I think one reason dinner was eaten at mid-day in the past is that it was much more practical to do the majority of preparation and cooking during the brightest daylight hours. All nighttime lighting was expensive, especially wax candles. A soup would also be made for supper, then served in the evening with some bread for a lighter meal. I prefer a mid-day dinner even now.
Surprising to hear how particular manners really were, such as cleaning utensils with bread & not possibly getting your saliva into a communal dish. I also like your detailed research, quiet style and lack of stupid sight gags to appease the low attention span crowd. New subscriber.
What a interesting video especially with the part where you explained where today’s phrases came from. I’m 61 and ambidextrous however, I started off left handed... While in first grade at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, Sister Helen Alam would rap my knuckles with a long wooden pointer! Screaming, “Devil be gone from this child!” I had absolutely no idea what was going on I was only six years old(in 1966) and frightened to death... Also, in excruciating pain to say the least! Could you imagine this going on today?
In Latin, right and left are "dextra" and "sinistra" so sinister handed. I'm righty, but as a kid I heard that story about Daniel Inouye getting his arm shot off so I worked to get better facility with both hands, you know, just in case.
A sideboard was a board on the side of the dining area. The bottom of the loaf was used to make the trenchers, and the higher ranks would ahve the top - the upper crust.
wow, wow, wow, I thought it would an average rating video with too much bula bula...It was so interesting and educative! and that's where "pop luck", "board meeting" and "board game" come from! Also, I now understand why souvenir stores sell tiny spoons.
Well, that was interesting. I learnt some new things that added to my understanding of the past, and how things resonate down the centuries. I liked the illustrations, and contrary to some posters, the music. Excellent, thanks.
The part of the board (10:12) and the table manners at the board was especially interesting and informative, because one could learn their influence on our present time.
I’m not as disturbed by either the narrator or the music. It’s too bad that others are. The music is an extremely soothing Tudor music & raising the narrator’s voice would be obnoxious in my opinion. I knew some of what was discussed but it was also a learning experience so I thank you.
now I understand..i never understood the "no elbows on the table" thing my granny and mom used to tell me and now I know where it comes from..sadly I have a bad habit if putting them on the table..oops. thanks for the education on where those phrases came from..that is awesome.
@@wintermatherne2524 maybe. but my grandmother was born in the late 19th century so I was taught "good manners" it's just sometimes i got go with comfort.
Very well done, with one additional point, forks were not invented yet - they arrived during the 17th century and were used to scratch the scalp. I don't know if the English were as unhyegenic as the French. The French did not wash (not even the nobility!) so they had all kinds of "critters in their hair" which caused a lot of itching - thay used forks to help themselves.
@@Mrs.TJTaylor They didn’t believe in hygiene (they were actually better about this in the MA), and the French started this trend, and sorry to offend. MA = Middle Ages
The French believed that water carried disease, and therefore didn't wash but once a year! They used a lot of scents. Their palace hallways were regularly used as toilets (yes, it was THAT gross!). The English were much better about these things, as they always tend to do the opposite of whatever the French are doing (on principle!)!
@@skontheroad I read somewhere that people of all classes used the corners of rooms as their privies...in Versailles Palace no less. Evidently the stink could be smelled some distance from the palace. I used to romanticise this period in history but am so thankful for today's flushing toilets, showers and hair shampoos!
That is a good idea - if only one of us could cook!! Yes, some Tudor recipes would be good. Pottage is just lots of left overs (mainly vegetables) left in the pot as a kind of filling soup.
Pleases porridge hot, pleases porridge cold, pleases porridge in the pot nine days old. Refers to the adding of what ever was ready to harvest from the garden, added to the simmering pot hung on a hook in the hearth. There are a great number of medieval recipes for postage on TH-cam. English Heritage and Tasting History with Max Miller are both fun.
