Manchester was a starting point of so many things, hard to imagine nowadays when you only see the new office and residential buildings without industry...Repression and exploitation is less visible but still present. Thanks for reminding us.
Thanks for all the work you do, especially in these videos. Thankfully, much of this information was passed down to me in the oral tradition from my great grandfather and my grandmother. I’ve passed it to my kids and will pass it down as I received it to my granddaughter. When I was a kid, my grandma would take me into town to see Lincoln’s statue. She was so happy that out ancestors did the right thing in the Cotton Famine. I’ll be back home in a few months. I always have a bevvy in The Briton’s Protection.
Showing this to 14/15 year olds in history lessons instead of the deathly boring reading about that period would bring it all to life and actually encourage a real interest. I remember switching off walking into history many decades ago.
A very interesting account of the city and surrounds in the troubled past, Ollie. That Peterloo massacre is still today to some devout Mancunians, a very big reminder of how people suffered under capitalism, and we don't want an occurrence of anything of the like to happen again. A great video, thank you.
Why would somebody not watch your vid? It's best to learn all points of view on any subject, especially history. Thanks for all your time, work and research.
Which is understandable - and sad. Too many deal in absolutes (which are so much simpler than actually finding a compromise and a real solution). It's hard to teach this to our kids (and ourselves).
Another excellent and most thought-provoking video; such a rarity in our time, when real political discourse is so lacking and the class-based socialism on the left has given way almost entirely to identity politics. How ironic that this should happen in the twenty-first century, when we need to consider our relationship to the means of production, to wealth and to power, just as much as then. Thomas Paine, whom Americans like to thank for their Constitution, is someone whose socialism is overlooked across the pond, as much as his importance as a great political thinker has been excluded from the version of English history we are fed.
Just finished this whole series i'd say binged watched (as I would a netflix series) a good few hours spent on a bank holiday. And can I say for me the knowledge, story telling and delivery was just as good as any I would see on netflix. Your delivery was amazing and extremely engaging 👏. As a proud adopted daughter of Manchester (with most of my life spent here) I love this City and you gave an amazing historic series here, I am left eagerly wanting more! Hoping you will find time to quench this thirst! Thank you!
The History of Manchester. An absolutely fascinating series of videos. Brilliantly made and presented. I wish history lessons like this were available when I was at school. Congratulations Ollie.
Thank you for this really great video. It’s important to remember the sacrifices made by the early labour movement . Nothing would have changed if the industrial Barons were left to their own selfish profiteering ways.
Great video. I enjoy these Manchester history videos, so much has happened in this city. Years ago I watched an excellent play at the exchange about the luddites through to peterloo and it really stuck with me. So much history is written by the big names and the normal people get ignored and hence the term we still use today in a derogatory way - "luddite". People fighting for their livelihoods and rights, and yet even now the establishment holds onto distorting their history. Hope to see another video like this soon! Thank you.
What a fantastic series I’ve just binged! ❤ A lot of effort must have gone into the research. I’ve learnt a great deal about our wonderful city. Hopefully many more will discover!
This is a great video, and I really respect your hard work in both the videography and the research! I thought I knew a fair bit about Owen and Engels but there was definitely some bits I had never read. I had no idea that they did most of their research at Cheetham's Music School in particular, and that Engel's family factory was on what I think is the M602. What I would say is that I think it was a bit of a mistake to end it on a sweeping statement about figures from other countries' working class history. Especially Mao. Stalin definitely less so. I get that this isn't a video about them, but it's kinda odd to do such work on our culture and hometown, and narrow hundreds of years of history ito one sentence for China and Russia. Nitpicking aside, I'm really enjoying your channel! :)
Hi Ollie, oh how things have not changed very much, where the super rich still have too much influence and access to those in power that control outcomes that best suit themselves, at the expense of the working people of this country. I feel that most of those with wealth, and power, have no true understanding of the struggles of the average working person. Ollie, I have a question, you include in your film at 18:04 a photograph of young boys sat in some sort of frame, doing a job, I could not work out what they were doing. Could you enlighten me? Thank you so much for another interesting and informative video. Very best wishes to you, S & Jx
Hi S&J so sorry I missed this message originally!!! Thanks so much for the lovely comment. The picture shows breaker boys (and girls) seperating coal from it's impurities by hand. Fairly common in Victorian era mining I believe. Not a very nice job for kids to do, 10 hours a day :/
Great video. In theory technology today should make it more practicable than ever for the working class to self-organise and demand the position in society it deserves. If only we could all drag ourselves away from TikTok and divisive culture wars and actually make it happen.
