My respect for Ruth has just gone up another notch. Bathing and menstrual hygiene are rather initimate matters to talk about, and as always she manages to be completely matter of fact about it.
It’s nice to see her be so matter of fact about it, there are very few historical records that relate to how women managed feminine hygiene, so it’s nice to see it addressed here.
Also respects for porn actors. They exposed themselves for others to enjoy. Sexual intercourse is such an intimate affair to be shared with complete strangers.
I love how nonchalant and open and honest Ruth is. The lads are great too. All these shows the hosts have great chemistry. It's like the good Top Gear years. The show is a success not just because of the subject matter, but because of how the hosts convey it.
@@emilys3638 I know this is an old comment, but it's true that you learn how a lot of idioms and sayings are really from Victorian and Edwardian times! I was watching one video where they were smithing with a triphammer, which explains why people say "My heart was going like a triphammer" 😄
@@alyh3721 Wow that's so cool!! I don't mind at all when people reply to old comments -- I personally see these threads as long-time ongoing community conversations and I welcome additional contributions! I barely remember writing this one, so it was fun to come back and remember... Now I'm trying to recall the other interesting phrase I heard the other day. The etymology of words and phrases fascinates me!
Clumper deserves a more dignified name-he such a good, handsome boy. I can't believe his owner said she doesn't love him. I've worked on farms, and I bonded with those beasts, especially the ones in my charge.
Maybe her and clumper (agree its a silly name) just don't get along? Its the only reason I can think of as to why they haven't bonded. Animals are pretty smart in knowing who will hurt them and who won't they work it out fast.
I am obsessed with everything about this Ruth is one of my favorite historians she makes everything fun down to earth realistic and the fact that she said flipping a when she stood on the basket just put a smile on my face
One of the best series you guys have run. MORE VICTORIAN CONTENT! Especially with the cute blonde curly haired lady. She makes everything amazing and her accent/voice is perfect for narration!
15:49 One of my friends grandfather, were a German soldier in WW2, after the war, he settled in the country he was stationed in, when he went hunting, he only used his trusty 98K rifle, he didn't like shotguns, shooting phesants were no problem, he said that "it (his rifle) saw more action in one week of hunting, than during the entire war (not counting training)", that's how lucky he was.
A bit of overkill, but I have no doubt that as long as he could hit the pheasant it worked. He must have hit the WW2 infantryman's jackpot. Being stationed in such a quiet sector. I'm curious as to where he was posted & eventually settled after the war.
@@snapdragon6601 might be one of those final regiments of rag tag old men and young boys, many of them just immediately surrendered when the Soviet or Alies forces met them. Or theu didnt even get to see a battle when Berlin fell.
It's amazing to see craftsman - artists that carry on this tradition. This beauty. Art like this is nearly going extinct. Hopefully, more and more people will carry on these traditions, like the basket maker and all the artists in this series. There's something so astounding and sincere about it. Things like this rarely exist nowadays. Edit: oh, and the "Victorian" baths, remind me of when I was little and something went wrong with the pipes in our house and running water to the bath in our families house was impossible. My mom would heat up water on the stove and we used to bathe exactly the same way. Except my mom called them "oakie" baths 😂
We used to have a thatcher in my little English visit and as a kid I was fascinated with watching him. That was around 60 years ago and I now live in Australia. Would love to know if he ever passed his craft on to anybody else in the village, because there are still lots of extremely old houses with thatched roofs.
There is one fisherman who is living off his craft (mostly by selling it directly to local customers) here in my city of 3,5 million ... and the point is that "the craft" might be learnable from books, but the local "tips and tricks" (i.e. where to find the most fish) need to be passed down or "rediscovered" after they have been forgotten.
Craftsmen are also very important, because they are the ones who CREATE HEIRLOOMS to hand down to the next generation, but todays "throw away equipment" gives nothing to pass on. Thus the disappearance of craftsmen is also a part of the DESTRUCTION OF THE FAMILY!
So wonderful this farm was cleaned up and back in working order again. Will take a long time to go back to dismal conditions again! LOVED This series!!!
