How The Edwardians Prepared Their Farms For Winter | Edwardian Farm | Absolute History

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  • Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn recreate the running of a farm as it would've been in the Edwardian era. The trio establish their domicile, scrubbing flagstone floor and cleaning out a clogged chimney. They put up hay, hire a stonemason to make a trough, learn to thatch, make rag rugs, begin keeping chickens and sheep. Ruth cooks a sheep's head stew.
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  • @rebbekahcannons9805
    @rebbekahcannons9805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    Watching them clean the chimney like oh no she's gonna have to scrub them floors again.

    • @justanotherperson584
      @justanotherperson584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And again!

    • @oldhatnewscene1
      @oldhatnewscene1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@justanotherperson584 me

    • @TheRealSmithFamily
      @TheRealSmithFamily 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      At least they didn’t use a young child to clean it like in the olden days! 😳

    • @hotbxdkitty969
      @hotbxdkitty969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      she did comment about having to scrub it twice a day 🤔

    • @Neddoest
      @Neddoest 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@hotbxdkitty969 for some reason your comment finally triggered the explanation as to why in the world anyone would care to scrub their floors daily; is foot traffic really that bad? No silly, they’ve got a fricken fire going in the wall all day which means soot… duh! Lol

  • @valeriataylor8337
    @valeriataylor8337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    it must be fantastic to be a historian in a country that values its own History and keep things and sites so well preserved!

    • @Natalija249
      @Natalija249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Isn't it amazing! So much history there

    • @alanprior7650
      @alanprior7650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I'm a former Brit ( became a US citizen a year ago ) and we have so much history and invention that my (now) fellow Yanks can only dream of!

    • @anna_in_aotearoa3166
      @anna_in_aotearoa3166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I read the Morwellham Quay wiki & it sounds like the county council stopped funding their outdoor museum right around the time this was filmed, basically bringing the place to bankruptcy- so sad!! (Perhaps a response to impacts of the recent GFC?) Thankfully, it appears to have been quickly taken over by & funded by a nearby similar historical site...?

    • @piccalillipit9211
      @piccalillipit9211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Im British, living in Bulgaria. Whilst there is a crazy amount of archaeology and history here its not accessible like it is in the UK. I really miss being able to say "lets go to Alnwick castle" or lets go to the railway museum - I mean my neighbour literally had a castle in his garden, we had a ruined castle up the road as kids to play on - its everywhere and its open and its accessible.
      The National Trust is an amazing institute and I never begrudged my membership.
      In Bulgaria its all under the ground and its illegal to dig it up cos they dont have the resources to look after it and stop it from getting robbed.

    • @davideddy2672
      @davideddy2672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Funny how people believe that myth …

  • @leslietarkin5705
    @leslietarkin5705 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    I love this show. It's peaceful and informative. There's no anger. There's no politics. It's just three friends learning about the eras of the past and learning some of the skills used by people in those eras. Ruth's laugh is infectious. It's just lovely to see people living and getting along so well with each other.

    • @s1nb4d59
      @s1nb4d59 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yes thank goodness none of the terribleness of todays world Leslie but a way to learn how we looked after ourselves without all the modern conveniences,detergents and medicines but natural remedies and such that didnt poison our earth.

    • @user-zc8sd8jx8s
      @user-zc8sd8jx8s ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@s1nb4d59 yeah, now let's talk about the life expectancy of that period and think a little why it was so much lower than today.
      "natural remedies", yes, of course, sure. (no, thanks.)

    • @tabaxikhajit4541
      @tabaxikhajit4541 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you for saying what I feel. When you immerse yourself in loving one another, you create a healthy, happy environment. It isn't perfect, but you learn together and help each other. I hope we can all try to live this way, in whatever era we find ourselves.

    • @knitspired
      @knitspired ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes! And Ruth isn’t brash, trying to be a boss babe or anything. She is respectful which leads to respect for her.
      Also, life expectancy wasn’t lower back then. Just saying.

    • @pyrace
      @pyrace ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@Knitspired and the Offgrid Homestead I agree, life was harder but not necessarily shorter, and they knew exactly what chemicals were floating around in their bodies.
      Have you all seen 'Victorian Farm' and something along the lines of 'How to build a Castle' Ruthie and the gang are in those too 😊

  • @FollowingUsernamesR
    @FollowingUsernamesR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    Watching them clean that chimney like, "her floor!" 😱

    • @kickinwiccan1345
      @kickinwiccan1345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I was thinking the EXACT same thing why did she try to light the stove BEFORE they brought in all the furniture and had a beautiful clean floor

    • @loganmpe7559
      @loganmpe7559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I know, same thing I was thinking 😂!

    • @laurielyddy4890
      @laurielyddy4890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oh my God me too! It didn't make any sense not to at least use an old sheet or something to cover up the chimney area and the stove before they ran that thing through

    • @crunchies4me
      @crunchies4me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol I know right!!! They should clean it up themselves since they made the mess!!!

    • @lindenpeters2601
      @lindenpeters2601 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @fred McMurray I kind of thought the same thing. That opening in the chimney was probably to check the draw. Maybe they included it on purpose?

