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  • Опубликовано: 1 июн 2020
  • Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn recreate the running of a farm as it would've been in the Edwardian era. The trio establish their domicile, scrubbing flagstone floor and cleaning out a clogged chimney. They put up hay, hire a stonemason to make a trough, learn to thatch, make rag rugs, begin keeping chickens and sheep. Ruth cooks a sheep's head stew.
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  • @leslietarkin5705
    @leslietarkin5705 Год назад +402

    I love this show. It's peaceful and informative. There's no anger. There's no politics. It's just three friends learning about the eras of the past and learning some of the skills used by people in those eras. Ruth's laugh is infectious. It's just lovely to see people living and getting along so well with each other.

    • @s1nb4d59
      @s1nb4d59 Год назад +12

      Yes thank goodness none of the terribleness of todays world Leslie but a way to learn how we looked after ourselves without all the modern conveniences,detergents and medicines but natural remedies and such that didnt poison our earth.

    • @user-zc8sd8jx8s
      @user-zc8sd8jx8s Год назад +5

      @@s1nb4d59 yeah, now let's talk about the life expectancy of that period and think a little why it was so much lower than today.
      "natural remedies", yes, of course, sure. (no, thanks.)

    • @tabaxikhajit4541
      @tabaxikhajit4541 Год назад +6

      Thank you for saying what I feel. When you immerse yourself in loving one another, you create a healthy, happy environment. It isn't perfect, but you learn together and help each other. I hope we can all try to live this way, in whatever era we find ourselves.

    • @knitspired
      @knitspired Год назад +7

      Yes! And Ruth isn’t brash, trying to be a boss babe or anything. She is respectful which leads to respect for her.
      Also, life expectancy wasn’t lower back then. Just saying.

    • @pyrace
      @pyrace Год назад +3

      ​@Knitspired and the Offgrid Homestead I agree, life was harder but not necessarily shorter, and they knew exactly what chemicals were floating around in their bodies.
      Have you all seen 'Victorian Farm' and something along the lines of 'How to build a Castle' Ruthie and the gang are in those too 😊

  • @valeriataylor8337
    @valeriataylor8337 3 года назад +514

    it must be fantastic to be a historian in a country that values its own History and keep things and sites so well preserved!

    • @Natalija249
      @Natalija249 2 года назад +15

      Isn't it amazing! So much history there

    • @alanprior7650
      @alanprior7650 2 года назад +27

      I'm a former Brit ( became a US citizen a year ago ) and we have so much history and invention that my (now) fellow Yanks can only dream of!

    • @anna_in_aotearoa3166
      @anna_in_aotearoa3166 2 года назад +16

      I read the Morwellham Quay wiki & it sounds like the county council stopped funding their outdoor museum right around the time this was filmed, basically bringing the place to bankruptcy- so sad!! (Perhaps a response to impacts of the recent GFC?) Thankfully, it appears to have been quickly taken over by & funded by a nearby similar historical site...?

    • @piccalillipit9211
      @piccalillipit9211 2 года назад +16

      Im British, living in Bulgaria. Whilst there is a crazy amount of archaeology and history here its not accessible like it is in the UK. I really miss being able to say "lets go to Alnwick castle" or lets go to the railway museum - I mean my neighbour literally had a castle in his garden, we had a ruined castle up the road as kids to play on - its everywhere and its open and its accessible.
      The National Trust is an amazing institute and I never begrudged my membership.
      In Bulgaria its all under the ground and its illegal to dig it up cos they dont have the resources to look after it and stop it from getting robbed.

    • @davideddy2672
      @davideddy2672 2 года назад +5

      Funny how people believe that myth …

  • @rebbekahcannons9805
    @rebbekahcannons9805 3 года назад +357

    Watching them clean the chimney like oh no she's gonna have to scrub them floors again.

    • @justanotherperson584
      @justanotherperson584 3 года назад +9

      And again!

    • @oldhatnewscene1
      @oldhatnewscene1 3 года назад +2

      @@justanotherperson584 me

    • @TheRealSmithFamily
      @TheRealSmithFamily 3 года назад +11

      At least they didn’t use a young child to clean it like in the olden days! 😳

    • @hotbxdkitty969
      @hotbxdkitty969 3 года назад +4

      she did comment about having to scrub it twice a day 🤔

    • @Neddoest
      @Neddoest 2 года назад +6

      @@hotbxdkitty969 for some reason your comment finally triggered the explanation as to why in the world anyone would care to scrub their floors daily; is foot traffic really that bad? No silly, they’ve got a fricken fire going in the wall all day which means soot… duh! Lol

  • @leaflet1686
    @leaflet1686 3 года назад +145

    I love how he hugs the chicken the entire time! And I also love that he didn't saccrifice the chicken to clean the chimney

    • @HomeDistiller
      @HomeDistiller 2 года назад +11

      pity he threw it off the roof.. chickens are almost flightless, and you can see in his face that it flew like a stone

    • @leaflet1686
      @leaflet1686 2 года назад +1

      @@HomeDistiller I watched this so long ago, that I don't even remember this series existed :D And I am bad with face reading :/

    • @Raevynwing
      @Raevynwing 2 года назад +35

      @@HomeDistiller chickens are alright flapping down from a height. It just looks clumsy as hell 😂 Mine would get up into trees or onto the roof of the coop then leap off and flutter down when it was time for lock up

    • @eriksharpe6929
      @eriksharpe6929 2 года назад +5

      Yeah but then he just yeeted it off the roof like a box of rocks lmao

    • @leaflet1686
      @leaflet1686 2 года назад +1

      @@eriksharpe6929 I don't remember this video anymore, but just the word chicken made me smile :3

  • @MichaelAndersxq28guy
    @MichaelAndersxq28guy Год назад +49

    I have to say that this trio is indomitable. They've done so much in so many centuries.

