What Was It Like To Live In 17th Century Britain? | Tales From The Green Valley | Retold

[@zorgor]

Timestamps for those, who can't watch this all at once: 0:00:00 - EP01, September 0:29:06 - EP02, October 0:57:31 - EP03, November 1:25:57 - EP04, December 1:54:25 - EP05, January 2:23:24 - EP06, February 2:51:52 - EP07, March 3:20:52 - EP08, April 3:49:18 - EP09, May 4:17:46 - EP10, June 4:46:14 - EP11, July 5:14:42 - EP12, August

[@stanlygirl5951]

Thank you!

[@dwhitman3092]

WOW! Thank you for that! :)

[@georgielancaster1356]

That is really thoughtful and kind of you - and much appreciated.

[@billieanderson5038]

❤❤❤u are awesome

[@christinerudalf1352]

I watched them all it was great!!

[@-----REDACTED-----]

I love the trio of Ruth, Alex, and Peter. But I also really loved the addition of Stuart and Chloe, and I think it would have been really nice if they had been part of the other series, too.

[@jeskvell3254]

Chloe is now a physical therapist 😊

[@leechowning2712]

This was their first, but the rest of the team were directly attached to the Green Valley program, so they did not continue with the team.

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

I am such a fan of Ruth Goodman. All the contributors deserve respect, but she has become my beacon of enthusiasm for history. I follow her light to discover new worlds.

[@michaelmorton6566]

there all great ive enjoyed all of there shows that they are in

[@bsauve2669]

I agree. Ruth Goodman and her special little spark. Enthusiasm.

[@elizabethmccoy272]

Well said I love her!!

[@dayamitrasaraswati6276]

Big fan of Ruth Goodman. I wish there were some docos made here in Australia.

[@mms4520]

I wish she would do something about her teeth though.

[@Jersey.D3vil201]

Shows like this are timeless. You would never know it was produced in 2004, 19 years ago.

[@thiami576]

this is quite interesting. i have watched the more recent History documentary about farms of different periods with Ruth, Peter and Alex. And there they said that only MEN took care of the animals and women only of the poultry. Chickens and ducks , and other birds. But here Chloe goes for the pigs....so i wonder what else they have newly discovered in the time different

[@KingofCrusher]

This was 2004? Dang, I've watched every full series of them living a year in whichever time period and I thought every one was made in the last 5 or 6 years, haha.

[@private15]

@@thiami576 I think they said that she was the only team member that had experience with animals. The rest have lots of book learning but not as much animal exposure. Hence Chloe helping with the horse in the field and one of the boys in the kitchen for that day.

[@terimcclaren4516]

@@thiami576 Do you know what it was called? I’d like to see it

[@Larken42]

It helps that there is nothing remotely modern to give you a point of reference

[@Friendgirl9]

After watching several of these videos, I have 3 main observations: 1) this type of practical recreating of history is way more fascinating to me compared to the usual casual observation of “what happened here, ok let’s move on” vibe I got from highschool history, 2) Ruth is an international treasure who must be protected at all costs, and 3) this is going to sound strange if you haven’t seen the other series but I’m just getting to this one after the WW2, Victorian, and Tudor farm series they did after this (highly recommend if u haven’t seen those it’s literally just more of this gloriousness) and Peter looks so young here!!! Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like Peter’s status as the team workhorse shows more and more with each series he does, he looks so different in the later series compared to now. In fact, both he and Alex go through a lot of changes in the multiple series they do, I’m actually noticing here that they’re initially both a bit more… overly theatrical (kinda) with their way of speaking compared to later on when they’re more confident in front of the camera and talk more conversationally. For those curious, Ruth remains virtually unchanged throughout the series as far as I can tell, but that’s ok because she’s already perfect as she is! Just some interesting observations I thought I’d share, I wish they did a million more of these 😁

[@debbylou5729]

Oh, you mean your high school teacher didn’t have a cast of a few dozen, a farm and a few hundred thou for production costs? They failed you

[@Greg-d1g]

​@@debbylou5729huh ?? Wha ? Jus curious what's does your comment mean ?

