Could A 13th Century Castle Be Built Today? | Secrets Of The Castle | Absolute History

Part 2: • How To Build A Castle'...
Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold and Ruth Goodman arrive at Guédelon, in the Burgundy region of France, to join the world’s biggest archaeological experiment - a 25 year project to build a medieval castle from scratch, using only the tools and materials available in the 13th century.
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[@AbsoluteHistory]

If you've enjoyed this episode, check out part 2 here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2fZXmZ3np1rpa8 🏰

[@ragingrobot8870]

Absolute History I can’t watch it as it’s not in England

[@jeffarmstrong1308]

We first saw this when it was first broadcast and loved it. Last year we finally got to go to France ( along trip from Australia) and, of course(!), Guédelon was on our list. It was even better than it was when the team visited because another ten years had passed and the completion of the main build is now in sight. Watching the films again allowed us to compare what had changed since they were there but work progresses. Tiling the chapel roof was completed within a month of our visit. Your films were THE reason we even knew about it.

[@ninjagodmanMikeBush]

not available in the UK?

[@QueernMental]

Why is the rest of the series blocked in uk?

[@cdenver]

Why is the second part of this fantastic series BLOCKED in the UK and Ireland? If the second part is blocked, why is the first part not blocked too? Now I feel completely cheated :(

[@randomshyte9989]

This is going to be a headache for future historians if this gets lost in time.

We can put all sorts of crazy stuff inside to confuse them even more!

[@DBT1007]

internet is a thing. they can watch this video if this video still on internet for thousands of years later

[@regenbogentraumerin]

@@DBT1007 Pretty sure the internet will get lost over the next thousand years as technology develops and changes, just like a lot of inventions, technologies and methods got lost over the last thousand years. They might know there was something like the internet during our time and have an idea about what it was and maybe even partly how it worked (though even that is pretty unlikely), but the actual data won't survive.

[@sulev111]

"After Macron and the great collapse of early 21st century, people were thrown back into the dark age..." - text books in the 23rd century.

[@Fallenangel_85]

It's digital data, there is no reason for this to getting lost. Unless civilization as a whole collapses, but then people have other problems.

[@The_Gallowglass]

Imagine being a mason working there. Put on your resumé "I've built a castle." You'd never be out of work.

[@bruceluiz]

Yeah but then again a Mason worker was very expendable. One too many would die from "accidents"

[@MrFiddleedee]

@@bruceluiz he means in RL work

[@Kareszkoma]

@@bruceluiz Imagine a bigger builder rolling on your feet, or stepping inbetween stones. legs crushed, finger crushed, and you are out of work for the rest of your life. Humans surpisingly heal quite well and strongly. But if it's the wrong part crushed.. well it's not a lucky thing.

[@cH4iN123]

@@Kareszkoma Pretty sure they didnt give two fks back in the day if they lost a finger, leg is a different story tho

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@Kareszkoma In my opinion humans don't heal well enough without 3 health potions a day for 4 weeks. Otherwise instead of weeks its months.

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAa644]

The literally explained how they do EVERY. SINGLE. THING. I'm so impressed

[@THE3FATGUYS]

You should check out their Victorian Farm and Victorian Christmas series they did for the BBC. It’s usually on BBC iPlayer around Christmas time if you live in the UK. I’m sure you can find it elsewhere. They’re both very fascinating as well.

[@evan5935]

Also check out the edwardian farms, hidden dangers, wartime farm, and the pharmacy/medicine ones for victorian and edwardian times 🤷‍♂️😎

[@erikkarlsson9192]

I haven't watched this yet, but this is things we *really* should be teaching/learning at this stage... But people seem to arrogantly think we'll keep going and our civilization will never fall. I mean, building castles might not be *the* top priority, but it's a very powerful knowledge, and if you know how to build a castle you should also be able to build smaller stuff too. ^^ And having castles can be very useful in case of invasions and stuff, not only there being a powerful ruler collecting taxes and stuff.

[@erikkarlsson9192]

@@evan5935 Damn, that's really impressive, that they've actually produced that stuff. It feels like society today is actively trying to make people NOT prepared for a potential collapse. These kinds of stuff is things most everyone should be learning imho.

[@riverdeep399]

Not how they got the pegs into the wood.

[@osibeejohnson7678]

I love how Ruth explores the daily lives and task of average people. It is so refreshing to see the REAL history in real time. Respect for those who lived without inherited extravagance. I really hope, after what they've done with the other series (Tudor farming, Victorian farm and pharmacy, Edwardian farming, railway system, etc.) what period and aspect of history they explore next.

[@leahvaris769]

Any other recommendations for this type of realistic history?

[@skeletonbuyingpealts7134]

@@leahvaris769 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpDCg5uLrr-Aeq8 this I guess

[@yolkst3r484]

I wish we had documentaries like this that air in the US. We usually get stuff like: WAS ADOLF HITLER IN CONTACT WITH EXTRA TERRESTRIALS

[@googiegress7459]

IS THIS ICE ROAD HAUNTED BY TREASURE GHOSTS (watch until end)

[@robertallen6710]

@@googiegress7459 The REAL reason Kim and Kanye have been separated for over a year! Man, I can't live w/o that one...

[@MaeV808]

Thank goodness there is internet. Ancient Aliens is a hoot but quite shite in integrity/facts

[@jacobdegeling]

This comment caused me great mirth!

[@ruusteriv]

As a sad history lover in America I can confirm this is absolutely true.