  • @klswa5058
    @klswa5058 3 года назад +185

    PLEASSSEEEE make more videos with Ruth, Peter and Alex!!!!! Im addicted. Peter and Alex have such a sweet, funny and just wholesome relationship together. Competitive but it's a sweet way. And Ruth is just perfect! Point plank. She knows everything and she's so positive. I don't know what it is specifically but I want her on my team in all aspects of life lol.
    They're all just so relatable and have an amazing presence on camera. They deserve even more praise than given.

    • @ashleelarsen5002
      @ashleelarsen5002 2 года назад +2

      I second this

    • @crystal3674
      @crystal3674 2 года назад +2

      I concur!! 🤗♥️

    • @latudorfrancaise6052
      @latudorfrancaise6052 2 года назад +13

      have you seen all of their other farm series? the first series is called Tales from the Green Valley

    • @mom2natopotato
      @mom2natopotato 2 года назад +1

      I completely agree. More please! The entire farming series from the different eras are so well done.

    • @clareellis4906
      @clareellis4906 Год назад +3

      They have several series with all of them in it...
      tales from the green
      Wartime farm
      Victorian farm and I think maybe another one...

  • @FollowingUsernamesR
    @FollowingUsernamesR 3 года назад +285

    Watching them clean that chimney like, "her floor!" 😱

    • @kickinwiccan1345
      @kickinwiccan1345 3 года назад +17

      I was thinking the EXACT same thing why did she try to light the stove BEFORE they brought in all the furniture and had a beautiful clean floor

    • @loganmpe7559
      @loganmpe7559 3 года назад +7

      I know, same thing I was thinking 😂!

    • @laurielyddy4890
      @laurielyddy4890 3 года назад +8

      Oh my God me too! It didn't make any sense not to at least use an old sheet or something to cover up the chimney area and the stove before they ran that thing through

    • @crunchies4me
      @crunchies4me 3 года назад +3

      Lol I know right!!! They should clean it up themselves since they made the mess!!!

    • @lindenpeters2601
      @lindenpeters2601 3 года назад

      @fred McMurray I kind of thought the same thing. That opening in the chimney was probably to check the draw. Maybe they included it on purpose?

  • @Janeite445
    @Janeite445 3 года назад +141

    Peter is straight-up giving me Mr. Darcy vibes when he was up at that quarry.

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 года назад +7

      How true that! Nearly blown over

    • @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs
      @3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs 3 года назад +23

      I'm a little bit in love with him after watching the Victorian farm series

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 года назад +5

      Do try to see the train series after Alex teases Peter & he cleaned up all pretty needs a men's hair rinse🤭&my favorite Colin the man with the talent wartime Christmas super

    • @annika_panicka
      @annika_panicka 3 года назад +10

      Lol-I think I wrote in one of the other videos that he's like a more rugged, less posh Colin Firth

    • @pilgrimageintothepast6086
      @pilgrimageintothepast6086 3 года назад +3

      I was thinking a young Oliver Reed or Ian McShane when he had had his shave

  • @pinkeysherbet7249
    @pinkeysherbet7249 3 года назад +217

    Bless Mr. Mudge. He looks like a hobbit and I can’t help but love him

    • @tmsaskg
      @tmsaskg 2 года назад +10

      Maybe "hobbits" were portrayed in the movie based on edwardian era people... :)

    • @BJ-ix8hc
      @BJ-ix8hc 2 года назад +5

      He's just the best!

    • @skarletpowers3016
      @skarletpowers3016 2 года назад +2

      He really is a pro.

    • @allanturmaine5496
      @allanturmaine5496 2 года назад +3

      Mudge for PM.

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 2 года назад +4

      @@tmsaskg That is very possible. Mr. Mudge in his Edwardian garb would've fit right into Hobbiton. The name is even Hobbit-ish. He would've made a wonderful Bilbo.

  • @amptaxman
    @amptaxman 3 года назад +118

    I’m watching this series for the fourth time. I love this series, & the Victorian period series, & the Tudor period series.
    I simply love immersive history.

    • @nonamerooster5413
      @nonamerooster5413 3 года назад +3

      Watch Wartime Farm! Not bad either!

    • @skp6613
      @skp6613 Год назад +2

      This is my second time. I’m completely enthralled by these series!

    • @sherimaldonado1889
      @sherimaldonado1889 Год назад

      I too watched them all, I think they are brave to go back and "live"in a different time!!💗

    • @Robynhoodlum
      @Robynhoodlum Год назад +4

      @@nonamerooster5413 I second this! And I also suggest the Secrets of the Medieval Castle season as well!

