So great to see Sir Tony still bringing a lot of excitement to history. After all these years (decades?) his enthusiasm and energy carry on. Thank you for sharing this!
@Richie Rich They're all in their comment section. Bots and everything else. Just read through their comments. There are a lot of them. I agree with Daisy. They need to block them or get rid of them.
"Its old dead fish that you lay out on the beach for days and the cats come and wee on it" -Tony Robinson on Garum Top notch host, top notch program :)
@1:24:10 Interesting to know that the derogatory term "spinster" comes from "spinner" because they were financially independent and had no need for marriage. It's funny how society keeps on trying to shun women who don't follow the rules and have no desire to, either.
Yea i think that might be somewhat wrong, that was definitly the case sometimes but nothing has really changed, people have always looked down on single people and single people have generally more money than others. I guess one way to look at it is independence, but it was also mostly because many women just couldn't find a partner or their sexual preference was basically illegal in those times. With most men easily being able to basically buy a young girl from a father and marry her, many women past a certain age never managed to marry.
From what I understand, the 'spinster' of the latter connotation was usually the youngest daughter of the family, who couldn't marry because she had to stay home to care for her elderly parents. By the time they died, she may have been too old for any suitor to be interested.
I really feel like Bacchus/Dionysus would be like "Ok cool you did the ritual offering, now dont let that wine go to waste dweebs, Im not there right now or else Id drink it, so drink it so help me Jupiter/Zeus"
Slavery did not end in Britain until 1834 but remained in the East India Company, Sri Lanka, and Saint Helena. Stop acting as if the Brits were great humanitarians. Considering the fortunes that people built on the backs of slavery and colonization.
An excellent documentary. However, Sir Tony is well-known as a great actor and presenter, and he does not have to descend to silly Monty Pythonesque moving mouths and funny voices, which detract from his narration of such a fascinating history.
Why do the producers of this episode think it’s acceptable to ridicule the Catholicism and spread false information about religious vocations??? Would this have been done toward Islam or Judaism?
The producers of this episode didn't engage in ridicule and they certainly didn't "spread false information" about anything. Catholicism was the state religion and as such held a prominent place in the social structure; this episode addresses the role the catholic church played with tongue-in-cheek humor, not ridicule. As far as judaism or islam goes, neither of those religions had political power nor were either interwoven into the fabric of daily life of the citizenry of England so tossing them into this episode would make no sense.
So great to see Sir Tony still bringing a lot of excitement to history. After all these years (decades?) his enthusiasm and energy carry on. Thank you for sharing this!
Absolute History please block Scammers in your chats on TH-cam
@Richie Rich They're all in their comment section. Bots and everything else. Just read through their comments. There are a lot of them. I agree with Daisy. They need to block them or get rid of them.
"Its old dead fish that you lay out on the beach for days and the cats come and wee on it"
-Tony Robinson on Garum
Top notch host, top notch program :)
Hell yeah, love Sir Tony!
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In historic terms, “little Britain” referred to Ireland. In old Irish, “An Bhreatain Bheag” (meaning ‘little Britain’) referred to Wales.
Lol of loved this. Funny, witty and entertaining. Infotainment @ its finest.
@1:24:10 Interesting to know that the derogatory term "spinster" comes from "spinner" because they were financially independent and had no need for marriage. It's funny how society keeps on trying to shun women who don't follow the rules and have no desire to, either.
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Listen, society doesn't "try" to shun and humiliate women. We (the royal we) don't try anything. We just do it.
It was better to be called a spinster than a witch, those people loved to burn people back then.
Yea i think that might be somewhat wrong, that was definitly the case sometimes but nothing has really changed, people have always looked down on single people and single people have generally more money than others. I guess one way to look at it is independence, but it was also mostly because many women just couldn't find a partner or their sexual preference was basically illegal in those times. With most men easily being able to basically buy a young girl from a father and marry her, many women past a certain age never managed to marry.
Tony have you done your genealogy?
I love watching your history, thank you
Thank you so much for another great video. Always love Tony, he’s great 😊!
Queen Boudicca is my pittie's name sake!! She was the first "original Biker B*#CH"!!!!!
great video, ty
Thannks!
I'm not from Britain. I'm not even interested in british history. I just like his voice :)
From what I understand, the 'spinster' of the latter connotation was usually the youngest daughter of the family, who couldn't marry because she had to stay home to care for her elderly parents. By the time they died, she may have been too old for any suitor to be interested.
Thank you! Great upload lol
Tony is incredible
Why don’t you figure out who Fortunato’s family is right now and give them reparations
Outstanding!
If a tax doesn't work to keep people from entering the country... why get rid of the tax? Like now you get money and skilled workers double win
amazing
I really feel like Bacchus/Dionysus would be like "Ok cool you did the ritual offering, now dont let that wine go to waste dweebs, Im not there right now or else Id drink it, so drink it so help me Jupiter/Zeus"
Love history expose'
A excellent doc about Roman Britain! ancient Rome stretched from Britain to Palestine.
Slavery did not end in Britain until 1834 but remained in the East India Company, Sri Lanka, and Saint Helena. Stop acting as if the Brits were great humanitarians. Considering the fortunes that people built on the backs of slavery and colonization.
An excellent documentary. However, Sir Tony is well-known as a great actor and presenter, and he does not have to descend to silly Monty Pythonesque moving mouths and funny voices, which detract from his narration of such a fascinating history.
You do know that he was in Black Adder and started as a comic actor, right?
I find no humor in how 7year Olds go through this.
It's curious how the English supposed how the slaves survived.
Lucius Artorius Castus was his name.
You said regular ppl and chose an Egyptian? Thats a fairly different culture than most of us are accustomed to.
Speak for yourself, not most of us.
What are you on about? Every culture has "regular people".
Roland was clearly a royal gas.
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mmmm bacon
needs a younger host, all these British shows are hosted by old people.
Really going for that diversity clout
Covering actual history is clout chasing? 😂
Diversity scares you, huh?
History was more "diverse" than people like you could ever believe or understand
So corny.
Yo mama corny
Why do the producers of this episode think it’s acceptable to ridicule the Catholicism and spread false information about religious vocations??? Would this have been done toward Islam or Judaism?
This show is probably financed by the j€w$ so no criticism, and Islam would fight back. So, they pick on the one they have de fanged and de clawed.
The producers of this episode didn't engage in ridicule and they certainly didn't "spread false information" about anything. Catholicism was the state religion and as such held a prominent place in the social structure; this episode addresses the role the catholic church played with tongue-in-cheek humor, not ridicule. As far as judaism or islam goes, neither of those religions had political power nor were either interwoven into the fabric of daily life of the citizenry of England so tossing them into this episode would make no sense.
@@blueneptune825 Well said, we can’t try to fit our present moral, political or religious situations into the past!
I agree
Tongue and cheek Catholism is what Henty the 8th did. He destroyed so many beautiful churches. Now they are selling them as homes!
Tony is my favorite story teller