A History of Britain - The Humans Arrive (1 Million BC - 8000 BC)

DISCLAIMER I initially made this video as part of a fun hobby project without thinking it would get this much attention. I used a bunch of other peoples artwork and music to do it and as such this video is not monetised in any way. If you are the owner of any of the content in this video please get in touch via my email address included in my channel info.
In this first episode we go back to the very beginning of human life in Britain.
Note: The exact identity of the human species found at Happisburgh is a little more up in the air than this video makes it sound. Currently academic consensus looks to be moving towards Homo antecessor as the correct identity, however the stone tools found at Pakefield and Boxgrove are almost certainly from Homo heidelbergensis. This was simplified to Homo heidelbergensis in the video for the sake of brevity. Homo heidelbergensis may also have been ambush predators on top of scavengers and fishers.
#History #Britain #StoneAge

[@brendanm6921]

This guy has literally worked really hard at gathering research and using it to put together an educational video and on top of that he's clearly doing his absolute best at making it fun and interesting. This is very clearly his passion and that passion comes through in his presentation. So how do his viewers respond? Oh yes, they insult him for the way he speaks and say that they stopped watching soon into the video because of it. See, stuff like this is why we can't have nice things. This awesome guy has earned my sub for sure and I'll be watching more of his videos and to all the people who feel the need to insult how he talks, piss off and make your own educational channel to see how easy it is!

[@williammcilwraith9304]

The clovis people crossed the Bering land bridge to get into North America.

[@billyandrew]

@@williammcilwraith9304 They'd have been stopped, seperated and put in cages and jail by Trump.

[@70stunes71]

Agree!!!!!

[@enantiomer2000]

Relax Brendan. Haters gonna hate.

[@rh1507]

@@williammcilwraith9304 Well yeah. The T.S.A., Black Panthers, Klan, Boy Scouts, N.R.A. and a rouge Teamsters Union had to put the Clovis People in place.

[@JoeMcKnz]

Imagine somewhere like London as a huge, luscious forest. I'd love to see a movie based on prehistoric Britain. It makes modern day geopolitics seem so tribal.

[@eweunkettles8207]

is this how britain was when we were all happy europeans then brexit came along then SNP caused a seismic fault and england became little england

[@jamaphy8621]

@@eweunkettles8207 cringe

[@davidsilverfield835]

Yup

[@Earthstar444]

I’m writing a story kinda like that but it’s an alternate universe

[@georgemachin7594]

Watch last kingdom it’s alright tbf

[@intrograted792]

To all the uptalk complainers... don't go visit Australia. We'll do your head in. I love a doco that tells it plain and doesn't rely on cinema volume music and a melodramtic voice over to tell the story. Good job.

[@Philmoscowitz]

The Australian uptalk is nice, at least to this American's ear. It has a bit of a sing-songy attitude to it. But this guy's uptalking sounds like either he's an imbecile or he's talking to one. I know it's his natural accent, but it's annoying AF.

[@robinac6897]

@@Philmoscowitz I'm English too and it's just as annoying to me. It's not an accent just a bad habit that needs curing.

[@Philmoscowitz]

@@robinac6897 - It's gotten really bad in America. It started in the early 1980s with the Valley Girl style of talking and then spread to the rest of the country.

[@billyandrew]

@@Philmoscowitz They borrowed it from Oz and NZ.

[@patverum9051]

Who's uptalking?? Greetings from NZ.

[@richardrochester6507]

Thank you to the producer/s of this film - it is one of the clearest explanations of early human life in Britain I have come accross - absolutely fascinating.

[@sabejreid2072]

And no stupid talk of 'Climate Change'

[@donutreactions]

@@sabejreid2072 It's a million years ago you idiot

[@aeroengines1]

I agree.

[@SteveWarlee]

Well U are a Rochester, so cannot see U grasping any other avenues really!!!

[@stephaniehowell1109]

Right now I am midway through reading, again,Sarum, by Edward Rutherford. A wonderful book, basically the whole history of Britain. Tho his account of events differ a bit.... P.S. who else smiled to see an early Britain buried his dog with his food bowls? I'm not crying....😢

[@Haybear_92]

I didn't realise till I read the comments that this wasn't a professional production, its incredible! So well made and such great detail all presented in an accessible way. Can't wait to watch the rest of the videos. You must be incredibly proud of your work and how it has helped educate so many people.

[@Whiterun_Gaurd]

I think its safe to say that The Histocrat is a professional by now.

[@suzanneaufang4976]

Bullshit!!!!! IF you believe this looks professionally made, THEN you are in seriously need of psychological analysis AND serious therapy!!!!!

[@judeross3875]

It is a professional production.

[@hollyfanatic8686]

Brilliant!! Great lecturer!! Good to hear a narrative without drowning music in background!!👍once again first class!!

[@chrisyates8115]

I agree! Unnecessary!!

[@sh856531]

Yeah - I switch off whenever I hear music

[@christianfoster3806]

I was thinking he should have had the classic hit Stonehenge! by one of of England's loudest bands, Spinal Tap, playing on a loop in the background. You know, to give it some authenticity. But what do I know?

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

Finding out that people have been ceremonially burying their dogs for 12,000 years made me unexpectedly emotional 🥺🥺

[@angr3819]

I thought all of Britain was still under ice then.