  • @Bille994
    @Bille994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +490

    Ironically, I'm sure that sheep's head stewed with cheap fresh vegetables was far healthier than the tinned and heavily processed products aimed at the Edwardian middle classes

    • @ieatplastic1756
      @ieatplastic1756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Safer too.

    • @user-fx6wo1ps7x
      @user-fx6wo1ps7x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      (assuming they actually had enough to eat) I think throughout history the poor have generally been healthier. They are simple good food while the rich ate lots of meat, sugar, white flour etc, hence why they got the 'diseases of kings', aka all of our leading killers today now that everyone can afford to eat like shit

    • @hambone4984
      @hambone4984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Nothing wrong with a bit of metal chips in your canned products and a nice stewing of lead

    • @nonamerooster5413
      @nonamerooster5413 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I totally agree

    • @joesmith5095
      @joesmith5095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sure, but the middle classes were still classed as 'peasants' until not too long ago - the middle class even going back to the middle ages were technically property owners if they 'owned' a farm, because as long as the land or property you 'owned' was on a Lord's land, they still owned you and everything you do essentially. Meaning you were still a peasant. The class system wasn't dissimilar to the American system, for example - a lot of American's today call themselves middle class as long as they have 2 cars, a large-ish house with quite good jobs. That's not the case in England. To be middle class, you have money and a certain breeding. If i inherited £1 million today, i wouldn't suddenly become middle class, regardless of how i lived. My class is dictated upon my breeding and history of my family to a great extent, that even if i were a millionaire - i just wouldn't be middle class according to most people.

  • @leaflet1686
    @leaflet1686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    I love how he hugs the chicken the entire time! And I also love that he didn't saccrifice the chicken to clean the chimney

    • @HomeDistiller
      @HomeDistiller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      pity he threw it off the roof.. chickens are almost flightless, and you can see in his face that it flew like a stone

    • @leaflet1686
      @leaflet1686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HomeDistiller I watched this so long ago, that I don't even remember this series existed :D And I am bad with face reading :/

    • @Raevynwing
      @Raevynwing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@HomeDistiller chickens are alright flapping down from a height. It just looks clumsy as hell 😂 Mine would get up into trees or onto the roof of the coop then leap off and flutter down when it was time for lock up

    • @eriksharpe6929
      @eriksharpe6929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah but then he just yeeted it off the roof like a box of rocks lmao

    • @leaflet1686
      @leaflet1686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eriksharpe6929 I don't remember this video anymore, but just the word chicken made me smile :3

  • @Janeite445
    @Janeite445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Peter is straight-up giving me Mr. Darcy vibes when he was up at that quarry.

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      How true that! Nearly blown over

    • @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs
      @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I'm a little bit in love with him after watching the Victorian farm series

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Do try to see the train series after Alex teases Peter & he cleaned up all pretty needs a men's hair rinse🤭&my favorite Colin the man with the talent wartime Christmas super

    • @annika_panicka
      @annika_panicka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol-I think I wrote in one of the other videos that he's like a more rugged, less posh Colin Firth

    • @pilgrimageintothepast6086
      @pilgrimageintothepast6086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was thinking a young Oliver Reed or Ian McShane when he had had his shave

  • @klswa5058
    @klswa5058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    PLEASSSEEEE make more videos with Ruth, Peter and Alex!!!!! Im addicted. Peter and Alex have such a sweet, funny and just wholesome relationship together. Competitive but it's a sweet way. And Ruth is just perfect! Point plank. She knows everything and she's so positive. I don't know what it is specifically but I want her on my team in all aspects of life lol.
    They're all just so relatable and have an amazing presence on camera. They deserve even more praise than given.

    • @ashleelarsen5002
      @ashleelarsen5002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I second this

    • @crystal3674
      @crystal3674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I concur!! 🤗♥️

    • @latudorfrancaise6052
      @latudorfrancaise6052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      have you seen all of their other farm series? the first series is called Tales from the Green Valley

    • @mom2natopotato
      @mom2natopotato 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I completely agree. More please! The entire farming series from the different eras are so well done.

    • @clareellis4906
      @clareellis4906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They have several series with all of them in it...
      tales from the green
      Wartime farm
      Victorian farm and I think maybe another one...

  • @gailhandschuh1138
    @gailhandschuh1138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    The boatman made more money during this filming than he probably made in the past 20 years he’s quite a fountain of knowledge to the farmers.

  • @MichaelAndersxq28guy
    @MichaelAndersxq28guy ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I have to say that this trio is indomitable. They've done so much in so many centuries.

  • @mirandas.7742
    @mirandas.7742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I love how he YEETS the chicken off the roof, after talking about how he couldn't stand to shove the thing down the chimney

    • @copperpumpkin2648
      @copperpumpkin2648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah it's a bit mean of him, but even if the chicken couldn't fly, due to its dimensions especially counting for all the Ruffles in the feathers creating friction, it's terminal velocity is much lower than that of a human, so even if it did suffer injury upon landing it would be less than that of a human and even with Fair bit of speed as its whole body has a lot less weight to support upon impact.