    • @kasie680
      @kasie680 9 месяцев назад +1

      War time farm, and green acres are awesome too, I’ve watched them over and over

  • @Bille994
    @Bille994 3 года назад +490

    Ironically, I'm sure that sheep's head stewed with cheap fresh vegetables was far healthier than the tinned and heavily processed products aimed at the Edwardian middle classes

    • @ieatplastic1756
      @ieatplastic1756 3 года назад +35

      Safer too.

    • @user-fx6wo1ps7x
      @user-fx6wo1ps7x 3 года назад +78

      (assuming they actually had enough to eat) I think throughout history the poor have generally been healthier. They are simple good food while the rich ate lots of meat, sugar, white flour etc, hence why they got the 'diseases of kings', aka all of our leading killers today now that everyone can afford to eat like shit

    • @hambone4984
      @hambone4984 3 года назад +18

      Nothing wrong with a bit of metal chips in your canned products and a nice stewing of lead

    • @nonamerooster5413
      @nonamerooster5413 3 года назад

      I totally agree

    • @joesmith5095
      @joesmith5095 2 года назад +11

      Sure, but the middle classes were still classed as 'peasants' until not too long ago - the middle class even going back to the middle ages were technically property owners if they 'owned' a farm, because as long as the land or property you 'owned' was on a Lord's land, they still owned you and everything you do essentially. Meaning you were still a peasant. The class system wasn't dissimilar to the American system, for example - a lot of American's today call themselves middle class as long as they have 2 cars, a large-ish house with quite good jobs. That's not the case in England. To be middle class, you have money and a certain breeding. If i inherited £1 million today, i wouldn't suddenly become middle class, regardless of how i lived. My class is dictated upon my breeding and history of my family to a great extent, that even if i were a millionaire - i just wouldn't be middle class according to most people.

  • @gailhandschuh1138
    @gailhandschuh1138 3 года назад +180

    The boatman made more money during this filming than he probably made in the past 20 years he’s quite a fountain of knowledge to the farmers.

  • @katiev5281
    @katiev5281 4 года назад +161

    That chicken he is holding is so patient and well behaved

    • @nrgbunni.
      @nrgbunni. 4 года назад +31

      Katie Vogt he later mentions they were his chickens brought from home so I imagine they’re quite used to him handling them

    • @NathanChisholm041
      @NathanChisholm041 3 года назад +2

      And dinner later on!

    • @conniecharley7086
      @conniecharley7086 3 года назад +1

      @@nrgbunni. qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

    • @frankieamsden7918
      @frankieamsden7918 3 года назад +7

      One really must admire a well behaved chicken!

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde 3 года назад +10

      "I have my chicken, my God, and my country sir!" That's how I would address everyone.

  • @mirandas.7742
    @mirandas.7742 3 года назад +207

    I love how he YEETS the chicken off the roof, after talking about how he couldn't stand to shove the thing down the chimney

    • @copperpumpkin2648
      @copperpumpkin2648 3 года назад +6

      Yeah it's a bit mean of him, but even if the chicken couldn't fly, due to its dimensions especially counting for all the Ruffles in the feathers creating friction, it's terminal velocity is much lower than that of a human, so even if it did suffer injury upon landing it would be less than that of a human and even with Fair bit of speed as its whole body has a lot less weight to support upon impact.

    • @Atomy111
      @Atomy111 3 года назад +32

      @@copperpumpkin2648 ITS A BIT MEAN TO LET A FLYING ANIMAL GO??!!!??!?!?! Where has this overly PC world come to

    • @henkjanssen1252
      @henkjanssen1252 3 года назад +29

      I have chickens and I YEET them all the time. I haven't clipped their wings and they parachute down without a problem. Remember they descend from jungle fowl that used to roost in trees...

    • @lorrainemerry8661
      @lorrainemerry8661 3 года назад +12

      @@henkjanssen1252 I've got 6 hen's. I let mine roost in the trees during the warmer weather as they like to do. Soon I will be knocking them out of the trees and put them in the coup.

    • @didosauce6008
      @didosauce6008 3 года назад +14

      @@copperpumpkin2648 chickens are actually really good fliers when they don’t have their wings clipped. The chicken is definitely fine, they wouldn’t air that scene otherwise

  • @littleloner1159
    @littleloner1159 4 года назад +570

    "Cant do it to this little fellow because hes wayy to adorable"
    Proceeds to throw the chicken off the roof

    • @skankhunt_-42
      @skankhunt_-42 3 года назад +63

      Absolutely killed me when I saw that lmaoooo

    • @ultraboombean
      @ultraboombean 3 года назад +30

      Reminded me of Legend of Zelda .

    • @AnotherWittyUsername.
      @AnotherWittyUsername. 3 года назад +76

      That's not flying, that's falling with style!

    • @asdfg2560
      @asdfg2560 3 года назад +37

      its fine he can fly

    • @mikkelnpetersen
      @mikkelnpetersen 3 года назад +35

      Better than going down the chimney

  • @StrikaAmaru
    @StrikaAmaru 3 года назад +110

    16:05 When he just tossed the hen from the roof, I finally understood why Minecraft chicken don't take fall damage.