[@jocerv43]

Alternate title: The biggest roleplayers in the world

[@fazzzam810]

Ahhaha👍

[@TheSystemaSystem]

LARPING A CASTLE IN FRANKIA

[@80chisco]

Larpers to the next level hahaha

[@88cameras]

Must be RuneScape fan's

[@idratherbeoutdoors3085]

Extreme LARPing

[@kevdadd1976]

Being a brick layer/ stone mason myself i love working on the old buildings and admire all the brilliant knowledge it took with limited resources

[@user-jr8rg1ue6i]

Boy ain't that the truth , right on , 👍

[@Tater4200]

im honestly so so glad people are STILL doing this. i hope these beautiful arts NEVER die. we must always remember how hard out ancestors had to work

[@Grib73]

I am French and this is without a doubt the best documentary I have ever seen about the Château de Guédelon. The passion for history ignores borders.

[@naturespecialist1489]

indeed

[@SimuLord]

I first heard about a historical re-enactment castle in France from an Australian KZbinr while watching in the United States. "World Wide Web", indeed!

[@jackobey2815]

hundreds of british and french together and they're NOT killing each other for a chaange haha

[@MrYougotcaught]

That's why history is extremely important to never forget, especially for the Native Americans of North, Central, and South America

[@randybobandy9828]

​@@MrYougotcaughtwhy is it important especially for native Americans exactly?

[@KevinFrost]

700 years from now: "This is called a fiber line, and we've capped it to a 1000mbps download speed to simulate what the internet would have been like in the 21st century. It's crazy how these people lived with such slow speeds, it would have taken over 150 years at these speeds to download yourself to another planet."

[@thatemoidiot5516]

LMAO dude thx for the laugh

[@thatemoidiot5516]

tbh time travel would probably be a thing already

[@rotzloffel]

cries in 2nd to the last slowest internet speed in SEA

[@cdoublejj]

lol you put an extra zero behind "100", welcome to the U.S lol just kidding most places can't faster than 6 or 16mbps

[@anwardaud]

Lmao

[@gonun69]

I've been there twice a bit over a year apart, it's amazing to see all the progress they are making. If you're ever in France, Guédelon is definitely worth a visit.

[@veervirk6950]

You have to wear medieval clothes when you go there right?

[@gonun69]

@@veervirk6950 As a visitor, no. I'd probably be a lot more fun, but it's not required at all. If you decide to work there for a while then yes. But it didn't seem like the dress code was super strict. Pretty much everyone had modern shoes (probably for safety, it's a construction site after all) and I've seen some jeans or other modern clothes peeking out under their costumes.

[@veervirk6950]

@@gonun69 yeah it would be so cool to feel what it was like to wear those ancient clothes and behave like that too.

[@ianpodmore9666]

France is quite a large country.

[@er2206]

I would love to visit it 🙂

[@alexdebouille4190]

daaaaaamn, 25 years. Now THAT is dedication

[@crazymad4323]

Imagine trying to make stone bricks with medieval tools and absolutely no electricity around you and some guy pointing a high res camera at you.

[@wuuduu609]

its wooden camera, and recorded to wax rolls

[@mickys8065]

@@wuuduu609 no no, it's just a team of people painting each frame very very quickly

[@jeybeyon6643]

@@mickys8065 and some guy writing the dialogue with a quill and a scroll, repeatedly asking " what did he said? "

[@rebelgaming1.5.14]

@thecasualtrollingpuma "SILENCE THOMAS, I CAN DO WHAT I WANT"

[@cyqry]

That's why they are training with crossbows as well. Remember that clip a few years back from a reenactment show, where a guy managed to spear a camera-drone out of the sky? Yup, the medieval folk are learning!

[@jackalakkin]

It's wild that you can tell all these people spend all day every day doing these things. They're SO GOOD at their jobs

[@anonthehousemouse]

while the other two replys are indeed correct, the Master Masons and Carpenters invest their entire lives in their craft, something very few people can claim of their jobs today. There's a reason medieval castles still stand today.

[@FruitingPlanet]

Its true, the masters of their craft are much more skilled, then almost all of todays workers in their field, not with theoretical knowlege, but with experience and precise perfection of every move they do, something machines do nowadays for us, but you absolutly have to be with those simple tools. I worked at Guédelon for two weeks with the masons in 2012 and it gave me a lot of respect for their skills, the master knows so precisely from the sound a stone makes, how it is build internally and how it will split, today even with special sonar equipments and sophisticated algorithms, this level of prediction is hard to achive. It is also very hard work, within two days of doing this work for 8h a day, you will be completely exausted after each shift and your joints will start to hurt badly.

[@lauracrawford8723]

historians 500 years from now : “ wow this castle is in really good condition!” “yeah it was actually built in the 21th century by people who like castles”

[@Exayevie]

*21st

[@elbentos7803]

The project began in the 90's

[@aaronmacy9134]

“Late 2nd Elizabethan”

[@lucastheemperor4443]

I mean..i saw a lot of castles and most of them are in pretty good shape, i get that not everything could be preserved but after 800yrs..thats pretty good job

[@SimuLord]

@@lucastheemperor4443 It's a funny thing about rocks, they tend to last a long time. Good thing too, or the planet never would've lasted four and a half billion years, it's made of the stuff!

[@Legion563]

So glad I stumbled upon this series, ended up binge watching them all in 1 day. Then a few days ago I found Edwardian farm and then Victorian Pharmacy and I'm now rewatching these...top tier content!!

[@Bouzoukiellas]

The Brits are phenomenal at TV.

[@rockshot100]

Yes, the Brits would understand why I stopped watching my TV 25 years ago. We have nothing like this in the US. After a few of these you will feel like you know Ruth and Peter like friends.

