The English Village That Went Into Quarantine During The Plague | Ancient Tracks | Absolute History

Tony uncovers a prehistoric shark tooth, explores an abandoned railway tunnel, discovers DH Lawrence's mountain retreat located in the Peak District and learns more about the Eyam Plague Cottage.
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[@RobBoudreau]

What I've always liked and appreciated about Tony is how he makes you feel like he's talking TO you, like he's discussing something with a friend. He makes you feel like you're with him, that he's sharing his thoughts and observations with you directly. "I don't know about you, but I think..." "I think that's wonderful, don't you?" He makes you feel like a part of it, instead of just a viewer.

[@SophieBird07]

A genuine teacher.

[@baltichammer6162]

Tony is the best video narrator. He really adds a dimension to a story that is hard to put into words but you feel it nonetheless. A level of added attention coupled with memorable retention for the observer. Certainly found his niche.

[@queenbee23225]

I love how excited he sounds! He's honestly like a kid at Christmas!

[@Sparklingjm1]

Honestly this is the first series that I found that really makes me feel as though I’m there with him, going along for the journey, rather then just watching. I’m a broke college student, with a love of history and nature, who has dreams of one day being able to travel. but until I can, I watch a lot of documentaries and Sir Tony and this series has really soothed my anxious heart. I may not be able to get to Britain any time soon but I can go on adventures with Sir Tony, even if it’s just virtually.

[@MarcusVipsaniusAgrippaLXIII]

It’s insane that this channel is free content honestly.

[@fullgrimzombie5961]

Tony Robinson has alot of amazing stuff that he hosts. Check him out

[@katlinville8807]

It is, I feel lucky to have the opportunity to gain knowledge like this free and on my phone. So many things awful have happened this year but the fact we can watch things like this shows our blessings.

[@judyjohnson9610]

@@katlinville8807 I look at it as KZbin University. Given that we spend so much time at home these days, we might as well improve our minds.

[@staytuned2L337]

Shhh don't give them any ideas

[@eleanorj2728]

I’m pretty sure this channel just buys the rights for British documentaries to show here and I’m all for it

[@JohnnyTromboner]

Tony's definitely my favorite narrator, you just can't help but smile with him when he's enthusiastically explaining some little carving or huge castle or whatever

[@poutinedream5066]

I'm only 43 years old and I drag around looking like I been rode hard and put away wet. His energy is incredible! I guess it's true- if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.

[@halfton81]

I'd like to imagine when Tony found out Time Team was being cancelled, after 20 years and all the other work he's done ... Tony just said, "Fuck you, there's more old shit to look at." And they decided it was best to just keep a camera crew following him around.

[@walterulasinksi7031]

The village of Eaym, has another distinction, although there were many deaths from the plague, there were also survivors. The descendants have been Genetically tested, and a mutation has been found that allowed their ancestors to survive the Plague and the same mutation give them immunity from HIV.

[@cynthiaevery2801]

Wow. Amazing

[@karenax254]

The D42 gene. Still in the DNA of people today, whose family were in the village. Amazing!

[@walterulasinksi7031]

@@karenax254 actually, it is CC3 Delta 24 that grant’s this immunity.it is a mutation of the gene.

[@karenax254]

@@walterulasinksi7031. I must have put the numbers back to front! Thanks for the information.

[@hildahilpert5018]

My great grandfather was born in Himmelstadt, Bavaria According to research my cousin George did on his side of the family ( great grandpa's step father) and mine, our families, and about 5 others survived the plague, rest of the population having died.

[@sunb5738]

My uncle was a ranger in the Peak Distrinct, I actually visited the village some years ago, there's an eerie feeling, even when it's busting with life and tourists. Very interesting and I recommend it to everyone who is interested in history, or even hiking, it's so beautiful!

[@Gaumukh]

You have a gift of making a documentary full with details and without people falling asleep. I can watch it at 2am and still be completely up. Good job ! Keep up the good work

[@kijinsuii7192]

right !

[@judymccoy6688]

You are so right! 2-3 AM is usually when I am watching these episodes! Tony has a very calming voice even while he is enthusing about about the subject. I love these. Keep up the good work Tony!

[@apocalypticpioneers2116]

This channel never ceases to put out amazing, engaging full length episodes worth of medieval documentaries. How the hell do you all keep up the pace? Thank you so much for keeping the series going.

