My name is Gareth, and I create outfits from all of history, walking in them far and wide to try and understand and learn about the past. The time I cover is quite literally from the Stone Age to the Digital Age, and hope to go beyond that! See my Playlists too, you can find summaries I wrote for each era I cover!
-I call the mission that I'm on "Ism". This mission's ultimate goal is to further humanity's collective knowledge through a new way to view the past and present, with some new suggested ways to conduct ourselves.
-What is Ism? It is a term I reinvented, ism = Arrangement of Matter. If you have encountered me or the results of my actions, you have a bit of "Gareth-ism" within you, just as I too have the ism of anything I encounter...
The channel icon is a picture of the oldest observable light, the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, it has been used to help determine the age of the universe we live in, and it is a great tool to aid the mission of identifying the past.
Hulloo, I met you today at Monte's magic company arcade, it was one of my favorite moments ever since I hardly ever see any fellow history enthusiasts lol. I was that girl with the scarf and the striped jumpsuit that took some pictures with you, it was so freakin' awesome to meet you haha I've been telling all of my friends the moment after about what an amazing experience that was. I think you might be my sign to continue learning French :D
I remember!! Yes I was invading the arcade for Napoleon, oui oui! Great to meet you too, we definitely have to remember the past in the sea of present events. It is good to meet those who appreciate history! But don't forget it is for those who haven't heard of it too :)
Saludos desde Barcelona España..que valientes navegantes exploradores conquistadores fundadores llegaron a descubrir tan inmensas tierras con tantas tribus fauna selvas montañas y alimentos para darselos a conocer a Europa y todos los demas paises admiraban y envidiaban a la gloriosa y gran España...heredera del antiguo imperio romano..que ya en la batalla de Lepanto impedio que Europa fuese musulmana al derrotar al imperio turco otomano..Viva Spain forever
Go ahead son, flap em lips, you failed to notice me unholster my big iron under the table... Poor son of a gun showed me the front of that pea shooter... Dagnabbit i counted only one round, prairie dog roulette then, if he goes first by my count... (Reholster my iron) Flatfoot is going to do my job for me... (The shot rings out) Well thank you bartender for the whisky, here is two dollars for the bottle and I need a tarp. (Get flatfoot's wanted poster out) Mind if ya get me the Marshall as well? He owes me $200.
Sadly the camera did not handle the lighting at the end, so I will allocate a separate video explaining my WW2 outfits in the future. Enjoy the show as it is though!
Most of it is home made, but I did buy the Comb Morion helmet from Amazon.com. Even the arquebus and sword are home made, using a thick plank of wood. I used wellington boots that I altered a bit to look a bit more like renaissance era boots, but that is the most I'll bend of historical accuracy. I try my best to stay accurate though!
No one talks about how awesome the lego creation is, that stuff is cool. Give him proper materials and he make a completely new gun that will Rival any army.
Thank you Raiden! Sadly the brand is discontinued, I use OK blocks, slightly bigger than lego, and perfect for strong creations! So if I need a new weapon for a new era, I break down an old one and make it into something new! The lego M1 carbine I made used to be a lego AK47. I will upload those shows soon!
Hi Gareth, I’m the Viking with glasses that met you during the “Viking thing”, really like your channel man. Great content, educational and entertaining. Apologies for myself and the other Viking who didn’t return to film a video with you we lost track of time and had to be home, really hope to see you again at any future festivals like that or larping events.
A great narrative about the Republic of Ireland, but it feels like it’s missing bits about the division of the island, The Troubles, and the Good Friday Agreement. The struggle for an Ireland free of the British is still alive.
Thanks for the feedback @Mapleson! Indeed, I have to squeeze a lot of history in the space of an hour, so I do miss out on a few things, I'm so sorry! The Troubles and Good Friday Agreement fully, but that is 'in the future' regarding the era of the show, hence I did not explain them. Hopefully I will in the future! I did mention right at the end about the North and South split. Thanks again for your feedback, I really appreciate it!
I'm not entirely sure why the great RU-vid gods sent me here, but just wanted to say that I really admire your efforts to teach history to kids and I appreciate that it was more about entertainment than accuracy but to try and make out the Irish 'won' their independence from 'England' is misleading - it ended in a nasty stalemate between Ireland and Britain and the eventual formalised split of north and south - to suggest all Irish wanted independence from Britain and that they were evil and oppressive is just not true. The British were the ones in charge not the English, there is a big difference (the English don't even have their own parliament now let alone then) especially in this particular conflict - most of the Northern Irish were of Scottish decent and did not want Irish independence and fought against it. Like all history, it's very complicated so you should be careful when teaching it to children that you don't play to propaganda or revisionism - the Irish played a central and essential role in the development of the British Empire and their global invasion so to suggest it was a straight forward fight against the evil English oppressors on one side and the plucky Irish peasants on the other is disingenuous in the extreme. One other thing, your real accent sounds like it might be South African, if so then perhaps as part of your act you should mention the role of Jan Smuts in the eventual peace talks and Anglo-Irish treaty. Don't get me wrong though, it was entertaining for the kids and if it gets them interested in history then this is excellent, but maybe a bit more of a caveat at the end that you've exaggerated the story for entertainment and they should go home and read up about the real war as it's a fascinating and tragic tale of civil war that still rumbles on to this day but thankfully in a less direct way.
Wow, thanks for your message! I always appreciate feedback, and want my shows to not just be a monologue. Thanks! The mission I am on, Mission: Ism, aims to identify the truth, and understand the momentum of the past. So, I know that history was witnessed by so many different people, that it can be hard to settle on a perspective to narrate with. I hear you, it was never as black and white as 'English vs Irish' or 'Evil Empire vs oppressed masses'. However, to many people it was their view, so my show did come across that way a bit. But you're right, I could disclaim a bit more. I do encourage viewers to look at the other Stone to Steam episodes for the bigger picture, many of them are viewed through British perspectives. Stone to Steam wants to tell the tales of the past, and sometimes even through short-sighted soldiers and/or brutes - But that is why I go into soliloquy and explain things a bit more in-depth. The children always come back the next week with a sparked interest, and that is my job done. I do my best to give them a more holistic picture, and present the facts. But it is our personal responsibilities on how we formulate our views. That I can influence, but not control. Hence we must present as many facts to children, and guide them with care. Haha, my accent as I see it, must not affect the show, else I would always 'South-Africanise' the facts. I am in a way like a nationless history ghost thingum-a-jig! (If that's a thing?) But well done, yes Jan Smuts did affect Irish history. I do my best to be an ambassador to nations, but appreciate critique! We all are in many ways bound to our personal histories, that we can't escape. Thanks again for your message, and keep them coming!
Soon! I was there last week actually, just depends. But do join for my weekly show, Stone to Steam, every Wednesday at 5pm @ The Junction Cafe. It is at the bottom of Delta park :)
""[...Francisco Pizarro and his company] arrived at Puerto Viejo, and to Santa Helena, where they saw a large quantity of bones of giants, that according to their proportion, were 20 palms [approximately 15 ft] tall." ~ Antonio de la Calancha. Augustinian monk & anthropologist. "The Moral Chronical of the Order of Saint Augustine in Peru, 1663"" .... 👀
Immense thanks for all the support everyone! Have a look at the other Stone to Steam Bonus: "Records in History!" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AV6lHTlcmGw.html
