13th Century Interior Design | Secrets of the Castle (3/5) | Absolute History

[@macandrewes]

I love how passionate Ruth is. It's always so nice to see someone who has found what they were meant to do and just throw their entire self into it

[@illizizon9569]

she is a bit overexpressed which annoys me

[@ashleelarsen5002]

@@illizizon9569 How *DARE* You!

[@ashleelarsen5002]

Once again, I appreciate Peter, and his overall whole thing, not just the quick lines and the dimples.

[@jedidr4918]

Guys this was just added to youtube but was on TV in 2014 when they were 17 years in to a 25 year project. So they should finish in 2022

[@rachelguderjahn2231]

Maybe 2025, due to covid.

[@katyb2793]

@@rachelguderjahn2231 yes I was wondering how this faired with covid. It must have been so disappointing and frustrating to halt works, especially so close to finishing it.

[@bingbong7300]

@@rachelguderjahn2231 yeah it looks like it still needs work I think they finished one of the towers though

[@moritzkorsch9029]

52:13 "But are you happy?" - "Yes. Yes we are. It's a dream!" Just the way he emphasized it, you really get it that this dude is living his dream, working 20 hours that day and being transported to another time while doing it. That's so cool.

[@karenabrams8986]

“There was some roadkill. So I shaved it”. She is a complete treasure. Love her and that level of dedication to her craft. 💜

[@beastshawnee]

Karen Abrams people forget that her real craft is storytelling for video making! LOL!

[@AL-fl4jk]

@@beastshawnee no, she’s a phd historian and educator

[@patriciaboyer2675]

I would love to own that paint brush she made.

[@chattykathie7129]

@@patriciaboyer2675 you can make one go find some road kill 😂

[@chattykathie7129]

@@AL-fl4jk that is her education but she is a talented dramatic creative passionate storyteller ❤

[@michaelt.5672]

I have to say, the banter between the three presenters here is so much more natural than the dialogue in most documentaries presented by multiple people.

[@slaveNo-4028]

​@Celto Loco en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrets_of_the_Castle#See_also here's the list for the other series under "related shows" if anyone wants to know. But I was quite sad to find that Tom is missing in most of these (only other one he's in I think is "Tudor Monastery Farm", that was a blast to watch, simply because of these 3!). Because I just really love the dynamic of Peter and Tom specifically, seems like they're friends irl too!

[@stephaniek7847]

"Victorian Farm" is another project that Ruth and Peter were involved in. They spent an entire year restoring, living on, and operating a fully functioning Victorian farm. Its worth a watch! The dedication of these folks is extremely impressive. Ruth is one of the most versatile and knowledgeable historians out there. She is not only passionate about history, she's out there LIVING in it.

[@skeingamepodcast5993]

There's also Tudor Farm (or Tales from the Green Valley I think), Edwardian Farm and Wartime Farm as well as Victorian Pharmacy.

[@annika_panicka]

I love these productions, especially "Tudor Monastery Farm" (2013) for some reason. Tommo isn't in "Edwardian Farm" (2010-11) and neither lad is in "Victorian Pharmacy". I haven't watched "Wartime Farm" yet. Oh-and there's "Full Steam Ahead" with Ruth and Peter but not Tom. I haven't seen that yet either.

[@sengadurelle4037]

1900 house also a great series!

[@kellymcvey4494]

And Edwardian and Ww2 and Renascence

[@kellymcvey4494]

And she co hosted the four part series 24 hours in Victorian times. Basically six men and six women have to work in a variety of jobs including a work house, factory an inn and cleaning a street filled with animal dung, animal bones . All wile little washing and rest

[@macdameron9321]

The time and care presented in this series will encourage me to, in the words of Peter, "When ever I see a ruined castle, I wont be looking at the building itself. I'll be looking at the hundred craftspeople who were involved with that project. The thousands of hours of labor that went in to make it." This was truly remarkable. I feel saddened that there isn't more yet heartened that I can watch it again. I think I will always gain new insights watching this.

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

You should check out some of their other series, they’re all excellent. They did a series on wartime Britain that was superb. It shows first hand what it was like during WWII on British farms. You get a real sense of just how tuff those people were. My grandparents lived through both world wars in England in the same area the series takes place in.

[@Raevynwing]

This is commented on of their videos haha very true though. They're amazing and what they do is pretty incredible. I hope one day to see this castle in its full glory.

[@shannonbritton5313]

I love seeing people that are so educated on so many different things and how excited they are to share that knowledge. Its lovely and inspiring 😊

[@lesabri]

@@isabelleb.1270 I think the French think they did the best job with castles and then the English think they have the finest castles, but dare I say, Syria and China's castles are even more impressive! :)

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

@@isabelleb.1270 They talk about it being in France and the French influence on Britain in the intro....

[@moritzkorsch9029]

@@remley8877 Sorry to nitpick: it's actually 6 years ago. Project was started 1997 and this series has been recorded and aired in 2014.

