The Historic Technology Needed To Build A Medieval Castle | Secrets Of The Castle

Ruth, Peter and Tom look at the castle’s place in the wider medieval world. 13th century Europe was a busy, developing, connected place, where work, trade, pilgrimages and Crusades gave people the opportunity to travel across the continent and beyond.
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  • @falcychead8198
    @falcychead81985 жыл бұрын

    One of the marks of a good documentary is that you might not be particularly interested in the subject at first, but then you become fascinated. I did not expect to be binge-watching a program about castle construction.

  • @jaewok5G

    @jaewok5G

    5 жыл бұрын

    who DIDN'T want to build their own castle?

  • @TheBrainfishes

    @TheBrainfishes

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jaewok5G You should check out Tales from the Green Valley, Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm, Wartime Farm, and Tudor Monastery Farm. All made by the BBC, all with the same team of three - they're all just as intriguing.

  • @_aullik

    @_aullik

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBrainfishes thanks for the info :D

  • @silverwiskers7371

    @silverwiskers7371

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the exact same thing, do you know if there will be any more up coming episodes?

  • @Word187

    @Word187

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @jdzencelowcz
    @jdzencelowcz5 жыл бұрын

    This is one of my favorite documentaries. Ya know, according to my calculations, (25 yr project, started in '97) the castle will be done in 2022, or pretty darn close. I do hope another documentary crew goes back there to see the finished building!

  • @HebaruSan

    @HebaruSan

    5 жыл бұрын

    I bet a lot of groups will film there!

  • @sallyshoaf9505

    @sallyshoaf9505

    5 жыл бұрын

    I want to visit when its finished

  • @ashscott6068

    @ashscott6068

    5 жыл бұрын

    Eric Seaton These intelligent resourceful people did not give their skills away for free. They worked for money, which they exchanged for goods and/or services which they required. If they didn't have enough money, they could borrow it and the lender would make money from lending money, by charging interest. They WERE capitalists. They WERE consumers.

  • @gavinburgess4374

    @gavinburgess4374

    5 жыл бұрын

    Technology took us out of the poverty of our ancestors, not capitalism.

  • @Lord_Warden_of_the_Marches

    @Lord_Warden_of_the_Marches

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wrong. They were ALL Christians at the time. They believed in the Biblical definition of "usury". Originally, usury meant interest of any kind. Historically, in some Christian societies, and in many Islamic societies even today, charging any interest at all would be considered usury.

  • @onecontinuousadventure1567
    @onecontinuousadventure15672 жыл бұрын

    As a third generation general contractor, truly appreciated the craftsmanship of this project. Not just a castle…but a work of art. Look forward to a follow up documentary. France is a wonderful and beautiful country…this gives me another reason to keep visiting!

  • @tomcarolan2100
    @tomcarolan21002 жыл бұрын

    As a Canadian, it always brings a smile to my face to see French and English working together, learning from the past. Great work to all involved!

  • @lickthismiff
    @lickthismiff3 жыл бұрын

    Ruth says everything like she's letting you in on the most scandalous secret. This whole series is amazing!

  • @anna8389szczerba

    @anna8389szczerba

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yesss it cracks me up how she dives 💯 % into whatever she’s doing and explaining!!! She’s so intense in the best way

  • @thekanefamily6465

    @thekanefamily6465

    2 жыл бұрын

    Truth ! And it's kinda Hot ! Lol

  • @stevienicks1269

    @stevienicks1269

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thekanefamily6465 I agree, true passion is an aphrodisiac

  • @Headwind-1

    @Headwind-1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thekanefamily6465 oh no it isn't . . .

  • @johnstrawb3521

    @johnstrawb3521

    2 жыл бұрын

    1:20 - The pretense that Ruth is doing any real manual labor at all is hilarious.

  • @raindegrey9429
    @raindegrey9429 Жыл бұрын

    Ruth's daughter is EXACTLY how I imagined a kid of Ruth would turn out. Love it!

  • @danaglabeman6919
    @danaglabeman6919 Жыл бұрын

    It's adorable how Ruth and Eve have the same speech rhythms, and the same way in how they use their hands and face when they speak.

  • @jonj1585
    @jonj15855 жыл бұрын

    This documentary has given me a greater respect and a true understanding of the awe that one should feel when looking at a castle. I live in Germany and I've walked along the ruins of the castles and the towering ceilings of cathedrals. I am now eager to return to those places with a renewed excitement for these marvelous structures.

  • @gendrotflavien4954

    @gendrotflavien4954

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you know campus galli near stuttgart...? Germans historians reproduce a plan from the carolagian era of a monastery. Guedelon people visited it for learn how to do windows with leather.

