1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:04,599 Slimy Stuarts, vile Victorians 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,999 castles, daring knights 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,799 Cut-throat Celts, awful Egyptians 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,199 Punishment from ancient times 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,039 Cavemen savage, fierce and toothless 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,039 measly Middle Ages 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,759 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,279 9 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,239 10 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:27,559 11 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:32,039 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,640 - Horrible Histories presents... 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,239 - Behold the pyramids of Giza, 14 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,839 arguably the most famous landmarks in the world. 15 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,439 They have been built by a single family of pharaohs 16 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:53,039 as ginormous, pointy royal tombs. 17 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:57,079 The third and final one, built by Pharaoh Menkaure, 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:02,199 has taken thousands of people working in teams decades to build. 19 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,240 Now, that's really been quite a task. 20 00:01:05,241 --> 00:01:08,359 VOICEOVER: - Previously on The Ancient Apprentice, 21 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,519 the two teams chose their names... 22 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,279 - We are the Friends Of Menkaure. 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:14,399 - Right. 24 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,679 - We are the... - Drunkards Of Menkaure! 25 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,199 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! 26 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:19,959 - No, that's not our name. We have a different name. 27 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:21,919 - I'm already drawing the hieroglyphics. 28 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,520 - HE BELCHES, HICCUPS 29 00:01:25,320 --> 00:01:28,959 - ..before Pharaoh Menkaure set them appointed tasks. 30 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:32,159 - Teams, your task is to build me a pyramid 31 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,639 right here in the same location 32 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,759 as my father and my grandfather's pyramids. 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,159 For this task, you have about 30 years. 34 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:41,399 - What? 35 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,359 - It's literally the challenge of a lifetime. 36 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,959 - Off you go. - Let's do this. I'm going to be project manager. 37 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:48,119 - Did he say 30 years? - Yes. 38 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,719 - Thousands of workers began building... 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,079 - Yeah, me and Pharaoh Manchego are getting on brilliantly. 40 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,119 I mean, he sees a lot of me in him, I think. 41 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,399 Um, is it Pharaoh Manchego? 42 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,319 That's a cheese, isn't it? 43 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,039 I called him Pharaoh Manchego. 44 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,839 - ..and tensions flared as the years passed. 45 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,279 - What do you want done with this rock? 46 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,039 - If the Friends Of Menkaure think they can beat us, 47 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:08,279 they're in de-NILE. 48 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,399 Just give that to me. 49 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:10,559 THEY SHOUT 50 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:11,759 I'm building pyramids, OK? 51 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,399 I can't think of a better joke than that. 52 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,839 - Come on, please. We are on a deadline. 53 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,159 We have got 28 years left. 54 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,319 Friends Of Menkaure might be our team name, 55 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,439 but we are not here to make friends. 56 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,319 The other team might as well not bother trying, 57 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,679 because like a pyramid without a roof, it's absolutely pointless. 58 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,639 - Recently, the Drunkards suffered a workplace incident. 59 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:32,839 - SHOUT ECHOES, THUD! 60 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,519 Ashedou fell in a pit. 61 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,879 That was not on purpose! 62 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,959 - Now, decades later, it's back to the boardroom 63 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,399 to see who will make the final of The Ancient Apprentice. 64 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:44,800 - You're fired! 65 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,079 Good morning. 66 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,159 - Good morning, Pharaoh Menkaure. - Good morning, Pharaoh Manchego. 67 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,039 - Right, Nadia. 68 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,999 It says here you ordered 100,000 blocks of limestone 69 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,279 for your section. 70 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,759 Why'd you do that when you've only got space for 10,000 blocks? 71 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,599 - OK, can I just say, Pharaoh Menkaure, 72 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:07,159 I correctly estimated that we would need to order 10,000 blocks, 73 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,399 and 10,000 in hieroglyphs is a finger. 74 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,759 But Amari here got bored 75 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,359 and drew a tadpole, which is 100,000. 76 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,839 So, um, being totally honest, Amari let us down. 77 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,599 - What?! 78 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,719 - Right. I've come to my decision. 79 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,880 Amari, you're fired! 80 00:03:25,881 --> 00:03:30,239 - VOICE BREAKS: Thank you very much for this opportunity, Pharaoh Manchego. 81 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,639 VOICEOVER: - With two apprentices left and years of building still to go, 82 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:37,159 Pharaoh Menkaure is about to add a big surprise twist... 83 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,039 - HE COUGHS 84 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,159 HE GAGS 85 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,079 - ..by dying long before the pyramid can be finished. 