American Couple Reacts: UK's Hadrian's Wall: What They Don't Say About The Wall! FIRST TIME REACTION

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  • American Couple Reacts: UK's Hadrian's Wall: What They Don't Say About The Wall! FIRST TIME REACTION! This is not just a history episode. We've been asked to look into Hadrian's Wall for quite some time. While we have a small bit of knowledge, we thought we would look at 2 videos in this episode! Firstly, our first look at the wall in an aerial view, beautifully filmed. Secondly, we do a deeper dive into the meaning of the wall both past and present. This video led to some seriously deep thoughts with even more questions. We really enjoyed seeing the wall for the first time and hearing about modern day thoughts along with old history. We wonder what your thoughts are? Leave us a comment below. Thanks so much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! More Links below...
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  • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
    @TheNatashaDebbieShow  ปีที่แล้ว +53

    This is not just a history episode. We've been asked to look into Hadrian's Wall for quite some time. While we have a small bit of knowledge, we thought we would look at 2 videos in this episode! Firstly, our first look at the wall in an aerial view, beautifully filmed. Secondly, we do a deeper dive into the meaning of the wall both past and present. This video led to some seriously deep thoughts with even more questions. We really enjoyed seeing the wall for the first time and hearing about modern day thoughts along with old history. We wonder what your thoughts are? Leave us a comment below. Thanks so much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

    • @jsmithmultimediatech
      @jsmithmultimediatech ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Newcastle at a point on the wall was originally called Pons Aelius (Latin for Hadrians Bridge)k, the old castle burnt down is why it was renamed Newcastle and is where my fathers from (well north of there).
      In the Geordie (a kind of nickname for George like this belter of a song th-cam.com/video/6PrMaVjHS74/w-d-xo.html who wrote it George "Geordie" Ridley likely because of their support of George I the first Hanover monarch (didnt a speak a word of English either).

    • @broadband01
      @broadband01 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the wall was a lot higher than it is now ,it was 15 feet (

    • @neilgayleard3842
      @neilgayleard3842 ปีที่แล้ว

      The music was the best bit. I did already know about it and seen the views. That robin hood film is rubbish. Just like the one with Russel Crowe in. Sunday is St George's day ( patron saint of England) and Shakespeare's birthday. You should do something about that. Something positive about England would be nice for a change.

    • @margaretbarclay-laughton2086
      @margaretbarclay-laughton2086 ปีที่แล้ว

      @mike c s you are right mind you they changed their minds and built two more walls the antonine wallpaper still be see in Falkirk and around Bearsden I was told but haven't seen it personally that they built another small wall in Fife

    • @jsmithmultimediatech
      @jsmithmultimediatech ปีที่แล้ว

      Referencing the Blaydon Races song, in the lyrics is the word gan or ganning, means run or of course running actually directly from Old English meaning either go/going or run/running (is part of the Geordie dialect).

  • @jeffthomas2364
    @jeffthomas2364 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Hi girls,
    The famous Sycamore Tree you mention from what has become known as Sycamore gap because of the tree has now become infamous. It’s been a huge news story in the UK over the last few weeks, somebody came in the middle of the night and felled it, for no reason whatsoever they came and chopped down the tree, there is total outrage in the UK over it. So sad, that tree had stood there for over 200 years and now it’s just gone. Yes I’m English and I come from North Eastern England just south of Hadrians wall and I love Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I want absolute unity but a lot of Scots don’t and are hoping for Scottish independence.

    • @markoconnell2458
      @markoconnell2458 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sycamore gap well known if you live or lived up here only became famous because of Robin Hood Prince of thieves the Sycamore tree was 350 years old There are plans to grow another Sycamore alongside the stump .

  • @charlieeckert4321
    @charlieeckert4321 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I say history should always be preserved - the good, the bad and the ugly.

  • @ronturner9850
    @ronturner9850 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I spend a lot of time in the north and have been walking sections of Hadrian’s Wall for over 40 years. Any notions that it should be rebuilt or removed are ludicrous.

    • @janettesinclair6279
      @janettesinclair6279 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree, and that is where I disagree with Bruce Fummey. This is a historic monument.

    • @janolaful
      @janolaful ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I totally agree with you its part of our history.

    • @21_f_aus
      @21_f_aus ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm Australian and agree, it's history, why rebuild or tear it down, it's beautiful...

    • @robstafford8306
      @robstafford8306 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      While a lot of the farm buildings and even Hexham Abbey over the dim dark past used material from the Wall. Think if you tried to damage, remove material now….you would be looking at jail time and serious financial consequences.