  • @Juan-lf6qo

    @Juan-lf6qo

    2 жыл бұрын

    W Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly what He prophesied more than 2000 years ago. "Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning" -Isaiah 46 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qHp12tlvptjLpbQ.html

  • @MrPDawes
    @MrPDawes2 жыл бұрын

    I have a deep respect for the craftsmen on our past. Pure skill and no pain killers.

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary5 жыл бұрын

    Ruth’s daughter, Eve, looks and sounds exactly like Ruth.

  • @jaewok5G

    @jaewok5G

    5 жыл бұрын

    they know what causes that now.

  • @Shady-Shane

    @Shady-Shane

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jaewok5G is it witchcraft?

  • @jaewok5G

    @jaewok5G

    5 жыл бұрын

    @shane … not always, but they often play a part. also small toads that live in the stomach region

  • @colinmarble2552

    @colinmarble2552

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nepotism

  • @colinmarble2552

    @colinmarble2552

    5 жыл бұрын

    They should have used Mary Beard for this series or some other non-irritating historian.

  • @motorcop505
    @motorcop5054 жыл бұрын

    The French craftsmen and women are truly incredible. I especially like Clément and Florian. They are always happy! Just thinking how a door has to be planned a year in advance.

  • @joshua-kramer

    @joshua-kramer

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's nothing; It once took me two years to hang a picture.

  • @juneshannon8074
    @juneshannon80744 жыл бұрын

    Ruth steals this series. What a fun loving person she is. She has an infectious personality and sweeps you away with her zest for life. Thanks Ruth.

  • @theseustoo
    @theseustoo2 жыл бұрын

    This is the second time I've watched this series and I've been totally fascinated both times. I hope there's a follow-up series about the final stages and the castle once it's completed. :)

  • @andrewgrace2830
    @andrewgrace28305 жыл бұрын

    This documentary should be mandatory in every school. Reading about a topic is much different than seeing an authentic representation. Parents should also show their children you think they're being ungrateful.. We take all of our modern amenities for granted.

  • @G1NZOU

    @G1NZOU

    4 жыл бұрын

    Some school trips have been to this castle while they're still building (I think they're due to finish sometime in 2025) and teachers have said lots of their students suddenly grasped geometry and it's usefulness when watching the stonemasons and carpenters plan everything on the floor. Practical teaching is so useful to kids and if you make things interesting they learn to be passionate about subjects.

  • @601salsa
    @601salsa4 жыл бұрын

    I wish we as a society would be allowed to restore and rebuild ruined castles. It would give us so much more insight into how our ancesters lived all those centuries ago. It would also revive traditional trades like stone masons, black smithing, carpentry to reproduce goods using traditional techniques. Each site could then be turned into education centres, re enactment centres, traditional craft faires. Boosting local economies and helping us to remember how lucky we are and what we have lost.

  • @kurtvonschleicher
    @kurtvonschleicher4 жыл бұрын

    My grandfather was a craftsman, specialized in cabinet making. Yet, during his apprenticeship period, his master also taught him a variety of related skills such as metal working (for example how to make the metal rim for a cart wheel, how to make nails, bolts and rivets etc...). It seems to me that, in several respects, this middle ages approach to work, in which an individual was expected to possess expertise in many areas and to be to some extent, self-sufficient, was still present in Europe long after the industrial revolution. In a way it's like the middle ages really ended only 50-60 years ago.

  • @janvandermerwe4225

    @janvandermerwe4225

    3 жыл бұрын

    I still do this. What I learned from my father serves me well.

  • @myparceltape1169

    @myparceltape1169

    2 жыл бұрын

    I guess some of us are middle aged.

  • @psilocyrapter

    @psilocyrapter

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely, I am doing a renovation on my mobile home with a master carpenter. I am just in awe of this gentleman's knowledge of everything else involved. It's quite impressive learning from masters of craft trades.

  • @lub8815

    @lub8815

    2 жыл бұрын

    A shame that it ended at all.

  • @MrKongatthegates

    @MrKongatthegates

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lots of modern craftsmen learn multipe trades and skills, electrical, sheet metal, carpentry, welding, pipe work etc. Some only do one thing

  • @ViolinStimme
    @ViolinStimme3 жыл бұрын

    Riveting! I am inspired to continue my neglected plan to create model cottages to full-scale plans!

  • @johns1625
    @johns1625 Жыл бұрын

    Man I remember several years ago I was watching this castle building series and I fell asleep and had the most wonderful nap I've ever had. Good times lmao.