    • @Atomy111
      @Atomy111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@copperpumpkin2648 ITS A BIT MEAN TO LET A FLYING ANIMAL GO??!!!??!?!?! Where has this overly PC world come to

    • @henkjanssen1252
      @henkjanssen1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I have chickens and I YEET them all the time. I haven't clipped their wings and they parachute down without a problem. Remember they descend from jungle fowl that used to roost in trees...

    • @lorrainemerry8661
      @lorrainemerry8661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@henkjanssen1252 I've got 6 hen's. I let mine roost in the trees during the warmer weather as they like to do. Soon I will be knocking them out of the trees and put them in the coup.

    • @didosauce6008
      @didosauce6008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@copperpumpkin2648 chickens are actually really good fliers when they don’t have their wings clipped. The chicken is definitely fine, they wouldn’t air that scene otherwise

  • @littleloner1159
    @littleloner1159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    "Cant do it to this little fellow because hes wayy to adorable"
    Proceeds to throw the chicken off the roof

    • @skankhunt_-42
      @skankhunt_-42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Absolutely killed me when I saw that lmaoooo

    • @ultraboombean
      @ultraboombean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Reminded me of Legend of Zelda .

    • @AnotherWittyUsername.
      @AnotherWittyUsername. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      That's not flying, that's falling with style!

    • @asdfg2560
      @asdfg2560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      its fine he can fly

    • @mikkelnpetersen
      @mikkelnpetersen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Better than going down the chimney

  • @pinkeysherbet7249
    @pinkeysherbet7249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Bless Mr. Mudge. He looks like a hobbit and I can’t help but love him

    • @tmsaskg
      @tmsaskg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Maybe "hobbits" were portrayed in the movie based on edwardian era people... :)

    • @BJ-ix8hc
      @BJ-ix8hc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He's just the best!

    • @skarletpowers3016
      @skarletpowers3016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He really is a pro.

    • @allanturmaine5496
      @allanturmaine5496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mudge for PM.

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tmsaskg That is very possible. Mr. Mudge in his Edwardian garb would've fit right into Hobbiton. The name is even Hobbit-ish. He would've made a wonderful Bilbo.

  • @katiev5281
    @katiev5281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    That chicken he is holding is so patient and well behaved

    • @nrgbunni.
      @nrgbunni. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Katie Vogt he later mentions they were his chickens brought from home so I imagine they’re quite used to him handling them

    • @NathanChisholm041
      @NathanChisholm041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And dinner later on!

    • @conniecharley7086
      @conniecharley7086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nrgbunni. qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

    • @frankieamsden7918
      @frankieamsden7918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One really must admire a well behaved chicken!

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "I have my chicken, my God, and my country sir!" That's how I would address everyone.

  • @amptaxman
    @amptaxman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I’m watching this series for the fourth time. I love this series, & the Victorian period series, & the Tudor period series.
    I simply love immersive history.

    • @nonamerooster5413
      @nonamerooster5413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watch Wartime Farm! Not bad either!

    • @skp6613
      @skp6613 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is my second time. I’m completely enthralled by these series!

    • @sherimaldonado1889
      @sherimaldonado1889 ปีที่แล้ว

      I too watched them all, I think they are brave to go back and "live"in a different time!!💗

    • @Robynhoodlum
      @Robynhoodlum ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nonamerooster5413 I second this! And I also suggest the Secrets of the Medieval Castle season as well!

    • @kasie680
      @kasie680 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      War time farm, and green acres are awesome too, I’ve watched them over and over

  • @StrikaAmaru
    @StrikaAmaru 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    16:05 When he just tossed the hen from the roof, I finally understood why Minecraft chicken don't take fall damage.

    • @henrylivingstone2971
      @henrylivingstone2971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Cuz birds can fly 😂😂😂

    • @lincolntalks4444
      @lincolntalks4444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@henrylivingstone2971 Chickens can’t fly but you’re not wrong they can Kinda glide

    • @henrylivingstone2971
      @henrylivingstone2971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@lincolntalks4444
      That’s not necessarily true some strains of chickens when not fattened up can fly, the Indian jungle fowl for example cannot keep itself aloft for long however it carries the capability of flight, being the most oldest genus of the modern domestic chicken. And thus retains its more wild traits.

    • @lincolntalks4444
      @lincolntalks4444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@henrylivingstone2971 fair enough

    • @lincolntalks4444
      @lincolntalks4444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I meant traditional chicken but you win have a nice day

  • @candidethirtythree4324
    @candidethirtythree4324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    When I watch these shows and it says they live in each period for one year...I keep thing that it should be a daily show and I would watch every one!
    I have watched these several times already.

    • @violetskies14
      @violetskies14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Me too. Although I suspect they have days off so there probably wouldn't be one for every day. Ruth is married and her kids were teenagers at the time of filming this I think so I doubt she just went "see you I'm off" and left for a whole year lol.

    • @fayecox9401
      @fayecox9401 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definatly that would be great

    • @Neddoest
      @Neddoest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be awesome… but they’ve said in interviews the production crews during filming weeks slowed things down work wise and was inconvenient on a farm, which does makes sense

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Neddoest I'd love to see a "making of" follow-up to these farm series.

