Stuart from Tales of the Green Valley is moreso, because he kept on caring that farm ... without looking at more TV limelight. He was quite glad the TV crews were gone to go back to the proper restoration of the farm.
Ruth is a National Treasure. Her depth and breadth of knowledge and skills, her enthusiasm, and her delightful personality are sheer perfection. One of the human beings on this planet that I would love to meet. I love them all, of course.
I agree, Ruth is incredibly knowledgeable and skilled! All three of them are a blast to watch, their knowledge and willingness to jump right in on the hard work is inspiring
@@endokrin7897 Since America was basicly created by tudor britain, i would say surely. But since I´m german she is tecnically not my treasure too, but lets say she is a european and related colonial treasure.
Ruth at the end talking about how varied pottage is really brings that home. I was vaguely aware that it was stuff cooked up in a pot but I never really understood what, or how varied and probably tasty it would have been. And yet my ancestors would have been eating it every day.
Totally. I think that's why I was never interested in History at school. It was always all about the Kings and Queens; Emperors, etc. It was always more about politics than the nitty gritty of everyday life for everyday people. I know that politics influences that life whether we want to know about it or not, but I really feel the realities of the ordinary people were so often overlooked, or just briefly touched upon.
@@elizabetha2601 I loved my ancient history teacher. She didn't skim over any of this. In fact, other than the obligatory dynastic information, I learned as much about daily life of a regular ancient Egyptian person than I've learned watching most documentaries. Unfortunately, when we covered Tudors, she was off sick. So I'm getting it here instead :\
I've watched this series so many times, but keep coming back to it like a comfort food or favorite blanket. I love everything about it, but most of all, Ruth. She is so brilliant, and funny, and adventurous, and awesome. I kind of wish she was my mother.
It's quite stunning realising how labour intensive even the simplest tasks were. Also, you'd need a good relationship with your neighbours, considering how often you might have to assist each other.
And that's how it is in Vermont. That's why we hate tourists buying property, not just cuz they gentrify, but also because they aren't able to help: stack wood, pull it truck out of a snowbank, catch a loose pig, etc
The Mormons traveled across the country seriously pissing off the locals wherever they went...all because they worked together and built housing and barns in a very short time. Why? Because they worked together as a community,whereas other folks worked alone. Not a fan of Mormons here but they are very successful, BECAUSE they work together,to this day. Morons will call that socialism tho.
though she should specify when talking about oils and fat and she said "but if u were living around the 1500... animal fat is all there is " that this was only for places like england and north or central europe cause in mediteranean people knew olive oil ever since ancient greece times though ofcourse vallued it more for food than using it as light fuel , but they had other oils including fish oils and naphta stuff for that purpose
@@galadballcrusher8182 One thing to keep in mind, one of the biggest non-animal fats in Eastern Europe, sunflower oil, is also from America. So they would have had animal fats for most of their needs as well.
I do not disagree with all of the sterling praise that Ruth receives however, Peter, Tom and later Alex certainly deserve just as many kudos. I have already watched all of the series’ start to finish once. I now embark on the second round. And oh! Do not forget Professor Ronald Hutton, the time traveling Wizard!
Same. I hate how things are taught in so called professional schools. It's excruciatingly boring and actually makes learning entirely unappealing. As a young adult, I now watch and learn much more about the world, society, history and even some math than I ever did as a child or teen- and I love it, thanks to amazing docuseries such as this and others starring people like these three, Lucy Worsley, Helen Castor, Tony Robinson, Waldemar Januscek (spelling is butchered lmao), and the adorable goofball host of How We Got To Now. Modern schools are a waste.
Yup, history can be absolutely fasciniting if put into the right light. And I personaly love this form of documentary, because it is not just a guy talking about things, but rather a very practical and visual approach.
@Celto Loco Well I am 17 and obsessed with the medieval to baroque period (And history in general), but still you´re right, I am pretty lonely with my hobby.
useful though .... and many of them can be adapted for bushcraft skills easily .... and are very handy survival knowledge and a good form of garden exercise to boost your own food stores ... heck just doing the garden with hand versions of the tools would be a major benefit
Lol! Well said. I've recommended this series to a friend without warning her that there's much more to an episode than what's in the title. She's unlikely to watch if she thinks it's about one topic, unless that topic is "How To Investigate A Crime Scene With A Codpiece - Tudor Monastery," which is to say she likes forensic science and weird things but she's also very Ruth-esque in that she's artistic and industrious, curious and capable, funny and adventuresome, and she wouldn't hesitate to don a frumpy woolen frock and beat her laundry upon a rock.
I just love all the farm videos, and the castle building ones. I learn history, which I do try to pass on to others (and say watch this). My girlfriend asked me why I watch them repeatedly and I told her, "it's comfort food for my brain".
Not one of this programs ever have a pig shelter. They have to build one for every century they live in. I can't believe Peter was willing to do it every program.
Worth to mention that people didn't "only" drink beer, and it's def' not the beer we're thinking of. It could be a very weak on alcohol, I think someone called it a "table beer" but it's basically a very dark kinda beer that is hard to get drunk on. Then there were also water from wells and mountains, which were typically very clean, I mean we still drink it certain places, and I mean Cholera didn't spread from beer, it spread from water. That said, they didn't drink from rivers though. But they were still smart enough to boil water. And the "weak beer" was more akin to flavoured water. Mead however was very alcoholic. Anyway, just thought it was worth mentioning.
