The Toxic Life Of A Medieval Lead Miner | Tudor Monastery Farm

The Toxic Life Of A Medieval Lead Miner | Tudor Monastery Farm | Chronicle

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Жыл бұрын

Lead was an important building material and Tom and Peter mine their own using Tudor techniques, while Ruth makes a stained glass window. On the rivers owned by the monastery, tenant farmers could rent fishing rights. Ruth makes baskets to catch eels in and sets about trying to find some.
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@Velmakinzy Жыл бұрын

It’s so fun to see the enthusiasm of the historians as they experience the things they’ve worked so hard to study. I do wish they’d taken some more precaution around the lead though haha

@lourdesetchecopar9825 Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊

@lourdesetchecopar9825 Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊

@joshzayas5144 3 ай бұрын

😊😊😊

@chasjetty8729 Жыл бұрын

This is how tv should be. Thanks for bringing this to us. Much appreciated.

@lisanneschop7317 Жыл бұрын

Ruth is an amazing woman. Throughout the series she gives good leadership. She is a kind and knowledgeable woman, someone to respect.

@Pindrop22 Жыл бұрын

Entering those old mines seems rather dangerous

@megancrager4397 Жыл бұрын

I love watching Ruth being taught new things when she's usually the teacher ☺️ That man is so sweet about how he teaches her too

@sirlvcivs Жыл бұрын

those are the best documentaries ever! ruth peter and tom are great, and i very hope they will do more and more and more documentaries like this! and actuallly.....where i can find a puzzle jug??

@ckbeep1313 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy this series and others like it. Really wish tv and producers would make more shows similar to it. instead of the dumbing down of your intelligence of reality TV shows and fake people.

@livescript4462 Жыл бұрын

For real

@capbaby75 Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯

@reallife3338 Жыл бұрын

Yeah there was a time a long time ago in the History channel was always like this

@helenhoward5346 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. It really brings history to "life", excuse the cliche. It's humbling

@helenhoward5346 Жыл бұрын

It's humbling to see how hard it was to just survive back then. It's easier to understand the historical social perspective. I mean, it's fascinating to see how one could've even possibly lived off the land; nearly everyone pulling their weight and putting in the hard sometimes meticulously tedious graft all day sometimes, although I realize they had rest periods as well.

@lynnclapper997 Жыл бұрын

This series is ADDICTIVE

@jasonarcher7268 Жыл бұрын

I'd noticed that if I placed an oak log on top of my stove to preheat it before placing it inside, that it burned very energetically. I had no idea that I was making "white coal". Pretty cool though.

@hicknopunk Жыл бұрын

I do this, but just to drive a little water out of the next piece of wood.

@moonasha Жыл бұрын

@@hicknopunk same with campfires too. Get the wood as close as possible without it catching fire. I feel like everyone who learns to tend fires discovers this sooner or later

@trulyinfamous Жыл бұрын

The size of the fire makes me think more of one for making limestone into lime rather than something for smelting a metal. The kiln they used for refining is more of what I was thinking of, but using charcoal instead of wood. I'm guessing the large fire is because the average farmer didn't have a whole lot of charcoal to spare back then.

@padfinancial1781 Жыл бұрын

Great video, hard to believe it doesn't have more views and comments. Love this kind if content, please keep them coming.

@aztec4033 Жыл бұрын

As a huge history and ancient history buff. I would love to visit this part of the world.

@takeohtyme Жыл бұрын

So you're telling me... He who smelt it, dealt it? 😂

@vosechu Жыл бұрын

There are so many wonderful tidbits in this series, I really appreciate it! I knew that eels were a delicacy, but I never knew how they were caught or prepared! Also, I didn’t realize that taverns would be under the churches ownership, but it absolutely makes sense; who else would have the cash to make something like that?

@erickcontreraslopez5009 Жыл бұрын

The way they speak and learn at the same time make it more interesting and helps you learn even more.

@cdfdesantis699 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely one of the most enjoyable shows of its kind. Life was hard then, but these folks always manage to have fun with it.

@Justanotherworker Жыл бұрын

Ruth is awesome. Really helped make this docuseries as good as it is, for heavens sake 😊

Жыл бұрын

lead has also been one of the most important materials in forming medieval ideas and philosophy.