[@cestmois9959]

@@isabelleb.1270 It's called Great Britain to distinguish it from the original Britain in France. You assumed that they meant GB. They meant what they said.

[@matthewchin6454]

@@lesabri The Normans from France built a lot of the castles in England.

[@peenplays4219]

Im just imagining a medieval-dressed woman emerging from the woods onto the roadside and crouching above a dead badger, only to then start shaving it

[@sinandcyanide7505]

I was talking with someone earlier about the advice we give to people (especially teenagers) who deal with hallucinations and something we tell them is to ask themselves if something they're seeing is rational- does it make sense that this would be happening at all, and does it make sense for it to happen where you're seeing it? This event just completely destroys that advice lol

[@l.a.picasa]

@@sinandcyanide7505 😂

[@FerretKibble]

@@sinandcyanide7505 2020 has already destroyed that advice...

[@marialiyubman]

Same 😂😂😂

[@aserta]

Badger stew.

[@Sp33ddialz]

Only Ruth sees some roadkill and goes: "Bet I could make a historically accurate brush with that..."

[@gailcbull]

The funny thing is that since she had the feather, she didn't need the badger hair. In the Tudor Monastery Farm (also featuring Ruth), the artist makes an authentic Tudor paintbrush by pulling the soft part of the feather through the stalk of the feather. No roadkill shaving required.

[@erinobrien8408]

​@@gailcbull Cool info! Thanks!

[@katiev5281]

I hoped it’s finished before I die. I want to see the finished product one day

[@williamjackson5598]

Katie Vogt well if you don’t mind and me asking how old are you

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Funny girl!

[@katiev5281]

William Jackson I’m not comfortable with telling you exactly how old I am, but I’m fairly young. It just looks like it’s gonna take a while

[@jogennotsuki]

Guédelon is expected to be completed in 2023.

[@minsawna]

Katie Vogt that doesn’t make sense if you were young you wouldn’t be thinking about that

[@MikeSmith-od5sl]

This castle is so legendary, it even has Gandalf helping with its construction.

[@Crone.of.theGrove]

Ndd

[@jaggirl]

That's when you know it's of epic construction..lol

[@SpiralxShock]

I love how in this series it sometimes cuts to an extremely disgruntled owl.

[@RobKoelman]

Owls are some kind of running gag in these historic reconstruction documentaries. I've seen owls in at least three of the episodes (one adult barn owl and two juvenile owls, one of which at least was an young long eared owl). (I'm not completely sure; one of these episodes could be one from a series with these actors about a total different periode)

[@ruthd.1422]

I have to say, this series has helped me understand history in a completely new way. It's not cold or sterile. It's a genuine jump into how people lived and worked, without any arrogance of "our ways are better now." I'm grateful there are people preserving what we know and experimenting to understand how people would have lived!

[@AietraT]

I'm just saying, after the apocalypse and collapse of civilization, I want to be friends with Ruth.

[@GrandmaCathy]

Ditto

[@sisterspooky]

@Celto Loco - You’re absolutely naïve if you believe society cannot collapse. There’s a lot of societies throughout history that were at their apex and don’t exist today. Doubt me? Ancient Egyptian culture and society are gone, modern Egypt is nothing like the Egypt of antiquity. The same goes for the Ottoman, Roman, and Mongolian empires. They’ve all vanished and only remnants of some of the cultures remain. Ancient Babylon was massive and powerful… today? Yeah, it’s gone. So before you hurt yourself patting your own back, remember history _does_ repeat itself. No society is infallible. Erasure of cultural history is one way of diving down the rabbit hole and the US is engaging in that war daily. There’s much more to come, but suffice it to say… yes, a modern society _can_ vanish as any other in terms of world presence and power. It’s just that digital documentation will make it easier for future historians to see how/when it all went wrong.

[@raepotgieter1433]

I agree with all there opinions for numerous reasons however they are all correct in my opinion

[@sadiemcc9363]

I love how some of the people are in full medieval dress and then some of the workers are just wearing tunics over T-shirts and cargo pants 😂

[@joshschneider9766]

At guedelon many are permanent full time reenactors and a bunch are just local volunteers. Hence the difference in dress. About four more years and when will be complete.

[@QuantumEffectResidue]

The one thing I really miss are going to the Renaissance Fairs, since this whole Covid-19 thing started across the world. I don't know when they will all be able to start up again. It was bad enough that I haven't been to one since 2015 because of my schedule. But pretty much all of them were cancelled in 2020 if not all of them. But demonstrations like this are so interesting to watch in person at the fairs.

[@candidethirtythree4324]

@Stella H Hahahha that was BRILLIANT!