@@alexia3552 That was what farmers used as the standard for a hedge in this area before barbed wire was invented. They used a thorny, fast-growing plant called Hedge-apple to make it from.
Actually heard something similar growing up, but with the addition of "little fingers clever" referring to the idea of letting a few kids loose on something that adults thought was good to go only to find out a few moments of dedicated fiddling by curious little hands it was anything but! Want to find out if that knot is tight? Give a bored 4 year old a few minutes, you will usually find out pretty quick what will hold and what won't. Ditto if a fence will actually keep something in. An adult doesn't have the same eye level of a lot of animals - barring horse and oxen - so can miss the gaps and places a determined animal could find their way out of. Toddlers and little children work rather well for that job. Added bonus, you can pay your research department in cookies.
@@sueclark5763 Tongue is delicious ... and the only problem with eels is preparing them. Why wouldnt Ruth be joyous about "tackling NEW stuff"? It is like a child being allowed to play with a new toy ... except as a "practical" historian.
"singing and crying" that is a poetic way to describe a noisy, wet, and muddy dirt, and I love it :) I can totally imagine a literary work like this "and so, after the long night rain ended by the morning, the soil sing and cry of joy, and the plants waving, dancing, for the Lord has blessed the land with its kindness with plentiful water." done, it's not the best writing skill, but I think it's poetic enough, I'm not a pro at writing beautiful poetic thing.
I find this series utterly fascinating! I learn about history, technology, agriculture and all the rest. For instance what is an oxbow? I'd heard of oxbow lakes, when a winding river changes course and leaves behind a U shaped body of water. It's part of the yoke on the oxen! Wow! Made it to 64 without knowing that. I'm glad there's more for me to learn.
I had no idea that females could be used as oxen. in Nova Scotia there are still many pairs of oxen and even 50 years ago they were being used on many farms. Now they mostly compete as teams But here the oxen are males and are named Lion and Bright...the left and right. they are much bigger and each weighs a few thousand pounds. And yes they still use a wooden yoke with oxbows
this TH-cam channel is utterly amazing. Thank you all for what you do. This channel, the people working on it, the people in the videos, are all bringing so much joy and knowledge to the world. Thank you
@Celto Loco You don’t know what you’re talking about. If this was an illegal channel it would’ve been shut down ages ago. Regardless, the BBC can go to hell.
I envy Ruth and all the others who get to dress up and experience history like this. I am fascinated by this time period and love watching these so much. Thank you for doing this and sharing with us all. So interesting 👍✌️
@@digby_dooright oh right, I would definitely watch that. It wouldn’t be easy living though. Those were some tough people back then, they have my respect that is for sure
I've always wondered what effect living in that smoke filled home must have had on people. Wood smoke can produce some nasty fumes and, while unavoidable, they must have been aware of the dangers. It's nice though, to see the lives of early farmers, while tedious and demanding, could still be filled with moments of joy and celebration. I'm sure they were every bit as proud of their 'latest' improvements to farming as we are of our new computers and automobiles... I hope the 'Crew' plans another visit to Guedelon to update us on the progress of the castle!...
I don't think they thought wood smoke was dangerous. During the plague, they were using it as a cleansing incense so to speak and burning huge fires thinking it would smoke out the miasma of the plague. I highly doubt that they thought inhaling it would harm them in any way, rather be of great help. Of course we know better now, but there's many things that could be harmful to us now that we are clueless about
I kinda miss Alex... I know they can decide to do whatever they want but I always loved the group dynamic with the three of them and tbh I totally expected him to be on this too. but I'm sure it'll be great anyway!
17:55 OMG I wish I had known this in my endless childhood experiments trying to write with a quill pen!! 🤦🏻♀️ Slanting the writing surface: so basic, but often omitted in instructions for trying that!
I read somewhere that before modern times with electric lights the sleep schedule used to be different; that it was normally to wake up in the middle of the night and get up and do chores or whatever before going back to sleep. i would guess this was more common when the days were shorter and nights were longer.
@@cerveza2297 Yes! The Bedroom episode of If Walls Could Talk is my favorite, especially when she's at the Farm talking about the sleep schedule at like 3am all squinty in the dark 🤣
@@sabrinarosario6499 i feel like mine it more suited to the two sleeps instead of one large chunk of sleep. I feel more groggy if i sleep right through. Always have. I swear humans have continously fought against proper evolution and caused all these problems for ourselves that we have to then terribly adapt to 🤣
Ok I know I watched this like a month or two ago already but this and tales from the green valley are my absolute favorites and will probably always be. Also can we give Ruth a cooking show where she just makes old recipes from scratch and all that? I just love her so much I want more to watch lol
I’ve watched all of the series and now I’m back to this one I first started with because I don’t know what to watch or do with my life without Ruth and the boys
The real name of this video by the BBS is "Tudor Monastery Farm (episode 1)" - and it was made more than a few years ago. This channel gives videos silly names and puts their branding on them. In reality you will watch this and yet never be able to actually start a fire with flint, ever.
Thank you!! I see relations and understanding nature over and over. Our ancestors are totally connected "to" and "with" Nature and natural laws on any and every level. Thanks again for this watch!
These three are just so amazing. I'd love to be able to experience everything they have. I've watched the castle building series in France, now this! And I have to say, Peter is just gorgeous 😉
Let's alleviate some of that ignorance. Firstly, a cathedral is the seat of the bishop. Secondly the CHURCH (meaning the building itself) was a public building for religious purposes. Vow of poverty indeed. They literally live at work.