  • @martylawrance
    @martylawrance ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I live in Newcastle, the eastern end of the wall runs through our city. When I was a kid there were sections of the wall and the ruins of a temple close to where I lived, we took it for granted and regularly played on it. Add to that, almost all of our school trips were to the Roman Wall and forts along its length, we walked along many of the sections you are watching. Sadly, I got too familiar with it and it lost its attraction.
    Watching this has made me realise just how magnificent it is.

  • @stewedfishproductions7959
    @stewedfishproductions7959 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    FYI: When the 'wall' was first constructed it actually had a maximum height of about 15 feet (4.6 metres) and was 10 Roman feet (3 metres) wide. There would have been a walkway along the top, and in parts also a parapet wall. Certain turfed sectors were 20 Roman feet (6 metres) wide; While between each pair of "milecastles" lay two towers (turrets), creating a pattern of observation points every third of a mile. Which shows how much of the 'wall' has been removed to be re-purposed elsewhere over hundreds of years!

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The more complete any ancient ruins are is often an indication of how far they are from any town. Once they fell into disuse, the stone was, indeed, handy building material for the locals.

    • @stewedfishproductions7959
      @stewedfishproductions7959 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bonetiredtoo - Thanks for letting people know about the Hadrian's Wall Historical Map; looks very good... Cheers 👍

    • @redf7209
      @redf7209 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's also evidence suggesting it may have been whitewashed

  • @TonyWilmott
    @TonyWilmott ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Thanks for highlighting the Wall. As a professional archaeologist I have been directing excavations on the Wall and its forts for more than 30 years, and will be excavating again this summer. There are many debates over form and function which have been my meat and drink since I was an undergraduate at Newcastle in the 1970s - but you can't beat the landscape. I live only five miles from the fort of Birdoswald, where most of my excavations have taken place.
    The lake is Crag Lough - the cliffas are impervious volcanic quartz dolerite, and dams the water that comes off the country to the north. The tree in Sycamore Gap is Kevin Costner's, and I remember the mystery surrounding all the trailers when they shut that section off for the filming!
    The fort at the end of the first video is Vindolanda - one of 16 garrisons on or near the Wall which each housed between 500 and 1,000 soldiers, with a village outside the fort which more than doubled the populations of the settlements.
    I hadn't seen the second video before, but thanks for posting it - it is more accurate than a lot, and is bang up to date - quoting the book by my old friend Matt Symonds. That point about continuous occupation at Birdoswald fort - just before he mentioned Carlisle Castle - that was based on my research - nice that he had read the stuff I wrote!
    The point about the Roman frontier extending across Europe is great. Currently there is work towards making the ENTIRE Roman frontier a single UNESCO World Heritage site, and there is now an active relationship between Hadrian's Wall and the Great Wall of China.

    • @LonicGheshu
      @LonicGheshu ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What an amazing job you do. We love to visit Vindolanda and watch the archaeologists excavating stuff. 👌

    • @coolmum47
      @coolmum47 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LonicGheshu So do I, I find excavations so interesting and am one of those nosey people that want to see what is going on !!! I live not too far away in Weardale.

    • @tonys1636
      @tonys1636 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is amazing what is buried under London and may never be discovered except when major building projects like CrossRail/Elizabeth Line and the Shard are built. No wonder that major projects go over time and budget. Many more Roman or Saxon remains and Medieval or later Plague Pits I would imagine.

    • @garyskinner2422
      @garyskinner2422 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very interesting post Ty Tony

    • @kathchandler4919
      @kathchandler4919 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you have anything to do with the excavation, recently, when a utilities company accidentally unearthed an original section of the Wall outside the Lit and Phil in Newcastle?

  • @SimbianMinistry
    @SimbianMinistry ปีที่แล้ว +35

    6:45 - To anyone English... Especially someone who lives fairly close to the Scottish border (like myself) that Hadrian's Wall scene from Robin Hood was a laugh-out-loud moment.
    They landed in their boat on the South Coast (White cliffs of Dover can be seen), then travelled to Nottinghamshire....
    It's a few hundred miles - BUT Hadrian's Wall is another few hundred miles PAST Nottinghamshire.
    It's obviously there for cinematic effect - and it does look stunning. Most people wouldn't notice it - but to anyone who knows English geography, it's a huge mistake.
    ***edited to add: Ah! I see the video addresses that point at around 19 mins***
    The Little John fight was another one... That's Aysgarth Falls - also near me, and a good 200+ miles away from Nottingham.
    Looks nice on camera tho.....

