Toilets through time (Or, a royal flush)

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15 жыл бұрын

Lucy Worsley takes you through 1000 years of toilet history, from the 28-seater 'Common Jakes' in the Great House of Easement to an ornate Victorian flusher. See how toilet innovation has changed over time from the Normans at the Tower of London, to the Tudors and Victorians at Hampton Court Palace and the Georgians at Kew Palace. With Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces.

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@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they had better cameras than this back in 2008.

@ohevshalomel 10 жыл бұрын

When I'm at work tomorrow, I'm going to ask my boss for a "Great House of Easement" break....

@3636Clarence 11 жыл бұрын

It simply boggles the mind that a place such as Versailles was built without toilet facilities.

@jeffchacon5781 4 жыл бұрын

Only Lucy Worsley can talk about toilets and still cause me to fall head over heels in love with her !!! She absolutely warms my heart !!!

@ultimatesoccershow 3 жыл бұрын

UNWATCHABLE FUZZ

@barbaraaspengen9810 7 жыл бұрын

THANKS FOR THE HISTORY on this subject we take our toilets for granted my grandson will not know what a outhouse was.

@davidfleming5112 2 жыл бұрын

They should never broadcast this unless it was fully restored you give the film companies the bad raputation

@cificare2184 4 жыл бұрын

As a child in the 1950s we had an outhouse. At night we used an enamel pail that my grandmother called a 'slop jar'. If you had to do anything except pee she became really angry. If we stayed the night with her, we learned to do our serious business before dark.

@dianaAthemiscyra 8 жыл бұрын

Flush toilets were nothing new. The Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete had working flush toilets That was way back in The Bronze Age. The island was also ruled by women. Go figure.

@scrapperpun5553 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I was privy to this information. This video is flush with opportunities for puns. I was bowled over. People were relieved to have piss pots. The servants had to empty the chamber pot or the loo...it was their doody and was a crappy job. This is a commodius amount of puns.

@lownleinhigh 2 жыл бұрын

This video was 13 years ago and I just recently found it. My curiosity about ancient toilet is somewhat solved lol

@causabon99 7 жыл бұрын

Lucy puts this across brilliantly. Air of a head-girl at a school having to talk about something a bit unmentionable, and the listeners not being quite sure what to expect. Tudor piss indeed! And a slight naughtiness in sitting on the Optimum at the end.

@nickwilliams55 14 жыл бұрын

Brings a whole new meaning to the saying all that glisters is not gold!!

@larryruben5681 4 жыл бұрын

I now have a different understanding of the phrase a Royal Flush! lol...lol😁

@ohevshalomel 10 жыл бұрын

But

@johncarmichael1892 10 жыл бұрын

HenryVIII : Enema of the State!!....sorry folks, I just couldn't resist....!!

@ronaldjohnson7449 4 жыл бұрын

if any one ever asked if Lucy paid her dues to be where she is now ... this video is proof ... yes ... yes she did

@christianvancara8255 4 жыл бұрын

We do take flushings loos for granted these days...

@meadowlane37 12 жыл бұрын

she's very knowledgeable,articulate and rather cute.

@bb001a 4 жыл бұрын

I eat only meat, a pure carnivore diet for nearly 2 years now (I'm 52) and have no constipation, full satisfying smooth easements. Much better comfortable movements than when I ate fruit and vegetables as well.