The Buried Secrets Of Medieval Coventry’s Lost Cathedral | Time Team | Chronicle

After three days of excavating Coventry’s lost medieval cathedral, the team discovers a burial chamber and decides to break their `three-day-dig' rule and stay on. The dig revealed many fascinating artifacts from as far back as the Saxon and Early English periods which had remained buried for over 400 years since King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.
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[@jesterboykins2899]

Victor was always so humble, and friendly. His art is a real treat to see. A staple of Time Team. Really brings things into perspective. God rest him.

[@HannibalFan52]

Victor Ambrus looks so pleased with the way the stained glass window turned out!!

[@alexandermccarthy]

So glad that Time Team is back in production, but sorely miss Mick.

[@debrah7548]

He was the soul of it.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

At least Sir Tony is still presenting.

[@nancyhammons3594]

I wish someone would bottle Tony's energy, I sure could use some. The people of Time Team get so excited when they find stuff, I love watching them.

[@ajj9694]

I thought I had seen them all! So fun finding a new episode that I haven’t seen before!

[@philip2595]

Me too!

[@debrah7548]

Same!

[@MinionofNobody]

Time Team always leaves me with the impression that you can dig a trench anywhere in Britain and discover archaeology.

[@quiltygal6981]

I've lived in Australia since I was 19, when my husband and I started watching TT I used to tell him how we played in a Barrow, picked up worked flints and watched my Dad play cricket in the middle of a ruined castle when I was a child. So you are probably correct.

[@reezagibbons465]

I think Britain, Greece, Iran, Italy , Turkey, Spain , Egypt, Ethiopia and china .

[@johntoohey9979]

It's history everywhere in England 😅

[@mktj1]

@@quiltygal6981Right? Meanwhile in Australia we find anything from the 1800’s and we’re chuffed! That said, we have lots of Indigenous artefacts which have very impressive ages! Just a shame (from the standpoint of loving Time Team) there are so few structures.

[@maryearll3359]

​@@quiltygal6981I've often dreamed about what wiuld be found if someone cleared all buildings, houses and people off the surface and a huge digger came along and scraped off the soil, letting loose all archaeologists and historians to find everything there was to find and write the definite history book. With Victor's illustrations of course. One can dream ... 😊😊 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fandoria09]

Archeology has always fascinated me most all my life. It's impressive that over "the pond" there is more actual history than in our own USA. Our history is ancient Indian findings, ancient man, dinosores, pre-dinosores, our first colonies long before the rest of the US was even a nation, past volcanic eruptions, even the trace movements from where the Yellowstone culdera began in Northern California to where it is today with evidence she is still moving. We have loads of evidence of our first military forts, where many no longer stand, as others still do but are out of service for museum purposes if that. The one fort still undergoing excavation is Fort James in Jamestown. It's no longer near the waterway it was once so close to because the waterway has changed through the decades. But learning about even where the immigrants actually started at to when they came across the pond is fascinating. I've even traced my own ancestors back to Thomas Cornwallis who was born in 1275 in Essex England, my 21st great grandfather on my mother's side of her mother's family. I'd love to know more about that part of what life was like even knowing about how they survived the plague that hit while he was growing up.

[@kaarenbrooks4957]

Carenza's face is a picture during "Brother Robin's" ivocation. She knows her brethren well.

[@brooksiefan]

A wonderful team work and an exciting register. At a point, medieval England turned against itself and the loss is beyond description, but projects like this shed a new light on such an extraordinary era. Thank you all!

[@alecblunden8615]

I suspect the Wren churches are more relevant spiritually and artistically.

[@MarceloVolcato]

It was the first Brexit, I guess.

[@tgbluewolf]

@@alecblunden8615 I've no doubt modern Brits think so, but the heritage lost was indescribably more so on both accounts.

[@alecblunden8615]

@@tgbluewolf You are entitled to your opinion, however dubious.

[@miked2662]

His frantic running around always cracks me up. 😂

[@robert5770]

One of the best episodes I've seen you guys do. This one warms my heart.

[@markmunro8753]

I am always waiting for Phil to find worked flint tools 😂😂.😢

[@benediktmorak4409]

- Raiders of the lost Arch-, Carenza Lewis, what a great comment!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Patrick_Cooper]

What a coincident. I just watched a Mark Felton video this morning about the Kennedy Museum in London, and you guys are digging next to it...

[@SkyForgeVideos]

Possibly the greatest historical loss to Britain.

[@Kaptain13Gonzo]

Always fascinating.