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

@@angr3819 iirc the "12,000 years" referred to general/global human-dog partnership, not Britain specifically

[@agoniaXdunya]

And now is modern countries you have the option of cremating alone or in the pile…

[@lilme7052]

I've got 4 dogs in my small back garden, a cat, a goldfish, 3 budgies... Archaeologists are gonna love it.

[@davehoward22]

Allways been dog lovers

[@michaelportaloo1981]

Stonehenge will look good when it's finished.

[@assassin0547]

michael portaloo No you silly fuck it’s an ancient building by cave men who risked their life 🤦‍♀️

[@michaelportaloo1981]

@@assassin0547 The Coloseum will look even better when that's finished

[@shhindig]

Slackers

[@funkyfiss]

Once the outdoor pool and bar are put in, it will be great for summer!

[@arjunsatheesh7609]

Well its with the government civil works department now, its never getting finished.

[@LorePlayingGames]

That's one hell of a Brexit they did a few times during those glacial eras.

[@isaweesaw]

And we left without a deal!

[@hannahdyson6580]

@Col. George S. Patton, Sr. and it was not great ...given that the USA and commonweath didnt exist and the fact their lotalty isnt guranteed .

[@CJDJgamer]

@@isaweesaw So looking forward to tribes of up to 20 people here and there. Nice one. All we need now are the caves.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

and it was all down to those messages on the sides of passing glaciers.

[@donrobertson4940]

Got it done more quickly than Boris had managed

[@Aritro77]

This is an absolutely magnificent video, the best I've seen during my recent early humans KZbin binge. Appreciably better than even some of the good quality professionally made stuff I've seen from PBS and the like. Research is impeccable, the writing is clear and demonstrates a good understanding of how people absorb chunks of information, and the huge number of images you've assembled made the whole thing more vivid than any other documentary I've seen. Keep it up mate.

[@johanolsson2207]

Watching this from Canterbury right now during a trip through Scotland and England. What a gem of a video - educational, fun, visually pleaseing and articulate. Cheers for making my trip even more interesting 👏

[@freyatilly]

Also warching from Kent here. On the east coast.

[@terencemagee]

I never expected my small village of Hanningfield to appear on a map of a history of Britain. And the river Thames running through the local town of Chelmsford. That really is something!

[@jbtv5617]

Same as the village of St osyth near clacton, very interesting!

[@jayvynn2391]

@@jbtv5617 big up Essex and colchester xD

[@jbtv5617]

@@jayvynn2391 Oi oi lol 💯

[@dasbouef13]

I’ve seen BBC documentaries on this subject that were far less informative than this video at twice the length. Great work!

[@MW-cx3sb]

Because BBC are against the British people, caucasians and the western world as we know it in general.

[@kstringer24]

Except wivout va speech impediment

[@blumie006]

BBC is just anti white propaganda most tv is without u even realizing it making u feel guilty of being white so they can eventually wiped our culture out with mass immigration

[@charlieost]

Jaysus. You people actually believe the bullshit you are spouting. Britain, a nation of donkeys ruled by donkeys.

[@Pstephen]

@@MW-cx3sb - Do grow up, for christ's sake.

[@karenu.1853]

Hello from Panama 🇵🇦 I had to study and summarize this interesting video for my British History and Culture class. Regards.

[@richardmason902]

Nice

[@QWERTY-ri5yw]

Hello 👋🏻

[@rosiehawtrey]

Probably a good idea your teacher didn't notice dovahratty 😂😂 - would love to be a fly on the wall for that lesson *go mudhutters* !!

[@ExperTeas]

I found your videos awhile back and am now making the effort to binge-watch all of them. Your work and research into these videos as well as how you present them is staggering, and I thoroughly enjoy both listening and watching these throughout the day. Whereas I normally just turn on the audio and then tune out with these historical videos I now find myself sitting down completely enraptured by it. This isn't background noise. This is art, and you have done excellent work with your presentation!

[@fe_lipeocostac]

For a non native english speaker, I could listen and understand it pretty clear. The tone is pretty similar to the tone we use here in ptbr, so it was confortable for me.

[@goblinbollocks2838]

Where is ptbr

[@fe_lipeocostac]

@@goblinbollocks2838 brazilian portuguese in brazilian portuguese.

[@goblinbollocks2838]

@@fe_lipeocostac thankyou

[@RustedCroaker]

Yep. He's one of those rare specimens of British islands who's perfectly understandable for non native speakers.

[@DNTMEE]

The humans arrive ... The animals look at each other and think "Well, there goes the neighborhood."

[@johnglennmercury7]

Delightfully misanthropic statement.

[@wilburmcbride8096]

Well, You had Tigers in Europe at that time and now you don't.

[@goatboy150]

Reeeee!

[@dunruden9720]

Why are most KZbin historians incapable of enunciating the "th" sound?

[@hardlyfunny3661]

There goes the neighborhood

[@beardedcanadian2190]

I love hearing that Age of Empires music. So nostalgic.

[@tomite2001]

Nostalgic? Have you been here before? Are you a reincarnation? 🤣🤣🤣

[@beardedcanadian2190]

@@tomite2001 Sometimes I wish

[@ianrobson9601]

Less of the, "nostalgic" , I still play Age of Empires

[@KRDecade2009]

You don’t just stop playing age of empires. To stop playing age of empires is heresy

[@tomite2001]

@CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS What have I said to warrant your stupid response? Why must everything be political? I just made a light joke which your silly ass will never comprehend. Hold on to your past for dear life, if you want!

