I still cannot fathom how all of this wonderful footage is free to watch. Love it.

@zelosmiman5533

Жыл бұрын

@Iðunn I run adblock but you are right, it didnt occur to me that ads are a thing.

@splitman1129

Жыл бұрын

They run ads every 5 minutes. Greedy AF

@zelosmiman5533

Жыл бұрын

@@skiptoacceptancemdarlin Adblock is a thing. A thing that blocks ads. Hence the name. Adblock.

@raycane4912

Жыл бұрын

Youd' never see anything like this on MSM, EVER. Throw out the TV.

@raycane4912

Жыл бұрын

PS: The Crown is still at it, what?

13 years ago, as a high schooler, I found Ruth’s book “How to Be Victorian”. Ever since I’m so excited to find anything she’s in. Brilliant woman.

@evaniathompson3342

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! I'm reading how to be a Tudor!

@AmaraJordanMusic

5 ай бұрын

@@evaniathompson3342I’ve reread that several times; I love it!

@FrostBorn-qq7mj

2 ай бұрын

I love Ruth

@user-ut7wz7mh2r

Ай бұрын

She is hands down my favorite historian and I watch everything she does. Cheers

Seeing how hard our ancestors worked, just to survive, is fascinating! As corny as this sounds, it gives me a sense of gratitude for what they experienced- life was grueling and dangerous.

@YankeeRebel1348

Жыл бұрын

Too bad most people don't think like that today. They only care about their cell phones and being entitled.

@user-pp4uk6vg4g

11 ай бұрын

Gratitude is never corny. A good virtue.

@ashpete21

10 ай бұрын

That's the correct answer. We live off the sweat and sacrifice of those that came before us.

@ekspatriat

9 ай бұрын

And no time for looney Vegans!

@DM-vb6qy

8 ай бұрын

It’s not corny we don’t know what hard work actually is anymore these ppl worked hard labor from eyes open to close everything is at our fingertips order on Amazon or anything online or get in r cars and drive anywhere machines pretty much can do anything for us and we live longer we work hard in other ways today but nothing is easy I thank our past ppls to because of they never figured all these things out we’d still be wearing leaves 😂

I never get tired of Peter and Tom ribbing each other! :'D

I love this series so much, i think it's one of the best representation of the medieval times as a "living thing", giving a great idea of how lively the times where, which is only logical: people are humans, always where and always will be.

@twitchy_bird

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely! People tend to "other" those who lived in the past, as if they aren't the same as us in so many, many ways. Also: *were ^_^

You know you watch too many BBC documentaries when you get extra excited for the "guest star" experts to appear.

I still have relatives who live on ancestral land in an old village. It's a hard life, but so simple and pure. They have a strong community and everyone in the village are basically related. When they want to settle down, they have to find a partner from other villages. And it's the best way to start and raise a family because you have everything you need. Housing, land, nature, freedom. Kids are free to play from dusk till dawn.

@stevenmorris2293

Жыл бұрын

Which village are you referring to ? I live in a small village in Hampshirite county UK .

@debbylou5729

11 ай бұрын

‘Pure’. That’s hilarious. How much ‘pure’ manual labor have you done?

@donnahays1534

11 ай бұрын

Sounds ideal!

@hyperboreanforeskin

11 ай бұрын

​@@debbylou5729I've done alot of manual labor. I'd give anything to live in a small village and grow my own food.

@debbylou5729

11 ай бұрын

@@hyperboreanforeskin that’s what every safe first world person says. Gonna grow your own shoes, too?

its amazing how hard these people worked SO HARD for what we now take for granted!!

@flapkatt6094

Жыл бұрын

And not a single innovative item present. No cell phones, internet, food processing, clothing manufacturing, no modern cons at all. It boggles the mind how we have made it to the 21st century relatively intact as a species.

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

Yup. Bet they had a much higher appreciation for the majority of the things we take for granted as "just there."

