CATHERINE PARR: before she was Queen. Life before the throne. Six wives documentary. History Calling
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- Today we’re looking at CATHERINE PARR, before she was Queen. Who was Henry VIII’s sixth wife before she rose to prominence as his final consort and how had life treated her? In this six wives documentary from History Calling, we’ll examine the making of a Queen as we study Catherine Parr’s life before the throne, including her first two marriages to Sir Edward Burgh and John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer, her life at homes including a manor in Kirton-in Lindsey and Snape Castle and her role as a step-mother. Now known primarily as the Queen who survived Henry VIII, most of Catherine’s life had in fact already taken place by the time she married him. This video will start with her birth in c. 1512, take in her family’s connection to Queen Catherine of Aragon (including the story that she was named after Henry’s first wife and was her goddaughter) and include her later friendship with the future Mary I and her relationship with Thomas Seymour, who would become her fourth husband. We will learn about Catherine’s experiences during the Lincolnshire Rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace, when she and her husband were (separately) held prisoner by the rebels, how Catherine Parr met Henry VIII and the King’s courtship of her, which began before her second husband’s death. Finally we will cover her conversion from the Catholicism she was raised in, to the early brand of Protestantism she would ultimately die in, for Catherine Parr’s religion would, like so many aspects of her life, change dramatically with time. Throughout the video, we will get a feel for Catherine Parr’s personality and (spoiler alert), she wasn’t as prim and proper as some have painted her.
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What amazed me, is the fact that she could stomach Henry VIII???
I think that amazes us all :-)
@@AnitaAnneLloyd The reading I did about implied she was forced to Henry.
That she was in love with Thomas Seymour, and married elsewhere, whether by design or something else. I don’t believe she was “forced”, but her choices interest me.
Thanks for this. I admit that I knew next to nothing about Catherine Parr. So much is concentrated on the first 2 wives.
When History Calls, i listen.
Thank you :-)
Thank you for a realistic talk on my ancestor. She was as in all Parr women a realist .Yours Sir Kevin Parr Bt
I am also related through her mother Maud Greene.
I would like to also thank you for doing this. My great grandmother from that time is Anne Green (her Aunt) Married to Sir Nicholas Vaux. 🖤
She was an ancestor of mine too. Xx
Sorry for the question, is out of curiosity, but how is she your ancertors?
She is also my distant cousin, her uncle Sir William Parr of Horton is my 14th great grandfather on my mother's side
She was an accomplished woman who understood how the game was played in my opinion. It’s a shame that there’s no concrete evidence on how she decided to become a Protestant. I consider her as a feminist. Thank you very much for this excellent video. I always look forward to Fridays. Have a great weekend!
Thank you. Have a lovely weekend too :-)
@@marisarodriguez6572
Her and and Anne of Cleves were smart enough to survive their tyrannical husband.
Yes they did. It’s interesting to note that of all of Henry’s wives, Anne of Cleves was the only one buried in Westminster Abbey. A testament to her kindness.
@@leticiagarcia9025 si debieron serlo yo también lo pienso, porqué el corazón demostró no tener, se las quitaba de encima, sin piedad alguna, hombre cruel.
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Katherine was genuinely in love with Thomas Seymour. She was not as prudish as she
is sometimes portrayed because during Latimer's last illness she did not discourage the interest of either Henry VIII or Thomas Seymour. It is possible that she had to nurse both her first and second husband although her first husband was not elderly as sometimes presumed.
Thank you, it’s amazing how you can make these people come to life. Instead of musty pages in a history book they become real life people, with hopes and desires. Thoroughly enjoyed it, many thanks 👵👵👵🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you so much :-) Yes, I love bringing them back (after a fashion).
So interesting! I love hearing how smart, strong and human these women actually were. Another great job! 💗
Thanks Connie. Yes, they were amazing. They did far better with the trials life threw at them than I would do in their positions.
Well done. Love getting this insight into her early life. I've always thought Catherine was a fascinating character. A formidable intellectual, to be sure, but it's rather nice to step outside that and see her as a woman with passions of her own. Wish her life hadn't ended so tragically, but I'm glad she (finally) got to be with the man she truly loved.
Yes, she is really interesting, but as you say, it's so sad how she met her end.
Hi. Thanks for uploading this. I have been to Snape on several occasions. It lies on the western fringe of the Vale of Mowbray and close to the Yorkshire Dales. Although the castle is in private hands and not open to the public, the chapel attached to the back of the castle is usually open for anyone to visit. Presumably, it was Catherine's main place of worship when she lived at Snape but she would also have attended services at the parish church, which was located about two miles to the south at the village of Well and the church is also well worth visiting.