    • @henrylivingstone2971
      @henrylivingstone2971 3 года назад +8

      Cuz birds can fly 😂😂😂

    • @lincolntalks4444
      @lincolntalks4444 3 года назад +2

      @@henrylivingstone2971 Chickens can’t fly but you’re not wrong they can Kinda glide

    • @henrylivingstone2971
      @henrylivingstone2971 3 года назад +8

      @@lincolntalks4444
      That’s not necessarily true some strains of chickens when not fattened up can fly, the Indian jungle fowl for example cannot keep itself aloft for long however it carries the capability of flight, being the most oldest genus of the modern domestic chicken. And thus retains its more wild traits.

    • @lincolntalks4444
      @lincolntalks4444 3 года назад +2

      @@henrylivingstone2971 fair enough

    • @lincolntalks4444
      @lincolntalks4444 3 года назад

      I meant traditional chicken but you win have a nice day

  • @candidethirtythree4324
    @candidethirtythree4324 3 года назад +89

    When I watch these shows and it says they live in each period for one year...I keep thing that it should be a daily show and I would watch every one!
    I have watched these several times already.

    • @violetskies14
      @violetskies14 3 года назад +14

      Me too. Although I suspect they have days off so there probably wouldn't be one for every day. Ruth is married and her kids were teenagers at the time of filming this I think so I doubt she just went "see you I'm off" and left for a whole year lol.

    • @fayecox9401
      @fayecox9401 2 года назад

      Definatly that would be great

    • @Neddoest
      @Neddoest 2 года назад

      That would be awesome… but they’ve said in interviews the production crews during filming weeks slowed things down work wise and was inconvenient on a farm, which does makes sense

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 2 года назад +5

      @@Neddoest I'd love to see a "making of" follow-up to these farm series.

  • @ReclusiveEagle
    @ReclusiveEagle 4 года назад +96

    1:30 Nobody:
    Man: *Stroking chicken* "What lovely new lands!"

  • @deboraharmstrong3002
    @deboraharmstrong3002 5 месяцев назад +2

    Ruth making the rag rug.....made me remember reading a book of crafts. The author said "there is no craft which consumes more in the way of textiles than rug-making."

  • @agluebottle
    @agluebottle 3 года назад +180

    I love these crusty old dudes they kept digging up like Farmer Mudge and the persnickety thatcher. Friggin hilarious.

    • @fiskrond9212
      @fiskrond9212 3 года назад +20

      Farmer Mudge is about as rustic-authentic as it gets cos if he's acting he should be up for an award... proper thumbs up to him! b(^_^)

    • @snootdingo9365
      @snootdingo9365 3 года назад +18

      Usage of "persnickety" gets you fired down a lime kiln, Stephen.

    • @d3335
      @d3335 3 года назад +5

      @@snootdingo9365 *snickers*

  • @allynehan5625
    @allynehan5625 3 года назад +17

    I love how Alex was nervously petting the chicken as they approached their destination XD

  • @mrkshply
    @mrkshply 2 года назад +8

    I need these three to go all the way back to stone age Britain. I'm fully invested now

  • @suzipam1234
    @suzipam1234 4 месяца назад +2

    I just cant get enough of these wonderfully insightful and peaceful documentaries

  • @maysaniyazova
    @maysaniyazova 3 года назад +14

    Just the amount of effort it took to get that floor clean would make me go "Um... can I quit now, please?"

  • @nevaeha4048
    @nevaeha4048 2 года назад +5

    I really thought I was about to watch this man stuff a chicken down the chimney. 💀👀 Glad to see him release it back to the other chicks

  • @7rotorhead
    @7rotorhead 3 года назад +104

    Thanks to #AbsoluteHistory for acknowledging the audio problems and for their plans to reupload corrected versions. ☆☆☆☆☆
    Absolute History wrote, "We hear you! We're aware of the ongoing issues with some of the audio tracks on our Farm & Pharmacy videos, and we're working on fixing them." They added, "All the faulty videos will eventually be replaced, but please bear with us as we source and fix these one by one. In the meantime, please accept our sincere apologies!"

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 года назад +1

      Ah yes we spoke&they heard & turned the sound down a bit&added 5 adverts to the Utube play-haha probably only in the US(They misguidedly think we like them on here when we pay a fortune to get them on cable) this is great free ads&all

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 2 года назад +1

      And a year later they continue to pour out new content and haven't done a damn thing about fixing the audio problems in this and (at least) Wartime farm. It's a shame as these videos are such good content and worth multiple rewatches but the sound problems take away so much from enjoying them.

  • @lillyrose5428
    @lillyrose5428 3 года назад +45

    Rewatching this series for the fourth time now. Man, I really hope they make more alike this, it's great! Alex, Peter and Ruth are wonderful!

  • @nicolegates9958
    @nicolegates9958 3 года назад +71

    Am i the only one with a giant crush on Peter?

    • @crenee4742
      @crenee4742 3 года назад +15

      No, ma'am, you're not! 😜😂
      He's very attractive and sexy when he's doing "manly stuff". Hate to think he'd cover up that gorgeous face with a beard! Lol

    • @justinallenlindley9796
      @justinallenlindley9796 3 года назад +9

      You definitely aren't. He's fine as hell. 🖤

    • @Thelmageddon
      @Thelmageddon 3 года назад +6

      I liked the beard 😁

    • @Stoogewriter
      @Stoogewriter 3 года назад +5

      No but I have a bigger crush on Alex.