86 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,399 - Is this part of the task? 87 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,519 - Well, he's dead. Can we pretend that I wasn't fired, please? 88 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:49,999 - No. - Absolutely not. 89 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,959 - Next time, in the final - 90 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,479 the remaining apprentices are tasked with removing the pharaoh's organs 91 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:56,759 and mummifying him. 92 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,639 - So, we stick this up his nose and pull his brains out. 93 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:01,919 Mm... No. 94 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,519 No, I'm better than this. I quit. 95 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,839 - And so Badru has won the Ancient Apprentice. 96 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,519 - This does not feel like a win. 97 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,000 Ew, so gross! 98 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,839 Welcome to one of Britain's best-known landmarks - 99 00:04:16,840 --> 00:04:19,679 Stonehenge in Wiltshire! 100 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,119 Landmarks are famous buildings or places 101 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,199 which people can use to help tell where they are. 102 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,839 I made my own mark on the land earlier... 103 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:31,399 HE FARTS ..although I'm not sure that counts. 104 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,560 SPLAT! MAN: - Oh, what have I just trod on?! 105 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,679 - Stonehenge is a bit of a mystery. 106 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,599 We don't really know what it was built for, 107 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,639 but it's actually older than the Pyramids of Giza 108 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,439 and was originally made up of 109 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,199 a circle of smaller stones called bluestones 110 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:48,999 until at some point in history, 111 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,999 someone decided to give the place an upgrade. 112 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,039 - Ah, you must be the architect. 113 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,559 So, what do you think of our magnificent bluestones? 114 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,199 - Well, I mean, personally, I would recommend upgrading 115 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:02,799 to a much more impressive circle 116 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,199 of these huge stones called sarsen stones. 117 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:06,999 I got a model here. 118 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,199 - OK, um, I know you're the henge guy and everything, 119 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,239 but that is a lot smaller than the one we've already got. 120 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,319 - Well, right, this is just a model. 121 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,919 - Oh! Oh. - Look, I'll show you. 122 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,799 I got a sample of the sort of sarsen stone we usually use. 123 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,359 All right, bring it in, lads! - Would you look at the size of that? 124 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,519 It is impressively long. 125 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,879 It's still not as high as the ones we've got already. 126 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,039 - Well, yeah, it's on its side. 127 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,159 Just sort of imagine how tall it would look standing up. 128 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:37,599 - Oh, right! 129 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,839 I'll just tilt my head to the side, then, to get a better idea. 130 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:43,439 It's tricky, because now the ground's moved too. 131 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,279 - Right. You're the leader, aren't you? - Yeah. 132 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:48,759 - Point is, a circle of these giant sarsen stones 133 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,559 would tower over the bluestone circle you currently have. 134 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,039 It'll look fantastic. 135 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,279 - Well, it looks pricey. 136 00:05:55,280 --> 00:05:57,599 - I can see you don't like it. Take it back, boys! 137 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,319 - Back? We dug this up, carved it and carried it 20 miles! 138 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:02,719 - Yeah, I know, sorry. 139 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,479 Customer's always right. - QUIETLY: - Even this one. 140 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,279 - Unbelievable! All right, come on. 141 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:09,439 That's it. Steady, slow. 142 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:10,759 - Ah, it's a shame, really. 143 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,559 I mean, it could've been a marvel that stood for thousands of years. 144 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,839 - Wait, you know, I think you might be right. 145 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:18,159 We want to leave our mark on this land. 146 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,679 We will build this new and improved Stonehenge. 147 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,479 - Bring it back! - Oh, make up your mind! 148 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,079 - Do you definitely want it? - Oh, yeah. 149 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:27,559 - Cos we're going to be ordering in, 150 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,879 like, another 80 of these enormous stones. 151 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,679 - Oh, 80? - Well, give or take. Yeah. 152 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,559 - LAUGHING: - I don't know! Do they come in any other colours? 153 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,839 - Right, you need to make up your mind, 154 00:06:36,840 --> 00:06:38,719 cos this is not going anywhere. 155 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:39,999 Ugh! - OOH! 156 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,479 Oh, it's on me foot! 157 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,439 - Right, who's for lunch? - Oh, mind if I join you? 158 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:44,839 - Hang on. Wait. 159 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:46,359 - Good luck with that. - Argh! 160 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,519 Can you bring me back a bap? 161 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:50,519 - BEAR ROARS 162 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,040 - Was that a bear? 163 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,399 - Good evening. 