Look up wood turning/wood turners in your local area. Mechanical lathes are the norm today, but it's definitely still a thing. There's a wood-turner who has a stall at my local market, and my brother also does it for a hobby. I have several beautiful bowls he has made, although I use them for storing fruit and vegetables rather than eating from.
I am wondering if they did this before their time at the castle. Stuff like that wheel to pull out the water and the carpentry for the pigsty should be somewhat familiar to them after their time working there.
Tales of the green valley Victorian farm Edwardian farm Wartime farm Victorian pharmacy Tudor monastery farm Secrets of the castle Full steam ahead. I think there was a few specials, Christmas series etc. All are just as good as this
Why did no one tell kid me that part of being a historian was living and remaking a castle, or a Tudor farm, or a Victorian farm? (Hell why did no one tell me before I found it myself?) This shit is awesome and is definitely a life goal.
For once in history it seems that men’s clothing was actually more impractical than a woman’s...I can’t imagine undoing all of those laces if you are overcome with the need for a sudden and urgent poo...
My favorite time is the arrival. Already in the proper time period and finding out exactly what is needed to for maintaining the living quarters and farm. I love Ruth's talks.
a very interesting video about the Tudor period. In France, we know very very little about those times in England . So it is very interesting to see. The actors are brilliant and your idea to make such videos is brilliant too. Continue to make such videos please. It is excellent.
@@TomorrowWeLive The most important difference is probably "who owned the land" and "how was SERFDOM handled" ... and the basic bit about the climate, which changes the crops and thus the yearly requirements. Britain seems to have had the first tenant-farmers, which means they were not serfs anymore but rather entrepreneurs, but in France that could have been different.
I hate how so many shows make pottage seem so disgusting. Honestly if a food doesn’t taste at least somewhat passable, it’s avoided. We also make a lot of “one pot meals” with a similar process to pottage in the modern age. I would like to think that Ruth is a good cook and therefore makes a really tasty pottage.
absolutely fantastic series. I've been watching these guys since tales of green valley. ruth is amazing. she is so knowledgeable and enjoys her work so much, it's a really treat to see. breathes life into the past
55:09 The only time I've eaten veal was from a calve that I got to bottle feed. A week later a piece of it ended up on my plate for dinner. It was the most tender piece of meat that I'd ever eaten. My moms boyfriend had to announce that it came from the calve that I had bottle fed a week earlier, thus removing much of my enjoyment of that steak.
I wish there were more documentaries made like this where it in in depth and showing the period and its aspects versus voice overs and historically made pictures as they don’t always make sense (it was like very nice kid drawings) and I couldn’t understand what animal it was or what the people were doing sometimes). I feel more immersed as I visualize and connect the actions better and how each part of their lives came together
Wow, those houses look so small in postcards. I never imagined they were so huge! And the scene is really reminiscent of the last supper. Explains so much. Wow.. I love you guys for doing this show. 😍
Nope...lab created meat will be the thing by then. I'm investing the only 5000 check I've ever received in lab created meats. I will be making a fairly good amount on my tiny investment...I truly believe that.
@@hasanturkovic9049 Oh yes they will. And not only will people eat it,the pet food market is a 27 billion dollar market worldwide and growing and it will be used for that as well. Plenty of places will be too hot and not have enough water for livestock and ppl will still want to eat meat. Would you have invested in plant based "meat" years ago? No,because it sounded foolish but guess what...the market is HUGE and it would have been a wise investment. So get back to me in 10 years with that attitude so I can laugh at you. Oh...and by the way,the biggest investor in lab created meats is Tyson Chicken...Bill Gates is an investor as well and they may be just a tad smarter than Hasan.
I love Ruth Goodman. So knowledgeable and so intriguing in everything she says and does. Keeps me very interested. I'll watch anything with these fine three people.
Absolutely mind-blowing how they took care of everything back then. I mean the ways they made everything they needed and all of it was done by hand. Absolutely mind-blowing to me I love show's like this I've been binge-watching for the last 3 days I love it
56:47 looks like a Vermeer painting. I had to pause the vid just to stare at it for a few minutes. If I could paint I'd have painted that moment in time.
Years ago I found this series uploaded by another channel. The quality was very lacking, maybe 240p. It had been uploaded in 15 minute videos and I never got to finish the series before the channel was deleted. Since finding this video now, I am so happy. Thank you so much for this video.
It’s amazing how life was just unceasing toil. Probably the only time they got to rest was going to church. This is a very interesting documentary. Thank you!
Not even then. They didn’t sit during church. They stood and knelt . No sitting at all. There were benches that ran along the,walls that were intended for the very old and those that had a foot/leg injury to sit, Todays Catholic church you sit and kneel and stand just a little bit. And you not just zone out…..the responses were required, people would definately notice if you didnt respond.
DM : "An evil wizards casts a spell on your monastery, what do you do?" Ruth : "I'll cast a spell of my own using home remedies!" Tom : "I'll search for a Druid who knows how to counter-act the spell!" Peter : *holding the wizard by the scruff dunking him in a water barrel*
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@viralshield: who are the Balak people?
@@MsGcentral me too what is balak
@viralshield do you mean "black"?
@viralshield they have to be politically correct. You're absolutely right but who cares about FACTUAL history? 🤣
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Ruth is one of those once In a lifetime historians her love for what she does shines through.
Stuart from Tales of the Green Valley is moreso, because he kept on caring that farm ... without looking at more TV limelight. He was quite glad the TV crews were gone to go back to the proper restoration of the farm.
