>> A time traveller's guide to medieval England, By Ian Mortimer This is a really, really, nice book, could be the most interesting history book I had ever read.

@nowayjosedaniel

Жыл бұрын

agreed

I enjoy it when you and other medievalist youtubers talk about the more common and mundane aspects of medieval society and culture. I feel weapons and war always tend to steal the attention so end up being more discussed. Not that I don't like hearing about these either, but its nice to have some context to them.

@GermanSwordMaster

5 жыл бұрын

Ive urged Raf to do a vid on Medieval hygiene and tidyness (which is far better and "normal" to us than most people sadly believe). Maybe he will at some point. Maybe ill do the research for him. Maybe too a vid on swords :D And and fashion history. Architecture... so many interesting things.

@sian2337

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I want to know everything normal. How different classes of people spent their days, their clothing, how they interacted, the nooks and crannies of their homes, just everything normal. I’m not fussed about battles that much, although I love this channel anyway. As a kid, I had a book that had a cartoon cross-section of a Victorian factory, and another of an ancient Egyptian complex, you could see everything that was going on in the building with all the workers. It was great, I always looks for KZread videos that talk about normal stuff, but it’s not easy to find, this channel is good though.

@krozal6892

2 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree!

It was fun time traveling & getting a glimpse into times gone by. And now I feel like I’m bursting with wisdom, as opposed to simply being old. Nice!

@metatronyt

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that ^^

@seeker093

6 жыл бұрын

Lolll that last part about age really needed a ‘j/k’ after it. I was amazed at the average age back then, and how early ppl started working etc. Totally makes sense in the context of the average lifespan back then.

I'll just stay in the 21st century, but enjoy medieval aesthetics.

@billuminaticatcipher7554

6 жыл бұрын

Of course m8. Still tho between the feudalism, plague, and peasantry, feelsbadman.

@icetea9092

5 жыл бұрын

I'll stay in the *3020* 's, they made fortnite actually good

@dflatt1783

4 жыл бұрын

@Helder Cunha 21st century sucks. Better then the 11th century though.

@admiralackbar3615

3 жыл бұрын

@@dflatt1783 it’s *Unbelievably better* now days

@dflatt1783

3 жыл бұрын

@@admiralackbar3615 I agree whole heartedly. Still more work to be done. Hopefully we can keep it going.

Love how to mention Dartmoor, I'm studying in Plymouth and go hiking there, sometimes I come across ruins of old stone houses in the desolate landscape. Apparently Dartmoor had trees and was a warmer, more pleasant place in the past, deforestation for agriculture and livestock herding have turned it into a cold, barren place - though with a unique beauty.

An interesting addition to this is that a lot of peasants in medieval England got married quite late. An average of 25 for woman and 28 for men, if I remember correctly. This only really applies to places where the nuclear (parents+children) household was prevalent, as waiting an extra decade or so was that much more time to save up before moving out.

@Vitorruy1

6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Fullerton Kaboom

@CountArtha

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, getting married was an expensive proposition. The bride's family has to put up the dowry (basically life insurance for her to live on, in case her husband dies) and the groom's family has to pay the "bride price" to demonstrate that the groom is a provider. Presumably the prettier girls got snatched up a bit earlier, and the more prosperous men could get married younger as well.

Excellent video. Very interesting. I recently read an article that talks about survivability bias (survivability of the artifacts) and that it's not the case the people were significantly shorter or had smaller feet. It's just that the smaller sized shoes and clothing weren't "used up" and survived. Normal sized clothes and shoes were used and passed down until they were completely worn out. Anyway. Interesting to think about.

@Riceball01

6 жыл бұрын

The same things happens in paleontology, specifically dinosaur paleontology. Larger dinosaurs tend to preserve better than small ones so we get something of a bias in the fossil record with more fossils of large dinosaurs and fewer small ones, including young animals. There's also the matter of the environment as well, although this probably applies more to paleontology than archeology but there is some correlation. Certain materials preserve better than others and certain environments are better at preserving materials than others

@DreamxWonderland

6 жыл бұрын

Matt C nutrition does play a huge role in height though. Look at the height difference in South vs North Korea.

@Nyctophora

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting point - adult's clothes being remade into children's clothes and things being worn until they were worn out and then being made into rags for cleaning, sanitary uses and so on. I can't believe I hadn't thought of this, thanks for pointing it out!

hi metatron, could u do a video on how romans survived in the colder climates of northern europe during winter and what they wore during battles that were fought during cold weather. For instance we always see roman soldiers with there shins and feet exposed and even there forearms and hands did they wear any clothing items to cover them parts during battles or did they just brave it out and fight with skin exposed. Fighting when your body is cold makes you slower and shiver how did this affect them during battles?