164 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,599 This is your compulsory courtesy call from the army of Emperor Qin. 165 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,239 - Uh-oh. Last time you lot came here, 166 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,719 you took my husband away to work on that great big wall of yours. 167 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,559 - Actually, it's several different great big walls 168 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,759 we're joining together to protect our northern borders. 169 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,359 But fear not, your husband will no longer be involved... 170 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:16,719 - Oh, well, that's wonderful news! 171 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,039 - ..cos he's dead. - Wha...?! 172 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,719 - Please accept this comforting pat on the head, 173 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,199 completely free of charge. 174 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:23,759 Head pat delivered. 175 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,119 - I can't believe he's gone. 176 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,879 - Yes, his death was a big blow. 177 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,919 - Do we get compensation? I can't say we don't need the money. 178 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,479 - Do you have any idea how many people died building that thing? - Uh... 179 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,759 - We haven't got the time, money or indeed desire to hand out cash. 180 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,199 - W... What are you doing here, then? 181 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,759 - Well, your husband passed away before the end of his shift. 182 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,879 His work was half finished, and what good is half a wall, madam? 183 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,679 - Well, he can't finish his work, can he? He's dead. 184 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:49,799 - HE can't, but policy does state that we do need the work completed, 185 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,639 if not by the deceased, then by a member of his household. 186 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:54,760 - But we've got no children or... 187 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,479 You don't mean me. - Widows are acceptable. 188 00:07:58,480 --> 00:07:59,879 - But I'm grieving! 189 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,159 - Fresh air and exercise are very good for that. 190 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,839 And at least your husband made it to the wall. 191 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,679 It's a long, hard journey, and a lot of people die on the way. 192 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,959 - Are you saying I might not even survive the journey? 193 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,479 - Not with that attitude, you won't. 194 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,279 But good news - as soon as you arrive, 195 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,239 you'll receive a big bowl of sticky rice. 196 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,079 - Oh, at least we'll be well fed. - Oh, it's not to eat. 197 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,119 It's one of the things we use to stick the bricks together. 198 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:21,319 Come on! 199 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,839 This Great Wall of China won't build itself! 200 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,359 HE SIGHS 201 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,159 - 202 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,439 - What will you do when you retire? 203 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,519 Well, if you were to ask our next guest, 204 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,879 63-year-old Annie Edson Taylor, 205 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:37,799 you might be surprised by the answer. 206 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,719 - Annie was hoping to raise some money for charity, 207 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,759 and so she came up with a smashing, 208 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:46,159 or should I say, SPLASHING, idea. 209 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,279 - Jenny is in 1901 210 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,839 beside one of the world's most famous landmarks, the Niagara Falls, 211 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,559 so let's see what she's up to. 212 00:08:53,560 --> 00:08:54,759 Jenny. - Jenny. 213 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,639 - Annie, how's it going? 214 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,079 - Well, my cat survived going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 215 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,119 so I think they're ready to go. 216 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:06,999 - I'm sorry, it sounded like you sent your cat over the falls in a barrel. 217 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,639 - Yes! - That's horrible! 218 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,359 How would you like to be sent over the falls in a barrel? 219 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,039 - Oh, yes. No, so that is the plan, Jenny. 220 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:15,799 I'm doing it for charity. 221 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,679 I had the barrel especially made. 222 00:09:17,680 --> 00:09:19,399 It's got a cushion to sit on and everything. 223 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:20,919 It says, "Queen Of The Mist". 224 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:24,119 The mist is what people call the spray at the bottom of the falls. 225 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,800 Wish me luck. Whoop, whoop, whoop! 226 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,520 - SHE GRUNTS 227 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:34,519 - This elderly lady is about to fall 158 metres 228 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,119 down a waterfall in a barrel. 229 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,599 We even have in-barrel footage 230 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,679 and I'm sure everything will be fine. 231 00:09:42,680 --> 00:09:44,399 - Here we go! 232 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,639 Oh! What a bump! 233 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,079 Still, I was expecting it to be much worse than that. 234 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,760 Argh! 235 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,079 - SOUND CUTS OUT 236 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:55,519 Oh. 237 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,959 - Uh...and we're just hearing that Annie has survived the drop. 238 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,719 She's out of the barrel, and she's back on dry land. 239 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,199 - Are you OK, Annie? - Sorry, am I the right way up? 240 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,359 - You certainly are, you little daredevil, 241 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,159 and I dare say you've raised loads of money for charity. 242 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:10,599 Uh, what charity was it again? 