I absolutely love Ruth, Peter and Tom. What a wonderful adventure to go along with them back through time. They are fun, lively and truly make history come alive! I'd love to see them do another one for 2024.

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

Makes me quite jealous to be honest. But then I've always figured I was born in the wrong decade.

@terryt.1643

4 ай бұрын

I laughed how Ruth’s persona slipped when the eel wriggled around her feet in the boat LOL. They do a marvelous job at their tasks when you figure the are modern folks.

After watching this, I just don't understand how everyone says we have more stress these days than people in the past. All I could think of while watching was how much work there was to do. We have it so easy these days

@juliearmstrong488

9 ай бұрын

Maybe we are lacking a solid sense of purpose. We do have it much to easy in many ways.

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

Difference is you worked mostly for yourself and you saw the fruits of your labor. Not a boss who barely knows your name. And you could survive the whole year on what you worked during a few months.

@lovegodsomuch8094

4 ай бұрын

If you don’t work- you don’t eat. Motivation.

@glue6143

3 ай бұрын

​@@ShortStuffMegs21 Have you ever heard of tenant farmers? How much do you think the farmers working those farms actually got beyond enough resources to survive a season? The serfs enslaved under feudalism only ever got the absolute bare minimum to survive while the feudal lords, who definitely did not know their names, kept the profits and surplus value and yet you act like these people lived lives of plenty and excess instead of back breaking subsistence farming where only 0.001% of the population actually saw the fruits of that labor.

@Stumpchunkman226

Ай бұрын

Right? Imagine worrying you're going to starve to death because there hasn't been enough sunlight and you'll have a poor crop yield.

Lol the way she giggled after the eel guy said they're good at finding holes.

I've heard that the reason average life expectancy was so young isn't because the average person died in their prime, but rather because the rate of infant mortality was so high that it dropped the average life expectancy very low. For example, if half the population dies before their first birthday and the other half dies of old age around 70, the average life expectancy would be 35. The math for the two groups is group one with 0 years plus group 2 with 70 years equals 70 years divided by the number of total groups 2 gives the average of 35 years. Obviously that's a simplified example, but the general idea makes sense.

@debbylou5729

Жыл бұрын

You’re 100% correct

@esomethingoranother3718

Жыл бұрын

Right

@RunninUpThatHillh

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I looked through my family records and noticed I have relatives who lived into their 70s and 80s regularly. There were quite a few that lived until amost 100 (those were Bavarian. One was a grandmother who lived to 103).

@TracyD2

Жыл бұрын

That is the average if that’s what they always are talking about. If not then they should change the wording. Like life expectancy or something

@firedog6614

Жыл бұрын

@Yankee The Rebel -- In 1900, the average life expectancy in America was age 47. Proper hygiene and nutrition improved health and wellness, but life expectancy would not increase beyond age 47 until medical practices and medicines achieved (1) women surviving child birthing, and (2) children surviving to age 10. Therefore, in 1900 only 4-5% of humankind lived beyond 60+ years. The first generation to grow older together beyond age 60 , was the GI generation (born 1901-1924), Silent generation (born 1925-1945), and then, the Boom generation (1946-1960). These three older generations comprise the older population who either have or are attaining 85+ years together (94-95%) instead of the historic 4-5% elders that society rarely saw in public. No doubt, the Covid19 vaccines reversed the progress mankind achieved. Nevertheless, the world is experiencing a phenomenon never recorded in history. You can find all this data by launching GOOGLE SCHOLAR and choosing search words to bring a plethora of scientific research on these topics. Enjoy! :-)

Those wicker eel traps are pure genius.

@maaingan

Жыл бұрын

They were one of the earliest pastoral inventions of humankind, they are so old every single culture with access to fish have some version of the fish trap. Humans are the perfect engineer race

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

​@maaingan It's always awed me to an extent that people living thousands of miles away could be having the same ideas and working on the same things at the same time.

