I visited this place when I was 12, I'm now 56 and I still remember the day and place very well. In fact, if I knew then what I know now, about myself, I should have got into archeology but I wasn't an academic so it didn't even cross my mind. This place will always have a place in my memory and the day I travelled from Epsom surrey to Fountains Abbey, not at all for religious reasons but to touch and walk around history. Same with Bodium Castle on another trip but this is the one I remember most. Thanks, this gave me even more info as it wasn't known about the graves and I didn't see the beautiful gardent with the ponds etc. I knew there must have been more than just the old buildings.
"The monks abandoned the abbey nearly five centuries ago.". Really, just decided to up and move on just like that? Methinks the writers have left out a few huge facts, called the dissolution of the monasteries, by the anti-catholic mob formed out of Henry viii's sin?
I cant believe that in the Anglo world Henry isnt seen for the.monster he was. Yet when it comes to evaluating Spanish monarchs, anglos are ruthless. Typical double standards. The portrayal Phillip II of Spain in one of the Elizabeth movies is a great example
Thank you for this very interesting video...my family visited the Abbey way back in the '70s...and we learned a lot of somewhat ''unmonkly'' goings on...they had through time and wealth slid awry of their prayerful ways...
Because of the staggering £42:50 entrance fee for a family ticket very many British are denied entry to their OWN heritage. The charge is even higher to many other sites. Despite its' title the National Trust does NOT hold such places ' in trust' for the majority of the British.
ironically, charged by the same government whose suppression of the Catholic Faith left places like this in ruins. It could have been still a functioning monastery where anyone could come to Mass for free.
That is a staggeringly expensive admission charge! There are no comparable sites here in Canada, but most museums and other historic sites just charge a nominal fee of C$10 to $15 (roughly £10).
I DO agree that UK residents should be granted a 50% discount on National Trust sites. Set specific dates for locals, so they aren't battling everyone else and give them a "special ticket" to visit all of the sites within a certain area around where they live. In Victoria, B.C. we have "Be A Tourist In Your Own Town" in January, with a special, one-price ticket for all of the major attractions.
Thank you for sharing such a pleasant and interesting programme. It was such a cozy watch. It's such a pity that the TV broadcasters have lost their way to the prevailing woke nonsense and don't make such charming programmes anymore for fear of offending some small minority or other.
Medicine is actually going back to using leeches and maggots selectively. Turns out they can perform certain tasks better than any technology we've attempted to replace them with.
I really enjoyed being shown around these stunning gardens and water features. Mind you I was really surprised when the site caretaker began to explain how when Henry instructed the Abbey be shut down they dismantled it bit by bit. This is the bit I'm not buying though and that's according to our resident expert they even went so far as taking parts of retaining walls etc. There are countless examples online that show buildings damaged exactly like this, all over the World. Liverpools bombed out church in Leece Street being another example.
It's my understanding that the Cistercians were VERY closely tied to the Templars. On the Swedish Island, of Gothenburg, in the Baltic, there were MANY Cistercian monasteries. It is theorized that at least one of their number accompanied a combined Swedish/Norwegian mission to explore North American, in the mid 1300's. And it is also theorized that it was a Cistercian Monk who carved the inscription on the Kensington Stone found in central Minnesota. That monk used the Templar's "hooked X" on that inscription.
@@LuvBorderCollies The "debunking" was debunked years ago. That "debunking" is a prime example of "experts" who ignored the facts that were brought forward SIMPLY because the Kensington Stone didn't fit their "model" of North America prior to 1492.
its worth noting fountains abbey had over two dozen granges, or monastic farms, surrounding and supporting its operations. it was absolutely NOT a self sufficient prototypical industrial town. it relied HEAVILY on the funds raised by those granges. their records make for fascinating reading.
@@xPhlyt subbed or suggested? You will get suggested videos going by what you have watched already. But the subscription would have to be validated by you by the subscription button.
@@robharris8844U dude I understand how the algorithm works and how subscriptions work lol and im not talking about membership either... I'm talking about subbed, in my subscription list where all the other videos from channels I've subbed to by personally pushing the red subscribe button, would appear.. this specfic video was in there and I was confused, clicked on the video and it said I was subbed but don't know how, when or why..
