Hidden Histories - Episode 2: Celtic Cultural Capital

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4 жыл бұрын

Long before the Romans conquered Britannia, Leicester was already an important town in its own right - A tribal capital and a cultural hub. This video explores Iron Age Leicester and the surrounding county to understand why it was such an important target for the Roman invaders.

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@stewartpilkington9150 4 жыл бұрын

Watched both episodes Jim and as a non-history sort of bloke found myself fascinated by the history literally beneath our feet. Look forward to more episodes.

@AquarianStarr 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, I moved to Leicester just over 2 years ago and recently walked the line of the wall like you did in video 1. More please.

@martinchildsmusic9297 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Jim. I was born in Leicester (Braunstone) and now live in Perth Australia. This is fantastic work mate! Get it on Netflix, Stan, and Amazon Prime! A lot of good production work here. Thank you!

@jakeymadball 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for this Jim. As someone who is hugely interested in the culture of the Corieltauvi this talk has some gems of information in it and has opened my eyes to some of the archeology of the city centre that I was unaware of. Subscribed!

@carolineskipper6976 Жыл бұрын

Another fascinating watch! My parents used to take us up to Borough Hill in the '60's and '70's for 'healthy walks' and tried to interest us in the history of th the place (sadly with only limited success at that time )

@Toadonthehill. 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and thought provoking. Thanks for opening my eyes 😎.

@augustineriley5582 3 жыл бұрын

Jim - another gem! Many thanks, the Celtic influence fascinated me, I'm glad you highlighted the "creativity" aspect, which is an area I'm particularly interested on. Looking forward to watching the next episode. Peace, Gus

@earth65432 4 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic. Learned a lot about the Corieltauvori. You took us with you on a journey to all the important sites where the evidence was found. Thank you, Jim!

@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Jim :0D

@johnspencer8331 4 жыл бұрын

Well done again Jim; I am enjoying your tours

@pamelabriggs3277 4 жыл бұрын

So interesting. I would love a time machine to go back and experience all of it. Thanks James.

@johndean4998 Жыл бұрын

As a teenager in the 1970's I used to earn small amounts at the weekends caddying at Leicestershire Golf Course (I lived a short distance away in Knighton) - I never imagined I was walking above an Iron Age hillfort! What puzzles me about this revelation, though, is that I remember the golf course being on a hillside, sloping down from a ridge to the North - here in the SW, where I live now, all our hillforts (e.g. Maiden Castle, Ham Hill, Eggardon Hill, and Hambledon Hill) sit on hilltop plateaux, providing good defensive locations and commanding views over the surrounding countryside from ALL sides. I don't recall Leics. Golf Club being like that.

@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester Жыл бұрын

Hi John, thanks for query. I’ve chatted with the City Archaeologist, who identified the enclosure on the LIDAR about this. He explained that the interpretation is based on the form of the enclosure, a univallate one, which would have only one defensive bank or wall, rather than one with multiple ramparts, e.g. Burrough Hill. It is, strictly speaking, a hillslope enclosure that may be a hillfort; not all hillforts are on hills - look at Stonea in the Fens. The HFs of the Midlands are what we think of as 'hillforts'; big banks and ditches. I hope that helps! Jim 🙂

@johndean4998 Жыл бұрын

@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester Many thanks for your prompt response. From what I can recall when visiting Burrough Hill as a child in the 60's, that hillfort is more like the ones we have here in the SW, flat-topped with slopes on most or all sides: less accessible, but easier to defend. I suppose the topography of the Midlands didn't lend itself so readily to constructing this type of hillfort, and the creators of the Golf Club defensive enclosure had to do the best they could within the given landscape. Thanks again.

@andrewmarch7891 Жыл бұрын

As in the first video excellent and informative. These should be shown in every school in the county.

@seamusgrant9881 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, have learned more about Leicester in these first episodes than living and working the last 25 years in the city

@TouchGloves705 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again, I'm loving this series on my hometown and you actually mentioned my birth place Enderby which back when I was born was a tiny village, all fields, very few shops and a tiny school! How times change but happy memories 😃 All the best and please keep them coming, great work from a local lad, 👋 Yvonne 👋

@kc3718 3 жыл бұрын

having unknowingly walked on that hillfort during my only visit to Leicester, and also cycled to the Borough Fort, I found this wonderful, thank you.

@andymurday4538 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Would be great to know of anything beneath Highfields.

@sailor148 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant work Jim!