I spent three years of my 1980s university life in Wantage Hall, Reading. An early 20th century creation, the dining hall accorded to Oxbridge tradition (but on the cheap). There was a high table with chairs and the rest of us ate at huge tables under a gabled ceiling, sitting on equally long trestles. The food was awful and I miss it now.
I thought this was an ad since the video I was listening to while showering suddenly changed. When I opened the bathroom door, my cat was partially sitting on my phone and looking at the door 😂
Reference is made to the inclusion of sugar in the meal. The English were at war with the Spanish for most of the Tudor period so their access to Spanish plantations in the Caribbean was limited. English colonies in the Caribbean were only established towards the end of the Tudor period. Consequently sugar in Tudor meals would have been unlikely.
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You are mixing up social class/status and wealth, they didn’t always go together and still don’t. Merchants, for example, had no social status, but were often wealthy enough to eat, be housed and dress like the gentry or nobility. There were also many poor “gentlefolk”, who didn’t have the money to live as “one of their class should”. That why the upper classes felt threatened enough to instate sumptuary laws, they didn’t want people of “no status” to live or look like them, although many could afford to.
The music is way too distracting ans added to your tone of voice, it's hard to understand sometimes if not most of the time. The content is interesting but the presentation needs to be improve.
Mmmm... it's still not unusual to hear English people refer to "posh" foods, or food for 'posh" people who shop at Fortnum & Mason. Obesity in England is a working class problem because they are the people who must eat processed shite that provides poor nutrition. This doco speaks as though the dietry class distinctions exist no more 😂 Poppycock!
The lady who said she is not posh but shops at F & M because they have ‘good stuff’ must be able to afford so much more than an average working perso whatever she might say.
that interminable guitar is sooo annoying!! especially since the girl is speaking too low in a thick Brit accent! awful.. but can be fixed! raise her voice or lower or get rid of the stupid guitar!
I loved listening to the sayings that drives from the board and the pot :)
I think one reason dinner was eaten at mid-day in the past is that it was much more practical to do the majority of preparation and cooking during the brightest daylight hours. All nighttime lighting was expensive, especially wax candles. A soup would also be made for supper, then served in the evening with some bread for a lighter meal. I prefer a mid-day dinner even now.
Also cook in the cool morning hours, eat during the heat of the day, are sensible in an agrarian society.
A midday dinner puts me to sleep!
In Russian is still mid day dinners.
I like doing my heavy cooking for mid day too!
Surprising to hear how particular manners really were, such as cleaning utensils with bread & not possibly getting your saliva into a communal dish. I also like your detailed research, quiet style and lack of stupid sight gags to appease the low attention span crowd. New subscriber.
I wish their were more manners videos about mitigating transference of saliva today as this seems to be a disgusting commonly accepted practice now.
What a interesting video especially with the part where you explained where today’s phrases came from. I’m 61 and ambidextrous however, I started off left handed... While in first grade at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, Sister Helen Alam would rap my knuckles with a long wooden pointer! Screaming, “Devil be gone from this child!” I had absolutely no idea what was going on I was only six years old(in 1966) and frightened to death... Also, in excruciating pain to say the least! Could you imagine this going on today?
In Latin, right and left are "dextra" and "sinistra" so sinister handed. I'm righty, but as a kid I heard that story about Daniel Inouye getting his arm shot off so I worked to get better facility with both hands, you know, just in case.
This video was well researched. Nice video editing.
Bless you - you are so kind! 💝
I bet the poor sneaked a lot of food down in the kitchen...never trust a skinny cook..😊
@@tudorworldhistorychannel3955 I have to also agree. It was definitely, VERY well edited and researched.
Great video. I liked learning where sayings came from.
A sideboard was a board on the side of the dining area. The bottom of the loaf was used to make the trenchers, and the higher ranks would ahve the top - the upper crust.
wow, wow, wow, I thought it would an average rating video with too much bula bula...It was so interesting and educative! and that's where "pop luck", "board meeting" and "board game" come from! Also, I now understand why souvenir stores sell tiny spoons.
Fascinating series. I love the narrator’s beautiful voice.