One thing I keep on mentioning A LOT is the BENEFITS OF CORSETS, because nowadays MANY WOMEN COMPLAIN ABOUT BACK ACHES ... which are a sign of "overuse" or "bad posture". Corsets "gently remind you" to sit straight AND whenever you are doing some heavy lifting they give the same protection which the broad leather belts add to the performances of strongmen and weightlifters ... by simply "reflecting the force of the belly muscles back inside the body ... to stabilise the entire stomach area." Sadly women have forgotten about this ... due to PROPAGANDA.
Oh. My. Goodness. Anyone else recognize that type of basket from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny? Peter and Benjamin hide under a basket and they are trapped when the cat sits on it for 5 hours. Beatrix Potter lived in the Lake District, with that distinct type of basket!
ohhhhh boy if I caught someone using my cookingware for a wax and tar concoction for waterproofing I'd be so mad. He couldn't find an old tin or something? 🤣
I have learned more from these videos than anything else I've encountered throughout my education experience to include college....these should be used in education for children today...my humble opinion
Victorian Era? Try using a gorgeous copper pan for some boot concoction now-if I had one or the enamel set batting it with a spoon&then wearing much higher boots instead&no offer of your polish to Peter?
@21:58 when Peter says skateboard I was like “wait how did they know about that- that wasn’t invented yet” 😂 Lmao
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A sa boy growing up on farms (70 years ago) I had many of the 'wonderous new' machines explained to me...in this wonderful video you can SEE them in action....Please, do watch it....
@@moniquemeijer4671 I don't think all the spices were from there either. In the 19th century trade was much easier and cheaper than centuries ago, making new stuff available for lower classes too. While not something you could find at every corner, olive oil was definitely available. (The amount could be much less than nowadays, of course, but Ruth poured from a small vial, representing how it wasn't sold in large batches.)
@@Neddoest definitely awkward editing lol, the bowl of cream mixture has a utensil sitting in it. You can see it's in the background of the egg yolk shot.
In The Little House on the Prairie book series, everyone took turns bathing in front of the stove, for warmth and quick access to hot water for the next person. A sheet was put up for privacy, and bath night was usually Saturday so you smelled nice for church the next day.
I grew up on a sheep farm and we didn't help them when they were lambing unless they needed it. Otherwise we would just observe and let the sheep do what she needed to do to have the lamb her own.
Yeah, me too. I was taught not to pull them like that for fear of hurting momma or baby. U could very easy rip momma on the inside causing her to bleed out internally or dislocate baby's shoulders rendering them lame at birth and that usually means culling a newborn.
I am not experienst at all and i didnt mean too mansplain i can some times forget some peopel in a program im watching. Sorry i didnt Think of the fact that i maybe the Only skatterbrain on here
I found this video by accident and I love it. So interesting and very informative. I can not believe they actually lived like they did back in the day. I thought that I could like that did back then but I don't think so anymore. But absulty wonderful. Thank you.
I love the little blurb in the book _The Family Save-All_ right above the recipe at 49:47 about the spelling of the word "rabbit." Absolutely charming!
I'm so grateful for this channel. I'm pretty sure that this is now my very favorite show of all time, and discovering it during quarantine was a life saver. And now I find myself coming back to watch every series again and again, somehow finding new things to enjoy about it every time. The way they manage to cover such vast periods of history while focusing on the most intimate and day-to-day lives of common people is just amazing, and to me it all boils down to the team at the heart of it. God bless Ruth, Peter, Alex, and Tom. Their passion and and joy with every experience is truly, truly engaging, and it makes learning such a pleasure. ❤
there was a minor controversy about an australian nun being nominated for sainthood bc she "was an alcoholic", but she had really bad menstrual cramps and just drank herself into a stupor every month to cope.
In Tudor Monastery Farm they talk a lot more about how the woods were managed as a resource through practices like coppicing, pollarding (sp?) and hedge-laying.
I really appreciate the fact that Ruth didn't shave her legs. Not only is it authentic to the Victorian era, but she's also not conforming to the female expectations of today, especially for a filmed tv program from 2009 that thousands of people are expected to watch.
