The Shockingly Recent Time British Husbands Sold Their Wives at Market

[@TodayIFoundOut]

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Peter Freuchen

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Barbara Walters

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William Howard Taft

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[@changeXchange]

Roses are red, Violets are blue, The video starts at 2:22

[@Austin-gb1cq]

I looked for this comment.

[@cordlefhrichter1520]

@@Austin-gb1cq I found it without even looking for it.

[@ahuddleston6512]

Thanks

[@TheRealDarthRevan]

You the real MVP

[@mattymayhem1232]

Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet And so are you, BUT the roses are wilted The violets are dead The sugar bowl is empty And so is your head.

[@aikhis]

that would be a rough walk home with her, if there were no buyer's

[@maddiemadness0]

toag bruh 🤣

[@loganziomek5941]

Omg 😂

[@mikeappleget482]

It’s just a prank, brah..!

[@AbdulB]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nomenclature-tulips3692]

toag I laughed out loud.

[@terrihulm873]

They wonder why poisoning was such a wide spread practice...

[@angelwhispers2060]

And Hemlock was common in virtually every riverbed so it's not like access was a problem. Only the knowledge of how to prepare it so that the victim wouldn't taste it and the concentration to be sufficient to the task, was necessary.

[@Empty_Carbon]

In all fairness women had far more rights, freedom and joy in this auction situation then they would've in a home with a bitter husband. A bitter husband was an abusive husband back then.

[@Empty_Carbon]

@Mary Lou watching the video made me think that? What evidence do you have that this WHOLE video is wrong?

[@howardwayne3974]

@@angelwhispers2060 digitalis from foxglove flower was better .

[@lunaazule1899]

@@howardwayne3974 Angel, me thinks I'd never feast around you, the knowledge, the handle...nope.

[@barryoconnor721]

My wife and I sold ourselves to each other for 6 quarts of beer years ago and we're still paying dividends.

[@jacobb.9181]

A true marriage story

[@comettamer]

Well, thats a pretty fine way to live id say.

[@Ayaanhuss9]

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[@Ayaanhuss9]

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[@Ayaanhuss9]

Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 never ends for disbelievers

[@lynettemojica6503]

"She cannot make rum, gin or whiskey but she is a good judge of the quality from long experience in tasting them." My kinda gal!

[@HRHtheDude]

Laughed out loud at that bit!

[@LisaBowers]

LOL 😆

[@MelissaBrownapt215]

That was either a compliment or a veiled slam. I'm like connoisseur or lush?

[@hokiepokie333_CicadaMykHyn]

From ashes to ashes and dust to dust, if it wasn't for women my penis would rust...

[@sett6970]

Your kind of girl sells for 20 shillings and a dog.

[@DREAM-re2up]

I can imagine how it first happened Group of guys: *Complain about their wives* Guy 1: "How do I get rid of her?" Guy 2: "You can't, there is no way." Guy 3: "I get rid of my farm animals at auction." Guy 1: "Maybe I can get rid of my wife that way too? She is my property like my animals!" Group of guys: *unanimously agree*

[@em7pug26]

Random other man sitting close enough to hear their conversation: I’LL TAKE HER.

[@KumaDormilon]

@@em7pug26 behind a newspaper

[@em7pug26]

Angel XD

[@misaelfraga8196]

Bet you many who lost half their assets feel that ay

[@Ayaanhuss9]

@@misaelfraga8196 wife back door not allowed ect

[@jayyyzeee6409]

"Twenty shillings, huh? Tell you what...throw in that dog and you got yourself a deal."

[@jupitercyclops6521]

The good old days my ass- the GREAT old days!

[@jeffyoung9114]

Not sure if I did the math right ... But adjusted for inflation that around 550 dollars and a dog! Lol

[@joshuabarrios2789]

@Gray Kin Lmfaooo

[@dandeleon2764]

The Wife & Dog: "these Men ain't loyal!"

[@benjamintaylor3934]

I was keeping tally of all the deals involving beer; one guy settled for a quart, whereas another guy secured a whole gallon! 😀🍺

[@willwatson4040]

Wow, proving you can perform coitus in front of court members; talk about performance pressure.

[@sebastianmuller1210]

Dire times. No pornos available yet...

[@wokejesus6501]

There's no way I could get hard with a cop watching. Not happening.

[@harryhaller9670]

I'm not even able to piss for a drug test when the cops are looking at my cock; how should i be able to fuck in front of a whole court? 😂 on the other hand - i already did it in front of a few people 😅

[@zaneandre6387]

@@sebastianmuller1210 they had erotic woodblock prints and etching by this time but it was not as accessible as the local magazine stand.

[@benry007]

I honestly don't think I could do it in front of a court of spectators 😅

[@amhunter9619]

Some twenty years ago an elderly Jeweller who had a shop on the Isle of Wight but who actually came from the Devon/Cornwall border told us of his grandmother, who was sold as a wife at Oakhampton Market, on Dartmoor. The buyer bought the lady home (on the provided halter) and they lived happily for many years, until she died. They lived in a village called Lewtrenchard, where the vicar at the time was one, Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (who wrote Onward Christian Soldiers). Rev. Baring-Gould was so horrified by the idea that this happy couple had lived into old age together without having paid a church or vicar somewhere to say 'the words' over them, that he refused to bury her at Lewtrenchard. And the poor lady's widower, plus friends, were obliged to carry the coffin, by hand, all the way to Thrushelton, where the obliging vicar was prepared to give her the funeral she deserved - and where her headstone is visible today. She was the last woman ever to be sold at Oakhampton Market.