@larcomj Жыл бұрын

so what im learning from this series is that the church was the original corporation

@420JackG Жыл бұрын

This business of going into a 130 years derelict mine sounds sort of dangerous.

@shannoneckelbarger5566 Жыл бұрын

Danger is ok. This generation fears literally everything:) it is going to be ok. Viruses don't kill for the most part either. Vaccines are also dangerous but most don't avoid them.

@raulayala7572 Жыл бұрын

Trade school student and history major here. I have most definitely enjoyed the series of documentaries offered by this channel. A fantastic insight into the life of working people of the past and the history of the trades.

@o.milonova9664 Жыл бұрын

In our times we can only envy the quality of the clothes of simple workers from the Tudor era.

@carlycaye90 Жыл бұрын

yes awesome upload very epic !

@robertmoore8602 Жыл бұрын

Is there a playlist on this youtube channel that only contains the videos that have Ruth, Tom and Peter in them?? I notice only some do like the "Secrets of the castle" series. You can see in their faces and hear it in their voices the passion and enthusiasm they have for medieval history. It's awesome how they don't just talk about the topics but they actually LIVE it for a while. So cool. I can only find documentaries with them scattered about the channel. Thanks.

@kristinholzerart Жыл бұрын

I adore this series! Love the team. Please make more just like this!!

@lacarnin Жыл бұрын

The scene at 57:10 is a marvelous composition for a painting!

@kalziumbones1557 Жыл бұрын

Love these documentaries.

@jaminbenlavandera5717 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Ensenada Baja California México. Thanks for your work and insight. Giving us a window in time. Taking a peek at the everyday life. In Tudor's England and it's hard work.

@amandapittar9398 Жыл бұрын

I love shows like this. When you think on it, most folk would be under 40, I wonder if there would be lots more children around than we are used to? I think it would be quieter, especially at night. No traffic and industrial noise in the background. Just the odd owl. How lovely. I wonder about the “crime” though, with villages and towns being smaller, it must have been harder to commit a crime. Oh questions, questions…..

@KevinSterns Жыл бұрын

That mine entrance resembles the eel trap (shudder).

@shitbag. Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@manK2022 8 күн бұрын

There should be a perfect audiobooks from this tv series. With professional narrators.

@mikealangaloe1774 Жыл бұрын

This looks like such fun....I want to go hang with this crew

@barbc7698 Жыл бұрын

It’s true, here in Amish country we still say you get the best return of all livestock out of a hog. I don’t let mine just run, however, they are kept in the barn

@aarongusel442 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always wondered how they got all the metal so make weapons and armor throughout history. Mind blowing to me

@julianlutchen4108 Жыл бұрын

I love drunk Ruth haha

@dancingdemon1958 Жыл бұрын

oh god its hard to watch this, lead is poisonous even just holding or touching, they arent wearing any protective gear or ventilation, this is hard to watch (o o

@larcomj Жыл бұрын

that crude soldering iron make me really appreciate the one i have.

@castoresnegros Жыл бұрын

I would love to be teaching by that fine stain glass teacher.

@01mickgreen Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and well made. Way, way too many interruptions though...

@thegrumpyamerican2174 Жыл бұрын

Whenever global society ultimately collapses due to the severities of our inevitable demise, I will be glad to have watched these because Tudor life may be the new normal within our lifetime.

@sarcasmo57 Жыл бұрын

How did they know that there was lead there?

@pauline1809 Жыл бұрын

they dug holes til they found lead

@MarcoCuauhtemocMejia Жыл бұрын

31:00 What a shame, the dissolution of the monasteries.

@Embassy_of_Jupiter Жыл бұрын

That lead fire seems really inefficient, too big and odd that they didn't build a furnace. But I guess this is how it was done historically. Is the size of the fire meant for a larger amount of lead ore?

@fingerboxes Жыл бұрын

It is painfully inefficient but everything pre-automation was. My guess would be that you need that much to get it to the appropriate temperature to remove the rock the lead is hiding in since you can't use a more efficient fuel source.

@dominic.h.3363 Жыл бұрын

You know you could at least number the episodes so people could watch them in chronological order...

@MarcoCuauhtemocMejia Жыл бұрын

Would women be allowed to drink ale in the pub/inn??

@berenicemarchese1593 Жыл бұрын

really interesting but constant disruptions from ads spoils it.