Women were shaving their legs in the Middle Ages. It wasn't a matter of being "authentic" for the show, or "conforming to female expectations" (lmao), but a matter of rural life, when you just don't have time for that sort of thing as much as you'd like.
Or it could be Ruth's personal choice being in her Late forties & quite a light person I'm sure the director left it up to the historian herself-Wish she had mentioned it
Most interesting series I've seen lately, it really makes you Imagine how you'd be as a victorian farmer. Great channel, greetings from the turkish sultanate
Well seeing Ruth take a bath and getting a good peek at her ankle definitely makes this one of my favorites…bouncing on the basket was an extra treat! 😉😃
My grandfather and great uncle were farmers. We were all hunters when I grew up. They actually used to stock ringneck pheasants in the wildlife management area that bordered on my grandfather's field. They would fly over the fence in the morning to sun themselves and forage in the fields, and we would hunt along the fence lines and patches of trees. My great uncle used to say his boys didn't know what beef tasted like til they were in high school because they ate so much venison.
A couple years back Frugal Money Savers did a no spend and Frugal Queen also does this. A no spend is paying household bills and planning a modest groc allowance for milk, bread etc.. once that is spent you JUST MAKE DO, When you make a decision you have to stick with it. No cheats allowed! It’s all about priorities and what you hope to accomplish with the no spend in the first place. Good luck with future challenges. Susan
English is not easy for me but now I understand what they are talking. Thanks 🙏 everyone. I love Absolute History. Greetings from Chiangmai Thailand 🇹🇭 🙏
I'm glad my dad taught me to hunt rabbit and cook it over a fire, the days we are living in now I'm going to have to show my husband and son how to hunt and skin rabbit and how to cook it.
mmmmmmm not really Penelope... they are livestock, heard animal... so you should have a few and dont mistake docile with calm.. the rams much like in goats tend to urinate all over their bellies, and stink.... the wool tends to pick up sticks and grass and anything, including there own crap... bugs can get into it, then you gotta shear them every year.... its a pain in the ass and they eat like a horse... I would recommend getting a little south African goat. The brown and white ones... they are sheepish without as much drama and look... they can eat just about anything, so they are good to go on kitchen scraps, twigs, grass.... you name it.... Sheep are awesome if you have the gear for them and fodder to provide... they get fairly big the old sheep as well, im a country boy from Australia and delt with ALOT of livestock, but i dont reckon there is a much better looking, easy to deal with, easy to feed, animal, than a Boer goat. Have a beautiful day mate.
@@penelopejoann I only delt with Merino... there are 100s of breeds, you know.... i might have the wrong end of the stick. but yeah old mate makes a decent living off his Boer goat, the meat is really really good, like a cross between beef and Lamb.... alot like koala ;)
I'm pretty late to the party but my family used to take in retired breeding sheep and I can say that they were horrible sweet creatures and made excellent pets! Just make sure you have proper accommodations and space for them! I can't remember what breeds we took in however. Hope this helps!
I got three orphaned lambs when I lived in Tasmania - Pepper, Moppet and Spottles - and hand-reared them from about a week old. I loved them and they were just so funny. They'd come as soon as I called and they'd follow me on a walk through the bush. I left Tas after eight years and gave them to a lady who spun wool for weaving. They had a great life!
I sure hope that they were saying they wouldn’t have help delivering the sheeps’ babies just for the sake of the show… And that there was someone with actual experience ready to ensure the care of those animals there!
My respect for Ruth has just gone up another notch. Bathing and menstrual hygiene are rather initimate matters to talk about, and as always she manages to be completely matter of fact about it.
I love howe har talks about it
Like she just said it raining outside
It’s nice to see her be so matter of fact about it, there are very few historical records that relate to how women managed feminine hygiene, so it’s nice to see it addressed here.
Also respects for porn actors. They exposed themselves for others to enjoy. Sexual intercourse is such an intimate affair to be shared with complete strangers.
I'm not understanding. It's easy to talk about bodily functions, however gross they might be, in a matter of fact way.