    • @PolarBear4
      @PolarBear4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They also used Hulne Priory in Alnwick. Robin got very lost. I think it was Maid Marion's home. Long trek to Nottingham from there.

    • @ianpark1805
      @ianpark1805 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When I first watched the film it cracked me up that Robin, on landing on the south coast says something like “we shall be in my father’s hall by nightfall!”. Unfortunate that they were over 500 years too early to catch the Inter City trains!

    • @MrBulky992
      @MrBulky992 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ... and another huge mistake was, in the words of the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood's presence in Sherwood Forest blocking the road from Nottingham to London! Sherwood Forest is north of Nottingham whilst London is in the opposite direction, to the south east, so that would be quite a detour for the road to take but let's not let facts get in the way of a good story!

    • @SJ-GodofGnomes21
      @SJ-GodofGnomes21 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! That always bugs me! Mind you Robin Hood with an American accent...... Boy oh boy

    • @xhogun8578
      @xhogun8578 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When has Hollywood worried about accuracy. There's Hollywood history and real history and never the two shall meet.

  • @marksmithinspirationalspea3836
    @marksmithinspirationalspea3836 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I walked Hadrians Wall a few years back as a double transplant recipient. An amazing walk. I also have a degree in Archaeology. The walk was closer to 88 miles.

  • @kellyfairbairn9333
    @kellyfairbairn9333 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    At the end of the day the wall isn't about England and Scotland it's about the Romans. I find roman history very fascinating. Not all nice but good or bad all history is important and there to learn from. Bruce's videos are great.

    • @Gambit771
      @Gambit771 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are biased and full of inaccuracies due to his nationalistic agenda.
      Take him with a large punch of salt.

    • @davidmacgregor5193
      @davidmacgregor5193 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      England and Scotland didn't exist as countries in Roman times, what is now Scotland was divided into at least three separate kingdoms, Pictland, Dalriata and Northumbria, it was in the 9th century when King Kenneth I united the Picts and Scots to found Alba which later became modern Scotland. England was also made up of separate kingdoms, it wasn't until the 10th century that the land was unified and became the kingdom of England.
      Hadrian's wall divided the tribes in the south that the Roman's had conquered and they could control from the heathen tribes in the north who the Romans considered too wild to tame.
      The Roman's however did build a more northern wall between the rivers Clyde and Forth, it was the Antonine Wall, it was manly constructed from turf rather than stone.

    • @MrBulky992
      @MrBulky992 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​​​@@davidmacgregor5193 Northumbria and Dalriada did not exist until many decades after Roman times. The only people living in present day Scotland before the 5th century and into the 6th were Brythonic tribes with language and customs closely related to the inhabitants of the rest of the island.

    • @davidmacgregor5193
      @davidmacgregor5193 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrBulky992 I didn't actually say that the kingdoms of Pictland, Dalriada and Northumbria existed in Roman times, they existed before King Kenneth MacAlpine created the Kingdom of Alba in the 9th century.

  • @robertaking3864
    @robertaking3864 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I love how honest you girls are, when you don't know something, you are not too bothered by admitting it. Once again, I too have learnt something from your videos.

  • @cynric5437
    @cynric5437 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    D&N, have you heard about Time Team? 20 seasons of archaeological programmes. Mostly set in the UK.

  • @templeacoustic-uk
    @templeacoustic-uk ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I walked the full length of this over 5 days last November (84 miles from coast to coast). Was a great experience!

  • @antwhite3899
    @antwhite3899 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Robin claims " I would know blindfolded, I'm five miles from home "
    It's gotta be nearly 200 miles to Nottingham from there. Always made me chuckle that bit

  • @margaretbarclay-laughton2086
    @margaretbarclay-laughton2086 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    His final comment reminded me of a lesson I learned as a child. Just before we broke up for the summer holidays our primary school would March down the road to the local church for a service. Now most of them I must have slept through cause I have no memory of them.
    The one however I remember to this day was about two men either side of a river one tried to build a bridge from his bank but it got so far across and fell down. The other man tried but the same thing happened to his bridge. On their third attempt both men began to build towards the middle of the river. Eventually the two parts joined but still looked fragile and unstable until each man hewd a stone into a special shape, narrow at the bottom broadening out at the top. As the weight of the stones they had made the bridge with settled they came against the keystones they had made and became a solid and safe passage for the people to cross. The minister ended by saying. " always remember when you start building, you can build a wall or a bridge, a wall divides a bridge brings people together.