  • @theallseeingmaster
    @theallseeingmaster5 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry that his has to end.

  • @tangleshootburrfoot36

    @tangleshootburrfoot36

    4 жыл бұрын

    Meeee tooooo! 💔

  • @haraldblotand5460

    @haraldblotand5460

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know if this project is still being worked on?

  • @franzeskaa9803

    @franzeskaa9803

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@haraldblotand5460 yes, you can see it here kzread.info/dron/y9Kti8oDm_wmbU7-yLRfog.html their official channel

  • @Bluecho4

    @Bluecho4

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was only watching these people for five hours total, but I don't want to leave them. It's so sad.

  • @mariecarie1

    @mariecarie1

    4 жыл бұрын

    There're more historical documentaries like this with Ruth and Peter and others, where they actually live in the time period. They're all equally as good as this!

  • @aserta
    @aserta5 жыл бұрын

    In principle, having a bonding agent that doesn't go off at the core serves two major purposes or helps along with them. 1. motion is dampened, earthquakes but also the setting of the structure as more weight is added (moving or static) 2. if portions of the outer bonding material are chipped, the inner one is ready to go off. Now, if that was the intention of the creators...who knows, we know their structures survive today and i for one know that brick and mortar structures where the mortar has perished with time are falling to bits.

  • @asdfg2560

    @asdfg2560

    3 жыл бұрын

    aserta it may have been a case of what sticks, they didn’t plan it they may not of understood it but it worked better so they kept doing it.

  • @fingerboxes

    @fingerboxes

    2 жыл бұрын

    We have a tendency to think about the castles as having been built as huge, timeless centers of the landscape but actually most of them weren't. The ones that didn't survive just aren't there for us to look at so they don't inform our opinions. I'm sure very few of our buildings will still be standing in 700 years but the ones that are will be marveled at for their seeming timelessness.

  • @StyrbjornStarke
    @StyrbjornStarke5 жыл бұрын

    Some of the best documentary hosts ever, so fun and engaging.

  • @JohnDoe-qk7vm
    @JohnDoe-qk7vm5 жыл бұрын

    I got to say this series of videos was really something. I wish there was more

  • @sueclark5763

    @sueclark5763

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are others, different time periods, Tales from the Green Valley, Tudor Monastery Farm, Edwardian Farm, victorian Farm and war Time Farm! Each is great as far as I'm concerned, my favorites tho are Tudor, Victorian and War Time.

  • @ashleyrenegade
    @ashleyrenegade3 жыл бұрын

    Started with the history lesson, stayed for the workers 😊

  • @blabla-rg7ky

    @blabla-rg7ky

    3 жыл бұрын

    all of them young, cute and (seemingly) stupider than you to be easily manipulated, huh!

  • @ashleyrenegade

    @ashleyrenegade

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@blabla-rg7ky Not sure what you even mean by that but okay..

  • @easymac79
    @easymac795 жыл бұрын

    56:38 Well said. I am so sad to reach the end of the series. Learned a lot, and inspired to learn more. Cheers and thank you.

  • @sueclark5763

    @sueclark5763

    3 жыл бұрын

    Have you seen the other Farm Series?

  • @Dr.Reason
    @Dr.Reason Жыл бұрын

    This program is amazing. The amount of work that went into every element of life really made progress very slow. And while it seems romantic to us today I confess I’m grateful for modern technology that greatly reduces time and effort!

  • @jdrancho1864
    @jdrancho18645 жыл бұрын

    Watching these guys do their work makes me appreciate how much physical labor and the tactile experience that went into the most mundane tasks of everyday life back then. These days, we are removed from our labor and the results of it by the trigger of a powertool or the push of a switch on a piece of machinery.

  • @theuncalledfor

    @theuncalledfor

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who's stopping you from using medieval hand tools for _your_ work?

  • @jdrancho1864

    @jdrancho1864

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theuncalledfor Highway Patrol. Apparently they frown on driving a wagon with a team of oxen on the freeway.

  • @sonnyjim5268
    @sonnyjim52685 жыл бұрын

    All done?? Awww...... Very well done, I've learned so much. Thank you for this.

  • @CraftQueenJr

    @CraftQueenJr

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is a book too!

  • @ladybarbarapinsonartist4052
    @ladybarbarapinsonartist40525 жыл бұрын

    Thank you all who contributed to this remarkable project. Your service is both appreciated and valued.

  • @alexanderbrandt9816
    @alexanderbrandt98165 жыл бұрын

    Ruth is so animated with her expressions, it's great.

