Merlin's Stones: The History of the History of Stonehenge

[@allenatkins2263]

I can explain it from my own experience. My wife decided 20 years ago that she wanted a rock garden. So, for the past 20 years during our travels, I've had to carry home stones of all sizes to build her garden. I have no doubt that a thousand years from now, archeologists will puzzle over this and come to the conclusion that; "We have no idea why it was built, but they seem to have worshiped a goddess named Bridget."

[@tomdelinger7206]

Love it. I've built a gnome garden with stones, pavers, and pottery for the goddess Betty Ann, also worshipped as Betsy ;)

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

I’ve also carried stones for my Goddess Betsy. In fact when we flew back from Seattle years ago she had two rocks in her carry-on bag. Many motorhome vacations came back much heavier than when we left.

[@medusagorgo5146]

I am also guilty of this, only for my mother. When my husband and I were in Afghanistan I had him carry a box up to the post office and it was really heavy but he didn’t know what was in it. The inspector opened it up and they both saw that it was rocks and my husband was pissed. Lol.... he still mailed them, he told my mother that she owed him big time.

[@stevesloan7132]

I got a genuine giggle from your post just when I needed one. Thanks.

[@adamkendall997]

I also have built a temple of rocks for a goddess but future archeologists will conclude that I never do anything right.

[@georgekennedy4240]

KZbin is filled with hundreds of petabytes of drivel. The History Guy is a beacon of hope that not everyone's brains have turned to grits. And that...deserves to be remembered...

[@halfcantan1208]

Yes he shines more than the emperors holy light in the warp

[@MrBrickinface]

Don't Y'all be badmouthin' grits! Polenta, maybe, Grits, noway!

[@nimernimer]

Cat videos

[@ToyzintheatticBombnation]

George Kennedy well said.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

I find your comment highly compelling!

[@nobody-ly9ef]

That was the best explanation of Stonehenge I've ever heard, and you told it with such visible passion. One of my new favorite episodes.

[@Peasmouldia]

Right on my doorstep with this one THG. The narrative on this has changed so much in my lifetime. So has the monument. As a teenager we kipped among the stones, there was only a small fence to keep the sheep out, and the guy who collected peoples sixpences for entry went home at 5 p.m. Very different these days for sure. Thank you THG.

[@nottmjas]

I'm a native Wiltshire man but living at the other end of the county and I've visited Avebury dozens if not hundreds of times, but Stonehenge not even once.

[@sumerbc7409]

This is a armchair history buff's dream channel.... i watch every one of them....

[@8PointsofRfactor]

metoo

[@GirladyLocks]

Same! I can't get enough of The History Guy!

[@modelnut617]

Me too.

[@contrawise]

I am surprised to hear little about alignments of the stones with seasonal positions of the sun, such as marking the solstices. The ancients were darn good astronomers!

[@jsturm41808]

I want to keep hitting the “thumbs up” over and over! Your excitable and passionate storytelling is powerful, enthralling, prudent, contagious, and inspiring! Your talent for telling the story of our history deserves to be remembered.

[@perpetualpunster]

"...That the study of its history has become history itself." This is possibly the most profound statement of 2020.

[@colinp2238]

Also the comment that a thousand years later the knowledge of Stonehenge got to ancient Greece, a few thousand years after that it got as far as the other side of the Atlantic to Illinois.

[@johna1160]

its, not it's, which is it is.

[@musamor75]

Perpetual Punster. Most probably true. The study of History is a very complex domain- there are so many views, and secrets.

[@redram5150]

Meh. That’s gone on for generations

[@Swishy_Blue]

I genuinely love the way you get so excited you talk faster and faster then come to a soft halt on the last word. It's infectiously beautiful.

[@royanderson4173]

I love how he is genuinely excited about history and it really shows 😁

[@janetsides901]

This guy is a wonderful storyteller,I've been binge watching all the videos. New subscriber!

[@mariopena3793]

Me too, he picks pretty interesting stuff

[@spudskie3907]

David St. Hubbins: “I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem may have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.”

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Spinal Tap needs a drummer...

[@CalvinKlown]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Those guys really put Stonehenge on the map!

[@73challenger5031]

From what I've heard, that Spinal Tap story was an actual true event involving the band Black Sabbath. The band wanted a mock up of Stonehenge on stage but the designer misread the proportions and built it too big, not to small. But, the reverse was hilarious in the movie!

[@j3dwin]

Where the banshees live and they do live well

[@CalvinKlown]

@@73challenger5031 They took one trillithon with them and the rest went into the Hudson bay.

[@ObservingtheObvious]

Your enthusiasm always makes these videos so much more fun and enjoyable.

