My respect for Ruth has just gone up another notch. Bathing and menstrual hygiene are rather initimate matters to talk about, and as always she manages to be completely matter of fact about it.

@josefinbjork1086

3 жыл бұрын

I love howe har talks about it Like she just said it raining outside

@tonguepetals

2 жыл бұрын

It’s nice to see her be so matter of fact about it, there are very few historical records that relate to how women managed feminine hygiene, so it’s nice to see it addressed here.

@budle89

2 жыл бұрын

Also respects for porn actors. They exposed themselves for others to enjoy. Sexual intercourse is such an intimate affair to be shared with complete strangers.

@dickJohnsonpeter

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not understanding. It's easy to talk about bodily functions, however gross they might be, in a matter of fact way.

@royslapped4463

2 жыл бұрын

me 2

I really love the comedic fiddle music every time Alex or Peter have to deal with the sheep/pigs/cows

anyone else getting weird audio distortion and ticks around the 30 min mark

@mikkelnpetersen

3 жыл бұрын

I was afraid it might've been my headset.

@tysonq7131

3 жыл бұрын

yes me too

@audrey9561

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe from editing the music to be less loud? The earlier episodes had really loud music that overshadowed the speaking

@tigerz8174

3 жыл бұрын

Pst pst pst sorry pst pst can't pst pst hear pst pst you pst pst pst

@BlinkOnWheels

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was my phone speaker at first… Until I rewound about four times

I'm just admiring the horse and the ferrets. So hard working. I also love hearing someone say that a ferret is putting the fear of god into a rabbit.

@tigerz8174

3 жыл бұрын

Well the viewer clicking on video does more work than Alex!!!

@emilys3638

3 жыл бұрын

It really gave enhanced meaning to the phrase, "ferreting out the truth"....

@mrmainlobster

3 жыл бұрын

I find it rather funny!

@alyh3721

Жыл бұрын

@@emilys3638 I know this is an old comment, but it's true that you learn how a lot of idioms and sayings are really from Victorian and Edwardian times! I was watching one video where they were smithing with a triphammer, which explains why people say "My heart was going like a triphammer" 😄

@emilys3638

Жыл бұрын

@@alyh3721 Wow that's so cool!! I don't mind at all when people reply to old comments -- I personally see these threads as long-time ongoing community conversations and I welcome additional contributions! I barely remember writing this one, so it was fun to come back and remember... Now I'm trying to recall the other interesting phrase I heard the other day. The etymology of words and phrases fascinates me!

I love how nonchalant and open and honest Ruth is. The lads are great too. All these shows the hosts have great chemistry. It's like the good Top Gear years. The show is a success not just because of the subject matter, but because of how the hosts convey it.

@ashleelarsen5002

2 жыл бұрын

43:25

Clumper deserves a more dignified name-he such a good, handsome boy. I can't believe his owner said she doesn't love him. I've worked on farms, and I bonded with those beasts, especially the ones in my charge.

@cleverusername9369

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Clumper doesn't care about his name. Agreed though that it's weird to not bond with such a valuable, hard-working animal.

@becgould3772

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe her and clumper (agree its a silly name) just don't get along? Its the only reason I can think of as to why they haven't bonded. Animals are pretty smart in knowing who will hurt them and who won't they work it out fast.

@tonguepetals

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t imagine having such a very good boy and not loving him. I’d love all of mine.

@r.awilliams9815

2 жыл бұрын

@@becgould3772 I've never gotten on well with horses, but mules and donkeys love me...I have no idea why. It's just one of those things.

@becgould3772

2 жыл бұрын

@@r.awilliams9815 that seems a bit strange.

This is ten times more interesting than anything on television.. assuming there's anything left interesting on television..

@jennifermacdougall6115

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed totally and you might even learn some history lol 😂.

@elapolska

3 жыл бұрын

P000 pololo 99

@Teraperf

3 жыл бұрын

Um... I’m pretty sure this was made by BBC 😂

@newkingdom6750

3 жыл бұрын

@@Teraperf well then they should slap some of this on television so that I can actually watch it again

@Teraperf

3 жыл бұрын

NewKingdom * it IS on television lmao it’s on BBC’s 2nd channel 😂

The best part of this episode is Ruth's incredible ingenuity and Clumper's admirable strength.