  • @mikenelson1495
    @mikenelson14952 жыл бұрын

    As a Freemason, this Timeline really cements my work and craft. As a Celtic vendor it shows how history and traditional values come together to bring products and people to market.

  • @georgschenkfilm
    @georgschenkfilm5 жыл бұрын

    i wonder what archeologists in 1000 years may think when they find a plastic hardhat somewhere under the ruins..

  • @chrisb954

    @chrisb954

    5 жыл бұрын

    You just explained Ancient Aliens

  • @grizzlycountry1030

    @grizzlycountry1030

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is interesting thinking about what reactions will be to our society.

  • @theuncalledfor

    @theuncalledfor

    3 жыл бұрын

    This assumption that the knowledge will be lost is unfounded.

  • @phinix250

    @phinix250

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theuncalledfor is it really? I mean we lost some of the rediscoveries made during the renaissance of techniques used by the Romans. whats to say that we will not lose the knowledge of this rediscovery in 500 years time. Yes, we have better means of recording but we also have more elaborate systems that can be undone by one thing or another. Already there are computer files that people are struggling to open because the software for those files no longer works on modern hardware. Whilst I still think the complete loss of knowledge is unlikely, it is still quite possible.

  • @angelwhispers2060

    @angelwhispers2060

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist19725 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing project and video documentary. I binge watched these all today, and now I want more.

  • @drunkbillygoat
    @drunkbillygoat5 жыл бұрын

    man. i really want this series to continue. i binged watched it twice.

  • @jeremykiahsobyk102
    @jeremykiahsobyk102 Жыл бұрын

    Lord, to see a piece of the window that I shaped meld into the work of others' hands and form a classical thing of beauty, I would have wept like a child.

  • @britboy64gmail
    @britboy64gmail5 жыл бұрын

    What a totally awesome show. Thx for bringing it to KZread. Can't wait for the next season.

  • @maxdecphoenix

    @maxdecphoenix

    5 жыл бұрын

    seems the 'farm team' has been strapped for ideas. The 'season' after this was a 3 or 4 episode series about steam engines during the late 17th to 18th. I can't see them doing another. They did Tales of Green Valley (pre-roman), Tudor, Victorian, Wartime, Guedeleon, and the Victorian side-bar series about Steam Locomotives. There's really not much left for them to do. If I remember right, Alex mentioned wanting to pitch an 'American settler' series to BBC, but I don't suppose anything came of it. it's been a few years.

  • @prechagirl

    @prechagirl

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's roman Britain, iron age Britain. Houses or villages instead of farms. Lots more in my opinion

  • @Atomy111

    @Atomy111

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@maxdecphoenix Tales of green valley? Hmmmm i've not seen that yet

  • @maxdecphoenix

    @maxdecphoenix

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Atomy111 Tales of Green Valley was the proto-show that the 'n Farm' series became. They basically took everything and everyone they liked about it, cut out everything else, and that became the farm series (and cast).

  • @TheCwpan
    @TheCwpan5 жыл бұрын

    We are just finishing off conservation work on the Conwy castle in Wales, amazing experience

  • @gandigooglegandigoogle7202
    @gandigooglegandigoogle7202 Жыл бұрын

    the french are amazing ! what an extraordinary idea....it is true that France is the country with the most castles, because of its very warlike and tormented history. the research that the French have done in their national archives to reacquire these manufacturing methods is just incredible. it's a leap into their past, and they keep it intact.

  • @LindsayKay
    @LindsayKay5 жыл бұрын

    It's also really interesting how useful archaeological research seems to be to modern-day artisans. Seems that rediscovering all these "lost methods", by actually reenacting them, is of real value to modern artisans, like the Florian the mason.

  • @annettemclaughlin6834
    @annettemclaughlin68345 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely, absolutely fascinating!!!!! For me, the most enjoyable pieces of documentary - the Victorian Farm, the Tudor Monastery and this awe inspiring Secrets of the Castle series - now I must search for others I may have yet to find! Many thanks from across the pond!

  • @bitsnpieces11

    @bitsnpieces11

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes just do ma search for Ruth on you tube, there are several she and the boys participated in. Really great shows.

  • @Laura-Lee

    @Laura-Lee

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tales from Green Glen, Victorian Farm, Wartime Farm, Victorian Pharmacy, Edwardian Farm. Now this one. And I still want MORE from these people. Where do I go now?! Oh, well. Time to start again. 🙆‍♀️ LL

  • @sueclark5763

    @sueclark5763

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Laura-Lee Not nit picking, but it's Green Valley! Also, Tudor Monastery farm, I think War time, Tudor and Victorian are my favorite.