[@thestraightroad305]

What a great series! I am so excited to have found this and eagerly looking forward to the next chapters-and the other treasures of your channel library. Thanks for the works of love you have made for us!

[@BallyBoy95]

Damn this was fascinating to watch. Don't mind the narrator's inflection, I enjoyed it all. Great video, keep up the fab work!

[@annawallace4943]

I wish history was this interesting in school! 😊 Can't even imagine though,the REAL struggle they had,just to survive on a daily basis! We today,take too much for granted.

[@izqaa1141]

I recomend the movie 'quest for fire' also there's awesome documentaries on history channel and netflix about various historical topics. Enjoy 😊

[@sophiawilson8696]

@@izqaa1141 Quest for fire it around 80,000 BCE

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[@billyandrew]

@@truthhitman7473 Good link! 👍

[@dayleclarke4433]

I think it's too common to portray their lives as constant, brutal misery though. They found time for art and clearly had different cultures and language.

[@petesessa2041]

That was the best half hour I've spent on KZbin in a couple of years. I'm hooked. You have a new subscriber.

[@petesessa2041]

@RPG 808 It's nice to see that Neanderthals have found a new place to occupy space in the evolutionary landfill. Let us know when you start walking upright.

[@isabellaangeline2175]

This is the type of history lesson I’ve been looking for! You’re voice is very calming as well. Thank you so much for putting together all of these videos, my friend! 💃🏼

[@raybohn7]

As a Yankee, I found this presentation to be fascinating. Thank you

[@janesmith9024]

Yes, I am from the UK and think it is one of the best I have seen about this era.

[@richardmason902]

Me too.

[@ricardomaccotta8936]

@@janesmith9024 It is a great one Try - Fall of civilizations - or - HistoryMarche -- They are awesome with fantastic Docs about England (and others too(

[@densonjc]

@@ricardomaccotta8936 ur clutch

[@MrGiorgioud]

That was just brilliant! Thanks for putting it together thus enlightening someone like me who knew little about prehistory....well done!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

The first human in Britain built a hut, this second one refused planning permission and tore it down.

[@kezkezooie8595]

LOL

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

I always thought the BBC licensing fee got him

[@diannesmithett8133]

Rufus Chucklebutty lol. True

[@colinp2238]

Who built the first corner shop?

[@lukebable]

@@colinp2238 Mr Edwin Robert Corner...of course.......................

[@Aries-qp4eu]

I just want to thank you so much for all of your hard work. Your videos are always thorough and grounded in the evidence, archeological and otherwise. I watch a ton of documentaries, and so I sometimes feel like I end up effectively watching the same documentary over and over, without learning anything new. So, it's the highest compliment I can give to say I have learned much from every one of your videos I've watched. Bravo! Thank you so much. You have made this documentary junkie very happy. Cheers.

[@bmfilmnut]

What an incredibly interesting and well-made series! Thank you for making and posting these.

[@jayvynn2391]

@Donna Clark what

[@VinDcator]

Hard to imagine the consciousness of mankind back then and even harder to comprehend the thousands of years between geological events that shaped the country.

[@rdickinsondickinson]

They had the internet

[@pipss2669]

Thank you for this series, very informative ! (26:25 Age of Empires II music is gold ;) )

[@nilrem2]

The intro music is from CK2

[@user-hx5xq6tl9f]

Thank you for putting this together, really enjoyed it. Will be checking out more of your stuff😊

[@andrewheffel3565]

Thank you so much for this wonderful history of the ancient British Isles.

[@PooDotStinkPants]

*Always great to see educational videos on You Tube, nice work!*

[@kayanoreeves1949]

Amazing how the ancients used to move the rocks at Stonehenge forward an hour for daylight savings. Incredible humans!

[@reallyryan_]

While they were playing with stones were playing with space rockets. not that incredible.

[@NusquamTamenVerum]

@@reallyryan_ the average human now still doesn't fully understand the concept of daylight savings

[@biggusdickus1802]

@@reallyryan_ what are you talking about lmao

[@elijah1110]

@@reallyryan_ …. What

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Kayano Reeves What planet are you from

[@grahamsmith3141]

The first history of Britain I have seen that didn't start with Rome, and only concentrated on English history. Well done!

[@kurtmortimore3778]

“There was this one time. At band camp”

[@scott.5304]

Hahaha spot on!

[@estellesilver8299]

Ha ha ha, yes 😂 So irritating! Also not forgetting the wiv and fink... fousand, frew, mammofs, cloving, wivvin, feories, etc.

[@nickwebb8197]

Ah, the American Pie meme: so 1999... Making fun of a person because of their accent. Takes a genius, doesn't it? Way to pick the low-hanging fruit, numbnuts.

[@Philmoscowitz]

@@nickwebb8197 - That may be his regional accent, but it's still annoying AF. Almost every form of "up-talking" is.