I love how comfortable that sheep looks whenever she is rolled over 😂

@2:53 he totally says "Delicious Bastards" before he's faded out for the narrator lolololol

@ann-maryn1232

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@practicaloccultist231

3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I missed that lol

@annika_panicka

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Are you sure?

@bradleysmith9431

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he said "the delicious part of"...

Alex is absolutely in love with those animals. It’s so sweet to see.

I’m a simple woman, I see Ruth and the guys - I like and share. 🤷‍♀️

I am obsessed with everything about this Ruth is one of my favorite historians she makes everything fun down to earth realistic and the fact that she said flipping a when she stood on the basket just put a smile on my face

"Invited to the pheasant hunt".. To rummage about in the weeds making silly noises.

It's amazing to see craftsman - artists that carry on this tradition. This beauty. Art like this is nearly going extinct. Hopefully, more and more people will carry on these traditions, like the basket maker and all the artists in this series. There's something so astounding and sincere about it. Things like this rarely exist nowadays. Edit: oh, and the "Victorian" baths, remind me of when I was little and something went wrong with the pipes in our house and running water to the bath in our families house was impossible. My mom would heat up water on the stove and we used to bathe exactly the same way. Except my mom called them "oakie" baths 😂

@sheilaboston7051

2 жыл бұрын

We used to have a thatcher in my little English visit and as a kid I was fascinated with watching him. That was around 60 years ago and I now live in Australia. Would love to know if he ever passed his craft on to anybody else in the village, because there are still lots of extremely old houses with thatched roofs.

@Muck006

2 жыл бұрын

There is one fisherman who is living off his craft (mostly by selling it directly to local customers) here in my city of 3,5 million ... and the point is that "the craft" might be learnable from books, but the local "tips and tricks" (i.e. where to find the most fish) need to be passed down or "rediscovered" after they have been forgotten.

@Muck006

2 жыл бұрын

Craftsmen are also very important, because they are the ones who CREATE HEIRLOOMS to hand down to the next generation, but todays "throw away equipment" gives nothing to pass on. Thus the disappearance of craftsmen is also a part of the DESTRUCTION OF THE FAMILY!

15:49 One of my friends grandfather, were a German soldier in WW2, after the war, he settled in the country he was stationed in, when he went hunting, he only used his trusty 98K rifle, he didn't like shotguns, shooting phesants were no problem, he said that "it (his rifle) saw more action in one week of hunting, than during the entire war (not counting training)", that's how lucky he was.

@richardlahan7068

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Shooting pheasants with a K98. Bet he wasn't eating many pheasants!

@sparkle4223

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardlahan7068 obviously he was.

@snapdragon6601

2 жыл бұрын

A bit of overkill, but I have no doubt that as long as he could hit the pheasant it worked. He must have hit the WW2 infantryman's jackpot. Being stationed in such a quiet sector. I'm curious as to where he was posted & eventually settled after the war.

@maxiejohnson8356

2 жыл бұрын

@@snapdragon6601 might be one of those final regiments of rag tag old men and young boys, many of them just immediately surrendered when the Soviet or Alies forces met them. Or theu didnt even get to see a battle when Berlin fell.

I had no idea Oak could bend that much! Beautiful craft

@millienne8201

3 жыл бұрын

I was a little busy cringing at how many splinters that man must’ve gotten throughout his life. I’m very impressed, and definitely agree.

So wonderful this farm was cleaned up and back in working order again. Will take a long time to go back to dismal conditions again! LOVED This series!!!

What I find interesting is that wherever they're filming this the people there also dress like victorian people and I'm here for it

@ritageorge8748

3 жыл бұрын

There was a mention of an historic village like the ones dotting the east coast&Marinas

@laurahoward5426

2 жыл бұрын

Mr.Acton, who passed away at age 95, dressed Victorian everyday

@Muck006

2 жыл бұрын

One thing I keep on mentioning A LOT is the BENEFITS OF CORSETS, because nowadays MANY WOMEN COMPLAIN ABOUT BACK ACHES ... which are a sign of "overuse" or "bad posture". Corsets "gently remind you" to sit straight AND whenever you are doing some heavy lifting they give the same protection which the broad leather belts add to the performances of strongmen and weightlifters ... by simply "reflecting the force of the belly muscles back inside the body ... to stabilise the entire stomach area." Sadly women have forgotten about this ... due to PROPAGANDA.