[@MimiGardens]

Does anyone know why they call Peter 'Phons' in this series? I am not British, so maybe it is a typical nickname I just don't know?

[@antw3114]

⁠@@MimiGardens it’s fonz, meant to be from Fonzie from the show happy days. I assume because they think he looks like harry winkler

[@a.azazagoth5413]

Every farm series is good notch quality. I f you haven’t seen a show called Time Crashers it’s very much in this this vein. Ruth hosts the show. They have 7 “celebrities” having to live in various parts of history and work.

[@tiffanyr9975]

"for ruth, that means fighting her way into a corset" ruth: *puts on the corset easily and talks about it quite fondly* time to leave corset myths behind

[@KoriEmerson]

EXACTLY! They honestly are more comfortable than most bras.

[@lexie4033]

I wonder why they call it a corset when it’s actually a pair of bodies or stays

[@readMEinkbooks]

@@lexie4033 it comes from the late 14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), "a kind of laced bodice, close-fitting body garment," from Old French corset (13c.) "bodice, tunic," diminutive of cors "body," from Latin corpus "body" (from PIE root *kwrep- "body, form, appearance"). Meaning "stiff supporting and constricting undergarment for the waist, worn chiefly by women to shape the figure," is from 1795.

[@lexie4033]

@@readMEinkbooks what you’re quoting is not about a corset/pair of bodies/stays but about a previous period to it

[@93TiuVl-157HHioLxSq]

Well you can't go running round a farm working all day with your boobs banging all over the place. They had to do something so that they could work relatively comfortably.

[@Stitchwitchstitch]

I LOVE these “living history” type series. I’ve watched most of the farms and castle ones with Ruth, Peter and Alex, among others and they’re fascinating! In general but also for me, personally. It’s awesome to learn more about the people and cultures I came from beyond the basics, shows like this that give me real insight into what shaped the generations I’m descended from. They help fill in the gaps my family has. Thank you and please please keep these sorts of things coming. Much much appreciated, very grateful.

[@timgibson7597]

When Ruth and the guys film the Tudor and Victorian Farm documentaries. As well as the folks who volunteered for the filming of the fishing village on one of the smaller British Isles. They allowed people including researchers, production crews, and volunteers to live there 24/7. I believe the Green Valley was one of the 1st shows to attempt this so they proceeded with caution.

[@lovethelifeuhave]

Where can I watch the Tudor and Victorian ones?

[@plantsb4pants978]

@@lovethelifeuhave actually they have a lot of this stuff on the channel called “Absolute History,” along with their other sister channels. Seems like that channel buys the rights to older programming like this and puts it on their channel but they don’t use the same name as it was when on tv. Its kinda confusing but there is a lot of good free stuff.

[@KingofCrusher]

@@plantsb4pants978 Yeah bro there's like tens of hours of this shit for free on that channel, good call. I've been binging these three for like the last year or two and they are so addicting.

[@Laticia1990]

I always wondered why they couldn't sleep at the place in this series. I figured a risk of lice.

[@LotteBubbles1995]

@@Laticia1990 old building hard to judge how many storms it had left in it. I'd be game during summer but byeeeee during anything approaching winter. (i'm also more north side of australia so I'd be dressed for winter in summer mind you)

[@tonysargent3852]

American addicted to British TV. Started off with Time Team a few years ago. The Tudor Monastery Farm series was by far the most informative.

[@KoriEmerson]

I'm in Utah. Time team really sucks you in doesn't it.

[@czgator9000]

Time Team has new crowd funded digs. Look for them.

[@michaelcalland801]

I love this program… Every other program would tell you... “ Farmers slaughtered their pigs & made sausage” They tell you what the pig ate, how the pig was killed, when they slaughtered it & why, how the sausage was made, how it’s cooked, what it taste like, how it’s preserved.. The information is & detail is incredible!

[@Algorithmicgeneratedwordsalad]

I love when Ronald hunt shows up to a lot of these historical programs cuz he shows up in costume

[@icegoddess1308]

Very flamboyant

[@LightBeing369]

Ronald is wonderful, so full of knowledge. Enjoy listening to all his lectures

[@timetravelhomestead]

He's one of my favorite historians

[@rickynieves3144]

He's great fun and engaging to learn from ❤ These guys are all great! 💕

[@ute.fritzkowski]

I have watched those a gazillion times, and they never get boring.