[@nickwebb8197]

@@Philmoscowitz So what? Anyone who goes after someone else because of their accent is a twat. I can't stand the Mancunian accent. Again, so what? There's probably someone who doesn't care for my generic could-be-from-anywhere-in-the-U.S. accent. It's how I sound, partially my mother's Lincolnshire accent, and partially my late father's Pittsburgh accent, but with the rough edges smoothed out to the point it's so generic it's impossible to tell where I'm from, mostly because I moved a lot as a small boy and picked up bits of regional accents from each move. It's just dumb, and it's unnecessary. People made fun of the Pittsburgh Steelers' Terry Bradshaw's Louisiana accent. They thought he was dumb. He wasn't, and won 4 Super Bowl championships in 6 years, and ended up in the NFL's Hall of Fame. Not so dumb.

[@videoswithsubscribers-xk5hb]

Imagine being on Doggerland as it was slowly being swallowed up by the sea and knowing that your descendants were going to die there.

[@markofsaltburn]

10,000 videos with 0 subscribers You don’t have to try to hard to imagine it. The British Isles are in that position now.

[@richwiz2]

Or, imagine watching the giant wave coming towards the land and knowing that everyone will be dead within moments.

[@donrobertson4940]

Or, you know, move.

[@billyandrew]

The massive landslide from Norway seems a better option...a huge, sudden tsunami, drowning them all quickly.

[@billyandrew]

@@donrobertson4940 Probably didn't have time to build boats, if trees were available, or learn to swim, if they were hit by a tsunami.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

This must have taken a lot of time and effort. Respect!

[@HughDWallace]

Fascinating! Thank you for making this presentation. I look forward to watching the next instalments!

[@mrpoolaty9194]

Found my new channel to listen to when going to sleep now!! Loving it!!

[@msingh683]

😂

[@anaestrada6906]

Good to know I'm not alone in this 😅😅😅

[@scouser2010ify]

We have such amazing history in this country it’s just astounding some of it

[@timmyt603]

I enjoyed this. I thought it was well-paced. I'm American and had no issue at all with the delivery...keep doing what you're doing man because it's great!

[@timmyt603]

@Immortal you're an idiot.

[@H4mmerofD4wn]

+Tim Tompkins I agree! I believe negative attributions to a person's way of speaking is purely the result of little to no exposure of their ear to others who live in other parts of the world. Over time, it wouldn't be an issue for disgruntled listeners, although I never found it distracting but, rather, found it endearing. :-)

[@Jonathan-Pilkington]

"I'm American and had no issue at all with the delivery" The ignorance makes me cringe. I guess since an American has approved this "delivery" we can continue watching.

[@ChiroVideosTVlondon]

Tim Tompkins no, he’s right. It sounds normal on trashy American accents, but horrendous on an English accent.

[@ChiroVideosTVlondon]

H4mmerofD4wn actually, it’s the exact opposite - the people who don’t like the delivery are the ones who are worldly and understand it’s totally alien to British English delivery.

[@aeroengines1]

Fantastic video! I’ve got quite a few people well into history by sharing your content - one of whom has even organized a vacation based around his new found interest. Extremely well presented. Thanks!

[@zzebowa]

I think your accent and narration is perfectly OK, and actually quite good. THanks, a good and interesting vid.

[@johnmcculloch5736]

Yes BUT that's the conning element.

[@PhilipRhoadesP]

Yes, the narration is good - EXCEPT for the conversion of "th" sounds to "f"s or "v"s . .

[@kezkezooie8595]

I agree. I had no problem with the narrator's voice or accent. To be honest, I always prefer a narration with a UK accent (of which there are many) over many narrators with US accents. I'm Australian so it may be that I find them easier on my ear than a North American accent. It's also that many US narrations have a style that isn't appealing to me. This isn't right across the board but, to me, I'd rather this sort of accent and narration style.

[@daveclarke68]

Philip Rhoades P fanks

[@spencerdodds2207]

@@daveclarke68 haha

[@LoukoporJogos]

finally a great recomendation from youtube. I love your channel. keep up the good work!!

[@scarrgk]

Wonderfully informative documentary. Great job, Thankyou! As an ex-pat Brit who has interacted with people from many different english-speaking,global communities, I found nothing extraordinary or disconcerting in your delivery. For those that did I’d add the following: Just because one culture (California Valley Girl) uses an upward lilt to mean something many in the US think of as uneducated/interminable, that doesn’t mean that all cultures use it for that purpose. Here it is used as more of an emphasis and an indicator of “more to come in following phrases” than a question mark. Don’t let your personal biases (we all have them) from your upbringing, lead you to miss the educational value in content like this, due to your own lack of exposure to other British-speaking communities. Histocrat is, after all, from the original land of us Brits!

[@73Goodfellow]

Do you think that people have never heard this accent before? His accent isn’t a problem, and it’s not the reason for his ridiculous uptalk.

[@oakstrong1]

So can you tell me where the accent is from? I'm just curious. Most of the time I don't even notice accents any more, because practically every person I speak with comes from a different country and it's the communication that matters... but it would be nice to be able to have a guess where the next person is from.

[@alanmcrae8594]

Liked and subscribed. My wife is English and we both love paleontology, archaeology and other sciences of ancient human history (as well as physics, cosmology, and other sciences). The Histocrat did a great job of telling this story by piecing together various sources and overdubbing some intelligent narration. We actually prefer his straightforward intelligent academic approach over dramatic embellishments with distracting music. We've watched the first two videos in his series and I felt compelled to come back to the first one and say "Thanks! Well done sir."