@pebbles.-.._.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Muck006 that‘s cool and all and i partly agree with you but … what does that have to do with my comment?

One of the best series you guys have run. MORE VICTORIAN CONTENT! Especially with the cute blonde curly haired lady. She makes everything amazing and her accent/voice is perfect for narration!

@pinkyvdt

3 жыл бұрын

@stacey gewin me too, just love it. Have u see the series like this that is Edwardian Farm? It's great.

@spazmonkey3815

3 жыл бұрын

Suzannah Lipscomb

@James42069

3 жыл бұрын

@@pinkyvdt A recent reply made me notice this... and I had watched it shortly after! It was really good. They hit some things very very right!

I love Peter! He is hard working, desire to learn, and he obviously cares so much about the animals. Delight to watch how hard they all work as well.

“Now I need egg yolks.” *separates the yolk and pours in egg whites*

@moniquemeijer4671

3 жыл бұрын

And uses oliveoil, I don’t tink there were olivetrees in Engeland

@kumaahito3927

3 жыл бұрын

@@moniquemeijer4671 I don't think all the spices were from there either. In the 19th century trade was much easier and cheaper than centuries ago, making new stuff available for lower classes too. While not something you could find at every corner, olive oil was definitely available. (The amount could be much less than nowadays, of course, but Ruth poured from a small vial, representing how it wasn't sold in large batches.)

@Neddoest

2 жыл бұрын

💯 but I’m pretending/hoping that was terrible editing and shot of pouring the whites was into a separate bowl.

@samuelstewart875

2 жыл бұрын

I caught that too, lol

@wylliamwold1847

2 жыл бұрын

@@Neddoest definitely awkward editing lol, the bowl of cream mixture has a utensil sitting in it. You can see it's in the background of the egg yolk shot.

Absolutely loved watching Owen, make his lovely basket. What a treasure. And, Clumper, has captured my heart.

ohhhhh boy if I caught someone using my cookingware for a wax and tar concoction for waterproofing I'd be so mad. He couldn't find an old tin or something? 🤣

Oh. My. Goodness. Anyone else recognize that type of basket from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny? Peter and Benjamin hide under a basket and they are trapped when the cat sits on it for 5 hours. Beatrix Potter lived in the Lake District, with that distinct type of basket!

I have learned more from these videos than anything else I've encountered throughout my education experience to include college....these should be used in education for children today...my humble opinion

that is not your speakers breaking. that is in the audio of the show...

@AnnahKitathryne

3 жыл бұрын

I was freaking out.

11:50 if they were a real victorian family. Using the wife's kitchen and cooking tools, how brave you are young man. 😆

@ritageorge8748

3 жыл бұрын

Victorian Era? Try using a gorgeous copper pan for some boot concoction now-if I had one or the enamel set batting it with a spoon&then wearing much higher boots instead&no offer of your polish to Peter?

These videos are amazing, informative and entertaining

Touch the teet Alex touch the teet Alex: I can't find the teet This convo was so hilarious lol

32:51 Lol - _"Flippin' A!"_ Ruth brings a polite version of late 20th Century slang into the Victorian era 🧺

@21:58 when Peter says skateboard I was like “wait how did they know about that- that wasn’t invented yet” 😂 Lmao

Alex is the King of Shade. He's always throwing shade on Peter. Too funny!

I love the little blurb in the book _The Family Save-All_ right above the recipe at 49:47 about the spelling of the word "rabbit." Absolutely charming!

In The Little House on the Prairie book series, everyone took turns bathing in front of the stove, for warmth and quick access to hot water for the next person. A sheet was put up for privacy, and bath night was usually Saturday so you smelled nice for church the next day.

A sa boy growing up on farms (70 years ago) I had many of the 'wonderous new' machines explained to me...in this wonderful video you can SEE them in action....Please, do watch it....

The ferrets were my favourite part. The Jill was just so cute. Such a hardworking, good girl

That sheep expert is the most wonderful man in the world.

I found this video by accident and I love it. So interesting and very informative. I can not believe they actually lived like they did back in the day. I thought that I could like that did back then but I don't think so anymore. But absulty wonderful. Thank you.

