The Challenges Of Living In The Victorian Era | Victorian Farm EP1 | Absolute History 

Bravo! Long and good health to you

They're all somewhat enjoyable but Tales is still the best in my opinion. The less modern, the more entertaining, although Tudor Monastery and Secrets still didn't have the same charm of Tales - I think because they weren't literally living like that for a year like they did legitimately for Tales.

@@sanaminatozaki2140 Tales seems less curated and since it's their first one they're much less experienced and really diving in for the first time. Having watched them all that's probably my favorite as well.

I wasn't wondering, but I appreciate the service nevertheless. Thanks. 👍

3.5 Full Steam Ahead (Victorian Railway)

These were the best thing on tv!!

They should make one about the stone age and build a new Stonehenge.

One on a Roman British farm would be so cool

two of them are in a similar series where they build a medieval castle in modern times but with old methods exclusively, i highly recommend it! here’s the link to the first episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SURsW7BpCNc.html

What about Edwardian and Wartime Farm?

And being a witch in the dark ages

don't forget the wartime farm.

@@familywilliams4058 That's my favorite one!

I don't necessarily love her, but she's got something special indeed. She is so perfect for representing the female part of the medieval era, an era that I'm beginning to develop an acute interest on.

Tales from the Green Valley is my favourite. I think it was an early one and they were not yet popular.

None of the activities I've seen in any of these would keep my back safe lol or happy for that matter lolol

I can't wait to watch it. Thanks.

I'm exhausted just watching them work.

Air conditioning is another one of the most underrated inventions we enjoy today.

@@letsgogaming8112 seriously? I never had air con as a kid in Australia, never thought anything of it! I have it now, due to a disability & thermoregulation issues, but otherwise I still wouldn't feel the need. Amazes me how many people act like they're going to die without air con tbh, sure life's more comfortable with it, but I really don't think it's "essential"! School was pretty hot in summer here without air con, or even a fan in primary school, 40c & 40 kids crammed into a tiny room wasn't great, but it was just life, not going to die from it. Hardly compares imo to things like a washing machine, food storage capacity (fridge/freezer), or even the internet in terms of actual impact on life

Wow he was like walking talking history that sounds awesome

In each series! It seems to a old Yankee lots of porridge inconsistenties 🤭

Where can I find this one? Thank you

@@elainefarley1895 It was, regrettably, a joke about the amount of porridge-consistencied materials in this episode.

Oh okay, I finally get it. I like humour. Thank you

"We just drink it consistently"

Lovely thought. It's you're, not your.

@@barbarat5729 WAY TO RUIN IT LADY

@@tarynhoughton5267 It was the poor spelling that took the edge off.

@@resnonverba137 shhhhh...

Not to mention the highjacking that pancreas.

i don’t understand how some people don’t like her. she’s so lovely and jovial

@@shaeflatt8428 There are two reasons some people don't like her. 1. She's very forward/brash and confident. 2. She appears to be quite happy and enjoys even difficult tasks. For small people, both are threatening and off putting.

Covet not thine neighbors plow

It's oddly satisfying to see the dirt move aside.

"They're so fluffy, I'm gonna die!"

But they are not paid what cheesy presenters here get paid&it looks like health laws were pulling their hair out when times when dusty stained Peter chopping plaster with nary a silly cloth over his face-Of course having been in medicine during Flus, AIDs & now older all family Docs&nurses🙄lock dwns over political panic4Covid - seeing all the privy&the clean natural dirty- rest made these shows an escape wish I could buy DVDs but they Wont play here or Canada!

It makes u wonder if we really are better off. Sometimes I think ppl were happier then. Depression seems to a major problem these days. Especially for young men. Makes you think we as a species were meant to work outside with nature and animals.

​@@rosered6876 The world is too open for people to be satisfied and happy in the moment now. It's both huge in that we can know exactly what's going on across the ocean, while also being incredibly small because you can easily go anywhere. Everything is accessible to a fault, people back then were too busy and too far away from the things that we put too much value on like materialism. The busier and simpler your life is overall, the more opportunity there is for you to be satisfied with what you have, because you will be too far removed from anything else. If these victorian farmers, or the ones before them had boxes in their houses that showed them the most easy, comfortable ways of living with all indulgences met, they wouldn't be happy with what they've got either.

I would love to go back in time. (At least for awhile 👍)

@@rosered6876 the Bible says man shall labor all their lives so , I believe, when men don’t “labor” they get terribly depressed.

She truly has a joie de vivre, and she's written a number of books on how to be naughty in various eras. Lol.

once she spent a week in hospital for an ingrown chuckle

@@annika_panicka what are the books called?

You know it seems all these people that have kept these historic articles alive! - seem to really like Ruth-very few cut her off-even laughing-or talk down to her from a greater knowledge in their field-She is so little & really genuine you see it/well they do to

I can picture the people who were installing these ranges 150 years ago doing the same thing for the lady of the house and getting the same delighted reaction.

You can see it on many of the faces of these locals that either lived it as kids or were into the history enough to keep these things running-They all seem to really be taken by these 3

@@ritageorge8748 Not all of them. In the series about the Green Valley, the local guy absolutely hated them being there. He’s featured throughout the series.

