The fact that Ruth enjoys literally everything makes watching her so entertaining 👍🏻

As a modern American farmer I just love this series. Peace, war, great year or drought. We farmers work to feed people no matter the challenge or personal sacrifice because it's the right thing to do. I hope for a day humans wake up and stop killing each other because my job as a farmer is to make people live.

Is anyone else binging these farm series during the covid-19 isolation, or is it just me?

I love Ruth. I love all three of them but Ruth embraces the domestic role with such gusto and enthusiasm she makes the farm series enjoyable. I implore anyone to get the companion books they’ve written because it really enriches the series.

Ruth screwing in the lightbulb for it to just fall out and smash while she stood looking pleased with herself was hilarious. 🤣

The blacksmith 17:16 is the same blacksmith that made that beautiful Cockerel Weather vain in Edwardian Farm which was the best one they every did. It was 12 Episodes and is really worth the time to watch..

I can only imagine what Ruth, Alex and Peter's families think about them being gone for 1 year at a time. 🤔 I appreciate all thier hard times/work!

Wouldnt it be amazing if teens could participate in things like this to learn their history instead of going to history class?

As a former re-enactor, I appreciate what Ruth has done. I wish I’d had the opportunity. She is brilliant!

You know the more often.I watch these the more I like Ruth. She really gets into the role and she genuinely loves history and she just is the favorite of mine. She won me over with that pigeon basket she wove.

I like how Henry is the 4th member in this season he's almost always in frame

It's funny how linoleum flooring was probably all the rage back then, and now it's seen as cheap and undesirable. Love this series by the way.

Silly, but I cried. Everyone doing their bit plus the absolute dedication of each man and woman. Yes, I cried.

Living History is so fun to watch. The quality of these documentaries with these English historians are amazing.

Oh my. Your series makes this all come so ALIVE. Of course it is so good to remember how close humankind came to losing everything of real value: our freedom. My thanks to everyone who brings us Manor Farm. -Julie in Newport News VA

I just love ruth :) so cheerful and quick to laugh.

Love this series. Love all these series.

Thank you for these series! My Grandfathers fought in WWI(He passed when my Father was a young man) and WWII. One of them was a Dairy Farmer in the States, and passed the business and the way of life down to my Father. In times like these we can never forget what all of our ancestors went through and how Lucky we truly are, in these days.

I love how they brought in the cows to eat down the grass in the planned wheat field, and then when they use the mole the grass has recently, and obviously been cut with a tractor or mower. 😄 I do truly love the series though, and I imagine they have to speed up their process where they can, to make for good and timely filming.

Ruth is always having such fun. Besides Ruth, Alex and Peter - I congratulate the entire Editorial and Production Team at Absolute History for an absolutely magnificent series. Thank you, all. NEXT ONE>>

As an experienced farmer, your mole diameter seems to be a little small. Be careful when hand cranking engines, if the tractor backfires, the crank can break your arm.

My parents grew up during that era in South Africa, first the depression and then the war. The same things applied here, as we were a British colony. They came from a farming community and were able to produce their own food. But things like spares for motor vehicles, tractors and fuel (petrol) was strictly rationed. Tyres were impossible to get. My father told me that they resorted to putting long grass inside the tyres because the were so warn it could not hold air any more. Under wear were made from used flower bags. Clothes were patched and patched again. Tough times. One thing that strikes me is that they had no obesity and diabetes problems in those days. They were fit stong and healthy. Hard times none the less.

Ruth has the best giggle until it becomes a cackle that is absolutely contagious. I am going to enjoy this....again. lol I love watching or listening to Absolute History playlists.

This episode is freaking riveting! The fellows are truly in their element, in this episode. We used our Ford tractor, as kids in the fifties and sixties, the way kids today use quads. It was our real easy to use putt putt.. Gosh my parents farmhouse still has all the war-time linoleum still on the floors today. Some worn a bit, but all still very good!

Hopefully Britain has continued the farming culture and kept a measure of food independence. All the nations need to do their best to remain food and energy independent as much as is possible.

It's devastating to think that WW2 REALLY happened. I'm 24 now so way too young to experience war itself or the direct aftermaths of it. I only know pictures, short videos and what I learned in school and from books and documentaries. I know what happened in concentration camps and what soldiers did and it makes me so sick to know than mankind was this cruel. And since I'm from austria this part of our history is always present in one way or another. Now, seeing the lifes of ordinary people from this time, coming to life is even more devastating but I'm absolutley thankful, that this wartime series was made. It opens the eyes for younger generations and helps us understanding how cruel war is and what impact it has made on ordinary people! There are so many documentaries about soldiers, jews and other people who got killed because of their religion, sexuality or because they were disabled and this is SO important but the family next door and how their life was affected is important too. So thank you very very much Absolute History for licensing this series and make it accessible for ordinary people all around the world ♥

These Farmers did such a grate Job, working such long hours and also fighting for their Nation . I got such a respect for Farmers.