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Drugs alcohol pork not allowed

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Tattoo not allowed

[@tisbutascratch2045]

I know this is an old comment now, but this is extremely interesting. Thank you for sharing your friend's fascinating family history!

[@Acr6gAttt-mq2hr]

"Lived happily," meaning she couldn't complain or she'd be beaten or sold again. Kidnapping, slavery, and human trafficking does not equal a "happy couple". Sorry to be the one to tell you

[@carrowxhex6891]

If I didn’t sell, my husband would be paying for someone to take me in order to prevent his most certain death by poisoning or suffocation that night.

[@Veellinn]

I am quite sure that must have happened at least few times. Either way. But were he to survive, I am sure the next pitch would be "She poisoned me and couldn't even do it right"

[@jonathansmith4725]

Or she would be killed due to her being murderer.

[@changeintheair9648]

LOL! You are priceless!

[@JoshuaRellick]

Yeah, the husbands might want to lock up the wife at night just in case in that situation.

[@TheScienceguy77]

Implying you can even cook or prepare food.

[@tigermunky]

So thaaaaat's how I get a wife? I've clearly been wasting my time with tinder.

[@wizardlover1324]

Sure a wife but not love :(

[@angelwhispers2060]

Depends on where you are willing to move to, to obtain a wife. If pickings are a little thin in Russia which I can't imagine there are with Valkyrie looking Beauties walking around. If you're willing to lower your standards a little, I am absolutely certain you could find a good wife here in America. The best place to find one is a Trump rally. Such women even if they are not beautiful will be more inclined to be faithful, loving and devoted wives. A slightly less pretty woman will be actively aware of that fact and have spent quite a lot of time cultivating other traits which would make her a good wife, if that is what she wants for her life. Another quality to look for is a woman between the ages of 28 and 35. So she's still young enough to have children and a happy family life. But you will not be in competition with much younger men. Or with the idiotic ideology that women should build up their own fortunes and not prioritize home making. Once a woman's biological clock has started to tick it is much easier to convince her that settling down is appropriate, as long as you yourself are a decent catch in personality and business prospects. No woman will take up with a man who is lacking in personality or prospects. In this regard your biggest challenge is simply obtaining employment with an American employer and getting moved over here. Texas, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas and Tennessee are the best places. Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have little to no state income tax and real estate is relatively cheap once you get outside of the major metropolitan areas. Finding a good spot from which to commute to your American job is vital in attracting a wife. If you're not inclined to travel that far Romania, Moldova and if my memory is correct Czechoslovakia (or whatever they call themselves these days) have extremely generous policies for young families.

[@CharlieHorse4363]

@@angelwhispers2060 I really hope you're being sarcastic

[@Naijarianman]

@@wizardlover1324 Like as if anyone finds love on Tinder either lol

[@sarahmchugh4169]

@@angelwhispers2060 This is utterly bizarre...

[@roberthill5549]

Once you drive them off the lot, they immediately lose 90% of their resale value. I'm here all week.

[@sahhull]

And like buying a used car. Do you want anything that's been ridden that hard for that long?

[@abrahamthebewildered1448]

@@sahhull . . .Yes

[@bhumijarishi1875]

Women are not cars

[@johannesnoneoftheabove9957]

Do you get to kick the tires?

[@marianneprescott1497]

I was shocked to find woman who lost their husbands were auctioned by the town. She would be awarded to the low bidder for one year. It was a common practice during a time when no other way for a widow to sustain herself. This took place in New England during the 1600 and 1700’s. I discovered this information while exploring old family records from that time period. It was nothing I had ever read while in school in New England.

[@maskon1625]

Slavery had to start somewhere it wasn't our idea

[@victorwelkin9136]

Low bidder?

[@marianneprescott1497]

Victor Welkin Cheap Towns huh..yup, low bidder takes her.

[@victorwelkin9136]

Usually it is the high bidder...even if it is a low price.

[@lZEOBA]

So, I just say $0, and I win.. ?? Someone remind me again.. What’s the point of bidding?? When something smells strongly of b.s.,... It usually is.

[@IoEstasCedonta]

That's got to be the most sarcastic verdict I've ever seen.

[@richmcgee434]

Certainly pithy, that's for sure.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

The very legal one costing 1200 pounds or the fighting one ? The well explaining judge has a good point - what good are laws when the great majority of people are too poor to participate ?

[@909sickle]

Today I Found Out's Wife: "I checked your browser history..." Today I Found Out: "It's research for a video!!"

[@810nicWolf]

Wife: Oh really? "Kelleybluebook com/pricemywife-1990whitebrunnette-badattitude-okaycondition-tradeinvalue" Research?

[@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq]

FOLLOW the TRAIN CJ

[@jade4897]

Today i found out: no. It's just research. Today i found out's wife: Wel I think it would be more fascinating to research how women divorced their husbands by means of poison. Look that one up.

[@cpedersenatgmailcom]

Best comment since the one on Contrapoint's Jordan Peterson video: "Porn! I'm watching porn!"

[@selfish-mammal2845]

Btw his name is Simon.

[@CheeseBae]

"She cannot make rum, gin or whiskey but she is a good judge of the quality from long experience in tasting them." Savage! 😂

[@madoldbatwoman]

Loved that! That and the whole 'frolicsome women' and 'night invasion' paint such a vivid picture. Personally I like to imagine her knocking back the bevvies and getting demandingly randy with an austerely religious husband. Then being snappy and hungover the next day.

[@saoirsedonnelly2352]

I interpreted "drunken bitch" for that bit lol

[@shawbros]

The way that people talked a few hundred years ago is very entertaining.