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I really love the comedic fiddle music every time Alex or Peter have to deal with the sheep/pigs/cows
anyone else getting weird audio distortion and ticks around the 30 min mark
I was afraid it might've been my headset.
yes me too
Maybe from editing the music to be less loud? The earlier episodes had really loud music that overshadowed the speaking
Pst pst pst sorry pst pst can't pst pst hear pst pst you pst pst pst
I thought it was my phone speaker at first… Until I rewound about four times
I love how nonchalant and open and honest Ruth is. The lads are great too.
All these shows the hosts have great chemistry. It's like the good Top Gear years. The show is a success not just because of the subject matter, but because of how the hosts convey it.
43:25
I'm just admiring the horse and the ferrets. So hard working. I also love hearing someone say that a ferret is putting the fear of god into a rabbit.
Well the viewer clicking on video does more work than Alex!!!
It really gave enhanced meaning to the phrase, "ferreting out the truth"....
I find it rather funny!
@@emilys3638 I know this is an old comment, but it's true that you learn how a lot of idioms and sayings are really from Victorian and Edwardian times! I was watching one video where they were smithing with a triphammer, which explains why people say "My heart was going like a triphammer" 😄
@@alyh3721 Wow that's so cool!! I don't mind at all when people reply to old comments -- I personally see these threads as long-time ongoing community conversations and I welcome additional contributions! I barely remember writing this one, so it was fun to come back and remember... Now I'm trying to recall the other interesting phrase I heard the other day. The etymology of words and phrases fascinates me!
The best part of this episode is Ruth's incredible ingenuity and Clumper's admirable strength.
Clumper deserves a more dignified name-he such a good, handsome boy. I can't believe his owner said she doesn't love him. I've worked on farms, and I bonded with those beasts, especially the ones in my charge.
I'm pretty sure Clumper doesn't care about his name. Agreed though that it's weird to not bond with such a valuable, hard-working animal.
Maybe her and clumper (agree its a silly name) just don't get along? Its the only reason I can think of as to why they haven't bonded. Animals are pretty smart in knowing who will hurt them and who won't they work it out fast.
Can’t imagine having such a very good boy and not loving him. I’d love all of mine.
@@becgould3772 I've never gotten on well with horses, but mules and donkeys love me...I have no idea why. It's just one of those things.
@@r.awilliams9815 that seems a bit strange.
This is ten times more interesting than anything on television.. assuming there's anything left interesting on television..
Agreed totally and you might even learn some history lol 😂.
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Um... I’m pretty sure this was made by BBC 😂
@@Teraperf well then they should slap some of this on television so that I can actually watch it again
NewKingdom * it IS on television lmao it’s on BBC’s 2nd channel 😂
I love how comfortable that sheep looks whenever she is rolled over 😂
Alex is absolutely in love with those animals. It’s so sweet to see.
I am obsessed with everything about this Ruth is one of my favorite historians she makes everything fun down to earth realistic and the fact that she said flipping a when she stood on the basket just put a smile on my face
@2:53 he totally says "Delicious Bastards" before he's faded out for the narrator lolololol
😂😂😂
I can't believe I missed that lol
Lol! Are you sure?
I thought he said "the delicious part of"...
I’m a simple woman, I see Ruth and the guys - I like and share. 🤷♀️
One of the best series you guys have run. MORE VICTORIAN CONTENT!
Especially with the cute blonde curly haired lady. She makes everything amazing and her accent/voice is perfect for narration!
@stacey gewin me too, just love it. Have u see the series like this that is Edwardian Farm? It's great.
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@@pinkyvdt A recent reply made me notice this... and I had watched it shortly after! It was really good. They hit some things very very right!
15:49 One of my friends grandfather, were a German soldier in WW2, after the war, he settled in the country he was stationed in, when he went hunting, he only used his trusty 98K rifle, he didn't like shotguns, shooting phesants were no problem, he said that "it (his rifle) saw more action in one week of hunting, than during the entire war (not counting training)", that's how lucky he was.
Wow! Shooting pheasants with a K98. Bet he wasn't eating many pheasants!
@@richardlahan7068 obviously he was.
A bit of overkill, but I have no doubt that as long as he could hit the pheasant it worked. He must have hit the WW2 infantryman's jackpot. Being stationed in such a quiet sector. I'm curious as to where he was posted & eventually settled after the war.
