What Life Was Like For An Edwardian Farmer | Edwardian Farm EP6 | Absolute History
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- Six months into their year, Ruth, Alex and Peter explore the daily lives of Edwardian farmers. This episode has a slightly different format to the rest of the series; instead of covering a whole month's changes it uses a framing device of Ruth writing a letter describing the events of a single day on the farm.
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"the ONLY thing youre missing..... is the minty freshness......."
peter, while looking absolutely dead on the inside, brushing his teeth with no minty freshness
Maybe he isnt fully awake yet it ps probably like 6ish in the morning
I thought he looked very tired at breakfast time, (shadows under the eyes)
Peter has turned looking sleepy into an art form.
The physical work load is a lot different to what we in general do now. The time it takes to do a small job like scrubbing the floor would be overwhelming. I admire them for being dedicated to living in the reality of this age. It would be hard to go back after living in the 21st century but at that time they didn't know anything different. My Dad and I went out to eat today as it is my Mums first birthday after passing away last year (Boxing Day 2020) and as we ate we talked about this channel and how fast technology is advancing amongst other industries. I asked him if he thought that hundreds of years from now the new generations would be interested in how we live since we both enjoy learning about the past. I can't imagine anyone being interested in my day to day life.
Our family bought an abandoned 'farm' in the 60's. The barn went up first and housed both the family and the animals. A chiseled stone in the foundation declared '1823' as the date it was laid. While cleaning out the heaps of accumulated clutter, we came across packets of letters. It was apparent these were the main form of gossip and social awareness in the pre-telephone era. It also got us kids using the term 'Spiffy' for anything 'neat'. The last occupation had been about 1959, when the owners had catered to hunters and Fly fishermen by renting rooms and serving meals. There were 17 'bedrooms', each with it's own numbered door. I moved into 'six', my brother Tom had 'four' and my folks were in '00'. Couldn't figure out why it wasn't '01'. So much bygone day to day life in those quaint letters. They were so proud of their modern 'Mantle' lamps. I wonder what 200 years hence shall think of our 'quaint' and antiquated ways...
J
I always wonder that too!
00 show a guest knows which door to knock on if urgent attention was needed.
What will a smartphone look like to someone in 100-200 years? Like the telegraph does to us? An old piece of "junk" that was simply one step to the devices we have today.
In 200 years we wont be here!
33:03 "Shoemaking is often called 'the gentle craft.'"
*proceeds to hammer loudly for several seconds*
and of course it's alex's brother. I guess historical work runs in the family!
And that shoe will last a lot longer than any modern shoe.
@@simontay4851 Maybe 7 years ago I need new shoes ... and I bought men's shoes. I'd seen an article how often men's things are better made. I used to run through a pair of shoes in a year, but these are still fine! Just loafers, so no major design differences.
@@veramae4098 It's because womens fashion changes every year!
You don't need shoes that last 10 years if you discard them after 1 year!
Ruth Goodman is an endless joy. She is the embodiment of what I seek in an historian. She brings the common people's daily lives into perspective. Even when she reveals the lives of the wealthy, she reveals their commonality. She paints the picture of life as it was with as much sincerity as we can hope, and she does it with enthusiasm. And Peter is always a joy to see. He has a gentle love of life that comes through in every story he helps to tell.
She is a gem.
I love how Peter loves the animals. You can really tell that he is genuinely concerned about them and their health & welfare.
Animals are great!!! Not only that but they are valuable and deserve to be cared for.
❤️ Peter
Yeah, in all these series you can tell how much Peter enjoys working with the animals. 💗 You can see he has kind eyes and that goes hand-in-hand with proper animal husbandry.
It's such a joy, and its what I wish vegans would see, instead of thinking that all farms are horrible.
Animals are valuable both in financial meaning and life. They deserve to be raised and cared for well, even if they're to be eaten.
The person that wins Peter's Heart is going to be a very lucky one.
I love this series. They REALLY do it. They don’t cheat. And it’s hard, but our ancestors did it!