I love the old boy at 29:30 hard as nails! Reminds me off my grandfather when we lived with him for a bit on a sheep farm here in Australia. No slacking off or you get a ear full. lol

Oh my, are we going to have more of Peter and the pigs? So precious.

My granny is from Norfolk, Wells-Next- the-Sea, she was a child during WWII, seeing what these years might have been like is extremely interesting. I’m lucky because I can ask her questions about these times.

9:47 boy...he ducked just in time. Looked like a sketch out of the 3 stooges.

Switzerland had to do the same. "Anbauschlacht" Plantingbattle was it called then. every bit of yard was used to grow stuff

I ADORE Ruth. Her enthusiasm. The way she is completely devoted to what she is doing. The way she laughs. Can I adopt her as my grandma?

Did anyone else giggle watching Peter turn with the surveying equipment exactly when Alex bent down, expecting a Laurel and Hardy vaudevillian comedy moment? #Disappointment

This is the second time around I'm watching the entirety of the British farm series'. In the last month. That's how good they are.

12:14 I hope that wasn’t scripted. Peters look was hilarious!

It would be a dream come true to join Ruth and the boys on one of their adventures.

Ruth, Alex, Peter, the narrator and all the other actors are bringing real history alive. It is not just the drivel that we had to learn to advance out of school, it's a look into what real life was like. My wife's family were farmers in Scotland and mine were as well farmers in the Netherlands. My grand father was also in the dutch resistance.

That surviving auxiliary unit member that is only willing to talk only about his fellow service men that are deceased by now is apparently, what is my guess, still in readiness to get in action shall a need arise, even as of today, even though he's obviously in a very advanced age and so are his companions that are still alive and whom he shall not name. That is a level of dedication and loyalty I can't express enough respect and admiration for.

I love this show. I want to travel to the UK someday so bad! I love the accents, the people, the lifestyle, the values, the beauty of it all and I love the history! I'm from Newfoundland, and we are still a "Dominion" of the Her Majesty The Queen, but we are part of Canada as well.. yeah, I know, confusing. So, my ancestors are from the UK and actually owned an Inn and Farm and about 50 acres of land just about an hour or so outside of London (I Can't remember the name of the actual place at the moment.) but the Inn was called the "Hearts Hearth" and the Farm and land was called "Collins Farm".. It's still out there now and being taken care of by my great aunts and uncles so I HAVE to go out there eventually, hopefully to stay for a few years! Most of the farmland is deep forest, and always had been but now it's even more forested areas because the Farm was always a family farm and not a big production farm, they were there since the 1500's and it is right along the old "king's Road" so I think they just had the Farm and such for the family's survival (also they raised Horses) and eventually used more of the land to build and expand to make the best out of being right on the Kings Road, so they ended up thinking of getting into the hospitality business and built Hearts Hearth, right in front of the Farm Cottage that they lived in and right behind the cottage was the barn/horse stalls/horse field and other small buildings and all around that was about 7 acres of land that had all kind of livestock and veggies and right next to the cottage was the "Family Food". That close little garden patches grew veggies, herbs, fruits and also they had a creepy looking well. These tiny gardens that had survived since the 1500's were the first things that were grown there before expanding. Also, there was A LOT of herb gardens all over the front and back of the cottage, and the only way you would know it was there was from the air obviously, but it was shrouded in trees besides the huge door and now a big sign, but back then it was just a lane you turned in dotted with lamps and the unmistakable "Inn/Farmhouse style" red wooden fences to the left and right of the whole property in the front that let the people traveling know that they were approaching an Inn. So cool. The pictures are so beautiful!!! Also, I'm sure there were some sort of sign back then as well.. but they are very close with the other Farm in town and they were the only in until about a half a day or more out of the way in the direction away from London and I THINK was the last stop before you actually hit London, but it took almost 3 days to reach London after you departed Hearts Hearth, so I bet they made their money back in the day! Later on maybe in the 60's or 70's they went out and actually has a manmade pond that you can swim in made! I'm really close with that side of my family and we write letter all the time. I can't wait to visit them, I really wanted to go there in the early 2000's, but my mother wanted to move to Ireland instead, so we didn't end up going to Hearts Hearth. I was only 12, so I couldn't complain or make the final decision. Now that I'm older, I'm definitely going over there, staying definitely for a year and maybe more and maybe forever if I like it enough and find someone I can start a family with =).. Anyways, sorry about the long post, but this video made me have the feels!

Remember this is the only one of these series with four hosts: Ruth, Alex, Peter and Henry.

