What a very well done video and trip down memory lane for me. My mother was born in Worcester and my father in Virginia, USA. She was the postman’s daughter at Spetchley and met my dad while delivering Mail to the US Army staff that was stationed there during WWII. Needless to say, I am quite happy that they did meet and that I am half British. In 1962, and at the age of 13, I traveled to Worcester from our home in Orlando to live for a while with my grandmother and aunt on Camp Hill RD. Worcester is my “adopted” city and her lovely cathedral is always a “must stop” location on my visits there. I’m never disappointed at the things that I have discovered there over the years as there are just so many exciting things to see. Yes, this is solid British history, but in some small way it keeps reaching across “the Pond” and calling me. Thank you so very mush for making this.
A fascinating and beautifully produced video that held my attention, educating me and shedding light on the ancient history of a wonderful building. Thank you.
That video is a lovely introduction to a visit to Worcester. Well presented, I like it how the written pieces appear. Well done, and I hope there is more to come. Peace be unto you.
St Wulfstan is a hero of mine. He and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc, approached William the Conqueror to ask him to abolish slavery, which he, or his immediate successors, seem to have done. William of Malmesbury records that Wulfstan demonstrated outside Bristol - then in his Diocese, and where there was a slave market - against the slave trade. This all proved useful in 1772, when the Lord Chief Justice - Lord Mansfield - was forced to declare that slavery had no place in English law. William the Conqueror was a devout Catholic, and had a better right to the throne than the usurper, Harold. I believe that the reason why many Saxon bishops - like the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stigand - had to go was that they had been consecrated by an antipope and therefore they were not valid bishops. Wulfstan's consecration was valid.
I would strongly contest the claim the Harold Godwinson was a "usurper". The Godwins were long established as one of the most powerful families in Anglo-Saxon England. I accept that with my surname, I may be thought to be biased....
Fabulous, after watching with my junior archaeologists (aged 9) we're planning a trip to the cloisters to see if we can spot the Anglo-Saxon bits in real life.
The capitals and bases of the columns in the cafe are more dependably dated because of their distinctive appearance....also a great excuse to sit and eat cake staring at them!
CORRECTION @15:48: John's tomb dates to c.1232, not 1225 as listed. I was thinking of the approximate date when work on rebuilding the eastern end of the Cathedral began!
I wouldn't know where to start, but I can tell you it takes approximately £3,500 per day to run (this includes the cost of employing a team of stone masons who are located on site permanently....there's always some bit of masonry wants repairing!)
look to the broken abbeys to see how Worcester will look in 200 years. If they succeed in establishing the caliphate then these beacons of Christianity will be in line for demolition. Look at what they did every where else.
@@faithfulhistory Oh. You have a nice accent. 😇 The British pronunciation of Sim isn't pronounced as in Simon, it is as in sim card, and leverage is as in lee. 😇
Poor background music choices - that awful clunking slow piano pacing, for example, nearly drowning out the narrator's voice. Indeed, why have music at all if the story is interesting enough? I suspect that it's just a lazy amateur attitude of "I mean, you gotter have music on all the time...innit?".
What a very well done video and trip down memory lane for me. My mother was born in Worcester and my father in Virginia, USA. She was the postman’s daughter at Spetchley and met my dad while delivering Mail to the US Army staff that was stationed there during WWII. Needless to say, I am quite happy that they did meet and that I am half British. In 1962, and at the age of 13, I traveled to Worcester from our home in Orlando to live for a while with my grandmother and aunt on Camp Hill RD. Worcester is my “adopted” city and her lovely cathedral is always a “must stop” location on my visits there. I’m never disappointed at the things that I have discovered there over the years as there are just so many exciting things to see. Yes, this is solid British history, but in some small way it keeps reaching across “the Pond” and calling me.
Thank you so very mush for making this.
Hi Richard thanks for your kind words! Always gratifying to see people enjoying my work - even thousands of miles away!
what a great documentary. this is certainly one of the golden ages of history & archaeology.
Thanks!