@@snapdragon6601 might be one of those final regiments of rag tag old men and young boys, many of them just immediately surrendered when the Soviet or Alies forces met them. Or theu didnt even get to see a battle when Berlin fell.
It's amazing to see craftsman - artists that carry on this tradition. This beauty. Art like this is nearly going extinct. Hopefully, more and more people will carry on these traditions, like the basket maker and all the artists in this series. There's something so astounding and sincere about it. Things like this rarely exist nowadays.
Edit: oh, and the "Victorian" baths, remind me of when I was little and something went wrong with the pipes in our house and running water to the bath in our families house was impossible. My mom would heat up water on the stove and we used to bathe exactly the same way. Except my mom called them "oakie" baths 😂
We used to have a thatcher in my little English visit and as a kid I was fascinated with watching him. That was around 60 years ago and I now live in Australia. Would love to know if he ever passed his craft on to anybody else in the village, because there are still lots of extremely old houses with thatched roofs.
There is one fisherman who is living off his craft (mostly by selling it directly to local customers) here in my city of 3,5 million ... and the point is that "the craft" might be learnable from books, but the local "tips and tricks" (i.e. where to find the most fish) need to be passed down or "rediscovered" after they have been forgotten.
Craftsmen are also very important, because they are the ones who CREATE HEIRLOOMS to hand down to the next generation, but todays "throw away equipment" gives nothing to pass on. Thus the disappearance of craftsmen is also a part of the DESTRUCTION OF THE FAMILY!
I had no idea Oak could bend that much! Beautiful craft
I was a little busy cringing at how many splinters that man must’ve gotten throughout his life. I’m very impressed, and definitely agree.
Absolutely loved watching Owen, make his lovely basket. What a treasure.
And, Clumper, has captured my heart.
So wonderful this farm was cleaned up and back in working order again. Will take a long time to go back to dismal conditions again! LOVED This series!!!
"Invited to the pheasant hunt".. To rummage about in the weeds making silly noises.
I love Peter! He is hard working, desire to learn, and he obviously cares so much about the animals. Delight to watch how hard they all work as well.
Touch the teet Alex touch the teet
Alex: I can't find the teet
This convo was so hilarious lol
What I find interesting is that wherever they're filming this the people there also dress like victorian people and I'm here for it
There was a mention of an historic village like the ones dotting the east coast&Marinas
Mr.Acton, who passed away at age 95, dressed Victorian everyday
One thing I keep on mentioning A LOT is the BENEFITS OF CORSETS, because nowadays MANY WOMEN COMPLAIN ABOUT BACK ACHES ... which are a sign of "overuse" or "bad posture". Corsets "gently remind you" to sit straight AND whenever you are doing some heavy lifting they give the same protection which the broad leather belts add to the performances of strongmen and weightlifters ... by simply "reflecting the force of the belly muscles back inside the body ... to stabilise the entire stomach area." Sadly women have forgotten about this ... due to PROPAGANDA.
@@Muck006 that‘s cool and all and i partly agree with you but … what does that have to do with my comment?
Oh. My. Goodness. Anyone else recognize that type of basket from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny? Peter and Benjamin hide under a basket and they are trapped when the cat sits on it for 5 hours. Beatrix Potter lived in the Lake District, with that distinct type of basket!
ohhhhh boy if I caught someone using my cookingware for a wax and tar concoction for waterproofing I'd be so mad. He couldn't find an old tin or something? 🤣
I have learned more from these videos than anything else I've encountered throughout my education experience to include college....these should be used in education for children today...my humble opinion
These videos are amazing, informative and entertaining
11:50 if they were a real victorian family. Using the wife's kitchen and cooking tools, how brave you are young man. 😆
Victorian Era? Try using a gorgeous copper pan for some boot concoction now-if I had one or the enamel set batting it with a spoon&then wearing much higher boots instead&no offer of your polish to Peter?
@21:58 when Peter says skateboard I was like “wait how did they know about that- that wasn’t invented yet” 😂 Lmao
A sa boy growing up on farms (70 years ago) I had many of the 'wonderous new' machines explained to me...in this wonderful video you can SEE them in action....Please, do watch it....