[@2sexyfomyshirt]

Bruh they way people talk now is funny

[@carapo66]

... "there was a stir and a bustle in the inn yard". Indéed.

[@samingram4608]

I want you to think for a minute think about when you're writing an essay for class .... You really talk like that or do you elevate your speech to make you sound smarter?

[@shawbros]

@@samingram4608 When was the last time you personally knew a person that wrote that way, in their essay?

[@samingram4608]

@@shawbros not talking specifically like them but just elevated speech as is

[@jenniferh.k.7123]

Imagining my own husband selling me and telling everyone how devilish I am and than my good duties 😂

[@Just_Sara]

Disregarding the horribleness of selling your wife - dude should have done it the other way around, right? Say the good first.

[@Pikrodafni]

That husband was decidedly a bad seller.

[@seigeengine]

Interesting. Maybe not if it was presented orally. Maybe better to end with the positives there so they're the freshest thing in mind.

[@manpy5504]

Hahah

[@AnimeIsLayfu]

Are you not yet [s]old?

[@kristinetaulbut4975]

Now that’s one you don’t get in history class. Well done

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 never ends for disbelievers

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Who is your lord grave first question

[@BrittainDix]

This was fantastic. Not the selling of wives, but the history, the knowledge and the video. Thank you

[@ShadowAraun]

actually considering the time period and that it sounds like for the most part the wives were all for it, that's almost liberating to women of the time and definitely a series of events that led society further toward this vague concept of equality that still eludes us to this day. that said, still leagues beneath the Spartans where women had equal say, all citizens had a degree in roasting, and men who died in battle and women who died in childbirth were treated as heroes the same.

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Who is your lord grave first question

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Who is your lord grave first question

[@Ayaanhuss9]

@@ShadowAraun fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 never ends for disbelievers

[@ShadowAraun]

@@Ayaanhuss9 at least I'll be warm c:

[@robotech6424]

Isn’t a dowry basically selling a woman too? As is a “bride price” in various cultures.

[@BusyAngel9999]

Robo Tech no, it’s a safety blanket for the woman

[@asadb1990]

buut on the flip side there is the bride price often asked by the bride's father which can be a huge burden on the groom. and a lot of times that money is not given to the bride.

[@BusyAngel9999]

Phantom Warrior that's why it's important to discuss the terms between the bride and groom. People don't plan and just jump in. Women back in the day got the worst of it because they couldn't support themselves and their children especially if the man just left or divorced them. Families taking dowry instead of the bride isn't right as well. The dowry is for the woman but if she decides to give it to her family and if her family is good then she will still have something. If the groom or his family can't afford the dowry then simply they should avoid marriage until he can fulfill this obligation or try for someone else. History has had lots of women and children left without a provider, home or chance to survive. So systems like this are ideally used to prevent such outcomes

[@asadb1990]

@@BusyAngel9999 agreed the terms of the marriage should be hammered out. in islam there is a set amount of money called haq mehr (currently around $50k) which a husband has to give directly to his wife at the time of signing the marriage papers. it shows husband is capable enough to support his wife. and for the wife its insurance. that money is only for the wife. and in our religion (but not always culture) dowry is not accepted and instead bride and groom family need to work together to have fair share of wedding costs.

[@BusyAngel9999]

Phantom Warrior those are very modern examples. Mehr can be any amount, it just has to be set by the bride rather than her family. But culture is so strong people forget actual religious rules. Families in actuality shouldn't be asking exhorbant amounts for dowry. And definitely if you want a big wedding both parties should pay. 50k is crazy wow but if you can afford it why not I guess

[@gina928]

That was very interesting. You can learn something new every day! And, yes, I enjoyed the longer version.

[@zzdesolatezz]

Gigity

[@cannedmusic]

longer is better

[@netheritemonkey5982]

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[@cyiaslappy8596]

Well, they say even innocent-sounding kids' nursery rhymes have very dark or suspect origins. This vid immediately reminded me of this one: "Charley Barley, butter and eggs, Sold his wife for three duck eggs. When the ducks began to lay Charley Barley flew away." One can only imagine the symbolism therein.

[@maritasue5067]

Allan, The future George IV and Caroline of Brunswick married in 1795. She died in 1821. Otherwise, your story is fairly accurate.

[@monehget]

@@maritasue5067 terrible rhyme scheme

[@melissaknive3494]

Yup, that's true... and possibly another long video for the channel!

[@ednaligon7627]

@@fidneusdiller8123 me

[@bethanyb4478]

Thomas a Didymus, hard of belief, Sold his wife for a side of beef. When the beef was eaten, good lack, Thomas a Didymus wished her back. Thomas a Didymus is more commonly known as Doubting Thomas, the disciple who demanded personal proof of Jesus' resurrection.

[@aikikaname6508]

Okay, putting aside all the misogyny and issues with selling your wife.. Isn’t it impressive that in those days, even with no formal education, a poor man like Joseph Thompson could compose a frickin SONNET complaining of his wife on the fly, with lots of metaphors, backhanded compliments etc While if Joseph had been born today with our standardised education his greatest insult would be ‘fuck u whoar go die’

[@seigeengine]

No.

[@greenamigo4553]

Im guessing it was mainly because back then there was sort of a large divide between the classes, so the “lower classes” they’re talking about here would essentially include some of what we may refer to today as the middle class. So some were probs wealthy enough to have a basic education. Again, just guessing here.

[@653j521]

@rrobertt13 The part attacking all women.

[@borismuller86]

“His departed rib” Wow.