Well, that was interesting. I learnt some new things that added to my understanding of the past, and how things resonate down the centuries. I liked the illustrations, and contrary to some posters, the music. Excellent, thanks.
The part of the board (10:12) and the table manners at the board was especially interesting and informative, because one could learn their influence on our present time.
Best 14 minutes ever. Loved it
I’m not as disturbed by either the narrator or the music. It’s too bad that others are. The music is an extremely soothing Tudor music & raising the narrator’s voice would be obnoxious in my opinion. I knew some of what was discussed but it was also a learning experience so I thank you.
That was great, and beautifully done. Thank you! "Above board, board games, board meeting...Pot luck...Fascinating.
Most interesting and educational video!
Wonderful..so interesting
Interesting, especially the phrases that have survived to this day.
Love learning something new everyday and you just made that fascinating 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
now I understand..i never understood the "no elbows on the table" thing my granny and mom used to tell me and now I know where it comes from..sadly I have a bad habit if putting them on the table..oops. thanks for the education on where those phrases came from..that is awesome.
In other words it’s no longer a matter of manners, but a matter of tradition.
@@wintermatherne2524 maybe. but my grandmother was born in the late 19th century so I was taught "good manners" it's just sometimes i got go with comfort.
Thank you for a tutorial on where our manners come from. 😉
So interesting! Loved the voice, music and visuals. I'll be back for more!!!
Your channel just popped up for my viewing pleasure, and a pleasure it has turned out to be! I see binge watching in my future..like tonight!!
Just found this series and I’m binging it. It’s so well done! I was not aware of the courses tidbit, but it does make sense. I love your videos!!
Very interesting. 😁
Very well done, with one additional point, forks were not invented yet - they arrived during the 17th century and were used to scratch the scalp. I don't know if the English were as unhyegenic as the French. The French did not wash (not even the nobility!) so they had all kinds of "critters in their hair" which caused a lot of itching - thay used forks to help themselves.
You are correct - which is why there are no forks in the video. Everyone brought their own cutlery and spoons were also kept facedown. 😇
Oh gracious, I wish I could unread your comment!
@@Mrs.TJTaylor They didn’t believe in hygiene (they were actually better about this in the MA), and the French started this trend, and sorry to offend. MA = Middle Ages
The French believed that water carried disease, and therefore didn't wash but once a year! They used a lot of scents. Their palace hallways were regularly used as toilets (yes, it was THAT gross!). The English were much better about these things, as they always tend to do the opposite of whatever the French are doing (on principle!)!
@@skontheroad I read somewhere that people of all classes used the corners of rooms as their privies...in Versailles Palace no less. Evidently the stink could be smelled some distance from the palace. I used to romanticise this period in history but am so thankful for today's flushing toilets, showers and hair shampoos!
Brilliant video you now have yourself another subscriber
How do you make pottage? Please do a video on this.
That is a good idea - if only one of us could cook!! Yes, some Tudor recipes would be good. Pottage is just lots of left overs (mainly vegetables) left in the pot as a kind of filling soup.
Pleases porridge hot, pleases porridge cold, pleases porridge in the pot nine days old. Refers to the adding of what ever was ready to harvest from the garden, added to the simmering pot hung on a hook in the hearth. There are a great number of medieval recipes for postage on TH-cam. English Heritage and Tasting History with Max Miller are both fun.
Very interesting and educational. Thank you.
Really interesting. Thanks!
Just found your channel. New subscriber 😊
A second day of fish was added to Fridays, so as to give Fisherman a boost.
Most interesting, thank you.
I spent three years of my 1980s university life in Wantage Hall, Reading. An early 20th century creation, the dining hall accorded to Oxbridge tradition (but on the cheap). There was a high table with chairs and the rest of us ate at huge tables under a gabled ceiling, sitting on equally long trestles. The food was awful and I miss it now.
The «board» thing was insanely interesting!
Excellent
Very interesting!
