Mysteries.of.the.Abandoned.S09E10.1080p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-BTN_track3_[und] Movie Subtitles

1 00:00:01,300 --> 00:00:04,367 [narrator] A beautiful chateau with an ugly past. 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,166 This castles glory was born out of deceit 3 00:00:09,166 --> 00:00:10,467 and treachery. 4 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:17,800 [narrator] A gloomy structure that administered hope. 5 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:22,667 It was a remedy to the racial injustices 6 00:00:22,667 --> 00:00:23,767 that were going on. 7 00:00:28,667 --> 00:00:30,000 [narrator] And an out-of-this-world site 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,000 [narrator] And an out-of-this-world site 9 00:00:31,166 --> 00:00:33,100 built by sheer ingenuity. 10 00:00:33,767 --> 00:00:35,967 A lot of resources were spent 11 00:00:35,967 --> 00:00:38,367 to create these beautiful spaces 12 00:00:38,367 --> 00:00:39,900 hundreds of feet above ground. 13 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:46,567 [narrator] Decaying relics. 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,266 Ruins of lost worlds. 15 00:00:51,867 --> 00:00:54,300 Sites haunted by the past. 16 00:00:55,667 --> 00:00:58,600 Their secrets waiting to be revealed. 17 00:01:07,166 --> 00:01:10,300 In the heart of France's Loire Valley 18 00:01:10,367 --> 00:01:12,667 to the southwest of Paris 19 00:01:12,667 --> 00:01:16,567 is a fairy tale structure with a dramatic story to tell. 20 00:01:21,567 --> 00:01:22,867 I feel like I've been set down 21 00:01:22,867 --> 00:01:24,900 in the middle of the Magic Kingdom. 22 00:01:26,100 --> 00:01:29,467 [Rob] It's beautiful and utterly captivating. 23 00:01:29,467 --> 00:01:30,000 It's like this mix between Angkor Wat and Disneyland. 24 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,000 It's like this mix between Angkor Wat and Disneyland. 25 00:01:34,667 --> 00:01:36,300 [narrator] This region is known 26 00:01:36,367 --> 00:01:38,200 for its sprawling chateaus, 27 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,900 but none looked like this... 28 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,700 It's not the standard version. 29 00:01:44,767 --> 00:01:46,767 Most of them are very, very symmetrical. 30 00:01:46,767 --> 00:01:48,367 This one is fun. 31 00:01:48,367 --> 00:01:51,900 It sits in the middle of a lake, a deliberate lake, 32 00:01:51,967 --> 00:01:55,000 and it makes the castle look like it's floating. 33 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,667 It's a really clever architectural trick. 34 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:00,000 [narrator] Yet this once lavish sights, 35 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,000 [narrator] Yet this once lavish sights, 36 00:02:01,467 --> 00:02:04,367 days of grandeur are now a distant memory. 37 00:02:05,767 --> 00:02:09,066 The reefs gone and there's vegetation crawling 38 00:02:09,066 --> 00:02:10,767 its way through all the windows 39 00:02:10,767 --> 00:02:12,000 and along all the walls. 40 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:16,166 [Claire] But behind this glorious chateau 41 00:02:16,166 --> 00:02:18,100 is a tale of treachery and deceit. 42 00:02:19,767 --> 00:02:21,567 [Rob] Its owner was labeled a traitor 43 00:02:21,567 --> 00:02:23,700 by France's most notorious king. 44 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:28,166 [narrator] But his fall from grace 45 00:02:28,166 --> 00:02:30,000 would be the making of this fantastical place. 46 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,000 would be the making of this fantastical place. 47 00:02:37,767 --> 00:02:42,000 The Loire Valley is famed for its extravagant castles. 48 00:02:42,867 --> 00:02:45,166 Centuries of aristocratic wealth 49 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:47,467 mean that opulence is the norm here. 50 00:02:49,567 --> 00:02:52,367 We're in the heart of the French countryside 51 00:02:52,367 --> 00:02:55,166 at the very tip of the Loire Valley. 52 00:02:55,166 --> 00:02:58,000 All the Great Kings of France enjoyed coming here 53 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,867 to relax in the fresh river air. 54 00:03:04,667 --> 00:03:08,367 [narrator] When Romain Delaume first came here in 2017, 55 00:03:09,100 --> 00:03:10,500 he was instantly struck 56 00:03:10,567 --> 00:03:13,166 by the majestic charm of the rundown ruin. 57 00:03:15,567 --> 00:03:18,100 [Romain] I fell in love with the castle straight away. 58 00:03:18,166 --> 00:03:20,767 What with the water, the castle and nature? 59 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:23,000 We're experiencing something special here. 60 00:03:23,066 --> 00:03:25,600 You can really sense some very strong emotions. 