Yes, that sounds about right (assuming the chapel hasn't been rebuilt since her time). The Castle sounds and looks lovely. I'm envious you were able to visit :-)
Another outstanding work from you. I did as you recommended and now have both Catherine Parr videos in my liked list. She was definitely a complex character and likely far more so than even what records we have can define. I come from a family (mother's side) of strong willed, intelligent, women who, nevertheless, understood how to work within the norms of their times. I had the privilege of meeting my maternal Great Grandmother. She was a truly smart woman for the era she grew up in and was adaptable to the end of her nearly century long life back in the mid-80's. So I can admire a woman of Catherine's caliber. Smart, strong and truly capable as a woman.
Thank you :-) Yes, Catherine was brilliant and how lucky are you to get to meet a great-grandparent?! Mine were all long gone before I arrived.
Thank you as always history calling, Catherine Parr is one of my favourite queen's, beautiful bright and very Inteligent lady, she died far to young she lived life with such passion.
I agree. It was incredibly sad that she didn't get to live to raise her daughter. Thanks for watching.
@@HistoryCalling thank you Friday is learning history day😊
Absolutely LOVED this video. You don’t really know much about her prior to her marriage to Henry. Thank you for this!!
Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it :-) I thought it was a different approach to take with her to provide something a little bit different than what we usually see in videos, movies and TV shows about her.
Thank you very much for this. As usual, a well presented / narrated piece. Your channel is one of the shining lights among a myriad of dullards and I look forward to this every friday now. I found you by accident via the algorithm & am grateful. I am slightly lacking in knowledge when it comes to Catharine. All I seem to recall is that she later married Thomas Seymour and became, in effect, a guardian to Elizabeth - The First, to be - which didn't turn out well, if my failing memory serves me right. Especially for the abusive Seymour!! I must read more. (Kicks self up backside and gets on with it).
No need to read more. Check out my video on Catherine called Surviving Henry VIII (that's what's on the thumbnail image) which includes her marriage to Seymour, or else my video on Elizabeth I, part 1 which looks at the same episode, but more so from Elizabeth's point of view. Glad you enjoyed this video. Thanks for watching. :-)
@@HistoryCalling Thanks. Found it & have saved to 'Watch Later'. Well, it IS friday & the social calendar beckons. :)
You're welcome. Enjoy. :-)
I listen to you everyday. I so enjoy your presentations and the detail that you give. Your lovely voice is calming and relaxing. Thank you so much.
Good evening. Interesting as always. I think Catherine was a intelligent- and thought through the way her life could go...... clever lady. And her life was so short..... thank you x
Hi Anne. I think so too. It's tragic that after 3 marriages to men I don't think she was terribly interested in, her final marriage to the man she wanted was marred by his terrible behaviour and then she didn't even get to raise her daughter. :-( Many thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you, great video as always.
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Great video. I enjoyed it. Alison
Thank you 😊
Ah, Friday. History day for me every week, thanks to you. I have to confess I've never had an overriding interest in the Tudors and I really felt the subject had been done to death with myriad historical dramas. However, I've changed my tune after watching you breathe life into these extraordinary (and sometimes monstrous) historical figures with your erudite presentations. Given the facts that she was widowed twice, was married to a brute, and endured Seymour's behavior with Elizabeth, Catherine might be labeled "unlucky in love" while still being a formidable woman. Please do forge on with any plans on the Battle of Hastings. Thank you again. Stay safe.
Thanks Stephen. I confess I find them overdone as well (how many more TV shows on Anne Boleyn for instance?!) but they're popular and tend to bring in viewers so I feel it's wise to do videos on them. I do try to at least find something new(ish) to say about them though, or which hasn't received too much attention.
@@HistoryCalling Indeed yes, it's wise to work on expanding your audience. I just ordered Susan James' book and am looking forward to taking a deeper dive into your field of expertise. You rock!