[@glowinggold9488]

@@QuantumEffectResidue id like to go to a Renaissance fair. I like the gothj look with lace up dresess.... and tops so id prob fit right in

[@1978genx]

Hey! You gotta have limits! Create boundaries! "I will NOT wear those funky drawstring pants! I need ELASTIC pants! Look at me! I will not allow for you to take my pants away!..... um, nevermind. That came out wrong.... gimme the drawstring pants....." 😂😂

[@none7513]

I'm sorry there are so many comments , I can't make sure it hasn't been said already. There is a slight mistake: it is not Holly hail for " saintes glaces", but "Saints de glace" : Saints of the ice , being in fact saint Mamert, Saint Pancrace and Saint Servais, for the three days : 11, 12 ,3 of may. It is believe these nights would be a bit colder with the last freezing in the night, and after that, it 's okay to plant your tomatoes. In France, we still make our gardens according to this belief.

[@beyondreception6681]

This woman is scared to shoot a crossbow but she'll shave a dead badger😂

[@autumn4484]

To be fair one is just gross (badger is already dead) and one is potentially dangerous depending on craftsmanship. A pulled bow is a small explosive in potential energy. I saw a man whose compound bow got locked into a draw position in an archery shop. Both customer and professional acted like they were handling a live explosive. A crossbow to me, once drawn, is the same. I believe that is why they are using 2 people here. One smoothly draws and bring it up gently to aim (avoid dry fire) and the other makes sure the bolt is properly placed against the string so the bow meets the proper resistance and doesn't go under or over the bolt when fired. I find this especially prudent in a crossbow that is held together with twine. My personal archery nerdiness aside, I think there's a moral aspect to the crossbow for her as well.

[@jonathanedwards9981]

she done worse. she made condoms from a goat's small intestines.

[@TheLittledikkins]

@@autumn4484 When crossbows first came into use the Pope interdicted them, anyone who used one was excommunicated. The big problem was with a crossbow a commoner on foot could kill a mounted and armored Knight.

[@fierywolverine5044]

@@jonathanedwards9981 You memeing or nah?

[@TheLittledikkins]

@@Alexander-jr8nw The arquebus took a long time to load and wasn't precisely accurate as it wasn't rifled.

[@seasea12]

"There was some roadkill, so I shaved it." This is a great series.

[@ashleelarsen5002]

Timestamps or it didn't happen

[@diannamc367]

@@ashleelarsen5002 around 29:00

[@toffeequeen1338]

I love this sort of thing because a lot of building in Ancient Greece and Rome were also white with beautiful mosaics and frescos covering the floors and walls. Even the statues were colourful! They’re only white now because of the paint being wash or worn away and by the people in the Victorian era who chipped the paint away and believed it looked better as white

[@theexchipmunk]

Yeah, hell everything was painted. And thankfully we heave finds that show that nowadays. For example thanks to Herculaneum, the lesser known but much better preserved neighbour of Pompei. You can probably get yourself you it was destroyed, but it was buried much deeper and harder, preserving a LOT of stuff in a stable environment away from Oxigen and Sunlight. So we have perfectly preserved jewellery, and even fully painted well preserved marble statues.

[@toffeequeen1338]

@@theexchipmunk yes!! I actually got the chance to see Herculaneum back in 2018! It was beautiful!

[@theconqueringram5295]

It's hard to believe that castles had fancy interiors, but it's truly amazing to see them build this modern castle with the technologies that were available at the time.

[@Marialla.]

Now imagine how dim they would appear always in candlelight or through those slit windows. Obviously they would want the brightest, most garish colors possible so it would show up. And anything shiny or gilt to reflect light around would have been treasured. Mirrors and glass were not much of a thing yet, so any you had would be very precious. Imagine being a peasant and never seeing yourself in a mirror!

[@kaptein1247]

@@Marialla. soends like heaven to not be bothered what you look like

[@ninja1676]

Yeah it really is.

[@theexchipmunk]

Its not really that hard to believe if you consider what caves in the stone-ages must have been like. No some dark damp dirty place. But colour full, all walls painted, warmed by fires and filled with basic furniture like simple "beds" and all kinds of tools, storage and so on. Many people often forget that we are in no way different form the members of Homo Sapiens that lived in the prehistoric. Same brain, same body and pretty much nearly the same genes. If you were to bring a baby from 150.000 BC here and brought it up, It would most likely turn into a person living and thinking the same as you do. And the basic needs and wants are still the same, even for us. We still draw on walls. Everywhere. Just like our very ancient ancestors. And so did people in the medieval times.

[@hideyourloveaway128]

Why is it hard to believe? Nobody wants to live in a dank, dark hole. Dank being the actual meaning of the word, meaning unpleasant and dim, dingy. Have you not seen medieval tapestries? They are incredibly bright and colorful and vivid. So were medieval fashions, lots and lots of colors in the clothing that both men and women wore. Only peasants, serfs, servant classes who couldn’t afford dyed clothing like that or tapestries of any kind had to make due without the colorful decor. Humans basically have not changed, only our technology has. Everyone wants to have color and decoration if they can afford it.