@@xPhlyt I know, and I was explaining you would have to press the subscription button- maybe by error, or another member of your family/friends using your device?
a friend whom knows lots about monks these days, he said what monks say and records can be so different in their daily life, with private cleaners , chefs, and some monks live like lords in a share stately home, life of grandest retirement exclusive club tax free
Literally every place on this earth has a long history, both beautiful and terrible. It just does not all look the same. Consider the millennia that it took for places like the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and other natural places to form. Not to mention the oral traditions and stories passed on by the Native Americans. Bottom line, no nation has any reason to be envious of any other nation in that regard. Though, I do agree about bats. They are super cute too. 😍
A ladybug went in my ear while I slept. I thought I’d go crazy and stick a screwdriver in my ear to kill it before it got to my brain. If that’s medicine, I’d rather die.
What a terrible segway;monks,leeches,blood,bats,...not even vampire bats,in an Abbey without a roof. Personally,I don't enjoy watching bats,and was surprised to see them in a documentary about a roofless Abbey,..unless,perhaps the monks used them for bloodletting.
This is so full of sweet nothings of surfeit that I was in danger of a titanic sugar high. Why, for example, fluff past the dissolution of the monasteries, as though it was nothing??? It was as hugely distressing and devastating for the people who depended on them for employment and spiritual sustenance as it was for the monks, who were the only people who cared for the sick and the poor! I’m really hoping this bit of cotton candy isn’t a sign of change in British documentaries, which have sustained my brain for, lo! these many years, bc not only did I not enjoy this, I HATED it. And I haven’t said I hated anything in years!
Christianity is sooo dead! If it wasn’t they would restore that monastery back to its former glory but Alas in only 70 years Christianity has died a humiliating death! It’s quite sad for us Muslims because we had a lot more in common!
What a beautiful picture of the National Trust the betterment of the people who live today for the past so much different from the American past,for the British empire of the United Kingdom of the Scott land of the last kingdom Northern Yorkshire places that are what is the difference between the betterment of the Church of the message from the Lord thy God and the Monk's are now getting ready to get together with a new Church. Please understand that the people who are now getting together to hear about this one part of time for the next few days.
The same liars tell us people lived short lives and were primitive, yet they built these abbeys? "Thank goodness for antibiotics" he says. No mention of how this incredible building was constructed or who financed it. Just a fairy tale about 13 disgruntled monks.
Is this actually a full episode or some weird truncated edit of an episode? I am finding it very choppy and annoying to watch. It is just Snippets of random info with no real historical narrative about the Abbey that I was expecting to see. Is this what has become of historical documentary making ? I am afraid I am yet to be impressed by anything I have come across on YT that is sourced from this History Hit streaming service :( Oh, and why on earth would they consistently use the term “ when the monks decided to move on” rather than the fact that they were forcibly moved on due to the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII? Seriously?! Are we being all PC so that we don’t scare the kiddies about the violence of the past? Urrgggh. I always feel dumber after watching these HH docos that have been ‘randomly’ marketed across my YT algorithm’preferences’. Time to block the channel and look elsewhere for historical information.
WE NEED THE LORD GOD JESUS IN OUR LAND AND THE WORLD TODAY FOR WITHOUT HIM YOU CAN DO NOTHING FOR HE MADE US ALL AND WANTS US TO COME HOME TO HIM BECAUSE HE LOVES HIS CREATION AND ALL WHO BELIEVE IN HIM SHALL HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE THOSE WHO DONT ARE ALREADY CONDEMNED = JESUS DIED FOR ALL OUR SINS AND IS ALIVE TODAY AND HE WILL COME TO JUDGE THE WORLD VERY SOON
Get over yourselves, Henry VIII-haters. Youl'drather have one of those delightful Popes ? You're prally not religious at all, anyway, just upset cause some glass got smashed. C of E's liturgy is practically the same as Romes, different Governance.
Think that Henry dissolved the monistic houses, he did it not only because of religion, but because the monistries had a wired huge amounts of land that were not taxable. Priests assured people before death that they were assured of a faster trip to heaven, if they left some land or money to the monastery. As it said in the video the monks had land stretching all the way across England. Was probably as much of a reason to get ride of these places to add to his tax base. As time went on, and just before they were closed, there very things going on that were considered to be not very Christian.