243 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,479 - Well, the charity was me. 244 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:16,359 My inheritance has run low and I don't want to be poor, Jenny. 245 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,439 Going over Niagara Falls in a barrel 246 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,799 seemed like the obvious way to make a bit of money. 247 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,679 - So, the people watching had to pay? 248 00:10:22,680 --> 00:10:25,319 - Well, I was hoping they'd pay after I finished, 249 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:29,359 but most of them seemed to have left by the time I got out of the barrel. 250 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,959 - So, you didn't make any money at all? 251 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,239 - Not enough to retire on, no. 252 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:35,919 But hey-ho! 253 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,199 I can always take my barrel on a tour. 254 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,359 People will pay to see that. Ha! 255 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,279 Oh, no, no. No, no. 256 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,319 My manager's stealing my barrel! 257 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:45,680 No, no! 258 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,359 - There are many huge natural landmarks 259 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,319 like Niagara Falls and Mount Everest. 260 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:59,319 But behind every human-made landmark is the architect who designed it, 261 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,959 and they can have some odd ideas about things to include. 262 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,559 VOICEOVER: - Headteacher Ruth Thomas needs a new art and design teacher 263 00:11:06,560 --> 00:11:10,559 after Mr Braithwaite chose to fart and resign. 264 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:14,119 Welcome to Historical Educating. 265 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:18,959 - Mr Braithwaite's standing is one of the most prolific architects 266 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:20,759 in British history. 267 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:22,919 He'll be a breath of fresh air, 268 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,439 which is something we could do with around here. 269 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:29,239 - Class 7F's new teacher is Sir Christopher Wren. 270 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:30,679 - Morning, class. 271 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:34,399 - ALL: - Good morning, Mr Sir Christopher Wren. 272 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:39,079 - Now, today, I would like you all to design...a new building. 273 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,319 - Can it be any sort of building? 274 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:42,759 - No. 275 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:46,399 It must be exultant, it must be geometrically sublime, 276 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,999 AND it must have...pineapples. 277 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,519 There's no building that can't be improved with a pineapple, 278 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,279 which is why, when I was asked to renovate 279 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,999 the old St Paul's Cathedral - bam! 280 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:00,839 68-foot pineapple on top! 281 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,119 Woo! 282 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:03,879 Unfortunately, the old building burned down 283 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,239 in the Great Fire of London 284 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,079 before I could actually stick a pineapple on it. 285 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,799 But I was asked to design the new St Paul's Cathedral, 286 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,719 so bam - two pineapples! 287 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,319 Woohoo! Ah! You love it. 288 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,279 I can see you love it. 289 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,039 - Apparently, pineapples were really rare and expensive 290 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:22,559 in Mr Wren's day. 291 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:23,799 - Not bad. 292 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,959 Something very conspicuously missing there. 293 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,079 Someone hasn't understood the assignment. 294 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,599 Right. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 295 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,799 OK. Where's the pineapple? 296 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:34,119 Come on, people! 297 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,079 I once designed a building with 48 pineapples on it, 298 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,559 and you, you can't even draw a house with one! 299 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:42,839 Pineapple! 300 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,719 - Mr Wren's bananas about pineapples. 301 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,439 - Exciting news, class. 302 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:52,119 I've decided to design you a new pineapple...school. 303 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:55,639 Now, who wants to help me knock down the old one? 304 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,239 - Woo! 305 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,479 - Er, what on earth's going on? 306 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,039 Thank you, Mr Wren. 307 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:02,999 Your services are no longer required. 308 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,399 - What about just two pineapples on top of the science block? 309 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,319 Or one massive one on top of the gym? 310 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,039 No? - No. - They loved it! 311 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,000 No pineapple, no party! 312 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,480 - Historic landmarks with Anne Marx. 313 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:24,639 - I'm here at the Taj Mahal in 17th-century Agra, India. 314 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:28,719 This monument was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan 315 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,679 as a tribute to his late wife. 316 00:13:30,680 --> 00:13:33,079 It took 17 years to construct, 317 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:36,919 using builders and materials from all across Asia. 318 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,119 Oh, hello! 319 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,199 Not to mention thousands of elephants. 320 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,639 Shah Jahan, it must give you great pleasure to look at. 321 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,719 - Ah, yes, it's very nice, 322 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,759 although I'd enjoy looking at it more 323 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,119 if my son hadn't have locked me up in here 324 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,880 in order to take over my kingdom! 