowadays I sleep 30 minutes and eat a few bites.
      Also if you try to get blessing and start sleeping less, be sure to share this comment to your family and friends for their own good, just show them this comment :) invitation to god is a great deed
      And let them know to share this comment as well
      Please see below to copy this comment.
      I also advise sharing this comment with your social following or even running ads to it as invitation to God is rewarded as if you get multiple red camels if you convert 1 person and the equivalent would be multippe red BMWs in our time so imagine getting 100 thousand dollars for each convert. I urge you to share this message or post it all over youtube.
      Please click the link to copy and paste this comment and feel free to edit it however you please:
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      But first see our site below.
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      I also try to dedicate the extra time I have to god as I would be sleeping anyways.
      God really loves you helping people so I suggest you get the app Freerice which donates a bowl of rice when you answer 10 vocabulary questions.
      Of course you dont have to 🙂 but I would suggest it as it would raise you in the next life and better it
      Thank you for your time and have a great day 🙂
      Please I beg you for your own good, believe in God

    • @drmadjdsadjadi
      @drmadjdsadjadi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mnassif3809 who said I don’t believe in god? Please go bother others.

  • @GamingWithSpoons
    @GamingWithSpoons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've always found this a very intriguing story and watched many documentaries on it, but this is the first I've ever heard he didn't actually where an iron mask. Interesting

    • @Fenrir72
      @Fenrir72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jack Palance's Ripley's Believe it or Not portrayed the same non iron mask mythos.

  • @cherlindreaaurora4075
    @cherlindreaaurora4075 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    13:15 If you are quit you can hear a laughter directed from Windsor Castle

  • @joedredd1168
    @joedredd1168 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:53 My mother was in an art class in her college days in Bristol. Within that classroom she worked alongside a chap there who was really good at Street art specifically. That chaps name was Steve Banks. Makes you think.

  • @_barncat
    @_barncat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Daaamn you're born to royalty and this is the treatment you get

  • @Tat2dGothic
    @Tat2dGothic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I've always liked the theory that he was actually Louis XIV and Philippe's bio dad. If you look at all the evidence it makes the most sense but this is one of those things we might never know.

    • @danMdan
      @danMdan หลายเดือนก่อน

      if so he would have been nearly 90 when died in the Bastille. The prisoner himself gave his age when in the Bastille as about 60, so impossible.

  • @jjr1728
    @jjr1728 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has been suggested for a while. You know what I hate? Popular youtubers that use clickbait titles and steal other peoples work with a lot less information yet pawn it off as their own idea.

  • @jenske2881
    @jenske2881 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "that's hilarious!"
    *throws you in alcatrez*

  • @wendywhite4537
    @wendywhite4537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for the history lesson. I had never heard this story in its entirety. Love your videos.

    • @laurenpiantino8312
      @laurenpiantino8312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And you haven't now, Wendy! The man in the velvet mask may have been in prison for 30 years, but he was treated like royalty, or at least an aristocrat. He had a luxury jail cell, was given reading materials and other luxuries of the time. Our narrator creator of the video, somehow, forgot to mention those important details. :)

    • @wendywhite4537
      @wendywhite4537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@laurenpiantino8312 Thank You

  • @Austin_Wingfield
    @Austin_Wingfield 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was hoping the video was only 5 seconds with him saying No

  • @dennismayfield8846
    @dennismayfield8846 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    BRAVO,Sir!!! Author-Author!! Presenter-Presenter!!

  • @nathanaelculver5308
    @nathanaelculver5308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:03 *"His name: Eustache Dauger, valet"*
    French law at the time, I believe, forbad any member of royalty from serving as a valet. Since the papers rediscovered in 2015 confirm that Dauger did serve as occasional valet to another prisoner, this seems to rule out anyone with royal blood.

    • @danMdan
      @danMdan หลายเดือนก่อน

      Precisely. Aristocrats had valets and fine wines for dinner. Valets slept on pallet beds.

  • @iHaveTheDocuments
    @iHaveTheDocuments 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    "Do we finally know the identity of the man in the iron mask"
    Original video title

    • @thatguy5779
      @thatguy5779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As I’m watching it the original title is still up, what is it nowH

    • @beoffjesos8503
      @beoffjesos8503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      BEGONE BLASPHEMOUS HERETIC

    • @MrVexedviper
      @MrVexedviper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But has the thumbnail changed yet???

    • @pamelamurphy5067
      @pamelamurphy5067 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It hasn't changed yet

    • @enki647
      @enki647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your pfp gave me flashbacks

  • @adamdemirs3466
    @adamdemirs3466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If college lectures were like this I would already have my masters.

  • @ChromaWRLD999
    @ChromaWRLD999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everyone: It isn’t possible to become the perfect life form
    Me:

  • @RebekkaHay
    @RebekkaHay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Orleans is in France, it’s not pronounced “or-leeeens” but Or-le-on 😉

    • @IntrepidFC
      @IntrepidFC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Rebekka.

  • @fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718
    @fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Speaking of famous prisoners, do Charles Bronson (the crazy guy stuck in UK solitary for 47 years, not the Death Wish actor).

  • @ramblynrocketeer
    @ramblynrocketeer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Genuinely remarkable video! ✨

  • @HessRoyale
    @HessRoyale 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another ripper thoughty2 vid

  • @bruceli4278
    @bruceli4278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Why have vanilla ice cream when you can have mint choc chip!" Quote by Thoughty 2 - 2021

  • @jackdurden466
    @jackdurden466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There’s got to be one damn good reason why he was kept alive. I cannot think of any, and yet keep him locked up, face covered, and silent. It’s a truly strange story.