    • @francespowell6923
      @francespowell6923 3 года назад +3

      Nope.

  • @craigfroese6689
    @craigfroese6689 Год назад +12

    I love when they bring all the experts who keep these skills alive.

  • @katiev5281
    @katiev5281 4 года назад +66

    I want to see more about Edwardian farm home making

  • @debbyrucci2471
    @debbyrucci2471 Год назад +3

    Oh my goodness, a big bunch of holly to clean a chimney, fabulous!. People were so clever and inventive back then.

  • @maxwellkafka
    @maxwellkafka 3 года назад +65

    It would have been funny if someone said “why do you keep calling it the FIRST Word War?”

    • @angelwhispers2060
      @angelwhispers2060 2 года назад +4

      Ikr... if someone had stayed a little too far into character

    • @The_Butler_Did_It
      @The_Butler_Did_It 2 года назад +3

      Actually, despite what it says on Wikipedia, it was already being called the First World War while it was still being fought in 1918. The name was first coined by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles à Court Repington as recorded in a diary entry of 10 September 1918. He also wrote a two volume history of the conflict called "The First World War" published in 1920.

  • @ambyungbae7344
    @ambyungbae7344 3 года назад +10

    Ruth is really hitting it off with the boatsman haha

  • @gamernick1533
    @gamernick1533 4 года назад +116

    Any more Edwardian Farm to come? I love, love, love the shows that these folk make. Never seen the Edwardian Farm one!

    • @7rotorhead
      @7rotorhead 4 года назад +17

      11 more episodes to come.

    • @Niiiiith
      @Niiiiith 4 года назад +5

      7rotorhead sweet! are they already out somewhere or is this channel the only place it’s available?

    • @Niiiiith
      @Niiiiith 4 года назад +6

      7rotorhead I just found your playlist. You sir are an angel

    • @pinkythechihuahua3156
      @pinkythechihuahua3156 4 года назад +4

      @@Niiiiith
      OMG!!!! How lucky am I to have found your post, and the page of the gentleman who has the additional videos.
      Have you been watching the videos of castle building? Amazing, or as they say in the UK, BRILLIANT!

    • @thebovineavenger
      @thebovineavenger 4 года назад +3

      @@Niiiiith if you search Edwardian farm on youtube you can find ALL 12 episodes already posted on different channels.

  • @bilindalaw-morley161
    @bilindalaw-morley161 3 года назад +7

    In the opening scenes I thought Ruth's lovely hair was being cut. I yelled at my screen ,"Oh NO, why would you do that?"
    Consequently my dog is quite worried about me.

  • @Reijack
    @Reijack 3 года назад +47

    I like to think that Alex took up raising chickens after his time on the Victorian Farm

    • @ashleelarsen5002
      @ashleelarsen5002 2 года назад +1

      I am positive, he went home and buys his chicken at KFC now. He just says how much he appreciates the food twice .

    • @0hMyLife
      @0hMyLife Год назад

      I think you are correct!! The only one of the 5 period farm series Alex wasn't on was Tales From The Green Valley(2005), and that was the first series they made. So, his first appearance was on Victorian Farm(2009). And this was the second series he was a part of! So I do believe he started keeping chickens between Victorian and Edwardian Farm(2011).

  • @emilyrose2111
    @emilyrose2111 3 года назад +44

    Okay can we just say that Peter and Alex are such a dynamic due?

  • @spookayitsme
    @spookayitsme 3 года назад +8

    Hahaha Ruth realising she's got to scrub and clean those floors again be like 👁️👄👁️

  • @leahvaris769
    @leahvaris769 4 года назад +33

    It's two minutes in and I'm already excited for all 12 episodes!

  • @lexilei191
    @lexilei191 3 года назад +67

    I really love this look into history! I'd love to be able to visit one of these places in action! Thanks so much Ruth and guys!!!

  • @justinallenlindley9796
    @justinallenlindley9796 3 года назад +29

    Holy crap Alex was almost kind to Peter. I'm shell shocked. 😲

  • @randomargument972
    @randomargument972 3 года назад +13

    56:55 I imagine Ruth as mother with her grown up elder son Peter and younger son Alex

    • @ritageorge8748
      @ritageorge8748 3 года назад +1

      Except Alex is the older one but she likes to call them boys

  • @seraphilight
    @seraphilight 3 года назад +52

    "Produces the deadly carbon monoxide."
    *casually stands over the burning, inescapable poison hole*

    • @HYSTERIA-we6fg
      @HYSTERIA-we6fg 2 года назад +5

      I'm surprised they got the go ahead to burn that stuff for 3 days and 3 nights they were near a road I could hear cars so I'm guessing they were near close to a town.

  • @debbyrucci2471
    @debbyrucci2471 Год назад +9

    Love the Mudge family. I'm from Devon farming stock myself until my grandparents time. I'd love to live and experience like this. Understand how they lived, and how they managed.