[@nathangarland9453]

Where you from then mate???

[@jamessparshott8885]

Wonderful stuff. Topped off at the 26:44 mark with background music from Age of Empires 2. Bravo.

[@TheHistocrat]

Thanks, though honestly I think the music deserves more credit than me.

[@Omertahun]

straight at the beginning Crusader Kings 2 score.

[@cynicalpenguin]

@@Omertahun loved that Is that Stronghold 2 afterwards as well?

[@anthonyhewitt9397]

Age of empires greatest game ever. Age of kings

[@joeyjamison5772]

Compared to some of the other present day inhabitants of Britain, you were better off with the Neanderthals.

[@williammcilwraith9304]

@Alexander Challis What has politics got to do with a History blog?

[@billyandrew]

*Joey Jamison* Better Britain than being a zionist slave in the US and unaware of it. All but a few of them are totally ignorant not only of that legal fact, but that they have two constitutions. Talked about being dumbed down and ignorant! Lmao.

[@chrisgibson5267]

Hey Joey, lay off of my ancestors will you! The pre-scientific view of the Neanderthal as a stooped apeman has been discredited and their contribution to our development is now recognised as beneficial. Now, where'd I put me club?

[@dayleclarke4433]

@@chrisgibson5267 don't ruin people's dream that because we have technology we are more advanced in every way. They think Romans were a different species so forget those sapien monkeys from 50,000+ years ago. 😂

[@peaknonsense2041]

@@billyandrew

[@omarali262]

Maybe it's because I learned American English instead of British but so far as I can tell there's nothing wrong with the way this guy is speaking. I watched the entire video, just finished and moving on to part 2. Good stuff.

[@omarali262]

@Charles White That’s how documentary people always talk in every documentary ever made

[@yggdrasil4986]

​@Charles White It's called a rhetorical question and it's a classic technique in rhetoric. I've actually studied it. Look up Logos, Ethos and Pathos and how rhetorical questions is a part of this (Pathos).

[@denverrsouthers5531]

@Charles White it's not that big of a deal

[@jeeves6490]

Luckily enough all the whiners can make their own videos for comparison. Easy to criticise, not so easy to produce.

[@Seyiu.]

@Charles White well if you had any vigour you’d adapt to the speakers tends. I suggest you go to therapy. Clearly your upbringing has marked you badly…

[@jacobreeves3110]

When he talks about the arrival of modern humans I got the chills. A product of nature, that now can manipulate nature.

[@kimb4285]

Very fascinating to watch and the narrator was very clear on what he said, very informative, love documentaries like this, now to find another one. Thank you for posting really enjoyed it.

[@billyandrew]

Good to see we still practice the ancient rites of Doggerland in car parks and laybys. 😜😂😂😂😂

[@BillChild2njoy]

Really received a great feel for the past of this area. With more Neanderthal variants than 64% of the other 23 and Me customers, I felt I could better relate to this ancient people who lived 300,000 to 200,000 years ago. Great maps and illustrations...

[@JH-en6ql]

Appreciate the video -- well done! Really like the pacing and the excellent use of visuals.

[@versioncity1]

Thanks for the video, it's a good summary of history. I showed it to my 10 year old son and he took it all in very well and it obviously leads off to lots of questions and looking into certain times in greater depth.

[@carlitosway6041]

Love the Stronghold music at the start! What a game!

[@fionnaheller1873]

Thank you - this was very enjoyable both for myself and my young grandchildren. There aren't that many who can cater to all age groups.

[@magicaljohan]

I watched the video about the Druids and really enjoyed it, so here I am starting from the beginning of the channel. Loving it so far! A lot of thought and research has clearly gone into the videos on this channel.

[@willievanstraaten1960]

Thank you for taking history back many thousands of years. Most people are of the belief that it all started about 6 000 years ago. Well done, how much is fact and how much theory we might never know, but it makes a lot of sense.

[@noel_21]

*Hypothesis. Theory is the highest form of evidence in science. It means it is definitely true, maybe some details are wrong, but that's it.

[@arostwocents]

@@noel_21 it really does not. Theory means a theory. Some are definitely true, which are known as fact.

[@noel_21]

@@arostwocents The official definition of a theory in the scientific method is: an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance to the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement and evaluation of result. This is the definition the scientific method works with. A scientific theory is the highest standard of evidence, homologous to fact. Some details may be off, but the general picture is fact.

[@peterbessant9640]

Most people believe it all started 6000 years ago? You can't be serious man 😂

[@willievanstraaten1960]

@@peterbessant9640 My response was to the video. "A History of Britain - The Humans Arrive (1 Million BC - 8000 BC)." Christians believe in the Genesis creation that happened about 6500 years ago, as they work it out. The video and the history, my words: "but it makes a lot of sense." Sorry, I was not clear. Thanks to alow me to correct.

[@jet-z2r]

Wow, amazingly interesting history lesson. 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Cheers from 🇦🇺

[@mjh5437]

You must have enjoyed his quasi-Australian accent lol.

[@sa4540]

What a brilliant, well informed video. I enjoyed every minute. What I love about this video, is it really blows my mind with regard to time. To us, 1000 years is a ridiculous amount of time, but then when you hear the narrator talking about tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of years, it’s so hard to get my head around it all.