[@ShortStuffMegs21]

​@@rockshot100I wish we had programs like this for the US. Or Time Team. Feels like we have lost so much of the previous skills while the UK are actually trying to hold on to them.

[@rockshot100]

@@ShortStuffMegs21 I so much agree with you, I am American as well. This would appeal to both the young and old, and an excellent way of teaching not only history but also how to build things, etc. Geometry would not be as boring, or you could even learn team work and management. SO many things. The benefits would be endless. But for one thing, we would certainly have groups screaming, "racist". Or whatever. Might even try to burn it down, who knows.

[@stauffap]

I can't even put in words how much i enjoyed this video.

[@zecorvtoro1092]

Looks like you just did

[@tablelegz]

Same here!!

[@Peter-gy1vy]

Same

[@Jojo_Flake]

There more to this! Part 2 in the description

[@christinebrighenti9723]

same!

[@mastermanio2]

I love how all of these people legitimately look like they're from the middle ages too

[@kingjames4886]

cmon, ruth isn't that old...

[@TransItAuthority]

Part of the process of building a castle is the working conditions, and working conditions includes what you wear! it's wouldn't be a very good experiment without the period attire.

[@mrsdsease]

how do you know? time traveler?

[@trorisk]

In fact the site is open to the public and lives with the entrances. The workers have a "medieval" outfit to be recognized

[@7dayspking]

They legitimately don't. Only the specific garments directly cited potentially 'resemble' anything medieval. The rest is likely made up nonsense like the vests, leather and other crap everyone else is wearing.

[@Healitnow]

As a kid on the farm in the 1950's I learned with all hand tools. I then took history in college and spent 35 years on housing construction. I love your channel and the building techniques. One thing, if ever there is a loss of modern knowledge people like you will be one of the most important resources on the planet.

[@BlinkyB23]

Please more with this trio. Ruth is my homegirl. She is so pumped about history. These guys are like history superheroes and their chemistry/humor is great!

[@theconqueringram5295]

This is a fantastic project! People who lived in the middle ages were more sophisticated than we give them credit for.

[@kingjames4886]

people who lived before religion wiped out all the knowledge that went against god knew more.

[@tracehorrocks2473]

You do know that both Romans and Renaissance Europeans believed in the same god right.

[@fus132]

@@kingjames4886 And the great barbarian migration had nothing to do with the fall of Rome, sure, sure.

[@mickD87]

@@kingjames4886 lol who told you this lie?

[@notnotagoodguy9600]

I think people forget that they were human too, they were every bit as smart as modern people just with less science

[@TXCryptic]

No joke, I would 100% spend all 25 years doing this

[@seanfyffe1419]

It seems rewarding, honestly, and fulfilling - you don’t get that very much these days

[@f24816]

@MichaelKingsfordGray Money

[@sebastianbecher8927]

Not sure if they are finished by now, but they actually use volunteers every year. All you need is your own transport and sort your accommodation /camping etc... you can find all the details online.

[@fridgeways2300]

Learn French and u can

[@laytonoliver1426]

@@sebastianbecher8927 how would one go about doing this, on a voluntary basis

[@RandomYT05_01]

Future archeologists would see this as a historical anomaly because there would be a 13th century castle dating to the late 20th early 21st century. There would be arguments on why this exists.

[@King_Alfred_849]

Apart from the obvious digital documentation & this programme on the Internet

[@TheSkizz89]

@@King_Alfred_849 Except when Skynet destroys us all and we had to rebuild.

[@King_Alfred_849]

@@timmyotoole7312 We all live a fantastical sci-fi life these days.....sometimes I wish we could just go back to the simple Iron Age life & live within normal family communities at one with nature. 🤣👎🌲🌲🌲🌲

[@zedantXiang]

@@King_Alfred_849 And have half the people you know die. No pls.

[@Pyxis10]

@@King_Alfred_849 Yeah, no.

[@lemongrenade6135]

The ultimate prank: convincing someone they were sent back in time. They should put someone who is unconscious in this castle and then wake he/she up and convince the person that they are in medieval times.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

That'd be hilarious until one of those damn airplanes flew over.

[@gumpthompson5139]

Cartman did that to butters in South Park so he could go to Casa Bonita’s

[@kptz4343]

That wouldn't work because langagues were different in the middle ages

[@fatitankeris6327]

@@kptz4343 And sure there is no way for us to know many of language's nuances at the time, and how to teach people to speak and behave like at those times... Right...

[@ElfMaidWithInternet]

@GUNNER67akaKelt The dragon! The dragon hath returned!

[@RonaldReaganRocks1]

You gotta get one of the Frenchies up there on the wall to say "Go away, or I will taunt you a second time!"

[@TheRaiden316]

Maybe after the project is complete.

[@cendicate9132]

Lmaoo. I could imagine that frenchie from Monty Python 😂

[@swapode]

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

[@noikristjansson6038]

I spit in your general direction!

[@elbentos7803]

- We're english ! Were do you think we got this outrageous accent ? - What are you doing in France ? - None of your business !

[@eytan0127]

Imagine archeologists in the future, when they’ll find/review this and think “what the hell is this, built 500-1000 years later than other castles yet the same way”

[@Zillzbillz]

That’s kind of the point of the project, to build this with methods we know were used as well as the ones we think were and write them down. So that we and people later have a solid reference and a well written record for the ways we think things happened.

[@MerkhVision]

Zills Bills his point was that without context (that could be lost with time), this would seem like an anachronistic anomaly lol

[@dcarbs2979]

@@MerkhVision But if it was built with authentic methods and materials, would they be able to tell the difference after a few centuries?