@user-ut7wz7mh2r

Ай бұрын

How to think that all of these tools and traps and clothes and everything are handmade out of organic material, and how little of it survives to this day because it was all perfectly biodegradable. We humans really fucked up with the invent of plastics

I have read hundreds of medieval village court rolls. What amazed me was how many serfs, who were supposedly tied to the land, were wandering around buying and selling land.

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

Online or in person? Unfortunately not the deep history we have in the US.

@nbenefiel

8 ай бұрын

In my day we used xeroxes but I went to grad school in Ireland and England. The first time I was handed a 1500 year old manuscript was awe inspiring.

Something what I was looking for a long time. Just a cameraman sent back in time. More real than big studios historic movies about middle ages! I love medieval classics but I never could felt the every-day medieval life vibe.

I do wonder, im sure non land owners did still fish for eel and sneak fishing despite not having fishing rights. Humans have always broken rules when told not to

@scz1770

Жыл бұрын

Humans have broken rules to eat.

@debbylou5729

Жыл бұрын

How to tell you live in todays world. You’d be amazed at how amazingly effective the death penalty is. We need to bring it back

@scz1770

Жыл бұрын

@@debbylou5729 it's literally not effective at all. It's horribly expensive, far more expensive than feeding housing and clothing someone for life in prison, and it's been proven by study after study to not be a deterrent against crime. The only thing it does is satisfy the vengeful superficial thoughts of those who can't think critically about the societal causes of crime and understand killing people who commit crime changes absolutely nothing.

@debbylou5729

Жыл бұрын

@@scz1770 no, it hasn’t and people are too stupid to admit they’ve been had. The death penalty was cheap. ‘Progressives’ would hold up the proceedings, file again and again causing court costs and prisoner care to sky rocket. They are all placed in private cells during the 8-20 year ordeal. It’s 100% effective. The recidivism rate is ‘0’. The revolving door and loss of life and goods skyrockets because of parole. My dad worked in Saudi Arabia. He discovered he had lost his wallet and had to wait a couple of days to get back to Riyadh. He went back to the shop and asked. Everyone just shook their heads. NOT ONE PERSON HAD TOUCHED IT. It was EXACTLY where he dropped it. You know why? If you’re caught stealing, they take you out back and cut off your hand. NOT ONE PERSON would risk it by picking it up and having someone think they were stealing it. Want some more fun facts about libs? Your sorry little argument that death is ‘cruel and unusual punishment’. Then, since they’ve never been smart or remotely intelligent, they can’t just stop there. No…..they have to keep on blathering. How many have said, ‘being locked up for life is far more horrible’. Really. REALLY. So it’s MORE cruel and unusual than killing? And there you are…a product of that circular thinking

@scz1770

Жыл бұрын

@@debbylou5729 the way you don't understand anything but keep talking is shocking. You're saying physical mutilation by the state is an acceptable punishment, which 1) it isn't and 2) isn't a relevant anecdote regarding the death penalty because that doesn't even involve the death penalty. And yeah, prisons are inhumane, and if we actually invested in social programs to reduce crime and recidivism like Scandinavian countries do with social safety jets and prisons that treated people like human beings, then we would be using incarceration at far lower rates. You have zero self awareness and zero critical thinking skills and you should in no way be actually talking about this topic.

This video must be mandatory viewing by law in every middle school, high school, and university in Europe, U.S. and other English speaking nation!!!

I'm off work for the whole week between Christmas and New Year's. This program is the best way to pass the time. I envy the Team for having this wonderful experience. Wow!

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

Yes! Imagine just being able to go and live like this for three months, even a month. Just pure relaxation.

Awesome series! Hard to believe it's 10 years old! The footage still looks great and holds up even today. Thanks for posting I'll have to watch your other series as well!