Ruth Goodman in the 20th century? I'm not sure how I feel about that. She's awesome

i don't do drugs but for an absolute history buff this is my drug of choice, I'm loving this show. To every history buff the biggest disappointment is you can imagine all you like but you will never get to experience it live the history, this is the rare chance to live history id pay to be somebody in a working village from the 1940s

after they lived the castle life for a year, i remember thinking 'oh i wish they would do the everyday life of half a dozen average types from ww2, so I'm in heaven here as to I'm sure every experimental archeologist is just as happy to watch this and like me equally disappointed i cant be part of it

Omg they got a dog! Yay, Henry!

Just recently discovered your channel. Love everything I have watched so far. Thank you!

I bought a Fordson tractor here in the states about 20 years ago. It was a rusted piece of junk that I paid someone 2k USD. At the time I had no idea what I was getting my self into. It was a ~1956 Fordson Power Major. Every single time I need a part it had to come from the UK or I had to drive hundreds of miles to a tractor junkyard to find parts. I did about a 95% restoration on the beast and my younger brother blew out the engine trying to grade a rather large hill in the hill country near Pipe Creek, Texas. It was a labor of love and I spend WELL more that it was ever worth. To this day my wife chastises me for not doing my "homework" on a tractor restoration. That being said, bringing a old piece of machinery back to life was an exciting endeavor and something I would never trade for anything.

Really love these historical reenactments it’s like the best way to learn history, a book can only take you so far but it can never put you in the history/situation of events as acting can.

Holy shit, Ruth's pop made me start laughing immediately, especially with his tip about how to game the system to get more dosh for picking in bad weather!

''in this field, they are to grow wheat, used to grow *disgusted: BREAD*'' that killed me for some reason. YES!

Man, this brings back memories of driving my father's Model A Farmall tractor. At least it has a starter!

The annoyance on Peter's face at 12:16 is the biggest mood.

I think this trio is phenomenal no matter what setting they are in. Thank you very much for these spectacular videos. With great appreciation and respect. From Ohio, USA 🇺🇸

You can tell when theyve *really* planned out the shot not just because of the way it looks but the little gags Peter and Alex seem to throw in. Like Alex ducking *just* in time to not get hit by the tools Peters carrying, or Alex not opening the gate for Peter after hopping over it. Its almost slapstick in a way lol

Just imagine is Ruth was your history teacher in school 🤔🤔🤔 Yes that was be the best class ever❣❣❣ My daughter & I love you Ruth!!

Alex, Ruth, and Peter. Yes!!!!!!! I just can't get enough of these guy. Love 💖 it

Love the slapstick comedy at 9:45 Very good!

I love these three guys. I am totally hooked. I'm binging both Edwardian and Victorian farming. Please don't stop!

9:46 nice old school gag there, boys.

Ruth is so joyous and happy! I’d love to be near her as a friend to enjoy things like this. She jumps in with both feet and does what it takes. And does it happily. No complaints. Just love her and the boys. The boys complain a bit but still gets things done.

I love how the snouts on the pigs look

These are most excellent. Hats off to Alex, Ruth, Peter, crew, and reenactors for such fabulous work. Kudos.

Peter, Ruth, and Alex are Awesome! Love you all, XOXO!

I’m not gonna lie; Peter excites me to new heights ☺️🥴

Isi can't even begin to say how much I enjoy this series and the crew that was picked to host it spot on ty do much truly appreciated

*The episodes on the Wartime Farm-playlist are out of order!* This is clearly *the first* episode but it's the _4th_ on the playlist. Please, check and fix the order ASAP, since the playlist is supposed to present the episodes in chronological order for coherence of presentation. Thank you.

28:21 oooh, i feel that in my bones! Our tractor isn't as old as that one (iirc something like fifty years old) and has an electric starter, but the sound when changing gears/doing stuff with the clutch is the same! You feel the vibration in your bones before the gears get in position.

I’ve seen a few of these & am just now realizing that these are the same people & that this is a series. I want the box set.

Ruth and the lads ARE TRULY AWESOME...History and a large part of my formative years as they really were. Great stuff. Really great.....

9:46 ...a little visual comedy routine there...😂

The kind of series that could be done here in America I would like to be part of would be living during the Colonial/American Revolution times. I love history. Sounds like Britain went through about the same here in America during WWII. I thank all soldiers on both sides of the ocean for their service.

31:44 Wow.. never thought of that.. That'd be heartbraking!

In my grandparents place they still use paraffin/kerosene stove because it's hard to transport heavy and cumbersome propane tanks to rural area. It's not as hot as propane stove and cooking took considerable time. That's why it's only used to cook quick and simple food like seared fish, fried vegetables and omelettes while for stuff like cooking rice or even boiling water, they still use wood stove

I love watching these shows.