Thank you (and enjoy the book) :-)
everyone's life was a film script back then - our lives would bore them to tears - good topic ty
I agree. You don't hear of many people married 4 (or indeed 6) times nowadays. Our lives would indeed seem boring :-)
@@HistoryCalling - I doubt many of us would have the wits to prosper in those times - these people seem pretty sharp and the dumb don't last long
Oh I'm sure I'd be toast inside of a week :-)
@@HistoryCalling - your knowledge of history might gain you a whole month - I must ask if you've ever seen the BBC 1970s Tudor dramatizations - it was my intro to these people when I was very young of course - I'm sure you'd love them
I have indeed. They were my intro too (until things like the Elizabeth movies and The Tudors came along). Elizabeth R is probably my favourite, though it was on recently and looking back at it, I thought they maybe should have cast an actual teenager to play the young Elizabeth. Glenda Jackson just wasn't pulling off 15 any more :-)
excellent to learn from you as always!! i never realized how young Catherine was when she first married. and Snape Castle!?! Yes please!!😂
Hmm, I typed out a whole response to this already and it doesn't appear to have posted. Oh well, here I go again. Yes, she was very young - the stereotypical early-modern teenage bride. If only she'd lived at Hogwarts Castle though, we could really have gone to town :-)
@@HistoryCalling that is a mash up i seriously need in my life 🤣
Well there is that rumour (false I'm afraid) that Anne Boleyn was a witch. That might be as close as we can get though :-)
Absolutely love your videos! Would love to see more on the War of the Roses! Joan of Arc, The hundred years war oh i could go on! Great videos I’ve watched many of them more than once - bravo xx
Thank you for sharing this interesting & informative video! Catherine Parr has interested me since I was young (and growing up with a history-buff dad), because she seems like such a truly good person: a good wife to three men she probably wouldn't have chosen if she had freedom to choose, an especially good & loving stepmother, a person of intellectual honesty as her religious beliefs changed, courageous in the face of real uncertainty when husband #2 was playing both sides...You did a wonderful job bringing all of that together and teaching us even more.
Thank you. I'm really glad you liked it. She's my favourite wife in that I think I could be friends with her if I went back in time. Anne Boleyn is probably my favourite to research, but I wouldn't want to get on her bad side!
Oh what an interesting topic!! Adore your content, as always! You're so talented at what you do! ♡
Edited to add after watching:
These women are so often portrayed merely as powerless, weak, & oppressed, but you do such a wonderful job of showing them as real living breathing human beings that were far more complex than they're usually given credit for. It's a shame that Thomas was such an opportunistic lech. She was far more intelligent, loving, & loyal than he deserved in my opinion.
Thank you :-) Yes, Catherine was a smart cookie and I completely agree, she deserved far better than Thomas. The end of her story is a bit of a Greek tragedy, poor thing.
Thank you.
I love the Tudors! Thank you so much for doing this! Awesome content 👏👌👍
My pleasure. Thank you for watching. :-)
When the series Tudors first aired I was fascinated with all the characters. I know there’s no evidence that her second husband knew of Henry VIII’s interest in her nor her infatuation with Thomas Seymour but on his deathbed his final words to her was “Go to. Hell” which was shocking leaving viewers to wonder what he knew!
Yes, I wonder if he noticed the suitors circling Catherine as well during his final weeks. Hmm...
@@HistoryCalling I’m guessing there were very few secrets at court. Spies and counterspies everywhere.
I love these videos so much! 👏👏👍👍🎩🎩
Thank you. I'm glad you like them :-)
Very interesting and informative, I learned a lot that I didn't know!
Thank you. I'm glad you like it :-)
If I had a history professor like you in high school, I wouldn't have done so bad. :) Good job. :) I like it so much, 15 minutes felt like 5 :)
Thank you! 😃
Bad teachers can make you hate any subject
So true!
@@HistoryCalling We stop learning once we've passed on, for life is just one big ol school & we are its students. :)
Especially if shes hot 😜 as her voice is. 😄😃
C Parr is arguably, after Anne Boleyn, the most intriguing Queen of Henry's. From Catholic to ardent Protestant. From a loveless marriage to an older man to a ruinous and passionate marriage. From revered and saintly step mother to a woman who seemingly allowed her step daughter to be taken advantage of by her husband. I'd love to see a drama about her life and see more of the marriage between her and Seymour as shown (to some degree) in Becoming Elizabeth
So busy yesterday at the shops, today I'm present. 🍎
Her life before becoming Queen?? She was a bright busy woman. Henry got on her case for trying to tudor him. 😃 and she swiftly apologises. Smart girl to keep her head.
Just finished the 7 month old Parr presentation and the last 3 minutes are brutal. How can someone so intelegent be blind to Seemore's behavior with Elizabeth?? Bet that left a lasting scar that would not buff out for Elisibeth 1. However Thomas got what he deserved.
When even thinking of HenryVIII I can not fail to think of Charles Laughton in the 1933 b&w movie as it's etched into my childhood brain.
