The DARK Story of Rolls-Royce: The Name on Every Badge OUTLIVED His Whole Family

The DARK Story of Rolls-Royce: The Name on Every Badge OUTLIVED His Whole Family The official story fits on a museum plaque. Charles Rolls, the man whose name comes first on the most famous badge in motoring, died in a flying accident in the summer of 1910, a pioneer lost too soon. The plaque leaves out almost everything that matters. On July 12, 1910, at a flying meeting outside Bournemouth, Rolls steered his Wright biplane toward a chalk circle in front of a crowded grandstand. The tail on that machine was new. He had changed it shortly before the meeting. He was 32, the third son of a lord, and the first Briton killed in a powered aeroplane. Within six years his father and both brothers were dead, and the family title simply ended. In 1971 the company that carried his name went bankrupt. In 1998 the name itself was sold apart from the factory, and there was no Rolls left alive to have a say. It all started with the order of two names on an enamel badge. Chapters: 00:00 — The Official Story 02:52 — ACT I — THE RISE 06:38 — ACT II — THE FACADE 09:52 — ACT III — THE CRACK 14:51 — ACT IV — THE RECKONING 19:28 — ACT V — THE AFTERMATH Source Material Visual material used in this production is obtained from publicly accessible archives, including Wikimedia Commons and Europeana. Copyright & Fair Use Notice This channel incorporates copyrighted material under the principles of Fair Use as recognized by U.S. law. Under Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act, certain uses of copyrighted works such as for analysis, commentary, educational purposes, research, and reporting are permitted without prior authorization from the copyright holder. Sources Charles Rolls, Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles... Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, Rolls, Charles Stewart — https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictio... The First Air Races, Bournemouth 1910 — https://www.thefirstairraces.net/meet... Statue of Charles Rolls, Monmouth — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_... Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-R... #documentary #history #RollsRoyce #CharlesRolls