[@shutterfocus]

If you are looking for the village wiped out by the plague, it’s at 34:00. It’s just 3 minutes of this entire video. This is mis-titled.

[@jamieyoho2310]

They always do that w these. The title is just a bit in it. Lots of good stuff so I dont mind!

[@asscrap195]

Thank you! 🙌 I was searching for that comment so I don't have to watch the whole thing. I came here only for what it says in the title. So misleading 🙄

[@TheMeloettaful]

I was wondering when it was gonna come up, and when it finally did it wasn't very long at all lol 😂!

[@SophieBird07]

This is so interesting though, that I forgot why I clicked on it in the first place.

[@poutinedream5066]

Thank you. I was starting to suspect that. Great series, but not in the mood for clickbait. 💨

[@christinebiada1292]

I LOVE when Tony narrates documentaries! He brings so much energy and keeps you engaged with the topic.

[@harpomarx7777]

I only wish the audio volume level throughout this video was more consistent because I have to constantly keep adjusting the sound up and down.

[@theinquisitorisamage1653]

Good to know I'm not the only one having issues. For a second, I thought my headphones were busted.

[@mangot589]

Harpo Marx No. people constantly complain about this. However, it isn’t the down/up loaders, I’m not sure which one it is. Anyway, British documentaries all all like that. They stride around (a lot) and have swelling music. That’s just how it is. Watch them on any TV channel, they’re all the same. But I love them, and live with it.

[@SiMahDan]

I would ask that the music be eliminated altogether. It doesn't add anything to the story.

[@eisikater1584]

This seems to be a consistent problem all around this channel. Hey, you guys running this: Do you know what digital re-mastering is? Yes, there's the word "master" in it, and that typically isn't a computer, but a human being who sees or hears mistakes and corrects them.

[@lesliethomas5845]

@@SiMahDan very much agree

[@evilladollyz7602]

Loved the history in this. Beautiful program.

[@PascalRascal]

Omg the host makes the topic so fun to learn. I love his enthusiasm.

[@dash1011]

Tony Robinson really is a treasure for us all. Cheers to him and the decades of great work he’s done and joy his given to so many.

[@mjc11a]

Excellent presentation! Thanks very much for posting and be safe 🙏

[@camerrill]

I utterly love this series. Indulge me when I say that my late mother would have loved it even more. She would probably have worked herself into your good graces so she could have done research on these places, She would probably have ended up editing or finding settings or something. Dear Mom. The intrepid Anglophile, a Brit born in a Yankee body.

[@sinnombre-xs9ub]

That’s lovely

[@alietheartist734]

Rescuing the birds was adorable.

[@sherylbenkosky5358]

Thank you Sir Tony for another excellent adventure.

[@bobmetzger51]

Wonderful job Tony. Love the photography woven with culture. Splendid.

[@sherylbenkosky5358]

Thank you Sir Tony for yet another informative and intriguing adventure.

[@stevvie69]

I so very much enjoyed this presentation! Please keep these stories coming ! Fascinating!

[@stephaniemichelle9226]

Love Tony's adventures! Beautiful place!!!

[@Gaumukh]

Interesting and informative. Loved it

[@heatherbowlan1961]

Fantastic. I just love all your history shows.

[@j.b.4340]

This was the greatest historical documentary that I’ve seen in years, and documentaries are all I watch.

[@johnlord8337]

Interesting in just understanding my own ancestors of (royal shire) HERTS, that 40+ villages became extinct during the Black Death in 3 years (1348-1350). Same for many of the other shires, and especially the bigger towns and populations getting ripped and wiped down to bare essentials. It became obvious, doing genealogical research, that after the Black Death, those 3 years ... up to 200 years later, the countryside was left back to nature, and only piece by piece burned back the forests in the fall time to the edges of the forests, and eventually burn the riparian wetlands. Re-expansion back of the population back into the countryside had to be farmed after the land was burned (sterilized, killing off any bugs and baccterials and virus of the Black Plague) and then allowed farming. It took 200 years to eventually in the 1550s to get back all the 1300s lands, and then the population had greater farming, food, and health security, with a population boom thereafter.

[@hashtag415]

Although poop isn't my first choice as the topic of a joke, it's definitely a solid number two.

[@tammibolender3785]

I am at work! I can't be sitting in my office alone laughing 😆

[@star2705]

I love the similarities in ancient people. You show a person bells, and their emotional response is "I'm gonna strap those to my legs and DANCE."