[@robertt9342]

Adam and Eve reference?

[@maggpiprime954]

@@robertt9342 Definitely

[@ShannaRiley]

Yeah... my mouth literally dropped open.

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

That’s such a badass way to refer to women. I love it!!!

[@pagannova3621]

@@vtwinbuilder3129 it's kind of an insult, depending on how you look at it

[@JoJoJoker]

Damn, why pay for a divorce lawyer when I can get paid for my wife?

[@seraphthegatekeeper]

Joel D mine got married a year after my divorce. She was already talking to her new hubby when we split. I would have loved to have made a profit rather than paid with retirement money.

[@Spllyn]

Mostly cause you can't get a wife bud. Cheers bud not hating on you.

[@augustusmcgovern6084]

@@seraphthegatekeeper Palimony the screwing you get this going you got. Even the unwed get parting gifts. 😡🤯🤬

[@QuixoteX]

You could even be paid in beer, you know, to cut out the middle man...

[@augustusmcgovern6084]

@@QuixoteX he mentioned that bit o info. ;-)

[@jameskelley9737]

The " Lemon Law" changed all of this.

[@knutdergroe9757]

TRUTH..... HAHAHA

[@annescholey6546]

The Tomato Law😂

[@thenarcissistsenemy29]

When live gives you a lemon... you cant sell her at auction?

[@rainiko570]

@@thenarcissistsenemy29 When life gives you lemons, you throw a party.

[@Alliebaba7782]

When life gives you lemons wonder why life didn't think you deserved better...

[@laurasweightlossjourney]

I usually hate the way KZbinrs put in ads for sponsored videos, but I love how honest Simon is in his ads. He seems to legitimately enjoy talking about the product, like he’s just recommending something his enjoys Instead of it being a video sponsor.

[@handimanjim4378]

It reminds me of the way they did commercials in the early day of television. I personally like the way the products are presented.

[@fxjh21]

@Cellphone Dave 😂 then tell me how are youtubers going to make money? Other than a patreon account and Google adsense.

[@julianshepherd2038]

The most important thing is sincerity. Once you've learned to fake that then advertising is easy.

[@MonkeyKingsformerroomate]

I certainly appreciate Simon's sense of humor and humility. Self depreciating humor is IMHO the best kind.

[@Stigstigster]

He's a likeable chap and a very good presenter. I've come to really enjoy this channel.

[@theangryaustralian7624]

Simon ain't that good nah he is pretty good i just wanted attention

[@xairuzdragon7852]

Sentenced to imprisonment for one day. And since you have already been in custody for this time, you are free to leave. I laughed so freaking hard when I heard that.

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Drugs alcohol pork not allowed

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Tattoo not allowed

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

I’ll watch ALL the ads to get the quality of your channel. People who complain are clueless to the time and research put into your videos. Keep up the awesome content!

[@CondeNastCruiser]

Loved the longer format. I am a big fan of your channel. Thanx!

[@mmkkkk2912]

ditto

[@Q_QQ_Q]

neecessary for youtube now or no revenue .

[@genericusername7959]

@@Q_QQ_Q At least this channel keeps the same level of content when extending the runtime. I have seen several creators simply finding ways to pad the runtime, adding fluff and filler. Longer videos are fine, as long as the value-per-minute doesn't decrease!

[@Liutgard]

RE:: the medieval impotence trial. Many of the medieval marriage laws, including Gratian, the examination of a man who was claimed to be impotent, require the man to be examined by women of the community (including local prostitutes, and sometimes midwives) as well as the wife. If he could get it up with others but not with her, it was generally considered to be a personal problem and there was no divorce. If he couldn't get it up at all, it was granted, on the grounds that marriage was for procreation, and if he genuinely couldn't, it was null. Must be noted however that once divorced, neither party could remarry until the other was dead. This was not the case with annulment however, and is the reason why so many church courts were crammed with people trying to prove consanguinity or other impediments that would have made the marriage invalid. Also worth noting- most of the wife-selling occurred in England, after Henry VIII split from the Roman church. Henry's marriage laws were apparently only for him, but church law shortly relaxed it's hold on secular marriage laws, and no longer held to a medieval model.

[@andrewjohnson6716]

Thanks for sharing this great information. “Impotence Trials” also have a part in the secret history of LGBT individuals. Since marriage was for the purpose of procreation the only thing that mattered was whether the man could effectively “get it up” with a woman.

[@Football__Junkie]

I need to be “tested” for impotence according to traditions.

[@johannesnoneoftheabove9957]

Did they sell tickets for groundlings? What about box seats?

[@JustinY.]

_Reads title_ Excuse me wtf

[@TodayIFoundOut]

It turns out it's not nearly as bad as it sounds. Super interesting as well. :-) -Daven

[@JustinY.]

@@TodayIFoundOut Sounds good, I was a bit worried when I just read that title!

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

Watch more MGTOW videos. Men get no respect nowadays. Divorce rates are high, and most likely the man is going to pay or lose out. No man with a brain would ever get married in today's society.

[@fenrir_the_rp_lord9524]

Justin Y. Aye!

[@Mainz_1901]

@@EmeraldEyesEsoteric Sounds like the tables have turned

[@timothy8428]

Magistrate: Send the constables round, that's so illegal. Citizens: Nope.

[@madogthefirst]

Honestly they really didn't want to stop it otherwise they would go tried harder.

[@ShaunDreclin]

@@madogthefirst yeah i think they didn't approve but it wasn't worth fighting the people over it

[@bcubed72]

This is the appropriate relationship between a government and its citizenry.