My 5 year old son said "I love that one" ("Jeg elsker hun der" in Norwegian) about her knowledge and excitement ❤
Im fairly certain that you could plonk ruth at any point in history after the romans and she would thrive
Ruth is a National Treasure. Her depth and breadth of knowledge and skills, her enthusiasm, and her delightful personality are sheer perfection. One of the human beings on this planet that I would love to meet. I love them all, of course.
I agree, Ruth is incredibly knowledgeable and skilled! All three of them are a blast to watch, their knowledge and willingness to jump right in on the hard work is inspiring
I love her! Just adore her to pieces!
Absolutely agree!
Hey, I'm American and she can be our treasure, too...right??👍😊😉
@@endokrin7897 Since America was basicly created by tudor britain, i would say surely. But since I´m german she is tecnically not my treasure too, but lets say she is a european and related colonial treasure.
"He doesn't need to shout at them like that, oxen have quite good hearing... I'll tell him about that in a bit."
lol
My favourite part of the whole doco
this was very fascinating to watch because alot of history isn't about the peasant or merchant class is usually about the fabulously wealthy ...
In history class in school they skimmed over this stuff
Ruth at the end talking about how varied pottage is really brings that home. I was vaguely aware that it was stuff cooked up in a pot but I never really understood what, or how varied and probably tasty it would have been. And yet my ancestors would have been eating it every day.
I Think all These series from the greenvally too wartime should be part of history class in the us and all over europe ex
Totally. I think that's why I was never interested in History at school. It was always all about the Kings and Queens; Emperors, etc. It was always more about politics than the nitty gritty of everyday life for everyday people. I know that politics influences that life whether we want to know about it or not, but I really feel the realities of the ordinary people were so often overlooked, or just briefly touched upon.
@@elizabetha2601 I loved my ancient history teacher. She didn't skim over any of this. In fact, other than the obligatory dynastic information, I learned as much about daily life of a regular ancient Egyptian person than I've learned watching most documentaries. Unfortunately, when we covered Tudors, she was off sick. So I'm getting it here instead :\
I've watched this series so many times, but keep coming back to it like a comfort food or favorite blanket. I love everything about it, but most of all, Ruth. She is so brilliant, and funny, and adventurous, and awesome. I kind of wish she was my mother.
I’m a Japanese student currently learning British history and this helps me to imagine how life was back then. Great video!
As a tongan student,I give you good luck,it's very fun to learn,if you think it's fun.
'' What is your profession sir?''
''I am an expert on Tudor fences''
Sorry, We don't need no doors on our fences.
@@JohnSmiffer you'd need an expert on tudor gates for that
@@qelizabeth_i Yes your majesty. Please let me keep my head.
@@JohnSmiffer hey that’s my dad. So long as you don’t try to overthrow me I’m far more chill
@@qelizabeth_i I watched season 2 of Blackadder. All you did was threaten that poor mans head. :-(
It's quite stunning realising how labour intensive even the simplest tasks were. Also, you'd need a good relationship with your neighbours, considering how often you might have to assist each other.
It sort of sheds a different light on famous feuds like the Hatfield-McCoys.
And that's how it is in Vermont. That's why we hate tourists buying property, not just cuz they gentrify, but also because they aren't able to help: stack wood, pull it truck out of a snowbank, catch a loose pig, etc
The Mormons traveled across the country seriously pissing off the locals wherever they went...all because they worked together and built housing and barns in a very short time. Why? Because they worked together as a community,whereas other folks worked alone. Not a fan of Mormons here but they are very successful, BECAUSE they work together,to this day. Morons will call that socialism tho.
@@sarahoshea9603 It’s awkward to hear colonizers feel this way, by and from the benefit of natives.
@@tonib.3016 Yeah, I don't wanna sound cheesy but teamwork seriously is powerful
I love Ruth, no matter what she’s doing, she’s always having a blast. She has such an infectious laugh. 😊
Me too! I Especially love that beautiful smile!! Not to mention she looks gorgeous in whatever she wears!
Ruth brings to mind a human being designed by Aardman Animations
though she should specify when talking about oils and fat and she said "but if u were living around the 1500... animal fat is all there is " that this was only for places like england and north or central europe cause in mediteranean people knew olive oil ever since ancient greece times though ofcourse vallued it more for food than using it as light fuel , but they had other oils including fish oils and naphta stuff for that purpose
Agreed, but besides that she would make a really good witch.
@@galadballcrusher8182 One thing to keep in mind, one of the biggest non-animal fats in Eastern Europe, sunflower oil, is also from America. So they would have had animal fats for most of their needs as well.
Him talking about thorns, her letting herself fall against the fence :D
That was great!
I was worried when she was jumping on it...lol SMH
She is wearing a pretty thick dress so i dont Think it hurt
I do not disagree with all of the sterling praise that Ruth receives however, Peter, Tom and later Alex certainly deserve just as many kudos. I have already watched all of the series’ start to finish once. I now embark on the second round. And oh! Do not forget Professor Ronald Hutton, the time traveling Wizard!
The cattle: "guysssss nobody does this anymore. You can buy a machine... we're retired..."
Poor little cows haha
They sure didn't seem that into historical re-enactment 😂
The historians were great, but Gwinn and Graceful were the highlights of the video for me. Such sweet moomoos doing their absolute best.
I hope I’m like Ruth when I’m her age. She’s so wonderful.
