dont rely on TOD! ive messaged him 3 times, about the uk govs proposal to ban ALL styles of broadhead arrow, ive not had one reply, on helping spread the word about the petition or posting my links! Nothing from sprave, nor uk archy olympic team. if your the little guy, your on your own, they only care about there own business empire!
@@HistoricalWeapons I largely agree. Mears though is pretty unapologetically British. And the tone of the video does not pretend to be a global history--its Mears' normal focus on British things.
I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am that Ray still gets recognition. His knowledge and more than that, the way he explains what he knows is unmatched. I have grew up watching Ray and he makes me proud to be British. Also he would have been a deadly archer
Listning to him is more like listning to a friend. tellling a story. then listning to someone who thinks they have to make a show to get pepoles attention.
It's almost like he demonstrates what we might now call experimental archeology. That is, he explores the past, and our evolution by experimenting hands-on with their technologies from a first-hand basis. So it gives him a bit more authority than having read a book on, say, Longbow archers, or seaisde hunter gatherers, as he has hands-on knowledge of how to do these things himself. This also makes it easy for him to talk with the various experts, as his skills crossover and transfer across various fields so well.
I grew up as a young lad watching Ray, I even made my own bow and arrow after watching him make one. I used slate that I nicked from the garden for arrow heads. It's great to see he hasn't changed one bit and still has a love for what he does. Please more of Ray!
He's been screwed over / embarrassed (not by his fault) by the media a fair few times :( eg. Graham Norton show where he was asked to make a fire , but the entire area had been sprayed with anti inflammatory substance for safety. Or the time the tabloids called him a bloodhound in the hunt for Roul Moat aka Moaty in the North East :(
His survival stuff is awesome. Screw all this running around, do things the right way and make yourself comfortable! The complete opposite of Bear Grylls & etc.
I helped in the construction of the museum on the Mary Rose and I would sometimes be onsite until two in the morning , I would just sit with the ship when the dock was empty . Sat with her by myself I would feel this great sense of sorrow , the fact that she’s not just a ship but also a grave . The souls of those sailors is in every inch of that wood . Strange the feelings you can have when you have a personal moment with such a piece of history .
Thank you for sharing this. It's easy to unintentionally overlook the human element of historic sites and events, getting swept up in the numbers and the technology. Too few experience those moments of quiet, uninterrupted reflection, particularly in proximity to such historically significant sites and artifacts. Tours and exhibits are awesome, of course, but nothing compares to the overwhelming power and emotion that can only be experienced when you're alone with your thoughts and surrounded by history.
I have a tiki dating back to the Maori wars .Its a family heirloom carved from a bone belonging to a British trooper.My missus won't touch it ,reckons its evil but my eldest son and I can feel the direct connection to both our ancestor and his former enemy whose mana he respected to the point of possession.
1:48 WHAT?!! Joe Gibbs, Ray Mears, and Todd fom Todd's Workshop all in the same archery jam session, just chillin together like legends? THIS IS THE GREATEST CROSSOVER IN THE HISTORY OF FILM!!!
this man and his craft is a big part of why i make arrowheads and bows/arrows today , as a boy ray inspired the hunter and craftsman in me and for this i am forever in debt to him
Fascinating. And a real pleasure to meet Ray Mears once again. Not to mention Barry, Nicky, Joe, Tod, Mark, Chris, Jo and Alex who lent their expertise in the most charming fashion. Cheers.
When you see Ray holding a bow, touching a yew tree, saying how the forest emends him of when he was a boy… one sees that boy… still doing boyhood things… in a wood, with bow, making arrows, fletching and shooting. ❤️Stay true to what you are.
This is my first Ray Mears documentary I have seen and literally as soon as I saw Joe and Tod. I paused made a cup of English breakfast tea and sat back down because I am not getting up until this video is done.
