I recently found out that my ancestors were member of the clothmakers Guild in the 18th century and had the freedom of the City of London. Come the Industrial revolution, they had to look for new professions, and then came an early death, and the three children went into an orphanage around 1816. One seems to have died, one eventually went into indentured service in Australia, and the third became a chimney sweep (my gt gt gt grandfather) and spent most of the 19th century in the poor house or prison. As she said, profound changes can happen in a very short time period.

Absolutely love her enthusiasm. It's so nice to see a video about london that isnt just talking about the castles

Fantastic content. Could listen to Eleanor for hours. So nice and refreshing to have a subject put across with passion, but not dumbed down and sensationalised. Looking forward to further content from the Dr!

I love listening to dr Eleanor teach history. You can tell she’s highly intelligent but is able to convey what she’s saying in an easy to understand way

My ancestors had the surname De Hallingbury and we were in the city of London for about 500 years, we were everywhere from the guilds to the high sherrif of the city of London. We even found a record of our high sherrif ancestor having to haul six of his guild member friends in front of the king for "Making merry and breaking the town" they were charged £500 each which is probably about £6 million today.

Eleanor is always top tier! One of the best

Just to nitpick one thing, I assume she meant to say the 2nd to 3rd century AD (not BC)when Romans were building that wall because Britain didn't become a colony until under Emperor Claudius starting in the 40s AD.

Absolutely LOVING the videos with Dr Eleanor Janega! Her narrative style is just amazing, please, make more videos with her!

As a Londoner whose family goes back MANY generations, I never tire of hearing London's history, especially medieval. Brilliant Dr Eleanor! Liked & Subscribed

Dr. Janega is an expert on Medieval History and makes it engaging. Wish she had more than a few history tv episodes but I’ve found her podcast and enjoy it also.

This just came across my page and I can’t tell you how lovely it was to learn about this and listen to Dr. Eleanor. Thank you so much for making this content available!

Thank you Dr Eleanor for this brilliant masterclass.

It’s nice to see this channel grow, I love the fact it’s growing. Also there’s great content coming out!

Dr. Janega is the best! Will watch anything with her in it. Makes the history content easy to understand!

As a fellow historian and also as an anthropologist, I greatly appreciate your style of delivery and solid content. I will be directing my students to your work and look forward to many more fascinating and enlightening presentations. Thank you, Dr. Janega!

It is wonderful to hear history from a real historian.

What a fascinating history on the Inns of Court, which I found fascinating, especially as I have visited there. The buildings in person are just stunning. I urge anyone on a trip to London to visit; there are lovely old cobbled lanes with old bookshops that are also worth a visit. This series of lectures by Dr Eleanor Janega has reignited my interest in medieval English history. It is a shame that we don't study much of this history in England as part of the curriculum. It is so important in understanding the present I find.

love this! As an Australian with all my lineage from this part of the world, it's great to be learning about the history. I knew London was originally a Roman name, but never knew about the walls or who the Knights Templar were. Keep these great vids coming! 🤩

at 23:23 your remarks on community meaning and usefulness are so powerful, thank you for sharing.

Now sometimes you're up and sometimes you're down. When you find that you're down, well, just look around. You still got a body, good legs and fine feet, get your head in the right place and hey you're complete!

I don't think she'll ever see it but I'd like to thank Dr Eleanor Janega for making the history of London so interesting and causing me to take time from my busy schedule to stop and listen to this series.

Binge watching your videos this Sat morning while I wait on my tired husband to get up so I can put him to work 😄

Thank you, Dr Eleanor, for an excellent video! The topic is well researched and clearly presented.

My family have been in the city and just to the South of London Bridge since at least the late 1600's. I have had a fascinating journey finding out about them. from relatives dying in the workhouse and on Tyburn to baptisms weddings and deaths in all the local churches including my own wedding in Southwark Cathedral. History never stops as we are making it daily. A great history video.

Absolutely fascinating. I had no idea that Jews were the only ones allowed to lend money at this time. No wonder there was horrendous prejudice against them, that continues to this day. Tragic.

Yo Dr Janega did awesome, great info and you can really feel the love. Thanks and will be looking for more.

Was great to hear you talk so passionately about the beginnings of medieval London.

I am a historian myself (Western Canadian history) and have been thoroughly enjoying your videos for quite awhile now. I enjoy your context and your way of presenting it.....everything coming together at the end in a logical manner. Thanks and I look forward to more videos from you.

Absolutely riveting stuff! From the production value to the breadth of content, this is really remarkable.