    • @rosiehawtrey
      @rosiehawtrey ปีที่แล้ว

      Finding out your vicar is a Nonce brings people together too funnily enough, ask me how I know. Course if we'd been able to get away with it we'd have built a rack - or maybe sourced some Carbolic acid and a syringe (the screaming can be heard two miles away apparently, for 48 hours). And children shouldn't be allowed within hearing distance of religion, by law.

  • @johnnybeer3770
    @johnnybeer3770 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lovely ladies , Bruce's
    voice sounds like a Scottish version of Sir David Attenborough . What he said at the end was very profound and very true .🇬🇧

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely it was! Loved him!

    • @georgebarnes8163
      @georgebarnes8163 ปีที่แล้ว

      Methinks he is taking over were Billy Connolly CBE left off, Billy might have been a comedian and actor but he is also a great historian who can present his information like no other.

  • @Steve-ys1ig
    @Steve-ys1ig ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I walked the wall with some mates a few years ago. Some truly stunning scenery and history. The idea that it should be done away with or rebuilt is ridiculous

    • @mimikurtz2162
      @mimikurtz2162 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, it's part of our history; conserve what's still there but otherwise leave it alone. We were conquered and enslaved by Rome but we got over it long ago. That exposure to the Greco-Roman world still echoes in British culture.

  • @ducatiboy6668
    @ducatiboy6668 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm privileged to live within walking distance of this amazing history.

  • @janettesinclair6279
    @janettesinclair6279 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The first video was very scenic but I was longing for a commentary about what we were looking at. Bruce Fummey is a very interesting guy - under the title "Scotland History Tours" he has made lots of videos (mostly about Scotland of course) but also others "The Scottish Samurai" and "The Piper who played the Bagpipes at the Alamo". He often starts "Let me tell you a story.." He is worth checking out even if only for your own interest.

  • @russelltaylor7779
    @russelltaylor7779 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    At one of the forts called Vindolanda along the wall, if i have spelt that right whilst doing an archaeological dig they found what were basically post cards from Roman troops garrisoned there to friends and family back home that were never sent. These were still legible and translated to English, they gave an insight into the lives of individuals and they were just like us! One asked for socks from family back home. They were never sent as they were found buried. They suspect they were discarded when the fort was abandoned after the Roman empire started to collapse.

  • @tinfoilhomer909
    @tinfoilhomer909 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As somebody from Australia with Scottish heritage, I'm thankful you covered both nations so well! Bravo!

    • @andrewr311
      @andrewr311 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aye I am also Australian with Scottish heritage :)

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much!!

    • @da90sReAlvloc
      @da90sReAlvloc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm a Geordie so we're very close to Scotland, I've no problem with the Scots. They are great people
      And I find us Geordies to be more Scottish like than English like,

  • @NilMortifey
    @NilMortifey ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The question he made about 'tear down the wall because the Romans used slaves' was a subtle dig at the wave of people demanding monuments across the UK be destroyed if they were in some way connected to the slave trade or colonial history.

  • @danielw5850
    @danielw5850 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    On a related theme, the TV series "Coast" is beautiful and Neil Oliver (another Scot) speaks just as profoundly.

  • @leehallam9365
    @leehallam9365 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am going to stay at Hexham in a few weeks, and will visit the wall. The tree is featured in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. That dip is known as Sycamore Gap

  • @piercedscotsman
    @piercedscotsman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love you guys watching this stuff. All the best from north of the wall.

  • @Living_the_Scottish_Dream
    @Living_the_Scottish_Dream ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bruce is the perfect example of a true Scotsman! Promotes our history of strength, loyalty, honour, acceptance and determination to make things better for our world. Scotland is the best country in the world for so many reasons! One thing I will say is Bruce likes to add a few totally unbelievable comments to keep you on your toes and to probably encourage people to research for themselves 😊

  • @craigpurvis2618
    @craigpurvis2618 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    its interesting to hear , i grew up in newcastle and literally played on parts of this wall as a child, (there are lots of it poking out of the ground right into the city) i do miss that countryside , it has a particular stark beauty

  • @starblind6663
    @starblind6663 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Being a lass born and raised in sunderland , brings back memories of school trips there (in primary school) hadrians wall and the venerable bede, the 2 school trips I think every child in the north east has been on!

  • @audreymcgready4329
    @audreymcgready4329 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much love to you two ladies from Scotland. I love watching and listening to you both.