61 00:03:27,100 --> 00:03:30,000 [narrator] Chateau de la Mothe-Chandeniers 62 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,166 [narrator] Chateau de la Mothe-Chandeniers 63 00:03:30,166 --> 00:03:31,000 dates back to the 13th century, 64 00:03:33,767 --> 00:03:37,700 a time when powerful kings and queens ruled the land, 65 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,467 long before bloody revolution 66 00:03:41,467 --> 00:03:42,867 would sever their heads. 67 00:03:45,367 --> 00:03:48,166 Here we are in the oldest part of the estate. 68 00:03:48,166 --> 00:03:51,367 You can see this big wall, which was once a moat. 69 00:03:51,367 --> 00:03:53,066 In fact, the main moat 70 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:55,567 which wrapped around the castle of La Mothe 71 00:03:55,567 --> 00:03:56,767 and in front of us, 72 00:03:56,767 --> 00:03:59,166 you can see the oldest section of the castle, 73 00:03:59,166 --> 00:04:00,000 which were the old medieval kitchens. 74 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,000 which were the old medieval kitchens. 75 00:04:03,100 --> 00:04:04,200 [narrator] Over the years, 76 00:04:04,266 --> 00:04:07,367 the chateau has changed hands many times 77 00:04:07,367 --> 00:04:09,266 and so has its appearance, 78 00:04:10,066 --> 00:04:12,200 and its most notorious owner 79 00:04:12,266 --> 00:04:14,367 was Francois de Rochechouart. 80 00:04:17,166 --> 00:04:21,567 He's one of the great nobles of the 17th century in France, 81 00:04:21,567 --> 00:04:24,200 quite close to King Louis, XIII, 82 00:04:24,266 --> 00:04:26,266 the father of Louis XIV, 83 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:30,000 and thick as thieves with the ruling elite in France at the time. 84 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,166 and thick as thieves with the ruling elite in France at the time. 85 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,200 Francois is captain of the king's bodyguards, 86 00:04:34,266 --> 00:04:37,867 so he's responsible for the royal family's safety and protection. 87 00:04:40,266 --> 00:04:43,266 [narrator] But at the start of 1643, 88 00:04:43,266 --> 00:04:46,867 the sudden death of the king sent shockwaves across France. 89 00:04:48,467 --> 00:04:50,200 [Claire] The death of Louis XIII 90 00:04:50,266 --> 00:04:53,266 brings about great political unrest. 91 00:04:53,266 --> 00:04:56,500 They're in the middle of the Franco-Spanish war, 92 00:04:56,567 --> 00:04:59,300 and a change in leadership at this moment 93 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:00,000 is absolutely catastrophic. 94 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,000 is absolutely catastrophic. 95 00:05:01,367 --> 00:05:03,867 It turns politics into turmoil. 96 00:05:05,900 --> 00:05:08,467 [narrator] The new king, Louis XIV 97 00:05:08,467 --> 00:05:10,600 was just four years old, 98 00:05:10,667 --> 00:05:13,300 so his mother and her advisers took control. 99 00:05:14,266 --> 00:05:16,300 They soon raised taxes to cover 100 00:05:16,367 --> 00:05:19,500 the escalating cost of the ongoing war with Spain. 101 00:05:22,166 --> 00:05:24,567 This provokes an uprising in France 102 00:05:24,567 --> 00:05:26,367 of the leading noble families, 103 00:05:26,367 --> 00:05:27,667 the merchant class 104 00:05:27,667 --> 00:05:29,467 and even just ordinary people 105 00:05:29,467 --> 00:05:30,000 in the big cities like Paris against the regime 106 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,000 in the big cities like Paris against the regime 107 00:05:32,367 --> 00:05:34,367 rebelling against these tax demands. 108 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,000 1648 marks the start of a series 109 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,066 of small civil wars 110 00:05:41,066 --> 00:05:42,867 collectively known as the Fronde. 111 00:05:43,667 --> 00:05:45,100 [Geoff] And during The Fronde, 112 00:05:45,100 --> 00:05:47,367 Rochechouart falls under suspicion 113 00:05:47,367 --> 00:05:49,467 of agitating against Louis XIV, 114 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,467 and so he's imprisoned 115 00:05:51,467 --> 00:05:53,500 by order of the king for two years. 116 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,266 [narrator] On his release, Francois, 117 00:05:58,266 --> 00:06:00,000 now exiled from Louis Royal Court in Paris, 118 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,000 now exiled from Louis Royal Court in Paris, 119 00:06:01,867 --> 00:06:05,066 retreats to his family's dilapidated castle 120 00:06:05,066 --> 00:06:06,567 here in the Loire Valley. 121 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:09,967 [Claire] Originally built as a hunting lodge, 122 00:06:09,967 --> 00:06:15,166 the fortress has been pretty much disused for centuries, 123 00:06:15,166 --> 00:06:17,200 but he sets about transforming it 124 00:06:17,266 --> 00:06:18,967 into a renaissance palace. 125 00:06:20,900 --> 00:06:24,400 And to make up for his dramatic fall from grace, 126 00:06:24,467 --> 00:06:27,867 he creates his own court to overshadow...