  • @agluebottle
    @agluebottle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    I love these crusty old dudes they kept digging up like Farmer Mudge and the persnickety thatcher. Friggin hilarious.

    • @fiskrond9212
      @fiskrond9212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Farmer Mudge is about as rustic-authentic as it gets cos if he's acting he should be up for an award... proper thumbs up to him! b(^_^)

    • @snootdingo9365
      @snootdingo9365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Usage of "persnickety" gets you fired down a lime kiln, Stephen.

    • @d3335
      @d3335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@snootdingo9365 *snickers*

  • @deboraharmstrong3002
    @deboraharmstrong3002 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ruth making the rag rug.....made me remember reading a book of crafts. The author said "there is no craft which consumes more in the way of textiles than rug-making."

  • @suzipam1234
    @suzipam1234 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just cant get enough of these wonderfully insightful and peaceful documentaries

  • @allynehan5625
    @allynehan5625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love how Alex was nervously petting the chicken as they approached their destination XD

  • @ReclusiveEagle
    @ReclusiveEagle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    1:30 Nobody:
    Man: *Stroking chicken* "What lovely new lands!"

  • @nicolegates9958
    @nicolegates9958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Am i the only one with a giant crush on Peter?

    • @crenee4742
      @crenee4742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      No, ma'am, you're not! 😜😂
      He's very attractive and sexy when he's doing "manly stuff". Hate to think he'd cover up that gorgeous face with a beard! Lol

    • @justinallenlindley9796
      @justinallenlindley9796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You definitely aren't. He's fine as hell. 🖤

    • @Thelmageddon
      @Thelmageddon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I liked the beard 😁

    • @Stoogewriter
      @Stoogewriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No but I have a bigger crush on Alex.

    • @francespowell6923
      @francespowell6923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nope.

  • @maysaniyazova
    @maysaniyazova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Just the amount of effort it took to get that floor clean would make me go "Um... can I quit now, please?"

  • @lillyrose5428
    @lillyrose5428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Rewatching this series for the fourth time now. Man, I really hope they make more alike this, it's great! Alex, Peter and Ruth are wonderful!

  • @mrkshply
    @mrkshply 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I need these three to go all the way back to stone age Britain. I'm fully invested now

  • @debbyrucci2471
    @debbyrucci2471 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my goodness, a big bunch of holly to clean a chimney, fabulous!. People were so clever and inventive back then.

  • @maxwellkafka
    @maxwellkafka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    It would have been funny if someone said “why do you keep calling it the FIRST Word War?”

    • @angelwhispers2060
      @angelwhispers2060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ikr... if someone had stayed a little too far into character

    • @The_Butler_Did_It
      @The_Butler_Did_It 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually, despite what it says on Wikipedia, it was already being called the First World War while it was still being fought in 1918. The name was first coined by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles à Court Repington as recorded in a diary entry of 10 September 1918. He also wrote a two volume history of the conflict called "The First World War" published in 1920.

  • @7rotorhead
    @7rotorhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Thanks to #AbsoluteHistory for acknowledging the audio problems and for their plans to reupload corrected versions. ☆☆☆☆☆
    Absolute History wrote, "We hear you! We're aware of the ongoing issues with some of the audio tracks on our Farm & Pharmacy videos, and we're working on fixing them." They added, "All the faulty videos will eventually be replaced, but please bear with us as we source and fix these one by one. In the meantime, please accept our sincere apologies!"

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah yes we spoke&they heard & turned the sound down a bit&added 5 adverts to the Utube play-haha probably only in the US(They misguidedly think we like them on here when we pay a fortune to get them on cable) this is great free ads&all

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And a year later they continue to pour out new content and haven't done a damn thing about fixing the audio problems in this and (at least) Wartime farm. It's a shame as these videos are such good content and worth multiple rewatches but the sound problems take away so much from enjoying them.

  • @katiev5281
    @katiev5281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I want to see more about Edwardian farm home making

  • @craigfroese6689
    @craigfroese6689 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love when they bring all the experts who keep these skills alive.

  • @nevaeha4048
    @nevaeha4048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really thought I was about to watch this man stuff a chicken down the chimney. 💀👀 Glad to see him release it back to the other chicks

  • @seraphilight
    @seraphilight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    "Produces the deadly carbon monoxide."
    *casually stands over the burning, inescapable poison hole*

    • @HYSTERIA-we6fg
      @HYSTERIA-we6fg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm surprised they got the go ahead to burn that stuff for 3 days and 3 nights they were near a road I could hear cars so I'm guessing they were near close to a town.

  • @ambyungbae7344
    @ambyungbae7344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ruth is really hitting it off with the boatsman haha

  • @Reijack
    @Reijack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I like to think that Alex took up raising chickens after his time on the Victorian Farm

    • @ashleelarsen5002
      @ashleelarsen5002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am positive, he went home and buys his chicken at KFC now. He just says how much he appreciates the food twice .

    • @0hMyLife
      @0hMyLife ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you are correct!! The only one of the 5 period farm series Alex wasn't on was Tales From The Green Valley(2005), and that was the first series they made. So, his first appearance was on Victorian Farm(2009). And this was the second series he was a part of! So I do believe he started keeping chickens between Victorian and Edwardian Farm(2011).