[@RodneyBrowning]

The thing I love most about this video comes at the end, where you can see as History Guy talks about it that his tone goes up. He gets excited. History Guy LOVES history, which is something I wish was around more. I love these videos. Greatest subscription ever. I'll keep watching between ambulance runs!

[@MagisterCobb]

I love the look of palpable joy on his face during the concussion of the video. Anyone who teaches history should be filled with such joy. Thank you again for the great work!

[@mjrussell414]

Ashley Cobb Concussion? Ha, I know you meant conclusion.

[@MagisterCobb]

@@mjrussell414 Thanks for catching that! Stupid autocorrect and my fat fingers. I get really tired of that shirt sometimes!

[@ramblerandy2397]

Stonehenge is a fascinating place. Indeed the whole area, including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, Slibury Hill, Old Sarum, and a relative host of other forts and earthworks in the Wessex area, are worthy of anyone's time. I doubt if there is a single person who, on viewing one of these monuments from the past, would not be impressed.

[@pulaski1]

I have been there several times, living almost locally in Gloucester as a child, and later in SW London, but I also took my daughter there more recently on a trip back to the UK. .... And when anyone asks me about visiting the UK, I always say "If you only have time to see one thing outside of London, go to Stonehenge!"

[@minuteman4199]

The Ridgeway, Waylen's Smithy, and White Horse Hill. Was just behind my house. I walked by dog there daily.

[@Walking_Death]

The most profound moment of my life was in 1989, crouching in the burial chamber of West Kennet Long Barrow and realising that the hand that laid those stones on top of each other did it over four thousand years ago.

[@whiterabbit-wo7hw]

I totally agree. I've lived in England and Wales for two years and loved the magnitude of history there, as well as the wonderful people in both countries. Cymru am beth!!

[@GirladyLocks]

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[@sadwingsraging3044]

THG - History turned up to 11 !

[@spudskie3907]

Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell. Where the banshees live, and they do live well.

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

THG is over 9,000!!!

[@surfk9836]

The created remains were that of Spinal Tap's spontaniously combusted drummers.

[@jaybee9269]

SurfK9 >> Totally underrated comment.

[@fatboyrowing]

I’ve been watching troubling videos of our society unraveling. I’m glad to have taken a break from them and watched a refreshing THG video.... always informative, always well done.

[@frglee]

Most visitors to Stonehenge don't get to see the local Silbury Hill and the Avebury Stone Circle as well. Which is a shame, because they are both quite impressive, historic and interesting structures and free to visit. Stonehenge was not always the busy pay-to-enter 'heritage site' and tourist venue it is today (complete with car/bus parks, ticket office, toilets, interpretation centre, cafe and shops). Back in the 1960s as a teenager, I visited it several times, and it was just an open field with the stones and a small information plaque. You could freely park by the road, picnic there, and clamber all over the stones. Sadly, about that time, some idiots covered it with painted graffiti and so Stonehenge had to be 'preserved' and protected from the public - nowadays, after paying to enter, you can walk around it, but the stones are usually fenced off.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

I agree. I found Avebury much more accessible. There are, of course, a couple of pictures of Ms History Guy at Avebury in this episode.

[@pulaski1]

Indeed, I climbed on some of them myself as a small child, and my mother took photos of me and my sister sitting on one of them. But I would add that they used to be a _lot_ more fenced off than they are now, behind a 6ft chain link fence, at least now we seem to be able to rely on the notices, and some degree of common sense, to stop people climbing all over them.

[@sarkybugger5009]

@frglee We stopped there for a picnic on our way to Dorset, back in 1970. It was not fenced off. Traffic is a major problem on the A303, which takes you right past it. Go to Avebury for the easier option, with less people.

[@susieare]

I live in Dorset and love driving past Stonehenge, but the traffic is a nightmare. I also loved Avebury and all the surrounding ancient monuments. Could spend a whole day exploring the area. One of the few books I've finished in recent years was about the whole area and why they think the monuments were built. So fascinating. The UK has so many ancient sites like this that we just don't know about or appreciate. It makes living here feel very ancient and special :)

[@chean1815]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel In truth I've always found Avebury to be more interesting than Stonehenge, especially given it's size and position relative to Silbury Hill. I would love to see an episode on those locations, which I think would be very interesting for all those unaware of this less famous site. Thanks for another excellent video.

[@meganlove4242]

Watching the History Guy in this video it becomes obvious that not only does he like the field of study but be becomes incredibly excited about it, its obviously his passion. I hope I can become as enthusiastic about my adventures as he, that would be a gift.

[@25Wineman]

A history of one of the most complex sites in the world. This a so enjoy The History Guy!