Wonderful. Thank you for this. You’ve a new subscriber here!
I thought this was an ad since the video I was listening to while showering suddenly changed. When I opened the bathroom door, my cat was partially sitting on my phone and looking at the door 😂
Wow learned a lot!
Was it a tomato in the salad at 1:45?
Modern stock video
Very educational. However, the video shows forks being use. The utensils used in those days were spoons an knives only.
Bold meats?
Reference is made to the inclusion of sugar in the meal. The English were at war with the Spanish for most of the Tudor period so their access to Spanish plantations in the Caribbean was limited. English colonies in the Caribbean were only established towards the end of the Tudor period. Consequently sugar in Tudor meals would have been unlikely.
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Music and voice both lovely, BTW.
Wealthy eating,living .....differently than the *working* people's......some things don't change!
You are mixing up social class/status and wealth, they didn’t always go together and still don’t. Merchants, for example, had no social status, but were often wealthy enough to eat, be housed and dress like the gentry or nobility. There were also many poor “gentlefolk”, who didn’t have the money to live as “one of their class should”. That why the upper classes felt threatened enough to instate sumptuary laws, they didn’t want people of “no status” to live or look like them, although many could afford to.
Excellent point.
Only now do I understand why for years the midday meal was called dinner
My sister who is early 60's and left handed, was beaten at Catholic school for trying to write with her left hand.
What a wretched time to be Alive- truly another planet. )))))🌎🌍🌏((((((
PLEASE IMPROVE THE SOUND!
And in swedish, table is "bord"
That really didn't last anywhere near long enough.
I just bought a Tudor watch lol
if only the voice had been louder than the music, I might have been able to understand it.
Is it just me... I struggled to hear her. She speaks unclear and the music sounds too loud for her voice.
Really interesting content, but the music drowns you out.
The music is way too distracting ans added to your tone of voice, it's hard to understand sometimes if not most of the time.
The content is interesting but the presentation needs to be improve.
This is an interesting video, but the announcer tends to slur her words, making it hard to understand. Please try and enunciate your words.
English people mumble a lot.
Dinner is always the main meal. Then it’s just a question of it’s timing
Now i'm wondering if the non-nobility (those part of the so-called lower class) had better teeth without all those sugary treats
Not much has changed.
Swan is probably the worst meat I've ever eaten. And I've eaten all sorts.
I mean just looking at them, common sense would dictate they (swans) weren't intended for consumption...Imho. I'd guess the same for larks.
Nice video, but could do without the persistent dong, dong,dong.
I could not continue watching the video because the background music was annoyingly too loud.
Mmmm... it's still not unusual to hear English people refer to "posh" foods, or food for 'posh" people who shop at Fortnum & Mason.
Obesity in England is a working class problem because they are the people who must eat processed shite that provides poor nutrition.
This doco speaks as though the dietry class distinctions exist no more 😂 Poppycock!
Oi! I'm not posh, but I shop at F&M... They have good stuff. 😏
You are right, nothing has changed.
The lady who said she is not posh but shops at F & M because they have ‘good stuff’ must be able to afford so much more than an average working perso whatever she might say.
@@jeanettesteed3326 I didn't say I was living hand-to-mouth. Not posh, is what I said.
@@jeanettesteed3326 Also, the occasional jar of jam or relish isn't hundreds.
I soyfaced at the common sayings relating to boards.
Can't listen any more to the annoying music which drowns out the narrator's voice.
There is no such time as 12pm. There is 12 noon and 12 midnight.
Music so annoying cannot hear
Music very annoying
Music annoying
This channels AUDIO LEVELS need to be edited and adjusted.
Sloppy & unprofessional.
Not every YT creator is a film maker, or have a team behind them. You could have worded your comment a bit better. You come off as extremely rude.
that interminable guitar is sooo annoying!! especially since the girl is speaking too low in a thick Brit accent! awful.. but can be fixed! raise her voice or lower or get rid of the stupid guitar!
Turn on closed captions