Same here. Every Ruth I’ve ever met happens to be a strong, resourceful woman. I love that name.
I wish we could have watched things like this in History class would have made me more interested to learn about the different time periods.
Same. I hate how things are taught in so called professional schools. It's excruciatingly boring and actually makes learning entirely unappealing.
As a young adult, I now watch and learn much more about the world, society, history and even some math than I ever did as a child or teen- and I love it, thanks to amazing docuseries such as this and others starring people like these three, Lucy Worsley, Helen Castor, Tony Robinson, Waldemar Januscek (spelling is butchered lmao), and the adorable goofball host of How We Got To Now.
Modern schools are a waste.
5y
I grew up watching time team, I was always more interested in that than what they were go on about at school!
Yup, history can be absolutely fasciniting if put into the right light. And I personaly love this form of documentary, because it is not just a guy talking about things, but rather a very practical and visual approach.
@Celto Loco Well I am 17 and obsessed with the medieval to baroque period (And history in general), but still you´re right, I am pretty lonely with my hobby.
Ruth is probably one of my favorite people to watch. She's so dedicated to what she does, and what she learns. It's inspiring honestly!
Im halfway through and ive seen like 35 Van Eyck painting moments with Ruth.
She wears the clothes like she's completely at home in them, and her face and manner are so earnest and friendly.
@@pollyrg97 Sfumato and light shaft moments galore. She even has the look. Probably my new favorite Brit, on a side note LOL!
The title is sooo misleading, how dare they teach me all this interesting and useful stuff when all i wanted to know was how to make fire using flint.
useful though .... and many of them can be adapted for bushcraft skills easily .... and are very handy survival knowledge and a good form of garden exercise to boost your own food stores ... heck just doing the garden with hand versions of the tools would be a major benefit
Hey @ least that was in the beginning so after u can skip all the lame shit 😂😅😂 also sarcasm if it wasn’t obv lol
Lol! Well said. I've recommended this series to a friend without warning her that there's much more to an episode than what's in the title. She's unlikely to watch if she thinks it's about one topic, unless that topic is "How To Investigate A Crime Scene With A Codpiece - Tudor Monastery," which is to say she likes forensic science and weird things but she's also very Ruth-esque in that she's artistic and industrious, curious and capable, funny and adventuresome, and she wouldn't hesitate to don a frumpy woolen frock and beat her laundry upon a rock.
Sometimes you have to take the rough with the smooth.
😂😂
I just love all the farm videos, and the castle building ones. I
learn history, which I do try to pass on to others (and say watch this). My girlfriend asked me why I watch them repeatedly and I told her, "it's comfort food for my brain".
Not one of this programs ever have a pig shelter. They have to build one for every century they live in. I can't believe Peter was willing to do it every program.
Peter seems pretty easy going, but I'll bet the novelty wore off.
Maybe he enjoys it, lol like it's in his contract, because he enjoys it so much
I think he likes to pass on the knowledge.
I’m from North Carolina, since 1506: preach!
He's a true gem lol
Worth to mention that people didn't "only" drink beer, and it's def' not the beer we're thinking of. It could be a very weak on alcohol, I think someone called it a "table beer" but it's basically a very dark kinda beer that is hard to get drunk on. Then there were also water from wells and mountains, which were typically very clean, I mean we still drink it certain places, and I mean Cholera didn't spread from beer, it spread from water.
That said, they didn't drink from rivers though. But they were still smart enough to boil water. And the "weak beer" was more akin to flavoured water. Mead however was very alcoholic. Anyway, just thought it was worth mentioning.
In their case the well is only down 20 feet, which would likely make e coli an issue.
Glad this was mentioned in the comments. Weak beer/ale and boiled water were both super important 👍
They did mention that beer in those days could be quite weak.
Weak beer would also be called ale
They also directly collected rain water. It tends to rain a lot in northern Europe.
I love Ruth’s chuckling. She’s so sweet but a badass
Ruth is such an amazing character. I would absolutely love to sit and have a long conversation with her. She’s so interesting.
A hedge needs to be Bull strong, Horse high and Hog tight.
That's very catchy I like that
An water tight enough to hold a goat
@@alexia3552 That was what farmers used as the standard for a hedge in this area before barbed wire was invented. They used a thorny, fast-growing plant called Hedge-apple to make it from.
Actually heard something similar growing up, but with the addition of "little fingers clever" referring to the idea of letting a few kids loose on something that adults thought was good to go only to find out a few moments of dedicated fiddling by curious little hands it was anything but! Want to find out if that knot is tight? Give a bored 4 year old a few minutes, you will usually find out pretty quick what will hold and what won't. Ditto if a fence will actually keep something in. An adult doesn't have the same eye level of a lot of animals - barring horse and oxen - so can miss the gaps and places a determined animal could find their way out of. Toddlers and little children work rather well for that job. Added bonus, you can pay your research department in cookies.
@@Magpiebard as an almost grown woman with a fidgeting habit, I also would like to be paid in cookies for fiddling with things
I have watched Ruth tackle so many difficult tasks with laughter. She is absolutely precious.
Except eels!! She hates eels! Even the tongue didn't get to her that much.
@@sueclark5763 Tongue is delicious ... and the only problem with eels is preparing them.
Why wouldnt Ruth be joyous about "tackling NEW stuff"? It is like a child being allowed to play with a new toy ... except as a "practical" historian.