  • @michelformika
    @michelformika4 жыл бұрын

    Ruth could make shopping at Tesco intriguing.

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary5 жыл бұрын

    Woad contains the same dye chemical as indigo, but indigo grows in warmer climates. The ancient inhabitants of Britain are said to have painted themselves blue with woad.

  • @hollystorey9278

    @hollystorey9278

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gary Cooper - Absolutely! Great connection that makes me consider “Braveheart” style battles. I wonder what sort of symbolism might exist with colour...

  • @Survivalist-of-war
    @Survivalist-of-war4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic Documentary. I have such a greater respect for ancient ruins after watching this show. I truelly hope that when the 25 year build is done we can get a recap of the site.

  • @googlethis313
    @googlethis3134 жыл бұрын

    “How do you build a castle? Well I know now.”- Peter said emotionally. This series was fantastic. I love these three people. They make for a great team and even better teachers. Thank you for sharing another brilliant series. This buy far is my favorite! ❤️, A Dorothy In Kansas, USA

  • @camembertdalembert6323
    @camembertdalembert63235 жыл бұрын

    I went to both Vezelay and Guedelon this summer. It's great to see the connection between them in this documentary. Both are great places to visit.

  • @wikedwhich1

    @wikedwhich1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can you visit here?

  • @johnstruckhoff7602

    @johnstruckhoff7602

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@wikedwhich1 www.guedelon.fr/

  • @Soularddave
    @Soularddave2 жыл бұрын

    I've taken apart a few 19 th century arches, and it was difficult to remove all the brickwork overburden, but easy to excise the stone (softer mortar - thinner joints), I found the little wooden spacers used in construction positioning. very enlightening! Yes, there were makers' marks, but very few matching. That was 30 years ago, and they're all on pallets waiting to be displayed in the St. Louis Museum of Building Arts. I'm elated to find this video series.

  • @iainfoxell8543
    @iainfoxell85435 жыл бұрын

    Read so much about this era. Now really understand the process. Real industry. Thank you..

  • @Loostyc
    @Loostyc5 жыл бұрын

    Ruth is so skilful, dexterous and practical. Many attempts to find out how people used to do things in the past are just pathetic, but I'm sure she's got it right.

  • @exlibrisas
    @exlibrisas5 жыл бұрын

    One of the most amazing documentaries I have ever seen.

  • @AsTheWheelsTurn
    @AsTheWheelsTurn5 жыл бұрын

    nooooooooooo! it cant be over!! I really enjoyed this series. I am in construction (cabinet maker/cabinet fitter) and no one has any respect for the "craft" anymore. people want things done "fast and cheap" even in the high end custom homes I work in, they still don't want to allow the appropriate amount of time to just really do something right. It is my biggest daily frustration. People have lost touch with what it means to be a craftsman and have no idea what they are missing because of there deadlines and extreme budgets. Being in construction in the western USA is a joke. I feel like I can relate fully to these stone masons and really just envy the fact that they have free reign to do the work in the time that it actually takes to do the work.

  • @crazyhorsetrading8655
    @crazyhorsetrading86555 жыл бұрын

    Wow ...............WOW, what an epic documentary series. Thank you so much for sharing. Congratulations to all involved in this amazing project. I hope they will continue filming as the castle is finished. Brilliant.

  • @johnstruckhoff7602

    @johnstruckhoff7602

    4 жыл бұрын

    here you go -- www.guedelon.fr/

  • @donaldhill3823
    @donaldhill38235 жыл бұрын

    Makes you rethink the story about Hansel and Gretel and the Gingerbread house. If Ginger was more valuable then gold it would explain why the witch mad enough to put them in the oven.

  • @Zamolxes77

    @Zamolxes77

    5 жыл бұрын

    By the time of Brothers Grimm, the spices for gingerbread were not that expensive. Hansel and Gretel are much much closer to our present time, a measly 150 years, than medieval times of 1230 when they placed the timeline for the castle. By 1850, world was already so much smaller, almost anyone could afford spices from the far East, due to the sea trading routes. Spices from China would take only 9 months to get to you, and after Suez was built, a measly 3-4 months.

  • @jdrancho1864

    @jdrancho1864

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Zamolxes77 I was thinking the same thing, what a disruptive force long-distance ocean shipping must have been compared to the ancient practice of transporting goods overland along established trade routes. All these middlemen that used to profit now cut out in favor of a Dutch trading company.

