What's Below The World's Largest Castle? (Medieval Heating System Explored)

[@ITSHISTORY]

Here is something slightly different for you; We tour the Castles heating system! Let me know if you'd like more "On-Location" episodes.

[@suzannehawkins383]

its great and all but I've searched the intro, read the text below the video and watched the first 3 minutes and I still have no idea where this is...... its a castle called Malbork, built by an order of knights..... but where exactly??? important info I would think...ah ten minutes in I find out its Poland. Perhaps mention it earlier... just a thought.

[@ryanjohnson3615]

@@suzannehawkins383 Was going to comment the same, -I had to search it. Seems like a big detail to leave out, and not having that detail makes it mentally difficult to correlate it's history in this (mostly very excellent) narrative alongside with the political and economic setting which it has inhabited.

[@seanballantine7997]

Excellent work. I would definitely like some more on location content.

[@lm157]

@@ITSHISTORY There is no mystery with their coming to the land. They were invited by the prince Konrad of Masovia to come and help contain aggressive Prusians (the tribe, not the Germans who later stole their name). Order has been given some land and the agreement was made that all land they take from Prus tribe will be theirs. But they get greedy and falsified most of the granting documents to get more land. Teutonic Order is probably the most lying and cheating of all orders ever funded. They've been called for help against Brandenburgians to defend Gdańsk, but they murdered Polish knights stationed in the city and also murdered all inhabitants, then falsified documents, claiming Gdańsk is theirs. Never trust a German.

[@SniperSteve1]

Absolutely, love this type of content.

[@OdinReactor]

Beautiful castle with a beautiful history.

[@betoasaber24]

Give this man a PBS show! Amazing content. Thank you!

[@ITSHISTORY]

It's funny you should say that. I did 150 TV episodes of my own show for a European equivalent. That's over now; I'm focused on KZbin.

[@HANZELVANDERLAAY]

@@ITSHISTORY are those episodes available somewhere?

[@justinunland2858]

That was super cool !!!!! Enjoyed every minute

[@Del_S]

Another castle. And below that is another smaller castle. And below that.... a small palace. And below that we're back to castles.

[@ericsmock711]

@@Del_S That's Inception Castle a few miles from there

[@andreajohnson1212]

Castles all the way down... 🐢🏰

[@guyvanarsdall7686]

I literally gasped when I saw the image of the castle after it was bombed during WW2. Bravo to Poland for having undertaken the herculean task of rehabilitation nessacary to return Malbork to its former glory.

[@ITSHISTORY]

I had the same impression, but I also wondered why Poland would rehab what was previously a Prussian (German) monument - all things considered...

[@brucealanwilson4121]

​@@ITSHISTORYIt is still part of their history.

[@Tharsix36]

@@ITSHISTORY well, we bought it so it's ours now, right? You'd fix your second hand car if it was one of a kind, would you not?

[@ChillDudelD]

@@ITSHISTORY Malbork Castle was a Polish royal castle for longer than it was a Teutonic Order one...

[@kaloarepo288]

@@brucealanwilson4121 The great medieval castles in Wales were built by the English kings as part of their domination of Wales yet the Welsh still treasure them as part of their history!

[@bnthern]

very nicely presented - thx

[@winconfig]

I enjoyed this format of video and would like to see on occasion more of this style / genre. Your original format certainty is your winning formula, but this was also an experiment that seems to be met with positive reception(s)!

[@ITSHISTORY]

Let's see where it goes with the views, but I have to get away from the computer sometimes, so you can expect more of these.

[@kevinnlogan1425]

Thank you for putting this together.

[@time_to_teaparty]

Really great video. Its always good to see that some historical buildings got there former glory back from this terrible war. Too much was lost. Konigsberg was basically erased, Warsaw and Berlin lost so many grand structures that were never rebuild. Despite all of this, we humans seem to never learn from it.

[@ITSHISTORY]

Well said!

[@ferretyluv]

@@time_to_teaparty *their

[@JustRaiHere01]

Excellent episode!!!

[@1603shadow]

That was awesome, do more castles and their history.

[@metanoian965]

4K Urban Life - 4K Polish Castles - Stunning Aerial Drone Footage

[@brianmccrackenonwheelzmccr7089]

That was really really awesome thank you, I would highly enjoy to see more on location its history!!!

[@rbeasley66]

What a great, 'warming' 🔥 story in history! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!! As a side note, I got a very rare side glimpse of Ryan during his presentation!! How cool is that!! 😎

[@sarahcoleman3125]

I like that he said, "The largest that we -found-." Like "There might be others, we're still looking."