"singing and crying" that is a poetic way to describe a noisy, wet, and muddy dirt, and I love it :)
I can totally imagine a literary work like this "and so, after the long night rain ended by the morning, the soil sing and cry of joy, and the plants waving, dancing, for the Lord has blessed the land with its kindness with plentiful water." done, it's not the best writing skill, but I think it's poetic enough, I'm not a pro at writing beautiful poetic thing.
im rly high but this was a cute comment. i like ur enthusiasm
I now have a huge crush on the last professional wooden dish maker in Britain.
👍
Same.
I admire his skills
Was gonna comment this but thought it would be weird but you did it for me but I agree :')
I love the Peter, Tom, and Ruth trio. I wish there were more of them out there
Cow Chop Time .....I really liked Alex too. I miss him in this one. Chloe and Stuart from Green Valley were great too.
@@WyattRyeSway Me too. Something special about Alex and Peter. Stu is cool though.
These three were also in the Castle series.
“They had their little run...they’re quite fat, so it wasn’t very far...” 😆
Hits a little close to home
Not them talking about me 😭
I know the feeling 🤦♀️🤣
I feel a little bit weird because i'm used to the trio of Ruth, Peter and Alex. But, Tom does seem like a good lad too.
I can barely put together an IKEA dresser and here they are, building fences and sheds without nails.
For me, it's a good vid when Ruth is in it. She always seems to have a such a lot of fun and is so enthusiastic about it all
I find this series utterly fascinating! I learn about history, technology, agriculture and all the rest. For instance what is an oxbow? I'd heard of oxbow lakes, when a winding river changes course and leaves behind a U shaped body of water. It's part of the yoke on the oxen! Wow! Made it to 64 without knowing that. I'm glad there's more for me to learn.
I had no idea that females could be used as oxen. in Nova Scotia there are still many pairs of oxen and even 50 years ago they were being used on many farms. Now they mostly compete as teams
But here the oxen are males and are named Lion and Bright...the left and right. they are much bigger and each weighs a few thousand pounds. And yes they still use a wooden yoke with oxbows
Oxford - the place where oxen cross the river. Cambridge - how to get over the river Cam.
The Tudor Era series is fascinating. This series was so good that I binge-watched it and enjoyed every minute of it. It is so well-done.
this TH-cam channel is utterly amazing. Thank you all for what you do. This channel, the people working on it, the people in the videos, are all bringing so much joy and knowledge to the world. Thank you
@Celto Loco
You don’t know what you’re talking about. If this was an illegal channel it would’ve been shut down ages ago. Regardless, the BBC can go to hell.
Is it just me or does anyone else find Peter to be a good bloke and adorable 😊
I am totally hooked on this series and yes Ruth is amazing and will try her hand at everything.😊.
I envy Ruth and all the others who get to dress up and experience history like this. I am fascinated by this time period and love watching these so much. Thank you for doing this and sharing with us all. So interesting 👍✌️
They have 1900's House and Manor House on PBS. Now they just need Tudor House! lol
@@digby_dooright oh right, I would definitely watch that. It wouldn’t be easy living though. Those were some tough people back then, they have my respect that is for sure
Maybe it wasn't the pig shed, but the friendship we built along the way
Ruth is such a cool person I wish I knew her in real life to talk about history
I've always wondered what effect living in that smoke filled home must have had on people. Wood smoke can produce some nasty fumes and, while unavoidable, they must have been aware of the dangers. It's nice though, to see the lives of early farmers, while tedious and demanding, could still be filled with moments of joy and celebration. I'm sure they were every bit as proud of their 'latest' improvements to farming as we are of our new computers and automobiles... I hope the 'Crew' plans another visit to Guedelon to update us on the progress of the castle!...
@BarnOwl we all die from something, we've all got toxic plastics in our blood stream now anyway. So who cares?
I don't think they thought wood smoke was dangerous. During the plague, they were using it as a cleansing incense so to speak and burning huge fires thinking it would smoke out the miasma of the plague. I highly doubt that they thought inhaling it would harm them in any way, rather be of great help. Of course we know better now, but there's many things that could be harmful to us now that we are clueless about
I kinda miss Alex... I know they can decide to do whatever they want but I always loved the group dynamic with the three of them and tbh I totally expected him to be on this too. but I'm sure it'll be great anyway!
I read somewhere that Alex was already committed to another job or project.
At this point he was involved with the series Time Team and this was unavailable
the way she gently said "come on girls" to the sheep warmed my heart
If we only had a format like this here in Italy! It’s terrific!
17:55 OMG I wish I had known this in my endless childhood experiments trying to write with a quill pen!! 🤦🏻♀️ Slanting the writing surface: so basic, but often omitted in instructions for trying that!
I read somewhere that before modern times with electric lights the sleep schedule used to be different; that it was normally to wake up in the middle of the night and get up and do chores or whatever before going back to sleep. i would guess this was more common when the days were shorter and nights were longer.
Same here. The idea of sleeping twice in one night is such a strange concept to me.
Lucy Worsley's show on homes confirms that.
You are right my friend.
The invention of the electric light screwed up our sleep schedule to this day.
@@cerveza2297 Yes! The Bedroom episode of If Walls Could Talk is my favorite, especially when she's at the Farm talking about the sleep schedule at like 3am all squinty in the dark 🤣
@@sabrinarosario6499 i feel like mine it more suited to the two sleeps instead of one large chunk of sleep. I feel more groggy if i sleep right through. Always have. I swear humans have continously fought against proper evolution and caused all these problems for ourselves that we have to then terribly adapt to 🤣
No one makes documentaries or eccentrics like the UK does ;)
I was thinking the same thing!