  • @emilyrose2111
    @emilyrose2111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Okay can we just say that Peter and Alex are such a dynamic due?

    • @FigaroHey
      @FigaroHey ปีที่แล้ว

      No. Maybe a dynamic DUO, though.

    • @emilyrose2111
      @emilyrose2111 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FigaroHey Thank you 😅🤭

    • @easymedia7988
      @easymedia7988 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The Ant and Dec of History

    • @DebraOdonnell-zb3vx
      @DebraOdonnell-zb3vx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Peter is not sure about the other one

  • @spookayitsme
    @spookayitsme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hahaha Ruth realising she's got to scrub and clean those floors again be like 👁️👄👁️

  • @bilindalaw-morley161
    @bilindalaw-morley161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In the opening scenes I thought Ruth's lovely hair was being cut. I yelled at my screen ,"Oh NO, why would you do that?"
    Consequently my dog is quite worried about me.

  • @suewade114
    @suewade114 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This series (as well as their other series) are fantastic history lessons. My children have learnt so much.

  • @leahvaris769
    @leahvaris769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    It's two minutes in and I'm already excited for all 12 episodes!

  • @debbyrucci2471
    @debbyrucci2471 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love the Mudge family. I'm from Devon farming stock myself until my grandparents time. I'd love to live and experience like this. Understand how they lived, and how they managed.

  • @justinallenlindley9796
    @justinallenlindley9796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Holy crap Alex was almost kind to Peter. I'm shell shocked. 😲

  • @gamernick1533
    @gamernick1533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Any more Edwardian Farm to come? I love, love, love the shows that these folk make. Never seen the Edwardian Farm one!

    • @7rotorhead
      @7rotorhead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      11 more episodes to come.

    • @Niiiiith
      @Niiiiith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      7rotorhead sweet! are they already out somewhere or is this channel the only place it’s available?

    • @Niiiiith
      @Niiiiith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      7rotorhead I just found your playlist. You sir are an angel

    • @pinkythechihuahua3156
      @pinkythechihuahua3156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Niiiiith
      OMG!!!! How lucky am I to have found your post, and the page of the gentleman who has the additional videos.
      Have you been watching the videos of castle building? Amazing, or as they say in the UK, BRILLIANT!

    • @thebovineavenger
      @thebovineavenger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Niiiiith if you search Edwardian farm on youtube you can find ALL 12 episodes already posted on different channels.

  • @lexilei191
    @lexilei191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I really love this look into history! I'd love to be able to visit one of these places in action! Thanks so much Ruth and guys!!!

    • @eddiesroom1868
      @eddiesroom1868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the look of Peter's history if ya know what I mean ;)

    • @sarahaljabban8305
      @sarahaljabban8305 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eddiesroom1868 lol

    • @eddiesroom1868
      @eddiesroom1868 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sarahaljabban8305 oh ya! 6:19

  • @mackenziekarsonovich1073
    @mackenziekarsonovich1073 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a historian, I love these documentaries. I am so unbelievably jealous lol

  • @Katharina-rp7iq
    @Katharina-rp7iq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    My greatgranddad was a carpenter and farmer and my village was fairly backwards...they lived in a house with shingles outside made of hazel rods, wood, and a mix of clay, straw and uhm...poo, but built a modern (back then) house with a stone foundation and bricks on top. We still have a bunch of stuff, including machine-like stuff. I've seen that all my life and never really thought about it.
    Also, my grandma had and used a stove like Ruth is using now up until I was around 7th grade...and I'm 30. She didn't even have anything else to cook, but she did have an oven for baking long before I was born. She quite liked that stove since it was the most amazing and lovey thing, truly, obviously much newer and in much better condition than Ruth's. She sold it to a collector eventually.

    • @commonsense571
      @commonsense571 ปีที่แล้ว

      My sister cooks on-and heats her home with an old coal and gas range. It’s lovely. But I admit I would t want to deal with bringing up coal from the cellar and dealing with klinkers and ash and dust. She has super efficient hepa filters tho. She’s not old fashioned enough to not care about breathing coal dust☺️. She’s got a couple Victoria’s and gas fireplaces and so many oil lamps the kind with painted shades. When the power goes out her house doesn’t look or feel at all any different. It is beautiful. Plus hens eggs and garden canning for veg and summer fruits in winter.
      I am lucky she is so industrious bc I’m disabled and could never. I wish I could.
      .. gosh. Sorry to drag on. And it’s so neat you grew up with that adorable stove at your Grammy’s.
      I hope you and yours are well and have a happy healthy new year in 2023✨💜✨
      Love from the Hudson Valley, NY🗽

  • @tgwthfy
    @tgwthfy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    He YEETED that chicken off of the roof omg

    • @marycanary86
      @marycanary86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you usually give a bird a bit of lift when you let it go so its got a bit of up-drift while it sort itself out and starts flapping instead of just dropping it

  • @d34dsYnt4x
    @d34dsYnt4x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This first, chores later.