[@mrsmith6316]

You could actually listen to his weird way of speaking??? It's truly awful. No native English speaker can listen to this all the way through. His upspeak, saying "th" as "f" and "v" is like audible terrorism. It's nasty. I've no idea where he's from but it's not England, no one talks like "vat" hahaha

[@sa4540]

@@mrsmith6316 yes, but I’m not a judgmental moron, I suppose, is my response.

[@mrsmith6316]

It's not about being judgemental. No English speaking person talks like that. It's awful. Imagine you are learning English and this is how you think people speak. If you spoke to me like that I'd think you were insane

[@sa4540]

@@mrsmith6316 listen to you putting his man down. You don’t know his story. It’s really sad that you have chosen to openly put this guy down, after he’s probably spent weeks or months putting this great video together. The guy is clearly very intelligent. It’s bad that people choose to use the power of anonymity online to put others down and point out their negatives. It’s not something you’d say to someone’s face, whether you believe it or not. Because you know it’s not a nice thing to do. I’m not talking to you anymore. Can’t get over your horrid, almost bullying, remarks.

[@mrsmith6316]

@@sa4540 Bullying? Oh behave, you sound like a proper snowflake. Plenty of people have said the same as me if you read the comments. And yes, I would say it to his face, as I do every time I hear people talking in that weird la la laaa way.

[@bryanburlingham7694]

Thank you for making these videos. It's where I started on a video history trip on KZbin, exploring England's history up to the 1600s.

[@BenjiQ575]

Hearing all the people complain about the narrator's inflection. Don't ever go to Australia, mates. You'll pass out before you make it to the hotel.

[@Bewefau]

So all Australia's sounds like Valley girls? I have an Aussie friend he doesn't sound like that. He is very well spoken young man.

[@BenjiQ575]

@@Bewefau All Australians use upwards inflection when speaking naturally, yes, but it doesn't sound like valley girl to us. Watch Married At First Sight if you want to hear the Australian valley girl accent. The friend of yours has probably spent a lot of time around people from other countries and toned down his accent accordingly.

[@Bewefau]

Unfortunate Observer Steve Irwin didn’t sound like that.

[@chad_bro_chill]

Whoa, almost like Australia has a variety of accents or something, like every other place on Earth, imagine that.

[@BenjiQ575]

@@Bewefau Steve Irwin did indeed speak like that. It wasn't as pronounced, because Steve Irwin is a Queenslander, like myself, and we have a much more animated speaking pattern than the rest of Australia (except Northern Territory and most of Western Australia), and the inflection is often lost in the excitement. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ6uqJKFfZVjkMk In the very beginning, when he says the word "humanity" you can hear how Steve used upwards inflection. Australian is a funny accent, and a lot of things typical of most accents aren't typical of Australian. The inflection is one example, another is that we don't use the soft muscle at the back of our throat to speak, so a clear "aaah" in any other accent comes out as "ngaaah" in Australian, because the soft muscle doesn't open wide enough, and makes a lot of what we say sound like a drawl.

[@AlexxxxPanda]

This was a great well put together video that kept me hooked. You clearly love what you do. You sir just got a new subscriber

[@anthonymolloy3357]

Thank you so much for this. It's a story I've been looking for reliable information on for a long time and I get the impression that you're giving exactly that: when you say "We don't know", it validates everything else. THANK YOU

[@kimberlypatton205]

I didn’t want this to end! Wonderful! More, please!

[@lindabennett9068]

Absolutely fascinating! I wish we had learnt about this at school. It must have taken a lot of research to put this together. Many thanks and I look forward to watching other videos.

[@gonefishing167]

Very interesting thank you. So sad that people must make personal comments instead of commenting on the program. Sadly, it’s becoming the norm and it is not a good trait. Thanks again for a good program. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Agreed, this was amazing

[@Dainichi_Nyorai]

It's not 'personal' to comment on the quality of the narration of this documentary. It's a production issue, that affects the enjoyment of the program. I love the content, I have great respect for the guy, but I can't bear to listen to the whole thing, which is very disappointing. I don't think it's fair to misrepresent people like me, who are making valid constructive criticism.

[@danrooc]

Very interesting and comprehensive video. It has a lot of information, not only regarding to human presence in the british isles, but also about climate, geology, etc. I really enjoyed it and learned from it.

[@vvanderer]

I recall seeing some news from prehistory recently, telling us that early humans were black. Time to tell the Klan and UKIP

[@vvanderer]

@@bobjohnson7020 Why throwing rocks? Spears are a natural tool, and atkatis, woomeras, give great speed and accuracy

[@RobertShyanNorwalt]

David Austin Woomeras? Is that deadly pussy?

[@vvanderer]

@@bobjohnson7020 I make no claim to expertise other than a smattering of Neanderthal genes. However timber spears would not survive for millennia. Stone tips are not essential. Even today plenty of Aboriginal weapons are entirely wood. And timber spears kill. Indeed with fire hardening they can be very serious weapons. So how can this conjecture be scotched?

[@djb3500]

Nicely done.

[@gailblissitt4504]

Excellent documentary....will be rewatching. Thanks for your energy and obvious passion for the subject. Looking forward to more of your work !