  • @Katharina-rp7iq
    @Katharina-rp7iq 3 года назад +26

    My greatgranddad was a carpenter and farmer and my village was fairly backwards...they lived in a house with shingles outside made of hazel rods, wood, and a mix of clay, straw and uhm...poo, but built a modern (back then) house with a stone foundation and bricks on top. We still have a bunch of stuff, including machine-like stuff. I've seen that all my life and never really thought about it.
    Also, my grandma had and used a stove like Ruth is using now up until I was around 7th grade...and I'm 30. She didn't even have anything else to cook, but she did have an oven for baking long before I was born. She quite liked that stove since it was the most amazing and lovey thing, truly, obviously much newer and in much better condition than Ruth's. She sold it to a collector eventually.

    • @commonsense571
      @commonsense571 Год назад

      My sister cooks on-and heats her home with an old coal and gas range. It’s lovely. But I admit I would t want to deal with bringing up coal from the cellar and dealing with klinkers and ash and dust. She has super efficient hepa filters tho. She’s not old fashioned enough to not care about breathing coal dust☺️. She’s got a couple Victoria’s and gas fireplaces and so many oil lamps the kind with painted shades. When the power goes out her house doesn’t look or feel at all any different. It is beautiful. Plus hens eggs and garden canning for veg and summer fruits in winter.
      I am lucky she is so industrious bc I’m disabled and could never. I wish I could.
      .. gosh. Sorry to drag on. And it’s so neat you grew up with that adorable stove at your Grammy’s.
      I hope you and yours are well and have a happy healthy new year in 2023✨💜✨
      Love from the Hudson Valley, NY🗽

  • @mackenziekarsonovich1073
    @mackenziekarsonovich1073 Год назад +3

    As a historian, I love these documentaries. I am so unbelievably jealous lol

  • @suewade114
    @suewade114 5 месяцев назад +2

    This series (as well as their other series) are fantastic history lessons. My children have learnt so much.

  • @d34dsYnt4x
    @d34dsYnt4x 3 года назад +33

    This first, chores later.

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 3 года назад +2

      you, my friend, have gotten your priorities right. Kudos ^_^

    • @guard3745
      @guard3745 3 года назад +2

      Or rather, chores while watching this. (These vids always get me in the mood to clean and do laundry like an Edwardian lady or something lol)

  • @quantumdragon9935
    @quantumdragon9935 3 года назад +16

    12:00 i can't believe that as an American, I'm recognizing some of those brands from over here. Some things really are global

  • @tgwthfy
    @tgwthfy 4 года назад +20

    He YEETED that chicken off of the roof omg

    • @marycanary86
      @marycanary86 3 года назад

      you usually give a bird a bit of lift when you let it go so its got a bit of up-drift while it sort itself out and starts flapping instead of just dropping it

  • @LightningfistCal
    @LightningfistCal 2 года назад +5

    Every time I rewatch the historical farm shows, I always count how many minutes it takes in episode 1 before Peter is absolutely covered in filth. XD

  • @shrabanibarman3734
    @shrabanibarman3734 2 года назад +5

    Alex carrying the chicken around is really adorable 😊😊❤

  • @missmaggie2620
    @missmaggie2620 Год назад +6

    I watched when they lived for a year on The 17th Century Farm in The Green Valley...just to see the light that they have in the house on the Edwardian Farm, let alone the thatching machine for the roofs...I'm so happy for them & I'm sure they were too. What a huge difference in farming from the 17th Century. Wonderful show & very informative, like finding out that they would use chickens to clean out the chimney. Love the peace & the good energy of everyone involved.

  • @OleGeezerCirca1941
    @OleGeezerCirca1941 3 года назад +13

    I have been watching this series out of sequence in order to view episodes in which I had a particular interest. Now I am at Episode One. In the early 1940's, near the start of WW 2 my grandparents bought what had been an Amish farm. No electricity, telephone, indoor plumbing or other modern fixtures. When my family stayed for a weekend we lived as did Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. I'm really enjoying this series as it takes me back to a time (I have an excellent memory sharply remembering events that occurred when I was one and two years old) which many call "a simple life" but in actuality was difficult and required a high skill level merely to survive. A five/five star rating for this series.

  • @ReclusiveEagle
    @ReclusiveEagle 4 года назад +93

    Dear diary. Today I learn't that rocks can spoil

    • @namuunmandal7
      @namuunmandal7 4 года назад +1

      This is not your diary...

    • @the_clockwork_jackass6897
      @the_clockwork_jackass6897 4 года назад +2

      Calcium carbide will do the same, it produces acetylene which is used mostly for lamps (carbide lamps) but they will very slowly release the acetylene and it will go from gravel (whatever grade you have, I use powder for my cannons and pea for my lamps) to a stinky dust which is useless

  • @sylviafoust9545
    @sylviafoust9545 Год назад +5

    I absolutely love these shows! I hope they make more. I think of Ruth, Peter and Alex as my friends.

  • @loganmpe7559
    @loganmpe7559 3 года назад +4

    Hello from Northern California. The British from this time were remarkable I have to say. So much hard physical work and no doubt about their ability to get the job done!

  • @lonelyones
    @lonelyones 4 года назад +175

    16 mid roll ads? That’s one every 4 minutes, I love your guys content, but it isn’t something I should watch on the phone that doesn’t have ad block I guess.

    • @lonelyones
      @lonelyones 4 года назад +6

      @Joe Al Thanks for the tip!

    • @dasffs
      @dasffs 4 года назад +5

      If you have a chromecast, I've not had a single ad. Shame they're so frequent.