@StiglerPanther

Жыл бұрын

This was in 2012….. not 2008 lol

@LonelyOutlaw

Жыл бұрын

@@StiglerPanther your comment confuses me. I never said it was 2008 🤔

@StiglerPanther

Жыл бұрын

@@LonelyOutlaw no, but you make “10 years ago” sound like 20 years ago. They had good cameras and technology back in 2012 lol

@LonelyOutlaw

Жыл бұрын

@@StiglerPanther I don't know what world you live in but 10 years is a long time when it comes to film quality.

@frankberger7035

Жыл бұрын

I would also say, for being filmed in 1500 it's spot on!

I absolutely love this series! Its always so fascinating how ingenious people are and the simple things we take for granted today were so labour intesive in the past.

These docu-series prove - THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE. Love the entire cast. Ruth reminds me so much of my grandmother.

@globaladdict

9 ай бұрын

it's actually not entirely free, they do have a subscription library and they upload stuff here in the hopes you might cross over. If you really like what you see, you should throw them a few bucks. Becuase journalism is going to completely die out unless people make an effort to pay for this content. It takes a lot of work.

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

​@@globaladdictI'd like to think a few of us hard-core knowledge addicts would keep them in business for a good while.

can't believe you're casually posting ruth and peter content like it's any other tuesday when I just finished full steam ahead three days ago and still am in full mourning(tm). ... (ok but seriously i love monastery farm. It's what got me into these kinda series in the first place

@paulmilsommusic

Жыл бұрын

Are you on drugs

Kudos to the guy who stayed true to his hairstyle until the very last strand

When Ruth served up the brewet, i had a good chuckle. It looked so grey & unappealing that it reminded me of something i once cooked. Note the word -once. Back in the 70s, when i began following a vegetarian diet, i did the research & read all the books to make sure i would be getting complete proteins. I scientifically concocted a veggie stew with just the right combo of beans & seeds for protein & a variety of veg for a balance of minerals & vitamins. I was very proud. Unfortunately, being from Trinidad, i decided to flavour it with tumeric, among other things. Taste-wise, it was marvelous, the unfortunate part was that i also threw in, at the last minute, a handful of red cabbage. The grey colour it turned into was more than off-putting. 😭 And of course, i had made a huge stock pot of it so i could freeze it. 😂 It did get eaten, it really was quite yummy, i just served it with the rice or bulgar covering it.

I love these kinds of shows. I wish I was a part of these experiences.

i found this gem of a series a few months ago, and it is perfect for research and sleeping all night lol. The narrator has a soothing voice. Ive seen this too many times 😆

I'd love to spend hours chatting with Ruth & learning from her :)

The reed mats remind me of tatami mats

I've done Tudor re-creation and I'm still learning from this show.

Ruth is my favorite presenter. She's so magical!

Ruth is absolutely wonderful

What a wonderful video production! Fantastic. I learned more in 2 hours 48 minutes than I did in all of my 8th grade year.

This was incredibly interesting, educative and fun to watch. THANK YOU so much for doing this video and making it available for free! 😊

I love this team! I have watched them so many times. Is incredible how they deliver every video with such an ease and make it engaging. Also: every time this videos gives me the FEELING of despair of HOW MUCH WORK was needed for everything. All the time. You just spend hours for something we do in minutes or seconds. Amazing!

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

I'm thinking they appreciated it much more than we do these days. We take a lot for granted for it just being available.

The guest presenter at 41:40 is Ruth's husband Mark Goodman. Kind of odd they don't mention it, but do mention when her daughters have assisted in segments in the other shows, or when her father made appearances during the WW2 series. It's nice that she's found ways to incorporate her family into the shows.

@olddirtybasterd-ex2vb

8 ай бұрын

my girl always jokes shes hooking up with the goofy lore guy LOL

Great video, but SO MANY COMMERCIALS! There was an interruption by KZread about every 5 minutes. :(

@user-ut7wz7mh2r

Ай бұрын

What are you absolutely certain you don't want to interrupt your medieval Pig farming with a Peloton class?😅

wow, this was astonishing!!! 10/10, my adhd approves thank y’all!!