I absolutely love watching these three and this way of learning history from them. Amazing series, fantastic work... thank you so much!
I’m so addicted to this channel. It makes me feel I could have been there. Had these experiences thru time travel in the comfort of my home.
Ok I know I watched this like a month or two ago already but this and tales from the green valley are my absolute favorites and will probably always be. Also can we give Ruth a cooking show where she just makes old recipes from scratch and all that? I just love her so much I want more to watch lol
I’ve watched all of the series and now I’m back to this one I first started with because I don’t know what to watch or do with my life without Ruth and the boys
Could you list the series? I'm rewatching them and don't want to miss any
This is a beautiful series. I can’t wait for more!
Ps. Ruth is so charming
One of the best days of our trip to England was at Weald and Downland.
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum in West Sussex England www.wealddown.co.uk
"how to make fire with flint" - fifty-eight and a half minutes ha lol
20:15
not that im complaining, probably shoulda called the video some daily tasks or something
That's probably how long it would take me to do it, so...:P
The real name of this video by the BBS is "Tudor Monastery Farm (episode 1)" - and it was made more than a few years ago. This channel gives videos silly names and puts their branding on them. In reality you will watch this and yet never be able to actually start a fire with flint, ever.
Thank you!!
I see relations and understanding nature over and over.
Our ancestors are totally connected "to" and "with" Nature and natural laws on any and every level.
Thanks again for this watch!
I love these guys they do a fabulous job of teaching you what life was actually like for commoners.
I've been trying to find this series for close to a year. Thank you so much for the upload. I hope you're going to release the other episodes.
Ruth Goodman is the magic Key word.
Look her up on Google, and you find all the series with her and the boys.
And then some... 🤗
@@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 how many series' are there, 8? Counting the Pharmacy series. I like Alex better than Tom though.
Cow Mutiny? More like Moo-tiny
*face palm* im proud and disappointed at the same time
@@fyre7715 MooOo0o!
These three are just so amazing. I'd love to be able to experience everything they have. I've watched the castle building series in France, now this! And I have to say, Peter is just gorgeous 😉
"We are bound by a Vow of poverty!"
*looks around enormous cathedral*
"...riiight..."
I think he meant personal poverty...
Let's alleviate some of that ignorance.
Firstly, a cathedral is the seat of the bishop.
Secondly the CHURCH (meaning the building itself) was a public building for religious purposes.
Vow of poverty indeed. They literally live at work.
The monk doesnt own the cathedral. The monk merely works therein.
that's like pointing to a janitor working at the white house and saying "look how rich he is!"
i kinda want to be a wooden dish makers apprentice just to keep the tradition alive
Look up wood turning/wood turners in your local area. Mechanical lathes are the norm today, but it's definitely still a thing. There's a wood-turner who has a stall at my local market, and my brother also does it for a hobby. I have several beautiful bowls he has made, although I use them for storing fruit and vegetables rather than eating from.
@@pollyrg97 Love that! And I wish I could see those bowls...I am sure they are amazing!
that would be really cool tbh
You can't even keep your family lineage alive
I am wondering if they did this before their time at the castle. Stuff like that wheel to pull out the water and the carpentry for the pigsty should be somewhat familiar to them after their time working there.
If I remember right, the castle series came out a year or two later. They used to do one of these every few years
good point
Tales of the green valley
Victorian farm
Edwardian farm
Wartime farm
Victorian pharmacy
Tudor monastery farm
Secrets of the castle
Full steam ahead.
I think there was a few specials, Christmas series etc. All are just as good as this
@@samiam7 Thank you for this, and yes, all of them are very well made. I love the team.
@@samiam7 I shall now use your detailed list to hunt down as many of these as I can. Thank you.
I come back to this series a couple of times a year, it’s so comforting
Comforting is exactly the right way to describe it. I couldn't agree more.
Ruth reminds me of my mother, enthusiastic about her passion, cheerful and wise.
Your mum sounds lovely, and it's great that you appreciate her 😊
Why did no one tell kid me that part of being a historian was living and remaking a castle, or a Tudor farm, or a Victorian farm? (Hell why did no one tell me before I found it myself?)
This shit is awesome and is definitely a life goal.
It's usually not. Not every historian can have a TV show.
love Ruth, her love of living history is awesome, Tom and Peter are also very good
For once in history it seems that men’s clothing was actually more impractical than a woman’s...I can’t imagine undoing all of those laces if you are overcome with the need for a sudden and urgent poo...
May God forgive you if you have the !!! RUN'S !!!!.
I think if sick they choose to wear a nightshirt,.. aka a gown
Well, if you ever wondered where the idea for a flap in the back came into play...
People probably only dressed that much to church or to the fair, not during daily work.
I think that's why they invented buttons.
My favorite time is the arrival. Already in the proper time period and finding out exactly what is needed to for maintaining the living quarters and farm. I love Ruth's talks.
a very interesting video about the Tudor period. In France, we know very very little about those times in England . So it is very interesting to see. The actors are brilliant and your idea to make such videos is brilliant too. Continue to make such videos please. It is excellent.
How does it compare to France at the same time?
@@TomorrowWeLive The most important difference is probably "who owned the land" and "how was SERFDOM handled" ... and the basic bit about the climate, which changes the crops and thus the yearly requirements. Britain seems to have had the first tenant-farmers, which means they were not serfs anymore but rather entrepreneurs, but in France that could have been different.