  • @Heather.C-kiwi-ninja
    @Heather.C-kiwi-ninja ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I loved the stunning scenery in the first video and thought the second video was really informative. Bruce comes across as a very deep thinking and smart individual. Love the accent! Thanks for all the amazing effort you put into these videos Natasha & Debbie ❤

  • @dave_h_8742
    @dave_h_8742 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    6:30 Tree in film Robin hood Kevin Costner version, went the very long way round to Nottingham 😅😂 big kid time 😂

  • @labradorlady5537
    @labradorlady5537 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The cliff is called steel Rigg and the water below it is called cragg lough,created by glaciers a few years ago!!

  • @ianpugh8244
    @ianpugh8244 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brilliant video, LOVE YOU BOTH ❤

  • @lesjames5191
    @lesjames5191 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That famous tree is in sycamore gap, the wall ends on the east coast at a town called Wallsend. 😀

  • @martincurran-gray2287
    @martincurran-gray2287 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Near Wallsend is a section that has been rebuilt to the original height, it’s quite impressive

  • @Crusty_Camper
    @Crusty_Camper ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yay! I live at the western end of the wall coastal defences.

  • @user-tq2nr1lb2r
    @user-tq2nr1lb2r 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The tree you featured in your video that has stood for years 'The famous tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland,' has been felled by vandals ..😢

  • @barty7016
    @barty7016 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I know the wall is there but I've only ever seen it on TV and really didn't know much about it. This was a great video ladies, very educational.

  • @joelhall8355
    @joelhall8355 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this one, as I’m from the North East of England and have lived near the wall and forts. Yet still I’m always fascinated by it’s history and your reaction is wonderful. Thank you 😊

  • @ZoeBrain
    @ZoeBrain ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I went to a very old fashioned boarding school in England in the 60s . A preparatory school for one of the famous schools such as Eton and Harrow.
    We had a Roman marching fort in the woods on the school grounds. It really made a difference to study Latin (at age 9.. told you it was old fashioned) and then see the ditches and ramparts described by IVLIVS CAESAR, though 1800 years had meant they were definitely "fixer uppers".

  • @mageprometheus
    @mageprometheus ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks, ladies. I'm English and spent 2 wonderful years working in Glasgow and have been there on holiday many times over the past 50 years. Loch Lomond, all the countryside, the skiing, and the people are wonderful. The Isle of Mull and the other islands are also great to explore. What's not to like? Did I mention the whisky? 😄

    • @audreymcgready4329
      @audreymcgready4329 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      From Scotland. Thanks for that.

    • @davidbarr9343
      @davidbarr9343 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a Scot all I can say is that you should have stayed longer!😊

  • @F11BAR84
    @F11BAR84 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video and once again learned a lot, and definitely one to make you think. Thank you both 😊

  • @markduggan3451
    @markduggan3451 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, as always.

  • @samanthaobertelle4966
    @samanthaobertelle4966 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First year at high school this was one of the places we would visit on history school field trips.. I remember being 11 years old and looking at the vast wall..not really taking much in about its history! I just remember playing around and thinking how big it was ..I loved what this man said about walls back then and now are modern walls! .fab video as always..you are teaching me so much about our country. ❤🙂

  • @anthonypope8429
    @anthonypope8429 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video girls loved the history about the wall the music was good and he explained it in great detail love to see more about the wall i realy enjoyed it

  • @t.a.k.palfrey3882
    @t.a.k.palfrey3882 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Undoubtedly, Hadrian's Wall is a fantastic construction engineering accomplishment. It is 38 miles long and was built in the 2nd century. Often forgotten is the 177 mile long Offa's Dyke, built by the Mercian king to keep out the Welsh (as Hadrian tried to keep out the Scots). There is a public path by which one may walk the length of this equally amazing 8th century construction.

    • @pauljshields123
      @pauljshields123 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was the picts ...the Scots were still in Ireland at this point in time

    • @paulguise698
      @paulguise698 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pauljshields123 Hiya Shieldsy, I thought it was the picts

    • @andrewwells3367
      @andrewwells3367 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was originally 73 miles long. Are you saying that there's only 38 miles of extant wall?

    • @t.a.k.palfrey3882
      @t.a.k.palfrey3882 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andrewwells3367 You're correct, it was 78 miles long - or in Roman miles, 80. 38 is the number of miles the wall is still a wall, rather than something more like a dyke.