I've been watching all of these one by one and they make excellent pieces to go off of for worldbuilding for my fallout campaign. I'm a Yankee btw.
I too love these history series. You really get a good feeling about what it was like. I wonder if there are similar series for Spain, Portugal, Germany and other countries
Yeah the authenticity of do it for an entire year makes it worth so much
KUDOS TO ABSOLUTE HISTORY, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!👏👏
I often wonder if they get days off, as modern humans expect. A day to grab takeout, sleep late, visit the family, sit in an easy chair and put your feet up!
As a child in the 1950s I can remember my grandmother "banking up" her kitchen range overnight so that in the morning there were still some red embers at the bottom to quickly start a new fire. The only downside to that was the ashes were still quite hot for clearing out. She used a long-handle small shovel to scrap them out into a galvanised bucket which was set outside the back door to cool down. The upside, especially in winter, was that the cottage never got completely cold. Porridge and water were put to the side where it was warm (but not too hot) so breakfast and a hot cuppa were halfway done. Also, the hay on the outside hayrick would have been used before the hay in the more weather-proof hay loft.
Yep.
My Mom or Dad would get up a few times each night during the winter to make sure the fire was ok, so it was at least a little warm over night, and easier to get it going well again in the morning.
We lived in the mountains, and you didn't want that fire going completely out or you would freeze.
We never let it go completely out, unless we were gone somewhere, and couldn't keep an eye on it.
I love this description!!!!
And omg, you make so much sense to use the outside hay first!
Thanks for this common sense from the past. I am American and have read The Little House on the Prairie series multiple times. They always talk about banking the coals with ashes in the winter to start the stove quickly in the morning. Also her hair would have been pinned up and not flopping around. Pretty sure scrubbing the floor might have waited until after breakfast, but it's a good way to warm up while waiting for the water to heat!
I'm just amazed that dampers aren't used in the UK! It's insanity! 😂 They keep the warmth inside without having to waste fuel or get up several times a night. And you don't have an open hole in your house to let all the heat out in general.
@@vanyadolly They were.....as I explained above.
We need more programmes with Ruth, Alex and Peter. They are amazing.
Chickens are like walking heaters. I’d always pick up my rooster and walk around with him in the winter time for toasty hands!
I tried but kfc took my 🍗 🥶😱😭😢😩
Tigerz lmao
@Kat Harper
Do chicken mites actually feed on humans?
How did the rooster feel about it? I've never been around chickens for more than a couple minutes at a time, so I've no real idea of their temperament.
@@silentotto5099 I'm sure they're all different like other animals.
Never in my life did I think I’d be concerned about a goose. Yet, here I am… pulling for you, Goosey!
I am absolutely addicted to each of these series they’ve created with Absolute History. I look so forward to watching them.
I know, same here! Each episode is such a treat, I have never enjoyed a reality based television show as much as these! 😊
Same!
The BBC made these
@@amandafrank8964 the bbc commissioned the show from a production company
@@themadplotter Is the production company Absolute History?
Peter, Alex and Ruth are my favorite people in the whole wide world, I absolutely love these people. I wish they would do more shows together! ❤ Peter and Alex are a riot and Ruth is so knowledgeable!
I agree. I want to see more of them together
Its funny how peter looks more and more like a laborer as the series continues.
:) like a British cowboy
"I was inoculated against all forms of sports in school" that's so relatable 🤣 Nothing put me off of sports like PE did.
Same here!
Ruth's hair is so long and straight and red and lacking in split ends! It's so beautiful
I noticed that.Its lovely.Mines like hay so i cut it short lol.
@@scratchy1704 My aunt used to do the same thing, she had frizzy poofy straight hair... until she realised that it wasn't actually straight hair, but wavy. She started doing the curly girl method and her hair is much stronger and healthier looking now. And its also naturally fashionable beach waves and it's not fair lol
"have you been drinking regularly and getting some tobacco as well? You're in perfect shape for Edwardian football" 😂
And Peter pulls out a flask!