[@Natalietea13]

I’ve watched this 17 years ago and multiple times throughout my youth I still learn a lot from Peter Ruth and Alex as I grow, watching them from different timeline and age.

[@alexbarbelmania100]

I have lots of contemporary movies to watch but they so often disappoint. This trio never fail to hit the spot for me and this series is particularly fascinating and entertaining. Fabulous stuff.

[@OutragedPufferfish]

I don't watch modern movies at all, the youngest film I like is "Minority Report" with Tom Cruise. Today's movies don't even look like movies to me.

[@robsealsey5052]

So, having grown up on a farm in the States, what I'm hearing is that the schedule of a farmer really hasn't changed.

[@bradmiller7486]

In, oh, six THOUSAND years? More?

[@robsealsey5052]

@@bradmiller7486 pretty much 🤣 capabilities increase but work just increases just as fast.

[@shawnhambler9305]

We're going back

[@a.azazagoth5413]

😂😂

[@marchutton7640]

Have the seasons changed…well yet?

[@TheBioExplorer]

I love how you can see and hear touches of the past still in todays life and language. My mother had me very late in life. She was born and raised on an American sharecropping farm in 1920. She was the oldest of 8 so had many duties even as a small child from milking the cow to helping with planting and harvesting. They wasted nothing. She had many stories of the outhouse challenges! I grew up with her habitats of reusing everything. Even Aluminum foil was wiped down and reused. It taught me to always figure out how to repair or repurpose things if at all possible. If an icestorm hit and the power was out for days... next thing I knew my kids and their friends too were in our house because we had a wood fireplace and I always kept a few cast iron pieces to cook in it. I always keep candles and old oil lamps. The kids thought it was big fun. I doubt they would if it went on for months or years though! 😂 During the pandemic I just shook my head in bemusement at people panicked about toilet paper shortages. TP is a relatively modern thing. You're already in the bathroom where there's water and washcloths. Just get on with it and throw it in the washer when needed. Where there's a will, there's a way!

[@happycook6737]

T-shirt scraps work best if people need washable toilet paper. Installing a toilet sprayer works even better. They outlast bidet seats.

[@pamp5797]

I have my supply of cut in half cheap wash clothes to use in case.

[@tinafurler8279]

100

[@Afrologist]

I always wash with soap after a dump, the fact that Americans walk around with dirty buttholes is gross af

[@Sylvael2002]

Watching these beautifully done documentaries is like nourishment for the soul. I love these people, their passion and dedication to their work is so inspiring. The way this is produced is marvelous and I've loved every moment.

[@bradthackston5217]

I wish there were more shows like this on KZbin for even more times.

[@leechowning2712]

There are about a dozen, made by PBS and BBC between 2000 and 2010, before the craze of chasing "ancient aliens" and big brother type shows. I agree we could do with a lot more... maybe ones where months were not so compressed.

[@RianShafer]

After watching so many of these, I've grown very fond of Ruth, Alex, & Peter. They put EVERYTHING into getting all the dwellings built, tended, cleaned, & the land! They grow the fields so food is the results. They love where they are & the time period they are in. I can't help but wonder what happens to the property as a whole once they leave? Surely they aren't left to go fallow again are they? Anyone know? Also where can we follow these three awesome people outside of the documentaries? I think I've watched all the documentaries they are in as I can find them.

[@eviek3809]

This was and continues to be one of my favourite shows. I rewatch it every 18 months or so.

[@leechowning2712]

once or twice a year for me.

[@mandapanda7407]

I've watched this series and all the others numerous times. These living history projects have become my comfort shows, and often inspire me to try my hand at certain aspects of historical living.

[@Sabrowsky]

I grew up in a small farming town in south Brazil, mostly produced milk and soy, and some of the smaller farms would sometimes still have oxen plows where tractors couldn't reach, either due to remoteness or just the plot being too small to bother with a tractor. Those two plowing brought back some memories, dude.

