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She was born in 1187 and she was the only child
of the 2nd Earl of Salisbury. And when he died
when she was nine years old, she very unusually
not only inherited his title she very unusually
not only inherited his title but also all of his money. [narrator] Now,
an immensely wealthy woman, Ela's ward, The Crusader King
Richard Lionheart used her to benefit
his own family
of the 2nd Earl of Salisbury. And when he died
when she was nine years old, she very unusually
not only inherited his title she very unusually
not only inherited his title but also all of his money. [narrator] Now,
an immensely wealthy woman, Ela's ward, The Crusader King
Richard Lionheart used her to benefit
his own family
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She was born in 1187
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and she was the only child
of the 2nd Earl of Salisbury.
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And when he died
when she was nine years old,
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she very unusually
not only inherited his title
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she very unusually
not only inherited his title
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but also all of his money.
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[narrator] Now,
an immensely wealthy woman,
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Ela's ward,
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The Crusader King
Richard Lionheart
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used her to benefit
his own family.
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Movie Summary
The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
![[Jim] We're on LaSalle Street - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/jim-were-on-lasalle-street.jpg)
![[narrator] Among well-kept
homes are a scattering
of rundown structures. - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/narrator-among-well-kept-homes-are-a-scattering-of-rundown-structures.jpg)
![[Jim] In one part
of the complex, - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/jim-in-one-part-of-the-complex.jpg)
![[narrator] Out front,
one distinctive sign
has survived. - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/narrator-out-front-one-distinctive-sign-has-survived.jpg)
![[narrator] As well
as great names,
it attracted huge controversy. - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/narrator-as-well-as-great-names-it-attracted-huge-controversy.jpg)
![[narrator] The Drop
was pushing
the boundaries, - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/narrator-the-drop-was-pushing-the-boundaries.jpg)
![[narrator] By the 1950's,
The Drop, as it was known, - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/narrator-by-the-1950s-the-drop-it-known.jpg)
![[narrator] But that same year, - Mysteries of the Abandoned](https://clip.cafe/img400/narrator-but-same-year.jpg)