My grandma was born in 1907. Everything she witnessed in her lifetime is absolutely extraordinary! As a child I did not appreciate all that she had experienced. If I could, I would be asking her everything I possibly could about her childhood, and what life was like back then😢
My Grandma was born in 1910. She saw the end of the Great War, The Depression, Cars become mainstream, WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Woodstock, the assassination of JFK, Men landing on the Moon, the Nixon impeachment, the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, and the fall of Communism in Soviet Block Countries. I wish I could go back and talk to her about these events.
Very much in the same boat, the people I knew that had experienced the tremendous events of the 20th century had sadly passed before I developed my love of history. What I'd give to just have long conversations with them now.
Aw 😢
Haha both my grams best lay low during war yrs-1 born here was mainly so German her Bro changed his 1st name to Rudolf 🤔&her Christian family hid their buddies my dad's mom brought her brothers here at 16-40 yrs be4 the war&the fought in both?Both lied about their ages&seemed to be able to do everything&could prove it to a yg teen?Nasa moved us all over till their last 8yrs-jeez! well I can read cards&sew leather&worked as a nurse in a mental hosp
My great grandparents ephod have been through all this.
Ruth is just a genuine lady, she seems like a great mother too. You all look like your enjoying the country.
I had the pleasure of processing a series of letters when I volunteered at an archive while in college, and I read through a box of letters from a student who had attended the University in the 1930s. Ruth talking about those letters is so spot on. You get such a feel for life from them, and to hear about places you know, buildings and streets you've walked on- its absolutely incredible. I think about that lady every day (:
That's a great story.
I spent my youth sending letters out to get to know family members I didn't know., Mostly older ladies. I'm so glad I did that. All of them are gone now. It brought me alot of pleasure knowing they could look forward to cards from me. I got so much out of hearing them describe life in their youth. Thanks for sharing, love. I know just what you mean ❤️
@@birdsflowers2289 Wow, that's intense, I watched a lot of Oprah.
@@ashleelarsen5002" There are still people in this world to whom you can be a becon of love...but "You can't be a beacon if your light don't shine /There's a little light in all of us by God's design / You can't be
a beacon / If your light don't shine".
------- Donna Fargo 🥰
@@birdsflowers2289 was this Donna lady on Oprah?
I'm confused...
My great-grandmother's journal from when she lived on a farm in Pennsylvania US, late 1800s: milked, washed windows, cleaned dairy, harnessed horse and went into town, shopped, home again, unharnessed horse, groomed horse, weeded garden, made 8 cakes, went to neighbors to feed their animals (they were on vacation), sewed dress, milked, worked on quilt...
Me: Loads dishwasher, gets gas in car, wipes spot off floor, picks up Amazon package from porch. Checks TH-cam. Sends 3 emails.
Me: I did so much today! I'm exhausted!
I've been inspired by this series to work just a little bit harder lately. I'm out of shape and not in the best of health so it's a bit of a challenge.
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Thats awesome. Best show on youtube.
'is it dead?' 'it got close to dead.'
They should've said 'mostly dead'.
I wonder what happened behind the scenes?
No fixes have been made.
Only new videos.
@@emjohnson76 I wonder if they stayed at a hotel when it got too cold.
My grandma used sand, wood ash, and used halves of lemons to scrub pots!! It works wonders
All together? And do you know what purpose was the ash.
@@flowerpower8722 Yes, actually the ash would react with oils and start a slight saponification reaction and it would get rid of the greasiness
@@flowerpower8722 ash mixed with water becomes lye.
@@flowerpower8722 soaked wood ash produces lye
I have a MIGHTY NEED to see that clockwork tea kettle in action. It's like something out of a steampunk story, and the fact that it is real is truly incredible.
I love that there's still people practising crafts and trades to keep the techniques and knowledge going. It always made me feel humble seeing it in Japan, and it's so gratifying through both this series and the Tudor Monastery series to see there's still people out there that have kept them alive in the UK (and hopefully over the world) as well.