The labor, ingenuity and dedication evident in this way of life is astounding! Thank you to all of the historians that have helped us better appreciate this time period. In a way I'm sad that I will never have that level of connectivity to my environment. With each part of life or skill that was demonstrated, I couldn't help but think how much more grateful they were after accomplishing, making or acquiring something.

@theCosmicQueen

Жыл бұрын

you could find a group or two to do a few things like this or similar.

I’m feeling exhausted just watching the daily toils of these wonderful talented reenactors. They bring history alive,warts and all.

I wish there were more episodes. This is such a good series.

This was so interesting, I watched it twice.

I really enjoy these but learnt quite a lot here today. Not least I was shown how the camera obscura worked. I've read descriptions of it but just couldn't visualise it (no pun intended). It's not as magic as some writers have made it seem, but I now understand why its use was viewed as shameful, and so was secretive. Thank you for the upload, I've broken a toe so I have a good excuse for binging. Having them all linked together is great, too.

So cool to see the stained glass. I learned how to do it from my mother and still do it today. Not much has changed actually. Its still quite crude, but the tools are a little smoother. Mainly, better cutters, grinders and soldering irons, and use of copper foil instead of just lead came for some techniques, but still as prone to breakage until you get a feel for how running a score and snapping effectively. Otherwise, the technique remains the same.

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

It looks like such an interesting and fun skill. I know I don't have the capital to start trying tho. 😂

@JaneofArc

8 ай бұрын

@@ShortStuffMegs21 It's truly a labor of love and very satisfying to see it come together. You could start out on a smaller scale and make jewelry with glass scraps, then move up to making simple sun catchers. Dichroic glass is also fun. You can get a microwave kiln in a kit with the other essentials for around $100 bucks or less. I've even incorporated sea glass into some of my pieces. The only catch with jewelry is that you'd need to use lead free solder since it would likely be in contact with skin and that solder is more costly (especially if it's silver, but you can also use pewter). But, alas, I understand. I have WAY too many hobbies myself without the capital or space to take on any more new ones. Lol

I bet if the orginal people were there watching all of this fumbling about on the farm would rightfully be a lot of chuckling going on. People of thier time will always do tasks in the absolute MOST efficient ways. Great shows by the way....this reenacting is important work you all do!

I'M fascinated with everything British, royal...historically, not presently. Peasants are people too, so they're just as fascinating. They have some talent, making books among baskets, and so on.

@shivadizayin

5 ай бұрын

Peasant trades would have included millers, carpenters, blacksmiths, goldsmiths, shoemakers, cobblers, chandlers (candle makers), coopers (barrel makers), tanners, tinkers, potters, weavers, bakers, fletchers (arrow-makers), book-binders, masons, and many others….. So I guess you could say they had quiet A LOT of talent 👍👍👍😊😊😊

The ingenuity of humans is amazing! I wonder who originated the process of some of the things like, refining lead from a rock or making glass and then stained glass as art?

@antonygikaru10

11 ай бұрын

It's mind bogging,they were brilliant

Love you all. Any more castle building videos from France. I really enjoyed those videos . All your videos you 3 do are awsome.

This was an incredible watch and I had such a good time. So much I learned and its all for free, thank you so much for this opportunity!

When my kids ask me what super hero I would be I say, Ruth Goodman. She is my role model for being a lifelong learner, a fearless attempter (and often a succeeder), and a wealth of useful knowledge and experience. What a gal! ❤

YESSSSS I ABSOLUTELY LIVE FOR THESE 😭😭😭😭 pls keep posting

Great series of videos. I absolutely loved watching. Thank you!!

this is just GREAT thank you very much for DOING and documenting it 😘

Absolutely a gem of a series!

1:45:09 - The distiller´s costume is really wonderful.

Literally one of my favorite videos I've ever watched

I Too felt sad at goodbye i even teared up AWW you guys worked so hard & good. I learned so much how to survive. What A GREAT DOC GOD BLESS YOU GUYS!