    • @johnmaclagan2263
      @johnmaclagan2263 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@pauljshields123 Aye our overlords had not yet set foot in Caledonia eh
      You dinnae think it's a bit mair complex than the "scots" coming over and wiping abidy oot ? That's pure fantasy as I think you know, the Picts or Pechts had not yet been mentioned by the Romans when the wall was constructed - mind now that the whole wall is in England

  • @lynnejamieson2063
    @lynnejamieson2063 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bruce Fummey’s Scottish history videos are great and always hold interesting facts. Over the last year or so, they have included facts pertaining to England, France, Japan and Australia (I think there might have been one that involved Canada too). Oh and one video was about the Scottish roots of Harley-Davidson. Well worth subscribing to for a wee Saturday morning history hit.

  • @debmansbridge3923
    @debmansbridge3923 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant both vlogs loved them

  • @davidcrombie2812
    @davidcrombie2812 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One person who talks sense and spreads knowledge not hate is worth listening to. Great video.

  • @susanashcroft2674
    @susanashcroft2674 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two excellent videos Natashia and Debbie, thanks for showing them. Lots of food for thought there.

  • @margaretnicol3423
    @margaretnicol3423 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bruce is touring Australia now so keep a look out for the time when he tours the US. Fingers crossed for you.

  • @neilfleming2787
    @neilfleming2787 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Only been there once with a school geography trip...must have been around 1978. The whole Vindolanda thing (the buildings you saw around 9 mins in, I think) has mostly come about since then. We stayed in Haltwhistle and walked a few sections of the wall and visited Corbridges, Housesteads and of course Chesters. Anyone who has walked the wall will know that tree. We actually were running late and did the bit with the lake (Crag Lough under the Highshield Crags) when it was getting late in the day and for some reason there were frogs along the pathway.

  • @jacquelinewatson3479
    @jacquelinewatson3479 ปีที่แล้ว

    He does great videos and very informative.I love the way you are excited and passionate about other people’s heritage and culture.❤

  • @listerofsmegv987pevinaek5
    @listerofsmegv987pevinaek5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video ladies. Northumberland most beautiful county in the UK. And off course my home. Watched quite a few of Bruce's videos. Very good and informative.

  • @Theagchm
    @Theagchm 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bruce Fummey is an excellent guide to Scotland and to yourself. He always makes you think. He was a stand-up comedian but I think he found his true calling a couple of years ago. "Let me tell you a story", his fantastic opening line - and that is what he does. He loves to correct the false, but accepted views of history.

  • @thekeenmoron1900
    @thekeenmoron1900 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in Carlisle and drive the Military/Old Roman Road most weeks. I DO appreciate where I live and love visiting The Wall and Forts.

  • @EnigmaStar153
    @EnigmaStar153 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed that video 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @timglennon6814
    @timglennon6814 ปีที่แล้ว

    You video editing is top notch I love the fire effect.

  • @philipshort7491
    @philipshort7491 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    segedunum Roman wall fort and baths museum is on the northern bank of the river Tyne only a couple of miles from the north sea. 20 minutes down the road from where I live, so my family many generations ago live on the northern side of the wall.

  • @Kari_B61ex
    @Kari_B61ex ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved this - and loved that man and his way of thinking! He thinks like me... I love history (especially the history of my country)

  • @Quaker521
    @Quaker521 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thank you, ladies. I walked the full length of the wall (73 miles) about thirty years ago. I still visit frequently to walk sections, especially around Housesteads and West. It's a lovely area - scenic in sunny weather and dramatic in rough weather.

  • @williambailey344
    @williambailey344 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video ladies yes totally agree this guy is awesome and love he's point of views.

  • @wilsonmurillopalacio6953
    @wilsonmurillopalacio6953 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pleeeeeeeeeease mujeres hermosas keep going, I am learning lots, although I lived 14 year in London and I keep learning from your reactions. Thank you thank youuuuuuuuuuu.

  • @davehadley3567
    @davehadley3567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Video was excellent …definitely food for thought, prompting one to think in perhaps a slightly different direction or view from a new point.

  • @Petal1403
    @Petal1403 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Loved today’s episode so very interesting never heard anything about Hadrian’s wall.but it’s history and should be remembered.

