The Forgotten County: Erased From History

[@PaulSmith-ju3cv]

Thought it was going to be Midsomer County, decountified after the entire population had murdered each other.

[@pwhitewick]

We watched our step

[@stuartgmk]

😅😊😂

[@ronaldl9085]

Midsomer villages ... the most lethal villages in the world. Don't let the pretty houses deceive you!

[@calxtra5361]

giggles!!!

[@andrewhotston983]

@@PaulSmith-ju3cv You're more likely to be struck down by a meteorite in Winchcombe.

[@blainedunlap8571]

Oh man, sitting here in north Texas in the exact center of hellish summer- found your channel- ( can almost forage through your accent) what a lovely, lovely place you take us to. A hidden Roman mosaic? I may have dreamt of finding such a mosaic since I was ten. Your filmmaking is of the transparent 'plain style,' so images, music, are in counterpoint to the magic-sounding proper names of place. Blaine Dunlap

[@acewickhamyoshi8330]

Yes there will e more as sites in london are being dug down to before Saxon . Danish viking travels across the atlantjc over 60000 years . Trading with mostly vreenland because it was just grassland .. just like how they only weng to anchient america for masts to repair ships

[@christopherdavies7213]

The “politics” of the Anglo-Saxons is increasingly interesting to me. This is fascinating.

[@TiddlesTheBearBaiter]

Read up on Eadric, he's one of the worst traitors in Anglo Saxon history, who keeps on being forgiven only to betray again.

[@scotlander545]

@@TiddlesTheBearBaiter In fairness to him there wasn't much of an idea or concept of an England even in the early eleventh-century. The identity and loyalty to the separate Anglo-Saxon kingdoms would have still been above the identity and loyalty to an England at the time. Eadric was more likely looking after his own and Mercia's interests as he saw fit.

[@stephenmcpherson2888]

Your channel is exceptional. You show the beauty of the countryside and so many stories from the past that are unique.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you very much!

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Fascinating curiosity of Anglo-Saxon history - well researched and presented.

[@andrewhotston983]

Winchcombe later became famous for growing tobacco, much to the annoyance of the individuals who made their fortunes importing it, so the English tobacco growers were suppressed.

[@euruski]

Saruman wasn't happy with his supplier of Long Bottom Leaf from the South Farthing.

[@tomakmens2607]

Ha ha

[@JB-kk5vg]

Interesting. I've driven past Tobacco Close in Winchcombe many times and wondered about the name.

[@andrewhWTL]

Fascinating story. I started school in Winchcombe, and my youngest brother was born there. However, the family moved away by the time I was 8, so the memories are from some time ago now... I do remember visiting Belas Knap more than once, and seeing an adder on Cleeve Hill.

[@pwhitewick]

Ot was quite the climb!

[@joginns778]

Winchcombe was once the capital of Mercia,😊

[@leighjones5551]

Shropshire is named after the county town of Shrewsbury, it has developed from . Old English Sciropscire . Shrewsbury was Scrobbesburh. Very interesting about the lost County

[@Madonsteamrailways]

The Shires of Mercia is a very interesting matter. It’s obviously something of which nothing was ever written.

[@pwhitewick]

Very little it seems. Whybra is worth a read as it helps you understand how the hides and hundreds are crucial.

[@paulbivand9210]

@@pwhitewick You may want: Della Hooke: The Anglo-Saxon Landscape; The kingdom of the Hwicce (1985). Curiously, it's very similar to the Civitas Dobunnorum, except the bits lost to Wessex south of the Bristol Avon and in Wychwood.

[@davidcunningham2074]

ten times better than anything on the bbc

[@pwhitewick]

Ah thanks

[@philiptaylor7902]

Great video Paul, Winchcombeshire was new to me!

[@TerryWinchcombe]

This is fascinating, as someone with the surname Winchcombe it's especially interesting

[@WC21UKProductionsLtd]

Well I never knew about that short-lived county! Lovely footage of a great part of the country too. Thanks Paul.

[@davefrench3608]

Fascinating Paul, you work so hard revealing the intricacies of our country. The research must take you ages.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Dave. Yup, it does take a while!

[@MrGreatplum]

Very interesting, Paul; I’d never heard of Winchconbeshire before. Also loved the places you explored whilst telling us the story

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

I love how he wraps it up with everything else going on.