[@annettebrinson8426]

I burst out laughing when Ruth said she shaved the roadkill! 😂 Good on you, Ruth for using what is at hand! That's exactly what our ancestors would have done!

[@ashleelarsen5002]

This show is my new favorite way to fall asleep :)

[@caitolent]

"There was some roadkill, so I shaved it."

[@mekkio6393]

that part absolutely killed me!!!

[@ArsenicWallpaper]

I love Ruth so much :D

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Yeah, sure it was already dead when u found it.

[@juliosunga3530]

as you normally do.

[@Aleph-Noll]

@@ArsenicWallpaper shes having so much fun lol

[@whiskeythrottle333]

Right when the castle is completed, Ruth will turn into a mad evil queen and no one will dare to question her and submit to her. She will become the ruling queen of the castle. She just seem to know and understand everything. Her laughter is eerie.

[@JSandders]

35:40 "When their backs are turned, we'll re-do it all." These ladies are cards, hahaha!

[@wolf1066]

Cards? They're the whole bloody _deck_ mate!

[@wolf1066]

@Internet Deathclaw It's bad enough for English speakers - US slang, NZ slang, Australian slang, Canadian slang, UK slang... all have differences.

[@amarketing8749]

@Martin Latour It means they are funny. I don't know the origin of the expression, but that's what it means in the USA. The comment about a whole deck was a pun by the other commenter, meaning the ladies are very funny.

[@girlnextdoorgrooming]

@Martin Latour Jokers

[@MrSigmaSharp]

I can imagine one of these guys in the pub going - Do you know what i do for life? I'm a medieval stone mason - looks like somebody had too much to drink

[@MrSigmaSharp]

The irony is never ending. We have to wait a few years to see a complete 13th century castle

[@Aethgeir]

I had never heard the term "spend a penny" to describe relieving one's self before. But by sheer coincidence, the video I watched before this one, was all about the Crystal Palace in Victorian London, one of the first buildings to have public toilets and which cost a penny to use, hence the term!

[@wolf1066]

That's a well known phrase around here (New Zealand). Classic public toilet graffito: Here I sit, broken hearted Spent my last penny And only farted.

[@wolf1066]

@MichaelKingsfordGray It does, but *last* penny has that extra _je ne sais quois_ that makes it all the more tragic :)

[@suzismith9681]

I can remember putting a penny in the slot on the toilet door, then turning the key below before the door would open, in the public lavatory. My mom said if you paid to use the facilities they were cleaner than the ( sometimes available) free ones. As there was usually a woman onsite to clean them. And the roller hand towels were always dry . Roller towels were one long piece of toweling sewn together to make a loop hung over a rod. For all to use. Or nothing at all. Dont even ask about the men's toilets, you could smell those before you came around the corner of the building. How times and hygiene have changed. This was in England 1950/ 60s . I was just a young girl.

[@Spitalhatch]

@@wolf1066 When I was a boy (in the 1940s) the sufferer was described as a Scotsman. 'Last' was not necessary to express the tragedy of the situation.

[@wolf1066]

@@Spitalhatch So the version I read had been amended to make it less culturally-insensitive to the Scots? :P

[@carlderfler5006]

Ruth Goodman is a real treat!!! I could listen to her all day long because her passion is equal to her remarkable intelligence!!! Excellent!

[@ninjamonkey2251]

"When their backs are turned we'll re-do it all."

[@lifeisstr4nge]

Must've been fucking unbearable to watch

[@tellmewhenitsover]

Well they were hardly doing any better anyways, just a waste of time.

[@Cruznick06]

@@tellmewhenitsover the paint lines of the professionals were far more even in width. It may seem like a minor difference for you, but these craftspeople are devoting their lives to this project.

[@joshschneider9766]

It's not so much that they are devoting their own lives, although they are as it is respect for their predecessors and the fact that grueling is expected to last centuries just as many of the originals have.

[@ninjamonkey2251]

@@Cruznick06 If it means anything to you I could tell the difference. If I wanted my castle painted I'd pick the girls.

[@billmiller4972]

"When their backs are turned, we'll re-do it all" That's why I love these series. Always joking but never ridiculing the workers back then and never smarmy about how advanced we are compared to those brutes back then.

[@ashleelarsen5002]

Ruth is really humble about it, she might actually survive. There is no way in hell I would make it 1 month. I would be Drew Barrymore's character in "Scream" Half way through the first commercial break- cut to me on the floor shivering incoherent...

[@animequeen78]

@@ashleelarsen5002 That's why the knowledge is available to us now.

[@ashleelarsen5002]

@@animequeen78 🤙🏻 eh I guess, let's hope things get better, Happy Weekend!!!

[@petercarioscia9189]

I wish documentaries in the US were still of this quality. I assume these were originally aired on TV in the UK? The production value is far too high to be an original KZbin series (if I'm mistaken and they ARE KZbin originals, I'd be blown away) Even when we do get good history documentaries on US television, they're over dramatized with actors doing over produced reenactments (or worse, poorly produced reenactments...)