I have watched everything you three have done. This is my favorite.

I watch this video over and over at least 20 times to date. It is extremely informative!!!

Every cell in my body wants this life.

Awesome documentary, had seen the castle Guedelon build in France you guys done before and glad to have found this one.

Delightful and informative! Three cheers for the intrepid volunteers and the keepers of the historic arts, crafts, and trades techniques that preserve and illustrate our collective early modern civilization's roots.

The size of of the churches and techniques used to build them is incredible.

Great video, I loved it so much that I subscribed.

Ruth is my hero, what she knows, and what she knows how to do is amazing. And I'm in love with one of her side kicks, not saying who. Great show

@frankberger7035

Жыл бұрын

It's the pig, isn't it? :(

@benteknudsen3248

Жыл бұрын

@@frankberger7035 always the handsome animal (:

@alix5514

Жыл бұрын

Peter Guinn. I REALLY like him.

Came back to watch this again, was a great series. Favorite part is old man telling him "don't drink it all!" 😂😂 fonzi loves his alcohol

spectacular work by all involved, including the Tudors

This is by far one of my favorite series ever, and I'll always give a thumbs up vote to that! But... this is a very recycled series?

History hits different when it hits you in your different.

Amazing documentary

Watching this makes me want to play an hour or two of Skyrim in VR. Love the show you've put together. 😊

salt curing is still done by many pig farmers today

This is unquestionably your best video!!!

Enjoyed the show. Was enjoyable to watch.

oh it would be so fascinating to try all these things.

Imagine being on a date with this dude and he just starts telling you way too much about eels.

Absolutely quality programming..! Wonderful work and great editing

This is like Tasles from the Green Valley but in Full HD. Amazing. I really like this channel.

Fantastic documentary!

Amazing amazing amazing work by these wonderful historians

Ruth is an amazing woman who can do anything!

very well done

This is wonderful

the painting part was super cool i always thought they just painted by see and draw but tracing is pretty friggin awesome :) i wonder if theres places where you can live like this for a day or so

What an extremely well done program! Bravo!

😂💚lovely docu full of laughs and beautiful landscapes great history brave people greetings from Costa Rica

such a great reanactment i wish we had more like those. Lucky if you are in Britain.

Lead was even known to affect health and mind back in Roman times.

As a boobinder, watching historical reinactments that show, proove, that we still use the same techniques. The same tools. The stitching jig, the plough, the needle and linen thread, the leather, wood, press, finishing press, and all. It just... It touches me, it lets me connect my own craft to the past in a deeply meaningful way. It's the same way I view sewing. Like linking my hands through a tunnel, down, and down time.

I love listening to these as I play Anno 1404

Oh! It's Tudor Farm! I haven't seen this in a while.

I want one of those hats.

These are excellent videos.

As glad as I am to live in the 21st century, the simple life presented here does seem nice. I mean, I know that it was a lot harder than portrayed in a lot of ways, but it seems so nice to work with your hands for a living like that.

I’ve just started watching these episodes and now I can’t stop🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

Just craving more and more 😂😂

If modern society ever were to collapse, the people from all the historic farm shows are the people id like to surround myself with. You just know they would have the skills and knowledge to survive, if not thrive.

@ShortStuffMegs21

8 ай бұрын

I've been trying to pick up bits of knowledge like this. I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. 🤷‍♀️ It boggled my mind earlier on the Clock app that there was a video explaining how a kerosene lamp worked. Never crossed my mind that people wouldn't know what it was or how to use it.

I love the bit when she's boiling brine to extract salt, and then says: "now I need to add some protein to it". For one second I really thought they knew about proteins back then 🤣

amazing focus dedication and expertise is now a phenomenon. in the old days people harnessed their potential and maintained productivity on a daily individual basis. slacking off would be fatal

I love this series

Very educational 😊...

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