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers me ole fruit.

[@eekee6034]

I've heard of a few counties which no longer exist, but Winchcombeshire wasn't one of them. It must have been gone long before. I loved seeing the waterwheel, as out of time as it was. :)

[@brianartillery]

Great to see you at Belas Knap. One thing is definitely certain: those barrow builders really knew about building something which commands a stunning view. I've been to dozens over the years, and it's obvious, time and again there will be a strong chance of an incredible view from the ancient site - there might be trees nearby, but generally, they are only a few hundred years old. Belas Knap is one I have not yet visited, but I retire in a few years, and I'll give it a look then. Thank you for another top video. 👍👍👍

[@tasty_fish]

Walked to Belas Knap the other day - there's a few great circular walks from there to Winchcombe (nice pubs and cafes) and back

[@meme4one]

My neighbours surname is Winchcombe 😊 probably from the village name as we are north wilts.

[@tonys1636]

Learnt from this that my surname has Danish origins, different spelling but same pronunciation, that must be the 2% Scandinavian DNA in me comes from.

[@robinhayhurst5943]

Paul... Just wanted to say, couldn't be happier for the massive increase in your following and views on your channel. (Don't forget the canals though...and maybe less Roman roads content...just a personal preference!!!) xxx

[@pwhitewick]

Always have that in mind to be fair. Feed me stories and I'll tell them

[@robinhayhurst5943]

@@pwhitewick Feed you stories.... well... I know a story about a little girl that stumbles upon a small cottage that is occupied by 3 bears... Any good to you?

[@loke6664]

Unrest? In Mercia? Who ever heard of something like that? Few places in Saxon Britain had so many colourful people as Mercia. Like Penda, Æthelflæd (who was originally from Wessex and the Daughter of Alfred the Great but she did rule Mercia by herself, something unheard of at the time), Offa and Edmund Ironside. Anyways, Betraying Cnut and betraying Æthelred the Unready was not the wisest thing to do, Cnut might have let him live if it was his first betrayal but there was a bit of a pattern and if Cnut let him live, he would have done it again. Even though he has been mocked by people misunderstanding that he ordered the tide to not come in to prove a point, not because he thought it would work, Cnut was no fool. Having a powerful vassal who are about as trustworthy as a guy selling Rolex watches on the pavement is not a great situation to be in, so it is better to get rid of people like that when you actually have a reason to do so then to wait for the next time they stab you in the back. A fascinating story anyways and it is not everywhere you can find a Roman mosaic out in the wilderness.

[@zoetropo1]

Æthelflæd’s matrilineal ancestors were Queens of Mercia.

[@hughoconnor9172]

It w😅ould be interesting to ponder how english history may have altered if Eardric had stayed true or had been "removed" earlier. Turncoat is an understatement of his character!

[@loke6664]

@@hughoconnor9172 Hard to say really. He wasn't an unimportant character but he still had a limited impact on English history. That could possibly had changed if he picked the right side that last time though, he did have plenty of ambitions.

[@loke6664]

@@zoetropo1 Yeah, I didn't want to go into a long rant about her though (if I did I first had to rant about Penda, that guy was super cool and killed 5 other kings in battle which probably is some kind of record). But as I said, all the people I mentioned are super interesting and a lot could be said about any of them. :)

[@jackwatsonepic626]

I love these channels. Paul, they are so educational to me you should be on mainstream television🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Jack.

[@rhonataylor85]

Paul - you combine my favourite things: the English countryside and history. Thanks for your fab videos.

[@pwhitewick]

A pleasure.

[@Mallarkey]

What you do is absolutely brilliant and SO important. Thank you.

[@paulbivand9210]

If you look at a map of the area up to the late nineteenth century, you see huge chunks of the Winchcombe area being detached parts of Worcestershire - as being owned at Domesday by the Bishop or Prior of Worcester. So Winchcombeshire was less joined to Gloucestershire than split between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, on the ownership of the land. Good call not trying to pronounce Hwicce, the Mercian subkingdom though.

[@pwhitewick]

Haha... yup!!