Not much intellect but hope I brought a smile.
Yes, Seymour's behaviour was terrible and I'm sure Catherine was heartbroken and Elizabeth scarred for life, as you say. I don't consider Thomas any great loss to the world either.
4:19 I always thought Katherine was very pretty. Also thank you for telling her backstory and upbringing. I've never heard it before now, as I've never read any biographies on her. Was all very interesting to hear and a well made, well researched video as always.
You're so welcome :-)
Not long found out i'm related to Catherine Parr so this is great to learn about. :)
I have always admired Catharine Parr. She lived her life in the most difficult time of History , being Catholic or Church of England.(dammed if you do and dammed if you don't) l will always see Catherine Parr as a very wise woman , who probley with her love of God and who in her early years was reared as a Catholic was faced with beheading if one was to side with King or Pope. She played her cards right. I believe King Henry had respect for her , and she showed love and compassion for him. Although on one occasion ,she nearly lost her head , when she had verbally shown loyality to her Catholic faith, in front of the King and then had to apologize to him and refrase her wording as he was suspicious of anyone who did not support his way of thinking.Sad for her but then joy later , as she was able to marry the man of her dreams and bear a child . Unfortunately she died soon later.
I agree with your view that she's in the chapel and wasnt found because the floor plan was slightly out.
I'm glad because the poor young girl was much abused in her lifetime which makes the idea that she's been poorly treated post mortem even more horrible to contemplate.
This was great
Thanks Sean :-)
@@HistoryCalling you’re probably going to laugh. I’ve a younger cousin, up in the Mourne Mountains, born Catherine Cunningham. Married a big lad called Parr.
Love the Tudor history stuff though. Teach politics & history in a NSW uni myself, so a bit more familiar with the Civil War through to William & Mary (mainly because the era generated political theories that still have many explanatory and educational uses. But really enjoy what you’re doing here. Loved your comparison of the different ways Anne Boleyn’s execution has been portrayed cinematically. I do a A-Levels/uni summer course for high achievers in their second last year (last summer-holidays, seasons reversed calendar wise down under) and often schedule an historical film. Find it helps good high school students get to grips with ideologies’ influence on the production of history, which they’re told is a thing but it’s never explained too well and therefore they’ve no idea how to exploit it (at A-levels/HSC level). It usually gives me a lecture which I can schedule a film as a set-text for students in both our history and English cohorts.
Wondering if I can get a late-middle/early-modern text in somewhere now. I use “And the Band Played On” (about the classification of HIV and it’s political impacts) last summer holidays because I thought it was the best way to get students talking about the COVID-19 lockdowns and political impacts thereof.
They loved it. Much more than I expected, but as my law-student daughter pointed out later on, it was also very topical in terms of the queer politics, which the students all related to too.
Your classes sound brilliant, though having worked in academia myself I sympathise with the amount of marking which must come your way. That was always my least favourite part and something I certainly don't miss.
@@HistoryCalling thanks!
Marking is a killer. Still finishing my second tutorials’ minor essays off. My eyes are bloody square and the dog really needs a walk through the park and down to the beach. Springtime just hit here. Blooms all out. I better get moving or I’ll miss them.
Yeah, it's misery. I always found it harder to mark on screen as well, but it's generally expected nowadays. Essays would be easier if only their spelling and grammar were better too, but I often found that a lot of my feedback was telling them to use capital letters and full stops, which was a rather depressing thing to have to explain to adults who didn't have any learning issues, such as dyslexia. :-( Best of luck with it though!
This is brilliant, i would love to learn about Henry Viiis mother in laws
Isabella of Castile is an interesting story. I don't know if there's enough info. out there to do compelling videos on the rest though. Mind you I don't know much about Anne of Cleves' mother, so she might be a possibility too.
I have most respect for Catherine Parr very intelligent and smart woman and she’s behaved as a women of time in history Very historic woman
Yes, I really like her too. I think I'd get along well with her if I could go back in time.
As someone with Austism who's very close to my mother, she's very inspiring for me.
May I suggest a serie on the Habsburgs...?
Yes, I've considered doing something on their inbreeding, which was far more pronounced than anything the English/Scots ever did, despite the fact that people love to claim the British royals are inbred.
@@HistoryCalling Looking foreward to it.....
Not related, but joined the channel and love British history. We have many roots and ties to England and Wales. Genealogy brought us to Mary Queen of Scotts.
I'm Lincolnshire! Both Gainsborough and Kirton.