As a side note, as an Australian I don't think I could deal with British Winter. XD I'm fine with temperatures up to forty degrees, but even below twenty is too chilly for my liking!
I grew up in England and can't handle temps above 20 degrees too well hahaha
Lol, as an American in the northern somewhat high desert (which i cant think is in any movie except s darko...that is very close as the saltaire in the beginning is just 2 hours away and I'm pretty sure the location of the car accident is under an on ramp where I've stopped to pee), I'm jealous of their winters. The country is small, low, and surrounded by ocean which keeps it warmer than a landlocked area at the same latitude. The humidity from the ocean also helps insulate, so england is like a cozy warm blanket compared to where I live- at least thats the impression I get of it..that itz probably zone 6 and 7, not zone 3, 4, or 5, but really...compared to fairbanks where it gets to minus 40 F, I guess I don't have too much room to complain)
@@indoororchidsandtropicals358 We are warmer than a landlocked country of the same latitude thanks to the gulf stream but the humidity is more of a problem than a blanket. It makes the cold get in your bones and means it's hard to keep anything dry so lots of mould and damp in houses in the colder months. The weather isn't bad here in comparison to some places but as someone with chronic pain I bloody hate the humidity and damp.
@@violetskies14 get a log burner, fires remove damp
As an Australian I hate the -4 winter weather I just had and at the moment can’t wait until it reaches into the summer 20’s lol
"Sir, do you have chickens?"
"Um"
"I have here a chicken cannon for your observation"
I absolutely just love Ruth's handwriting, just beautiful!
Might not be her.
@@frankwilkinson6328Yeah, might be you
In the last episode we learned that "bal maidens" were employed breaking rocks with hammers for the mining industry and men of the SAME TIME period thought that women's cha chas might fly out if they played football! 😂. I swear, most of the crazy ideas about women come from the fevered imaginations of men.
It's interesting learning about how women were expected to take over the farm duties when the men are away for farm business. I'm enjoying this series and in fact the whole channel.
Got that gander because "peace was never an option"
Didn't the one guy warn about wearing a facemask when opening the mats of the hay thing on the yard?
Something about farmer's lung and white spores 😛
Ya, i noticed that.
A lung problem or the 'runs for sure'
I looked it up, apparently it can be an allergy to some of the spores growing on hay. But not everyone has it.
Yep. If you're unlucky and are allergic to the spores, you can make yourself pretty sick. To the point that you could end up dying from it after repeated exposure
Yes he did.
I love this series. The presenters are so positive about the hard work that ordinary people do and so respectful and informative about all that all the people do. They also so carefully respect the creatures under their care. I love the cattle, sheep, fowl, and horses. They are all so gorgeous.
I love Ruth she’s willing to try anything and figure things out. How It feels real .
Ruth doing the floor reminded me of my first job on a ship in the Canadian Navy, as a cafeteria hand we scrubbed the floor three times a day on our knees with steel wool and sunlight soap and then mopping up with deck cloth.
Watching this excellent series during Covid lockdown 4.0 and am finding my desire to find out the fate of the injured goose supersedes World news.
:)
I loved the breakfast scene. Ruth apologized for the look of the food. One of the guys spit out pieces on the plate. And they were trying to figure out if the goose would make it.
Im here for goosey. I just want to cuddle her.
"Oh... I'm not a morning person"
Me neither Ruth, me neither
I want Ruth sing-song-saying "Good Morn-ing!" to be my morning alarm.
I absolutely love these videos of yours where you describe ordinary lives from days gone by. Thank you so much! I live in a house built in 1893 (an old school) in Finland so I resonate deeply with thoughts on water - hot or cold. It can sometimes happen in an old house that the water pump gets broken and oh the amount of trouble we all are in when there is no water...!
Ruth is such a sweet Lady. She gets right into the subject with a will! I believe she would be an excellent teacher.
Alex’s brother looks nothing like him but acts EXACTLY like him! Loved it!
Superb series.
I love living history, and the dedication to the craft these folks have is deep and evident.
Bravo!