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

Not just Winchcombe and Worestershire either, Paul. My father's side of the family came from Eglwys Cross up by Hanmer, on the Welsh borders which, until well into the 20th century (Possibly Ted Heath's boundary changes?) were part of 'Flintshire (Detatched) ' - miles away from the main county of Flintshire. The reason goes back to Norman times, when the Baron of Flintshire also held property further south - possibly acquired by marriage. There were a goodly few other examples up and down the country.

[@williamanderson5437]

The River Mersey (North of Wirral, South of Liverpool), was the ancient border of Mercia. Liverpool was in 'Viking Northumberland'. The Mercian Regiment of our Army is based in Chester, Cheshire these days, once Mercia).

[@CorneliusMount]

A video on the history of the Kingdom of Elmet would be fantastic.

[@markhughes7927]

Reading Bede at the moment - absolutely fascinating - this video brings things on!

[@richardwakelin843]

What a fantastic presenter you are sir. Your research and presentation is outstanding 👏

[@billmmckelvie5188]

A great video, just a shame about the lack of records regarding this county. Thank you for the exhausting research that has gone into the Video production!

[@pwhitewick]

Very kind. Thank you

[@kayew5492]

I'm sure there would have been extensive records at one time, the landowning class are meticulous about their holdings. However as the old saying goes, history is written by the victor, so later generations only get to see the sanitised, tidied-up, agreed-upon version of events. Every now and then an overlooked scrap of evidence emerges to reveal the joins.

[@SpanishEclectic]

It was great to see the Roman mosaic and the Barrow. Such interesting finds easily found in your countryside. The short history you recounted brings to mind the historical drama, The Last Kingdom, based on the Saxon Stories of Bernard Cornwell.

[@Couchtripper]

I just read one of your tweets and came to take a look. It was worth it for sure - looking forward to more, cheers.

[@pwhitewick]

Welcome

[@philiph6488]

Excellent as always.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you!

[@Jimyjames73]

What a exciting find @ 3:46 - an old water mill!!! Interesting - Thank you for sharing Paul 😊🚂🚂🚂

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers

[@RotGoblin]

@@pwhitewick you almost certainly already know this, but the National Library of Scotland has maps going back hundreds of years across the UK. Might be able to find your mill on there and discover more about it. I had a quick look and they have maps of Winchcombe going back to the 1880's for example. maps DOT nls DOT uk

[@JustSomeVideos0]

Lovely story. I know Winchombe well and have walked the path up to Belas Knap on a few occasions. It's certainly a nice climb and all the more surprising to find you can just walk into it. A nice part of the world certainly. Nice Roman villa nearby I seem to recall.

[@pwhitewick]

Ah yes... Chedworth??

[@CricketsBay]

There's an excavated/re-buried Roman villa on the grounds of Sudeley Castle. It's separate from the one at Spoonley (piece of which you showed in this video), which was also excavated/re-buried.

[@tonys1636]

More recently Middlesex probably the most known county to vanish into London and surrounding counties. Will probably vanish from memory now that counties no longer used in postal addresses, Middlesex survived as a postal county long after the actual county was disbanded. Rutland disappeared as a county for a few years.

[@CliffordShute]

Great video as always, thanks for spending the time in making and sharing. Keep them coming 👍🏻😁

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you

[@user-cd4mo7rw5b]

I really like these posts as I find them informative and not full of stock footage etcetc. Well done 👍

[@sicks6six]

It is great finding places like these for the first time when they are off the beaten track, I did a lot of exploring over the years and Somerset is chock-a-block with places like this, the Scottish borders full of them as well,

[@chrisleach3958]

Thanks for a wonderful and educational talk. a lot of these area was known to me as I spent six months on a motorbike going through the south as far as Cornwall and up through the Welsh hills but I didn’t know the story behind the settlements, thank you, .

[@westcountrywanderings]

Another superb video Paul. I was vaguely aware of this county from when I was walking the Cotswold Way, but this put a lot more context into the history. Thank you! Paul.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Paul. Some lovely walks up there.

[@N0C0MPLY]

Another fascinating video, love this channel.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you 😊

[@longhunter1951]

Nice one Paul, a really interesting presentation, Thank you.

[@johncranwell3783]

Brilliant unearthing of some of our quirky history.... thank you as always

[@Mnogojazyk]

Magnificent landscapes. Thanks for sharing the history.