[@MI-wc6nk]

This was interesting and unique imo, keep up the great work!

[@ITSHISTORY]

Thanks a ton!

[@belindahopkins7875]

This was awesome. I have heard of heated floors. Thank you and i am so glad they saved and rebuild this castle.

[@Space_Lover4]

@ITSHISTORY Ryan - I LOVED the "On Location" version, well to be honest I love all of them but the "On Location" and the interview with the expert really had a personal touch to hear from an expert like this explaining and telling the stories... I wouldn't have known there was a window behind tthat huge painting where the grand master was if I visited with out a guided tour, and then again, would it have gone into the detail the expert (sorry can not remember his name) gave. Truly a remarkable episode. If possible keep doing the "on location" episodes with a local expert. WOW Ryan... GREAT episode!

[@ITSHISTORY]

Music to my ears! I loved filming it!

[@normanterrault397]

Loved your on location video !

[@puppypoet]

That was so cool. I hope you're okay with going to more places and doing more episodes like this.

[@jjlpinct]

I would like to see more special on location videos like this one

[@KrystianNowak008]

Loved visiting this incredible castle 😍 great job brother

[@ITSHISTORY]

I hope to take you to many more such places!

[@mif4731]

cool, a Malbork video :)

[@ITSHISTORY]

You know the place?

[@mmus8789]

Yeah, he's probably polish, we all know it here

[@ITSHISTORY]

@@mmus8789 Basically no one from Poland watches this channel - according to the statistics

[@mmus8789]

@@ITSHISTORY hello, my name is No, family name- One I'm polish XD

[@mmus8789]

@@ITSHISTORY I realy like your content btw

[@reneemm6519]

Thank you for this episode, I would love to see more interesting locations like these

[@ITSHISTORY]

I'm glad that you enjoyed it. We might do this type of episode once a month.

[@mosquito6906]

Love the episode. I would definitely like to see more. There's a salt mine in Poland that I think your viewers and myself would like to see.

[@mrs.g.9816]

Love the on-location episode! I'm so glad the castle was rebuilt. Reminds me of the gigantic task of restoring Warsaw's old town architecture.

[@ITSHISTORY]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelcerkez3895]

Well done Sir. Coming from a man who lives in the USA and loves history this was very interesting. Nice back story regarding the monks perpetual state of poverty. Please more like this.

[@savage.4.24]

USA too and I concurr splendid presentation as always and breathtaking scenery. 20 of 10 need to see more. He always presents amazingly but this was OVER THE TOP🎉

[@metanoian965]

They were not poor. They were most definitely NOT Xtian. They were Swiss with German mercenaries. They were Muslim Secret Order - free Masons and working for the Vatican Land Grab with a permit from the Pope. History is not what you make believe.

[@ITSHISTORY]

That's the idea; you guys can kick back at home in the USA; I'll run around Europe and send you the report :)

[@michaelcerkez3895]

@ITSHISTORY At times, I sojourn about in Europe, the Holy Land, Scotland, and the USA, but I'm not independently wealthy , so I and others rely on kind individuals such as yourself.

[@Artak091]

Super cool that they made this work back then.

[@kirkstinson7316]

The Romans were using this type of heating LONG before this castle was built

[@Zerobar78.]

Great video, def would like to see more like it!

[@ITSHISTORY]

Thanks! Will do!

[@EasyThereBigFella]

First time viewing your channel. I enjoyed this on location video very much. Such an interesting subject. I am now subscribed. Thank you!

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

This will be interesting Cannot wait!

[@ITSHISTORY]

I hope you all enjoy it, I'd like to grow a little with the channel going ON-LOCATION, but since I live in Europe, we'd have to cover some new topics.

[@SecurityMum]

As someone who had never heard of this Castle, I struggled trying to place where this is. Apart from "Prussia" at 3:00..I still am. Guess I better go find out about it

[@ITSHISTORY]

The castle is in Modern day Poland. 🇵🇱 Sorry if that point is unclear, the borders have changed so many times.

[@DaDunge]

It's in Prussia not that far south of Gdansk. 54.040290, 19.028685

[@johnnydlux50]

I love this new episode on location it's totally exceptional that we can learn and see at the same time I've been a subscriber to yer channel for a long time now more on locations would be appreciated thank you for all yer hard work on its history

[@ITSHISTORY]

Awesome, thank you!

[@LynnD584]

Very interesting history and it is a beautiful castle. Thank you.