  • @PolarBear4
    @PolarBear4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I live near Hadrian's Wall and the idea of it being totally dismantled it horrifying. I can't think of a single person up here who'd want that. Sadly it's slowly eroding away as people walk along it and wear it down/knock bits over - or in the past took bits to build houses or stone walls. I doubt there's a kid in the Tyneside or Northumbrian area who hasn't visited lots of parts of the wall on school trips. I remember doing a project on it at school as well and my parents taking me to a lot of the forts to take pics and make notes! I've walked several sections of it since then (the middle section where it's more rugged and the wall is more visible - the parts shown in the first video - gets the most attention) and being a photographer, have spend many hours stood by it in all weathers (and when it's pitch black at night to see the Milky Way) photographing it.
    As was mentioned, many people (especially in southern England) still have this simplistic model in their heads that the wall separates England and Scotland which it's never done! I think the fact it's taught in such a simplistic way many don't realise that Northumberland is beyond that and it's not just right into Scotland and it probably partially explains why we're neglected up here and don't feel as much of a part of England at times. So yeah, if Hadrian's Wall was rebuilt, Newcastle north would have to switch country.

  • @TwistedTiara
    @TwistedTiara ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The very first time I saw it was as a kid on a school trip, we all did that as kids in all schools, and I don't know if they still do. Wallsend is about 15 miles away from us just off the coast of Whitley Bay. The hubby and I plan to walk along some of it this year, I'm practicing flying my drone so we'll see what happens regarding videos. We've also got a to of history in the Jarrow (Jarra) wall, maybe check that out girls. Vindolanda is on the cards too. great video girls I loved the graphics of fire and ice flames. Bruce is defo a guy I'm gonna check out.

  • @samanthabaker3399
    @samanthabaker3399 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first section of the video I've hiked many times x

  • @thornbird6768
    @thornbird6768 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel ❤ you even find out info that I didn't know about and I'm British .

  • @johnwelch5132
    @johnwelch5132 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny stuff. As always

  • @tobytaylor2154
    @tobytaylor2154 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    After watching a clip of this man on a British soldier who I've got a huge interest in, David Stirling I take what he says with a pinch of salt because he got quite a bit incorrect. That wall should be preserved, history is history and facts, good or bad. Yes the Romans had slaves, everyone did. Every race and culture have been slaves AND slave owners.......FACTS!

    • @RoyCousins
      @RoyCousins ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a mix of history, speculation, opinions and fantasy, so you have to remember that not all these "facts" are historically proven, however good they sound. This was a time before the English and the Scots,, when recorded history was rare.

    • @tobytaylor2154
      @tobytaylor2154 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RoyCousins it's clear what he's presenting as facts and speculation.

  • @peterosullivan9942
    @peterosullivan9942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoy your channel and I actually live about a mile away from the route of the wall and I have walked the entire length of it. Did it in 5 seperate day walks going East to West. It changes as it goes from Urban and actually in the city centre of Newcastle at the East end, to sub-urban, then agricultural, then rural and the best and most retained bit in the middle, then on down to Carlisle (lovely city) with a very flat bit to the solway firth at the end. All of it is beautiful in its own way and some people walk it in just 3 days and back pack camp. The longest section I did was the middle bit at about 24 miles with a lot of ups and downs and that took my wife and I nine hours to complete.

  • @alanflint7732
    @alanflint7732 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are right about the robin hood tree from the film. That film made me laugh out loud. Robin lands on the south coast. Next thing you know is he's walking Hadrian's wall and having a quarterstaff fight with Little John at Aysgarth falls. He somehow missed Nottingham by several miles. But I guess he had been away from England for a few years. It's easy to get lost. Hahaha.

  • @georgeagnew2834
    @georgeagnew2834 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bruce Fummey is a must great videos cheers lasses

  • @randallchaput9529
    @randallchaput9529 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this, and want to see more of his videos (watch you two a lot for a while now). I watch on smart TV tech, so do not get links, etc. Have to sync with my tablet to comment, but can't figure out how to find link or name for his videos. Keep up the good work.

  • @thereseelizabethries1083
    @thereseelizabethries1083 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video thanks for sharing it with us

  • @diane9656
    @diane9656 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cracking up at Natasha, youre right, its Robin Hoods tree 😂

  • @Macilmoyle
    @Macilmoyle ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Good to see you discovering Bruce. His videos never fail to educate and entertain.

    • @Gambit771
      @Gambit771 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or to be inaccurate.

    • @stephenwhite345
      @stephenwhite345 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Gambit771 one inaccuracy to tell you of, Bruce said Hexham Cathedral was built with stone from the wall.
      There is no Hexham Cathedral, its Hexham Abbey which is a Minster

    • @Gambit771
      @Gambit771 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stephenwhite345 I don't understand how anyone that has supposed to have some research can make a simple mistake like that.