[@bradmiller7486]

Sugr cane, beans, corn, home-use tobacco. Better oxen than mules, ANY day!

[@HTBHuman]

Absolutely wonderful! I wish the actors and production team got royalties from us watching it here

[@kennymonty8206]

Every time I watch one of these experimental archeology shows, I find myself enjoying the people. I like watching those young men learning new techniques and taking pride in their accomplishments. Also, Ruth is always fascinating to listen to and she's quite charismatic. It's hard not to be infected by her fearless enthusiasm. The other folks, with their skills and expert advice pull everything along. Have they done a bronze age one yet?

[@itsgoodforthesoul9749]

I am only an hour in. These people are insanely amazing. Not a big fan of the pig gutting bless my weak stomach but still it is so interesting. I appreciate their willingness to work so hard to help us learn the things our ancestors went through. God bless them! Thank you for putting this together. It is so interesting.

[@jasminjager]

At least at these times the pigs, all the animals to be honest,could play be killed out of necessities and they would have had a "good" life until than witness of room to move. Don't think any pig you get today from your butcher had seen a forest to forage through. The animals today can be happy to have even the slightest amount of time out in the fields. Especially in US the animal welfare standars are so low, they are mostly not permitted into the eu, even though our "animal welfare" is nothing to be proud off

[@GBfanatic15]

my grandma made 12 loaves of bread a week for her family of 12 (her, my grandpa, and their 10 kids) she had forearms of steel! I imagine most of the people from that period were quite physically strong, you sort of had to be to do that kind of work every day

[@joycebrewer4150]

I used to make 5 loaves of bread a week, by hand. It took awhile to build that muscle when I started. I kneaded until my arms tired, then mom took over until the dough was ready to rest and rise. Gradually, she had less to do.

[@debbylou5729]

They must’ve been the smallest loaves ever

[@joycebrewer4150]

@@debbylou5729 Nope, standard size.

[@olddirtybasterd-ex2vb]

@@debbylou5729 Bread was THE main source of calories for Westerns, unless you grew corn or rice instead of wheat. Even during WW2...

[@flapkatt6094]

I simply can't imagine seeing 21st C folks dropped into these situations and expected to live more than a month using brawn, brains, simple curiosity and natural resources. When you can't use the internet, you are sunk. These days, people expect to be pampered, waited upon, able to hire out services and goods and have instant entertainment tailored to their individual desires, all at the touch of a button. If you couldn't buy it online, OMG, how would you live? We are spoiled, indulgent and uncaring of just how hard people once had to work for a simple meal of cheese, bread and ale. Most of us would fear breaking a nail, running out of TP (pandemic, anyone?) and perhaps filling up the gas tank so we could drive to the walmart. These people had literally one set of clothes, no real life after sundown, no way to travel other than walk, because not everyone had a horse, carriage or wagon, and nothing to eat if they didn't grow it, trade for it or even steal it. People complain today if there is a waiting line at checkout. In history if you were lucky enough to be given rotten last-picked cabbage or onion, you were grateful because that meant at least you got to work hard enough to pick all the good stuff first. We just don't know.

[@blaznskais2048]

It surprised me the first time I watched this just how much skill actually went into making a functional thatched roof. Knowing this I’m honestly more impressed by thatched ones over modern ones. We get this impression growing up that everything was simpler and more primitive in the past but a lot of it actually took a fair amount of skill and engineering to work out.

[@maryannbannister5829]

I love that I don't have to scratch and search for the next episode - thank you

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

For a little bit of historical context, 1620 was the year the Pilgrims drafted and signed the Mayflower Compact off the coast of Massachusetts.

[@kathleenvanzandt2221]

And the King James Version of the Bible was published in 1611.

[@bsauve2669]

I love Ruth, Peter, and all the people that make these documentaries possible. Shows us how simple life is, yet how extremely hard we have to work just to survive. in 2023 we have won the lottery.

[@ValSMITH-it4lg]

We are one EMP away from this kind of life, those who survive, that is.

[@myrineae]

Miss these guys. Wasn't the same without Alex. Hope they have the opportunity to get together again for at least one more series.

[@GBfanatic15]

I love that Ruth is also sharing why we have the idioms we do, I love that!