The calisthenics - women were encouraged to walk a lot which is truly the most functional thing you can do and is good for leg strength and balance, and the calisthenics were important for upper body movement, lung capacity, and breathing. So it actually is a good thing. While keeping the womb protected 😜
I love how Ruth is so so knowledgeable and is just able to share that in everything she does. ❤️
I appreciate that you bring in specialist historians. The football historian was especially impressive.
lydialovesblues his hairstyle on the other hand was muuuuch less impressive
@@alleniversonisabeast He wasn't going to cut his locs for the show.
@@alleniversonisabeast I feel like every specialist historian on this show has some form of ridiculous hairstyle
@@Margatatials Ridiculous? I remember the folklorist having long hair, but I'm not sure how that's "ridiculous". Aside from this dude with his white-person dreads ( which is his personal preference, so whatever, but it indeed looked out-of-place in this documentary) I can't recall any of them looking especially weird or "ridiculous". The specialists and historians that are sometimes featured on these shows have somewhat niche interests, and chances are their appearances are going to reflect their unconventional lifestyles to some extent. *shrug*. I like it. The world would be pretty boring if we were all the same.
Looking at it broadly, there have been some pretty weird fashions throughout all of history. Look at the wigs some of the Georgians wore! They were a lot more ridiculous than anything I've seen thus far in these Victorian and Edwardian series! Humans all over the globe have always altered and experimented with their appearances.
@@YT4Me57 He doesn't have locs. He has mats.
so that's how you properly make a wooden pannel! my dad and I spent about three hours making a much shittier version of that, I'll be sure to use this video for future reference
Just think.
150 years from now A 2170 women named Ruth will be 3dVid recording a show of the old life of humans in 2020. They actually still used Keyboards to use their computers and a popular past time was a thing called TH-cam on their old version of the net. It actually only showed something called 1080P which means they only used 1080 lines on the screen to show their vids.
Some videos didn't even reach that and only went to 720 or even 480.
Things changed rapidly after that but meanwhile, Ruth gets to see how hard life is for people before the invention of Autics changed things in 2033.
This here is Absolute History and the Daily Life of a 2020's Middle-class worker.
3:10 I always thought that those long petticoats and skirts were impractical because of the very reason that they drag in the mud and water and animal waste.
I don’t know if you particularly care or not but often times those skirts that touched the ground had a balayeuse or “dust ruffle” sewn onto the bottom hem to help keep the rest of the skirt clean and in good condition. When the ruffle became dirty, torn up or otherwise gross it would be torn out of the skirt and replaced. The dust ruffle was made of cheap or scrap fabrics and sewn with simple stitches so it wouldn’t take much effort to remove and replace it. I first heard about them from the channel by Bernadette Banner if you want to learn more!
Just thought you may find that interesting cheers!
@@wordwillbepower Thank you! I love Bernadette's videos. I love her voice.
There was real danger of the skirts catching on fire too, when the women was tending the fireplace. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's wife died that way. And he had bad burns trying to save her.
@@mosart7025 Oh that’s so sad!
wow, Wallace and Grommet didn't make up the automatic tea maker
Is there anyone else who misses the old art of simple letter writing? Or is it just me???🤔🙃🤓
Rhonda Mae Not just you! I like the fact that a hand written letter is more personal and requires effort on the part of the writer. And ... I love getting the post (apart from bills, of course!). I am strangely inspired to write a letter to someone!
@@kathleenclark5877 I am a poor writer and i have bad grammar ....but i can read pretty well :)
I understand the power of the pen,I was having difficulty comunicating with my gas supplier,so l wrote a hand written letter to the boss.w within days she phoned me!
My parents cultivated letter writing in their children. My brother wasn't interested, but I loved it. For Christmas the year I was 13, I was gifted a diary (with a key!) and a stationary set with a teen logo. A cousin of mine and I became pen pals. I'm 65 now and still have a box of her letters.
there is a whole pen pal community on instagram if your interested. a lot of senior centers also look for pen pals.
Sometimes sick animals need a buddy to want to get better. Especially animals that live in a flock or a herd. If you put in a well animal with them, they may perk up.