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you, my friend, have gotten your priorities right. Kudos ^_^

    • @guard3745
      @guard3745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or rather, chores while watching this. (These vids always get me in the mood to clean and do laundry like an Edwardian lady or something lol)

  • @randomargument972
    @randomargument972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    56:55 I imagine Ruth as mother with her grown up elder son Peter and younger son Alex

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except Alex is the older one but she likes to call them boys

  • @quantumdragon9935
    @quantumdragon9935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    12:00 i can't believe that as an American, I'm recognizing some of those brands from over here. Some things really are global

  • @missmaggie2620
    @missmaggie2620 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I watched when they lived for a year on The 17th Century Farm in The Green Valley...just to see the light that they have in the house on the Edwardian Farm, let alone the thatching machine for the roofs...I'm so happy for them & I'm sure they were too. What a huge difference in farming from the 17th Century. Wonderful show & very informative, like finding out that they would use chickens to clean out the chimney. Love the peace & the good energy of everyone involved.

  • @lonelyones
    @lonelyones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    16 mid roll ads? That’s one every 4 minutes, I love your guys content, but it isn’t something I should watch on the phone that doesn’t have ad block I guess.

    • @lonelyones
      @lonelyones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Joe Al Thanks for the tip!

    • @dasffs
      @dasffs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you have a chromecast, I've not had a single ad. Shame they're so frequent.

    • @NathanChisholm041
      @NathanChisholm041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      How can ppl in 2020 still not know about using ad blockers?

    • @bettygreenhansen
      @bettygreenhansen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I pay for TH-cam Premium.
      It sucks to pay, but the service removes the ads and improves the experience immensely.
      I really enjoy TH-cam for the most part, like access to quality shows like this one, so it seems like a good investment for me.

    • @Dexy83
      @Dexy83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      For those who said in 2020 we should all have an adblocker, is there such a thing as adblocker for use with the Android TH-cam app? I agree that Premium does improve the experience, but I'm not able to pay right now (still COVID19 furloughed) but I did enjoy a 3 month free trial that ended a few weeks ago. 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @LightningfistCal
    @LightningfistCal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Every time I rewatch the historical farm shows, I always count how many minutes it takes in episode 1 before Peter is absolutely covered in filth. XD

  • @OleGeezerCirca1941
    @OleGeezerCirca1941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I have been watching this series out of sequence in order to view episodes in which I had a particular interest. Now I am at Episode One. In the early 1940's, near the start of WW 2 my grandparents bought what had been an Amish farm. No electricity, telephone, indoor plumbing or other modern fixtures. When my family stayed for a weekend we lived as did Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. I'm really enjoying this series as it takes me back to a time (I have an excellent memory sharply remembering events that occurred when I was one and two years old) which many call "a simple life" but in actuality was difficult and required a high skill level merely to survive. A five/five star rating for this series.

  • @emten7943
    @emten7943 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The people needs more series like this! Ive watched them all and hope for more! Please make more!

  • @sylviafoust9545
    @sylviafoust9545 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I absolutely love these shows! I hope they make more. I think of Ruth, Peter and Alex as my friends.

  • @ReclusiveEagle
    @ReclusiveEagle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Dear diary. Today I learn't that rocks can spoil

    • @namuunmandal7
      @namuunmandal7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is not your diary...

    • @the_clockwork_jackass6897
      @the_clockwork_jackass6897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Calcium carbide will do the same, it produces acetylene which is used mostly for lamps (carbide lamps) but they will very slowly release the acetylene and it will go from gravel (whatever grade you have, I use powder for my cannons and pea for my lamps) to a stinky dust which is useless

  • @shrabanibarman3734
    @shrabanibarman3734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Alex carrying the chicken around is really adorable 😊😊❤

  • @loganmpe7559
    @loganmpe7559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hello from Northern California. The British from this time were remarkable I have to say. So much hard physical work and no doubt about their ability to get the job done!

  • @alexisasheep6554
    @alexisasheep6554 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every time I rewatch these shows (it's about 5 times each at this point) I'm always lamenting Peter's poor, poor back. It's gone through a lot.

  • @Lovecrazedgurl
    @Lovecrazedgurl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    2:16 the barber has beautiful curls!

  • @redfraggle77
    @redfraggle77 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I watch these in my caravan, with a glass of gin and my interior design magazine and I feel the stress of modern life melt away! Thanks to all involved! The nice thing is my husband and three children watch it too and we have a family joke about Peter inspecting the Randy ram on Victorian farm 😅

  • @FinarfinNoldorin
    @FinarfinNoldorin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This series was particularly interesting for me. Not only is it the year my father was born and which my grandparents lived, but they were also from Devon. I would love to have this experience like this marvelous team did. Thank you so much for airing it for me to watch. It meant a lot to me.

  • @chipmic9647
    @chipmic9647 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    38:44 Peter checking Alex's and his own ear is a mood lmao

  • @demastust.2277
    @demastust.2277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Haha! He looks like The Invisible Man described in H.G. Wells book under the same title. 53:13

  • @wanderinghistorian
    @wanderinghistorian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mr. Mudge is adorable.