@Velocity_Rapture Жыл бұрын

Ah, before the age of Lead market price manipulation. Such great times!

@chuckschillingvideos Жыл бұрын

In medieval times, it didn't much matter what you did if you weren't in the clergy, royalty or nobility. Your occupation was almost certainly going to kill you.

@preserveourpbfs7128 Жыл бұрын

How would entire tons of lead be moved? Or would there have never been a complete fother in that era?

@ratgirl34 Жыл бұрын

I now understand how the stereotype of farmers… loving their pigs very much…. Could have started.

@nope24601 3 ай бұрын

All that mining and not a bit of dust on them. These guys really are expert, huh?

@hudsonfrank1121 Жыл бұрын

Being a crafter I've made window panels like this before you can buy from your common craft store. Most of the time you just make your mold, put it in an oven safe tray and heat it to temp then let it cool down.

@teshayazzie3095 Жыл бұрын

Lol she’s right I was judging the eel by the looks. 🤢 I will take her word for it and go for the pigs.

@vulkandrache1928 2 ай бұрын

Are you talking about eel in general? Try it if you ever get the chance.

@Embassy_of_Jupiter Жыл бұрын

7:20 So what you are saying is swans are fish?

@mattgambill5543 Жыл бұрын

I wouldve figured trout and/or salmon and pike would be the top freshwater fish

@juliawirch2454 Жыл бұрын

I wonder when they learned about the benefits of cutting glass under water...

@thetrainwreck1469 Жыл бұрын

Did I miss the part how they made the color of the glass?

@itsukori609 Жыл бұрын

No they didnt show how the glass was made. Just how it was cut/shaped and held into place with the lead

@ronstewart9764 Жыл бұрын

Bring Alex back miss him

@MyPhobo Жыл бұрын

oh hell no

@marthaj67 Жыл бұрын

Is that Ruth's husband, Mark Goodman, at 44:09? Or do they just have the same surname? It's a common enough surname, I would guess. Does anyone know? 🤔

@bonnymcdermott1240 Жыл бұрын

I just figured out who the narrator is...michelle dockery 🤗

@MrSheckstr Жыл бұрын

Those aren’t pillows! (If you have ever seen Planes trains and automobiles) But if you have only seen by foot, by hoof, and by wagon wheel I give you That’s not my knee!

@Josephinekhalaf 9 ай бұрын

Why is my screen pitch black????

@moosekababs Жыл бұрын

this is terrifying. i know they're trying to be age accurate but this is so scary....

@morgorth3242 Жыл бұрын

about the melting of lead. why dont they just make a kiln? they did the effort to dry the oak.. with a type of oven.. why not also invest into a proper kiln?? and why not also just make charcoal instead??

@maxasaurus3008 Жыл бұрын

I know it’s not quite accurate to have our historians sporting huge goggles but SOME kind of eye protection is in order for mining sharp rocks.

@Traderjoe Жыл бұрын

Do eels have teeth that can bite you? Venomous?

@adorablecockroach5131 Жыл бұрын

To my knowledge non are venomous, unless you mean sea snakes which are VERY venomous. Electric eels from the rain-forest can also give you a nasty shock too.

@mortalclown3812 Жыл бұрын

44:14 Ruth's husband Mark. :-) ♡♡

@tonymac1349 Жыл бұрын

Ginger Ruth 😮‍💨🤤

@superstar5123 Жыл бұрын

❤

@LilStoops Жыл бұрын

56:08 Doesn't bestiality get jail time in the modern era! You can chalk this up to 'archaeology'

@joanhuffman2166 Жыл бұрын

Watching these poor guys pumping the bellows and remembering that Europeans were using inefficient single chamber bellows long after the Chinese had been using double chambered bellows. The single chambered bellows blows only intermittently. A double chambered bellows blows steadily as long as you pump it. As one chamber is filling up the other chamber is blowing air.

@justadildeau Жыл бұрын

And in conclusion?

@SquiddlyInk Жыл бұрын

@@justadildeau single chambered bellows blow....

@ashInTheWoods Жыл бұрын

Y'all are really just out there raw doggin that lead eh?