  • @lynjones2461
    @lynjones2461 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow what a knowledgeable and informative man could listen to him all day I shall also be looking at his content xx

    • @lynjones2461
      @lynjones2461 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do we know what his name and channel is called please unless my one brain cell has missed it ha ha xx 🤣

  • @lesleyannismay8295
    @lesleyannismay8295 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has blown my mind I just take Hadrian's wall for granted I live about 30mins away from it and had many a school trip to it and with family and walked along it many a time I never really give it a second thought 😅 it's nice to see you reacting to it.

  • @grahamphillips4882
    @grahamphillips4882 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up in a village called Heddon on the Wall. The 100 metre stretch of the wall was my play ground

  • @suro_33Mi
    @suro_33Mi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We all learn together, it's a great feeling. Agree with Bruce and with you both, no wall can escape the evolution of mind through sharing abd learning. Walls can be climbed, walls fall down ...😊

  • @thunderbuffalo7093
    @thunderbuffalo7093 ปีที่แล้ว

    i used to watch this mon hes good im going to start watching him again nice vid ladies

  • @Geordie_mess
    @Geordie_mess ปีที่แล้ว

    Listening to your video on the drive home from work as I pass by Hadrians wall which is less than a mile from my house

  • @derekblythe6143
    @derekblythe6143 ปีที่แล้ว

    Done the walk and the scenery was fantastic

  • @Crusty_Camper
    @Crusty_Camper ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The second video is Bruce Fumey, Scotland History Tours. He is so knowledgeable and interesting to watch.

    • @williamvanalen9414
      @williamvanalen9414 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His video on Macbeth is also well worth a watch.

    • @Crusty_Camper
      @Crusty_Camper ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@williamvanalen9414 I agree, but all his videos are brilliant.

  • @susanwelsh8235
    @susanwelsh8235 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awe Bruce! I love his channel:)

  • @andypandy9013
    @andypandy9013 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I laughed like a drain when I went to see the Robin Hood film in the 90s.
    Robin Hood lands at the White Cliffs Of Dover and the next thing he is at Hadrian's Wall, nearly 400 miles away. 🙂

  • @firstfreonwarrior
    @firstfreonwarrior ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'Britannia' is such a magical place. Do visit us soon.

  • @anthonymetcalf7023
    @anthonymetcalf7023 ปีที่แล้ว

    As soon as you said I know that tree from somewhere I instantly thought of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood too 😁. Tony from Yorkshire England. Love your show ❤

  • @robinwhitebeam3955
    @robinwhitebeam3955 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Life always has a habit of surprising you. Two surprising films without traffic that are calm and reflective in tone, thankyou.
    Measurement in miles is a Roman idea and the whole of Europe used miles until kilometres were invented.

  • @davidsavage6910
    @davidsavage6910 ปีที่แล้ว

    Legolas ; That tree looks familiar. Treebeard: Yes, be careful it will try it on with you.

  • @phillippalee1966
    @phillippalee1966 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live nearby and come up to the visitors centre on the Wall quite often as I sell glass goods there. I feel very very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world.

  • @pamelamawby2850
    @pamelamawby2850 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi ladies ..... both great videos..... the first was almost therapeutic to watch as the music was so incredibly relaxing and the footage obviously stunning
    The second video was incredible and thought provoking.....he should be a politician lol or better yet an inspirational speaker he definitely is worth listening to
    ❤❤

  • @katydaniels508
    @katydaniels508 ปีที่แล้ว

    Late to the party on this one, but…..WOW!!! This is insanely cool 🤯❤ I have goosebumps everywhere

  • @irenebradshaw9613
    @irenebradshaw9613 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pure perfection 😊 love Irish dancing and the choir sang angelically ❤❤🇬🇧

  • @davidmacgregor5193
    @davidmacgregor5193 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Roman's also built the 39 mile long Antonine Wall across the narrowest part of Great Britain, the wall stretched from Old Kilpatrick on the Firth of Clyde to Carriden on the Firth of Forth. The Antonine Wall was built in 142 AD, twenty years after Hadrian's Wall. this most northerly outpost of the Roman Empire was constructed of turf on a stone base, the Antonine Wall was 10 feet tall and 16 feet deep, there were nineteen forts spaced at two mile intervals along it's length. The Antonine Wall was declared a UNESCO National Heritage site in 2008.

  • @michaelisles4756
    @michaelisles4756 ปีที่แล้ว

    First class video very intelligent man and very wise too more plz ladys xx ❤❤

  • @miggyluv
    @miggyluv ปีที่แล้ว

    That Scottish guy was AMAZING! Thanks for finding him. I'm going to watch more of him too

  • @lolsaXx
    @lolsaXx ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a great video!