Feed your feline beside your chair It will purr and your kindness will always be there Feed it late and unkindly you'll not negate The feeling you know to it you can relate To a bow and an arrow... Practicing Oooh you let it go too late... No archers cider for you... Longbow, composite, crossbow, oh-oh?!
This is the sort of unapologetically British documentary I grew up watching in the US, "...our island home..." & "...Britain was known for...", not any sort of false or showy patriotism, just a subtle and casual reference to your sense of nationhood/community and shared history of which you can be justly proud. I honestly shocked somebody didn't edit it out to placate the mob.
I would love it if you did a journey around the world comparing different designs and methods of archery. From tribal double bow, syrian horse bows to japanese yumi
I really like how Ray is always putting himself in the shoes of the people in the past. And vice versa. I think it's a good exercise, and enjoy it alot!
This has been an incredible documentary. The voice and nature of Ray Mears is absolutely perfect to describe the delicate and yet powerfull impact of archery in history. Tod and Joe was just icing on the cake to see. Thanks very much for making this come together and sharing with the world.
This is brilliant, I've loved Ray Mears since I was a teenager and I've been subscribed to Tod's Workshop for years too. To see them together is almost as good for me as when Ray was on Talking Pints with Nigel Farage!
13:18 It's so incredibly valuable for our understanding of pre-history to have someone like Ray with all his knowledge, experience and time spend with peoples who still life in the traditional ways. It's amazing how he can look at a shard of petrified wood and go 'Oh, it's probably [..]. I've seen something similar with the [..]people of [..]' Truly an amazing man!
Best video i have seen on the subject good to see ray again i have shot with a longbow for well over 30 years and still enjoy it there is a lot of skill in making bows and arrows and there use
Ray Mears is always a joy to watch. He is so passionate about bushcraft, it's infectious. I am old enough to remember the Mary Rose being lifted - the preservation on those bows is astonishing.
So excited to have found this video. I’m an archer myself, mainly shooting recurve, it have recently started shooting longbow. My first experience with a longbow was at a class run by Joe. Its amazing watching him in real life the way he draws these heavy bows.
Amazing documentary, it was a pleasure to watch! I also very much enjoyed Tod's Workshop and Ray Mears joining forces, I've been a big fan of both for a long time. Just one correction for Ötzi: he is 5300 years old, not 4000, as mentioned at 4:15.
Spanish yew is and was the perfect wood for bow making . Wood grown slowly at altitude. I have the honour to own the last bow made from the last half dozen staves from the last private Spanish yew Forrest which is now banned for sale made by one of the best bow makers . It comes alive in your hands in a way i cannot describe. I was allowed to own it on the understanding that it would never be sold and it would stay in the area and loved as much as by the man who made it originally for himself and passed it to me months before his death . It is all catalogued from start to finish so its history can follow the bow for its life . As you can see i am justifiably extremely proud of my bow and the amazingly skilled talented gentleman and friend who brought it to life .
Very exciting to see Ray collaborating with Todd & Joe - this is fantastic. The differing properties of the Yew tree (outer & inner) are not dissimilar to a katana (call me crazy).
Good to see Ray back in the media :) He got me into bush craft stuff back as a kid in the 90's. It pisses me off he got screwed over a bunch of times by the media :/
I am just 26 mins into the video and I must say, this was extraordinarily well done. Well presented, narrated, edited, shot, etc... Just a bang-on solid job. 💜
Great vid, great presentation - always a treat to have History Hit with Ray.....I literally finished reading his autobiography an hour before watching this. I started dabbling with archery over lockdown and have made a couple of ash bows as well as using modern - my yew collected with permission of the local diocese has been dried for 2 years now, so I'll have a go making a bow or 3 this year.
This is superb love it! My Dad and I both have longbows made by the legend Steve Ralphs. I just love archery it's so cool. More vids on archery please!