@dragon12234

6 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah Peterson indeed, despite originally thinking pants were barbaric they quite quickly adopted them as they went north

@mybutthasteeth1347

6 жыл бұрын

I read one story of a legionary who was at work in a camp during the Asian (Turkish) winter. He bent down to pick up a basket, and when he tried to pick it up his hands broke off and stayed on the basket because they were so frostbitten.

@mercoid

6 жыл бұрын

SGT Mango .... Baaaa haaa haaa heeeee! FuNNy!!

@gabrielmendella

6 жыл бұрын

in tablets excavated from the Hadrian's Wall we read requests for socks! So yes, the Roman soldiers in colder climates did adapt their clothing in order to survive, wearing woollen breeches and even socks, in addiiton to their standard cloaks, which were always part of their accoutrement, even though they did not usually wear in battle.

This was interesting, thanks for the video. Maybe you could also talk about the changes Italian cities went through in the Renaissance, since it was a time of rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek architecture.

@fathel9221

6 жыл бұрын

Helias Antonius it was more like the knowledge of the Abbasids they translated a lot of it and improved on it

@lelouchvibritannia9624

6 жыл бұрын

Fathel Guweda The knowledge wasn't of the Abbasids, the Abbasids learned from the ancient Romans and Greeks too, and the Arabs kept the knowledge of Romans and Greeks throughout the dark ages until the Europeans rediscovered it.

@Janshevik

6 жыл бұрын

that would be interesting, to see what was improved and how or maybe also thing that went worse

@dxpsumma383

6 жыл бұрын

Please don't take up this idea, there is already too much stupid information on the Renaissance. Please more on medieval villages and towns

10:45 "at the beginning of the century the trend was actually to build shoddy houses" suspiciously similar to this century England

My fave kind of vids in Met's channel! Videos about everyday life and atmosphere of historical times.

He really used solitude from Skyrim hahah! Great video man

These are by far my favorite kind of videos by metatron. really hope he uses this kind of format more often.

Literally, I was just world building for my book and this video popped up. Coincidence? I think not

@IpolsYoutube

6 жыл бұрын

Stettafire same for D&D

@Stettafire

6 жыл бұрын

+Even Horizon You are taking it way too literally, mate.

@nancyvolker3342

6 жыл бұрын

i like your puppy!

@elegy1904

6 жыл бұрын

SAME lol

@ginge641

5 жыл бұрын

Event Horizon Indeed.

I'm waiting for a Classical era version of this video :D

Nice if you could do a similar vid on medieval Italy.

@sayanorasonic

6 жыл бұрын

H S whats a better or more beautiful place, medieval Italy/Rome or medieval England?

@sayanorasonic

6 жыл бұрын

H S whats a better or more beautiful place, medieval Italy/Rome or medieval England?

@sayanorasonic

6 жыл бұрын

H S whats a better or more beautiful place, medieval Italy/Rome or medieval England?

@jamarico16

6 жыл бұрын

Clarence John Alfonso they are very similar ..

@andreascovano7742

6 жыл бұрын

well, england just wasn't as diverse as italy: we had germans italians greeks arabs turks and romans all in a peninsula

Please, make more of such "time travel" videos! This one is quite immersive!

I found the history taught in school to be mainly boring, yet I can't stop watching these videos, your passion shines through.

Thank you for reminding me that pasta is gorgeous! Pasta is what keeps me coming back to this channel...

been on kind of a binge watch of medieval videos and I've been learning a lot from your videos and having tons of fun watching. Thank you!

Accidentely found your channel and its amazing! Keep it going man!

Amazing video, hope you will make more videos focusing on civilian aspect of medieval life!

We should remember that in the 14th century England, and probably the whole Northern Hemisphere, was sliding into the Little Ice Age. The Black Death aside, England in 1400 couldn't have supported the population that it had in 1300.

@zanzao-1ps318

6 жыл бұрын

Akatsukami Wasn't in 1600 a little Ice Age?

@lpapay1165

6 жыл бұрын

Temperature peaked aroung 1250, then you have a series of minimums (Wolf, Spörer, Maunder), last being most severe around 1650-1700. So it is gradual process with peaks and throughs, going down for 400 years. (minimums refer to solar activity as recorded in c14 dated tree rings not temperature directly)

@Intranetusa

6 жыл бұрын

@Event Horizon, no, it just means the world goes through cooling and warming cycles, and we're actually supposed to be in a cool cycle right now but temperatures are increasing.