A fascinating and beautifully produced video that held my attention, educating me and shedding light on the ancient history of a wonderful building. Thank you.
Kind words indeed! Glad you enjoyed ^_^
Great, fascinating overview of the history. Thanks for making this video!
This is a lovely account of local history.
That video is a lovely introduction to a visit to Worcester. Well presented, I like it how the written pieces appear. Well done, and I hope there is more to come. Peace be unto you.
Fascinating info. What an exquisite cathedral! Thanks.
St Wulfstan is a hero of mine. He and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc, approached William the Conqueror to ask him to abolish slavery, which he, or his immediate successors, seem to have done. William of Malmesbury records that Wulfstan demonstrated outside Bristol - then in his Diocese, and where there was a slave market - against the slave trade.
This all proved useful in 1772, when the Lord Chief Justice - Lord Mansfield - was forced to declare that slavery had no place in English law.
William the Conqueror was a devout Catholic, and had a better right to the throne than the usurper, Harold. I believe that the reason why many Saxon bishops - like the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stigand - had to go was that they had been consecrated by an antipope and therefore they were not valid bishops. Wulfstan's consecration was valid.
He was a real titan of history! Thanks for the info I haven't actually looked too much at any business he had with King William
William the Bastards claim on the English throne was tenuous at best.
I would strongly contest the claim the Harold Godwinson was a "usurper". The Godwins were long established as one of the most powerful families in Anglo-Saxon England.
I accept that with my surname, I may be thought to be biased....
Fabulous, after watching with my junior archaeologists (aged 9) we're planning a trip to the cloisters to see if we can spot the Anglo-Saxon bits in real life.
The capitals and bases of the columns in the cafe are more dependably dated because of their distinctive appearance....also a great excuse to sit and eat cake staring at them!
Lovely! Very well put together.
Fantastic video very much enjoyed, yes the faithful city Worcester. 🍐
Subscribed. Love the channel. Now it is 212. Will be awesome if it reaches one million 😍
Thanks so much Saugot! Really encouraging to hear ^_^
CORRECTION @15:48: John's tomb dates to c.1232, not 1225 as listed. I was thinking of the approximate date when work on rebuilding the eastern end of the Cathedral began!
thank you for this Joe!
You're very welcome!
Labour of love, well done!
Thanks Wayne!
What a nice video.
To get some idea of the enormous cost of this building, can someone suggest what it would cost to build a replica and just how long?
I wouldn't know where to start, but I can tell you it takes approximately £3,500 per day to run (this includes the cost of employing a team of stone masons who are located on site permanently....there's always some bit of masonry wants repairing!)
Our millions of new Citizens, will have no interest in any of this.
Sic transit Gloria!
1956,,,,,,,,,and never learnt a damned thing!
They may be citizens, but they will never be English.
@@GazzaBoo The next steps to this situation is rack and ruin, for the newbies will not work for "old History." Peace be unto you.
@@GazzaBoo
They will never be British either!
look to the broken abbeys to see how Worcester will look in 200 years. If they succeed in establishing the caliphate then these beacons of Christianity will be in line for demolition. Look at what they did every where else.
1956 was a great year. Or so my mum led me to believe.
Sounds like Paul Bettany.
I'll take that all day long!
Just finished watching it. Narrator was Joe Tierney.
Wow people worship sauce
We do round these parts mate
It's still made there.
It this a digital narrator? Simultaneously was pronounced the American way, as was leverage.
Nope 'tis my voice!
@@faithfulhistory Oh. You have a nice accent. 😇 The British pronunciation of Sim isn't pronounced as in Simon, it is as in sim card, and leverage is as in lee. 😇
@@stephengraham5099 high praise indeed! I shall heed your sage advice on future films 😀
Poor background music choices - that awful clunking slow piano pacing, for example, nearly drowning out the narrator's voice. Indeed, why have music at all if the story is interesting enough? I suspect that it's just a lazy amateur attitude of "I mean, you gotter have music on all the time...innit?".
I'm ashamed to say that as well as the narrator, I am also the producer, filmer and writer. Sorry to have disappointed you