What Was Daily Life Like For A Medieval Peasant? | Time Team | Chronicle

Time Team archaeologists have dug up the best preserved medieval village in Britain. The distinctive grass-covered remains of the deserted medieval village of Ulnaby are a landmark in the Durham countryside, and although they've been photographed, surveyed, and written about, they've never been dug. What can Ulnaby and other lost villages like it tell us about normal life in Medieval Britain?
00:00 Lost Village of Ulnaby
47:42 Lost Villages of Wicken
01:35:11 Lost Village of Nether Poppleton
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  • @Isabella-nd3rq
    @Isabella-nd3rqАй бұрын

    It’s so wild that previous centuries are basically swallowed up whole by the earth and we just blithely live right on top of them!

  • @jenniferlyons4150

    @jenniferlyons4150

    26 күн бұрын

    It seems so, afterall, they're finding Roman roads still in tact in some places where it was buried below another road, park, or new builds and excavations are finding them! 😊😊

  • @gloriarangott8803

    @gloriarangott8803

    10 күн бұрын

    Someday ours will also be swallowed up and succeeding generations will wonder about us😊

  • @lorigarza9971
    @lorigarza99714 ай бұрын

    I love that the people are into digging up history in their own backyards and willingly seek out the experts to find out what is down there. One of many things I love about England, so many centuries of history!

  • @jaimieneuman5764

    @jaimieneuman5764

    Ай бұрын

    Right, that happens here in America, you'd likely be met with a shotgun with shouts of trespassing.

  • @Renee-tc5go

    @Renee-tc5go

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@jaimieneuman5764Don't speak for all of America.

  • @chrismiksworld
    @chrismiksworld4 ай бұрын

    Can't get enough of History.

  • @perniciouspete4986

    @perniciouspete4986

    4 ай бұрын

    Good news--there's more every day.

  • @lorigarza9971

    @lorigarza9971

    4 ай бұрын

    Me too!

  • @KellyBell1

    @KellyBell1

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s me too !! I ❤ History!!!

  • @johngilmore697

    @johngilmore697

    15 күн бұрын

    Why am I watching this and not London's Burning UK Gold

  • @andrewmaloney837
    @andrewmaloney8374 ай бұрын

    If anyone's interested in the Medieval English peasantry and the Medieval countryside in general I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's social history playlist. It's plenty of stuff

  • @donny_doyle

    @donny_doyle

    4 ай бұрын

    Schwerpunkt is a library unto himself. Amazing...

  • @adi2k88

    @adi2k88

    4 ай бұрын

    I am probably low IQ because I cant barely follow what he's saying

  • @squiishtopher

    @squiishtopher

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for recommending them, I have so much to delve into now. Really appreciate the channels extensive library of highly specific topics lmao

  • @charismalove2633

    @charismalove2633

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the recommendation ! ❤

  • @bine35

    @bine35

    4 ай бұрын

    this guy spams the same comment on every video

  • @williamhiller3988
    @williamhiller39883 ай бұрын

    Stewart Ainsworth never ceases to amaze me.

  • @fatherofhistory
    @fatherofhistory4 ай бұрын

    This video transported me back to medieval England and brought daily life in a village to life. The excavations at Alby Hall Farm were fascinating, especially the unexpected discoveries like the Tudor mansion. It's amazing to think about the people who lived there centuries ago.

  • @jasminelopez584

    @jasminelopez584

    Ай бұрын

    The first time you

  • @hollyhill2045
    @hollyhill20454 ай бұрын

    Gosh, I love Phil.

  • @kasie680

    @kasie680

    4 ай бұрын

    Same here 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

  • @brianschmidt9919

    @brianschmidt9919

    3 ай бұрын

    BEST PART OF THE SHOW

  • @gaslitworldf.melissab2897
    @gaslitworldf.melissab28974 ай бұрын

    Her knowing about the _lace end_ blew me away too, b/c I thought it was a nail. The girl deserves credit for being in the know. She must be an expert, dedicated to her field.

  • @Agoddamnbetch
    @Agoddamnbetch4 ай бұрын

    I’m from Chicago and at 1:08:06 I instinctively said “Go cubs” after seeing his shirt and then became very confused lol.

  • @northernsines

    @northernsines

    9 күн бұрын

    go Sox!

  • @cmoore7780
    @cmoore77803 ай бұрын

    the people there are so friendly and nice. The history you guys have is amazing. We don’t have anything near that old here in the US besides maybe Arrowheads near where I’m at in Alabama. I think what you guys are doing is so cool

  • @hthumbs4072

    @hthumbs4072

    3 ай бұрын

    If you're interested, AL has the Moundville site. It was established in 1000 I think. It was the biggest city north of Mexico for a while there too. I think it was the site of one of the most powerful cities in what would become the US! I've wanted to visit but haven't made it that far yet. 🙂

  • @lornahuddleston1453
    @lornahuddleston14534 ай бұрын

    Oh goody! Just my style. Dig away and see what's down there. Ancient Pensioner's Plots? 🤔🤗 I wish you could take your sweet time and not be rushing so. Rome wasn't uncovered in a day!