[@scribeslendy595]

It's really eerie to think that at one point, there was just one surviving human left on the island. Like, what was their story like? Was the island mostly depopulated by the time they were born, or did they live to see it progress rapidly? Was there any attempts to leave it, or was it completely isolated? I dunno man, I need some historical fiction to fill in the blanks here

[@geminigirl7857]

Thank you so much for this. So detailed and informative! Loved it!

[@kmiivera2399]

I am not British but I[ m in love with its History is interesting

[@IamINERT]

I'm from Jamaica . I am really fascinated by the early history of Europe . Really interesting

[@brubeck1]

most people who live there aren't , ha ha only kidding.

[@jayvynn2391]

@@IamINERT Respect big up urself from England

[@silva7493]

This is a beautiful production, I'm very glad I found it.

[@robertburnett5561]

So animals had a hundred thousand years without humans. What a great time for them. A big party when that happens again.

[@lkjh3336]

No respect at all. Get a life hippy

[@glennw.4570]

So, you support Agenda 21?

[@footscorn]

Good to see recognition of the Sentantii. Time after time sites seem to be ignorant of this people who have a fascinating history.

[@pup1008]

Really enjoyed this! Filed in a lot of gaps for me. Brilliant job, well done!

[@fundorgon]

Casually rewatching this for the 3rd time because I couldn't take it all in! Not complaining at all, such an excellent and comprehensive video of our prehistoric land.

[@chriswhitt6685]

Really enjoyed that. And have subscribed .

[@TheMercian13]

Good production and lots of research going into this. I appreciate it.

[@patriciaroe4561]

One that goes back farther is: Mankind Rising: Where do Humans come from. by Naked Science

[@8Steady]

Great video. Really interesting... nice to learn some new - old stuff. Thanks!

[@emancipology]

This is such a brilliantly made and incredibly informative video, thank you so much

[@wagstaff4921]

Excellent work a great watch, it's good finding a proper chronology of humans in Britain pre Roman

[@givemeurhats]

He does a perfect impression of Stewie doing an impression of Brian's girlfriend Gillian

[@jamesmueller8701]

"What the deuce" ...

[@vinnydaq13]

James Mueller “ Damn you, mother! Damn you and your estrogenical tyranny!! “

[@nikrobinson6672]

Lol

[@Mink-yu8nu]

Or Stewie asking Brian about his novel.

[@danielace43]

Upward inflection 😂😂 ‘like thiiiis’

[@warplanner3258]

"..woodworking had arrived in Britain..whereupon they commenced making the Dehavilland Mosquito ensuring that Britain would not be overrun by the Luftwaffe.."

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

@@joeyjamison5772 Then the Americans sold them the F-111 Aardvark and a good time was had by all

[@greasylimpet5357]

Them Germans make good aeroplanes, you know

[@BennygoatHistory]

that was an absolutely lovely video, so glad I found your channel!

[@duskostankovic3971]

Who's watching 2020 👍

[@Firstfruits288]

HI

[@duskostankovic3971]

@@Firstfruits288 🤘

[@viveka2994]

србија???

[@jeffebdy]

This is excellent and one of my favourite eras... thank you

[@EvenWaysMusic]

Love being British. Our history is so fascinating and impactful

[@thomdotexe]

Also riddled in racist, nationalist colonialism and corrupt monarchies but go off.

[@EvenWaysMusic]

@@thomdotexe Yawn. You're only butt hurt so badly because the British Empire was white and is the most recent and largest in history. I bet you have no such contempt and butt hurt cry cry fee fee's in regards to other Empires controlled by non whites even though all Empires do the exact same thing.. E.g. Arab Empires and Caliphates such as The Rashidun Caliphate, The Umayyad Caliphate, The Abbasid Caliphate and so on who conquered all of North Africa, the Middle East and of course almost all of Spain. Then of course you have examples such as The Persian Empire, The Ottoman Empire, Seljuks, Mamluks and so on. All did the exact same Empire stuff. And I bet you don't even know about the one million white Europeans that were enslaved by North Africans and the Muslim world (Barbary States, Algiers, Ottomans) during the 1800's. Of course you don't. I've probably touched on 2% of Arab Empires here. Then there's the many, many various African Kingdom's and Empires that existed pre-colonisation such as the Oyo Empire, Nri, Benin, Luba, Lunda and so on. And I bet you've airbrushed over in your brain the fact that it was these Kingdoms and tribes who sold fellow Africans from other tribes to the white man. Yup, I bet that's locked away in your hurt fee fee's box. Would you like me to also cover The 7 main Indian Empires too? As well as the Far Eastern ones? Unlike you, I've read this stuff for years and years. I'm not just a self hating white person like you. I'm a person of colour who doesn't actually have his own head rammed up his own arse such as people like you.

[@juanedoses8715]

@@thomdotexe your pathetic.

[@leftmono1016]

Three wrongs don't make a right. To clarify, you're wrong.

[@Seyiu.]

@@thomdotexe does that mean he shouldn’t love the history he loves? Should he feel bad and guilty? If so why?

[@brendoncrabtree7748]

This gentleman did an excellent job of this video. Very absorbing, nicely done.

[@paigeherrin29]

The “up” talking of the narrator is driving me crazy. Is he asking me a thousand questions?