  • @420slaughter
    @420slaughter ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We need more of this show. COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need my ruth

  • @richardstever3242
    @richardstever3242 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The only thing worse than eating sheeps head stew would be preparing it and then eating it. Bravo to Ruth for playing the part right through.
    I really like seeing this kind of thing. It would be worth going to England just to tour some of these recreations.
    Greetings from Canada

  • @elaineh7811
    @elaineh7811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I love the old crafts .anything Victorian also anything with Ruth and Peter and Alex in💕Ruth always makes the cottages homely for them all to live in 👍

    • @veramae4098
      @veramae4098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know why they couldn't have cleaned the house up a bit, power washed the floor for example, before the trio arrived.

    • @FigaroHey
      @FigaroHey ปีที่แล้ว

      @@veramae4098 So she could show how the floor was cleaned in Edwardian times, obviously. Nobody would have power-washed anything before they moved in if it were the early 1900s.

  • @Catglittercrafts
    @Catglittercrafts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That Devon accent sends me over the edge. It's so cute

  • @skipdowning2328
    @skipdowning2328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    43:30 "It's a process you have to respect". wow, is that an understatement!

  • @tinalintz6323
    @tinalintz6323 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love all of these shows, I love learning more and more about history. I just can't seem to get enough.❤

  • @laceneil4570
    @laceneil4570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    So glad I have adblock plus, reading about all the ads. XD Anyways, gonna check out the other episodes. I loved Victorian Farm, so glad to see another series but this time set in Edwardian times. Much love.

  • @OrichiSan
    @OrichiSan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Peter looks so handsome without his beard. Wow

  • @mschmidt62
    @mschmidt62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Back in Edwardian times they didn't know that prion diseases can transfer across species, so eating a sheep's head seemed like a fine thing to do.... I would have qualms.

    • @jordanhicks5131
      @jordanhicks5131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's no different that eating tacos de cabeza or barbacoa in mexico, its perfectly safe to eat head.

    • @Val.Kyrie.
      @Val.Kyrie. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s still a fine thing to do. The BSE scare was mostly in the media and all those cows didn’t need to be slaughtered. You’re more likely to die driving to the grocery store than you are getting anything from eating the entire animal.

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Val.Kyrie. You and jordan hicks can eat all of the brains that might come my direction.

    • @fabricdragon
      @fabricdragon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Val.Kyrie. while it may have been over blown? its not "mostly in the media" i know how many animals tested for it, and Scrapie in sheep was a very serious issue. its actually more true that they covered it up here in the USA. we have/had it just as bad, but we sent our cows to slaughter earlier so they dont show symptoms

  • @moriarty6958
    @moriarty6958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Farmer dude needs a translator, my sides. Its just like hot fuzz, ahahahaha. Brilliant : )

  • @ritageorge8748
    @ritageorge8748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Colin, Peter&Alex through lime's dusty flames=I'm in a novel

  • @ZopcsakFeri
    @ZopcsakFeri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Fifteen ads! Oh my god, how can you watch this while working when every five minutes it gets interrupted... :(

    • @AlcideIzMine
      @AlcideIzMine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Some people use ad block I guess.

    • @ianh1504
      @ianh1504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Skip to the end and hit the replay button
      And stop watching youtube and do your job i guess

    • @ZopcsakFeri
      @ZopcsakFeri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AlcideIzMine definitely not on a phone

    • @ZopcsakFeri
      @ZopcsakFeri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ianh1504 will try, thanks! And I never said it was a "job" :D do you never work outside your job? I envy you ;D

    • @RATLORD111
      @RATLORD111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brave browser

  • @Temptation666
    @Temptation666 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    14:24 Don't get your heart broken by the animals again Peter ❤

  • @jeffkeith3654
    @jeffkeith3654 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These Programs are soothing and educational all together.
    I can be having a terrible day, at night I can set down or put them on to play after I'm in bed. I relax and it's a pure joy.

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    16:02 YEEEET

  • @mariamargaritagarcia8049
    @mariamargaritagarcia8049 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh God ! Everything about this series is breathtaking. The characters, the themes, the location, the cinematography, the settings, the furniture, the actors, the fences, the animals !!!
    Please don't ever stop doing these type of productions ...it is so entertaining, educational and breathe to our souls !
    Thanks a lot !!! 🐣🐤🐥💝

  • @ledacedar6253
    @ledacedar6253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    wow, so they took on cleaning & restoring the Edwardian farm after doing all that work on the Victorian Farm! Real troopers they are.

    • @0hMyLife
      @0hMyLife ปีที่แล้ว

      And then they did War Time Farm and then Tudor Monastary Farm and before all of them they did Tales From The Green Valley, but Alex wasn't a part of that one.

  • @linda18528
    @linda18528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Can somebody fix the sound of this? At times the sound of the scene, narrator and music are all at the same Level. It makes it hard to understand anything when actors and narrator talk at the same time.

  • @sandrar5899
    @sandrar5899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The floor washing reminds me of washing black and white vinyl tiles 55 years ago 😂

  • @rktottenham
    @rktottenham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Their lime unloading gear is magnificent 😂

  • @katelynhanson
    @katelynhanson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am half an episode in and am so addicted.