@atlantic_love

2 жыл бұрын

@@Intranetusa Supposed to be in a cool cycle right now, BASED ON WHAT? That's right, it isn't based on shit. What IS REAL is that we're in global warming because everyone has to have a baby every other year, they have to have a new car or new house, they need their cell phones, they think oil comes out of nowhere.

@Intranetusa

2 жыл бұрын

@@atlantic_love That's what I'm saying. IIRC, climate charts for natural cycles say we are technically supposed to be in a cooling cycle right now, but we are in a warming cycle instead...probably because of climate change and all the pollution and greenhouse gases we are emitting into the atmosphere.

A magical journey, thank you!

I really enjoy your videos. I just discovered you, and I can't get enough. Thanks

Videos like this is what makes me love KZread. Great video!

I do love this kind of video ever so much! I would love more of these in depth videos about the life in the ancient world.

You have given me a gift here. I have dreamt of traveling back, experiencing with all my senses earlier times. Thank you

You know, I could enjoy a lekture of a full hour or more with this kind of insight. In that case, if you'd incorporate visual content bewhilst a few short brakes of speech it would be perfect. Nothing agains short and strict contributions, but my mind always begins to feel comfortable, excited and even more curious right about when such video ends :-) But anyway, thank you very much!!

Thanks for sharing .

Thanks for the info and making the video! Informative and well presented!

Just started watching these videos. Not only are they informative but very engaging in their presentations. Look forward to watching more. I think if more school teachers had this kind of approach, today's youth would be more inclined to really learn something.

Need more of these videos. Kinda relaxed, thought provoking, "where and when would I like to go in the past" sort of thing.

Thanks Metaron!

Thank you! Definitely have wondered about this

He seems like he gives great relationship advice

Wonderful video, Metatron! Very enlightening! The "elder of the village" theme in literature , movies, video games, etc, makes so much sense now!

Very interesting and educational, I love hearing about medieval times, well done.

Very Interesting - please do more!

One thing that's fascinating to me about the past is that within, say, a given century, there were so many eras in culture: fashion, hairstyle, language, and music were constantly changing then just as they are now. What's maddening to me is how much of that stuff has been lost because it wasn't considered worthy of recording, so we're left with passing mention in more "serious" histories. The musical and social impact of the troubadours, for example, was analogous to that of rock-n-roll or hip hop on 20th/21st-century popular culture.

Pasta is gorgeous. It can have greens, meat, fish, a variety of sauces, be prepared a few different ways with regards to consistency... Pasta is amazing.

gosh...that much knowledge and well done deliverance...👍

Your videos are excellent. Good job.

great video , thanks

I really enjoy this video Thank you Good work

Much as I love learning about the past, I'm quite happy living in the modern world, tyvm. Toilet paper, HVAC, hot and cold running water, anesthetic and antibiotics...yep, good times.

I enjoyed A LOT this video!!!

This is really informative dude. Thanks

I love your videos!

amazing video

I enjoyed that .. would have liked to see more visuals though

1349 - Nathicana is a amazing track. 🤘. Awsomw video

The experience was indeed exquisite.

Hi Raph, I know this is a hella old video and you probably won't see this comment, but I was watching a programme about Gallo-Roman Nimes, Arles and Lyon and was impressed by the seemingly high quality of life and amenities that people in gallo-roman towns seemed to have, and I ended up here trying to find a comparison between ancient towns and medieval towns. Would love to see a video comparing life in antiquity vs medieval life. :)

Great video

One of your best videos ever imo, thanks for that:)

They say the thing about the upper classes in the Medieval period that would surprise us the most is how young the were. Rulers and nobles were mostly teenagers to late 30s, so different from today.

I am drawing my own medieval city. I finished the main bridge and a trade shop and this video helps a lot.

Another great video :)

Great video.

always love your videos! can you make one, if you not already have, only about medieval architecture?

Very cool video. I've always been interested in the slice of life history, and this was fascinating. I would love more videos of this nature. What kinds of foods did they eat, games did they play, clothes they wore. Other eras in history would be cool as well. I would love the same type of videos for the Japanese, Persians, Egyptians, Greeks (was there a big difference between city states?), and the Romans during the monarchy, the republic, and the imperial times. Keep up the great work Metatron.