Saw Ray give a talk on bushcraft and survival for civilians in extreme situations. Such a great speaker and it's his genuine lifelong passion for the natural world that shines through. Most speakers now are corporate robots just trying to sell you stuff, trained in how to give talks to look like they know what they're on about when in reality they really don't, and how to manipulate people's opinions with tricks. Wisdom cannot be taught, it can only ever be a natural by-product of a lifetime of real experience and learning about the world, oneself and others. This is why wisdom is now rapidly declining while corporate phoneys are on the rise, bombarding everyone all the time with manipulation, both political and business (which are fundamentally the same thing, more than ever too).
Wonderful work! I feel kinda lame and left out not having learned any ancient weaponry like my ancestors but the least I can do is learn about it. Good stuff HH
I loved this video. I used to shoot a 50# Grizzly Bear, a recurve. I wasn't bad. Seeing Mary Rose was a special treat. There is so much history in that ship. The remains found in her were not limited to the bows. Remains of her crew. Remains of barrels with food in them. Mary Rose was a time capsule. Henry VIII was supposedly standing on shore watching as she sank. There is a story that the captain's wife was standing next to Henry. When Mary Rose went down, she fainted and Henry caught her. The story is not verified. I would love for HH to do an entire episode just on Mary Rose. BTW, A young Prince of Wales, Charles, was among those who dove on her in the Solent. (sp?)
Cześć Ray! Pozdrawiam z Polski. Lubię cię. Nie wiedziałem,że interesuje cię historia. Ja uwielbiam historię. Ostatnio przeszukuję karty historii na temat szlaków handlowych między Damaszkiem a półwyspem Skandynawii w epoce Viking. Zastanawiam się jakim cudem stal damasceńska( tworzona z rudy indyjskiej) była wytapiana w piecach w Damaszku ,a potem kawałki stopu stali wędrowały z bliskiego Wschodu poprzez morzem czarne,poprzez Dniepr,na półwysep Skandynawii... Tam kowale,młotami wykuwali wspaniałe miecze ,,ULFVERTH,,-oręż siejący śmierć w Europie. Szczyty oszczepów też były wykuwane z takiej stali... Najbardziej zadziwia mnie jak słowiańscy piraci Bałtyku umieli przezwyciężać Vikingów, zabijać ich i kraść im te miecze... Zdumiewa mnie też północny szlak handlowy cyny z epoki brązu... Czyżby Viking wiedział o rzekach i szlakach od pradziada z epoki brązu... Pewnie tak....
Watching the arrow being made stirred something in me. A few years ago, my friend and I did a camp where we focused on projectiles in various ways. I had an airgun, he had a bow and arrows, but we made some arrows too. I had a good knife, tins, electrical tape and... a dowl. I cut the tin up, folded and pressed it into a blade/arrowhead, made fletchings with the tape, made a hot resin, etc. This arrow out-performed the bought ones by every metric! I was so proud!
So 'The Complete History Of The Bow' ignores fire-hardening of arrows, starts at the ice-age, jumps straight from ice age to anglo-norman period, ignoring development of armouring the ends of the bow with horn caps, the introduction of armouring the nock. It mentions nothing about if the ancient bows were made from sap wood, heart wood or if/when the mix of both was used in woods before Yew (it also ignores the limitations of UK Yew compared with continental Yew). It erroneously gives the impression that all british bowmen used Yew bows. It totally ignores the bow string which, of course, is critical to harnessing the power of the bow. It also totally ignores the orient, laminated and recurve bows from the Middle East/Asia and anything that wasnt English (including the bow-staff tax imposed upon ships importing goods to England. Lastly, it implies that the use of Bows ended at the Tudor period. So its title is a total lie - it should say 'A ppartial history of the bow in England'
Mike Loads did an 1 hour 12 minutes long documentary of the history of archery years ago, still in youtube to this day, i have it on my main miscellanious playlist
@@marcusfridh8489 It is possible that the title was changed from "The History of Archery," to "The Evolution of Medieval Archery." This is a much better title.