Random comment but thank you. Listening to just the way you pronounced France transported me back in time to when my father, an American living in Australia would occasionally say words like bath and France, but he would try to say it like I did - his child born in Australia. He would twist his mouth up making fun of himself and pretend like he was having great difficulty contorting his facial muscles to say these words. This game went on his entire life. He would make me say squirrel and then laugh at me, repeat the word back and ask me to “try again”. He had a southern accent and now I have a mixture of words, expressions, descriptors and an “accent” that means I’ve spent my life being asked “where are you from?”. Anyway, thanks for sharing this wonderful video with me, and thanks also for sparking great and fun memories of my dad. 🙂🐿❤️🌈

Thank you for this! It was so interesting, well presented and absolute pleasure to watch.

This was so interesting. I've never really been interested in medieval history but Dr Eleanor really inspired me! Think Dr Eleanor could quickly become one of my fav historians. Like her tone and voice. Easy to understand and engaging ❤️

My ancestor owned Rothley Manor, he sheltered the knights templar in his Chapel next to his home. He was also one of the founders of St John Ambulance and hospital.

The London Wall was built around 200AD - not BC. It also makes no sense to talk about "from the 2nd to 3rd century BC". (Unless you're travelling backwards in time.) It's also unusual to hear an historian referring to BC and AD rather than BCE and CE these days.

Absolutely fascinating! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this and learnt so much. I could watch Eleanor for ages, so passionate about her knowledge and it’s the little asides that are never “taught” but bring everything you are into context. Thank you ☺️

Fascinating! I was born in London, in Camden and grew up in North West London, Barnet, NW7 postcode as a kid. I never knew any of this, was gripped from start to finish!

I lived in London for 12 years and never knew some of these places. Thank you so much for this enlightened, interesting, and sometimes sad content. I've learned a lot.

Incredibly interesting - I love Dr Janega's passion and enthusiasm for her content.

That was SO well described, told, and storied. Thanks!

Usually I flit about KZfaq history channels, watching just a few minutes here and there. I was completely engaged however with this presentation. Dr Janega is exceptional at promoting history as a living, breathing, fully-formed, and nuanced thing. Looking forward to much more from History Hit.

I learned more from watching this video than I have learned from similar, “history” channels. I look forward to her future presentations.

I enjoyed that, very interesting and well presented. Keep up the good work!

I love your narration. Straightforward and to the point. Makes it fun

It's interesting so see the history of London not as castles or individual people but as communities interacting with eachother

I could listen to Dr. Eleanor talk for hours but can we also talk about how she rocks a blazer with a pleather pant? Mad respect.

Great program - Dr. Janega does a great job with the presentation. I’m always impressed by her shows.

Wow, wow, wow. I know a lot of history. I know a lot about London and its history. But Dr Janega's explanations and narration are still gripping and enlightening, running through multiple ages and groups of people to tell a particular story. Taking the story of the Middle and Outer Temples below Fleet St. I suppose it helps if one already knows who are Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, the Templars, the hospitallers, Edward II, & Henry 8th..and what they all got up to, and what time periods they lived in...so being conversant with history helps.. but she sums it up so cleanly and knowing what to emphasize. Really really impressive.

Fascinating. I love the older London, I am lucky to have worked around some of these areas She highlights.

This is amazing. Please do more of these. Also, I'd recommend doing a merch store, I'm sure some of those old maps would sell really well as posters.

Thank you! What a good show, excellent content and great host!

I have to say this is my first video from your channel i've watched and it was excellent! Thank you! Now looking forward on this dank, dour day to watching more!

I fell a little bit in love :) - thanks for the great tour

Really interesting and well presented - thank you very much!

This was absolutely fascinating & very well done.

I really like Dr. Janega and enjoy her discussions. I always learn something new.

I'm working on 1580s London, but just a few minutes in and it's already helping me get a better idea of where everything was located. (My map is so filled with streets, churches, etc that the simpler medieval map helps to put it into perspective). I just got recommended Dr. Janega's videos a few days ago, but so far she seems knowledgeable and not irritating. Tony Robinson and David Starkey get on my nerves so bad I can't watch even for this history.

One of the best videos on the channel so far

I came across your videos by chance. You rock .Go on .Greetings from Egypt.

very nice video, thx a lot for putting it together. Boy i´d love to walk london together with Dr Janega!