[@KubaKwiatkowski-rn2ts]

My hometown! Very good, professional video

[@thesaltycabbage]

I visited Melbork in May this year and it was magical. Definitely worth the trip if your staying in Gdansk or northern Poland and its free to enter the grounds on certain days although though the interior is mostly closed off during the free days. 😊

[@eddleman72]

Really like this type of content... opportunity to learn the history of humanity and what was able to be accomplished....

[@J.A.Smith2397]

One of your best!!!

[@ITSHISTORY]

It was so nice to talk to a real historian. Can you believe we had a Doctor on the channel?!

[@J.A.Smith2397]

@ITSHISTORY I know and I love the ideas of you getting more into a history travel channel!!!

[@AngryQuokka]

Socash, you knocked it out of the park with this one. More "on-location" history, please.

[@PhillipCraig-q6y]

Wow That's So Awesome and Amazing of A Historical Castle from the 14th Century

[@user-ox9lo2nj9q]

Yes more on location please 🎉

[@brynmichael8029]

So cool, I would love someday before I die and before we go to World War III where these castles are going to get destroyed, I’d love to go visit them and see Europe. It’s a bucket list dream but it would be awesome. Keep them coming Ryan, LOVE ❤ the on location tours.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

A very beautiful Castle indeed and all of its history..........Thank you.... Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@normbograham3]

I lived in a stone house, that had aluminum siding on it. The stones in the home would be slow to change temp. In other words, I would not need AC until the end of the summer. But when I needed it, no amount of AC could cool the house. And the same applies to heat. I would not even go upstairs for the most part (so, I only lived in half the house), because if there was high winds, you'd feel it more upstairs, and it would be cold up there, and the heat would not even kick on downstairs. Also weird, is you learned a few tricks. Like opening the basement windows during most of the summer.

[@ryanjohnson3615]

Natural convection would likely keep the upper rooms very comfortable without any additional heat sources. Would also be good to mention how fresh air is heated by flowing through the hot stones, -which allows it to be completely separated from the the smoke of the combustion oven (which has its own chimney). Interesting content, subscribing 👍

[@watthairston1483]

Wonderful and thanks...

[@xploration1437]

Awesome!

[@mar4kl]

I moved to Rochester as a teen in 1980. By that time, what was left of the tunnels was pretty much sealed off, although a friend of one of my cousins claimed to have ridden a motorcycle through them a few years earlier. It was still possible to get in there on foot, but then as now, that was illegal and not recommended for safety reasons. I didn't know where those dubious access points were, so I never checked them out personally. Interstate 490 was built mostly on the old Erie Canal, parts of which, as you said in the video, had been repurposed prior to I490 for the subway. But the video seemed to imply that I490 was gone or going away, and that's not the case. Other than a few minor reroutings, such as straightening out what used to be known as the Can of Worms, a messy, dangerous interchange between Interstates 490 and 590, I490 is still the major traffic artery through the City of Rochester, and it's not going anywhere. I haven't lived in Rochester for decades now, so some of the updates, such as the plan to re-flood the tunnels (and then do what with them, exactly?) were interesting to me.

[@dominicwroblewski5832]

It seems that the heating system was a version of the Roman Hypocaust.

[@kirkstinson7316]

Much larger scale but the Romans were using this type of building heating a long time before this castle was even a dream

[@brucealanwilson4121]

The Knight-Monks were educated men. They would have known about them.

[@rynait]

roman was more of hypocaust style; relying on smoke and heat to heat the building. the only difference between the two, this one heated the stone (as in baking the stone). romans did not do that method. and this show is took half of the video time on useless "grandmaster, monks and piety" history than focusing on the building history construction. this video did fail on how the technology (history) was developed or acquired. just said how it works nothing more. wasted 7 minutes of talking for nothing. I do not think grandmaster(s) "developed or discovered stone-baking-heating" this technique has to come from somewhere else... thus my accusing this video is missing the building history.

[@elfeintwentyfives]

glad you got to see it...since you are in poland look up old series that features this castle ...its from 60s pan samochodzik i templarjusze and if you like beer there is a very old beer brewery ask around

[@jasonz7788]

Awesome thank you

[@SailorGreenTea]

Interesting

[@timecircuits88]

My only miff at your video was the vagueness of the location, not everyone immediately knows where Prussia was, so some insight into where the castle is now would have been helpful, I had to Google it. Other than that, very good video, was enjoyable to watch.

[@camaro3097]

Thanks!

[@ITSHISTORY]

You bet!

[@TOM2RN]

I marvel at this type of history. We can barely build a building that lasts one hundred years in this age. I wonder how they vented the smoke? Neuschwanstein in Bavaria also had heat.