“Now I need egg yolks.”
*separates the yolk and pours in egg whites*
And uses oliveoil, I don’t tink there were olivetrees in Engeland
@@moniquemeijer4671 I don't think all the spices were from there either. In the 19th century trade was much easier and cheaper than centuries ago, making new stuff available for lower classes too. While not something you could find at every corner, olive oil was definitely available. (The amount could be much less than nowadays, of course, but Ruth poured from a small vial, representing how it wasn't sold in large batches.)
💯 but I’m pretending/hoping that was terrible editing and shot of pouring the whites was into a separate bowl.
I caught that too, lol
@@Neddoest definitely awkward editing lol, the bowl of cream mixture has a utensil sitting in it. You can see it's in the background of the egg yolk shot.
In The Little House on the Prairie book series, everyone took turns bathing in front of the stove, for warmth and quick access to hot water for the next person. A sheet was put up for privacy, and bath night was usually Saturday so you smelled nice for church the next day.
that is not your speakers breaking. that is in the audio of the show...
I was freaking out.
Alex is the King of Shade. He's always throwing shade on Peter. Too funny!
I grew up on a sheep farm and we didn't help them when they were lambing unless they needed it. Otherwise we would just observe and let the sheep do what she needed to do to have the lamb her own.
Yeah, me too. I was taught not to pull them like that for fear of hurting momma or baby. U could very easy rip momma on the inside causing her to bleed out internally or dislocate baby's shoulders rendering them lame at birth and that usually means culling a newborn.
I was wondering about why they did that. Instinctively I would just let nature take its course and observe.
He has been working With Sheep way longer than ive been Alive so i Think he knows exaktley when nature needs a helping hand
@@josefinbjork1086 thank you that experience based mansplaination.
I am not experienst at all and i didnt mean too mansplain i can some times forget some peopel in a program im watching. Sorry i didnt Think of the fact that i maybe the Only skatterbrain on here
The ferrets were my favourite part. The Jill was just so cute. Such a hardworking, good girl
I found this video by accident and I love it. So interesting and very informative. I can not believe they actually lived like they did back in the day. I thought that I could like that did back then but I don't think so anymore. But absulty wonderful. Thank you.
You've stumbled onto an amazing series 😁😁😁 Check out the others, Tudor Farm, Edwardian Farm, Wartime Farm, etc...and the Christmas feast special 😍😍😍
The exact same type of basket with woven oak/hazel and the same pattern was made in parts of Germany as well.
I love the little blurb in the book _The Family Save-All_ right above the recipe at 49:47 about the spelling of the word "rabbit." Absolutely charming!
I'm so grateful for this channel. I'm pretty sure that this is now my very favorite show of all time, and discovering it during quarantine was a life saver. And now I find myself coming back to watch every series again and again, somehow finding new things to enjoy about it every time. The way they manage to cover such vast periods of history while focusing on the most intimate and day-to-day lives of common people is just amazing, and to me it all boils down to the team at the heart of it. God bless Ruth, Peter, Alex, and Tom. Their passion and and joy with every experience is truly, truly engaging, and it makes learning such a pleasure. ❤
@Celto Loco Yeah, I have google, too...you're aware that because this channel exists, it did, in fact, "make it"...right?
That sheep expert is the most wonderful man in the world.
32:51 Lol - _"Flippin' A!"_ Ruth brings a polite version of late 20th Century slang into the Victorian era 🧺
i wonder how much of this they continue to do while off camera, since it seems like these documentaries span over months
They're doing this for a full year.
Love this series !
It’s so great that they are still able to find so many people that still know how to do these amazing skills.
Watching these documenteries also helps with disaster prep. You never know when you won’t have access to running water or electricity
Ruth is an absolute gem!
She is indeed.
This epiosode makes me sort of fall in love with Alex and his kindness with the animals. But, Peter has my heart!
Peter is the spitting image of a guy I went out with years ago - same name too! Gives me a chance to walk down memory lane.
Princess the Pig looks like my cat Yasmine after she had gained weight since adoption from the streets. XD
Poor Yasmine
The lack of eye protection For the tree chopping scares me greatly. To be honest most of what they are doing scares me.