[@MarkVrem]

the complexity is really overblown about them, including all the other ones Mayan and etc... Its really a matter of just showing up every few weeks or months having a guy stand in one spot and another guy put a stick in the ground type of thing tracking something like a star or a planet.. .. Or you can just build the stones first and then, as long as the spacing between them is somewhat even, you can line up the stars to them.. either way it works.. as long as you know what you are tracking where, where to start, where to end.. and for whatever purpose.. I guess typically farming season.

[@k8zhd]

I was fortunate to have visited Stonehenge in 1970, a college student seeing Britain on the cheap. At the time, sheep still grazed around the stones, and tourists like me could wander freely (no admission charge, no visitor center), touch, even climb upon, and marvel at what the ancients had created. The more we have learned about the monument the more amazing and fascinating it becomes. Thanks for bringing me up to date, THG!

[@paganphil100]

k8zhd: That was before British Heritage decided (apparently) that it was their own personal property which they could use to make money.

[@Jimmie2429]

Stonehenge is an obvious bucket list item when in Britain but don’t miss the Avebury Henge/Stone Circle that can be done in the same day trip from London. Have a pint at the Red Lion Pub while you’re there.

[@shadetreewelding]

It is worth the visit!

[@Skraeling1000]

Wife and I visited Avebury many years ago (pre digital cameras) and when we got our photos back we discovered that we had both taken almost the exact same picture at one point. Bear in mind, I had gone back to the car while my wife was still shopping or whatever in the village, so neither of us knew at the time.

[@kencarp57]

I’ve done all of those things. And they were all amazing!

[@SoupDragonish]

Don't forget Silbury Hill and the West Kennet Long Barrow, both very near Avebury on the A4.

[@AlienPirate]

your pushing your luck to do both from London in a day.. unless you want a very long day.

[@MarthaRoseMoore415]

The value of the information gleaned from your videos only pales in comparison to the enjoyment derived from your endless enthusiasm! Many thanks.

[@KCODacey]

This guy makes the STUDY of history come alive and be exciting, stimulating the brain to want to research more. Bravo!

[@Jonno2summit]

Leave it to The History Guy to put together the best documentary on any topic.

[@RonG40]

"The original Stonehenge was wood, and by a process of rain, and peat, and saliva, turns into rock. you see? You can say 'saliva? Where's that come from? Hello? Dinosaurs.' "- Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap, from an interview with National Geographic. I'm surprised a man as learned as yourself did not include this particular theory! Seriously, excellent video. Well done.

[@dp-sr1fd]

Together with Team America World Police, the funniest film ever.

[@smacwhinnie]

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[@jwestney2859]

I am dazzled by the breadth of information that you present!

[@goldblackbrownwhite]

Another excellent episode! Been there my self in '95. Amazing place indeed. Thank you for your time & effort 👍

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

It’s 10 minutes away from my house

[@LauraSoly]

I’ve been interested in the history of Stonehenge for a long time. It never even once occurred to me to wonder about the *history* of the history of Stonehenge. Fascinating! Mind blown AND boggled. Well done, @TheHistoryGuy .

[@JH-ty3ic]

Living in Salisbury it's local and taken for granted. The grass is always greener...

[@ramblerandy2397]

Yes, isn't that odd? I live 10 minutes from the New Forest and barely ever go into it these days. Just never think to spend time there, yet I love the place.

[@crockwell1966]

My great grandfather, who was born in Plymouth in 1894 and moved to the US after WWI, told me he belonged to a scouting group that camped amongst "those pile of rocks"(around 1907-1910 if I had to guess. He wasn't sure ). Clearly he wasn't impressed...lol

[@dogwalker666]

But his pronunciation.....

[@tomfrazier1103]

Live on Oahu, years since I was in Waikiki, lived 4 years in Vegas, gambled $50 in that time, keeping company with friends from Oahu.

[@biggayal4149]

@@ramblerandy2397 why dont you spend more time there? If you love the place, it sounds great. I wish I had a place I loved.

[@michaelpeters2490]

I have learned much,much more from you and your channel than I ever did in all my years of pubic education. Thank you so very much, sir!! And may I wish you continued success and happiness.

[@korbell1089]

The fact that we know so much about Stonehenge but at the same so little about if is what makes it so fascinating.As an avid reader of history/SiFi/fantasy, it ticks all the boxes for my love of that place. Whats most interesting though is We Just Don't Know!

[@mikepenrod5424]

You should read Sarum by Robert Rutherford. Its historical fiction centered around Stonehenge. Its a fun read if you are fascinated by the history of the Salsbury plain.

[@korbell1089]

@@mikepenrod5424 I don't remember a time when I didn't know about Stonehenge, but when I read 'Sarum' by Edward Rutherford I fell in love with the Salisbury Plain itself! My biggest memory and IMHO, the biggest failing of the book is the "idol" Hwll made for Akun. He stopped its journey way too early when it could have easily represented the bridge between the past and modern age.