[@leppyleppy6210]

D Carbs yes, because of the layers of earth it was built on they can see that it was build well after the other castles. But I guess they will leave some kind of inscription in the castle to make sure people know what happened there.

[@jm8080ful]

@@dcarbs2979 Also to add to what @Leppy Leppy said, this is an actual experiment done by actual historians and archaeologists, this isn't just a group of friends that got drunk one night and decided to build a castle using 13th century tools and knowledge. No, they document and write everything they learned and discovered from this experiment, pretty sure academic papers will have dates on them so future generations will know.

[@BugVall]

i love that they call the different hardness of stone the piff, the paff and the puff

[@virunee]

Stumbled across this by accident and it is legitimately the best thing I've watched all year. Can't wait to watch the other episodes!

[@frank6842]

All of these are great

[@angeliaparker-savage5401]

I've never watched an Absolute History video that wasn't absolutely fantastic. And if you like this, you should check out the "24 Hours in the Past" put out by Reel Truth History.

[@pebblesthecat3625]

I am so glad I watched this - I make models and had always had problems with my circular stairways. As soon as I saw how he drew out the template board I knew what I had been doing wrong. Whoever says we should learn from the past was a genius.

[@bubbaguy4411]

As a user of Blender, I feel your pain.

[@LDrosophila]

Did you get your staircase built?

[@1425363878]

When 2020 sucks so much you want to go back to 1200-something.

[@jaquelinemontero7057]

Omg hahahahaha I shouldn't have laughed so hard

[@KiraX2lol]

Trust me, you wouldn't want to go back to that time.

[@acolddarkgentlebruh8205]

Yeah, the plague was a bit more exciting than Corona.

[@seirbhiseach]

That’s why “bardcore” music is becoming a thing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYOsl6Z8msuUqsk kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmbHaZWkq7RlgLM

[@Justaguy5678]

ME. Lmao

[@laurarumpe6186]

Since I work as a tour guide in a 13th century castle(Dundaga castle, Latvia) this documentary answered a lot of questions I had. Thank you

[@Daddy_Steel]

Nice

[@frank6842]

It's a bit sad you had to come here for information. Share it with your coworkers

[@muizrahim861]

This is by far the best thing I've ever seen since Primitive Technology.

[@dv9239]

He can build this one in a day

[@t.adamcollins2162]

Interesting. I usually just click on the worker and then click on where I want the castle to go.

[@markthompson4885]

@Mr. Obunga Thats what i was going to say.

[@cezza6474]

Well your not a commoner like me 😂

[@blossomnessstudios4446]

"jOb'S DoNe!"

[@judahtesoro157]

Yes milord

[@darkmoonthedirewolf9231]

Well, I at least let them take breaks and have food. Tis wrong to not do so.

[@justurboi3806]

I had heard about this castle awhile back, but I never actually looked into it. This made me realize how little I really knew about how castles, and other buildings in general, were created in the past. Thank you for the amazing documentary.

[@granfury1238]

Ah, the castle Guédelon, I have seen a German documentation about it and was fascinated by the idea of building a castle with only the methods they had when castles were built. They do a similar thing here in Germany as well, the "Campus Galli", which is also interesting. Would like to visit one of those places sometime in the near future just to have seen it in person.

[@perrybb2]

57:49 "If you're a hungry man... anything is good to eat" He low-key just admitted the food was horrible.

[@bgiv2010]

"You control them like puppets!!!" "Whoa, dude... chill. These are my friends. We're in this together, you sociopath."

[@joegardiner4220]

BurnestThe4th yeah i thought that was a weird thing to say to a stranger lol

[@shadowmatrix0101]

"Yeah....I guess you could say it that way...ermm.." *awkward laughter*

[@calebkw2920]

That fucker really Pissed me off that guys job is essentially what a contractor is today, people still work like this just with far more advanced methods

[@entertainme121]

The orchestra analogy was much nicer. Don't work for, work with.

[@darrinstanfill6846]

Dude lol. I thought the same

[@Epic501]

This was so thoroughly enjoyable. I think it connects to a deep-rooted longing for a sense of simple purpose and community we are all lacking these days.

[@dietrevich]

It was very insightful and extremely interesting but if anything made me appreciate what we have right now, not long for the hard and very sad times those people lived in. We idealize the past thinking it simple, peaceful, enjoyable, and connected with nature. It was none of those things. People struggle constantly, went hungry consistently, died prematurely, and had hardly any restful time for themselves.

[@danielromero001]

back then the world was a shithole

[@davidderricott3968]

While it's impossible to know how happy a person would actually be who was born in the 13th century and lived their whole life in the aforementioned shithole, I praise this documentary for giving the closest look possible of life then and there, a "view from the ground" so to speak. I'm also glad that I live in a world capable of taking interest in such a thing.

[@MsZoedog66]

Go into any town in the country and you get a bit of a sense of what it was like. You realise that the human need for community is still there, and people are still capable of coming together. It is there in cities too, but because of the volume of people you realise it less. COVID-19 makes one realise that people really are social creatures, myself included! I think we take a lot more for granted now too.

[@marijn1772]

@@dietrevich we don't have those problems now perhaps. But we got some shit to deal with that they didn't had to deal with. I don't think we evolved in a good way. I don't know anyone who hasn't a sickness or health problem. We are sick depressed and fat. We haven't a clear purpose and we ruining life on earth with speed unimaginable 500 yeara ago. Yea we are doing great.....

[@ayushsangwan3856]

That old man with that old beard is really master of all traits

[@UntrainableWizard]

5:25 - As a software engineer, I'm glad to know that the big boss on these projects has the exact same understanding of how stuff works about 500 years ago, as they do now. "I just want to shift all of this across, and make this button do this instead... Simple as this" *draws on pad* Me: *internally crying, looking over my work and replanning the next few weeks.