I visited Manchester a few years back, I mixed up my travel schedule (duplicate placenames, though I cannot remember which ones!). Thanks for the history lesson! Great video, as always
I'm gonna quote what Mt grandad said who was a member of Democrats Union of Miners "if a Revolution is to happen it be short turn Charge but easier to achieve whilst if You Turn to reform it takes longer but shall last longer too" the thought of surch belifs inspires me and a story my grandad told me is when he was 16 on his first Friday he went to the pub he was born next to the pub owner originally refused to serve into they said "he's done a man's work he needs an man's drink" I have alot respect for grandad who sadly passed anway last year
Great video. Came to learn a bit about the history of this city known to me only by its football teams and got to know that Marx himself had been there among other fascinating events. Great work, sucess ☘
I'm gonna quote what Mt grandad said who was a member of Democrats Union of Miners "if a Revolution is to happen it be short turn Charge but easier to achieve whilst if You Turn to reform it takes longer but shall last longer too" the thought of surch belifs inspires me and a story my grandad told me is when he was 16 on his first Friday he went to the pub he was born next to the pub owner originally refused to serve into they said "he's done a man's work he needs an man's drink" I have alot respect for grandad who sadly passed anway last year
The most important fact about all the political revolutions, is who provided the vast funding necessary for this to succeed. It seems to be assumed that it was self-funding; it was not! Why is this always overlooked?
I'm afraid that Québécois are mere pushovers though...like "the Empire state" goes for its New York neighbour, their provincial jurisdiction nowadays has "I remember" for its motto, refering to their independance prior to the anglo conquest; it happens to refer to their era when either wilfully or dutifully the New French left administrative governance to the hoity-toity class of colonials hereabouts, whereas the adjacent anglo colonies had become mightily vociferous about participating at how they were ruled, a tellingly STARK contrast when one consider Quebec had become the continent's most locked down jurisdiction during the cleptoparasites' plandemic...b t w, this is my first time ever either reading or overhearing "British Quebec": might aggravating _les pure laines_ hereabouts be to turn you on..?
I’m not sure what you’ve been reading/watching about the topic, but there’s absolutely no reason it has to be horrible. It doesn’t mean you’re restricted to “15 minute’s distance” (which means different things depending on the mode of travel) but that your daily needs should be within 15 minutes of walking, and your ~weekly needs should be within 15 minutes of bike, tram, or train. Many European tourist spots already qualify as 15-minute (or even 10- or 5-minute cities) based on how many tiny corner shops there are. In many ways London is absolutely a 15-minute city. Most people are 5-10 minutes’ walk from a Tube or Overground station, and plentiful buses filling in the gaps. No one would think Londoners were stuck within their own little bubble and couldn’t move across the city! I would argue Oxford is also a 15-minute city already, within the actual city rather than the wider commuter area. Plenty of the UK’s cities are, or are very close, like Manchester and Glasgow.
That's a fair point actually. I think for the sake of brevity I edited out most mentions of the middle class and simplified down to people who have to work and those that could exploit the work of others.
Great video, scary modern parallels. Not much has changed!
Manchester was a starting point of so many things, hard to imagine nowadays when you only see the new office and residential buildings without industry...Repression and exploitation is less visible but still present. Thanks for reminding us.
Glad to see this series back!! Amazing as always
Thanks for all the work you do, especially in these videos. Thankfully, much of this information was passed down to me in the oral tradition from my great grandfather and my grandmother. I’ve passed it to my kids and will pass it down as I received it to my granddaughter.
When I was a kid, my grandma would take me into town to see Lincoln’s statue. She was so happy that out ancestors did the right thing in the Cotton Famine. I’ll be back home in a few months. I always have a bevvy in The Briton’s Protection.
Showing this to 14/15 year olds in history lessons instead of the deathly boring reading about that period would bring it all to life and actually encourage a real interest. I remember switching off walking into history many decades ago.
A very interesting account of the city and surrounds in the troubled past, Ollie. That Peterloo massacre is still today to some devout Mancunians, a very big reminder of how people suffered under capitalism, and we don't want an occurrence of anything of the like to happen again. A great video, thank you.
Thanks Ffranc 👍
Brilliantly presented and researched as usual, thanks .Keith the roofer .
Nice one, thanks Keith!
Why would somebody not watch your vid? It's best to learn all points of view on any subject, especially history. Thanks for all your time, work and research.
Only far right idealist’s and bigots would not want to watch it.
Thanks Mike! I'm just a worrier...
Which is understandable - and sad. Too many deal in absolutes (which are so much simpler than actually finding a compromise and a real solution). It's hard to teach this to our kids (and ourselves).
@@johanneswerner1140 A history teacher???
Another excellent and most thought-provoking video; such a rarity in our time, when real political discourse is so lacking and the class-based socialism on the left has given way almost entirely to identity politics. How ironic that this should happen in the twenty-first century, when we need to consider our relationship to the means of production, to wealth and to power, just as much as then. Thomas Paine, whom Americans like to thank for their Constitution, is someone whose socialism is overlooked across the pond, as much as his importance as a great political thinker has been excluded from the version of English history we are fed.