[@ashishjoseph5887]

this video is more interesting and informative compared to the last video released absolute history pls do make many videos like this

[@willem4190]

Tony, you’re the best!

[@janisi9262]

This video made me want to hike around this area, and I can not think of a better compliment.

[@stormyskyz4251]

I am loving your videos, sooo addictive - Is excited American

[@eugeniasyro7315]

Tony is a treasure!

[@staytuned2L337]

Tony is such an adorably endearing historian. He makes it so much more fun than it already is 😁

[@maxb4074]

Tony is simply the best

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Omg i died at 5:28 when he got stuck and said "This gap was made by someone slightly slimmer than me"😂😂😂😂

[@resnonverba137]

Never before have I heard Morris-Dancing described as magnificent.

[@judeirwin2222]

Exam was not wiped out. Many people did die, but some survived. They had the courage to self isolate to keep others safe. The lord of area sent them supplies to make sure they did stay there. It would be good if people in the UK were willing to think more of others during our current “plague”.

[@ahjahlilulaamadeus3632]

This village practiced social distancing despite the plague spread. Why can't we all follow the same example?

[@danskdna8550]

This host really made this exciting to watch. What enthusiasm.👌

[@cymtk]

3:36 ROCK AND STONE

[@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918]

The volume is loud then soft constantly changing, other than changing the volume all the time I enjoyed this masterpiece.

[@elizabetha2601]

Love Absolute History. Tony and that girl historian (forget her name) and the series. Can’t go wrong

[@jessiehermit9503]

Ruth?

[@elizabetha2601]

@@jessiehermit9503 no the blonde one

[@jessiehermit9503]

@@elizabetha2601 I think u know who you're talking about. With the pretty, long, curly hair? And she always acts so naive?

[@___LC___]

It kills my ears when the background sound is way louder than the narration! I can’t even use the subtitles, as the music is so loud. None the less, I love all the content on this channel!

[@michellel564]

Aint it funny that acient people even knew to QUARANTINE!

[@j.b.4340]

Unlike today, people around them were actually dying.

[@jamieyoho2310]

Oooooh a new one!!!!!

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Omg it must have been so scary to live in that time with those diseases

[@dominicdmello7531]

Tony Robinson is the face of British history. Mullet and all.

[@lucalascola]

Mullet? You sure? Lol you sure it's not just a big bald spot surrounded by what's left of his old buzz cut?

[@dominicdmello7531]

@@lucalascola He used to have one in his early days. Watch some of his old videos😁😁

[@lucalascola]

@@dominicdmello7531 I will absolutely be looking that up today lol

[@karenax254]

I wish Tony could have been my history teacher.

[@AntoinettexKitten]

'Where are you going? I was gonna make espresso'

[@barrydysert2974]

Thus spake Zarathustra! ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS !:-)💜

[@karenturner2487]

Portway. They would transport (port) the lead from Derbyshire to Yorkshire on the backs of Dale's and fell ponies. Hence portway.

[@owenmccullum1248]

I really enjoy the programing on this channel but the music is consistently too loud. What's the reason for this?

[@walterulasinksi7031]

If anyone wants to know more about this town, watch “The Mystery of the Black Death “ episode of “Secrets if the Dead” series.

[@wolfgangkranek376]

Absolute Hysteria

[@tjo1976]

I am utterly fascinated by the history of Britain. I live inland in Texas (North Texas) but we have found shell fossils in our yard and our soil is very sandy. Our history is similar to Derbyshire in that we are now inland but back in the age of the dinosaurs, we had a shallow sea at our doorstep.

[@christianclark2763]

I feel that it might have been called "portway" because it was such a large trade route and the ports were the towns and cities.

[@juliannah5721]

I love to watch European & Asian history docs. Being from America, but with European parents, there's just only so far back we can go with history here. Sadly for me, imo the older the better, but good for me, at least I'm in New England!!

[@vivalarevolucion9]

could be amazing a video about the Rough Wooing and the castles of Bonkyll, Billie and Blanerne Like in the Berwickshire rhyme: Bunkle, Billie and Blanerne Three castles strong as airn Built when Davie was a bairn They'll all gang doon, Wi' Scotland's Croon And ilka ane shall be a cairn

[@suzukablade]

Portway? Maybe it has something to do with trans-port? Or possibly Port aka beer?