As he calls prince clumsy and bored prince tells him to stop by nibbling on him😂😂
The daily life of a 1900 farmer:1: Farm 2: Eat 3: Farm 4: Eat 5: Farm 6: Sleep
I'm glad I'm alive now rather than then.
And from a woman back then: cook, clean, cook, clean, cook, sleep
Modern farmers pretty much do the same thing; even the big corporate farmers. City and town dwellers reap the benefit of their labors, now as they did then.
You forgot the part about producing 8 children.
Country life is amazing though. Its annoying when you're a teenager, but you really do miss it if you leave. It's so pure and enriching.
Ruth is such a Precious Spirit. Beautiful Soul.
We always romanticize yesteryear yet I doubt many of us could survive it!
Why anyone would bother to exercise after all that hard work, I’ll never understand! Lol
I really love this show. I was raised on a farm so many of the videos remind me of what I've nearly forgotten. By the by, the guinea hens you have in your flock make excellent protectors also.
I love Ruth’s penmanship 😎
I love learning how things were back then! I've always felt as though I am an older soul and would much rather live in the older days then what we live in now!! I am so excited to build a home out in the country soon and get out of the city in which I live in now!
I was shocked to see her rise out of bed with bare arms/not warmly dressed! I sleep in a long sleeve T and a fleece zip front jacket in winter, and I have central heating. I lived in an (unheated) RV for a few years, and slept in 3 T's, a wool sweater, and a parka. It was still freezing when I got up. Once the fire goes out, it's cold, cold, cold!
My Grandma was part of the countries first ladies football team, in Portsmouth when she was sixteen! She also dined on the Japanese Emporers personal ship docked in Portsmouth harbour
Circum 1902.
Wow that's awesome. Go granny
@@ladylabyrinth6345 I have some oral memories, only! When I die, they do.. in light of recent events, that may be sooner than I think. God bless..x
@@ladylabyrinth6345 I know, it is one part of my personal history that will not be lost!!! I have carefully instructed each of my children... 3 of! (Her great, great grandchildren) of exact lineage, approx time in history; and first hand! Stories - she was my nan, and I lost that wonderful kind and gentle part of my life at the age of fourteen. I was, I now see.... devastated... it affected me in a life changing way! And taught me then to be a kind and gentle man.... my acquaintances and colleague's call me Gay! I am a 57yr old, tough plumber/teacher. Rock sure of who I am... I don't care.....I loved my amazing nan.... rock on girls... we are equal, not better than.. either way
When Everyone learns that, we will maybe be at peace.. x A
Wow! That must have been so thrilling for her. I'm so annoyed that women's sports were eventually stomped out for decades. Hopefully by then, your grandmother had already developed interest elsewhere and wasn't as angry and frustrated as many others would have been.
@@andrewnicholson4689 Please don't let those memories die with you. Write them down and submit them to a museum or an organization that archives such information. They will be glad to get it in order to further their own research. If you have a photo of your grandmother, it would be great to include a copy with your records. I set up a family group on social media where I am sharing photos, census records, memories, etc with the whole family. When I'm gone the next generations will have it (my cousins' grandchildren) because I have no children of my own.
Ruth must be knackered 😴. She does such a good job and always puts 100% into what she is doing.I love these programmes 👍🏴
IMAGINE RUTHS MUM IS IN A OLD FOLKS HOME, OH I GOT A LETTER FROM MY DAUGHTER SHE LIVES ON A FARM IN THE YEAR 1900 SHE USED TO LIVE IN A 1300S CASTLE
Lol! 😂😂😂
The nurses: "Sure, she does sweetie..."
I live in the US and have watched all the farm series! I would love to see a series like this for the 18th century.
There is, search for Victorian farm
Look upTales from the Green Valley, a Welsh farm in the 1600s. It was the first series they made with Ruth, Alex and Peter.
I have developed a crush on Ruth! LOL. Not at all expected. It's the force of her warm personality and laughter. She's great. They all are. Very likeable, every one.