[@harbourdogNL]

Every Town "Planner" & "architect" (and I use the terms in their broadest sense) and Municipal Councillor responsible for the visual atrocity we see at 15:54 should have been publicly flogged.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@gregmunro1137]

with the bones being found.that made me wonder, how many people unknown people from wwii have been found

[@GodsOath_com]

Isn't it funny how all that money spent for their eternal rest was all for naught because someone came along and dug them up. You don't need to spend $ on graves. You'll just be dug up in 1000 years.

[@debrah7548]

Perhaps, but you’ll be telling a story.

[@crisslastname9417]

4/29/23: Love Time Team!

[@ferrusmanus184]

Imagine building a bunch of absolute war crimes next to a couple of pristine medieval cathedrals. I hate modern architecture.

[@carlacowling1789]

I'm confused. Please explain...

[@tgbluewolf]

@@carlacowling1789 They're describing modern architecture as "war crimes".

[@dann5268]

Those modern buildings look like concrete blocks.

[@sethlogee]

I can’t believe the the stained glass makers back then didn’t have access to the small amount of diamond 💎 that is needed to cut glass 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@alecblunden8615]

Diamonds were certainly available, but I doubt they had the means to shape them to cut glass.

[@MStinkyknickers]

They probably just didn't know

[@AnnabelleBeaudoin]

Great video 👍

[@LesRose-pz5dl]

Watching Time Team videos is wonderful. I'm here in Western Australia and look in wonder at the history of the British Isles. The down side of this is seeing the hundreds of years of plundering by the Catholic church. Jesus argued against any wealth and structures in following the gospel. Why can't people see that you can talk with God without a monumental, obscenely expensive cathedral.?

[@chrystalbrown9600]

Did mic say John F Jennedy hosue at the very beginning.

[@gina928]

Yes. I think it was the house that John F. Kennedy, SR lived in when he was the Ambassador to England. This was right before WWII began in 1939.

[@chrystalbrown9600]

@@gina928 Yes. Except his name was Joseph P. Kennedy. Thank you for responding though.

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

I love how he said - “When Henry decided to ‘dissolve’ the monasteries” Not, demolish, or destroy or even razed to the ground. Dissolve. Because “dissolve” sounds far less violent or tyrannical.

[@italianlifestyle7911]

Who knows how many other ancient secrets are buried out there..

[@annazaman9657]

It was continued to be dug by other archeologists and you would be amazed what else they found. There was a follow up episode on it but it seems to have disappeared from KZbin

[@dann5268]

RIP Mick Aston 2013.

[@Morgyborgyblob]

I wish they'd explained the orientation. St. Mary's is "back to front" with the altar in the west, and the main door in the east.

[@BinkyTheElf1]

The Tudors following Henry 7th were disastrous for Britain.. for art, architecture, literature, devotion, local economies & property, and the daily customs, habits, and worship of most of the people.

[@williamjohnson3093]

Would’ve been better had Arthur lived and became king or if Richard III won at Bosworth

[@thomasevans5467]

Is Eric Phil’s cousin?

[@michaelrowsell1160]

Coventry was the centre of the English artisan world .

[@a.azazagoth5413]

27:15 🤣🤣

[@Theravadinbuto]

Henry the 8th. The Donald Trump of his time.

[@lizid5]

That ain't Richard K Morriss

[@thomasdepauw]

The majority of archeologists are actually women, due to their natural ability to dig up the past.

[@markdavis3905]

Don't give up your day job, Bu that was a good one.

[@blewis66112]

Henry VIII was a prick

[@alecblunden8615]

Of course the Benedictines were in bad odour with Henry. The provided the Inquisitors who persecuted everyone who refused to accept the unlimited power of the Papacy- like Henry.

[@markschander8998]

actually Dominicans, not Benedictines were {are} inquisitors

[@franc9111]

@@markschander8998 Absolutely right. The Benedictines were providing the equivalent of social services at the time, but because they had been given lands over many years, Henry and his cronies were eager to get their hands on them. What is completely ironic is that the British monarchy has kept the title of 'Defender of the Faith', this was given to Henry by the Pope for his written treatise in defence of the seven sacraments earlier in his reign.

[@philipbaldry4355]

Leave ECHR NOW. Irrelevant to independent UK.

[@Macheda4Life]

Such amazing vibes from this lovely country when this videos were taken. does anyone has exact dates of the filming of this series?

[@Harley_Qwynn]

Omg, Tony Robinson?!?! What's going down in Groove Town, mate!🙋🏽‍♀️🎭