I would love to hang out with Ruth. The amount of knowledge she has is insane!!
I hate how so many shows make pottage seem so disgusting. Honestly if a food doesn’t taste at least somewhat passable, it’s avoided. We also make a lot of “one pot meals” with a similar process to pottage in the modern age. I would like to think that Ruth is a good cook and therefore makes a really tasty pottage.
2021. This American is quite addicted to these. I would love to see more of these made.
absolutely fantastic series. I've been watching these guys since tales of green valley. ruth is amazing. she is so knowledgeable and enjoys her work so much, it's a really treat to see. breathes life into the past
What order where they all made?
55:09 The only time I've eaten veal was from a calve that I got to bottle feed. A week later a piece of it ended up on my plate for dinner. It was the most tender piece of meat that I'd ever eaten. My moms boyfriend had to announce that it came from the calve that I had bottle fed a week earlier, thus removing much of my enjoyment of that steak.
I wish there were more documentaries made like this where it in in depth and showing the period and its aspects versus voice overs and historically made pictures as they don’t always make sense (it was like very nice kid drawings) and I couldn’t understand what animal it was or what the people were doing sometimes). I feel more immersed as I visualize and connect the actions better and how each part of their lives came together
These three presenters work so well together. They are a special team for these kinds of shows.
I'm not even British, but I absolutely love the history 😍
This is like a quest in Elder Scrolls games. I miss Oblivion now.
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I was thinking more of kingdom come deliverance game when I saw this
Wow, those houses look so small in postcards. I never imagined they were so huge! And the scene is really reminiscent of the last supper. Explains so much. Wow..
I love you guys for doing this show. 😍
and I love you for being so beautiful in the avatar. You ok with that?
and for entertainment there are a couple of guys killing each other in hand to hand combat.
Stop cluttering your flat / house with unnecessary luxuries and you will have lots more space too.
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I love watchinbg these documentaries but yall seriously need to reduce the amount of advertisements. Especially the ones that start mid sentence.
Right!!!
Right!!
Thou haveth heard about ABP?
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I wish I could wear headcovering like that each day. So practical and no bad hair days.
14:00 I loved that giggle. (No pigs going through there).
Omg i was nervous when Ruth just dives her back into the homemade fence which the man had said was packed with thorny branches lol Ruth is my fav👏🏼
An especialist in Tudor period fences. So the guy has the most specific job in the world. He must be really happy. That is a calling for sure.
Wartime Farm had another guy who was a specialist in the British WWII Black Market. British historians can get really specific.
Peter is, by this time, so accomplished in all the skill sets needed to live this life, but notably a man with such kind eyes, and gentle nature.
BBC: “Welcome to Future Farm 2134”
RUTH: “........I’m still going to be skinning livestock, aren’t I?”
Nope...lab created meat will be the thing by then. I'm investing the only 5000 check I've ever received in lab created meats. I will be making a fairly good amount on my tiny investment...I truly believe that.
@Toni B you’re a fool, it would be better to burn your money for heat. Average people will not eat lab grown meat.
@@hasanturkovic9049 Oh yes they will. And not only will people eat it,the pet food market is a 27 billion dollar market worldwide and growing and it will be used for that as well. Plenty of places will be too hot and not have enough water for livestock and ppl will still want to eat meat. Would you have invested in plant based "meat" years ago? No,because it sounded foolish but guess what...the market is HUGE and it would have been a wise investment. So get back to me in 10 years with that attitude so I can laugh at you. Oh...and by the way,the biggest investor in lab created meats is Tyson Chicken...Bill Gates is an investor as well and they may be just a tad smarter than Hasan.
I love Ruth Goodman. So knowledgeable and so intriguing in everything she says and does. Keeps me very interested. I'll watch anything with these fine three people.
Absolutely mind-blowing how they took care of everything back then. I mean the ways they made everything they needed and all of it was done by hand. Absolutely mind-blowing to me I love show's like this I've been binge-watching for the last 3 days I love it
56:47 looks like a Vermeer painting. I had to pause the vid just to stare at it for a few minutes.
If I could paint I'd have painted that moment in time.
I love how Charles is so fatherly over Gwen and Graceful.
Years ago I found this series uploaded by another channel. The quality was very lacking, maybe 240p. It had been uploaded in 15 minute videos and I never got to finish the series before the channel was deleted. Since finding this video now, I am so happy.
Thank you so much for this video.
I love watching this series. I am learning so much and im sure that it will come handy for what lies ahead.
I always find myself coming back to this program series dreaming about the simplicity of life then and loving everything about it
It’s amazing how life was just unceasing toil. Probably the only time they got to rest was going to church. This is a very interesting documentary. Thank you!
And the numerous feast days
Not even then. They didn’t sit during church. They stood and knelt . No sitting at all. There were benches that ran along the,walls that were intended for the very old and those that had a foot/leg injury to sit,
Todays Catholic church you sit and kneel and stand just a little bit.
And you not just zone out…..the responses were required, people would definately notice if you didnt respond.
Robin Wood the woodworker, that is just fantastic!
I just love these shows. They’re absolutely brilliant!
I absolutely love Peter
Just finished the Victorian Farm series and now I can't get enough of the trio
DM : "An evil wizards casts a spell on your monastery, what do you do?"
Ruth : "I'll cast a spell of my own using home remedies!"
Tom : "I'll search for a Druid who knows how to counter-act the spell!"
Peter : *holding the wizard by the scruff dunking him in a water barrel*