325 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,719 Ha! Little tyke. 326 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:58,639 - HE LAUGHS 327 00:13:58,640 --> 00:13:59,919 ELEPHANT TRUMPETS 328 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:02,879 - Actually, could you move that elephant? I can't see the Taj. 329 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,160 ELEPHANT FARTS 330 00:14:05,161 --> 00:14:09,439 I'm not going anywhere near that. TRUMPETING CONTINUES 331 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,359 This is Historic Landmarks With Anne Marx. 332 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,319 - Anne? Anne, come back. Anne! 333 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,160 Don't go, Anne. Come on. Anne! 334 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,159 - The Sagrada Familia Cathedral is going to be 335 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,879 the wonder of Barcelona, Senor Gaudi. 336 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,879 But it IS taking a long time. 337 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,359 - A long time, yes, 338 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:33,519 but look at the quality of my lifelike statues. 339 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,319 - Yes, how do you do that? 340 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,279 - HE GASPS 341 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:39,599 - Stop! Don't move! 342 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,879 I shall use your likeness for my next statue. 343 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,519 - Senor Gaudi, we need to speed things up. 344 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,439 At this rate, we'll still be building this place in 100 years. 345 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,359 - That's great. - What is?! 346 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,479 - Your look of frustration. 347 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,039 It will be perfect for my statue of Joseph 348 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:55,559 being turned away from the inn 349 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,719 while his wife, Mary, is pregnant with the little baby Jesus. 350 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,479 - Please don't use the workers as your models. 351 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,959 Use the locals, like that shepherd yesterday. 352 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,199 SHEEP BLEATS 353 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,320 - OK. No more sketching. 354 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,079 Oh, but their pose will be perfect 355 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:12,999 for the figures carrying the crosses. 356 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,439 Don't move! 357 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:15,799 - Argh! 358 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,919 - You said no more sketching! - I'm not going to sketch. 359 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,119 I'm going to take a plaster cast of his face. 360 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,279 Breathe in. - Wait, no! 361 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,999 - MUFFLED GRUNTING 362 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,439 - Ugh! 363 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,919 - I did say it - breathe in. 364 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:31,999 Oh, well, there goes another one. 365 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,679 - Where is the donkey, anyway? 366 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:35,639 He's supposed to move the heavy stuff. 367 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:36,799 DONKEY BRAYS 368 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,119 Ah! Why is the donkey up there covered in plaster? 369 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,760 - I tried to do it on the floor, but the donkey wouldn't stay still. 370 00:15:42,761 --> 00:15:46,079 You can have it back when the plaster's set. 371 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:47,639 Ugh! 372 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,879 - Hmm, must have left a hole at the back. 373 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,639 - You are slowing the work down! 374 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,679 - My client is God and he is not in a hurry. 375 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,240 - Ooh. 376 00:15:56,241 --> 00:16:00,639 - Ugh, you're going to make a plaster cast of that goose, aren't you? 377 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,159 - Come here, goosey! 378 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:03,839 - This will never be finished. 379 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:05,519 DONKEY BRAYS 380 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:06,919 HE GROANS 381 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,239 Gaudi never did finish his cathedral in Barcelona, 382 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,919 and over 100 years later, 383 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,679 it's still being built today. 384 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,119 While most landmarks have become very popular, 385 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,999 they weren't always welcomed when they were built, 386 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,119 like when the suffragettes of New York 387 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,839 took issue with a certain Lady of Liberty 388 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,319 at her unveiling by designer Frederic Bartholdi 389 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,520 and American President Grover Cleveland. 390 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,359 - Greetings, Monsieur Le President. 391 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,039 Or should I say... 392 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:41,999 ..whazzup?! 393 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:46,239 On behalf of the French people, I present to you my artistic work, 394 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,599 The Statue of Liberty. 395 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,479 - Wow. What a truly impressive statue, Monsieur Bartholdi. 396 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,920 And now for something even more impressive - my speech. 397 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:01,199 A Statue of Liberty for a land of liberty! 398 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:02,839 WOMEN BOOING 399 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,559 - Liberty? For who? 400 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,959 Give us the vote, you big hypocrite! 401 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,759 - Yeah, so we can vote for someone else! 402 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,759 - Liberty? We're not even at liberty to come to your party. 403 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:19,599 One of the only women you invited is 300ft high and made of copper! 404 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:21,079 - Awkward. 405 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,439 - You're not being very ladylike! 406 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,319 - This is what we think of being ladylike. 