He was 2nd youngest Victoria cross

Cheers James for the ',gospel "

Thank you so much, this is brilliant and so informative ❤

This is a good one. It's always interesting to learn where these familiar rhymes came from. Thanks for researching Baa, Baa Black Sheep. People make these silly pronouncements about the meanings of rhymes and ban them - without research - and we lose a bit of our history ..... for nothing. Glad you saved the day!

Thank you for the vid! Watched it together with one of the Polish clowns :) in your opinion, what is the current state of affairs with clowning in the UK ?

Odd. So they called them that just because of the meeting in the book first. Met my wife performing Oliver!. Nancy and Bill forever.

My great great grand father

Was a regular visitor to the forest until they starting charging to park the car. Now I go maybe twice a year. I met some Americans near Ambresbury Banks Hill fort once. The poor souls were looking for a Wild West type fort in the forest. They were most disappointed when I showed them the real thing 😊

Thank you for this video

Nice

so the term "minced meat" pies was a black market way of eating/distributing Christmas puddings? since meat pies were a thing, they would pass off these Christmas deserts as savories?

Very interested. Liked, subscribed and forwarded to a friend

Loved this. Would love to follow you round having you talk about the history of England at different historical locations. Greetings from New Zealand!

"I'm not a religious person" Because you're too intelligent mate.

Thank you. I actually found the grave quite near the site of Sadlers Wells Theatre where the new theatre is (Rosebery Avenue. There was a Clowns pub nearby. I once saw Marion Grimaldi as Queen Clementine in the operetta "Bluebeard". I presume she was a descendant.

Found this video late, but this is something I'm always fascinated with. What Christmas was like back in the old days, and how people felt about it, and when it became what it is

I watched and enjoyed this video on the MarkFromTheStates channel. So much so I have become another subscriber. My company moved to Leman Street from Mincing Lane back in the day and I used to walk everywhere during my lunch breaks just exploring then. The word 'Leman' sort of ties in with the Church you mentioned - the one 'Without'. Some of the area at that time was a bit rough especially in the subways. I had to smile when you mentioned Petticoat Lane and the men filling the baskets with 'china' and throwing it up in the air. My London born father took me there when I was ten years old and I saw them doing just that for myself. It was an exciting place to a child. Aldgate Station now looks different to me and there are quite a few modern buildings now, but then time marches on and most things change. Thank you for the hard work you do.

Hello, I have just watched your video on the MarkFromTheStates channel and came over to thank you. This is a great snapshot of the history of Bond Street. Much of it I didn't know - even though I walked up and down parts of it for years when I worked in Albermarle Street and other places nearby. So lots of new information for me and a great chance to walk down Memory Lane too. Thank you.

how the heck does Iron & glass light up in flames and burn so bright it lights up the night sky exactly ?

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Thank you for helping with my homework!!!

Chevalier d'Eon French Spy Hero in History

What a brave Christian woman!

Thank you!

Thanks

This was highly educational for a leamingtonian myself. I had heard of this rumour and it would be lovely for future generations to be able to read a bill board with information on this.

Great video. I remember argent’s music store back in the 80’s, used to pop in the shop trying the synth’s & drum machines and also macari’s music shop.

Great video as always. My wife and I love Warwickshire. We recently visited Kenilworth, Baddesley Clinton and around Lapworth (Robert Catesby country/the ringleader of the Gunpowder Plot). Keep up the brilliant work, Sir 🫡

Such a great quote about the British empire

I was wondering why they didn't let me say M- The Scottish Play.

Great video

A hero of the ages.Gawd bless him...

Love this

When I was doing my PhD I moved to London (2018) for archival research while my wife stayed in Canada. I lived up the road at Lily Park. Coming from rural Canada it was something of a difficult transition. One of my very first days by myself I walked down to the palace. A kindly old gentleman that worked there recommended I visit the chapel as I was leaving. It was when I walked into the chapel alone that I realized I was hearing silence for the first time it days. I really came to love the place and visited often. It was something that would really come to help me survive London and it holds a special place in my heart.

This story choked me up ❤

I came across a book recently detailing the history of the Aerofilms company which was the first to photograph the British Isles from the air. Comparing the monument's location in Aerofilms' wonderful very early 1920s image of this area with its location in Google Earth's most recent pictures (nerd alert!!) shows that the whole monument moved by some 30-50ft at some point between those two sets of images. So your statement "it is actually one of the most MOVED memorials in London" confirms what those pictures show, with the re-location of the monument to its current location presumably occurring on its return in 1931 after 9 years on the Victoria Embankment. It has stood in its current position since then with just the figure being removed for wartime preservation, renovation and repair.

Thank you. I never knew this. Appreciate all your hard work in learning these stories.

I just finished watching Berkeley Square the 1998 drama series so I came here thank you

Great! Haven't been there for years! I think it was one of the last places in London that had red squirrels.

Well the beidge aint in use noe cause someone crashed into it and it has cracked 😂

Been there… Went to the top…👍🏻

Amateur etymologist here . To be given a sack never hang well with me . these people would travel all over Europe. So would have something most substantial to carry their livelihood . Then English in the 1830 or 40's. But it was know in France in 1640's France in the 17th century ( on lui a donné son sac. And to be fired was not known until 1880's in America used by actors

I would love for this to be a series. I always wonder where they come up with these sayings.

Is this the hadrians wall mister?

More please

Sir i thank you for your work. I mean who dosn't like getting smartor on old news😊

I am afraid you are totally incorrect about letting the cat out of the bag I'm afraid. The saying comes from the naval days of Horatio Nelson and the need to keep strict authoritarian discipline among the crew ".Letting the cat out of the bag" was a reference to the cat of nine tails with was a barbaric punishment for even the most minor infringements. The "cat" was kept in a bag. Another saying from the days is a "square meal" the dinner plates were all designed in a square shape so they would all fit together more easily and therefore stop sliding about and falling off the table.

Just saw a TIL on Reddit and ended up here! Great video! Very informative

Interesting Pharisees

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