@salmaanabubakar1914 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant series thanks for sharing! There was a settlement at castle hill country park too.

@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester 3 жыл бұрын

Watch episode 4a for Castle Hill 😉👍🏻

@salmaanabubakar1914 3 жыл бұрын

@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester 😂 my next episode. I better get to it.

@suespencer6048 4 жыл бұрын

Love this..Thanks.

@catherineturnell4091 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for shedding more light on the Corieltauvi and their settlement of Leicester.

@RuthieDuthie 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know Leicester at all but I am very interested in history and archaeology so I have found the two episodes to date really informative and fascinating. Thank you, Jim.

@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ruth! Head back to the channel and you’ll find there’s now 4 episodes! 🙂👍

@keith13fox 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim another fascinating trip around our history 👍

@jennibrown9582 4 жыл бұрын

What an interesting video - and as another ex-pat from Leicester now living in Melbourne, Australia, it was great to see so many familiar locations. Looking forward to the next video!

@iansasse706 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent overview & summary of current knowledge. Thank you for the work involved

@danielcrewe732 3 жыл бұрын

Mate I love this channel

@paulabbott5881 4 жыл бұрын

A great second episode Jim.. Very interesting indeed.. I'm impressed how you slowed yourself down too.. The pace was just right.. I suggest you upload this onto nextdoor too.. Let's get the viewers up 👍🇬🇧

@gericlm 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting Jim. Looking forward to the next episode.

@kingkaos1001 4 жыл бұрын

Great episode, infilled a lot of my basic understanding! Any ideas on Crown Hill which is just north of the Golf Course at Evington, I’ve heard that had a settlement on it but have never found evidence to back this up! Can’t wait for the next episode!

@brencelionheart6837 4 жыл бұрын

Another fascinating look into the history of where I grew up.

@debrabutler6217 4 жыл бұрын

Episode 2, again amazing historical walk through the Iron Age with all facts explained and made very interesting with the way it is presented. There is so much to learn and enjoy about the hidden parts of Leicester. Will be watching many times and cannot wait for the next instalment.

@matthewhope9135 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not usually that interested in history but you managed to keep me captivated throughout. Incredibly informative and pieced together really, REALLY well. Needless to say you put alot of work into this and it shows. Well done mate, see you on the next one.

@kayhalliday2676 4 жыл бұрын

Another fascinating episode. Looking forward to the next one.

@clairrussell6779 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed that.

@simondale8891 4 жыл бұрын

Another good one Jim. Thanks!

@lazzymclandrover4447 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you!

@davidcoppock9834 4 жыл бұрын

Really liked this episode. Very informative. Hope you get to Blaby area eventually.

@ArtisticIndustriesAngie 4 жыл бұрын

Another great episode Jim. Well done once again. I am privileged to live overlooking Burrough Iron Age Hill Fort.

@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester 4 жыл бұрын

ArtisticIndustries Angie Wow! It was such a beautiful day on Wednesday when I filmed there - and it was so quiet, just a handful of people enjoying the sun and the views 😊

@ArtisticIndustriesAngie 4 жыл бұрын

@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester So good to hear of all your discoveries there. Thanks for sharing. We love the tangible sense of history we have looking at it everyday through all weathers.

@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester 4 жыл бұрын

ArtisticIndustries Angie I was thinking how dramatic it must look as the weather roles in across the seasons ☀️🌧🌨⛈🌬

@ArtisticIndustriesAngie 4 жыл бұрын

Hidden Histories of Leicester Yes Jim. It’s a brilliant vantage point. On a good day the foothills of Derbyshire are visible! Quite a location for a fort!

@1898time 4 жыл бұрын

Hidden Histories of Leicester well done very enjoyable will always love my birthplace now living in Pakiri NZ

@michaelhalsall5684 Жыл бұрын

Great information here, I'm enjoying what I've seen so far! You mentioned burials, was any usable human DNA found? The Celtic invasion of the British Isles is a hot topic subject nowadays with new DNA evidence found that is challenging long held theories on this sudject. Regards from Australia.

@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester Жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, please your enjoying the films. Australia is a long way away - do you have a prior link to Leicester? Unfortunately, the Iron Age burial I mention at Jubilee Square was discovered in 1963, long before DNA profiling was even dreamed of. I suspect the remains were reburied within consecrated ground shortly afterwards in one of the city’s cemeteries and so, sadly, that opportunity is no longer open to us. Perhaps some future excavations will give us a greater insight into Celtic migration across the region 🤞👍🏻