[@sherimaldonado1889]

I loved watching these, and several other eras depicted by Ruth, Peter and Alec

[@carisvogel2551]

I absolutely love this series. It has become my new comfort show. I keep rewatching it. I can't believe it was made when I was still a toddler, though, I was thinking this was only a few years old XD

[@Tsiri09]

Teaching history from reading books is all nice and fine, but these amazing people are LIVING it. Much, Much different.

[@maryblair3618]

I absolutely loved watching this program and was sad to see it end. Well done!

[@diy_nailsby_heidi_r3889]

My parents emigrated to America following WWII. They were "displaced persons", as they wound up in Germany at the end of the war and weren't able to return to their original home in what was Jugoslavia, in the Batchka region, a small town called Karawukowo. They became naturalized citizens by 1954 and then adopted my brother and I in the sixties (1966 for me!). In 1970, my parents bought a very small 10 acre "mini-farm", but we used every bit of that! From raising cattle (cow for milk, calves for heifers, veal or to raise a steer), pigs, goats, chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits, guinea fowl and the occasional injured fawn (no, we released them back into the big woods on the other side of twenty-acre field that bordered our property), we had a giant "market-garden" full of vegetables of all kinds, apple, pear, cherry & mulberry trees, berry bushes, strawberries, potatoes, squash, melons...! Yes, a bit of everything! And, yes, mostly done by hand. We had a tractor for plowing, etc. but even still, it wasn't until around 1977 when we got a hay mower/corn cutter/etc. power-take-off powered cutting machine. Before that? Sickles and scythes! And LOTS of very labor-intensive work. At the time, I hated how we lived - it seemed so backwards from everyone else we knew. But... I am beyond grateful NOW for having learned how to "live off the land". Everything from growing produce, raising animals, producing feed crops for the animals and our own use, producing and preserving all that we grew or raised - or foraged from woods and "leftover" homesteads that had been abandoned for many years - all now come into use for the benefit of my children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In these uncertain times, both economically and culturally, it's a great feeling to teach that wisdom my parents passed along to me. And that's why I love these shows: it takes me back to my childhood spent on a farm very like this and others by Ruth & the guys (Peter, Alex, Tom, etc.)

[@br3ntM00n]

It's crazy to me, this is the world my family would have left before coming to America. I feel a connection to this even still. I admire these times and people even still, as they seemed to have a drive and motivation lacking in many today. I would love to do something like this.

[@wPatrickSF]

Not so much drive as SURVIVAL.

[@lindadove6708]

Thank you for presenting this. I have watched so many of this type of year long documentaries of life in a particular era that I now seek them out. I stumbled upon this 17th century series and so enjoyed seeing Ruth, Peter, Alex and the specialists of that time period inform and entertain by giving a snapshot of life as close to reality as could be presented.

[@debbylou5729]

When I see shows like this it helps me understand how important the outbuildings are. Makes sense of how proud farms were of a beautiful barn

[@AirborneAirAssault6565]

I've watched the 17th Century Britain Documentary and it was outstanding! I have learned so much and believe this should be shown by History School teachers at the 5th grade and 11 grade classes. Thank you so much for the time and efforts and research you fine people did. Once again outstanding!

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

So many moments are magical to me, but watching them wash the clothes reminds me of my grandma, who kept a washboard by the bathtub and never washed her clothes any other way. I remember being confused by it as a child, and my mother said it got the clothes just as clean as our machine. I was taught to respect the old ways. I do even more today.

[@a.azazagoth5413]

1:38:30 : Ronald contains an immeasurable amount of facts from all periods of time and so many different cultures. He has a photographic memory. He knows songs from various periods, he recites poetry and has such an understanding of how various ancient and contemporary civilizations lived their everyday lives. A true gem of a gentleman!

[@AuntyLaniLee]

10 stars for this one. I binge watched it last niqht. COULD NOT STOP! It was mesmerizing. Thanks!

[@shnops]

I love all the 'farm' series ! I've seen this one at least 5 times ( all 12 episodes ) , The Victorian Farm episodes several times , The Edwardian Farm episodes 5 times , The Victorian Pharmacy several times , Wartime Farm and Tudor Monastery Farm series and The Secrets of the Castle were all great . I wish they were more of them !!!