It never ceases to amaze me on documentaries like these, when an ancient skeleton is examined and shows signs of violence that those present are horrified by the sight. You think what you see currently is bad think about what that body would have looked like at the time of death. Do so many people think that the ancient epochs were peaceful times?? I can't believe that considering all the weapon remains and damage to skeletons and all the representations of warfare.
Very interesting documentary with Joe & Tod who have done loads of work on the subject. Apropos of nothing, is that somebody hiding behind the buttress @ 31:16?
Ray: "I'm a bit rusty, it's been years"... straight into the heart on the first shot! 😳
splits the first arrow like robin hood 🤣🤣🤣
He’s a brilliant archer no doubt!
Form is temporary, class is permanent.
you just know he had a cheeky practise before he turned up that day
hahaha I scrolled down to the comments to say exactly this at exactly that point in the video and you beat me to it. Ray Mears, what else can we say.
Who knew we needed a History Hit & Tod's Workshop crossover with Ray Mears!? Brilliant video.
where hyas ray been? why does bbc/itv no longer commission his programs?
@@jamesjross He's straight, white, he's also male amongst other 'absolute bastard traits'.
Such an Anglo centric video. There is no complete history of archery
dont rely on TOD! ive messaged him 3 times, about the uk govs proposal to ban ALL styles of broadhead arrow, ive not had one reply, on helping spread the word about the petition or posting my links! Nothing from sprave, nor uk archy olympic team. if your the little guy, your on your own, they only care about there own business empire!
@@HistoricalWeapons I largely agree. Mears though is pretty unapologetically British. And the tone of the video does not pretend to be a global history--its Mears' normal focus on British things.
I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am that Ray still gets recognition.
His knowledge and more than that, the way he explains what he knows is unmatched.
I have grew up watching Ray and he makes me proud to be British.
Also he would have been a deadly archer
Listning to him is more like listning to a friend. tellling a story. then listning to someone who thinks they have to make a show to get pepoles attention.
It's almost like he demonstrates what we might now call experimental archeology. That is, he explores the past, and our evolution by experimenting hands-on with their technologies from a first-hand basis. So it gives him a bit more authority than having read a book on, say, Longbow archers, or seaisde hunter gatherers, as he has hands-on knowledge of how to do these things himself.
This also makes it easy for him to talk with the various experts, as his skills crossover and transfer across various fields so well.
I grew up as a young lad watching Ray, I even made my own bow and arrow after watching him make one. I used slate that I nicked from the garden for arrow heads. It's great to see he hasn't changed one bit and still has a love for what he does. Please more of Ray!
He just got fatter is all
It doesn’t get better than Ray Mears, who else loved his docs throughout their childhood?
i'd love to meet him one day!
For me it’s a Man Crush 😂!!
Who would you have to dinner? Who else?
Ray is a legend, very knowledgeable guy and so interesting to watch.
hes certainly looking good on it, hasnt changed in 30 years
Ray is a national treasure. He is criminally underused by mainstream tv.
I if I was him I'd be semi retired tbh.
He's been screwed over / embarrassed (not by his fault) by the media a fair few times :(
eg. Graham Norton show where he was asked to make a fire , but the entire area had been sprayed with anti inflammatory substance for safety.
Or the time the tabloids called him a bloodhound in the hunt for Roul Moat aka Moaty in the North East :(
@@samuelgarrod8327 Pretty much as he has his own bushcraft company doing things and now only engages in things he's interested in
His survival stuff is awesome. Screw all this running around, do things the right way and make yourself comfortable!
The complete opposite of Bear Grylls & etc.
I wish hed come back and make a bushcraft like show again. I cant find his old bushcraft show except in like 240p here on youtube.
I helped in the construction of the museum on the Mary Rose and I would sometimes be onsite until two in the morning , I would just sit with the ship when the dock was empty .
Sat with her by myself I would feel this great sense of sorrow , the fact that she’s not just a ship but also a grave .
The souls of those sailors is in every inch of that wood .