[@johnlewis9158]

My favourite horror film night of the demon adapted from M R James casting the runes opens with a shot of Dana Andrews standing at the site of Stonehenge

[@GMAMEC]

@Mike Penrod Definitely one of my favorites! I look forward to reading his next book.

[@WarHawk-]

Many on KZbin will talk about history. The History Guy is PASSIONATE about history, which makes the history he presents an exiting and 'living' thing.

[@jockellis]

Mark Twain came closest to getting it right - tho off by several millennia- in his novel A Connecticut Yankee In King Author’s Court. It was a roundhouse for engine servicing in a pre-historic (very) narrow gage Railway.

[@Skraeling1000]

@@dp-sr1fd And to be doubly pedantic, it is "gauge" lol

[@jockellis]

Skraeling1000: Not in the lexicon of that great railroad writer Lucius Beebe.

[@jockellis]

d p Made the change.

[@stevesloan7132]

@@dp-sr1fd Well, you guys did invent the language after all. I am somewhat amused at the debate here over spelling certain words. For instance, "grey" as opposed to "gray." One is original to Brittish English while the other is not. In that context there should be no debate. And yet it goes on.

[@Skraeling1000]

@@jockellis ok lol, so is the meter on your dashboard that shows fuel level a gauge or a gage? Because track width and liquid level are different things?

[@buggyridge]

My favorite channel on KZbin. Thank you History Guy.

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

Newgrange, based in my country of Ireland. Newgrange is 2,000 years older than the pyramid of Gaza and 3,000 years older than Stonehenge. Now, that history that deserves to be remembered.

[@diarcon]

Ireland has lots of instances of stones that are not native to the locality being used as/in monuments. Most are erratics, shifted long distances at the end of the ice ages by water. People obviously appreciated the rarity of "blue" or uncommon stones.

[@timothybullard5161]

Your enthusiasm is evident! Thanks again for another great video.

[@Tarkov.]

The thought that 40+ generations kept the oral tradition of "Hey dad what's with them big ol' stupid rocks" is pretty funny.

[@pulaski1]

More likely 150+ generations (@4 generations per century)

[@mathewkelly9968]

Aboriginals in Australia have an oral tradition going back tens of thousands of years . Your idea that we are smarter or any more intelligent than people from ages past is way off

[@pulaski1]

@@mathewkelly9968 He didn't say that, or to my reading, even imply it.

[@timsgotissues3581]

@@pulaski1 Possibly five generations. Lifespans could be notably shorter that far back.

[@markan7550]

@Jack Russell You seem sad that slavery has been abolished.

[@tedjones3955]

Great episode, as usual. Thank you for staying with BC and AD.

[@Badpoison1]

I'm convinced the dislikes are from people with shaky hands who meant to hit the like button.

[@billmoyer3254]

comment award to you!

[@jeffdutton1910]

that's got to be it. Lance's enthusiasm for his subject material is quite infectious.

[@dhotnessmcawesome9747]

Always. There is nothing to dislike unless you dislike history in general or you only like conspiracy theories instead of science. He does good work. I'm quick to not like things and I like this guy.

[@GooglePlusPages]

Or Trump loving morons. He'd have it torn down to build a pipeline if it was in the States.

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Actually, this was my first thumb's down for this channel. And it was because I'm not an evolutionist. So . . . get over it.

[@noocemiller6005]

I really liked this one, Mr History Guy. I’ve been there to see Stonehenge in person, and it is so awe inspiring I’m not at all surprised it’s story has persisted for thousands of years. Those stones are huge!

[@martinthompson4707]

Sadly, what the modern visitor sees when they visit Stonehenge is an interpretation of what restorers throughout the 20th century feel it should of looked like. A 'vigorous' attempt was made in the 1920s which repositioned several stones, although a prior and subsequent efforts were more sympathetic in nature. Still, its a fine monument to an ancient purpose.

[@Doobie3010]

Martin Thompson Exactly,we have zero idea of its original layout or form.

[@goodun2974]

Martin Thompson, Similar has been said about the Palace of Knossos on Crete, that the reconstruction work was, shall we say, imaginative.

[@blakduk]

My uncle was in the army engineers and told us how they were ordered to ‘repair’ some of the damage to the site. They set about putting stones upright and placing some of them on top of each other. They had no idea what they were doing it for and their officers apparently made it up as they went.