@tamonettX500

3 жыл бұрын

You've stumbled onto an amazing series 😁😁😁 Check out the others, Tudor Farm, Edwardian Farm, Wartime Farm, etc...and the Christmas feast special 😍😍😍

The exact same type of basket with woven oak/hazel and the same pattern was made in parts of Germany as well.

I'm so grateful for this channel. I'm pretty sure that this is now my very favorite show of all time, and discovering it during quarantine was a life saver. And now I find myself coming back to watch every series again and again, somehow finding new things to enjoy about it every time. The way they manage to cover such vast periods of history while focusing on the most intimate and day-to-day lives of common people is just amazing, and to me it all boils down to the team at the heart of it. God bless Ruth, Peter, Alex, and Tom. Their passion and and joy with every experience is truly, truly engaging, and it makes learning such a pleasure. ❤

@elijahcumpton9926

2 жыл бұрын

@Celto Loco Yeah, I have google, too...you're aware that because this channel exists, it did, in fact, "make it"...right?

i wonder how much of this they continue to do while off camera, since it seems like these documentaries span over months

@sheilaboston7051

2 жыл бұрын

They're doing this for a full year.

I grew up on a sheep farm and we didn't help them when they were lambing unless they needed it. Otherwise we would just observe and let the sheep do what she needed to do to have the lamb her own.

@pinkyvdt

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. I was taught not to pull them like that for fear of hurting momma or baby. U could very easy rip momma on the inside causing her to bleed out internally or dislocate baby's shoulders rendering them lame at birth and that usually means culling a newborn.

@StarOnTheWater

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about why they did that. Instinctively I would just let nature take its course and observe.

@josefinbjork1086

3 жыл бұрын

He has been working With Sheep way longer than ive been Alive so i Think he knows exaktley when nature needs a helping hand

@KSMP

3 жыл бұрын

@@josefinbjork1086 thank you that experience based mansplaination.

@josefinbjork1086

3 жыл бұрын

I am not experienst at all and i didnt mean too mansplain i can some times forget some peopel in a program im watching. Sorry i didnt Think of the fact that i maybe the Only skatterbrain on here

Love this series ! It’s so great that they are still able to find so many people that still know how to do these amazing skills.

Ruth is an absolute gem!

@sammisuejams

2 ай бұрын

She is indeed.

I cried when the wee lamb was born. I couldn’t help myself.

@annika_panicka

3 жыл бұрын

It was moving, and Frederick's daddy was surprisingly sympathetic to Alex's lack of experience.

Princess the Pig looks like my cat Yasmine after she had gained weight since adoption from the streets. XD

@budle89

2 жыл бұрын

Poor Yasmine

The lack of eye protection For the tree chopping scares me greatly. To be honest most of what they are doing scares me.

@snapoutofit2151

3 жыл бұрын

Yet people went without today’s safety standards for centuries and survived. Thrived even. Amazing.

Such an excellent series. Thanks, Absolute History.

Watching these documenteries also helps with disaster prep. You never know when you won’t have access to running water or electricity

these shows are so awesome... such a relaxing break from the world today

37:20 I agree about the details. I wish more documentaries covered the small basic day to day life details.

This epiosode makes me sort of fall in love with Alex and his kindness with the animals. But, Peter has my heart!

@sheilaboston7051

2 жыл бұрын

Peter is the spitting image of a guy I went out with years ago - same name too! Gives me a chance to walk down memory lane.

A commmon them in all those vids is the importance of wood. Without at least a small grove you'd be lost.

@pollyrg97

3 жыл бұрын

In Tudor Monastery Farm they talk a lot more about how the woods were managed as a resource through practices like coppicing, pollarding (sp?) and hedge-laying.

15:00 "now I need egg yolks" proceeds to very carefully separate the egg yolk, using only the white.

36:41 we should talk about this stuff more. Now i'm interested on what victorian women usually use for menstrual cramp.

@Here_for_the_Chaos_

3 жыл бұрын

karolina zebrowska, and Abby Cox as well have videos about the very topic 😊

@alexismontez4230

3 жыл бұрын

there was a minor controversy about an australian nun being nominated for sainthood bc she "was an alcoholic", but she had really bad menstrual cramps and just drank herself into a stupor every month to cope.