Strange the feelings you can have when you have a personal moment with such a piece of history .
Thank you for sharing this. It's easy to unintentionally overlook the human element of historic sites and events, getting swept up in the numbers and the technology. Too few experience those moments of quiet, uninterrupted reflection, particularly in proximity to such historically significant sites and artifacts. Tours and exhibits are awesome, of course, but nothing compares to the overwhelming power and emotion that can only be experienced when you're alone with your thoughts and surrounded by history.
I have a tiki dating back to the Maori wars .Its a family heirloom carved from a bone belonging to a British trooper.My missus won't touch it ,reckons its evil but my eldest son and I can feel the direct connection to both our ancestor and his former enemy whose mana he respected to the point of possession.
How do you know for sure its human bone?
1:48 WHAT?!! Joe Gibbs, Ray Mears, and Todd fom Todd's Workshop all in the same archery jam session, just chillin together like legends?
THIS IS THE GREATEST CROSSOVER IN THE HISTORY OF FILM!!!
they forget to add in kevin hicks 😊
this man and his craft is a big part of why i make arrowheads and bows/arrows today , as a boy ray inspired the hunter and craftsman in me and for this i am forever in debt to him
I had some different influences but what a great hobby it is!
Fascinating. And a real pleasure to meet Ray Mears once again. Not to mention Barry, Nicky, Joe, Tod, Mark, Chris, Jo and Alex who lent their expertise in the most charming fashion.
Cheers.
Only missing Mike Loads
When you see Ray holding a bow, touching a yew tree, saying how the forest emends him of when he was a boy… one sees that boy… still doing boyhood things… in a wood, with bow, making arrows, fletching and shooting. ❤️Stay true to what you are.
I could watch Ray Mears documentaries all day
this documentary deserved a downvote for coming up with fake claim
in the lung and in the heart, Ray's still got it!! glad to see new content with his smiling voice in it
I would put Ray Mears on par with Sir David Attenborough.Such an inspiration. And Joe and Tod what more can I say awesome.
When Attenborough is gone, Mears should be the one to pick up the flag
This is my first Ray Mears documentary I have seen and literally as soon as I saw Joe and Tod. I paused made a cup of English breakfast tea and sat back down because I am not getting up until this video is done.
You’re lucky to have so many Ray Mears documentaries to watch!
Hope you have plenty of time and plenty of tea. Ray's got plenty of documentaries
Will you people ever drink coffee!
Gotta love Ray. He presents so effortlessly with a gravitas of knowledge and experience few can match.
Ray Mears remains the best presenter on any subject. What a legend!
@@G0nxsf expert level! he was taught by the indigenous ballroomdancers of Blackpool...
Ray you really are a national treasure!
A title thrown about too much currently but one Ray Mears richly deserves
Someone explain to my cat why his supper will be 1 hour 6 minutes late.....
Get over it, Kitty. There are some things the world simply must stop for.
Hahaha
Feed your feline beside your chair
It will purr and your kindness will always be there
Feed it late and unkindly you'll not negate
The feeling you know to it you can relate
To a bow and an arrow...
Practicing Oooh you let it go too late...
No archers cider for you...
Longbow, composite, crossbow, oh-oh?!
😂😂
Meow, meow meow, meow meow meow meow, meow
Awesome to see Joe and Todd with the legendary Ray Mears.
Ray Mears is a national treasure. He's with the likes of Steve Irwin and Mr.Rogers 🙂
This is the sort of unapologetically British documentary I grew up watching in the US, "...our island home..." & "...Britain was known for...", not any sort of false or showy patriotism, just a subtle and casual reference to your sense of nationhood/community and shared history of which you can be justly proud. I honestly shocked somebody didn't edit it out to placate the mob.
I would love it if you did a journey around the world comparing different designs and methods of archery. From tribal double bow, syrian horse bows to japanese yumi
Good idea!
Great seeing more Ray Mears again, I just finished the episode on the invasion of Britain by the Romans which he hosted.