  • @Trollvolk

    @Trollvolk

    4 жыл бұрын

    In german it's not called gingerbread but "Pfefferkuchen" wich literally means "Peppercake" but I don't think that there was a big price difference between pepper and ginger. Both came from far away. Thinking that they even spiced their wine back then, just to show of does mean this stuff was luxury at its finest XD

  • @erikjarandson5458

    @erikjarandson5458

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Zamolxes77 The fairy tale is older than the brothers Grimm. They recorded the tales, they didn't write them. There's no telling how old a fairy tale might be. Making it more confusing, elements may have been added and removed during the centuries. Possibly, the gingerbread element was recently added at that time, but it may also have been there for centuries before the tale was written down. Sometimes it can be worked out by cross referencing with similar fairytales from other regions.

  • @erikjarandson5458

    @erikjarandson5458

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Trollvolk "Pfefferkuchen" is the exact same thing as "gingerbread", and doesn't contain any pepper. 'Pepper' was used as a synonym for 'spice'.

  • @manuelkong10
    @manuelkong104 жыл бұрын

    The subject matter is Fascinating .....the people and show...MAGIC

  • @juliebonn6940
    @juliebonn69404 жыл бұрын

    The chemical reaction to die fabric.... binge watching the show... I love this!

  • @RubenD85
    @RubenD855 жыл бұрын

    Really happy that I found this channel, and to top it of this series was FANTASTIC.... Hope to one day be able to go to France and visit this castle,, Amazing.

  • @clcole5655
    @clcole56555 жыл бұрын

    This has been so wonderful to watch..... I wish a documentary crew went back every year until complete! Amazing!, Thanks for putting it on KZread for all to watch.

  • @Vikingdescendent
    @Vikingdescendent5 жыл бұрын

    Great series and survival techniques we may need again one day.

  • @moniquelegarda1842
    @moniquelegarda18425 жыл бұрын

    This has been one of the most interesting series I've watched in a long time.

  • @SkullCollectorD5
    @SkullCollectorD55 жыл бұрын

    What a fantastic journey this was! Through all the labour and insight, the crew is what really kept me on my seat and watching. Brilliant trio, marvellous project and a new destination for me to visit some time soon.

  • @stephanevilboux1706

    @stephanevilboux1706

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour. I did twice. If you could do the travel you would. This castle is in a buble of special time and atmosphere. Enjoye your trip.

  • @Juan-lf6qo

    @Juan-lf6qo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Y Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly what He prophesied more than 2000 years ago. "Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning" -Isaiah 46 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qHp12tlvptjLpbQ.html

  • @TheLawDawg
    @TheLawDawg5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this! I have been unable to find episode 5 anywhere. Excellent series.

  • @andreav83
    @andreav833 жыл бұрын

    This documentary was the best I've ever seen. Just when I thought I already knew a lot about medieval history, I once again realised how much I still have to learn. Love the passion that went into making this documentary never mind into building this magnificent castle! I really hope to visit one day!

  • @randomman2993

    @randomman2993

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your last name is Dutch. Are your ancestors from the Netherlands or from Flanders?

  • @Woodcocce
    @Woodcocce3 жыл бұрын

    Oh, to be involved in something like Guédelon... it makes my heart ache, as an 18-year-old Minnesotan. I've been absolutely obsessed with everything medieval since my Grandmother first read stories of knights, dragons, and maidens to me as a small boy, and to be so far away from where great things like Guédelon are happening makes me wish things could've been different. I'd leap at the opportunity to be involved in something like that, but here in Minnesota, there's just not much of anything. But... nothing to be done about it. Instead, I must look forward and continue pursuing what I can here... my blacksmithing apprenticeship, and Armored Combat!

  • @churchether

    @churchether

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your Norwegian blooded, the mountains of the north call you home. We have this bird you are called - woodcock - we call it rugde. Fast flyer, and makes for a great hunt.

  • @michaeljamesmacaulay1689
    @michaeljamesmacaulay16893 жыл бұрын

    I have visited castles and cathedrals in several countries, and wondered at the craftsmanship. Having now watched this five-episode documentary, I have a deeper appreciation of craft. Thank you so much for this wonderful rendition.

  • @G1NZOU
    @G1NZOU3 жыл бұрын

    This is my fourth time watching this, always interesting each time. What I love most is the passion in the project, it's not simply "let's build a castle", it's the flair and artistic expression as well. The masons adding their artistic designs when doing the chapel windows, alter and archway, the blacksmith talent making and maintaining all the tools and constructing the nails, and the carpentry with the fantastically precise door and gallery, but also the limewashing, the painting, the cookery and the water mill, the fact they're using horses and have horse trainers on sight. It's not just about the castle but what the castle represents as well, the nostalgia about recreating the experience around such an undertaking of building a castle. We humans are at our best when we combine our scientific knowledge with our artistic flair and our desire to explore our past and figure out what brought us to this point, and the fact everyone from multiple nationalities are contributing to this project is amazing.