[@brucedickey369]

I VERY MUCH ENJOY YOUR PODCASTS. I LOVE HISTORY EVEN MORE NOW LISTENING TO YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

[@ezsus3574]

Hey! you guys found my stones, great job, I'll hide them better next time ^^

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

Next time can you not put them right next to a main road, traffic is bloody awful there every time we try to drive to the west county

[@sk8r_]

@@letsgodosomestuff6495 🤣

[@FreeFallingAir]

This is the most underrated channel on the tube, keep up the great content sir! 👍

[@1977Yakko]

The odds of my getting to Great Britain to see this are slim but we have a version made of cars here in Nebraska. :D

[@caw25sha]

Dragging cars all the way from Detroit to Nebraska was an impressive achievement.

[@bermgram7271]

@@caw25sha legend has it that some of the smaller cars came from a faraway mystic island called Japan or sometimes Nippon. lol

[@wardaddyindustries4348]

That the study of its history has become history it's self. Is it just me or is that deep? There are alot of history channels I have on in the back ground while I work, but every one of yours I have to watch the passion you put in is captivating

[@Vassle]

I live 10 minutes away from the Avebury stones, it's a strange place

[@jacobbuxton932]

Any creepy stories from around there?

[@tm8951]

Stonehenge is a fascinating topic that I have been curious about for quite some time. Glad to see you do a video history lesson on the topic of Stonehenge. Thanks and have a good day.

[@StuSaville]

5:25 Am I the only one who sees a face in the standing stone on the right?

[@brianthesnail2460]

Stu Saville No I was just thinking the same thing 😃

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

You're not the only one. There's another video of the rebuilding of Stonehenge (channel: Dennis Hebden) where I think I can see the outline of an entire person at 1:00

[@blueeyedsoulman]

That face is the face most people make when they think about this place and realize they just spent their money. It's really meant to be a mirror. Look up "Megalithic monuments" and you'll see just how many thousands of these things are on Earth. It's not just Stonehenge. Stonehenge is the Punxsutawney Phil of Wiltshire. It brings in a lot of tourism money.

[@adm0iii]

There are no faces of ancient spirits inhabiting Stonehenge. *None,* I say. And even if there were, why would we show our faces to people with cameras? We're smarter than that, of course. I mean, _they_ are smarter than that. I'm not one of those spirits, of course. And besides, any such spirit wouldn't have devised a way to make comments on this newfangled KZbin nonsense mortals are so caught up in. So... nothing to see here. Go read some other comments.

[@brent9129]

Looks like it is winking ;)

[@Hullj]

Thank you so much. I appreciate being updated on what we know now. I saw it in 2002. It had become a thing by then. Walled off. Visitor's center. And it needs to be. But luckily I was there in 1969 when it was still a local phenomenon. I have pictures of me on / with the stones. It was one of the coolest experiences of my life. Thanks to the English Heritage for preserving it. And again, thanks to you for remembering, and updating, history that needs to be remembered.

[@NZobservatory]

Fun fact: Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, was significantly nearer to us in time than she was to her ancestors who built the great pyramids. History is pretty old stuff.

[@riichobamin7612]

Her "ancestors" didn't build the pyramids. She was of Greek ancestry.

[@NZobservatory]

Riicho Bamin NEEEERRRRRRDDDDD! You know what I meant. Yeesh. xD

[@chuckwilliams6261]

@@riichobamin7612 Macedonian, if we're picking straws. She was the last of Ptolemy's dynasty.

[@riichobamin7612]

@@NZobservatory 😂😂😂😂

[@riichobamin7612]

@@chuckwilliams6261 thanks !

[@dbeasleyphx]

The History Guy is a national treasure.

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

Stonehenge is 15 minutes away from my house, we get stuck in traffic there every time we drive down to the West Country

[@michaeldufresne9428]

I hope to visit England some day and often thought that visiting Stonehenge would be part of this visit. Are visitors allowed to get "up close and personal" with it or are you only allowed to see it from a distance? What are the crowds like?

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

Michael Dufresne you can’t touch them anymore, there’s a rope around them, you can still get close enough to see them though, if you want to touch an old stone circle in Wiltshire maybe try Avebury stone circle, you can get as close as you like to that & the clouds are way less

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

Nick Martin don’t use it anymore, we go through Larkhill now instead

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

Nick Martin yeah, sure, driving past at maybe 4 or 5 am is pretty nice

[@goodun2974]

@@letsgodosomestuff6495 , I'm American and visited England with my folks in 1971 when I was 13. We drive past Stonehenge on a Sunday; the site was closed and so we managed only to take some pics thru the chain link fence from several hundred yards away.

[@kathyhester3066]

I do love the excitement in you voice and how your face lights up when you are really into explaining something. I like your statement "The study of its (Stonehenge) history has become history itself."

[@SP_detector]

Mr. History Guy you should do the History of the Salton Sea in California its History that Deserves to be Remembered

[@KeithZim]

This is an evolving disaster that has been on going for 120 years.