There must have been people who didn’t believe in god at all during this era, and or just played the part of whatever religion they where required but didn’t really care about it.
she sounded like an incredible savvy woman who know how to play the game and what rules to bend.
Oh, I'm certain there were. I think CP was a genuinely devout woman though, who thought deeply about religion, thus her conversion to an early brand of Protestantism and her publications on religious topics.
Catherine Parr also out of Henry VIII's wives was the only author. Written in 1547 called The Lamentation of a Sinner.
Thank you for educating me on the early life of Catherine Parr. It is interesting that Lord Latimer talked his way back into favor with Henry. I believe Robert Ask was not that fortunate. I do think it’s interesting that intelligent, thinking women attracted Henry. Catherine of Aragon was very savvy. Anne Boleyn well read and educated and Catherine Parr as well. The attractions seems to wane, could it be that he was intimidated by them? Oh well, we will never know, but fun to speculate! Thank you again for furthering my interest in these complicated people.
Yes, I've always thought that he liked smart, interesting women, at least initially. I think he liked being able to have a good conversation with his wife or mistress. The only woman he chose who didn't have a good education was Katherine Howard and I think she had other attractions shall we say?! Yes, Aske met a very unpleasant end. More on that in my 'Life of Henry VIII, part 3' video if you're interested.
Catherine Parr and Anne Boleyn paralleled each other in a lot of ways--except Catherine knew how to be meek and subservient to quell Henry's moods. After surviving Henry, she deserved much better than what she got with that scumbag Seymour. May she rest in peace.
For the record, I have no doubt Edward executed Seymour as justice for the crimes he committed against Edward's beloved step-mother Catherine and his sister Elizabeth.
Yes, they were both very smart and had similar religious leanings, but I agree that Catherine was ultimately better at playing meek. She also benefitted from not having the same pressure to produce a son and from Henry being much older, less mobile and less able to chase her ladies in waiting. I think Edward Seymour executed his brother for trying to seize control of the minority. It's covered in more detail in my video on Edward VI, but I made that one so long ago now, I can't remember all the details! :-)
Brilliant!
Will you, or believe a need to extend your talents prior to The Tudors?
Maybe back to William and Battle of Hastings?
Bless
You literally read my mind :-) I was debating something to do with Hastings as the anniversary is coming up. I'm not sure I'll get it done in time for that, but yes, medieval history is definitely on the agenda.
Can you do a video on her daughter Mary Seymour
That would be tragically short I'm afraid. I think she went to live with the Duchess of Suffolk after her father's death and died as a toddler, poor thing. :-(
@@HistoryCalling people aren’t entirely sure when she died
It's good to be a woman in 2022 vs back then!
Even with the many pitfalls of today's world, a woman can still, mostly, choose for herself, make her own way without having to depend on a man or other people to have a good life. Also, she won't be executed for turning a marriage proposal down from a king.
Although, many women are still forced into marriage or held captive by their father, the world is slowly changing for the better.
I’d love to learn more about her siblings and what happened to them?
I love hearing this and the snape jokes i shall find them in these comments lol
Thank you :-)
Your welcome 🤗
Fun fact: Cleeves lived longer than Parr
Would you consider doing a video that simplifies the war of the roses?
Haha, that's quite a tall order. They were so complicated! :-) I certainly want to do videos on that era (and in fact if you watch my videos on the life of Henry VII, you'll get some Wars of the Roses information, albeit mainly just from his perspective), but I don't know how simple they'll be.
@@HistoryCalling Yes. You did a great job with Henry VII. Maybe just the princes in the tower? I know it's sad, but an important pivitol moment. I just love listening to you.
Thank you. Yes, they're on the list (I know I keep telling people that, but they really are, I promise) :-)
@@HistoryCalling I think even a "simplified" video would be several hours long, lol, but I'd love whatever you did! Anything Mediaeval, but I've been trying to bash the Wars of the Roses into my head :D The genealogy is entrancing, so I've got, like, the Mortimer claim sorted, lol, but the politics? Um... Warwick kept changing sides? :D And I loved your Henry VII vids!
Thank you :-)
Being hard of hearing I would appreciate being able to read what is said
You can. Just switch on the closed captioning at the bottom of the video. I use my scripts to create the subtitles, so it'll match what I'm saying rather than you having to rely on the auto-generated subtitles from CZcams.
I appreciate your informative videos, but, even though I live in the United States, I can't get the 'Horrible Histories' songs out of my head.