  • @morenofranco9235
    @morenofranco9235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ruth is Such Fun. I love her.

  • @annika_panicka
    @annika_panicka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    3:11 A man that dishy should not hide his face beneath a beard unless he's in the frozen tundra, or on the lam

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What does dishy mean?

    • @annika_panicka
      @annika_panicka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@simontay4851 Attractive. Apparently it's a North American thing, and it's old-fashioned, but I'm bringin' it back!

    • @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs
      @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@annika_panicka Ohhhh, I've heard the term, and knew what it meant, but never realised it was American. It always sounded quite British to me! I guess it came from "dish" as in a meal/ something to eat? Kinda like the term "snack" ( or "snacc" , lol) that young people use these days? The evolution of language is so fascinating! Anyway, yes- do bring it back! I'll help!

    • @annika_panicka
      @annika_panicka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs Yes-Lol-"toothsome" is another antiquated (much more so than "dish" or "dishy") predecessor of "snack". Since you share my love of etymology, here's a seemingly legitimate forum discussion on the matter: english.stackexchange.com/questions/441189/what-is-the-origin-of-the-saying-what-a-dish

    • @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs
      @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@annika_panicka Oh, lovely- cheers! I'll admit, "toothsome" is a new one for me. I'm all for bringing these terms back!

  • @fayecox9401
    @fayecox9401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The three of them make a great team I definatly want them with me when the world goes pear shaped

  • @peggylindenthaler6169
    @peggylindenthaler6169 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVE this show! Saw the video on the Victorian era. These guys are so funny and I love it! I wonder how the beef tongue was?

  • @kaleighsue8463
    @kaleighsue8463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The rag rug makes my heart so happy!

  • @curmudgeon1933
    @curmudgeon1933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    12:10. The illusion of choice. Most of the recognisable brands have been bought up over the years by a very small number of huge multi-national corporations. There was probably more genuine variety of independent producers in Soviet Russia in the 1950's, than there is today in the UK. lol

  • @user39h2j8il
    @user39h2j8il ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love these 3 presenters. Just so interesting as people and so knowledgeable. These series are totally addictive viewing.

  • @Laughingjedi
    @Laughingjedi หลายเดือนก่อน

    History Hit did an amazing job on this project.

  • @vanyadolly
    @vanyadolly ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for making the show available! This and Victorian Farm have to be the best historical documentaries ever made.

  • @s1nb4d59
    @s1nb4d59 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We need to make comments and make these series come alive for others.

    • @mariaduplooy895
      @mariaduplooy895 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im here rewatching their "Farm series" for the 2nd round. I hope more shall watch too

    • @s1nb4d59
      @s1nb4d59 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mariaduplooy895 This will be the third time probably for me Maria,i just love all the series with Ruth Peter and Alex.

    • @mariaduplooy895
      @mariaduplooy895 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@s1nb4d59 love the trio too. big fan!!

    • @s1nb4d59
      @s1nb4d59 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@mariaduplooy895 Some places remind me of Hogwarts.

  • @maddyspinks
    @maddyspinks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My grandparents had a wood stove until I was three or four years old so that would have been either 1999 or 2000. (I grew up on their farm in south east Queensland Australia)

    • @jenlfpotter3870
      @jenlfpotter3870 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some people here in the UK still have wood burners and ranges so working in their living rooms or kitchens. My Grandparents have a gas powered Aga cooker which heats both the hot water and central heating, so its like walking into a different country when you walk into their house from what might be a very cold winter's day outside. I even wear a t-shirt and nothing else on top if I know I'm going round there. A couple of my mum's neighbours have wood burners and open fires. Mum also has an open fire in her dining room.

    • @maddyspinks
      @maddyspinks 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jenlfpotter3870 my grandparents stove heated their hot water too, though no need for central heating in out climate, because it heated the water it was obviously lit 24/7 so the kitchen was like a freaking sauna at least six months of the year (winter really only lasts 6-8 weeks and 4-6 weeks of spring and autumn weather respectively and summer the rest of the year), which is why they eventually got an electric oven an water heater. I know a lot of people who have those small wood ovens and use them during winter and power outages, especially in rural areas, we had one for a while but moved and they are expensive to buy and install.

    • @sabrinastratton1991
      @sabrinastratton1991 ปีที่แล้ว

      I miss the wood stove. My dad built our house in the 1980s and it had a wood stove. My dad passed in 2019 and as he knew mom couldn't upkeep the orchard, chickens, and land he had her get ready to sell when he was sick with cancer. I miss that house so much. It's super handy to have in a power outage.

  • @AndrewAHayes
    @AndrewAHayes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In the episode Ruth said that cooking ranges were produced up until the 1930s but my dads house the house I was born in and have now inherited was built in 1954 and came with a range, I remember the range it did excellent roast potatoes, my mum used it when they first moved in 1963 and it came out in 1979 although they had an electric cooker in 1965, the estate would have all had these ranges I would estimate around 300 houses and so they must have been produced well into the late 1950s at least

  • @sylvassasalladsbestick1342
    @sylvassasalladsbestick1342 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would pay good money to watch a show with just Ruth and her daughter trying all sorts of historical crafts.