I have been told that when using the paraffin/kerosene stove, your food always has a hint of the taste and smell of paraffin/kerosene. My father used to say that the sure fire way to burn your house down is to get a kerosene stove.

This was fascinating. Thank you.

I'd keep a stern eye on any pigs that are on a farm named "Manor Farm".

Oh my gosh! After binging the castle and the other (Edwardian) farm , I was sad, thought I was done. Then I clicked on this, when it said "for the next year" I was so happy! So entranced by these! I always held a fascination with WWll, looking forward to watching the rest of this season!

It's only now that I realize this playlist isn't in proper order lol

There is a great series called “World at War” done in 1975 by the BBC and be worthwhile to see as includes the home front in England.

It’s interesting how people were what used to be called “jacks of all trades”-able to do a bit of anything, as shown by the guys doing the surveying and draining etc. Of course Ruth is always ready to give anything a go. Then there’s machinery repair, blacksmithing of a common sort. You had a go at things yourself, maybe asked a neighbouring farmer or an older person for advice, and you had to be really stumped to call in paid experts. Of course in war time, most professionals were called up and there skills used by the Forces. I imagine surveyors and mechanics were in great demand. However there’s always been a tradition for rural people, specially, to go it alone. Working class people in the suburbs might try mechanical repairs or house improvements, but it was more of a hobby. I’m Australian and so it’s even more intrinsic to our country way of life. If a vital piece of machinery broke, you couldn’t get a new part delivered in two hours by drone, or even overnight. It took days, and then you had to go to town or the railway station to collect it. That meant days lost, maybe harvests or shearing spoiled. So, no $$$ If you’re half a days ride from your nearest neighbour or town, and days away from city services, you have to be inventive and determined!

So so too late to ask my parents and grandparent (3 were gone when I was born) about their daily life during WWII. My dad died, a young man of 51, in 1963; he tried to tell me about being a youth in the Civilian Conservation Corp, a "tree planter" in Kansas and Nebraska during the Dust Bowl of the Great Depression, but I was too young and full of shit to be interested. Happily, my kids love family history. I'm just sorry I missed so much and now it's too late.

i cannot stress this enough but I would die for henry the dog

34:55 So Ruth just brought her entire family on, three generations.

Love how the resistance fighter manual says "Do their stuff unseen until you see results!" Government Document Writer: Laughs, flips pen in the air. Gandalf: "I suppose you think that was terribly clever."

Yay! Simon the Blacksmith is back too!

I can see where Ruth gets her positivity from her Dad.

I thoroughly enjoyed that. Oh so good. Brilliant!

He was 7 ;-; seeing the pictures is so interesting and so wholesome

Ruth is a trooper.brilliant series

Being from america it is quite shocking to feel what was going on. i wasnt even borned close to that time and i guess pretty spoiled. I hear my grandma and grandpa talking about it in their times when i was so young. it was quite hard in its own right. ty for showing how it was in war so close to where you are. still so hard as in victorian times and edwardian times but there are easier things and gadgets.. ty for bringing it all as it was. ty and Hi Peter

This is now one of my alltime favorit channals! Found it just recently and I absolutly love it! Cheers guys, thanks for this content!

This series does seem a lot more emotionally charged. It's one thing to look at a distant memory of a farm in the 1500's, so far removed from our memory that most people have no idea what it was like, and many details were lost and forgotten. It's a whole other thing to do this with something that exists in our collective - and sometimes personal - memory in details and colours, and is so recent that we can see ourselves in it now.

i rly love these series! its addictive :D cant stop! everething is so interesting! its rly a joy to watch this team doing all this stuff!

love this and the other farm series, i was looking for it on another channel but found this. liked and subbed, hello from Cobourg Ontario Canada

Ruth has an infectious JOY in all she does. I want to be her neighbor, best friend, and sneaky caffeine provider when she's living in a bygone era.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but hearing that radio broadcast about declaring war, and knowing what was to come....it made me so upset.

Here after finishing the Edwardian farm series, looking forward to seeing how many things have changed a whole lot!

My great-grandfather enlisted in french-canada at 16 in 1917 and he did his service in the marine escorting Cargo boat to england and back to canada....He reenlisted at the start of ww2 and there's still story in the family of how he used to see boat in his convoy sinking or just to never be seen again. Thousands lost to feed and rearm the allied in GB. The battles were everywhere not just in the farms nor just the trench.

I absolutely adore the reenactments I have always been a huge fan of the Victorian Era and was really bummed when I ran out of episode until I found these other ones. I wish they would do this as like a summer camp where people could come and stay a week or a month so the could get the full experience. I just love how they don't take any shortcuts they arrive in period style transportation, they start from scratch down to setting up the home. Just wow