[@johnstilljohn3181]

Fabulous....! I never knew that. Ironically, I was in Winchcombe on Monday....

[@louisesouthgate5231]

Oooh I've been to Belas Knapp! Very interesting, thank you.

[@chrish5319]

Fascinating, thank you. Looked warm

[@pwhitewick]

Oh very!!

[@Aztech_Drones_UK]

Very Interesting Paul well done 👏👍

[@davidberlanny3308]

Hi Paul very interesting story. That mill was a great find too👍👍, the barrow was a great spot to take a rest!! Recently came across a channel looking at Roman remains down here in Spain you might find it interesting, Isaac Moreno Gallo is the name to look for. All the best!!

[@CricketsBay]

Isaac's channel is awesome.

[@DeanSinger-ky7md]

my grandmother came from there and moved to Wales in the late 1930s - kept her original accent

[@chrisamies2141]

A story that's fascinated me because there's so little information about it. I live in Cheltenham and Winchcombe is a short bus ride away - both would be in Winchcombeshire if it still existed (although Cheltenham was barely a place at the time).

[@Riddlinrussell]

Great video Paul! Always interesting to learn about my namesake town and county!

[@StephenDavenport-zqz2ub]

This was an interesting story. Near were you park your car to walk to Belas Knap. There is a Roman mosaic in its own hut, provided by a Victorian farmer. Well worth a visit when the farmer has gathered in the harvest.

[@pwhitewick]

Another one?

[@CricketsBay]

Indeed, another 1. There are several Roman villas in that area with mosaics. He means the one on the grounds of the old Sudeley Castle, about 2km from Spoonley Manor. The Sudeley mosaic is in a field, it's very small, and it's right next to the walking path near that car park. It's described as "...about the size of a kitchen sink" and there is a short, rectangular stone barrier around the mosaic. Be careful not to step in the hole and break your ankle.

[@StephenDavenport-zqz2ub]

@@CricketsBay The mosaic is about 20ft by 20ft protected by an unlocked brick building. It is clearly marked on the Ordnance Survey Map.

[@CricketsBay]

@StephenDavenport-zqz2ub Awesome. Good to know. The 1 in the photos I saw is much smaller and right near the path between Belles Knapp and the car park. There looked to be an embankment going up behind it with trees on it and the path is on the other side of the mosaic. It looks like it's almost in a ditch with a short wall around the mosaic. It's on a page talking specifically about mosaics on the grounds of Sudeley Manor.

[@kiles99]

Great video Paul. I've heard of WInchcombeshire without knowing much about it, so after your teasers on twitter was looking forward to seeing your take on it. Also Belas Knap is under a mile from the location of my ancestors in the 1901 census, the long-derelict Wontley Farm.

[@shirleylynch7529]

Very interesting. Love the old waterwheel. Great explore.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Shirley

[@paulinehedges5088]

Loved it! Fascinating story and a lot was new to me. Thank you for another entertaining video. Digging a Roman Villa this week but NO mosaic!😢

[@malcolmbennett4325]

As always such informative video’s I so enjoyed them, thanks for your time and effort in what you do. And I’m encouraged you still use the the traditional language e.g BC & AD and not BCE & CE. It took me ages to understand what clever academics were saying.

[@davie941]

nice one again Paul , very interesting as always , well done and thank you 😊

[@pwhitewick]

Many thanks

[@will5989]

Thanks for posting, another great story.😊

[@Lichfeldian--Suttonian]

Great story, Paul. A great insight. I think that Eadric Streona would have been pronounced something like "E-adric Streena", since the "E" and "a" might have been pronounced separately and the "eo" might have been pronounced "ee". Check with the locals: I think that the River Meon is still pronounced something like "Meen".

[@pheart2381]

I think Strohna. Its similar to the norse name for Whitby, Streonshalh. Pronounced strone-shall.

[@lee1954]

I love your videos, Great information and photography. The drone footage is spectacular.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you.

[@watsonwatt7984]

Another excellent video as always and i second the bring back Rebecca

[@CricketsBay]

Yes, bring back Rebecca. I third that.

[@ianseddon9347]

Fascinating, thanks Paul!

[@reide96]

Never been this early before. What a nice mosaic!

[@sirensynapse5603]

I was just polite and let you comment first.

[@jenniferlevine5406]

Great story! I really enjoyed this video!