[@baddie1shoe]

bcubed72 - right. So, maybe a civil war is a better answer?

[@menotyu9576]

just goes to show, the only real law is what the people consent to.

[@mangot589]

This is what the novel “The Mayor of Casterbridge”, by Thomas Hardy is about. It’s a good book. And people complain about women’s lib. Thanks Simon!

[@nikobitan7294]

Men have complained about women's liberation since they owned women as property. Ancient Athenian women lived comparable to women in Saudi Arabia and still men complained. It's almost comical how many men think they're some daring special snowflakes for parroting the exact same brainwashing that men thousands of years ago have been parroting.

[@grantjohnson5785]

Haven't read that one, but his "Far From the Madding Crowd" shows just how fickle both men and women can be...

[@nikobitan7294]

@@grantjohnson5785 And yet only the men were the ones owning and selling women for centuries.

[@grantjohnson5785]

@@nikobitan7294 You clearly didn't watch the entire video, which did include at least some examples of wives selling their husbands. Furthermore, it was quite common for women to buy, own, and sell slaves both male and female throughout much of the ancient world and, yes, in the American South. So... not sorry, you're just plain wrong. As is slavery, as is buying or selling a person in general, unless (why would you, but it would not violate fundamental principles) one chose willingly to sell oneself.

[@julianshepherd2038]

One of the most depressing books ever written

[@musicalneptunian]

"We bid spam spam spam spam spam...and one dead parrot" - Monty Python

[@zepheth2479]

I appreciate the longer videos. They make for a great source of educational listening material while I'm working on art projects.

[@aztharz5637]

Me: "Hey babe, I need a new turbo for my car" Her: "oh ya, and how do you think your going to afford that?" Me: ..............

[@sinnmadikizela4292]

🤣🙊

[@luggilu7864]

While sure ads can be annoying, I must say I live how Steven actually takes his time to talk about the products. Most you tubers just copy paste one of the texts their given, read out the talking points one by one, but actually go into detail and sound like he's actually used the product he's advertising. Props to that

[@andiward7068]

Simon.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@andiward7068 Lol, I got as far as them saying "Steven" and had to click to find out if anyone else had caught that, lol.

[@PrezVeto]

Imagine the gaskets one could blow by re-enacting one of these at an amicable divorce "party" today 😂

[@justinecooper9575]

Ahhhhh, I sense a Literotica story forming. Keep an eye on my submissions page.

[@richmcgee434]

@Justine Cooper Combine it with that earlier video's bit about husbands being forced to prove they weren't impotent in front of witnesses during some divorce trials. :)

[@davidbeddoe6670]

Seem like this was what amicable divorces used to look like.

[@PaulojnPereira]

I could imagine another reality show based on this idea...coming soon...

[@thatguy-pl8py]

Especially in the southern US

[@t.crockett5992]

I picked out my Vincero watch! I showed them to my husband and he loves them, like all of them, so I'm going to surprise him with one for our anniversary in a few months, if he doesn't sell me first, of course. LOL.

[@Ruby321123]

You could always pre-empt that by selling him first... then you get 5 shillings AND a lovely watch for yourself!

[@rainagain6453]

All that buying and selling is going to be messed up on genealogy tracing

[@jg3865]

Really! Just imagine people whose ancestors were sold into slavery....

[@stefanmuntean5289]

@Iceday Face palm wizard that is way the law automatically assume the child father is the husband, that is the rule, you can request a parent dna test to disprove that (not a native English speaking here) that is use so a presumed father obtain a divorce with out paying child care blabla or a mother identify the real father for that child care

[@Illfigureoutanamelater]

I absolutely LOVE longer videos like this one! It was very detailed and informative, and I was able to listen while cleaning without having to stop every few minutes to find a new video. Keep up the amazing work!

[@mweskamppp]

There were of course different customs in different regions. It happened quite often with somebody got sick or had a bad harvest, that children, the wife or all of them including the man were sold or sold themselves to become serfs or "Leibeigene" as it was called in germany. The fate of serfs were different even in different regions in germany - in some places they were nearly slaves without the right to own more than their clothes, no right to leave the land of the owner and they could be sold to another landowner, too. Often the serfs had no right to marry and have children sometimes they needed the ok of the landowner. Peasants were a level up. People of own right who owned a small piece of land or rented it from somebody. Then craftsmen were organized mostly in guilds who had kind of internal jurisdiction and protection mechanisms. But yes, falling down the ladder and end up as a serf or kind of slave was possible. The landowner had some duty to keep them feeded and with cloth and roof but even that was not always guaranteed. People who fled from their owner and made it into a city were off the hook. "City air makes free" it said. But often it was just the freedom to die from starvation. Its not the whole story of middle age and early modern times society. There were vagrants f.e., kind of landless hirelings who moved around the lands and sometimes were like locusts and despised. OK. Your Item is more about a kind of method of divorce. Also the idea of a wife being property of the husband was not the practice all over europe. In wide areas it was custom that, when the husband was off for some warfare as a knight or such, the wife took his place in organizing the farm or fiefdom and even had the function as a judge in low cases. Including sentence somebody for some whipping or decide in simple property fights. In scandinavia it was even common, when the husband came back from viking with not enough loot, the wife kicked him out and chose a new husband. Depending on whose parents handed down the land or what ever.

[@andrewjohnson6716]

Thanks for this great information!

[@armorbearer9702]

For some reason, your comment reminds me of Hagar the Horrible.

[@mweskamppp]

@@armorbearer9702 hehehe. Hägar the horrible was an island dane.

[@crazyguy32100]

We should bring back gallons of beer as an accepted unit of domestic currency.