[@Dancinfanz]

If you want to see something educational but kinda like reality TV. PBS had a program called Frontier House were 3 modern families had live out on the frontier with only what the time period technology and housing. It was interesting maybe not medieval but it was interesting. They are a bit like the farm series from Peter, Tom and Ruth.

[@GreggyM00]

First broadcast on BBC Two.

[@pp7x79]

i partially want to disagree with the over dramatized. to me the team in this series is very dramatic as well (oh right. it's BBC...). You can clearly see they are very good at presenting and teaching but absolutely not too good at what they talk about. to me, it's a bit shallow sometimes. it's a good series but not spectacular imo

[@emilyglickman5703]

@@pp7x79 I am always looking for quality educational TV. Can you recommend a show that does go deep on what they are talking about? Preferably on a similar topic. You just don't find show about medieval times in the US.

[@cynicalnews963]

@@emilyglickman5703 Not a show but another KZbin channel - Shadiversity is an author and period expert who makes videos in depth on medieval life. I recommend his video on the types of rooms in medieval castles for a similar topic to this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2bQk2WQmNxpo8U

[@fluffyfish2607]

These kinds of videos are a really cool way to learn out side of school

[@BillyTheKidOfficialYT]

@@SimuLord yup, same. Most of my knowledge accumulated after high school from random curiosities and stuff

[@Zeldafan1ify]

@@SimuLord yep, same. This sadly says a lot about education

[@ashleelarsen5002]

I went to public school too ✌️

[@verenamichel2447]

Back in the late 90s /early 2000s my dad still had cattle and my sister and I spend our summer holidays lime washing the stables. I always loved the transformation and how clean it look afterwards and I'll never forget how it feels to get the stuff onto your skin - sucks the moisture right out of it....

[@TheEzlau]

I ❤Ruth! She is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5 Stars! Actually all the workers for this castle are also amazing and we enjoyed this series very much!

[@poelmeister]

I like seeing how Peter is buffing up over the project. Seems a healthy lifestyle.

[@FierceMotorworks]

I found the official website for this project. Turns out they have visiting hours and you can take tours. Not sure why they don't put the link in the description. Just search for "guedelon castle" and you'll find it.

[@gabrielb2598]

props to the guy that found out when u heat yellow powder paint it becomes red

[@beastshawnee]

get trigged “guy”...lol...

[@davidbennett9691]

The paleolithic cave painters were probably the first to use this technique, although it might be older.

[@audrey9561]

It’s amazing to see the work that goes into things we easily take for granted like the tiles!

[@caitlynryder8639]

I'm really invested in the tiles

[@friendlyneighbor8339]

Tile maker: "If this crazy redhead doesn't keep her fingers out of my paint there will be more than a badger missing around here!"

[@michaeld4861]

"I found some badger hair to make brushes" (Oh, that's fancy) "Well, actually I found some road kill and shaved it"

[@Spitalhatch]

I love that expression, when talking about toilet paper: 'people tend to use whatever comes to hand...'

[@Alkis05]

My mom said her family used corn cob

[@stanlygirl5951]

@@Alkis05 Sears catalog here.

[@alistairmcelwee7467]

I learnt so much from this video. I had no idea about the lime render. And especially not about applying it to the outside of castles. Makes so much sense. And who can face an expanse of white wall without decorating it? I applaud the folks who have worked so hard on building this castle. Next time I’m in France, I hope I can visit. Be great to volunteer under supervision for a bit. Thanks for posting.

[@hollywood19191]

13:06 "Oh, there's some lovely filth down here!" *Cue Monty Python quotes*

[@xxslendermomxx3026]

There are some who call me..... Tim

[@shawng7902]

Go away or I shall taunt you a second a time

[@mattyjmar10]

4:15 Ruth's manner of storytelling is enthralling. I could listen her to opine on literally any topic and be entertained.

[@ked8566]

Minecraft builders be furiously taking notes

[@burzwild2292]

Unironically yes, as a Minecraft builder I am watching all their vids on castles and historic buildings

[@johnathanjonker4386]

This is the exact reason why I started watching this series

[@carolynkrenzel4345]

Bro how did you know?

[@A-VeryJudgemental-Guy]

They should be taking notes from Minecraft builders

[@Sineri-rj6nw]

Wow, so... not only me here by this reason as I see Nice

[@natashat2702]

This series is amazing.

[@melanyebaggins]

my only complaint is that there isn't more of it :D

[@natashat2702]

@@melanyebaggins there are like 6 episodes. From start to finish. On timeline i believe. Its sooo good. By the end you will know how to make your own castle.