[@frb1808]

Ohhh... Baldrick!

[@mangot589]

Fun fact. If you have ancestors who survived the plague, (not every person who caught it died) (or didn’t catch it at all) you have an excellent chance of being resistant to AIDS, and plagues related to them. Finding out if you have one, is a whole different animal however.

[@elizabethjansen2684]

Fascinating

[@dashcammalaysia1748]

Is that Baldrick from Black Adder?

[@godhasleftthebuilding3224]

memory stone

[@jamielunes1841]

So kibbles and bits?

[@microsoftpainenthusiast8096]

He is an incarnation of Bilbo Baggins

[@Mr100741]

MY GRANDPARENTS THOMAS GREAVES AND SUSAN JUDKINS IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES FROM LEEDS ENGLAND IN THE 1860'S, THEREFORE IT'S TRUE THAT SOME OF MY ANCESTORS ALSO WALKED THE LANDS OF ANCIENT ENGLAND.

[@ryescott9445]

Why is it blocked in UK?

[@judirokk8628]

Port Way Is a Doorway

[@keenoled]

Lol on Dafoe's comment on poor people living in a cave wanting for nothing. Rich people keep romanticizing how poor people wouldn't prefer a nice comfy home with sanitation and warm beds, no matter the year...

[@k.schmidt2740]

I don't think "ye" as in "ye hermit" is read like that. The "y" is not a "y", according to my teachers; it's a "th" sound. So it's just "the hermit".

[@yeshaya24]

Yeah right ....

[@___LC___]

DeFoe took his idea for Robinson Caruso from a true story.

[@janrees4887]

Isn't it more likely that they rode horses and mules and maybe even used traps and carts, rather than walking all the way?

[@Faythe98]

21:16 she can sing but she is not playing the correctly like her hand is bent, the bow is in the wrong place 😂

[@karenax254]

Great video, but a bit, 'clickbaitish ' as I was drawn by the plague village.

[@hopedontmope4999]

The title is misleading.

[@jeanvignes]

I can't really take anyone seriously who cavalierly writes off DH Lawrence with a wave of his hand.

[@dominicdmello7531]

Would love to have an episode on the slave trade in Britain. If they have the guts to do it.

[@a.westenholz4032]

Slave trade IN Britain?? I take it you're not referring to the Roman period or something similar, but to the 16th-19th cen. slave trade. While there may have been plenty of British involvement in the slave trade- and lots of profits from it going to Britain, there was actually very little of it allowed in Britain itself, but instead restricted to the colonies. However one should also remark that Britain, for all its poor colonial record, is one of the earliest countries to outlaw the slave trade. But why comment about that on a video that has absolutely nothing to do with the subject. Absolute History does seem to cover a wide range of subjects and you may find an episode about the slave trade somewhere.

[@SkorobyNightfall]

"The quarry filled with fossilized sea creatures" actually turns out to be a cultural documentary about British history and folklore. Unbelievably misleading.

[@moonvapors]

whatever happened to volume leveling? This is miserable

[@janrees4887]

Imagine a job where you earn 5pence on a good day, and the work wont maybe kill you, but certainly will. That's really depressing and yet DH Laurence condescendingly says they wanted for nothing even though the family lived in a fucking cave. Easy for him to say

[@modernmozart813]

00:00-2:18 Background music is in A minor 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@busby777]

halfway through th video, and still nothing about the plague --the title is a LIE!

[@jwnagy]

The human remains...were they ever dated?

[@ladyasleep2960]

Bad title : / just a bit of a story

[@rollmobs2542]

I have a cunning plaaaaan

[@4623620]

Bad sound 👎

[@cbhlde]

Morris dancing is the most fatuous, tenth-rate entertainment ever devised by man. Forty effeminate blacksmiths waving bits of cloth they've just wiped their noses on. How it's still going on in this day and age I'll never know. ;)

[@AntoinettexKitten]

Phil's cute

[@nedstar7378]

Totally waste of time, and bad sound.

[@phillipbrewster6058]

So obviously if 75% dies LOCKING THEMSELVES AWAY DIDN'T WORK!!!!

[@manannersisyan7831]

Where men were men, women were women!

[@jhamp244]

That man is a horrible presenter.

[@jd0604]

A bit late but this guy has amazing history shows . Not to mention he is Baldrick from lackadder.