[@jetsons101]

Ryan, I don't think were in Chicago anymore !!!!!!! Will finish video after dinner. Really

[@ITSHISTORY]

I haven't been to Chicago for nearly 24 years, but maybe someday I'll come back and check in on you guys. I hope you liked the show!

[@jetsons101]

@@ITSHISTORY Ryan, the video format was great, the "you're not in Chicago" was a take on the line from the Wizzard of Oz "were not in Kansas anymore." This format reminds me of a vid from a few years back, you were walking around a old "I think" monastery in Poland. Have a great day.

[@markm-ci6rj]

The Romans used this type of central heating 100 BC although under floor heating systems have been found dating back to 1300 BC in the palace at Beycesultan, Turkey

[@marxinkillie1713]

Been there. Amazing

[@erinaltstadt4234]

Thank you

[@TheParkAttendant]

Definitely more on location.

[@osgeld]

I like the "on-location"

[@davidjernigan8161]

Being the stoker might have been a challenge in a different way. Going from the winter cold to the heat of the oven area might have caused them to faint.

[@ITSHISTORY]

I would have signed up for the job - those castles get cold in a damp and nasty way during the winter.

[@RoseSharon7777]

I finally learned where this castle is located at the 9:55 minute mark.

[@o0oTyPow]

I feel I need to go to Poland now!!

[@zyrtec3859]

Here's a bit of key info about the Teutons in Poland .This may explain why they've built Malbork Castle in northern Poland as their Eastern Flank headquarters. In 1226, they were invited to Polish lands by the Piast duke Konrad of Masovia. The Teutonic Knights were supposed to help Christianize Prussia, but instead of fulfilling their mission, they soon began to plunder Polish territories and pose an ever-greater threat to the Kingdom of Poland.

[@franciszeksliwka740]

i think you did a video about a life in Poland? Have you got another channel?

[@ryananderson8511]

Yes on site is incredible maybe you could go to Istanbul

[@ricksadler797]

Modern technology at its best

[@jlf5944]

dude, If you are gonna tell me about a big thing like that, tell me where it is first

[@RenoLaringo]

Never heard of any brick factory existing in the 13th century.

[@davepowell7168]

Underfloor heating is still pragmatic

[@nicholasbarchak6860]

Has anyone ever wonderd why UNESCO holds the world heritage sites now? The UN seems to want control of properties that belong to the nations they are built in, as if they own them? Check out the list of world heritage sites; it seems odd, somehow, to step in to possess the cultural histories and treasures of the nations.

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

Now you need to visit the newest brick castle in the world in Poland

[@richardcathcart2952]

The windows are especially interesting after I read TRANSPARENCY: The Material History of an Idea BY Daniel Jutte (2023) It's about windows in cathedrals and other place past and present.

[@CarlAyers-x8h]

Where did all the bricks come from. They take a lot of wood to produce.

[@SirKenchalot]

How did the wifi work in these old castles?

[@BarryMueller-j7v]

"Natural deposits of wood"

[@SithLordmatthew]

How did this place survive WW2?

[@TheRealJoeMama1]

This video so didn't need 'music'.

[@californiacastle]

“On-location..” Doesn’t mention the location 😐

[@ThisIsGoogle]

Wait, that isn't chicago

[@isbcornbinder]

More

[@ITSHISTORY]

I’m thinking we go to London next!

[@sethlogee]

I don’t understand what “natural deposits of wood “ are !!??? From the video of modern day it doesn’t look like desert, grass land, tundra. So why wouldn’t it have 🌳 🌲???

[@ITSHISTORY]

From what I gathered in that conversation, in a time when wood was everything, there were very few trees around.

[@DaDunge]

Marienburg... "Helfen, Wehren, Heilen"

[@metanoian965]

Malbork + Polaska

[@DaDunge]

@@metanoian965 I thhink you mean Malbork = Marienburg + Poles. Pols didn't build it, the name Malbork is a example of Polish people's insistant need to rename everything.

[@metanoian965]

@@DaDunge Malbork - rebuilt by Polish People. Doubtful that Swiss build it . After Germ invasions and partitions of Poland it was the Germ MO - Ostsiedlung - to rename every Polish and Lithuanian place name. As per Lubeck, Stettin, Danzig, Berlin, etc, etc, etc.

[@draconian6692]

Damn these knights were dumb😅 intentionally being cold

[@girldaddividendinvestor]

Winterfell.

[@RealMrStreets]

german engineering always

[@genogallaher837]

Definitely MORE

[@genogallaher837]

❤THANK YOU❤