Ray Mears is just the best. I'm enthralled by his knowledge, skills and passion.
I really like how Ray is always putting himself in the shoes of the people in the past. And vice versa. I think it's a good exercise, and enjoy it alot!
This has been an incredible documentary. The voice and nature of Ray Mears is absolutely perfect to describe the delicate and yet powerfull impact of archery in history. Tod and Joe was just icing on the cake to see. Thanks very much for making this come together and sharing with the world.
Love it. Ray Mears rocks!
Wow, Ray Mears is still putting out quality documentaries. Been watching him since the nineties lol
Mr. Ray Mears, you are great! Keep up the good work!
Lots of love to England and Britain from across the world! Cheers!
Oh, Amazing! Thanks so much for this content. Ray is a national treasure, can't wait to see more with him.
This is brilliant, I've loved Ray Mears since I was a teenager and I've been subscribed to Tod's Workshop for years too. To see them together is almost as good for me as when Ray was on Talking Pints with Nigel Farage!
Love a bit of Ray Mears. Ahh, lovely nostalgia. Nice to see Tod and Joe in here as well
As a novice archer, I love this.
Compelling viewing 👏👏👏
How incredible! Your content is much appreciated. I can't wait for more Ray; he's a national treasure.
13:18 It's so incredibly valuable for our understanding of pre-history to have someone like Ray with all his knowledge, experience and time spend with peoples who still life in the traditional ways. It's amazing how he can look at a shard of petrified wood and go 'Oh, it's probably [..]. I've seen something similar with the [..]people of [..]'
Truly an amazing man!
Great documentary! Ray is excellent as host and it’s always great to see Tod and Joe.
Enjoyed this. Ray Mears has also written a bunch of superb books and has his own website.
Best video i have seen on the subject good to see ray again i have shot with a longbow for well over 30 years and still enjoy it there is a lot of skill in making bows and arrows and there use
Ray Mears is always a joy to watch. He is so passionate about bushcraft, it's infectious.
I am old enough to remember the Mary Rose being lifted - the preservation on those bows is astonishing.
I will watch this episode with the highest level of scrutiny.
So excited to have found this video. I’m an archer myself, mainly shooting recurve, it have recently started shooting longbow. My first experience with a longbow was at a class run by Joe. Its amazing watching him in real life the way he draws these heavy bows.
Always good to listen to Ray
It's Tod! Great to see the collaboration.
I like to think that Ray did follow the arrow vs armor series
Amazing documentary, it was a pleasure to watch! I also very much enjoyed Tod's Workshop and Ray Mears joining forces, I've been a big fan of both for a long time. Just one correction for Ötzi: he is 5300 years old, not 4000, as mentioned at 4:15.
excellent programme thank you. Ray Mears in his element, doing his thing brilliantly as always. A joy.
More Ray Mears, please. Man is a national treasure.
"I haven't done this for ages"...
Double tap straight to the heart...
Ray is the most precious of our commentators on the past, a great honest and knowledgable person !
Spanish yew is and was the perfect wood for bow making . Wood grown slowly at altitude. I have the honour to own the last bow made from the last half dozen staves from the last private Spanish yew Forrest which is now banned for sale made by one of the best bow makers . It comes alive in your hands in a way i cannot describe. I was allowed to own it on the understanding that it would never be sold and it would stay in the area and loved as much as by the man who made it originally for himself and passed it to me months before his death . It is all catalogued from start to finish so its history can follow the bow for its life . As you can see i am justifiably extremely proud of my bow and the amazingly skilled talented gentleman and friend who brought it to life .
That's incredible!
Absolutely loved this. Ray is as brilliant as ever, and he’s the perfect person for this topic. Fantastic.
Ray!. Great to see you Brother! Hello from Maine, USA
This was so good!! Really enjoyed it, Thanks.
I searched up a longbow documentary and got Ray Mears that I haven't seen yet. What a good day.