  • @ripadipaflipa4672
    @ripadipaflipa4672 Жыл бұрын

    For anyone new to this castle building show on absolute history there are soo many more fabulous episode’s.

  • @annettebrinson8426
    @annettebrinson84264 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best series I've ever seen! I have a new perspective and a new appreciation for building castles and all that pertains to it. Thank you so much!

  • @Quazi-moto
    @Quazi-moto5 жыл бұрын

    Super cool project. I'm SO glad it was filmed. Thanks for the share !

  • @PurpleSixBeats
    @PurpleSixBeats2 жыл бұрын

    The biggest archaeological building site experiment would be to recreate monolithic structures with bronze chisels tho. :D Enjoyed watching this :)

  • @kalenlarsen
    @kalenlarsen5 жыл бұрын

    Such a wonderfully made docuseries. thanks to everyone who made it possible. building and filming this escapade!

  • @paul6925
    @paul69255 жыл бұрын

    Great series. If only there were more like it

  • @sueclark5763

    @sueclark5763

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are others, different time periods, Tales from the Green Valley, Tudor Monastery Farm, Edwardian Farm, victorian Farm and war Time Farm! Each is great as far as I'm concerned, my favorites tho are Tudor, Victorian and War Time.

  • @billyt53
    @billyt533 жыл бұрын

    This would have to be one of the best documentaries on KZread. A new found respect for the builders of these fine buildings.

  • @jfk64kennedy95
    @jfk64kennedy952 жыл бұрын

    worked for a Stone Mason for 2 yrs, we worked mostly in Granite and nothing that intricate, enjoyed my time, learned a lot

  • @jacksprat7087
    @jacksprat70875 жыл бұрын

    I watched all episodes in one setting. (I did pause it 3 or 4 times). Focusing on the total infrastructure required was genius on their part.

  • @lisatwitchell403
    @lisatwitchell4033 жыл бұрын

    I was raised on a farm that was behind the times 70 years ago. I'm amazed at how much I knew of the different things they were doing. There were times I could write the next sentence in the script. It was mostly The woodworking, smithing, rock splitting, cooking, dyeing, and paint making Etc. We still used whitewash. Our barn was all mortise and tenon pegged together.

  • @mikereger1186
    @mikereger11865 жыл бұрын

    Will we be seeing Shad of Shadiversity come and take a look? He’s usually the medieval architecture man on KZread. Worth the airline ticket.

  • @jeffburnham6611

    @jeffburnham6611

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh he'll no doubt complain because there are no MACHICOLATIONS.

  • @tubekulose

    @tubekulose

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffburnham6611 Not yet!

  • @dorianleakey

    @dorianleakey

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffburnham6611 I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but he is overrated in my opinion. Pretty sure I have actually visited more castles than him and probably read as many books on them also. Not that many castles I have seen have MACHICOLATIONS, apart from over the gate. He is a nice guy and all, but not a world renowned expert.

  • @ArsyxGaming

    @ArsyxGaming

    5 жыл бұрын

    He actually said in a video that he will go there, so it's just a question of time I guess. @Dorian Leakey Shad says that Machicolations are great for defense but he never said that EVERY castle had them, and in a lot of examples that he shows catles don't have them. But you can only agree to the fact that it is a great way to defend your walls, at least the ones that are directly treatend by ennemies :)

  • @GanzBestimmt

    @GanzBestimmt

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@dorianleakey Not every castle had machicolations, thats true. But (probably) every castle under siege at least had hoardings(basically the same as machicolations but inferior) instead. The "perfect castle" has to have machicolations tho.

  • @elizabethkeil7973
    @elizabethkeil79733 жыл бұрын

    I am entranced and in awe after finding all these series done by Ruth and Peter as well as the teams they work with on various projects. Absolutely one of the best that I have found binge worthy. Check out the other period episodes. They bring you right into 1940's WW2 Britian. Please don't make Ruth do anymore authentic laundry episodes. That was really cruel. ;)

  • @robertragland1884
    @robertragland18844 жыл бұрын

    What a irony, a mid evil castle under construction with jet contrails in the sky! Wonderful documentary. Bravo!

  • @sejabop
    @sejabop4 ай бұрын

    Ruths daughter is so beautiful and just like her mother!! Love it!!!

  • @Purgatory73
    @Purgatory735 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this amazing series!!