[@jackyoung7097]

Paige Herrin agreed, please learn to talk properly!

[@wildcrocus]

The vocal fry is frying my brain.

[@Cunning.Stunt.777]

He's trying to be Murican trying to be brit... Murican narrative is bad enough, but a brit, trying to be a murican, trying to be brit is Face Palm. We are renowned for being the best narrative of anything! We could read out the bible and make people believe. (Go figure)

[@eamiihome4253]

"this one time, at band camp"

[@andyb6866]

I so agree! The upturned inflexion is the reason I stopped watching and listening 12 minutes in.

[@darrelgustafson2507]

This one time. At band camp.

[@polymathism]

Darrel Gustafson For real... I had to stop listening.

[@Juah00]

@@polymathism I'm sorry to say but I'm the same. Histocrat - Check your vocal inflections. Your videos are great but your narration could do with an upgrade. Ha.

[@chivalryalive]

Darrel Gustafson -- This one time, at band camp... Our high school band used to spend one week each summer at 'Mid-Michigan' University to study our music and marching formations for the coming season... One morning, after breakfast, meandered down one hall. I heard the type writer tapping away in the distance (mid 1980s). As I passed an open doorway I looked in and saw the most beautiful woman working at a table. --The rising sun from the window behind her made her shine as if she was an angel! I was awe struck but I collected my senses and walked in to sit down in a chair across from her. I introduced myself and, because her boss was not in that morning, she and I began flirting. (She was 22 and I only 15 yrs.) About 10-12 minutes later, she and I were half dressed in the restroom of this office. Suddenly I remembered my responsibilities: "Tracey!" I asked "What time is it?" "Well, Jeff, It's 8:30..." "Oh, dear Gosh!" I told her "I'm late for morning practice!" I put my shirt back on, pulled up my shorts and grabbed my shoes.... to proceed to run the heck out of her office! (I'm a fool) Standing in her doorway, holding her dress up, she yelled after me, asking what room I was in. I hollered back the number but then continued to sprint to the music hall. My buddies were curious to know where I was. I told them and most of them looked to me with doubt in their eyes. We practiced for a couple hours, then had lunch. -I had sort of forgotten all about the young woman... After lunch as we returned to our room, there was a note taped to the door. It was from that woman. She invited me to her home for dinner. My buddies asked me "What are ya gonna do?" "What the heck do ya think I'm gonna do?... I'm gonna call her!" She picked me up later, took me home, fed me dinner and then we finished what we started earlier that day. I was hours late for evening practice. Sadly, our band never went back to that university for band camp. :-(

[@anonymousalias.5059]

Damn it i wanted to comment that

[@Ricardo-gv1zq]

The perfect comment.

[@richardevppro3980]

Thanks for a great show and loved it, We even loved our Dogs back in the stone age,This buried dog was found with 2 dishes, Seems strange we use 2 dishes today 1 for food and 1 for water, weird eh!

[@itallia666]

Just had to say before i watch this, because im a Geography & Ancient Land Masses, Pre History & Culture fanatic. I studied Pre History with Folklore, Myth & Legend, a labour of love. Anyway... Its your thumbnail art.. The guy at the bottom right has this look on his face that seems if hes about to utter the immortal words from Joey in the TV series Friends " Hey, How YOU doin..? " Flippant i know but its the 1st thing that jumped into my mind as soon as i saw yr pic. So, now i can watch this with a light heart & a wee smirk at Cro Magnan Joey.. Thank you Peace 🇬🇧👧

[@erickentroller4132]

The use of Age of Empires music in this documentary was sublime.

[@ThAxelic]

I thought it was the old Stronghold tune

[@Mossyz.]

@@ThAxelic It is Stronghold tune ...100%

[@erickentroller4132]

I've never played stronghold, but I certainly have played Age of Empires and for sure knew right away when I heard it. Now the video is not Entirely AoE music and at those times that it isn't is probably when Stronghold music is used or perhaps another game as well.

[@RestingJudge]

I thought it was CK2 music?!?!

[@alexanderrahl482]

@@RestingJudge same

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

Dogger land? I thought that was in the car-park behind Tesco's on a Friday night.

[@stanettiels7367]

The Butler Did It Ahhh. I see you are a man of culture as well. 😂😂👍🏻👍🏻.

[@davejones9503]

LOL just what I thought.

[@ollienang7253]

This actually made me laugh hard irl

[@Sgt__Hawk]

What you are probably referring to is a tradition that arose around the time Doggerland had vanished. It was introduced to recover from the huge losses in population numbers.

[@MarkLsixtyseven]

Which Tesco? i need to know. For research purposes.

[@innate-videos]

What an incredible presentation - it compares with the best I have seen and is fascinating to listen to and watch. Thank you.

[@michaelc3051]

Many thanks for taking the time to make this programme; I really enjoyed it. You are right, of course: our knowledge of the history of the place which we know as Britain is almost exclusively dominated by the stone age era until today, roughly six thousand years or so. When we begin talking in terms of hundreds of thousands of years, it's difficult to get perspective of the huge time scales, even when we confine ourselves to the epoch of human existence. There is a massive gap in our knowledge, once we go back further than most written records can tell us. It certainly makes one think about how short and insignificant our individual lives are in the grand scheme of things.