[@gromm93]

You can totally trade things for other things, so long as the buyer and seller agree on the transaction. Nothing stops you from doing this to this day.

[@crazyguy32100]

@@gromm93 The barter system, I once bought a quad for 12 cord of wood. What I am getting at is standardising the unit of currency, making it have nominal global value, like the dollar. However where the dollars value is proportional to the trust in the system and backed by the gold and oil in the federal reserves the beers value is proportional to the expected temperature that summer and backed by its alcohol content.

[@lovejoy7065]

@@crazyguy32100 The greenback went off the gold standard some years ago. Talk of a reset to go back again now Trump is president.

[@dusty4676]

*litres

[@AnnHope53]

Beer is a currency in Australia, a slab can pay for many things.

[@zombie8myface898]

I love all these channel's! Informational and entertaining. Thank you and crew for always making great new content.

[@BeaztBrozInc]

"Tooker" is the perfect surname to have when buying another man's wife.

[@grantjohnson5785]

I got a chuckle when "Bracegirdle" was mentioned. "Oy, there, mate - what'd ya do today?" "Sole me wife to a Hobbit." "Eh, noice. Fancy a spot at the pub?"

[@larrylentini5688]

This sounds far less dysfunctional than I initially thought

[@Jfreek5050]

Yeah, its kinda like the phrase of "selling your wife" is a bit of a misnomer. Its more like a selling of your relationship with her.

[@aikikaname6508]

Ganga Din The good thing about marriages of convenience is that you don’t like each other much to begin with, so when it gets to the divorce it’s a lot less unpleasant 😂😂

[@virvisquevir3320]

Lawrence Lentini - It's less dysfunctional than the law. The law is an ass. Legal robbery.

[@angietyndall7337]

I wonder if males would feel the same, if they have had to be treated as chatel; etc...selling them in some market. Just saying.

[@sand0decker]

@@virvisquevir3320 it seems like it is a loophole in the law that the people used to bypass a law they didn't agree with

[@thejokersonyou]

Intercourse in court... Ah... Showtimes the Borgias...

[@kingofnara]

I want to be in that court sounds like live porn

[@c.w.8200]

Haha, my boyfriend might be less nervous about our wedding if he knew he could always just sell me to someone else...

[@katherinetutschek4757]

If that's the case why get married at all. If someone's nervous take heed and maybe move slower. Doesn't mean they don't want to be with you or aren't committed, but marriage might not be a comfortable fit for them.

[@myman8336]

@@katherinetutschek4757 Just sign a prenup.. After all, Saving money is Making money..

[@soumiu.8264]

Don’t get married then, yeah. Unless this was a joke, sorry, then the best of luck in marriage for you and him!

[@myman8336]

@Lewdatrix Circumstances

[@aight33]

@Lewdatrix A very poor joke

[@equarg]

😓This is why I groan when people say the “good old days”.

[@person-xd3wb]

They weren't good for women, natives, or slaves.

[@person-xd3wb]

Like I groan when people say "MAGA." When was America great for black people since 1619? I'd like to know. Haven't gotten an answer yet.

[@Norm475]

@@person-xd3wb It is one hell of a lot better now than it was under that racist Obozo.

[@magicjesus3603]

@Bill Conger there is still slavery everywhere today. What do you think your job is? Lmao

[@kellyedey5952]

@@person-xd3wb oh god cant people just stop.

[@bxdanny]

IIRC, Thomas Hardy wrote about this practice in _The Mayor of Casterbridge,_ and it formed an important part of the plot of that novel.

[@Deathmastertx]

Yes. The start of the novel is indeed the main character selling his wife and infant daughter.

[@maggiemae7749]

My next read

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

Thomas Hardy wrote about this practice in his novel, “The Mayor of Casterbridge”

[@Neil070]

We studied it at school.

[@bcubed72]

"Take my wife....PLEASE!"

[@shawbros]

No thanks, you're stuck with that.

[@meeksde]

What a beautiful psychopath you have

[@makhosazana9591]

😂😂😂😂

[@cutiebaliwFreedownload]

I'll buy your wife for 3 cows

[@tacoconch7678]

@@cutiebaliwFreedownload He's trying to get rid of a cow. Why would he want 3?

[@abiolamay]

Thumbs up for the longer videos. I love having them on in the background whilst I’m getting ready or cooking 👌

[@Ryan-lx6oh]

The longer the content the better Simon. Well I never new, they say you learn something everyday and if you watch a few episodes of Today I Found Out you are certain to. Your rendition of old English is actually entertaining, I understand everything been said but I draw conclusion differently. It's really cool. Great work Simon, keep it up!

[@salomeguzman8611]

Imagine getting returned with receipt. Ooof

[@billelkins994]

Men don't keep receipts.

[@2011blueman]

All Sales Final. No Returns. No Refunds.

[@bcubed72]

@@2011blueman No tickee, no raundly!

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Sorry, Out of Warranty.

[@Naito927]

May have to post it on freecycle.

[@aoibh22]

I just want to give you props, over your not terrible pronunciation of Drogheda, it stood out to me because that's the place I was born and the only other time I've heard it said on film (1970's tv film The Thorn Birds) the actors pronounced the g in it so hard, I was taken out of the drama, because of my own infantile giggling, and thinking no no it's draah-hidah, hopefully you were talking the Drogheda in Co. Louth, Ireland, otherwise this comment has highlighted my own ignorance, great job to you and your collaborators, can't wait for your next vid, xxx (fyi my username aoibh is pronounced eve, irish ain't easy for english speakers)

[@1014p]

aoibh22 you it’s super simple, stop using silent letters. Why any language does this is absurd. It’s freaking silent letter then don’t put it in the word.