[@AzuraBlackHeart]

I've been re-watching Edwardian farm because of quarantine. Made up with the episodes of this series too. Hope the team keep making these shows. They're so good! 😍🖤

[@laurahill9643]

Edwardian farm, Wartime Farm (WW2), Victorian Farm, Tudor Monestary Farm, Tales of the Green Valley and they all have Christmas specials too.

[@bobvines00]

This series was first broadcast in late 2014 (according to Wikipedia), so I doubt they'll make more of these shows, at least not for this series. I _would_ like them to "come back" to visit and show the completed castle though! I really wish BBC Two was available here in the US so I don't have to feel so brain dead after watching "regular" TV!

[@Iancreed8592]

These are some hardcore larpers.

[@jamieyoho2310]

I wanna party w those guys!!!

[@narwolez5863]

@Libby Berman i wish i could go live there. life would be so simple

[@rsstrangetrip]

Ikr!

[@cathjj840]

@@narwolez5863 Actually, they're all still real people so I think it would get complicated real fast. Triple that if you don't speak French.

[@hanananah]

I aspire to be as cool as the lady who shaved roadkill to make a paintbrush.

[@victoriouswreath494]

I hope I can visit this castle at some point. It be a great experience, and I'd have an excuse to wear my surcoat with no eye raises! Or at the very least only minimal ones!

[@janeodee1677]

A cheeky winky eve asking Adam to go behind the pillar. Hilarious, guess memes have been around forever.

[@korkybuchek2500]

we watched this in my history of interior design class

[@nickpavloff8977]

That’s what’s up

[@liyahsmitherson]

I love these kinds of videos! I wish I could join the team!

[@staciesheppard2048]

I agree! It would be amazing to be able to volunteer or even take a working holiday to be able to take part in this. Wow!

[@leaflet1686]

Making tiles looks like it would be good work!

[@brownsugarcrochet455]

Ruth Tom and Peter please do a French Regency palace. I beg of thee.

[@alicevanderbruggen8711]

Gorgeous! Makes me appreciate God up above all the more for the natural materials and the wisdom to put all of it together. All of you did a stupendous job! 🙏💛🙌

[@Eggs_hatching]

"very nice for the skin" "soft hands" What a LIE XD work with clay regularly and you'll get yourself a nice pair of scaled claws. back when I did clay tiles in winter, my hands would bleed from the dry cracks (cut your nails and keep a good moisterizer close)

[@howardwayne3974]

Clay will suck every bit of moisture from your hands . so will cement . I know from experience .

[@briannaleigh1317]

omg and when they did the lime wash with bare hands, i cringed so hard.

[@howardwayne3974]

@@briannaleigh1317 back in those days they would actually use hog lard or some other form of ersatz moisturizer . face it , some sort of substitute can be found anywhere if you try hard enough . for a ha'penny or so a butcher would let you rub your hands on a raw hog or chicken .

[@hideyourloveaway128]

I was thinking the same thing… Working with ceramics in high school and college, it was well known that you needed to carry lotion with you so that when you washed all the clay off of your hands you could immediately moisturize. That clay is basically bentonite, which absorbs moisture, and it will suck the moisture out of your hands faster than anything. If you want dry, cracked, scaly hands just work with clay for a while.

[@frederikandersen8402]

@@hideyourloveaway128 same with cardboard boxes

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

I want to live here. And I Love how much fun Ruth is to listen to. They all are, but her enthusiasm is especially captivating.

[@colinmarble2552]

Her enthusiasm is irritating!

[@CrypticConversions]

Love, love, love Ruth! I'll watch anything she's in, and she has such a great laugh!

[@lukasbocker6740]

I have to admit, they seem to be a bit crazy (shaving road kills) but the love for the details and the effort they are putting in to get everything right and give everyone a accurate medieval experience...I think it's just great and lovely

[@farhanatoerien3437]

Absolutely love Ruth and her passion and knowledge !!

[@crazymonkeyVII]

This series is hands down the most detailed and impressive that I've ever seen. They answer so many questions that I didn't even think about, and not a single thing that I'm wondering about as I'm watching gets looked over. It should win awards! Also the people at Gideon Castle are amazing! Such a dedication! I'm deeply, deeply impressed by their knowledge, craftsmanship and good nature. Well done also to the great presenters and producers for spending so much time giving us a detailed series like this! Thank you so much!!!

[@Mrdevs96]

I laughed so hard when Peter couldnt handle the simple painting task 😅 I was never any good at it either

[@shrimpflea]

It's not simple.

[@seanold]

That dude was going ham on that recorder

[@StephenGillie]

This is a great episode! I'm learning so much about both history and chemistry, just from watching some people play with dirt and mud!

[@lescoe]

I like how the rubber tipped bolt makes a metallic sound when it hits the wall.

[@rakashael]

"Britain has some of the finest in the world" Germany: Am I a joke to you?