[@cariboupetepeterson3711]

Here is an example of why History is so fascinating! A superb discussion!

[@armedrealtorakasheepdog6914]

Mr History Guy, you’re my hero. Anyone who is my age and marry’s a smoking hot younger woman like you did... is a “Man of measure that deserves to be remembered” :-)

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

How do you know what his wife looks like?

[@armedrealtorakasheepdog6914]

@@prepperjonpnw6482 She was in several pictures in this video visiting Stonehenge and she has also hosted a few The History Guy videos. She is a cute little thing which is why I made that comment.

[@illuminaughty8451]

Leave it to a sexist to assume it was he who chose her, rather than considering she perhaps chose HIM, perhaps because of the “measure” of his man(hood). Companions aren’t accessories. It’s unfathomably medieval to me that it’s 2020 and you’re commenting on a human being as if she’s his prized horse AND unabashedly so...as if it’s a compliment. No wonder he didn’t “like” your comment.

[@armedrealtorakasheepdog6914]

@@illuminaughty8451 You either misunderstood my comment or you are making assumptions. When two people get married one didn't pick the other, they picked each other. If they didn't then one is a stalker and that doesn't appear to be the case. I am anything but a sexist and "Man if Measure" comment was not written with any sexual connotations in mind and frankly didn't even think about it until you mentioned it. It was supposed to be a compliment to both of them, sorry you didn't see it that way.

[@illuminaughty8451]

ArmedRealtor James Tiberius aka Clone of Hathcock “smoking hot younger woman”🤨... is about as sexist, as it gets. However, I shouldn’t have called you “a sexist”, & I own that. Attack ideas and not people, right? So, I apologize for that characterization. I should’ve said, “what a sexist comment, to assume it was he who chose her...”. But, the rest stands.

[@erikekelund4262]

Another great episode, thanks. I don't mind a couple of pre-roll ads, but multiple mid-rolls, kills it.

[@tonyk1584]

Me on a trip to England: "Honey, Stonehenge yesterday was great and that's all I dreamed about last night." Wife: "You have rocks in your head".

[@Dustpuma1]

ughh dad jokes...

[@JF-fx2qv]

No.

[@Foxglove963]

Tony K. Tell your wife those "rocks" weigh up to 30 tons, all the stones have been worked and smoothed, the uprights have been proved with tenons the lintels with holes to form trilithons.

[@opensourceq]

this is the most worked up ive ever seen the history guy. And for good reason

[@rocketsensor]

The early European settlers of Melbourne Australia made records of the local aboriginal peoples oral history reaching back 18,000 to the formation of the 2,000 km2 Port Phillip bay.

[@rh5971]

"Rock solid" presentation! Thank you for yet another fascinating slab of history. I love what you do and how you do it!

[@gregb3443]

I always have wondered who were the Builders of Stonehenge.

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

You can see people building it with cranes in the 1950s, google it

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

www.google.co.uk/amp/blog.english-heritage.org.uk/excavation-restoration-stonehenge-1950s-60s/amp/

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

You got smarts Jack Russell

[@chrisneedham5803]

Dr Who

[@letsgodosomestuff6495]

Doctor Octagon would you have built a huge stone circle if you’d have found them already laying on the floor though? I’d give it a try

[@skirmishofwit]

I love your enthusiasm. It's clear you love the subjects you speak of! Love this subject and the video.

[@TypoKnig]

How recent is the idea that the stones were aligned to astronomical events such as the solstice?

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

The sarsen stones are directly aligned to the summer and winter solstice, so the idea has to date back to the erection of the sarsen stones circa 2600 BC. But the connection was not clearly made by historians until Stukeley's work and detailed drawings in 1720. However, Hecataeus' connecting the monument to the worship of Apollo might well indicate that the connection was understood in antiquity.

[@Doobie3010]

Simon Goldenberg Yup,the layout,purpose and modern form are almost all down to conjecture and a little archeology.

[@petergregory5286]

Talking about the alignment of the stones, it seems likely that the alignment to the winter solstice had more relevance than to the summer solstice. However nowadays young people partying overnight in winter would be a lot less comfortable than the present practice of partying all night waiting for the dawn in summer. Both my sons and their friends spent many happy nights,both wet and dry waiting for that dawn, which wasn’t always clear and bright. But, hey ho, when you’re that age who cares.Whatever, it’s a fascinating place.and the local town of Amesbury may be one of the earliest settlements in the world. Bones found at the stones, now indemnified as the Amesbury Archer have been studied and the origin discovered to be from mid Europe.

