I love Ruth, Peter and Alex in all their period documentaries.

It's great to see people recreating History in this authentic way. The Brits are the best at doing this I think.

I am a guy and I was tearing up near the end from happiness and joy. It was truly wonderful, a real glimpse into the past. I'm so in admiration of these peoples dedication & passion to history. Even the guests we're very proper! so very proper.

Brilliant - not seen this in ages! That's me in the red and gold hat at 08:00 and munching over the credits at 13:38! The food was delicious.

this is fantastic but I do believe that at least 10 more servants would have been in this kitchen and these few here are killing themselves trying to do the work of 20

A very interesting series. Great to see and hear the great house reverberate to the beat of the past.

british documentaries are simply the BEST love it love. thanks for the upload

When every detail is so carefully historically accurate, the result is spectacular. Even a scene as mundane as somebody just carrying stuff across the room ends up looking like a Vermeer portrait. Bravo!

So amazing. Wish there had been a bit more comment about how the food actually tasted, or the guests reactions to it. I can't imagine having to do all that work!

This documentary is truly a feast for the eyes. ❤ 😊

Just found that my wife's line goes through the Richard de Vernon and Thomas de Grenville's/de Gilbert family's.......fascinating programme, thank you so much.

I wish they would do a series about textile production.. it is alwas left out. Growing flax, preparing wool, spinning, weaving.. it was such a huge part of life before machines and asian cheap work took over.

This is a wonderful program. The feast looked wonderful, especially the peacock pie which looked so majestic. Thank you for posting this program.

I would have loved to have tried all these different food I'm a history major and this to me just would have been so cool I even thinking about attempting some of these dishes myself

I just love living history, they did an amazing job giving us a glimpse into the past, and the logistics of something most of us have only read about or attempt to imagine.

Thanks for a very useful insight into everyday tutor living. Never realised how much work whent into just preparing one banquet, let alone everyday living. The life of a ordinary person was truly extremely busy and very, very hard. So glad i was born modern day. ...look forward for more history told this way..

I don't know about you but I am so glad I was born now and not then.

This is a wonderful, authentic little series. I really enjoyed it.

Would have liked to have heard the opinions of those eating the feast of the food, but what a marvelous show!

I FIND THESE HISTORIC VIDEOS FROM BRITAIN SO FASCINATING AS THERE ARE HISTORIANS WHO SPECIALISE IN EACH ASPECT OF LIFE FROM THE PAST. IN THIS VIDEO I WONDER IF THE ACTUAL OWNER IS AT THIS MEAL LITERALLY PLAYING THE PART!!

What a beautiful beautiful concept u guys came up with.. really really very creative of u guys. 👍

I’m literally tearing up

Beautifully produced and presented in all aspects of a royal feast!

Silly thought: Ruth tells us that since gold is inert, it essentially goes in "one end and comes out the other". Doesn't that make it reusable...yummy

Great series. Thanks for the upload 😊

Wow that was great and TY for sharing...oh...and I did cry a little at the end.

What an amazing reenactment. 3 days to create this feast! I would have loved to have been there myself.

Oh my I find fonz so cute!

Salute And respect to these folks who recreated the all the hundred years old food recipes...

That's the Washington coat of arms on the livery cloaks.

Wonderful program. Thanks for sharing.

This was amazing!!! I almost cried at the end!!

I wish we had a time machine. I would want to go back

Jolly good! Well done.

Lots of fun to watch, thanks for posting!

Thank you for the upload. It was very informative. Thanks again.

Thanks so much for posting this!

Well done!

Im so jealous, it must have been an amazing experience..

No money or royalties unfortunately, but it was a fun day and we got to try a lot of unusual tasty food!

This was really interesting, thanks a lot for posting it.

I love this stuff. :)

How lucky! Thank you so much for uploading, super interesting and satisfying to watch!! (o:

superb x

fantastic

I wish there was more information about the specific recipes given!

You know I hope Ruth, Peter and Ian got to try the food lol

Its sometimes feels trippy to see what life was like hundreds of years ago for people. There is a huge disconnect now that we have modern day appliances and so much has happened in human history up to this point. You get a feeling of awe as you see an oven or room that has been empty for hundreds of years suddenly being used for its purpose again.

I wish the team would have been a part of the feast themselves since they created it.

Imagine the smell from setting an ostrich on fire then that’s just around while your having dinner.

The Team will have enough leftovers for at least 3 months

I always find it very disappointing when I've spent hours cooking a meal and it's demolished in 10 minutes. All that hard work, timing and careful cooking and presentation and the table soon looks like a battlefield. Christmas is the worse for that.

I just had a look at its website, and parts of Haddon Hall date to the 12th Century, and it was restored in the 1920's. I can only guess that there is a more modern kitchen somewhere, and the one that dated to Tudor times just sat unused, or perhaps was used as storage. I strongly doubt that the fires they built in the fireplace, ovens, and copper were lit without testing the chimneys.... you just can't risk a fire in such a historic property. Someone remarked that it's sad that the people who worked so hard to produce the feast didn't get to eat any of it, but I suspect there were leftovers that they got, even if it wasn't 100% accurate for the time period they're working in. One thing I noticed that they did NOT cook was lamb or mutton, which was one of the most common meats in Tudor times. I can't even stand to smell it cooking, let alone eat it, so I can't help but wonder if the lord or someone in his family felt the same way, and this was kept in mind when planning the feast. Oh, and one other observation... he's pretty well covered up, but Peter "Fonz" Ginn is SO cute!

Wondering if they would have made lye from the wood ashes. From this lye, soap could be made. Nothing wasted.

This is a fantastic resource for my historic re-enactment group! Where can i purchase a copy of this production?

Awwww :'(

A GREAT VIDEO BUT SADLY PICTURE QUALITY COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED. I JUST WONDER IF THE CURRENT OWNER OF THIS MAGNIFICENT HALL WAS THE MAN AND WIFE AT THE HEAD TABLE??

Question: after having watched all of this, with such wonderful emphasis on authenticity, I see women musicians playing at the feast. I know that women played musical instruments throughout history, but in the 1590's in a setting such as this?

Wait.. was that a GIGANTIC onion on the left @ 4:17????!!

How do they keep the hot foods hot? Do they eat cold peacock pie? No microwave?

@tstlkevanilla I cant really tell, it's a little blurry on my screen. But there are onions that grow that big. I've been thinking about growing a few, just for fun.

do you have a clip on victorian cooking

I'm guessing all the meats were served cold and not hot - and probably everything else on the table ?

That cool dude. Did they pay you to feast ?

Further information, sometimes slightly different, e.g., in that era, even the rich still usually carried their eating utensils with them: www.walternelson.com/dr/elizabethan-feast

It's kind of sad the people who made the food didn't get to eat any of it.

They had forks then, but they were only two tyned, not three or four like modern forks.

That guy? @12:03 is trying so hard not to look at the camera. What a goob.

Did the makers ate

Why weren't women allowed to serve food?? O.o

would men have worn hats inside? i know married women were supposed to cover their hair...

Thanks for a very useful insight into everyday tutor living. Never realised how much work whent into just preparing one banquet, let alone everyday living. The life of a ordinary person was truly extremely busy and very, very hard. So glad i was born modern day. ...look forward for more history told this way..