Well they are classics :-)
You don't WANT them out of your head! Are you insane?!? :D And you don't have to be British to love them- I'm Australian & it's my fave show
@@HistoryCalling They are. You clearly have good taste ;) Would you believe Dr. Kat from Reading the Past hadn't even _heard_ of the Monarchs Song?!?!?! :o Hopefully she has now; I threw down a link soooooo fast, lol, but HOW has a British history nerd completely missed it???
Its Day care prounced not Daker Dacre is spelling. Yours Sir Kevin Parr Bt
Lady Latimer
She's beautiful
Do you think Henry had given up on another son when he married Cathrine?
Hmm, good question. I suppose there was always a little bit of hope, but he hadn't conceived with the much younger Katherine Howard and seems to have been having issues in the bedroom as far back as Anne Boleyn. Also, in marrying Catherine Parr, he knew that he was marrying a woman who had been wed twice before and had never had children or been pregnant (that we know of). I would assume that he therefore thought the chances of producing a Duke of York were pretty low.
@@HistoryCalling Thanks.
Probably wishful thinking on his part, but his will included directions based on the contingency of Catherine's being pregnant at the time of his passing.
I'm a quarter Parr, and sometimes i wonder is she is an ancestor of mine.
She didn't have any children surnamed Parr, nor did her brother, but it's always possible you're related through a cousin.
@@HistoryCalling Yeah, i know i'm clutching at straws with this. ;)
Stranger things have happened :-) Of course if you are related to Catherine, you may be related to Henry too ...😬
@@HistoryCalling There was an illegitimate daughter of Robert the Bruce that married a man with my family name, so i'm clutching at that straw too. ;)
I am a descendant of Sir Thomas Parr family. ❤
My Cousin!
Excellent family tree :-)
What happened to her Stepdaughter from her second marriage?
Became her stepmother's lady-in-waiting; died at around age 21, betrothed, but not married as yet to Ralph Bigod.
Obviously J.K.Rowling took her fictional name process seriously Englishey. Neville, Snapes, La Strange,etc. Mix it up well with Latin, et voila`!
Harry Potter!
Does anyone ever know what happened to her stepdaughter Margaret?
She was a lady in waiting to her former stepmother when Katherine became queen. She appears to have died young at around age 21, having been betrothed, but not married, to Ralph Bigod.
Hi, your videos seem really interesting and I'd like to watch them but I have a weird question. Could you back the mic away from your mouth a bit? All I hear is lip smacking and spit sounds and I just can't stand it lol. That would be good if this were an ASMR channel but it's not. If you cant fix this because of your mic set up or dont want to change it, that's okay too. I hope I don't come off as rude
There are subtitles! :) Also, have you heard of misophonia? If not, google it- some people find exactly those kinds of sounds really distressing or stressful, including a friend of mine, so it just rang a bell, whereas I've never even noticed those sounds in these vids... Anyway, enough with the internet diagnosis, lol; I hope you work out a way to watch these vids cos they're amazing :)
@@beth7935 I have heard of misophonia! I dont think I have it because I do enjoy whisper/almost inaudible ASMR but when a person is talking regularly and I can hear their tongue moving and smacking around, it drives me nuts lol but thanks for the suggestion for captions.
@@sarahr1994 Wow! It was news to me til a couple of years ago... I put the subs on for a couple of people cos I just find the way they narrate annoying, even tho there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. This channel has proper subs too, not demented auto-translate, which is only fit for comedic purposes :D
Hi, thank you for your feedback. I can't really do too much about this I'm afraid. People complained a little when I used to use a headset as the microphone, so when the channel started to make some money I upgraded to a hands-free microphone (with pop filter in front of it and foam cover over it) which sits on the desk in between me and the laptop and I'm reading my script off the laptop screen into the microphone. If I lean too far back from the mic, it blocks the screen. If I constantly pause to clear my throat or swallow, I'd only be able to record a couple of sentences at a time. I also have to say I don't hear too much of the noise you describe, as when I do hear something really obvious in playback, I generally rerecord that section to get rid of it. Perhaps we're using different volumes though? I'm also in a bit of a catch-22 here, as many other people say they like the audio as it is. Anyway, I think Beth's idea of subtitles might be helpful and I hope you're able to continue to watch and enjoy the videos.
@@HistoryCalling I know this is months later, but I like the way you speak and your calm/soothing tone-I don't hear any "spit" sounds. I think someone is either over-reacting or jealous. There are voices that irritate me on CZcams, but you're not one of them (and I'm sure 83k other subscribers agree :)
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