Don't you just love Mr A pondering for a full minute looking at the crushed apples&then he says about the consistency of porridge

That story alone could be a documentary, wow! So much history

Danielle Calvaresi It should be! I think they may have threatened to burn the wealthy land owner’s house down, as well! But I can certainly understand their anger and frustrations. Sadly, it put their families in even worse circumstances.

Crazy! :-O

I would love to know more about what you discovered about your ancestors, particularly about how you learned about your 4th great grandfather. I have been trying to ask my family about where they were from and such, but none of them know anything! My father's brothers don't even know where my grandmother is from. I am feeling awed and jealous you know so much.

Seraphina Lam Family Search. It’s online and it’s free. If you start making your family tree, it will connect you to your relatives from those who have researched your line. Any information or pictures gathered from yourself or other family members are attached to that person on your tree under memories or sources. It’s really cool!

She sure is unique!

that's literally what they used to do to heat their beds though.

tbh, I saw it & thought "oh really? I'm not the only one to do that?" I do it today, if I'm cooking & have space in the oven in winter, I stick a paver in there too. It stays hot SO much longer than heat packs or any other modern option. Sure, there's electric blankets, but I just want to heat my feet that get super cold, so I do it eitehr with the brick/paver (paver's a little lighter & cleaner looking/feeling but basically same thing), or I also have a garbage bin in my shower that's just the right size to stick my legs in up to my knees, without needing to wait hours & use all my hot water filling. That one really makes a big difference to warming feet, compared to showering alone, especially with water saving litre per minute only shower heads

Or Hale Farm and Village 20 minutes from my house in Northeast Ohio. I Would love to be able to go and meet them.

I think I read that you can rent it for a vacation home! So...when you get to England, check it out!!

I fully agree- I’m watching everything they’ve made that’s currently on Amazon and my three young kids are fascinated too. So far the Edwardian era is my favorite- it’s incredible that they have so many craftsmen on the show who were boys very near that era. Morwellham quay and Cornwall seem like such idyllic places to live, especially back then.

Hope you are well!

Have you ever tried any of the stuff in them? I want to get hold of some straw & try making my own straw hat after watching this

I fancy Alex. 👀

Jess N. he’s amazing

I'm a fan of Peter personally

The boys are quite fanciable, but it's Ruth I most enjoy watching. 100% would be her historical living apprentice and join her in her adventures.

LOL!

Oh boy, buddy. They go through so many time periods (Edwardian farm, 40s war farm, ect.) You've got a lot to watch.

They did, theres Victorian, Eduardian, War Time, and Tudor Monestary farm.

They did. They were not surprised but prepared.

I wanna thank Amazon Prime for being creepy and anticipating that I would enjoy this series (sneaky bastards were right).

Well said. You spoke for a lot of us it seems.

@@sachinmali74 Thank you 😅

I think I read on the Acton Scott site that you can rent the cottage, but it didn't mention if they had put in electricity!!

I really only need running water. I've lived in the aftermath of hurricanes, which includes no electricity or running water for a few days. Hands down, living without running water is far more miserable. Enduring the heat without A/C in houses that weren't built with dog runs or natural cooling is a close second, but in my experience you can easily adjust for that with screen windows, change of clothes, sitting outside in the shade, etc. Without running water it's hard to keep clean or clean up after yourself. Can't flush toilets easily (yes a bucket of water works, but you have to have water). Modern plumbing and water sourcing is what I value most.

I'm also from America and I'm really surprised that you haven't learned about what happened in Britain during the Independence War. It's probably the different areas in the U.S but it's still interesting. May I suggest Liberty kids? I grew up on that show and it gave me a lot of knowledge about both areas.

Vintage_Shark I mean I live in New York and I really don’t remember anything being taught (again to a significant extent) about what people in Britain thought about the revolutionary war. This I probably just my bad memory. I guess I more so mean the lay person or the business owners rather than the political figures. I did watch liberty kids tho (and I don’t know if that was just a snarky comment, but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt) but I would really like to be pointed to a documentary that, at the very list, has a portion of it dedicated to this topic.

x y sorry lol I meant the American Revolutionary War

@x y Lmao no need to stroke the Merican ego. But still just knowing that is extremely interesting! Do you guys really love us? We have pretty much solidified our position as a global joke (understandably) Speaking of WW2, eeeeh it wasn't speedy enough. Just like today under our man child and chief, we had a very isolationist mindset at the time. We only really came to aide Europe once we were personally affected. We were off course already thinking of entering the war but it was the attack on American soil that really kick started any serious action. Even after the war we recruited many Nazi scientists under operation paperclip to aide in furthering our imperialistic and paranoid mindset of perpetual war. (Sorry if I didn't catch the sarcasm if it was there but please do realize that many of us do know how messed up, and in many ways, evil our country is. We realize that both parties in our country are no different from each other, and that real progressive ideals are only touted by third party candidates who are not majorly funded by our true leaders, corporations.)

Also check out Tales from the green valley, Full steam ahead and Secrets of the castle. You can thank me later :D