[@pwhitewick]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andrewlamb8055]

Good story again. Paul Well done mate ⚔️👏👏⭐️👋

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks 👍

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Never mind the "forgotten county", what happened to the "forgotten presenter"? Bring back Rebecca!

[@zenbonimusic7308]

Rebecca has her own channel as well! That's why the two of them aren't in the same videos.

[@pwhitewick]

Alas... she was behind the camera.

[@robmiddleton44]

Really interesting video, as always, the River Isbourne which runs through Winchcombe and rises on Cleeve Hill a mile or two away from Belas Knap is the only river to run north in England I believe had sixteen water mills between it's source and Evesham where it meets the Avon.

[@malcwhite]

What about the Dee and the Mersey?

[@eekee6034]

I just looked up the Dee. It certainly runs north in England, but most of the river is in Wales. I suspect the description of the Ishbourne has become corrupted, it may have been "The only _English river_ to run north" as it's a completely English river. Very little of the Mersey runs north except its estuary, which may have traditionally been considered a separate body of water.

[@terryhunt2659]

@@malcwhite The Dee is mostly in Wales, and much of it flows east-ish. The Mersey on average flows slightly south of west. The Parret and Taw flow more north than otherwise, and reach the sea. The Isbourne is not the only tributary in England to flow north or nearly so, but admittedly this is unsusual.

[@Rocker0375]

Sorry, nog correct, there are lots of Thames tributaries that run North. The Mole, The Wey, The Wandle, The Effra, The Loddon/Blackwater, The Ravensbourne, The Darent..... pro ably others too. And The Yar ((s), East and West on the Isle of Wight),

[@Idomealways..]

Incorrect river wandle flows north

[@williamlee1703]

As said by others, well researched and didnt know any of this so thank you very much for covering it.😊

[@pwhitewick]

My pleasure 😊

[@ziggiLarsson]

Beautifully produced. Very interesting. þu dydest wel!

[@leeclift4666]

Cheers for posting this Paul didn't know about this Everyday is a school day.Thats a lovely part of the shire Gloucestershire my home county.👍👍👍👍Lee

[@Sim0nTrains]

Never heard of Winchcombeshire till this video. Well presented

[@britishlongbarrows]

Interesting story once again - nice tie in with Belas Knap at the end too 😀

[@pwhitewick]

Busier than a service station on the day!

[@garrygreen3210]

Totally excellent Paul, thanks!

[@pwhitewick]

My pleasure!

[@janecapon2337]

Thank you so much for this very informative and entertaining exposition!

[@pwhitewick]

A pleasure.

[@patchso]

Great stuff. Got me interested in learning more about the Anglo Saxons.

[@pwhitewick]

This was a rabbit hole I never intended. Quite enjoyed it though.

[@Joanna-il2ur]

Winchcombeshire was one of those counties like Twixt Ribble and Mersey and Islandshire that just failed to survive. I have read about it in a scholarly work.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Islandshire was never actually a county it along with Bedlingtonshire, Norhamshire and Craykeshire were detached parts or exclaves of County Durham

[@ecurewitz]

Excellent. Very interesting

[@pwhitewick]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@ecurewitz]

@@pwhitewick glad you made it

[@stephengraham5099]

An excellent video.

[@Tyler.i.81]

We, here next to nothing about Anglo Saxon navy's they must of travelled far and wide on behalf of the Byzantine emperors because there's evidence they were fighting the Saracens in places like Syria from recent finds, also anglo Saxon graffiti written inside Hagia Sophia, it was thought anglo Saxon were imperial guard's at some stage.

[@HweolRidda]

This sounds alot like the story of the Rus Vikings who are known to have gone to Byzantium and left runes there in the Hagia Sophia Did the AngloSaxons do the same thing or did some stories get crossed somewhere?

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

I think the stories have got mixed up. Norsemen definitely fought for the Byzantine Empire and there is definitely some Norse graffiti in Hagia Sophia.