[@893263007]

These people all look like they're having a blast and enjoying life.

[@jlipawen6453]

Until the plague came

[@theuncalledfor]

Because they can explore medieval life and get the pride of having helped build a real medieval-style castle with the most accurate period-appropriate technology possible within this day and age, all without losing access to their modern day comforts and safeties if they were to ever change their mind. It's like getting all the advantages of a real medieval life but with almost none of the downsides.

[@anhvunguyen3995]

brown dude nooooooooo

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

And you wouldn’t? Hell I’d join this anytime.

[@pnpgod7904]

@@theuncalledfor I'd totally live in a medieval tent and stuff. Only thing i have to have is a shower once a week.

[@Fredohavinnn]

let's be honest no one searched for this but we all watched this until the end

[@troublewithweebles]

I watched it because I've been following their project for years now.

[@deanstackhouse4991]

I searched for construction of castles and Sakuna Swona channel does alot of that very well...She referred me here.

[@semisibrown1835]

Yep

[@eddyraye5825]

Man, did you ever say a mouthful. But I'm glad I did. These people are amazing.

[@shipwreck9146]

I saw it in my recommended and thought "no way, really?" And then what felt like 5 minutes had passed, and I was 30 minutes in, so I just decided to finish it hahaha

[@recless8667]

We still use plumb lines in construction to this day; it's often a hell of a lot easier to just grab a large bolt or nut and some string that's laying around than walk all the way to the tool storage for a level, and a plumb line is a hell of a lot longer than your standard level.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Yep. Snap lines and plumb bobs are still used routinely.

[@quentonfoulke2888]

As a an aspiring blacksmith and stone mason this is an amazing series to me I love the workmanship and dedication they use to pull this project off very inspiring

[@JosiahIronclad]

Imagine the masons' pain whenever a siege was going on and all the castle walls and structures were being smashed to bits. ;_;

[@garygalt4146]

More work for them to rebuild and feed their family.

[@matthewerwin4677]

@DeltroxTv Just like modern day road workers.

[@steemlenn8797]

@DeltroxTv There were groups of experienced castle builders - and their opposite, experienced castles besiegers - traveling from one castle to the next. Experienced professionals were highly sought after. Now that I think about it, they probably wrote each other whenever they finished work :D :D :D

[@denisl2760]

@@steemlenn8797 Now that I think about it, during peace time both groups would be out of work... so they might have worked together secretly to start wars, like some kind of a grand mason conspiracy.... wait a sec

[@RHNGaming]

Snake Plissken lmao

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Please note that Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn did several year long series on Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm, Tudor Farm etc as well as The Castle Build. For those complaining about some minor (safety) use of modern materials, the castle is a 25 year quest to build from scratch using authentic techniques and is in it's 17th year. If they just wanted to build a castle, I'm sure they could have done it in a year using modern machinery!

[@Strokwor]

Who funds it? Who's idea was it? Do you know?

[@hameley12]

@Natalie 1234 Thanks! I will look it up. I was looking for this type of comment because I was wondering the same thing.

[@ebenezer576]

@@Strokwor castle guedelon. Financed by visitors you can visit and do touring (went there as a child they must have went a long way since then)

[@garyp3472]

Welcome to the internet. I had heard rumors of people who complain about anything, but I just dismiss them as people who were not raised right. No sense complaining about a bunch of assholes with too much time on their hands.

[@jackobey2815]

in another video they actually said that legally they had to adhere to certain modern health and safety measures. they said they wanted to recreate making a medieval castle not the medieval injury rate lmao.

[@NathanRW]

I wonder how often castles were attacked as they were being built, before getting the defenses finished.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Flashbacks to enabling public LAN on Minecraft in middle school.

[@NKG416]

I think it depends on location and time, if you're setting up after a recent war (like couple months or so, this is super rough estimate) i think it's possible for your enemy to attack but if you start building when the time is appropriate it's safe i guess. The lords of the castle are wealthy as heck, safe to say most of them guarded by either mercenaries or the lord's guard or some sort. With my experience playing RTS, i think it's best to set up defense at first, building guard tower from wood is cheap and later on can be upgraded.

[@stopmotiongod1790]

@@jacobrzeszewski6527 i feel you dude

[@dimitrikemitsky]

On occasion yes, but it wasn't always fatal and wasn't *too* common. Remember most castles don't take 25 years to build, some castles didn't even take 25 weeks to build. Most castles were small, huge castles were very much the exception. This castle is not mini, this is about the size or maybe slightly larger than the average castle. Also, the majority of castles were whitewashed wood, not stone. And also, just cause it wasn't finished doesn't mean it's not functional. Castles were usable as soon as the first floor of the keep was finished, many were built on and expanded over the years. So even if one curtain wall wasn't finished, the inner walls could still be defended. And even if there was a gaping hole in the wall, you could throw up an earthworks literally overnight. There are tons of stories of castles having one or more walls destroyed and still surviving the siege. A pile of rubble with an earthworks on top is still a barrier.

[@imeprezime9049]

Should have been studying for my exams, but instead I ended up watching this video and other videos similar to this one for 2-3hours straight, even though I had no intentions to do so whatsoever. This was amazing and I don't know why, but it makes me kinda sad...

[@HiddenFiles]

Narrator: "The lord wants a new chair... so he sent his loyal servants on a grueling trip to IKEA"

[@anwardaud]

And the servant must escape from the labyrinth from dusk to dawn. Or he will be trapped

[@copperjaguar]

lol not a new throne, a new *chair*

[@Alsadius]

@randomguy8196 Most of it would be, yeah. But it probably cost 100x as much.