@sayounara1232

3 жыл бұрын

Queen Elizabeth used cannibis to get rid of cramps so I wonder if they used opium or cocaine lol

@beth8775

2 жыл бұрын

Willow would make homemade aspirin doable.

I love this! Please keep making these! Ruth is awesome!!!

Checking for wax in sheep teats is a lot easier than palpating.

12:38 The sound it made is absolutely killing me rn

I absolutely LOVE this show.

I'm so enjoying watching this trio through the centuries.

fantastic show. Thank you.

I have to go to bed. I have to!!! I can't wait to get back to this.

Most interesting series I've seen lately, it really makes you Imagine how you'd be as a victorian farmer. Great channel, greetings from the turkish sultanate

I think Alex and Peter are really funny together.

21:56 Pray tell us, what is this "skate board" this chap is talking about?

@annika_panicka

3 жыл бұрын

'Tis a mid-late 20th Century time-travel contraption

This content is amazing I live for this kind of interesting information

These doco's are amazing.

Love the oak basket. Just love these series, so interesting. Best thing on TV

The guy at 40:06 is such a fabulous teacher! Instructive and detailed while still being kind and patient - wonderful :)

This is very interesting and I can't stop watching this the people and animals are wonderful and such beautiful nature keep up the good work 👍☺️

Clumped does a lot of work!!! Have to take good care of him!!!

15:01 “Egg yolks” Then puts in egg whites hehe

@josefinbjork1086

3 жыл бұрын

Somtimes you just call somting the wrong ting or a a diffrent part of somting and dont even realise

Clumpper is beautiful horse I love the farm setting.Love watching these series

Well seeing Ruth take a bath and getting a good peek at her ankle definitely makes this one of my favorites…bouncing on the basket was an extra treat! 😉😃

I love watching this show, it warms my heart so much ❤️❤️❤️

I love these programs!!!!

Really love these series 👏 ❤

One of my FAV episodes!

23:23 that side-eye 🤣

The way he waterproofed his shoes is nearly the exact same as how my father and I waterproof our leather jackets for the rain.

That basket is amazing! Talk about sustainability 😮

My grandfather and great uncle were farmers. We were all hunters when I grew up. They actually used to stock ringneck pheasants in the wildlife management area that bordered on my grandfather's field. They would fly over the fence in the morning to sun themselves and forage in the fields, and we would hunt along the fence lines and patches of trees. My great uncle used to say his boys didn't know what beef tasted like til they were in high school because they ate so much venison.

Ruth’s hair is gorgeous!

Love this channel this particular show as kids we had goats of one became a pet it messed with me when they got served up for supper

English is not easy for me but now I understand what they are talking. Thanks 🙏 everyone. I love Absolute History. Greetings from Chiangmai Thailand 🇹🇭 🙏

Thanks again.

A couple years back Frugal Money Savers did a no spend and Frugal Queen also does this. A no spend is paying household bills and planning a modest groc allowance for milk, bread etc.. once that is spent you JUST MAKE DO, When you make a decision you have to stick with it. No cheats allowed! It’s all about priorities and what you hope to accomplish with the no spend in the first place. Good luck with future challenges. Susan

basketman is great

The lamb birthing guy is so intense lol

@Triaanx28

3 жыл бұрын

“look with your fingers... no look with your fingers” “like you’re scrubbing a floor!!” 😂

@Naharu.

3 жыл бұрын

You should have seen him talking about his ram then. Dude was so passionate about him, it was really intense.

Chopping that big tree to the tune of ‘One Toke Over The Line’ 😅

3:50 thats a princess if I've ever seen one😄

How do I buy a basket from that guy?!? I will buy at least 6 to start!

I love this series. 👍😬👍

The shepherd is definitely my favorite side character

yeah around the basket maker segment

Should have waterproofed your boots, Peter! NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH

@annika_panicka

3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to waterproof his boots ...😏

@marycanary86

3 жыл бұрын

@@annika_panicka hed need them waterproof if i was anywhere near him. he is delish

@annika_panicka

3 жыл бұрын

@@marycanary86 😉 Dirty girl! Lol

That axe has to be pretty sharp to be cutting the tree so much.

I have pulled logs in the WV mountains since age 10. It was a hard life but the horse(mile) made it so much easier

I Love Ruth ! your the best.