[@isabelleb.1270]

This amazing adventure is taking place in France... and it is not even in the title -and yes, the story story starts by saying « Britain has some of the finest in the world ». I think it it called “brainwashing”. Historically speaking, the French were the last ones who invaded Great Britain, with William the Conqueror (1066). The Germans bombed the country during WWII. Not good. But the British family is quite German, even if they changed their name... How can you come from a foreign country while refusing foreigners is blowing my mind -and this works for the White Americans and the Australians

[@rakashael]

@@isabelleb.1270 I think this might be an r/woosh moment. The narrator says that in the first minute, I think. It's a lighthearted joke. But thank you for the little history lesson. The world is fascinating. ;)

[@oliverhardman3513]

@@isabelleb.1270 Well the Saxons who colonized the now UK were a "german" tribe. To address your other question, the US conquered the Native-Americans and the same can be said for the British and Aboriginals. Applying a moral judgment retroactively to a period of time when only the strongest survived is fool-hardy, to say the least. also, just a correction calling Aboriginal people of the past "Australian" is quite insulting. As Aboriginal people belonged to a series of different tribes each with their own unique languages and culture. Australia was established in 1788 while Aboriginals trace back over 65K years

@@isabelleb.1270 How many foreigners from an exact opposite culture/country/genetic lineage can you take in before the country caves in on its self? Do you have an long-term thought or is everything based in emotion for you?

[@glorialiedtke8931]

Do people not know how closely related England is to Germany? Especially since three of the sixteen federal states have the word Saxony in it.

[@Klarud]

I would really want to know how much building a castle costs in modern day, both original medieval way and modern way

[@brim89]

I wonder if the staff really live in the homes or are there modern homes near by?

[@ohmyblindman]

for three months? I'm guessing mobile homes or such.

[@l33tsamurai]

"it's all about showing off" Me: okay yeah. Also me: maybe because it looks nice as well right?

[@entelin]

I sort of feel like for making tiles, it wouldn't be hard to make a mold and press that could do it faster with more consistent results than pushing it into the mold by hand.

[@thefitnessgrampacertest1130]

Me: *watching a video about castles and rebuilding one* KZbin: vAlPiNg tOoK oVeR mY lIfE

[@GenXrCist669]

I could listen to Ruth all day. I love listening to her passion pour out at she shares her knowledge.

[@Yoshina1]

The project is great, but the video was still a huge disappointment. Why show a thumbnail of a bed when there's not a single piece of furniture in the whole episode?!

[@blabla-wx6kc]

you got yourself hyped up over a bed?

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

I get hyped up over my bed the entire day when I get home it's the first thing I go to

[@socrates_the_great6209]

LOL.

[@lilithspookypants7789]

This was an amazing documentary!! Thank you💜

[@clawsoon]

50:00 "Trial and error"? More like "tile and error", ba-dum tsssssh.

[@stephenn1056]

This dad joke has made my day. Thank you kind sir

[@annika_panicka]

Lol! I love a good clean pun. My Bruce Springsteen reference is not going to go over well, so I think I'll hide it here.

[@annika_panicka]

54:52 Gallic Bruce Springsteen is writing another hit ... Perhaps a follow-up to "Dancing in the Dark" or "Greetings from Asbury Spark"? (I would have time-stamped a him in a night shot, but he looked so devastated, like he was about to hurl himself into the kiln, where he would have had no need to sing "I'm on Fire". It would have been implied.) Tell me he doesn't look like he could be Springsteen's younger, Frencher brother.

[@diehoffart]

“I found a dead badger on the road and I shaved it as close to the skin as possible.” Thanks, I’m stealing that for awkward dates I want to get out of 💃👻

[@clray123]

You could also spit on random objects to see if it soaks in.

[@debuhrich4851]

😂😂😂😂

[@dkdrawings101]

Jokes on you, im into that shit.

[@sylviatamieanan4088]

You risk the other one be someone who finds it cool

[@Pyxis10]

Talking about shaving your badger on an akward date? Sounds about right.

[@sharolynwells]

I love stuff like this.

[@EVtripper]

I love following Ruth and Peter through all their adventures in time! They have so many great tid bits of knowledge.

[@cindybogart6062]

I love this series. It’s amazing & such hard work. Beautifully done documentary. ✨

[@melanyebaggins]

I'm loving this series so much, I can't wait for more!

[@hideyourloveaway128]

These are absolutely fantastic. What a great look into Medieval life and getting a real feel by seeing it actually done in the way it would have been done!

[@IntrospectAvionics]

I'll be back lads, have to head down to the Ye-Olde IKEA

[@edi9892]

Kingdom Come Deliverance did a great job with the interiors and attire.

[@NickRoman]

It is interesting that after putting that kind of mud coat on all of the walls that even on the inside of the castle, it would all somehow wear off by now. I would guess that a number of castles still have quite a bit of the interior plastering.

[@deborrastrom8559]

Just Amazing! Thankyou for.all the efforts here. It's like I spent a day way back then. Blessings to all!