[@johnlewis9158]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Now that you have done Stonehenge you have got to do a piece on the isle of Avalon better known as the Glastonbury tor which is just as interesting if not more so in it's own way than Stonehenge

[@robertmorris2388]

The passion of our History Guy deserves to be brought to the for Front.

[@chiconian49]

Stonehenge is mostly closed to the public. I had to sneak in at night to bury my pet budgie Simone.

[@benterrell9139]

Amazingly large quantity of information compressed into a wonderful synopsis. You must have done a huge amount of work to make this episode. Thank you.

[@jst7714]

Stonehenge has so much history, I took a whole semester long class on it.

[@omnio2043]

Care to share what u learned

[@michaeldougfir9807]

This is by far the best and most interesting history of this little rock garden I have ever seen. Thank you.

[@seatedliberty]

It is actually a temple to honor Jeff, god of biscuits.

[@jeffkopher3468]

My name is Jeff, I'm more into garlic bread....

[@maryschmitz7817]

However I am Sottich Irish 🍀✝️🖕you

[@waynevreeland3141]

Why not? No proof for or against. Could just as easily be the original Mac Donald's or a landing beacon for the Alien race that seeded us here. One story just as possible as the next.

[@TheloniousBosch]

Your name is NOT Tracy.

[@nickflix33]

Its actually fake and was built within the last 100 years. Google search the images of them building it (there are over 100).. they are easy to find.

[@hamers651]

This is one of my favorite videos yet! So much history about just learning and discovering history. Thank you.

[@lkgreenwell]

Could not “the magic of Merlin” be interpreted as the skills, *and power*, of some great civil engineer, or architect - or, much more likely, *school* thereof?

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Yes, it very possibly could.

[@jasoncox7257]

To add to the concept trades were called mysteries in the past. When we get to moving 60-ton lumps like at Avebury conventional explanations of dragging with hundreds of people on ropes seems very unsatisfactory. They seem to have had techniques lost to us now.

[@tonpal]

Given that ordinary people will only have learned what they were taught by their parents in order to go about their day-to-day lives, anyone with a knowledge of levers, pulleys and rollers would surely have been seen as a magician.

[@memathews]

Certainly if one of Clarke's 3 ruled is in effect: "Any technology, no matter how primitive, is magic to those who don't understand it."

[@balancedactguy]

I'm sure that guy on TV will tell you ANCIENT ALIENS erected the monument! He won't tell you though who contracted the Aliens though and how much they were paid.

[@garthdonovan5373]

Your enthusiasm for history is very catchy

[@skyden24195]

To me, one of the most interesting parts of the mythologies of the Tuath De Danann (aka - "Children of Diann") is the description of a period in Britain's (pre)history when the majority of an elder generation departed for the lands to the southeast (Greece and/or Rome) prior to the dawn of Greek civilization. The mythology later states that after a great many generations of years, the descendants of the departed elders returned to Britain and reunited with the descendants of those that were left behind. So, for some in ancient Greece to have a knowledge of Stonehenge would collaborate with this part of the mythology.

[@Sevenigma777]

This is the type of content I long for and love so much. You used to find it on tv a lot but for the most part its gone. Thank god this channel exists and isn't the typical mindless drivel that permeates so much of KZbin.

[@marshallblythe7240]

“No one knows who they were or what they were doing...”

[@cherryllcooper679]

My favorite ‘henge comment!

[@creekwalker62]

This is the most comprehensive explanation of Stone Henge I've seen. ⭐Gold Star for the History Guy!

[@melvillecapps8339]

Gobekli Tepe is twice as old as stonehenge, and has elaborate carvings in the stone, but no one remembers anything about them.

[@VunterSlaush1650]

When the crusaders went to Ephesus looking for a great city they found a village who's inhabitants had no idea what the crusaders were looking for as their had been 6 further Ephesus built each following the retreating coastline from the biblical city

[@gregorymalchuk272]

@@VunterSlaush1650 So ancient Ephesus is far inland?

[@ericellis3506]

12,000 years old.

[@VunterSlaush1650]

@@gregorymalchuk272 about 5km

[@Aggiemike1947]

Wow well done! You certainly did some excellent research on this short video. Would love to see you elaborate it into an hour or so. I will be replaying as I try and absorb more of your research.

[@Froblyx]

The fact that the knowledge of the origin of the bluestones was preserved for several thousand years is explained, it turns out, in the detailed study of the Arthurian legends. These legends go way, way back in time. Working backwards, Lancelot was added to the legends by the French troubadors around the 13th century CE. Arthur was added around the sixth century CE. Before that, Kay (then called "Cei") was the most likely central hero of the legends; Arthur was grafted on as Kay's brother. Inasmuch as storytelling was the primary means of cultural transmission for a long, long time, it is likely that the earliest versions of these legends go back thousands of years. One version of the legends does mention that Merlin flew the bluestones from Wales in a single night; this is the likeliest source of Geoffrey of Monmouth's report. There is no question that the source of the bluestones was transmitted through oral tradition over the course of several thousand years. That is the ONLY possible explanation of Geoffrey's report.