[@alexwu358]

But if the lord wants a smooth chair, he will send his servants to Klarna - Swedish for smoother shopping.

[@copperjaguar]

@@Alsadius true giving the fact that it's not made in mass production nor are the materials mass collected/harvested

[@PrincessPowerUp]

I love hearing their conversations while executing tasks because the average worker that normally carries out the task probably wouldn't say things like "This water supply is crucial" but more like "Screw the manager for making me do this" lol

[@SonsOfLorgar]

The difference between beeing an actual medieval labourer and an experimenting 21st century archaeologist.

[@JESTR_ACTUAL]

The part of this that no one likes to remember, is that the "laborers" rarely had a choice in that matter. But they make it seem like people just chose to build these massive structures for their oppressive rulers.

[@MikePuorro]

That guy splitting wood is a pro. He makes it look easy. Getting boards that way is an art.

[@mldnne4725]

I'm french and i've gone to Guédelon when I was a kid for a school travel This video brought back so much memory

[@dace48]

Dear Hollywood: See all those yellows and reds in their clothes? Not everything needs to be mud brown.

[@amogus7277]

tints were very expensive tho

[@TheInkyAbys]

@@amogus7277 actually you would be surprised how clothes were died. It was a long process yes but if you had access to onions you already have your yellow right there. It started getting really expensive when it came to colors like purple. But I might be wrong, I'm not a professional and I only learned this from a medieval fair.

[@jean-noelthomas]

@@amogus7277 No:they all come from the quarry...

[@jeffjahns1974]

@@TheInkyAbys and that is why purple was the color of royalty. The biblical passages of it. Ruth. Mary Magdalene. The purple candles of the advent wreath. Royalty wore it and those that dealt in the production of the cloth were of high regard.

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

@@jeffjahns1974 Indigo dye has been known since antiquity, but has always been very expensive, thus as you say purple was regarded as the colour of royalty and was indeed in some cultures reserved exclusively for their use. Blue dye was historically very difficult to make and rare, thus only the wealthy could afford it. Ochre however was and is abundant, so most people could afford the range of yellow and red garments that allowed.

[@icbmrick6514]

“Wood was split with wooden wedges” i used the wood to destroy the wood

[@icbmrick6514]

Thank you for all the likes

[@alister917]

Lol ya

[@cyqry]

"Fighting fire with fire" lmao

[@theheartoftexas]

Meme man 69 Tree on Tree violence.......sigh

[@theheartoftexas]

Meme man 69 Tree on Tree violence.......sigh

[@moe5681]

I love, love, love Ruth and Peter. They make history come to life.

[@arashafshari3854]

I really thank the producer and this team who value the history and produced such a documentary. I loved it.

[@profeta4177]

Child 1: "I'm bored: let's build a castle!" Child 2: "Cool! I'm getting the legos" Child 1: "No, not that kind of bricks"

[@ProbablyNL]

27 years later we’re done now wanna play video games

[@army310]

if I was in the states I would be building one now

[@raphael6749]

Thats how england was founded

[@liamherisson4392]

Spoiler alert : They're called Phineas and Ferb

[@Silver803]

I've visited this castle several times over the years every time i go visit my grandparents. Haven't gone in a couple of years now, i need to go see the progress in person again.

[@hollanderson]

Here's the most recent update from their very own KZbin Channel, not in English I'm afraid but subtitles should do well enough: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoOwY2WCq9tgac0&feature=emb_title Highly recommend checking it out!

[@malachigruenhagen2453]

Can you imagine what archeologists 1000s of years from now will be saying about this castle. They will wonder why it was built during the early computer age.

[@BosonCollider]

Meh. Wouldnt confuse them more than neoclassicism and greek columns in the 18th century

[@wowandrss]

This makes me so proud of the people who lived through our past.

[@nroke1684]

These are the fittest archeologists I’ve ever seen.

[@cezza6474]

Probebly weren’t this fit before they started 😂 I can just imagine 😆

[@artywolve]

What about Indiana Jones?

[@nroke1684]

Arty ya got me there.

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

@@nroke1684 Lara Croft

[@MrEmrys24]

I think you should be quite fit if not above average to be an archeologists. Imagine going around remote places far from the modern conveniences with a weak body....

[@keepitlit1518]

55:50 I believe that the spiral stairs is made in a way that people from the top has always the right side free for their sword because most people are right handed. So the people who would attack from below would be at a disadvantage.

[@kathilisi3019]

If any of you are disappointed that the castle of Guédelon is nearly finished and you'd like to see an earlier stage of a castle build in action, there's a build in Friesach, Austria, which is just starting to look cool. It's going to be a smaller castle, but there's still a lot to see. Best time to visit would probably be 2025-ish.

[@Kirmeins]

I remember watching a german documentary about Guédelon in my youth - it grew so much! And less trees around! Great job to everyone involved!

[@-ksokol3369]

Me at 2 AM with hot glue and cardboard: *interesting*

[@user-rx1yk8vy8y]

U GOT SOME IDEAS I SEE

[@luftboyprod]

man, larping has gone crazy now.

[@AmrothPalantir]

always a next level... 😉

[@tubekulose]

I'd rather say reenactment has gone crazy now.

[@jamesbrown99991]

It's gone crazy-awesome

[@lvd8122]

Probably more like experimental archeology

[@cryptonymus]

True. It's like you either larp or sit in front of the computer.