[@moondancer9066]

I can't help wondering who paid for this project??? Building a castle.... Wow ❣️

[@beerkegbob6952]

cant wait for the next one... I like this series

[@mukkaar]

5:15 This castle is absolutely for *very* wealthy lord or a king. It's not modest at all for period it represents. Modest castle would be just an fortified stone house/tower with wooden walls. As for as castles go, this is big. Considering it's ~13th century you could say this is massive.

[@stickman8459]

Not a king, the style of this castle seems fit for a lord of a wealthier then average fiefdom

[@shaeflatt8428]

peters comments about his art at 35:52 are my inner monologue every time i paint

[@GrandmaCathy]

This whole plaster and painting concept is blowing my mind. I always thought they had stone walls with a few tapestries here and there for insulation. WTH?? Shocking. Just shocking. 🤯🤯🤯

[@JETWTF]

All castles had a coat of "plaster" on the outside. Without it water would get into the mortar and weather would cause it to freeze and heat up depending on the seasons causing fractures and structural instability and the walls would no longer be defensible but crumbly and easily taken down after a few years. It was done not for the looks but to maintain the structure, looks wasn't even a consideration for the wall treatment at all. It wasn't just castles, wattle and daub walls of a farmhouse had the same treatment. Yeah your castle looks all majestic on the hill with it's plastered and whitewashed walls but the wall treatment was the same as a lowly peasant providing grain for your castle has on his wattle and daub hut he calls home. Being plastered wasn't being impressive, it was being frugal and responsible. It was the Tudor's and their international peers that set precedence for the wall materials being a show of power and wealth, They also didn't use natural stone or plaster it over. They used bricks and used alternate shades of bricks to create patterns in the walls. They didn't dress the walls they left them exposed. Everyone else dressed the walls, it wasn't impressive. Bricks instead of stone.. that was impressive because bricks were far more expensive, they were undressed to show off bricks since dressing them the wall may as well be stone. Commoner gets plaster over stone or wattle and daub, the rich and powerful in the Tudor era had exposed brick. Also all interiors were dressed too. Who wants to live in a wattle and daub hut and have to smell cow shit in mud every night when trying to go to bed. Nobody, that's who. Plastered walls was the norm. For everyone from king to lowly peasant.

[@Alkis05]

That is false. There are certainly castles that didn't have the plaster. Specially when there was no limestone nearby, which happened. More over, many castles survived centuries without much structural integrity, and they were completely fine many centuries after they stopped being used. Most castles never ruined because of weather. They were dilapidated for construction material after they had no more military usefulness and people could live in manors and palaces instead of castles

[@paulazemeckis7835]

So glad I was born in the 20th century.

[@rachelh7926]

The flowers motif is still big today. It’s amazing that designs look like frescos in Ancient Rome.

[@melissalambert7615]

This is so amazing. I never knew what the inside looked like. Only heard about covering the stone walls with tapestry.

[@familywilliams4058]

I could have sworn the Pics painted themselves with BLUE woad paint, not red. Have I been misinformed?

[@markthompson4885]

That's what I thought blue paint

[@skeingamepodcast5993]

Picts. I think they actually dyed their skin, not just paint.

[@familywilliams4058]

@@skeingamepodcast5993 That would make sense, actually, since it's extremely easy to make woad dye iirc

[@bobvines00]

They said at least two things that were incorrect in this episode, but they were trivial especially for the normal viewer. But, my "specialist" knowledge can be incorrect too, so I didn't make notes. I'm just glad that they made this short series and that it's now available here on KZbin. (Edited to replace "average" with normal.)

[@annika_panicka]

@@skeingamepodcast5993 Were they mentioned in a Monty Python film? I'm asking for real. I can vaguely recall a line about a Pict, but none of my friends remembers and I haven't looked too hard online.

[@01DOT0]

Imagine historians or whatever discover this in the next century

[@liab435]

They will have records of this project available to them.

[@betimsulejmani1001]

liab435 that’s not how imagination works

[@sabotcat3244]

i think you mean the next millennium

[@01DOT0]

Sabot Cat naw because George Washington was only 2 centuries ago. If I was talking about 1100 then I would have said millennium but in this case I’m referring to before the scientific revolution and industrial

[@theexchipmunk]

@@liab435 Just imagine we had a big catastrophe or something, civilisation came in a big crisis big time and records were lost, as it happens. 500 years or so later future Time Team digs around and comes out ridiculously puzzled because this genuine castle (definitely NOT a home of a rich made to look like one) that was definitely build like a medieval contemporary one (as in, by hand with contemporary tools) was definitely not build in medieval times, but hundreds of years later during the beginning of the 21 century.

[@jeccalou9894]

"There was a bit of roadkill, so I shaved it". That's fantastic. We appreciate the dedication to archaeology!!

[@susangunn3581]

What an absolutely fascinating show , loved it 💛 Thank you for posting it.

[@Sabeaa]

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