[@TorianTammas]

It is your claim, but studies of oral history does not support your claim. It has never been proven that It reaches over 1000s of years.

[@Froblyx]

@@TorianTammas I distinctly recall my surprise while reading a scholarly analysis of the precursors to the Arthurian legends that the one of these old versions predating Geoffrey of Monmouth included the reference to Merlin flying the stones from Wales to Stonehenge. I have a dozen of these books, so it would be difficult for me to locate the precise quote. It would be near-impossible to prove that any legend or folktale contains information dating back thousands of years, because there are so many opportunities for intermediate insertion of the information. The case of the bluestones is especially valuable because the information was impossible to independently obtain until the twentieth century. There is no question that Geoffrey of Monmouth had that information at hand--he reported it! There is no question that the only possible source of that information was the oral tradition.

[@TorianTammas]

@@FroblyxIt is not so hard to come to the conclusion if stone comes from place A, but is found in place B so someone had transported it.

[@Froblyx]

​@@TorianTammas The bluestones are a special case. They are not visually distinguishable from stones from much closer locales. It took chemical analysis to establish their provenance. Thus, nobody could have known where they came from until the chemical analyses in the 20th century.

[@edschermer]

I had the opportunity to visit Stonehenge in 2015, and it truly is fascinating. Outstanding work was being done to try and restore the landscape of the area (tunneling the highway)

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

*3000 BCE* Angry neolithic mom dragging kid away by ear: "I told you to stop building pillow forts....."

[@michaeldufresne9428]

Thanks, Stonehenge has always fascinated me.

[@alexthorpe2522]

A downvote? I can only assume the last bloke that doesn’t have Bell Beaker DNA.

[@NZobservatory]

Most likely one of THG’s rival YT history channel owners being petty.

[@Sandy-ef7iv]

I do, I do! 🤚🏼 Found out via My True Ancestry.com

[@thebonesaw..4634]

He's simply mad that he doesn't have someone as hot as Mrs History Guy in his life. He saw her... looked at his own wife, and reached for the mouse.

[@thebonesaw..4634]

And the second downvote came from the rival who let Mrs History Guy slip away. Sour grapes.

[@NZobservatory]

The Bonesaw .. Okay, now we know the name of Mrs THG’s YT account. xD (Kidding!)

[@matthewb8229]

Fantastic episode! Your zeal for history makes each installment fun to watch.

[@joegibson4946]

Could the magic "Merlin" used to build Stonehenge simply have been science and engineering not understood by the observers?

[@nemoskull2262]

what is magic but science not yet understood?

[@goodun2974]

@@nemoskull2262 , " any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". Sorry, can't remember the author of that one.

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

@@goodun2974 that is by Arthur C. Clarke - one of his 3 laws referred to earlier ...

[@TorianTammas]

Joe Gibson - The guys who looked at it after the builders had long past away made up.a story as they obviously where not organized enough and lacked technical skill to build it themselves.

[@tommylee2894]

Very good presentation of scope of information! One of the best KZbin channels there is! Carry on....as you were!

[@LuxiBelle]

If you bring an Air Talisman there, you will be able to craft runes.

[@BlastinRope]

I heard theres somewhere you can craft death runes off the coast of india but no one has leveled high enough to find out yet

[@HM2SGT]

Love how excited & animated you are. His really is your passion. 😸

[@musamor75]

A real gentleman are you Sir. Very interesting , and extremely informative. When the study of a monument becomes history in itself. My country is Egypt, so perhaps this resounds in my heart. My other half is English. There you go. Thank you for sharing this enigmatic chapter with us.

[@Redmenace96]

I like that ending. "The history of studying Stonehenge, has become part of history." Pure gold.

[@bonniehowell6604]

Love this guy’s passion for his work! I could listen all day.

[@gildenstorf]

I was taught that the study of a history and how it came to be known, written, oral or otherwise, is histiography. Excellent job History Guy!

[@DJX435]

I always love the passion and emotion in which you respect and pass on, forgotten history. Thank you 🙏

[@Me2Lancer]

Thank you for your in depth research into archaeological sources, myths, legends and folklore to bring us these fascinating insights. You make history a joyful process of discovery.

[@markkappe1995]

One of your best. Love the channel.

[@martinhogg5337]

Great talk! Very enlightening. Always been. fascinated by Stonehenge since I was taken there when a child. There are many smaller stone circles throughout the British Isles and in Brittany in France.