@pjschmid2251 Жыл бұрын

Great how the church controlled so many aspects of people’s lives to their own financial advantage 🤨

@begusmegus6628 Жыл бұрын

"Basket maker Simon *Cooper*" It should be Simon Basket-maker then, if he's not a cooper then he should change it.

@frydemwingz Жыл бұрын

I scrolled down here for the Stardew Valley jokes, and im not seeing any. Let me get you started Talk about how they might find dangerous slimes down there, note how in Stardew, you're a farmer that often mines metals, they are going to level their combat skill in there and then turn on the French, etc.

@ThePizzaGoblin Жыл бұрын

Not much about the toxicity. Should change the title not to be so misleading

@HolyPineCone Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there, mis-lead-ing 😆 but the episode about surviving winter they didn't mention snow, cold or heating at all. They did mention food here and there but focused a whole lot on monastery tile floors. So this one was quite good in comparison.

@generatoralignmentdevalue Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile there's an episode this channel posted as "how did medieval people decorate their homes?" which doesn't answer that question at all...but this episode does. Good show but clickbait uploader.

@hicknopunk Жыл бұрын

Eels are not fish. They would count as meat back then.

@HolyPineCone Жыл бұрын

I don't know about Tudor times but in medieval times anything that swam counted as fish. So they ate a lot of beaver when restraining from meat. They had similar ideas about birds and flying.

@masonmurphy6968 Жыл бұрын

Eels are fish though..

@hicknopunk Жыл бұрын

@@HolyPineCone beaver as fish 🤣🤣😂 thanks for that insight

@josesiliezar1758 Жыл бұрын

Seeing the single chamber bellows reminded me of the last election and the double political fellows As one politician is blowing hot air the other is going through your knickers to make sure "you've paid your fair share"...

@all4one5 Жыл бұрын

LVL 1 peasant cap

@bryanguzik Жыл бұрын

Haha! Love the bold, and badly camouflaged, utilization of that overused old saw "those who control the present control the past". No hints, because if it's not glaringly obvious, then you've already been re-written. It's enough to stop me subscribing. For a purported history channel, what else will they fiddle with?

@thejennadaisy Жыл бұрын

This is a re-upload of a BBC show from 2013 my dude

@bryanguzik Жыл бұрын

@@thejennadaisy and?

@StanHowse Жыл бұрын

@@tinygrim Calm down Dr. Phil.. You kinda took this reply section over. Your "so what?" comment only begs the same damn question, so what? So what about what you think? So what if someone is "really sick", which I don't understand your implication of disease, from a comment about a TV show... Again, SO WHAT?

@pauline1809 Жыл бұрын

sooo confused by this thread

@bryanguzik Жыл бұрын

@@pauline1809 understandable

@ingabinga47 Жыл бұрын

i wish you would tiitle this as part of a series. Misleading. I like this but not you do this time and again

@megancrager4397 Жыл бұрын

I've seen these series on other KZfaq channels

@charlie0008 Жыл бұрын

We need new documentaries not re runs

@CONNELL19511216 Жыл бұрын

Re: runs - I get them far too often

@charlie0008 Жыл бұрын

@@CONNELL19511216 this documentary has been out for years, they just re-edited it and put it out as if it were new. Re Runs suck

@all4one5 Жыл бұрын

well a lot of ppl like me have never seen it. make your own docs then

@CONNELL19511216 Жыл бұрын

@@all4one5 ppl like you will one day be in the same boat as ppl like us.

@jonathanandrew2909 Жыл бұрын

How lazy/stupid can you be to not be able to find documentaries on KZfaq?

@Tom_Quixote Жыл бұрын

"600 degrees fahrenheit". Why is this series using fahrenheit? Use modern units please.

@adorablecockroach5131 Жыл бұрын

Freedom units!

@johndoeiii9767 Жыл бұрын

_"Our use of the phrase "The Dark Ages" to cover the period from 600 to 1000 marks our undue concentration on Western Europe .... From India to Spain, the brilliant civilization of Islam flourished. What was lost to Christendom at this time was not lost to civilization, but quite the contrary .... To us it seems that West-European civilization is civilization, but this is a narrow view."_ - Bertrand Russell

@Alizudo Жыл бұрын

You're obsessed with posting this, ain't ya'?

@trustytrest Жыл бұрын

Hows that relevant to peasant work

@krushnaji4940 Жыл бұрын

Shut up