Yet people went without today’s safety standards for centuries and survived. Thrived even. Amazing.
yeah... I hope they used some PPE off camera at least
Such an excellent series. Thanks, Absolute History.
these shows are so awesome... such a relaxing break from the world today
37:20 I agree about the details. I wish more documentaries covered the small basic day to day life details.
36:41 we should talk about this stuff more. Now i'm interested on what victorian women usually use for menstrual cramp.
karolina zebrowska, and Abby Cox as well have videos about the very topic 😊
there was a minor controversy about an australian nun being nominated for sainthood bc she "was an alcoholic", but she had really bad menstrual cramps and just drank herself into a stupor every month to cope.
Queen Elizabeth used cannibis to get rid of cramps so I wonder if they used opium or cocaine lol
Willow would make homemade aspirin doable.
I cried when the wee lamb was born. I couldn’t help myself.
It was moving, and Frederick's daddy was surprisingly sympathetic to Alex's lack of experience.
A commmon them in all those vids is the importance of wood. Without at least a small grove you'd be lost.
In Tudor Monastery Farm they talk a lot more about how the woods were managed as a resource through practices like coppicing, pollarding (sp?) and hedge-laying.
I really appreciate the fact that Ruth didn't shave her legs. Not only is it authentic to the Victorian era, but she's also not conforming to the female expectations of today, especially for a filmed tv program from 2009 that thousands of people are expected to watch.
Women were shaving their legs in the Middle Ages. It wasn't a matter of being "authentic" for the show, or "conforming to female expectations" (lmao), but a matter of rural life, when you just don't have time for that sort of thing as much as you'd like.
Or it could be Ruth's personal choice being in her Late forties & quite a light person I'm sure the director left it up to the historian herself-Wish she had mentioned it
@@Ridley369 they really weren't, commonly. Why would they?
21:56 Pray tell us, what is this "skate board" this chap is talking about?
'Tis a mid-late 20th Century time-travel contraption
Should have waterproofed your boots, Peter!
NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH NYEH
I'd like to waterproof his boots ...😏
@@annika_panicka hed need them waterproof if i was anywhere near him. he is delish
@@marycanary86 😉 Dirty girl! Lol
Most interesting series I've seen lately, it really makes you Imagine how you'd be as a victorian farmer. Great channel, greetings from the turkish sultanate
15:00 "now I need egg yolks" proceeds to very carefully separate the egg yolk, using only the white.
Checking for wax in sheep teats is a lot easier than palpating.
Well seeing Ruth take a bath and getting a good peek at her ankle definitely makes this one of my favorites…bouncing on the basket was an extra treat! 😉😃
I think Alex and Peter are really funny together.
My grandfather and great uncle were farmers. We were all hunters when I grew up. They actually used to stock ringneck pheasants in the wildlife management area that bordered on my grandfather's field. They would fly over the fence in the morning to sun themselves and forage in the fields, and we would hunt along the fence lines and patches of trees. My great uncle used to say his boys didn't know what beef tasted like til they were in high school because they ate so much venison.
That basket maker was really cool. ( that took some skills there.) 😮😮😮
The guy at 40:06 is such a fabulous teacher! Instructive and detailed while still being kind and patient - wonderful :)
Clumpper is beautiful horse I love the farm setting.Love watching these series
I love this! Please keep making these! Ruth is awesome!!!
Clumped does a lot of work!!! Have to take good care of him!!!
I have to go to bed. I have to!!! I can't wait to get back to this.
I'm so enjoying watching this trio through the centuries.
I absolutely LOVE this show.
12:38 The sound it made is absolutely killing me rn
Love the oak basket. Just love these series, so interesting. Best thing on TV
A couple years back Frugal Money Savers did a no spend and Frugal Queen also does this. A no spend is paying household bills and planning a modest groc allowance for milk, bread etc.. once that is spent you JUST MAKE DO, When you make a decision you have to stick with it. No cheats allowed! It’s all about priorities and what you hope to accomplish with the no spend in the first place. Good luck with future challenges. Susan
This content is amazing I live for this kind of interesting information
That basket is amazing! Talk about sustainability 😮
The way he waterproofed his shoes is nearly the exact same as how my father and I waterproof our leather jackets for the rain.