    • @NathanChisholm041
      @NathanChisholm041 3 года назад +12

      How can ppl in 2020 still not know about using ad blockers?

    • @bettygreenhansen
      @bettygreenhansen 3 года назад +8

      I pay for RUclips Premium.
      It sucks to pay, but the service removes the ads and improves the experience immensely.
      I really enjoy RUclips for the most part, like access to quality shows like this one, so it seems like a good investment for me.

    • @Dexy83
      @Dexy83 3 года назад +6

      For those who said in 2020 we should all have an adblocker, is there such a thing as adblocker for use with the Android RUclips app? I agree that Premium does improve the experience, but I'm not able to pay right now (still COVID19 furloughed) but I did enjoy a 3 month free trial that ended a few weeks ago. 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @alexisasheep6554
    @alexisasheep6554 Год назад +1

    Every time I rewatch these shows (it's about 5 times each at this point) I'm always lamenting Peter's poor, poor back. It's gone through a lot.

  • @elaineh7811
    @elaineh7811 3 года назад +22

    I love the old crafts .anything Victorian also anything with Ruth and Peter and Alex in💕Ruth always makes the cottages homely for them all to live in 👍

    • @veramae4098
      @veramae4098 2 года назад +1

      I don't know why they couldn't have cleaned the house up a bit, power washed the floor for example, before the trio arrived.

    • @FigaroHey
      @FigaroHey Год назад

      @@veramae4098 So she could show how the floor was cleaned in Edwardian times, obviously. Nobody would have power-washed anything before they moved in if it were the early 1900s.

  • @Lovecrazedgurl
    @Lovecrazedgurl 3 года назад +11

    2:16 the barber has beautiful curls!

  • @redfraggle77
    @redfraggle77 Год назад +3

    I watch these in my caravan, with a glass of gin and my interior design magazine and I feel the stress of modern life melt away! Thanks to all involved! The nice thing is my husband and three children watch it too and we have a family joke about Peter inspecting the Randy ram on Victorian farm 😅

  • @emten7943
    @emten7943 6 месяцев назад +1

    The people needs more series like this! Ive watched them all and hope for more! Please make more!

  • @chipmic9647
    @chipmic9647 11 месяцев назад

    38:44 Peter checking Alex's and his own ear is a mood lmao

  • @Tony-qq2ky
    @Tony-qq2ky 3 года назад +3

    Really enjoying these great documentries produced by Ruth, Alex and Peter. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Extraodinary well done job. BRAVO

  • @OrichiSan
    @OrichiSan 4 года назад +53

    Peter looks so handsome without his beard. Wow

  • @420slaughter
    @420slaughter Год назад +2

    We need more of this show. COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need my ruth

  • @FinarfinNoldorin
    @FinarfinNoldorin 7 месяцев назад +2

    This series was particularly interesting for me. Not only is it the year my father was born and which my grandparents lived, but they were also from Devon. I would love to have this experience like this marvelous team did. Thank you so much for airing it for me to watch. It meant a lot to me.

  • @Lulabellexd
    @Lulabellexd 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for uploading this series. It's brilliant!

  • @mariamargaritagarcia8049
    @mariamargaritagarcia8049 3 года назад +5

    Oh God ! Everything about this series is breathtaking. The characters, the themes, the location, the cinematography, the settings, the furniture, the actors, the fences, the animals !!!
    Please don't ever stop doing these type of productions ...it is so entertaining, educational and breathe to our souls !
    Thanks a lot !!! 🐣🐤🐥💝

  • @vanyadolly
    @vanyadolly Год назад

    Thank you so much for making the show available! This and Victorian Farm have to be the best historical documentaries ever made.

  • @skipdowning2328
    @skipdowning2328 2 года назад +1

    43:30 "It's a process you have to respect". wow, is that an understatement!

  • @ZopcsakFeri
    @ZopcsakFeri 4 года назад +43

    Fifteen ads! Oh my god, how can you watch this while working when every five minutes it gets interrupted... :(

    • @AlcideIzMine
      @AlcideIzMine 4 года назад +9

      Some people use ad block I guess.

    • @ianh1504
      @ianh1504 4 года назад +8

      Skip to the end and hit the replay button
      And stop watching youtube and do your job i guess

    • @ZopcsakFeri
      @ZopcsakFeri 4 года назад +2

      @@AlcideIzMine definitely not on a phone

    • @ZopcsakFeri
      @ZopcsakFeri 4 года назад +2

      @@ianh1504 will try, thanks! And I never said it was a "job" :D do you never work outside your job? I envy you ;D

    • @RATLORD111
      @RATLORD111 4 года назад +1

      Brave browser

  • @mschmidt62
    @mschmidt62 3 года назад +19

    Back in Edwardian times they didn't know that prion diseases can transfer across species, so eating a sheep's head seemed like a fine thing to do.... I would have qualms.

    • @jordanhicks5131
      @jordanhicks5131 3 года назад +6

      It's no different that eating tacos de cabeza or barbacoa in mexico, its perfectly safe to eat head.

    • @Val.Kyrie.
      @Val.Kyrie. 3 года назад +6

      It’s still a fine thing to do. The BSE scare was mostly in the media and all those cows didn’t need to be slaughtered. You’re more likely to die driving to the grocery store than you are getting anything from eating the entire animal.