Thats the fastest Ive ever hit the like button. EPIC video 🏹
An absolute joy to watch!!! Thank you for posting this!
Very exciting to see Ray collaborating with Todd & Joe - this is fantastic. The differing properties of the Yew tree (outer & inner) are not dissimilar to a katana (call me crazy).
Good to see Ray back in the media :)
He got me into bush craft stuff back as a kid in the 90's.
It pisses me off he got screwed over a bunch of times by the media :/
Absolutely superb. Thank you Ray and team.
RAY YOU ARE AN AMAZING MAN
Love the video. Ray Mears is the best ❤️
Nice to see Ray in action again!
I am just 26 mins into the video and I must say, this was extraordinarily well done. Well presented, narrated, edited, shot, etc... Just a bang-on solid job. 💜
It sure doesn’t look complete to me. But , it’s intriguing and I’m glad you’ve told us this story.
I miss Ray. Good to see him back in stuff.
Awesome to see Joe, Todd and Ray in one film!
It's a shame Robert Hardy is no longer with us. He was very knowledgeable on this subject.
Excellent episode ! - From a fellow archer across the pond.
Ray Mears strikes again! Bullseye. 🌟👍
great vid, thanks, i enjoyed that
Great to see Ray back. Great video.
Great vid, great presentation - always a treat to have History Hit with Ray.....I literally finished reading his autobiography an hour before watching this.
I started dabbling with archery over lockdown and have made a couple of ash bows as well as using modern - my yew collected with permission of the local diocese has been dried for 2 years now, so I'll have a go making a bow or 3 this year.
Great to see Ray back on the screen, that lime bark quiver is impressive, I have made one myself but it was nowhere near as neat.
A fantastic journey into history!!
Ray Mears is just incredibly watchable
This is superb love it! My Dad and I both have longbows made by the legend Steve Ralphs. I just love archery it's so cool. More vids on archery please!
Absolutely phenomenal documentary.
Incredible, fascinating, "horrific"!!! Excellent historical documentary...
Not a complete history of the bow, its history of the British long bow to the 1700s. No mention of horse bows, recurve or compound bows.
Also not covered are bows used by the Mongols & North ameriçan native tribes.
Great video and information thank you Ray
we need more Ray............
Fantastic, Ray is the best , the knowledge is priceless
Saw Ray give a talk on bushcraft and survival for civilians in extreme situations. Such a great speaker and it's his genuine lifelong passion for the natural world that shines through. Most speakers now are corporate robots just trying to sell you stuff, trained in how to give talks to look like they know what they're on about when in reality they really don't, and how to manipulate people's opinions with tricks.
Wisdom cannot be taught, it can only ever be a natural by-product of a lifetime of real experience and learning about the world, oneself and others. This is why wisdom is now rapidly declining while corporate phoneys are on the rise, bombarding everyone all the time with manipulation, both political and business (which are fundamentally the same thing, more than ever too).
F#@king amazing, cheers Ray, you bring a tear of joy to my eyes. X
Beautiful documentary. Thank you, Ray.
this documentary deserved a downvote for coming up with fake claim
Ray Mears is the GOAT! 🐐
What a legend Ray Mears is !
Wonderful work! I feel kinda lame and left out not having learned any ancient weaponry like my ancestors but the least I can do is learn about it. Good stuff HH
I loved this video. I used to shoot a 50# Grizzly Bear, a recurve. I wasn't bad. Seeing Mary Rose was a special treat. There is so much history in that ship. The remains found in her were not limited to the bows. Remains of her crew. Remains of barrels with food in them. Mary Rose was a time capsule.
Henry VIII was supposedly standing on shore watching as she sank. There is a story that the captain's wife was standing next to Henry. When Mary Rose went down, she fainted and Henry caught her. The story is not verified. I would love for HH to do an entire episode just on Mary Rose. BTW, A young Prince of Wales, Charles, was among those who dove on her in the Solent. (sp?)