[@KaitouKaiju]

@@1014p learn Japanese

[@marvinbates7533]

@aoibh22 I'm with you there

[@williamarmstrong632]

I don't mind long videos at all especially as it was interesting. Well done!

[@NelsonBrown]

Cropped thumbnail led me to believe this video was about selling my WIFI.

[@joshuaoha]

I was excited to think I could do that legally without comcast suing me. What a let down.

[@WSPC7115]

😂😂😂😂

[@bluetsegaye]

Nelson Brown 😂😂😂

[@bluetsegaye]

Princess 123 this is long time ago 😂 🙄🙄

[@normzemke7824]

Thank you, Vincero, for sponsoring this video. I REALLY appreciated it! Simon, as always, a good job.

[@j.kaimori3848]

Seems like a troll response to overly strict laws.

[@w49660]

I was more than 5 minutes in before I noticed you finally turned your neon sign on! Looks great!

[@MrBizteck]

Haaa I noticed quicker ......( well I read your comment @ 2:34 mark and then looked) soooooo I win ? 😂😂😂😂

[@Raych666]

I was at 15:15 when i saw this comment and looked soooooo I definitely loose 😅

[@ErenWhisperwind]

@Today I Found Out: Its not entirely true that divorces as we know them is a modern thing. In the Viking age of Scandinavia it was easy to get a divorce, and the majority of the divorces where demanded by the women. The woman could demand a divorce from her husband for many reasons, here are a few. 1. She had the right to a divorce if her husband was violent towards her, or had stroked her a total of 3 times. 2. A sudden poverty in the husbands family. 3. If the husband hadn't slept with her in 3 years, or otherwise failed to fulfill his marriage obligations.

[@mysticmistress6101]

Eren Whisperwind struck her?

[@angelarobinson9632]

That may be true but it was fround apon non the less yo!

[@mysticmistress6101]

Angela Robinson upon

[@Warrior_Culture]

@@mysticmistress6101 Apon and Upon mean the same thing and are both words. One just isn't really used anymore except by accident....and still works. XD

[@mysticmistress6101]

Warrior Culture frowned* none*

[@cinemaocd1752]

I started out being completely horrified and ended up thinking this was not as bad as it sounded. Also that judge that read the whole legal system to filfth was great.

[@tixeright9120]

I never knew about this before, but after your examination of it, I can't say I can mock this practice as barbaric. In wife-auctioning it seems that British commoners found an affordable, amiable, recordable, & public custom to handle the sometimes absolutely necessary practice of divorce only to one day have the Crown Government eventually crack down on the anarchical practice because it would mean that judges and attorneys and jailers would not make great fortunes performing their respective vocations & duties by perpetually fleecing the community both in exorbitant taxes and in fees, and potentially indenturing those who could not pay it to a life-time of service either in workhouses or some far-flung colonial frontier. I actually think what the commoners developed was a very libertarian, & democratic, & intuitive custom to dissolve a government promoted relationship structure which has so frequently run counter to all of those humanistic values in a society that often ran at odds with the progress of liberty. (Which is way every victory for liberty was achieved by fighting for it, or at least facing off against those who would fight to deny it.)

[@melaniesue2010]

Thank you.

[@melaniesue2010]

@Josip So can he.

[@jivoochi]

3:36 "Boy for sale!" in Principal Skinner's voice instantly came to mind

[@EchetusXe]

Is this legal man? Only here and in Mississippi

[@julz3tt3]

That's what I was thinking 😄😳😳

[@bhgtree]

Great video, Had to wait until the wife was gone out before watching!

[@DannieCleo1978]

Wife selling also featured as a major plot point in Thomas Hardys "The mayor of casterbridge"

[@TheWanderingFire]

Yes, I was surprised there was no reference to it. Maybe Simon and his team were never forced to read that book for school. I wish I hadn't been.

[@kmott5335]

I watched the series about 15 to 20 years ago. Didn't know it was based off a book.

[@UltimateVegetto]

Dear god, the past is a horrifying country.

[@spicyroads]

Muspell or glorious depends on perspective

[@EloNaj]

@BADSPOCK I like antibiotics I would not like to live in a time before they were invented.

[@blackwater4707]

Fully agree. Sadly, not as much has changed as should have.

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

No, the present is horrifying! Look at how divorce rates are, and the ways the laws are, it's literally not worth it for men to get married in this day and age.

[@kremepye3613]

It's nearly as bad as modern pakistan

[@RoseJ1983]

I like your longer videos because there’s so much information and I always want more. You’re very good at making them you and your team are very good at it.

[@emmapark8530]

In thomas hardy's book the mayor of casterbridge.selling a wife and daughter happened

[@curiousworld7912]

I was thinking of the same thing. It's my favorite Hardy novel.

[@emmapark8530]

I watched all the video and he didn't mention the story at all.I would have thought that as he is British he would know about thomas hardy.I live where hardy grow up in Dorset about 3 miles away from where he was born up to the age of 32 and no we did not study about hardy.we had to study of mice and men.oh yes.but it part of a Dorset persons live to know of hardy.

[@MrSummerblade]

Yes, I was also expecting a mention of this, the most famous example in English literature of the practice

[@tomhaskett5161]

Michael Henchard

[@graog123]

"Heat wave" *laughs in Australian*

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I think we should definitely bring this back and add husbands to the selling block!

[@GratiaCountryman]

This practice was the basis of the Thomas Hardy novel, “The Mayor of Casterbridge”.