[@uingaeoc3905]

Shropshire is named after Shrewsbury its County Town. This is discernible from the earliest rendering of their names. Aethelred II died on 23 April 1016, he did not 'fall'. Ironside then took fealty from all the Eoldermen of England, Cnut invaded and Streona switched sides again to support Cnut. The development of shires is more complex than realised and if one held an Ealdormanry of two or three there was nothing stopping any reorganisation or merger because he was responsible for the revenue and taxation of them. . If Streona did cause the 'disappearance' of Winchecombshire it may well be related to the historic claim that Streona had for the minor Anglo Saxon kingdom of south-west Mercia which was called 'Hwicce' and also the old kingdom above it as 'Magonsaete' , essentially Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford. Streona was 'fed to the dogs' in the ditch of London because of another treacherous act against Cnut.

[@pwhitewick]

See description. Whybra believes that not to be the case.

[@tabascoraremaster1]

Somehow I've always loved stories about the history of the land of tea sippers overseas.

[@oldmanvlogger9259]

That was really interesting, thanks

[@pwhitewick]

My pleasure!

[@dn744]

Very interesting 👌 😊

[@grahamhall8249]

There's a few shires gone, as mine has. Coventry had it's own shire once!

[@dr.leftfield9566]

Can't shame Eadric for seemingly being the traitor after all this is about survival in a brutal age. For those that are interested look up a guy called Thorkell the tall his behaviour illustrates what is needed and when.

[@pwhitewick]

Can't disagree. I thought that as I was researching.

[@davetaylor4741]

I do like this type of content and find it very interesting. You certainly live in an area with some extraordinary features. There were a lot in Kent too. When I was young it wasn't as interesting. Then as I got older I worked 6 to 7 days a week. Obviously missed out on a lot of what was around me.

[@TheGozzeh]

Eye twitches at shy-er 🤣

[@pwhitewick]

Oooops

[@billseymour-jones3224]

Quite right. Everybody knows the correct pronunciation is shoi-yur........

[@TheGozzeh]

@@pwhitewick 🤣

[@TheGozzeh]

Properly bizarre coincidence as well .. as I cycled down winchcombe hill on a 100 mile sportive today as well!

[@richardkelly9156]

Amazing 😊

[@Kevin15301]

you earned a subscription. You do a great job presenting information. Are you a professor?

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks for the sub!

[@norbitonflyer5625]

Wiltshirre and Hampshire are both south of the Thames and take their names from Wilton and Southampton

[@pwhitewick]

Hampshire yes. Wiltshire no. See description regarding whybras interpretation

[@1258-Eckhart]

According to Wikipedia (Entry for Shrewsbury), Shropshire is derived from the same root as is Shrewsbury - respectively Scrobbesburh and Sciropscire.

[@thedogfather5445]

I concur. Both derive from a certain Saxon Lord, Richard Fitz Scrob. The settlement which dates back to the 8th Century was named Scrobbesbyrig - the fortified settlement of Scrob. The county name became Scrobbesbyrigscīr.

[@pwhitewick]

I think Whybra was suggesting that it wasn't directly named after it. Instead it was the dwelling of the territory to whom the people belonged to.

[@thedogfather5445]

@pwhitewick I'm not sure if you are saying anything different, but in any event, the point is surely that the county name does derive directly from the county town in this case, ie, the Shire of the fortified settlement of Scrob.

[@alexanderguesthistorical7842]

Oh, I thought it would be about Pengwern. Interesting though. I didn't know about just how powerful Eadric was.

[@neilog747]

Its Mercia with a 'ch'. It means (land of the) marches. In Denmark you have the similar '-mark' which marks the outline of Danish territory on the continent. From a period in time earlier than the video, it was the area in England where the English and the Welsh who lived there mixed together to become Mercians. The marching must have happened in a time of polical unease before the English/Powys border, which would have pushed west to some extent, finally became a settled issue between the English and the British. The bands Slade and Black Sabbath some from there.

[@Anyone4music]

....."Didn't get published for another 700 years " woah !

[@pwhitewick]

Yup. Bit mad.

[@gbcb8853]

That meteorite knew where to land though!

[@peterandrewwilson976]

About 6 minutes in. "intrnal fighting'. Thick fingers ...... A very interesting video. Thanks.

[@JSAC66]

I’m going to have to watch this one a few times for all of those circumstances throughout the eras to make sense.😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@apb3251]

Supposedly the River Mersey l, gets its name from Mercia and specifically the river as a physical boarder between Mercia and Northumbria

[@philipmurphy2]

Really interesting UK content