  • @FutureMythology
    @FutureMythology4 ай бұрын

    I would refer Schwerpunkt's social history album to everyone curious about the mediaeval English peasantry or the countryside during that time. There is a lot of material

  • @youtubehatesus2651
    @youtubehatesus26514 ай бұрын

    looks great. will watch later. thank you

  • @jenniferlyons4150
    @jenniferlyons415026 күн бұрын

    😊 We hope to visit England (London) in 3 years, my goal is to visit one area where archaeology work is in progress! ❤ On my bucket list. I've already been to Ellis Island and saw the Statue of Liberty about 10 years ago! 😊

  • @christines2787
    @christines27874 ай бұрын

    Awesome! I'll be interested to see if the store bought peppers breed true or if they are hybrid. Even if they are hybrid, they will still produce. Might be very similar to the parent or they might be very different. Either way they will be a lot of fun.

  • @music_by_carlos
    @music_by_carlos3 ай бұрын

    LOVE TONY ROBINSONNNNNNN

  • @BeppyTurnip
    @BeppyTurnip4 ай бұрын

    I have ancestors from Wales. I wonder what they got up to back then.

  • @cmmc-zb4vr
    @cmmc-zb4vr2 ай бұрын

    35:07 this guy kind of looks like sean strickland lol

  • @leecurtis6354
    @leecurtis63543 ай бұрын

    Do you worry about plague in the soil? Or maybe the plague wasn't around back then? I've always been interested in medieval times.

  • @fangtasmic7641

    @fangtasmic7641

    3 ай бұрын

    The plague bacteria can only survive at best a year and that’s if it’s airborne. It is susceptible to drying out and uv light.

  • @sylviecocquerelle

    @sylviecocquerelle

    Ай бұрын

    Plague in the soil doesnt exist

  • @tateranus4365
    @tateranus43654 ай бұрын

    Maybe that mound was going to be some kind of fortification but was abandoned before it was completed?

  • @lornahuddleston1453
    @lornahuddleston14534 ай бұрын

    Bring it on! ❤

  • @kamaljohnson2200
    @kamaljohnson22004 ай бұрын

    What's crazy is they seem to be finding stuff a couple feet underground rather shallow

  • @linlouwho123
    @linlouwho1234 ай бұрын

    Oh, that biting cold of Great Britain.

  • @Wolfietherrat
    @Wolfietherrat4 ай бұрын

    What did mediaeval people think static electricity was?

  • @user-nu9ky1ly2f
    @user-nu9ky1ly2f4 ай бұрын

    Anyone else think that one bloke sounds like Hagrid? lol

  • @JL-go3
    @JL-go34 ай бұрын

    I'm guessing awful for most. I'm so happy to have been born late 20th century.

  • @gaslitworldf.melissab2897

    @gaslitworldf.melissab2897

    4 ай бұрын

    I was born in the middle of it, but I still think I could enjoy some of the material culture, especially keeping a hearth for cooking and warming. . . just so cozy. Even so, I cannot imagine living without internet. Don't even want to.

  • @dfaro8453

    @dfaro8453

    3 ай бұрын

    @@gaslitworldf.melissab2897i can’t live with out my internet and devices. 😅

  • @music_by_carlos
    @music_by_carlos3 ай бұрын

    fk yea love this guy

  • @systemicxdesign
    @systemicxdesign4 ай бұрын

    At that time smoking thistle was like smoking crack to the youngsters finding such a thing as a pipe that is nothing new

  • @gigsley
    @gigsley3 ай бұрын

    Is anybody actually watching this? There are clearly parts missing.

  • @gloriarangott8803
    @gloriarangott880310 күн бұрын

    Why do you always only have 3 days to work???

  • @JeepWrangler1957
    @JeepWrangler19574 ай бұрын

    A Chicago White Sox t-shirt?😂

  • @rrt08
    @rrt083 ай бұрын

    Chicago White Sox opening Day is today.⚾️

  • @SiliconMolybdenumNitrogen
    @SiliconMolybdenumNitrogen2 ай бұрын

    With butter, cheese and baby milk now having security tags on in many English supermarkets I’d say there are still plenty of peasants in the country. Shame you never all got rich with voting Brexit 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 only the rich got richer 😂😂😂😂

  • @darlingstuff1560
    @darlingstuff15604 ай бұрын

    wow....bring in tokenism or what.

  • @user-oz5de6wg9c
    @user-oz5de6wg9c28 күн бұрын

    Really I couldn’t work with someone like Phil. He makes mistakes but other peoples mistakes are sooo much worse. He points at everyone. And his accent is just too annoying to listen to.

  • @magnacary
    @magnacary4 ай бұрын

    Im sorry i hate it when people say "champing at the bit" its "CHOMPING" please, look iyt up. Tiny robinson gets on my nerves. he's not smart enough to do this.

  • @jrk4893

    @jrk4893

    4 ай бұрын

    You are incorrect and would benefit from looking it up yourself.

  • @roberttelarket4934
    @roberttelarket49344 ай бұрын

    RIP Phil. Lost him 2014. Big mistake pointed out by @jrk4893. Phil is alive in 2024. I meant Mick regrettably left us in 2014.

  • @jrk4893

    @jrk4893

    4 ай бұрын

    Phil is still with us. Are you thinking of Mick, who regrettably passed in 2013?

  • @roberttelarket4934

    @roberttelarket4934

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jrk4893: You are 100% right! My "deadly” mistake! It was Mick. Sorry to have killed Phil when we're happy to say he's alive!