  • @grizzlycountry1030
    @grizzlycountry10304 жыл бұрын

    Ruth's daughter is such a history nerd. I'm in love. ❤ I love history.

  • @mlaforce321
    @mlaforce3212 жыл бұрын

    Wow, what a limited series. That was amazing and my mind is blown.

  • @Goochminions
    @Goochminions5 жыл бұрын

    This series was absolutely brilliant! Loved it!!

  • @amardeep_singh_chauhan
    @amardeep_singh_chauhan5 жыл бұрын

    that's one of best documentary series I have ever seen

  • @Legion563
    @Legion5633 жыл бұрын

    I've not binged watched anything in YEARS, so well done for that! Would love to see a follow up episode or 2.

  • @TheOldBlackShuckyDog
    @TheOldBlackShuckyDog2 жыл бұрын

    I’m a couple of years late I know, but great series guys. After the civil restrictions are lifted you should consider doing an update on the castle

  • @tobalinac6781
    @tobalinac67815 жыл бұрын

    Learned so very much from this series and found it extremely interesting and fun!

  • @Mechaninjalo
    @Mechaninjalo5 жыл бұрын

    Loved every second of this series . Thanks for making it :)

  • @tracywilson5732
    @tracywilson57325 жыл бұрын

    Omg...I love this concept... needs to be a show on tv!

  • @mikemathews9277
    @mikemathews92772 жыл бұрын

    The skills to make this happen is basically nearly impossible to find.I hope it will be finished soon and who will be the next Royalty in France to live there?

  • @sunshinekid8755
    @sunshinekid87553 жыл бұрын

    This was a really lovely project. Thank you so much for all your work both to the builders and the documentarians.

  • @billmiller4972
    @billmiller49722 жыл бұрын

    The respect all of the team show towards the men and women of that long forgotten time is what makes the difference. One can almost see the ghosts of the medieval people looking at them and smiling (rolling eyes sometimes even) how awkward they work but still liking that they are humble and respectful.

  • @kev3d
    @kev3d5 жыл бұрын

    30:55 Amazing Medieval Shoes.

  • @garyindiana2127

    @garyindiana2127

    5 жыл бұрын

    hahaha would really like to see a 11th century cordwainer do it up....also wondering if they're going to fully furnish the castle, that's a docu-series in itself

  • @marieayala7871
    @marieayala78715 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! The work, the people, everything.....wish we still did things that way.

  • @whichdoctor707
    @whichdoctor7075 жыл бұрын

    Spock and mamma Ruth are killing it! How glorious would it be to fortify Ruth's chapel!

  • @ke3p3r62
    @ke3p3r625 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing documentary and not a single visitor on sight all along ! Great work folks and thanks you for sharing this

  • @hollystorey9278
    @hollystorey92784 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for posting these documentaries! I completely marvel at the ingenuity of those early artisans and craftspeople. The ability to solve complex problems with local materials and skill is admirable. I would love to have seen the faces of those who first discovered/developed these processes - especially wode dying. Thanks again!☺️

  • @clanpsi
    @clanpsi5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing series. Thank you!

  • @erikhalvorseth3950
    @erikhalvorseth39504 жыл бұрын

    This has been a wonderful series to watch. Bless all the fine craftmanship we have witnessed.

  • @bcn1gh7h4wk
    @bcn1gh7h4wk5 жыл бұрын

    them doing manual labor while using modern pencils, boots and eye protection, reminds me of the Baku from Star Trek Insurrection: super advanced civilization, living like it's the middle ages "Oh, we have warp capability.... but why would we want to travel away from *here* ?"

  • @KJ-xx6xr

    @KJ-xx6xr

    3 жыл бұрын

    In fairness if they left they got really old and icky looking rather then eternal youthful skin and more "bounce" as it were.

  • @dissolvanizer
    @dissolvanizer5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing Series! Love every moment!

  • @Hannah-nl5qq
    @Hannah-nl5qq5 жыл бұрын

    if I wasn't looking at them and could see their different faces, I would think Ruth and her daughter were the same person given that they sound identical

  • @jankaas4504

    @jankaas4504

    5 жыл бұрын

    I noticed the same, she's even looking and same facial expresions! So fun to see hahah

  • @inkoftheworld

    @inkoftheworld

    5 жыл бұрын

    At one point I thought it was Ruth talking and then realized it was her daughter. They really do super similar!

  • @colinmarble2552

    @colinmarble2552

    5 жыл бұрын

    And just as irritating

  • @Grovesie35

    @Grovesie35

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@colinmarble2552 god dude. You are just miserable. I feel bad for you. 😓

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