I love watching this show, it warms my heart so much ❤️❤️❤️
English is not easy for me but now I understand what they are talking. Thanks 🙏 everyone. I love Absolute History. Greetings from Chiangmai Thailand 🇹🇭 🙏
This is very interesting and I can't stop watching this the people and animals are wonderful and such beautiful nature keep up the good work 👍☺️
How do I buy a basket from that guy?!? I will buy at least 6 to start!
I'm glad my dad taught me to hunt rabbit and cook it over a fire, the days we are living in now I'm going to have to show my husband and son how to hunt and skin rabbit and how to cook it.
I have pulled logs in the WV mountains since age 10. It was a hard life but the horse(mile) made it so much easier
Love this channel this particular show as kids we had goats of one became a pet it messed with me when they got served up for supper
15:01
“Egg yolks”
Then puts in egg whites hehe
Somtimes you just call somting the wrong ting or a a diffrent part of somting and dont even realise
I simply adore sheep. Are they good pets? They seem so calm, despite being man-handled.
mmmmmmm not really Penelope... they are livestock, heard animal... so you should have a few and dont mistake docile with calm.. the rams much like in goats tend to urinate all over their bellies, and stink.... the wool tends to pick up sticks and grass and anything, including there own crap... bugs can get into it, then you gotta shear them every year.... its a pain in the ass and they eat like a horse... I would recommend getting a little south African goat. The brown and white ones... they are sheepish without as much drama and look... they can eat just about anything, so they are good to go on kitchen scraps, twigs, grass.... you name it.... Sheep are awesome if you have the gear for them and fodder to provide... they get fairly big the old sheep as well, im a country boy from Australia and delt with ALOT of livestock, but i dont reckon there is a much better looking, easy to deal with, easy to feed, animal, than a Boer goat. Have a beautiful day mate.
@@giovannigiorgio4622 Wow! LOL Well, I never knew sheep were a pain in the arse. I will take what you have said to consider. Thanks!
@@penelopejoann I only delt with Merino... there are 100s of breeds, you know.... i might have the wrong end of the stick. but yeah old mate makes a decent living off his Boer goat, the meat is really really good, like a cross between beef and Lamb.... alot like koala ;)
I'm pretty late to the party but my family used to take in retired breeding sheep and I can say that they were horrible sweet creatures and made excellent pets! Just make sure you have proper accommodations and space for them! I can't remember what breeds we took in however. Hope this helps!
I got three orphaned lambs when I lived in Tasmania - Pepper, Moppet and Spottles - and hand-reared them from about a week old. I loved them and they were just so funny. They'd come as soon as I called and they'd follow me on a walk through the bush. I left Tas after eight years and gave them to a lady who spun wool for weaving. They had a great life!
As of May 2020 dusty is still alive. Clumper is gone though. And old man landlord
23:23 that side-eye 🤣
I just started this video, but I’m sure it involves mercury and/or arsenic
Only in mentioning cause they are living the year Edwardian style ,not dieing the Edwardian style.
Well if you're frequenting the brothel one too many times and gets yourself a pox, the only way of treatment in pre penicillin era is mercury
Chopping that big tree to the tune of ‘One Toke Over The Line’ 😅
That axe has to be pretty sharp to be cutting the tree so much.
Thank you, Miss Ruth. Every single person has worked hard and given all, however, you owned being a woman and addressed it. Thank you!!!
Is there any reason why the bedroom isn't fitted with a tiny iron woodstove? I find it hard to believe that people only had heat in the kitchen
They are not staying in the house.
The shepherd is definitely my favorite side character
I miss shining my boots in the Navy. About the only thing I DO miss. I cannot imagine shining with that DIY polish, though. Poor guy...
23:06 Lol-If that ewe could type ... "WTF?"
Ruth’s hair is gorgeous!
Anybody have behind the scenes shots of Peter’s shoulder pump after sawing that log?
I sure hope that they were saying they wouldn’t have help delivering the sheeps’ babies just for the sake of the show… And that there was someone with actual experience ready to ensure the care of those animals there!