[@laura1443]

LOVE the long ones, guys! You research topics of interest of which I would never have the time to reasearch myself. Thank you! 😘

[@julierobertson9397]

I really enjoyed this video - history that educators prefer their students remain ignorant of. I believe the video length should be determined by the subject matter. Since this was a fairly bizarre occurrence, it deserved the 28.43 allotted. Thank you, Vincero, for making this video possible.

[@seigeengine]

What are you even talking about? There is virtually infinite history. Educators have to pick and choose. Why do you think this practice is worth mentioning?

[@kassiewiggins5306]

Video starts at 2:23

[@misterxy1989]

Kassie Wiggins man that opening was fuckin annoying. Wish I saw your comment sooner.

[@augustusmcgovern6084]

At least! 🙄🙄

[@cj4415]

I have to say, I really enjoyed the video--regardless of the length. Well researched and engagingly delivered. If divorce were as simple and inexpensive now (leaving aside the ethically/ morally reprehensible aspect of the "sale") there would be far fewer bitter people.

[@codename495]

amicable divorce between rational adults isn’t expensive nor painful. if they reasonably and responsibly split up resources and responsibilities it’s quick, cheap and easy. Emotional morons fighting over stupid things and trying to hurt the other person they claim to no longer care for is what makes divorce hard.

[@Ruby321123]

I honestly only see a problem if any party to't is unwilling. So long as wife, husband, & buyer all agree that this is what they want, and no-one was the least bit coerced in this matter, who should stop it?

[@Ruby321123]

While I find the idea of treating living beings like property repulsive, I nevertheless won't prevent one from becoming a slave if that is actually their wish. Some find it easier to let others make their decisions unquestioned - so long as there is no coersion, who am I to judge?

[@seigeengine]

Yeah, divorces are generally only complex and expensive for people who have a bad divorce. Be reasonable and decent. Only marry someone who you know will treat you right in a divorce, even if they're a seething mass of hatred who would otherwise like to gouge your eyes out.

[@Camrographer]

People will always find a way around a problem. They simple created an ad hoc method of working around the short-comings of the system.

[@margo3367]

Thomas Hardy's, "The Mayor of Casterbridge." Great novel.

[@wolfofnowhere]

Honestly I prefer longer format videos I find them more entertaining, not to say your normal videos aren't as the are enjoyable. I just prefer a 20 to 30 minute video delving into the details of something more.

[@ladyagnes7781]

Wow! This taught me something I had never heard of before.

[@alexhutchison8447]

I love the longer video, I don't mind watching through an inlayed ad. Keep up the great work! Thanks for asking us all a little bit smarter.

[@JamesFromTexas]

Look how far you've come, Simon. Calling this a super long video at 2:18 and now you regularly do shows over an hour, weekly.

[@knutdergroe9757]

This takes wife swapping to a different level....

[@aaaaaaaaooooooo]

The time when the words "Will you be mine" was literal.

[@mcpossum]

"It's big. But not enormous." That's what she said

[@yassmenmohammed6055]

Val McPossum i am not going to like this because i want to leave it at 69

[@adbc1f72]

Jasmyn Al Dhaheri Darn it well I liked it then I read your comment then had to unlike it.

[@sirc1446]

@@adbc1f72 same lol

[@annescholey6546]

Men come in three sizes..

[@rougeakane]

Every wife ever: *glances nervously at husband*

[@JT5555]

Save For That One Crazy Bitch: She Glared.>:3

[@Darque2391]

I sold my pillow waifu once, felt pretty bad about it.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

HERESY! YOU MONSTER! NOW MINE HAVE READ THIS COMMENT AND ARE CRYING TO ME NOT TO SELL THEM!

[@bar-1studios]

I once purchased a waifu that was also a pool table. Felt pretty good.

[@MamaPinks]

Best video yet! And you've done it again, I couldn't hold my laughter in and ended up waking up my hubby! LOL Great job Simon!💜

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

You want laughing go watch the one on what Nick Cage spent his money on. Even Simon couldn't keep himself from cracking up.

[@MamaPinks]

@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM ohhh I'll check it out! Thanks!

[@MamaPinks]

@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM YOU ARE MY HERO 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I haven't laughed that hard at someone else's laughter in a LONG time! THANK YOU!

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

@@MamaPinks you're welcome

[@MamaPinks]

@@halcyonoutlander2105 noooo, he gets it. He's pretty understanding.

[@chrisidoo]

Simon: "This video *SIIIGH* .. you've seen how long it is." Me: *Looks at length of video in awe.* Also me: "Not long enough. Where's our 2 hour ones, Simon?"

[@SindariGreymoon]

He's a;ways on point, & never long-winded.

[@4BWVan]

REALLY enjoyed this video; it didn't seem long at all although I know it was. What a fascinating topic!

[@lynxfirenze4994]

That was actually really interesting. Rather funny bit ot logic behind it too. I loved the verdict as well. It was sarcasm all through.

[@bobbieratclif9519]

You’re a really good storyteller and explain things so well. I am enjoying all of your shows and thank you so much for your effort.

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Drugs alcohol pork not allowed

[@Ayaanhuss9]

Who is your lord grave first question

[@blahsomethingclever]

btw super production values. way to go:)

[@frostburnspirit9065]

Since when did less than 30 minutes long become a "ultra long" video?

[@amandabricker3059]

Frostburn Spirit haha, his videos are usually 15-20 mins long, so they are longer than his other videos.

[@getsmartr]

Super authentic and sincere appreciation of your sponsors equals extra respect points from me