Every series that Ruth and her team have done I've watched numerous times. They seem to love the work. Ruth is so pleasant and jovial about everything she does. I've learned quite a bit from watching these series. I don't remember seeing one on the Elizabethan Era. Did I miss that one? Can't wait to see the next one.
I'd love to see more time periods covered. I think the Elizabethian Era (1558-1603) would come between Tudor Monastery Farm (1500) and the first farm this group did, Tales From the Green Valley (1620).
Gosh!
How marvelous it is, to have programs like these. There amazing to watch, and full of entertaining moments from the whole team👍😊
Knowledge is power, l always say.🖐
Moira
From England.
I watch this show every night before bed, watching them farm helps me sleep. 🥰
Alex's brother is a historical shoe maker. That just slots neatly into my worldview, thank you.
Mother said when they were kids they brushed with salt but chewing charcoal made from wood which could be collected from the fireplace was also a way to clean teeth. Charcoal was also sometimes eaten to treat tummy aches.
No she was calm, gentle and inspirational to me as a child. Her memory is enduring. I have passed that to my kids. We are unique and equal...... that's what she gave me !!!
Amazing how I can learn the history and how to get things done in my own garden at the same time! I like the economic perspective that is added. Tx for making this.
This has to be one of my favorite series(s?) I've ever watched. Always been fascinated in how ppl lived back in the day. I've read all the little house on the prairie books more times than I can count lol
"Have a word with mum, she'll sort you out the cash" -- how true that rings!
I came across the lace video now I'm hooked. This is absolutely fascinating. It would be nice to go back in time for a bit.
Lots of Love & Many Blessing's from the USA
Being from the city, I never realized how big horses are/can be. When the hoofer was standing aside he was slightly dwarfed next to them!
Regular horses are big but the ones in this doc are draft horses. They are breed to be bigger and stronger then regular horses so they can handle the work of the farm. Not sure where you are from but remember the Budweiser horses? They are clydesdales, a breed of draft horse.
@@pinkyvdt I realize this actually, but I have never been up close and personal with horses really. I am in all seriousness, deathly allergic : (
Where are you from? In Britain most people I've known even in cities people still usually see a fair few horses in my experience.
FARRIER
I am constantly amazed by the expertise of individuals who have studied "old-time" practices in farming or house -wifery. Crafts like wattle fences, stone walls, and leather tanners, cleaning with homemade products are simple, but so sensible.
I want the propeller spoon. That's hilarious
Had to laugh when the expert on footie appeared in edwardian clothing but a head full of dread locks.
That guy looks gross and when he was yelling at the players I nearly threw my beverage at the screen
@@Patchaddictedpolymath snowflake alert.
You realize dread locks existed back then right?
Yeah you'd think he'd wrap it up and put in a hat of suitable vintage.
@@Patchaddictedpolymath it's not my preferred style either but they didn't look dirty from what I could see.
Ruth I 💚 you, Peter you are 🔥, Alex well Alex you are on the show!!
'is it dead?' 'it got close to dead.'
They should've said 'mostly dead'.
Love the mostly dead princess bride reference-It was just so right
My brother builds American Custom made cowboy boots and has everything this man has.
I suspect the goose got modern veterinary care.
Tending cows, mucking out stalls and getting the forage to them, not so different from farming in the 1970's. Except for having a tractor to put up hay. They are not showing how much work was done by kids. I was driving a tractor at seven years old.Soot might be better than tarter control tooth paste, it's pH is basic while tarter control is acidic.
I know for toothpaste they also used soot, charcoal, white soap, spearmint, licorice, and all sorts of things made in bars like soap, usually in tins. I have a few old empty toothpaste tins from the 1800s, one porcelain. I've also found 5 toothbrushes made of bone, but non of the bristles have survived being in a salty environment for over 100 years.
The funny thing is in a way soot is coming back with the use of activated charcoal in eco-friendly/ethical/natural health type products!
Please do a series for every time period with Ruth and Tom.