Sincere respect for salvaging and restoration of the ship.
Cześć Ray! Pozdrawiam z Polski.
Lubię cię.
Nie wiedziałem,że interesuje cię historia.
Ja uwielbiam historię.
Ostatnio przeszukuję karty historii na temat szlaków handlowych między Damaszkiem a półwyspem Skandynawii w epoce Viking.
Zastanawiam się jakim cudem stal damasceńska( tworzona z rudy indyjskiej) była wytapiana w piecach w Damaszku ,a potem kawałki stopu stali wędrowały z bliskiego Wschodu poprzez morzem czarne,poprzez Dniepr,na półwysep Skandynawii...
Tam kowale,młotami wykuwali wspaniałe miecze ,,ULFVERTH,,-oręż siejący śmierć w Europie.
Szczyty oszczepów też były wykuwane z takiej stali...
Najbardziej zadziwia mnie jak słowiańscy piraci Bałtyku umieli przezwyciężać Vikingów, zabijać ich i kraść im te miecze...
Zdumiewa mnie też północny szlak handlowy cyny z epoki brązu...
Czyżby Viking wiedział o rzekach i szlakach od pradziada z epoki brązu...
Pewnie tak....
Make sure you watch Loades of History. The Secrets of Wootz Damascus Steel. Hope it at least subtitles into Polish.
Watching the arrow being made stirred something in me.
A few years ago, my friend and I did a camp where we focused on projectiles in various ways. I had an airgun, he had a bow and arrows, but we made some arrows too.
I had a good knife, tins, electrical tape and... a dowl. I cut the tin up, folded and pressed it into a blade/arrowhead, made fletchings with the tape, made a hot resin, etc. This arrow out-performed the bought ones by every metric! I was so proud!
I think Ray Mears should present all the videos for this channel.
More Ray please. I would also like to nominate him for Ambassador of Earth.
So 'The Complete History Of The Bow' ignores fire-hardening of arrows, starts at the ice-age, jumps straight from ice age to anglo-norman period, ignoring development of armouring the ends of the bow with horn caps, the introduction of armouring the nock.
It mentions nothing about if the ancient bows were made from sap wood, heart wood or if/when the mix of both was used in woods before Yew (it also ignores the limitations of UK Yew compared with continental Yew). It erroneously gives the impression that all british bowmen used Yew bows.
It totally ignores the bow string which, of course, is critical to harnessing the power of the bow.
It also totally ignores the orient, laminated and recurve bows from the Middle East/Asia and anything that wasnt English (including the bow-staff tax imposed upon ships importing goods to England.
Lastly, it implies that the use of Bows ended at the Tudor period.
So its title is a total lie - it should say 'A ppartial history of the bow in England'
Ray "Hawk Eye" Mears getting giddy at the sight of the Mary Rose bows ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
This should be renamed "The Partial History of Archery in England With Ray Mears."
Mike Loads did an 1 hour 12 minutes long documentary of the history of archery years ago, still in youtube to this day, i have it on my main miscellanious playlist
@@marcusfridh8489 Yes, I have seen and enjoyed it.
@@marcusfridh8489 It is possible that the title was changed from "The History of Archery," to "The Evolution of Medieval Archery." This is a much better title.
Ray is a formidable archer himself it looks like to me!
It never ceases to amaze me on documentaries like these, when an ancient skeleton is examined and shows signs of violence that those present are horrified by the sight. You think what you see currently is bad think about what that body would have looked like at the time of death. Do so many people think that the ancient epochs were peaceful times?? I can't believe that considering all the weapon remains and damage to skeletons and all the representations of warfare.
Id tip ray as close as possible to a national treasure as sir david.
Very interesting documentary with Joe & Tod who have done loads of work on the subject. Apropos of nothing, is that somebody hiding behind the buttress @ 31:16?
History hit X Tod’s Workshop X Ray Mears! What a treat!!