[@123Dunebuggy]

This is the best, experimental archealogy programs are so rare.

[@MissTarryn]

I would love to experience a year like this. I am not sure if I would continue after a year, but I imagine, I would want to stay on out of pride, once you get through your first year after all that work, it would be hard to walk away from it.

[@jeffreysnewton]

At first I thought an almost 6 hour upload would be grueling to watch. But, this was genuinely extremely enjoyable. I learned so much and wish it didn't end.

[@sunkissed1974]

I’m so invested in these stories. More so than a modern filming. I love it.

[@brucec2635]

Enjoyed Chloe bonding with her working pony.

[@janetgies8698]

It’s fun learning the definition an origination of phrases like “The Upper Crust”. Cute Piggies.

[@traceyyerxa7683]

Love these videos. Wish they made more recent ones. Ruth is awesome!!

[@violetholt5284]

Bravo guys !! ~ I sat down and began absorbing the process of 1600's survival this mid afternoon, and stayed with it until late in the evening. The process of designing complex meals with total self sufficiency on this working farm was stunning ! Everyone was contributing by working hard, and were happy to do it..thank you for explaining how and why things were done with details that help us to better comprehend the amount of work that was required for survival back then. kudos to the 5 very knowledgeable souls and the additional specialists who were willing to commit to a full year of living this lifestyle. I would enjoy seeing similar documentaries in the future. Thank you for this ~

[@cassieoz1702]

They've done at least another 4 seies set in different times: Tudor Monestary Farm, Victorian Farm. Edwardian farm and War time Farm

[@ValSMITH-it4lg]

They also did a castle building one.

[@gwoody4003]

One of the dads in my boy scout troop was a lost cooking techniques expert. He air fryed a turkey before air fryers were a thing. He had 3 foot metal stakes with wire baskets on the top, and they were arranged in a circle in a pit, with a turkey hanging from a tripod in the center that was basted with butter regularly. Hot coals were put in the baskets and kept full all day and over the course of 10 hours the turkey was cooked crispy on the outside like it was deepfried. We also did a lot of spit cooking and dutch ovens. Actual wood fire makes for such a great flavor on pretty much everything.

[@MsBamafanatic]

I love how programs like these highlight how so many things that we take for granted these days, such as black pepper, oranges, and lemons, were very rare and costly, or even unavailable at one time.

[@patricialandry5071]

This is totally amazing, I wish there were more shows like this we could all learn so much from the past living in this modern world has robbed the younger generation of what real work was like

[@AWalkingHat]

I love this series to bits. I have watched it at least 4 times already. But as a Canadian, I keep wondering how they can work outside with so little clothing on in the winter. I know England's climate isn't as cold as Canada's, but still... And without any gloves on for such rough manual labour! Certainly work gloves existed in 1620? Their hands must have become so chapped.

[@GypsyGirl317]

They did have leather gloves 🧤 on when they were hedging.

[@AWalkingHat]

@@GypsyGirl317 At least! I can't believe they didn't use them more often!

[@Tiberiotertio]

Ahm "as Canada´s winters" as if in all the provinces the seasons are the same. Winters in Ontario and Quebec are very differant to winters in British Columbia......especially to winters on Vancouver Island.

[@christinegreen6736]

Did you see how many layers they have on? And it's all wool pretty much, plus they were moving about A LOT. And yes winter in britain doesnt get much below freezing point. 32 f. So imagine walking briskly for 4 hours. Youd stay warm enough, hands you are right though.

[@HeatherSchrivener-el2mx]

Britain’s an island, whereas Canada’s a huge landmass. Generally speaking the further from the ocean you get, the harsher the seasonal weather variations, because the water acts as a heat reservoir, absorbing it in the warm months and releasing it in the cold ones. So Britain’s winters aren’t as cold, and their summers aren’t as warm.

[@C.L.Hinton]

This is an amazing program. And Stewart's sons are the unsung heroes!

