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Lord Mountbatten, last Viceroy of India, in a documentary on Partition in 1947, wartime commander in South East Asia, royal mentor and IRA victim in 1979.Louis Mountbatten, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, was born in 1900. He commanded the destroyer HMS Kelly in the Second World War and in 1943 became Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia. As the last Viceroy of India from 1947 he oversaw independence and the partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan, a process marked by mass violence and displacement, and then served as independent India's first governor-general. He went on to be First Sea Lord and Chief of the Defence Staff, and was an uncle of Prince Philip and a mentor to Prince Charles; in 1979 the IRA bombed his boat in County Sligo, Ireland, and killed him.Watch nextPrince Philip - A Life of Duty and Scandal:    • Prince Philip - A Life of Duty and Scandal...  Gandhi - India's Great Soul:    • Gandhi - India's Great Soul Documentary  Related playlistsThe Windsors:    • The Windsors  Leaders of the British Empire:    • Leaders of the British Empire  Military Leaders:    • Military Leaders  Subscribe:    / @peopleprofiles  Our second channel, Dynastic Profiles:    / @dynasticprofiles  Support us on Patreon:   / thepeopleprofiles  Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peoplepr...Every People Profiles documentary is written, narrated and edited by human beings, and all our scripts are checked for AI and plagiarism.All footage, images and music used in People Profiles videos are sourced from free media websites or are purchased with commercial rights from online media archives.People Profiles serial number: PP295#LordMountbatten #BritishEmpire #PeopleProfiles

Rob Roy MacGregor documentary on the cattleman branded an outlaw, his feud with the Duke of Montrose, the 1715 Jacobite rising and the outlawed MacGregor name.A Highland cattle dealer from Clan MacGregor, a name that was outlawed, Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734) borrowed a large sum to expand his herd, with the Duke of Montrose as his principal creditor. When his chief herder, entrusted with the money, disappeared, Montrose seized his lands, and Rob Roy answered with a private feud, raiding the duke's cattle. He took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715, was later imprisoned and was finally pardoned in 1727. A legend in his own lifetime, he died at Balquhidder in 1734, and Sir Walter Scott's 1817 novel added to his fame.Watch nextKing George I - The German King Who Ruled Britain:    • King George I - The German King Who Ruled ...  James II - The King Who Lost Three Kingdoms:    • James II - The King Who Lost Three Kingdom...  Related playlistsRebels & Freedom Fighters:    • Rebels & Freedom Fighters  Criminals & Pirates:    • Criminals & Pirates  British Leaders:    • British Leaders  Subscribe:    / @peopleprofiles  Our second channel, Dynastic Profiles:    / @dynasticprofiles  Support us on Patreon:   / thepeopleprofiles  Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peoplepr...Every People Profiles documentary is written, narrated and edited by human beings, and all our scripts are checked for AI and plagiarism.All footage, images and music used in People Profiles videos are sourced from free media websites or are purchased with commercial rights from online media archives.People Profiles serial number: PP294#RobRoy #ScottishHistory #PeopleProfiles

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Victorian engineer, in a documentary on the Great Western Railway, SS Great Britain, Thames Tunnel and Clifton Suspension Bridge.The son of the French-born engineer Marc Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth in 1806 and became one of the most eminent engineers of the Victorian age. He worked with his father on the Thames Tunnel, was the first engineer of the Great Western Railway, designing its London to Bristol main line, and designed the steamships Great Western, Great Britain and Great Eastern. He also produced the design for the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash and designs for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a bridge completed after his death. The documentary follows his ambition, his setbacks and his death in 1859, aged 53.Watch nextQueen Victoria - Empress of an Empire:    • Queen Victoria - Empress of an Empire Docu...  Charles Darwin - Evolution, Natural Selection & the Origin of Species:    • Charles Darwin - Evolution, Natural Select...  Related playlistsGreat Inventors:    • Great Inventors  Great Scientists:    • Great Scientists  Great Scientists & Inventors (People Profiles Podcast):    • Great Scientists & Inventors (People Profi...  Subscribe:    / @peopleprofiles  Our second channel, Dynastic Profiles:    / @dynasticprofiles  Support us on Patreon:   / thepeopleprofiles  Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peoplepr...Every People Profiles documentary is written, narrated and edited by human beings, and all our scripts are checked for AI and plagiarism.All footage, images and music used in People Profiles videos are sourced from free media websites or are purchased with commercial rights from online media archives.People Profiles serial number: PP293#IsambardKingdomBrunel #VictorianEra #PeopleProfiles

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Leon Trotsky, a key figure in the Russian Revolution, rose to power alongside Lenin before being exiled and assassinated as a vocal critic of Stalin's regime. His life was a whirlwind of revolutionary fervour, political intrigue, and unwavering commitment to Marxist ideals.Please subscribe here.    / @peopleprofiles  Our second channel.    / @dynasticprofiles  Follow us on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/7fKALbr...Support us on Patreon   / thepeopleprofiles  Follow us on Twitter.   / tpprofiles  Thanks for watching! If you liked this video, check out our related videos below:   • Roman Emperors     • Great Queens     • Kings & Queens of England  All footage, images and music used in People Profiles videos are sourced from free media websites or are purchased with commercial rights from online media archives.All People Profiles scripts are researched and written by qualified Historians. The script for this video has been checked with Plagiarism and AI Detector software and scored 0% on Grammarly. In academia, a score of below 15% is considered good or acceptable. No AI is used during the writing process of People Profiles videos, which are narrated by human voice over artists. Please see the end credits of our videos for details and contact us for script references.#peopleprofiles #history #biography

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Please subscribe here.    / @peopleprofiles  Our second channel.    / @dynasticprofiles  Follow us on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/7fKALbr...Support us on Patreon   / thepeopleprofiles  Follow us on Twitter.   / tpprofiles  Thanks for watching! If you liked this video, check out our related videos below:   • Roman Emperors     • Great Queens     • Kings & Queens of England  All footage, images and music used in People Profiles videos are sourced from free media websites or are purchased with commercial rights from online media archives.All People Profiles scripts are researched and written by qualified Historians. The script for this video has been checked with Plagiarism and AI Detector software and scored 1% on Grammarly. In academia, a score of below 15% is considered good or acceptable. No AI is used during the writing process of People Profiles videos, which are narrated by human voice over artists. Please see the end credits of our videos for details and contact us for script references.Bundesarchiv, Bild CC-BY-SA 3.0US National Archives, CC BY 3.0#peopleprofiles #history #biography