[@CopiousJohn]

Watching this, I felt like I was living Ken Follett's "Pillars of the Earth" and its sequel, "World Without End". Granted, that was mostly about building a cathedral, but it's that time period, and seeing the tools they used to shape the stones and build the structures...an absolutely awesome documentary.

[@IconDevco]

I love how they all just jab at each other all the time like theyre family. Very wholesome

[@TomTomTomTom538]

So that's where the term 'pot hole' and 'daily grind' come from. I'm going to start saying 'piff, paff, puff' in normal conversation from this day on

[@fnutarf2085]

Piff and puff, the squirrels

[@minimistmoehre6400]

Germans actually say that sometimes^^

[@HanushClankbell]

Puff pieces

[@fritzwilhelm8258]

Forsooth...

[@anders_karlsson]

I was kind of disappointed after some digging that this explanation for pot hole looks only to be an urban legend for a term popularized in 1909. But it you think about it, you wouldn't want to use clay in a road bed as you want it to be able to drain away water.

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

I had no idea they were so incredibly precise, and had the ability to be so. They had astonishing skills and talents.

[@yaemz123]

extreme mathematical precision has been used in stone construction for thousands of years. There is a reason the masons' guild became so politically powerful in so many places.

[@annika_panicka]

​@@yaemz123 I was pleased that they brought Professor Hutton in to explain-usually he only comes to parties and rites. But he did really shed some light on the Free Mason situation for me. I no longer think Beyoncé is a member.

[@elliottwatkins9086]

😂

[@annika_panicka]

​@@elliottwatkins9086 If you liked my comment, then you should have put a ring on it.😉

[@elliottwatkins9086]

@@annika_panicka so do you have a facebook? lol

[@hippiecowgirl4231]

This is fascinating! My husband is a mason and I can't wait to show this to him when he gets home today from what he considers a hard day of work. I bet he will appreciate his modern tools and equipment !!

[@jenniferjaurigue9660]

I love Ruths energy! I could sit with her and a cup of tea and just hear her talk about history!

[@Lennartin]

The English learning how the French build castles so that they could later exploit their weaknesses.

[@kevinDMC12]

*SNEAK 100*

[@myamdane6895]

@@kevinDMC12 Literally the worst possible reply you could've come up with

[@emperorcheese2370]

@@myamdane6895 SNEAK 100

[@wakematta]

@@myamdane6895 it's a meme reference.

[@mutantmonkey5791]

Mohamed no

[@parlainthtownie85]

24:43 "My strength, your ballast." lol. Love it.

[@vintageitems9847]

I've been sitting on the toilet for an hour now

[@bas8792]

rip to your butt

[@peter4210]

This was Filmed around 2015. The team behind the building of château de guédelon have been going since 1997 and on Wikipedia it says they should be done in 2023. I know with Covid it might change but you can go and visit the castle, so if you go visit France it is a good place to stop

[@joshporter5205]

@52:40 Something else that degraded people's teeth was the grit from the grind stone that made it's way into the flour.

[@PierroCh5]

Sand and dust are also a big problem for the people who lives in arid areas for the exact same reason ! Ancient Egyptians, especially those from lower classes, very frequently had overly eroded teeth, because dust would mix with the grain during sandstorms or simply because of the wind.

[@kacperwoch4368]

Despite the amount of wear, vast majority of people had straight and healthy teeth, which sadly is not the case today. Humans are ment to eat hard food and have their teeth slowly erode.

[@kateli1880]

Kacper Lubiński they didn’t have unnecessary vaccines, fake foods no nutritional contents & plus because some doctors had to pay for their experience sports car, wives mistresses, mansion homes, vacations & vacations homes 😂

[@zacheryeckard3051]

@@kateli1880 "unnecessary vaccines" Bruh.

[@sarahmchugh4169]

@@zacheryeckard3051 I had to read that twice. I can't believe that I just found an anti-vaxxer in the wild.

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

Being any part of this, however insignificant, would be my ultimate dream achieved. Also imagine how buff all the moms were from grinding grain lol.

[@mikkaanderson5939]

Elijah Shafer I hear all the time people say “because it symbolised wealth and power” for being overweight and that just makes 13th century women look like gold diggers. Idk but the way you said “had an easy life” just sounded so much better and showed that some wanted more from a marriage than just the money 😂

[@mandowarrior123]

@@mikkaanderson5939 they were. Today it is also for a more comfortable life, as well as authority.

[@aquietwhyme]

@Dominic Scalia Who doesn't?

[@annarushlau9722]

The use of thermo-conduction via composting in their beds is so freaking cool!

[@juliadagnall5816]

Feels like I’m watching ‘This (Really) Old House’. Very cool to see theory being put into practice!

[@mandowarrior123]

'There are some things you do need a saw for' [trimming dowels] Chisel: 'Am I a joke to you?'

[@-GyBer-]

knife...

[@mandowarrior123]

@@-GyBer- for a cross cut? O.o think you might struggle.

[@-GyBer-]

@@mandowarrior123 it really depends on wood, some are pretty easy to cut

[@mandowarrior123]

@@-GyBer- not usually furniture wood, but carving wood sure. However that also makes using a chisel easier, too. You probably want a dense strong wood for dowels w/o wood glue.

[@softshoes]

That crane is ingenious.

[@milanstevic8424]

well, let's not try and imagine what happens if the brakes fail.

[@retrogreene]

@@milanstevic8424 fun

[@theuncalledfor]

@@milanstevic8424 What brakes? It's operated by the weight of the humans inside the big wheels. The operators act as "brakes".