[@TheBioExplorer]

The cream to butter making reminded me of a story of my mother's from growing up on a sharecroping farm during the 1930s. As a young girl who would be the oldest of 8 eventually she had to help in the running of the house quite young. She said she had to make some biscuits and her family raved how good they were... until said she'd used cream from their cow... then she was in trouble because it was considered a waste since they needed the cream for butter. Hurt her feelings especially since she was the only one that could milk the cow without getting kicked she said.

[@nataliegallegos9755]

Really enjoyed watching them go though the year like they did 400 years ago! They did an amazing job! It looked so peaceful but it makes me so much more thankful for all I've been blessed with! Cheers 🍺

[@traceyyerxa7683]

devils play ground. I know this is old fashioned thinking. The Bible was written a long time ago but is still pertinent.

[@traceyyerxa7683]

Still there were some things they had in those days we miss n is. They did not send their kids off to school to have them brainwashed as to what gendet they are. They learned to respect their elders. The family learned to work hard. I believe dime hands are the

[@wPatrickSF]

​@@traceyyerxa7683and if they floated to the top, they were a witch.

[@pim1234]

One of the best series I ever saw !! Thank you !

[@KatrinaRoseT]

Truly appreciate the care they show for their work animals, as well as their food animals. How farming and butchering should be done. Up close and personal.

[@Maze-MN]

This was absolutely fantastic. Proving that research is always best proven by putting it into practice. Very well done and very well received.

[@cmcull987]

Thank you for sharing this. The history is amazing and I appreciate your hard work.

[@brianparks9747]

These shows are fantastic, and an actual glimpse of what life was like. Ruth is priceless, and everyone seems so eager to learn. My hats off to all of you!

[@joshschneider9766]

holy crap peter and tom were youngsters they went on to do so so much great work like this on a number of related topics. peter ginn and tom pinfold, both absolutely brilliant fellows.

[@GranE56]

Truly entertaining, and informative. Quite a delight to watch! Thank you.

[@terrancemiller8350]

I have absolutely loved this series. This is the 3ard time I've watched. I love history and this series has not failed my interest. Thank you, the group, the idea and all.

[@covishen]

So Ruth and company are back, they have gone from victorian through WW2 farms, a 13th century castle, and now the 17th century. I love it!

[@poetryjones7946]

Yes, this was the first, the one that kicked all the rest of them off, the whole Farm series , the Castle series, & the Railroad series.

[@ValSMITH-it4lg]

Railroad series? I'll have to search out that one!

[@deidrewood4879]

Wow watching whole year now. Amazingly interesting and what a dedicated and hardworking set of participants. Nice to see old skills revived.

[@adinamedrea5303]

This documentary series is soup for the soul. I appreciate so much all the effort that went into this. The camera work is also superb, some of the images captured could easily be printed out and added to some art museum collection.

[@LDHBees]

Absolutely one of my all time favorite series. Thank you! thank you and thank you again!

[@josefinbjork1086]

This one as well as the tudor/vitorian/edwardian as well as the ww2 one should be shown in schools

[@iasnaia-poliana]

J'adore ce programme !!! I already watched the "Tudor farm" program based on the same concept and I've been enjoying both of them a lot. British TV at its best! Merci les gars. ;)

[@charlenesims9063]

this documentary is 29 yrs old! wow time flies when seeing these films. i haven't watched this one,but seen all the tother ones. i just love history and how people used to live and work. a really great documentary.

[@madpeppermcginiss373]

I have watched so many of the trio’s series. What a gem to find this very early concept of their future projects😊

[@AMiniki]

When the butcher is taking out the pig’s “sweet breads”, Alex is back there having a whole existencial crisis, he looks like was feeling it in his own sweet breads 😂😂😂 poor man.

[@traceyyerxa7683]

Awesome video. Really enjoyed watching it. A real family affair. A hard but good life. In some ways better than todays life style.

[@FrugalFunMum]

I love watching Ruth, Peter & Alex from other series especially the Tudor period they did! Wouldn't it be amazing to be able to spend some time with them what a great learning opportunity!

[@SuzanneRich-ok8bb]

What a fantastic documentary. I loved every episode. Thank you for making this.