Knowing that Alexs' brother is a historical shoemaker is oddly hilarious to me. Its like he just seems to come from a family of history nuts. And you can really see the resemblance lol. It makes me wonder how weird a sight Alex with signifcant facial hair would be
I love how honest the sales man is, "we havent established which species of bird it is"
I would have liked to see an Edwardian wrapper, which was worn when working around the house. If, a person's hair became oily and dirty, they could use wheat starch or corn starch as a dry shampoo to keep it from becoming even greasier. The practice of using wheat starch or corn starch as a dry shampoo goes back to the 18th century. Women's hair pieces have been around for a very, very, long time and were advertised in Sears and Roebuck's catalog in the mid 1800's.
I love Ruth. I was always tought never two elbows on the table but I guess this wasn’t the thing back then.I still practice till this day
I love that Alexs' Brother who shows up to help tile in the victorian famr(mostly knowing mordern techniques but is happy to learn new/old ones) has branched into hand made shoes. I think we'd all be more comfortable with shoes actually made to fit us. I still stand by Ganders being esstenial for flock health with geese.
Farm dogs love eating those hoof trimmings.
Our dogs would always hang around after the farrier came & they'd be chewing the trimmings for weeks.
eww
@@--enyo-- those trimmings were like gold to the dogs. I was telling a friend about this not too long ago. The look on her face was hilarious. It seriously grossed her out. Lol
Fun fact! You can buy animal hoofs at pet and farming stores that have been cleaned and sold specifically for dogs to chew on! My dog goes nuts for them but they smell awful so she only gets them on special occasions
Not just farm-dogs, dogs in general like them, & pigs ear's. :)
This is a really enjoyable series. Fascinating insight on life at farm in this period. I love watching all the interactions with the livestock.
I’m sorry but this is the first time I have ever seen a British man with dreads. And I am living for it!
This is the comment I was looking for. I knew there was one.
I don't like it.
But I really, really like your face.
Ruth's penmanship is exquisite. And she's right about water. Made me think how much I'd hike to a river with the amount i waste.
Love this so much. Adore the personal touches. Esp the ending
Peter is so sweet with the animals… can’t help but crush on him 😊
Those animals deserve to be cared for and loved even tho they will eventually be used for food etc. They deserve to atleast be happy and strong up until the end. Poor goosey... It stinks that a fox injured her but can't take it personal because they are just as desperate for food as anyone other animal.
The goose would not have been injured if he wasnt there in the first place.Blame the harmer
@@dustinwatkins7843 yes she would've.
Some predators are just persistent.
I have a goose and ducks and keeping them safe from predators is a 24/7 job of checking the fence, fixing anything torn or broken, and adding to it if need be. We have raccoons, coyotes, and minks to worry about.
@@sabrinastratton1991 My daycare nanny had geese for a while and most of them managed to off themselves in one way or another. 🤔One ran into a wall and another drowned in the ditch. Maybe they just had a particularly dumb breed, but it seems like they're hard to keep alive even without predators.
Is there a Ruth Goodman Fan Club? I would love to goin!!! Don't forget the boys (Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn) either!!!
Yes on Facebook!
Me at 22:15 I’m really hoping this goose makes it, I’m attached 😭
Me at 43:28 😄😄😄👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍
Goosey made it.
@@amandahernandez123 THANK YOU!
@@amandahernandez123 the one spoiler I appreciate! Having experienced firsthand the horrible attitudes of Canada Geese, I'm not a fan of them, but poor Goosey had me tearing up. I actually came to the comments to see if anyone revealed her fate
Ruth, you hand writing is beautiful and so so elegant.
Ruth is so cool!!! Great humor 😀😀😀
That football historian, lol. Middle-aged white Brit with dreadlocks XD
ironlion45 yeah... strange. Lol
@@amanda7263 I mean if you think about it that's kinda exactly what you would expect
An Edwardian Rasta😎
People of African descent come in a variety of colors. He may not be "white" at all.
@@YT4Me57 yeah right and cow farts dont have methane lol