Just finished this whole series i'd say binged watched (as I would a netflix series) a good few hours spent on a bank holiday.
And can I say for me the knowledge, story telling and delivery was just as good as any I would see on netflix. Your delivery was amazing and extremely engaging 👏.
As a proud adopted daughter of Manchester (with most of my life spent here) I love this City and you gave an amazing historic series here, I am left eagerly wanting more! Hoping you will find time to quench this thirst! Thank you!
Aw thanks that's an amazing thing to say 😊
Incredible stuff. More please.
The History of Manchester. An absolutely fascinating series of videos. Brilliantly made and presented. I wish history lessons like this were available when I was at school. Congratulations Ollie.
Thank you that's really nice to hear. Glad somebody gets some use out of them anyway 😁
I look forward to future episodes in the series on Manchester history - possibly into in through the 20th century.
Loved this. Thanks. Live in Manchester but was brought up in Lanarkshire. Note SPELLING !! New Lanark is well worth a visit.
Ah I always mess something up!
This channel deserves way more views
Thanks that's nice! 👍
Outstanding work, this is close to TV quality, highly informative. Well done.
Thank you for this really great video. It’s important to remember the sacrifices made by the early labour movement . Nothing would have changed if the industrial Barons were left to their own selfish profiteering ways.
Ah man, I'm going to really enjoy this one. cheers mate
Great video. I enjoy these Manchester history videos, so much has happened in this city.
Years ago I watched an excellent play at the exchange about the luddites through to peterloo and it really stuck with me. So much history is written by the big names and the normal people get ignored and hence the term we still use today in a derogatory way - "luddite". People fighting for their livelihoods and rights, and yet even now the establishment holds onto distorting their history.
Hope to see another video like this soon! Thank you.
Much of Manchesters working class history has been and still is distorted and shrouded in falsehoods by thge powerful and influential.
I love Manchester and find your videos so engaging. If ever I see you I’ll buy you a coffee! Imagine what you could do with a production crewe
Hey thanks that's really nice of you to say!
Nice new instalment.... I don't feel swayed at all (Komrade) :P
What a fantastic series I’ve just binged! ❤ A lot of effort must have gone into the research. I’ve learnt a great deal about our wonderful city. Hopefully many more will discover!
I really enjoy your work,thanks for taking the time to post this film.
Superb watch as ever. Suggestion for another video: The Stockport Plane crash
A thoroughly professional presentation. Excellent stuff.
Excellent research and also presentation! Thank you
'Unruly Mobbs'... that's my cousin! 🙂
Brilliant video! Thanks!
Wonderful research and presentation, Thank you.
Brilliantly told! Love it 👍🏻
Cheers thanks mate
Amazing video! I've been following your channel for aaaaaaages, I love local/domestic history, but this video PROPER resonated with me ♥
Awesome, thank you!
Wow!!!!! Fantastic!! I feel like tv should show this and all schools should be watching this!!! ❤❤❤
😂😂😂
Carole xx
Thanks Carole! 😊
Very very good video! One of the most historically significant cities in the world. What a great presentation. Good work mate.
Great job Billy
Thanks Ferris
This is a great video, and I really respect your hard work in both the videography and the research! I thought I knew a fair bit about Owen and Engels but there was definitely some bits I had never read. I had no idea that they did most of their research at Cheetham's Music School in particular, and that Engel's family factory was on what I think is the M602. What I would say is that I think it was a bit of a mistake to end it on a sweeping statement about figures from other countries' working class history. Especially Mao. Stalin definitely less so. I get that this isn't a video about them, but it's kinda odd to do such work on our culture and hometown, and narrow hundreds of years of history ito one sentence for China and Russia. Nitpicking aside, I'm really enjoying your channel! :)
Yay! Brilliant Ollie. We need to revisit all this again in todays society.
Thanks Jacqueline!
Another great video Ollie - lookin' forward to next one !
Hi Ollie, oh how things have not changed very much, where the super rich still have too much influence and access to those in power that control outcomes that best suit themselves, at the expense of the working people of this country. I feel that most of those with wealth, and power, have no true understanding of the struggles of the average working person.
Ollie, I have a question, you include in your film at 18:04 a photograph of young boys sat in some sort of frame, doing a job, I could not work out what they were doing. Could you enlighten me?
Thank you so much for another interesting and informative video. Very best wishes to you, S & Jx
Hi S&J so sorry I missed this message originally!!! Thanks so much for the lovely comment. The picture shows breaker boys (and girls) seperating coal from it's impurities by hand. Fairly common in Victorian era mining I believe. Not a very nice job for kids to do, 10 hours a day :/
Great video. In theory technology today should make it more practicable than ever for the working class to self-organise and demand the position in society it deserves. If only we could all drag ourselves away from TikTok and divisive culture wars and actually make it happen.