I really enjoy the Italian vocabulary at the bottom of the screen. Very helpful! Overall, very informative video!

Brilliant how you were inspired to make this video by Ian mortimers book. The time traveller's guide to medieval England is one of my favourite books, 😁👍

Incredible

One of my favourite history books! Woo! Great shout out to Ian Mortimer's excellent work :) Keep up the great work, Metatron.

This was lot of fun and interesting. Thanks so much for sharing this

@metatronyt

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Ohhhhh, great, great video! When you first brought up "1300 or 1400", the first thing that popped into my mind was "wait, wasn't the bubonic plague somewhere around that?" And then the point really WAS about that! Ahh, that's just a great feeling. Again, nice video.

Very interesting video. Was only recommended to me now, even though it's from 2017, but I'm glad it was.

Compá sei davvero bravo, riesci sempre a trovare argomenti interessanti per nuovi video... immagino non sia la cosa piú semplice al mondo. Salutami Palermo.

@metatronyt

6 жыл бұрын

Grazie!

I taught history and did much reenacting. History is not just the larger picture but also the mundane and common. Practical history cannot be overlooked in studying Academic history.

Thank you for this video, I forgot I was subscribed to you! I adore the medieval era to no end and even with more of the risks I would have loved to live then. Do you think you could do videos related to the Early Middle Ages, particularly the Gothic Kingdoms period (476 - c. 700 AD)? That would be amazing.

that was a nice and informative video on a cool topic

great video metatron

excellent💕❤️

I would love to spend one week in Renaissance Britain. Would be so cool

@ceREALrEaL-ih6ev

3 жыл бұрын

Me to

Best time traveling experience I had in a long time. 10/10 would time travel again.

Did you sneak in a Italian lesson? lol

@metatronyt

6 жыл бұрын

I translate difficult English terms for my Italian audience

@Sofus.

6 жыл бұрын

Va bene

@VitorEmanuelOliver

6 жыл бұрын

The first terms were so similar to Portuguese that it actually helped me understand. Lots of expressions I've never seen before. Thank you for the content :D

@Acesahn

6 жыл бұрын

Hah, jokes on him... I'm American. In one ear, out the other. *High fives another American.*

@Sofus.

6 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm Danish so i'm already for my seventh language.

Great video I was wondering if you could do a video about the use of short swords? I'm very interested in them thanks 😀

Wonderful vid thank you :)

Grazie per la traduzione di alcuni vocaboli ;-)

Your word usage is impressive. That with integrity is almost not to be found today. Wow!!! Could you do a video on how the ancients viewed the stars?

Always interesting, and the beard is looking glorious.

I love the litle italian lessons in the lower left corner... keep them they help me a lot :)

I love your videos dude you are the best

@metatronyt

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

Hey Metatron, I hope you read this comment. I Love everything about the Medieval times and I my passion enflares even more when you talk about it. I do not care which subject you choose, as long as you continue about the medieval times! If i may speak my preference; I'd love that you talk more about the medieval armies: How large where they, how did army composition change during the centuries, how long would a field battle last etc...thank you for your always clear and informative video!

Would you please do a Kyokushin karate video? This was a great one by the way 👍

Good vid. Glad it was helped by Mortimer's book. it is a good easy to read book. I like this sort of stuff. More please. :)

Love this guy. Obviously he is an Italian who has lived in England. Excellent English. Great shows.

good video

more time travail videos pleas this was an awesome video

You are amazing Love you xoxo !!

Marvelous. Really well done. thank you One idea came to mind regarding "after the Black Death"... how many tradesmen (prfessional crafts) lost their Mastercraftsmen and had to be "recreated" by the children or the apprentices? Must be an amazing amount of rebuilding. The Black Death has ALWAYS fascinated me, although since about 2003 I've been more interested in Frederick II (so called) Holy Roman Emporor - who had a few run-ins with the Pope (Frederick's boyhood guardian) his cousin Otto... And I'm also intrigued by his birthplace... Sicily!

Great video i love medieval history

thanks.. really enjoyed this one...especially the Italian words for items. I am very interested in the black death. I know that may sound weird...

Thank you for the italian translations. I don't know why you put them but it helped me a lot

I’ve thought about going back in time so many times good video dude surprised I just now found it 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

Yes, please review book. Xx

U are actually legitimate funny meta! Great content creator!

@metatronyt

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

AAAAAHHHHHH this is my favorite time of content!!!! Sure, wars, kings and swords are cool and all - I love them a fucking lot too -, but what REALLY interests me is the details and daily life of the people back then!