[@milanstevic8424]

@@theuncalledfor I had to rewatch just to show you how ignorant you are. What's the guy at @30:24 then? Is he cheering them for doing a great job? Can you actually imagine that they are supposed to lift rocks with their leg-friction alone, with items weighing more than two individuals? Meaning that when things fall, they turn wheels hard, unless manually detached, which is a split second decision, and these things didn't have any built-in failsafe technology. Without a braking operator to keep things in place, it's a horrible disaster in which a man is basically spun and completely demolished by a rampaging wooden contraption, should a brake or its operator fail in reacting. Historically, however ingenius they were for the time, these things would also completely detach and fall off the tower, carrying their occupants to their certain deaths.

[@FruitingPlanet]

@@theuncalledfor There are brakes, those are used so that the people dont have to stay in there when they arent hoisting something up.

[@son_your_adopted940]

I wish there was more people doing these types of projects but with different cultures

[@therestorationshop]

Absolutely fascinating, love every minute of it. I've read a lot about the project over the years so it is great to finally see a proper video documentary of it.

[@88Fircar88]

I visited this place when I was a little boy; there was nothing but foundations. It's really amazing the amount of work they did ! I can't wait to go back there !

[@Coeurebene1]

in our age of bullshit jobs and power point presentations, this feels so refreshing

[@qopiqq3629]

Exactly, back then your work instantly gave you results. You work your arse off for but now the well works again and the wall will be built. These days you work your arse off, because of digital work even when your home you constantly get bombarded by your boss and when you are done you dont see what you contributed. But you have to keep in mind that your powerpoint informs people who now can work, who can get money for this from their client who will spend this money, with every transaction tax is paid which inturn finances entire countries and sometimes continents. So your just a small cog in the wheel these days, and eventhough you dont see it, the bigger picture is amazing with great tech and good healthcare. But, so long as you and your family are healthy i would choose medival life everytime. You should check out bushcrafting, its a nice hobby and a small escape :)

[@ajaxplay8]

While it is true that our modern system has created great wealth, the alienation from labour most people experience nowadays is a really deeply rooted psychologial problem in our collective societal consciousness that will need to be addressed at some point. I think most people just cope with escapism right now.

[@Floedekage]

Although, we've gotta realize that this too is a _bullshit_ job. We are watching people build a castle that will not be occupied by people and wouldn't stand up to any modern attack by modern people who will go home after a hard days work and change to _normal_ clothes and hear their food on the stove and watch television. And that, when people build these structures and invented their technology they were striving to get where we are now and beyond. This is still very impressive and a great way of learning and understanding history.

[@calebkw2920]

Ummmm people still work and labor, I see it every day of my life, modern life has made it easier but people still bust ass, how do you think the home you live in was made

[@calebkw2920]

Qopiq q I’m trying really hard to be respectful of your perspective but you must understand there’s still jobs where people build shit and bust ass, For example, Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Mechanics, Brick Layers, Ext.

[@stefang5639]

I have seen quite a few documentaries about Guédelon, but this one is by far the best one. Great work!

[@melanphilia]

This is an insanely amazing documentary that I still enjoy watching 3rd time already. .. Absolutely brilliant glimpse into medieval construction the way it was originally built using these techniques to further feed my curiosity. .. I can't be more thankful to the folks doing this marvellous work of taking us back in time 😊😊 I believe many of us are appreciating Greetings from Georgia, Caucasus 😇

[@IdiotF0ol]

That stone mason looking around and talking as he’s continuing to whack the metal chisel is my hero.

[@coreytaylor447]

really gives light to the saying "every age is as advanced as the materials they have access to"

[@zn4rf]

limited by the knowledge of said materials, which makes material science a important field which imho does not get the attention it should.

[@kuzadupa185]

"Is just a stones throw away..." he mustve LOVED saying that!

[@jasonelouidor3412]

56:54 the guys face 😂😂 I cant stop laughing

[@ScarlettKitsune]

Man, I wish I'd become an experimental archaeologist. What an amazing occupation!

[@Oosh21]

Work like a dog all day. Write papers about it all night.

[@Lyenati]

Oosh21 I would take that over an office job

[@shugo541]

@@Lyenati agreed. I did Archaeology and history at College. Later did Sound technologies at university. Currently in an office job. Hate it, i'd love to make a living through woodwork or something.

[@Kareszkoma]

15:40 That carpenter is amazing! Such an amazing work. My breath is taken away! It's really really good.

[@janeandersen7460]

A real Medieval castle project would have far more workers, that's why they could finish it in 2-10 years. Back then you also had supporting villages all around the castle. This is the most impressive project i have seen so far.

[@gillesdupouy8357]

I went there, it's truly wonderful. They build the castle, everything to build, and even the tools to work !

[@bobbybooshay8641]

They have a lot more done than this old show would have you believe.

[@EykisCorporation]

Absolutely true!

[@FruitingPlanet]

true i worked there in 2012 and this looks like its from 2013

[@KingBobXVI]

Which is really saying a lot considering the show doesn't at all downplay the work being done.

[@chaka2allen139]

@@FruitingPlanet that's cool, what job did you do?

[@FruitingPlanet]

@@chaka2allen139 I worked with the stone masons, two of the stones in the backside chimney of the main building(that what looks most like a house), are my work. One of them is a bit crooked because i didnt get the angels right, looking closely at the chimney you could spot it. I also help with some stones for the walls of the keep and chapel, however i don´t know where they are because i wasen't there when they were set in place. Another day i helped in the quarry with breaking the large bolders.

[@MasterVertex]

45:52 "Always the apprentice, never the master." Anakin: REEEEEEEEE

[@justapeople3719]

Wow! Humbling ,Amazing, Informative, and no Googling was used in the making of this Castle.