That was a really interesting and well-researched video. Thanks Ollie ! 🙏
Thanks Andy!
Great Video, thank you!
Brilliant! Looking forward to the next episode! 👍🏻
Brilliant. Informative and evocative. 👏👏
All respect for you making this video. Great job 👌
Excellent Video you've educated me on Manchester a little more (especially the bit on Salford) 👍👍
Salford is just Manchester with a silly name.
@@henryg3146 true
One of your best.
I visited Manchester a few years back, I mixed up my travel schedule (duplicate placenames, though I cannot remember which ones!). Thanks for the history lesson!
Great video, as always
Thanks, brilliantly presented and well researched. You must be an x media student, loved it . Thanks.
Thank you!
As one of our favourite Manchester sons once said “Manchester, so much to answer for”!
I'm gonna quote what Mt grandad said who was a member of Democrats Union of Miners "if a Revolution is to happen it be short turn Charge but easier to achieve whilst if You Turn to reform it takes longer but shall last longer too" the thought of surch belifs inspires me and a story my grandad told me is when he was 16 on his first Friday he went to the pub he was born next to the pub owner originally refused to serve into they said "he's done a man's work he needs an man's drink" I have alot respect for grandad who sadly passed anway last year
Thanks
Fab video, as always!
We should've got rid of the house of lords and monarchy when given the chance. Feels like we're going backwards at the moment.
Great video! Thanks Ollie!
Thanks for the knowledge.
Fantastic as always
Great video
Truly a crucial city for understanding the world today
really makes me want to visit..
good luck readin throught the comments on this one oof
Great video. Came to learn a bit about the history of this city known to me only by its football teams and got to know that Marx himself had been there among other fascinating events. Great work, sucess ☘
I love your two tone pink look. You look like a Valentine's Day candy.
Nothing has changed
Now That was well done!
About as apolitical as you can be covering the subject!
Tories and the Whigs ...... Some things never seem to change, do they!
This is horrible, and wonderful, to see. This is history, and also recent news.
I'm gonna quote what Mt grandad said who was a member of Democrats Union of Miners "if a Revolution is to happen it be short turn Charge but easier to achieve whilst if You Turn to reform it takes longer but shall last longer too" the thought of surch belifs inspires me and a story my grandad told me is when he was 16 on his first Friday he went to the pub he was born next to the pub owner originally refused to serve into they said "he's done a man's work he needs an man's drink" I have alot respect for grandad who sadly passed anway last year
The most important fact about all the political revolutions, is who provided the vast funding necessary for this to succeed.
It seems to be assumed that it was self-funding; it was not! Why is this always overlooked?
nae c in Lanark. Luv yer wurck bye the way.
I'm afraid that Québécois are mere pushovers though...like "the Empire state" goes for its New York neighbour, their provincial jurisdiction nowadays has "I remember" for its motto, refering to their independance prior to the anglo conquest; it happens to refer to their era when either wilfully or dutifully the New French left administrative governance to the hoity-toity class of colonials hereabouts, whereas the adjacent anglo colonies had become mightily vociferous about participating at how they were ruled, a tellingly STARK contrast when one consider Quebec had become the continent's most locked down jurisdiction during the cleptoparasites' plandemic...b t w, this is my first time ever either reading or overhearing "British Quebec": might aggravating _les pure laines_ hereabouts be to turn you on..?
My fear is there is a attempt by some to replicate our awful past with the idea of 15 minute city's
I’m not sure what you’ve been reading/watching about the topic, but there’s absolutely no reason it has to be horrible.
It doesn’t mean you’re restricted to “15 minute’s distance” (which means different things depending on the mode of travel) but that your daily needs should be within 15 minutes of walking, and your ~weekly needs should be within 15 minutes of bike, tram, or train.
Many European tourist spots already qualify as 15-minute (or even 10- or 5-minute cities) based on how many tiny corner shops there are.
In many ways London is absolutely a 15-minute city. Most people are 5-10 minutes’ walk from a Tube or Overground station, and plentiful buses filling in the gaps. No one would think Londoners were stuck within their own little bubble and couldn’t move across the city!
I would argue Oxford is also a 15-minute city already, within the actual city rather than the wider commuter area. Plenty of the UK’s cities are, or are very close, like Manchester and Glasgow.
you do realise there was a large middle class at the same period, same as today ?
you seem to pitch a situation of very rich and very poor only.
That's a fair point actually. I think for the sake of brevity I edited out most mentions of the middle class and simplified down to people who have to work and those that could exploit the work of others.
@@BeeHereNowuk Mmmm. So really a fantasy stance ?
Did you watch the video at all or did you just want to deliver a pithy thought terminating cliche?