    • @indy_go_blue6048
      @indy_go_blue6048 3 года назад +6

      @@Val.Kyrie. You and jordan hicks can eat all of the brains that might come my direction.

    • @fabricdragon
      @fabricdragon 3 года назад +3

      @@Val.Kyrie. while it may have been over blown? its not "mostly in the media" i know how many animals tested for it, and Scrapie in sheep was a very serious issue. its actually more true that they covered it up here in the USA. we have/had it just as bad, but we sent our cows to slaughter earlier so they dont show symptoms

  • @richardstever3242
    @richardstever3242 7 месяцев назад +1

    The only thing worse than eating sheeps head stew would be preparing it and then eating it. Bravo to Ruth for playing the part right through.
    I really like seeing this kind of thing. It would be worth going to England just to tour some of these recreations.
    Greetings from Canada

  • @prawn2003
    @prawn2003 10 месяцев назад

    This was my favourite historical farm series, I have very clear memories watching this on TV with my grandma. She bought me the book for Christmas ❤️

  • @Catglittercrafts
    @Catglittercrafts 3 года назад +6

    That Devon accent sends me over the edge. It's so cute

  • @laceneil4570
    @laceneil4570 4 года назад +15

    So glad I have adblock plus, reading about all the ads. XD Anyways, gonna check out the other episodes. I loved Victorian Farm, so glad to see another series but this time set in Edwardian times. Much love.

  • @AirborneAirAssault6565
    @AirborneAirAssault6565 Год назад

    Ruth, Alex and Peter, along with their supporting crew are outstanding! I enjoy Ruth's humor and laughter. The research is off the charts! Thank you for doing these Documentaries! I've watch them all and some I've watched twice!

  • @TheWhyNotWoodShop
    @TheWhyNotWoodShop 3 года назад +2

    Peter and Ruth have my dream job!! I love these episodes.😊

  • @wanderinghistorian
    @wanderinghistorian 4 года назад +7

    Mr. Mudge is adorable.

  • @christianwilde3668
    @christianwilde3668 Год назад +5

    Fantastic , sublime!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!💗🇬🇧

  • @kaleighsue8463
    @kaleighsue8463 3 года назад +1

    The rag rug makes my heart so happy!

  • @eisemeriraibarra3448
    @eisemeriraibarra3448 2 года назад +1

    I listen to these while doing detailed work, so relaxing listening to them

  • @user39h2j8il
    @user39h2j8il Год назад +3

    Love these 3 presenters. Just so interesting as people and so knowledgeable. These series are totally addictive viewing.

  • @curmudgeon1933
    @curmudgeon1933 3 года назад +20

    12:10. The illusion of choice. Most of the recognisable brands have been bought up over the years by a very small number of huge multi-national corporations. There was probably more genuine variety of independent producers in Soviet Russia in the 1950's, than there is today in the UK. lol

  • @deewalker6047
    @deewalker6047 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for making such a fascinating documentary. I was rivited from start to finish. All the farm stuff was brilliant and inside was great too. Loved the rag rug. What a great bunch of people. Always positive and never a harsh word. Great stuff

  • @tinalintz6323
    @tinalintz6323 5 месяцев назад +1

    I love all of these shows, I love learning more and more about history. I just can't seem to get enough.❤

  • @Gelca510
    @Gelca510 4 года назад +3

    I am excited for this series, it was a lot of fun to watch.

  • @ritageorge8748
    @ritageorge8748 3 года назад +4

    Colin, Peter&Alex through lime's dusty flames=I'm in a novel

  • @robertcorradi8573
    @robertcorradi8573 Год назад +1

    Great programme. Great team. Thank you.

  • @rosemarycolyerfineart
    @rosemarycolyerfineart 2 года назад

    So interesting. My thanks to all members of the team!

  •  3 года назад +5

    16:02 YEEEET

  • @ladyjames6135
    @ladyjames6135 3 года назад +3

    Fabulous, educational and entertaining!

  • @sherimaldonado1889
    @sherimaldonado1889 Год назад

    I love all of these studies!! Ruth and Peter , you are so brave!!!

  • @adamcfmacdonald
    @adamcfmacdonald 3 года назад +2

    I started watching episode 6. It’s so well done. Fantastic production and presentation.

  • @ledacedar6253
    @ledacedar6253 2 года назад +4

    wow, so they took on cleaning & restoring the Edwardian farm after doing all that work on the Victorian Farm! Real troopers they are.

    • @0hMyLife
      @0hMyLife Год назад

      And then they did War Time Farm and then Tudor Monastary Farm and before all of them they did Tales From The Green Valley, but Alex wasn't a part of that one.

  • @demastust.2277
    @demastust.2277 3 года назад +4

    Haha! He looks like The Invisible Man described in H.G. Wells book under the same title. 53:13

  • @jeffkeith3654
    @jeffkeith3654 4 месяца назад

    These Programs are soothing and educational all together.
    I can be having a terrible day, at night I can set down or put them on to play after I'm in bed. I relax and it's a pure joy.

  • @rjvasquez3464
    @rjvasquez3464 3 года назад +2

    i really appreciate learning about the farming wisdoms and sciences