I'm a professional blacksmith and artist, and my mentor required I learn to do every task by hand and without any modern air/pneumatic powered tools. As one might guess I hated it and him at times for it, but I learned how to maximize my efficiency first. I would guess the smiths of this time FAR exceed my abilities, but I'm probably skilled enough to be taken on especially at times like the Hundred Years War.

Man, I love English history. I wish we in the United States had a history like that. I'd spend my life studying and visiting each amazing region.

This was fantastic, learned so much from this... quite shocked actually. Thank you!

A fascinating presentation of history. Glad I have discovered this channel.

The Romans built the wall around London circa AD 200 not the 2nd to the 3rd century BC, which is a surprising error for a historian to make and is basically the first "fact" she states meaning everything else in the video is open to question.

This was a great doco! Thanks :)

Outstanding! I'm going to London next week and this puts a lot into perspective.

Fascinating! Thank you Eleanor

Thank you, Dr. Eleanor! Your fabulous diction and infectious enthusiasm bring history alive!

Great video Dr Eleanor Janega

Information so good and entertaining!! More more more! I think I’m falling down the rabbit hole of your videos!!

Really enjoyed the passionate and informed delivery…. Sometimes I felt the intimacy and detail you get only when listening to a BBC radio documentary. Thank you! Looking forward to viewing more of your content.

This was absolutely fascinating! I certainly would not be able to make a living there! I am so grateful to have been born in the 20th century and not in the 13th. This was very excellent information, delivered in a most entertaining way. Thank you!

Dr. Eleanor is one of my favorites on this channel. I hope they continue to have her as a 'guest lecturer.'

I love listening to Eleanor, thank you so much!

This was such a cool documentary! I love learning about the details of people’s lives from the past!

Excellent! Great synopsis and very enjoyable presentation. Thank you. I needed a 'mind' break and ten minutes of this was perfect. I will of course return! Enjoy

I live in America.. But ancestors came from Scotland. Migrated in the 17th century to North Carolina. I've been so fascinated with English and scottich history...love your channel. Simple facts and accurate. Please put more on..

Fascinating episode. Thanks for posting

Had me a bit worried 5 seconds in when she called Geoffrey of Monmouth "Gregory", but all in all really well done!

Just as an educational program should be, presented by some one with passion for the subject and entertaining delivery. More please

Another great video with Doc Eleanor!

This was awesome could listen you all talk all day

Only 1k likes yet?! What a shame, this is a great doc!!! Extremely detailed and Dr. Janega is adamant at explaining things. Thank you :D

In her introduction referring to the wall of London the presenter says "the wall itself was built by the Romans ... and it was built from the 2nd to the 3rd century BC". I thought the Roman invasion of Britain happened around AD43 under the reign of Claudius, or am I missing something?

Yes Dr Janega puts this over very well, fascinating subject explained so well.

She just talked about my thesis subject. This is awesome!

Definitely loved learning more about London's Medieval origins! Looking forward to more content from Dr. Janega!

I’ve only just now discovered Dr Eleanor Janega! I could listen to you all day & all week. And I will be! Eleanor: you are wonderfully engaging & knowledgeable. I love listening to you & your voice. Thank you so much for brightening my day! You are a star! 😊🥰⭐️

This is amazing! I am fascinated by the events in the 15th, 16th, and 17th century because that is when so many people fled Britain and why.

Blimey! So glad I stumbled across this channel. Mesmerising..!

Did she say the Romans built the wall around London around 200/300 BC? That cannot be correct as the Romans didn't invade Britain until 43AD.

I would love to see this format but about cities on other countries as well: In France, Spain, Poland, Sweden, The Italian states etc...

This is so good! Thanks for this really well-made documentary!!

Fascinating. I also loved the presentation, such enthusiasm.

I feel like I get more from her in 30 minutes than I did in weeks of high school history classes, and I was/am a nerd lol. I really enjoy the way she breaks it all down, and her pace keeps you engaged but not overwhelmed.

Every time she says "FROHNCE" I want to take her aside and whisper to her, "You don't have to do this."

Every time I watch her, I’m just blown away by how smart Dr. Janega is

Great content. Very well delivered. Keeps it fresh and interesting

Having seen others, I’d have been concerned about an American doing this if I’d not seen her review historical movies for accuracy first. She’s good. Obviously knowledgeable. No exaggerations or hyperbole. Expresses herself in a down to earth but interesting way. Makes you want to learn. I’m not checking how much time is left before the video ends. She’s fun, too. I like her and will watch more of her videos.

I am new to Eleanor's documentaries but absolutely love them. She presents them in an active and engaging format with an obvious passion that draws in the listener.