[@ThirstyBacon]

Omg YES! I love Ruth, Peter, and Alex when they get together! Excited to see how Chloe gets on with the crowd! Lucky woman! Gosh i wish!

[@bessiemann7468]

I love this series I have watched this once before Ruth,Alex and Peter have made other period series also Edwardian Farm, Victorian Farm and War Farm

[@carolcyr8553]

Also Tudor Monastery Farm

[@mariacristinalastrabelgran1258]

I've seen Tales of the Valley some years ago. Such a pleasure I can see it again! Thanks so much for uploading this true gem.

[@Txnative7]

MY favourite series! wish they would make more!

[@BetsyHatfield]

Outstanding research, documentation and historically accurate reenactment!

[@missmaggie2620]

What an entertaining, educational documentary! They are doing such a fantastic job coming in from the modern world & really giving it all good effort & great energy.

[@beastshawnee]

love the lessons and reminders. Just wish there were kids and old kids people because they were valuable parts of the rural life.

[@TimCluyts]

This just makes me want to go to a time where not everything was so hasty

[@trinapellegrino621]

🙋🏼‍♀️🕊. This was done so well, Everyone !!! Each of you ! Was so real with their experience… they made it magical, but very real.. they lasted the whole year, The history behind it was so well presented, Did the whole 5 hours 43 min in one night, Had to see it through,! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🙋🏼‍♀️🕊💕💕💕

[@kellysouter4381]

I'm doing the lot on a Sunday afternoon.

[@thiami576]

i wish my country would make these kind of documentary style shows :) our documentaries are just dry facts and pictures and interviews

[@KingofCrusher]

I dunno where you're from, but being an American, dry facts and interviews sounds amazing compared to the absolute dogshit drivel "documentaries" that we pump out every year. This shit rules so hard.

[@dale9706]

wonderful series, well worth re watching. I love how Stuart often manages to be inside preparing a feast when the heaviest work is on. ☺️🤔👌

[@jasminjager]

I love how the historian Ronald hutton always appears when there are historical festivals to explain and how he keeps getting freebies there

[@cricket.1067]

Stuart I think was a true gentleman who stepped into the meal preparation when the ladies had other important tasks to attend to. Honestly they all worked together like a well oiled engine, and truly complemented each other with their different talents and abilities.

[@RavenWolf11]

Excellent information 🎉well recorded. Thank you for your wonderful contribution to our authentic old genuine ways of doing things. Well done.

[@victoriasavaski975]

I really enjoyed going back in time and see how people cope with life without the commodities we have today. Need to see it again.. I'm post Chemotherapy and fall asleep easily!. I think I tendcto see country life because deep inside I always wanted to experience live in there. I know how to grow all kinds of vegetables, mow the grass without modern machines, planted trees, do laundry without a watching machine and shower in cold water even in winter..not enough compared with all the task of running a farm. Thanks a lot for sharing your wonderful experience of setting yourself back centuries ago. Congrats for all your accomplishment.

[@YochevedDesigns]

Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery!

[@ValSMITH-it4lg]

May the Lord bless and heal you.

[@zaydbehl594]

Sometimes I wish it was still on those days era....so peacefull with nature

[@davesbainrps6909]

My at be coming back by Putin

[@zaydbehl594]

@@davesbainrps6909 🤣.. Putin the modern Noah

[@davesbainrps6909]

@@zaydbehl594 prefer the old

[@davesbainrps6909]

Try the work

[@junebyrne4491]

The work was appalling with very long hours.

[@2lmdi]

Better than any movie I've seen in years. Watching that stone wall build gave me a backache though.

[@hantiedelange650]

Please more shows like this. Off Grid and and so on.

[@marciecoronado4744]

watched it from start to finish.. BEAUTIFUL LIFE ! be it hard, but quite gorgeous lifestyle... Kudos to all the workers and the camera men, the extra hard work for all i bet a satisfing year. THEY WILL MISS IT .. i'd like to see more of this documentaries.. I loved it..

[@pim1234]

The kid with the grey hat is having so much fun !

[@artinpoetsoulnature]

Amazing village nature! With great information 🌲🎄

[@TheTidelines]

This was absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for uploading it. ❤❤