407 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:27,799 - SHE FARTS 408 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:28,919 Argh! 409 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,159 - Oh, ho! No, she didn't! 410 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,119 - Yeah! - Ha-ha! 411 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:35,879 - Making a woman the Statue of Liberty 412 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,159 when women aren't even at liberty to vote 413 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,039 is the biggest un-liberty I've ever heard of. 414 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:42,719 - Yeah! 415 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,039 - Monsieur le President, c'est un wicked burn, n'est-ce pas? 416 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:47,919 - Right, that does it. 417 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,439 Fire the ceremonial cannons. 418 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:50,559 - BOOM 419 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:51,639 - Ah! 420 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,279 - BOOING 421 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,359 A perfect compromise. 422 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:58,479 They are at liberty to make as much noise as they want. 423 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:02,359 Well, I, as president, am at liberty to fire cannons 424 00:18:02,360 --> 00:18:04,479 so I don't have to listen to 'em. - Boo! 425 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,719 - You know what? I think I would prefer to be with them. 426 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,360 Ladies, is there room for one more on this boat? 427 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:11,999 Au revoir! 428 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,879 - Where are you going? 429 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,279 - Hello. My name's Joshua Cross, 430 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:20,999 and on October 16th, 1834, I played an important part in the redesign 431 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,639 of one of Britain's most famous buildings - 432 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:24,879 Parliament. 433 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,279 And this is what it used to look like. 434 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,199 But tell me, what role did I have in the redesign 435 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,039 of this amazing landmark? 436 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:33,640 Did I...? 437 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,319 The answer is... 438 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,879 ..A - I burned the whole place down by accident. 439 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,399 It's a bit awks, actually. 440 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,999 My job was to burn something called tally sticks 441 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,359 in the furnaces inside Parliament. 442 00:18:56,360 --> 00:18:58,159 One day, me and my friend Patrick 443 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,399 decided to go and have a beer while they were burning. 444 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,159 Then we forgot about them 445 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,359 and the whole place burned down. 446 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:06,079 Luckily, no-one died 447 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,999 and it led to Parliament being rebuilt like you know it today. 448 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,159 So in a way, it was a good thing. 449 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:13,399 - Joshua! 450 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,199 - Of course, not everyone sees it that way. 451 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:17,520 Better dash! 452 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,239 - Historic Landmarks 453 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:22,600 with Anne Marx. 454 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,679 - I'm here at the Eiffel Tower in 1889 455 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,599 with its brilliant, visionary... 456 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:31,999 - And adorable. 457 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,279 - ..designer, Gustave Eiffel. 458 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:38,359 When it was completed, standing at 300m tall, 459 00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:40,959 the tower was the highest building in the world. 460 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,359 - And it was loved by all of Paris. 461 00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:45,719 A little bit like myself. 462 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:46,919 Bonjour, Eiffel fans! 463 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,599 - Actually, a lot of people didn't like it at all. 464 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:50,919 - Oh, we're going there, are we? 465 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,839 - Many French artists signed a letter saying they hated it, 466 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,039 and some of them wanted to replace the top of the tower 467 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,279 with a giant naked statue. 468 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:00,799 - They have no sense of history, 469 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,559 tradition or spectacle! 470 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,359 Although if they are looking for a model, 471 00:20:05,360 --> 00:20:08,839 this would be a pretty good statue, right? 472 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,439 - What is happening? 473 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,399 Er, what are you doing? 474 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,119 No. - Go with it. 475 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:15,319 - No... - Be part of it. 476 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,519 - No, I won't... - Improvise! 477 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:21,319 - So this is Historic Landmarks with Anne Marx. 478 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,159 - I'm taking off my trousers. - No, he's not. No, he's not. 479 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,679 - Isn't the Eiffel Tower amazing? 480 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:32,479 But some famous landmarks have pretty gruesome pasts. 481 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,039 Like the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. 482 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,119 Although it's now a famous tourist hot spot, 483 00:20:38,120 --> 00:20:41,479 it was once a place that, unless you were in the audience, 484 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,759 you really didn't want to go. 485 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:48,079 Put it this way, a lot of the performers only got to do one show 486 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,719 and it was short and painful. 487 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,700 - SWORDS CLANG, LION GROWLS, SCREAMING 488 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,119 Come on down to the Flavian Amphitheatre 489 00:20:57,120 --> 00:20:59,679 for the best live entertainment Rome has to offer. 490 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,199 Don't be shy! We got plenty of room. 491 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,239 We can seat over 50,000. 492 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,399 Wow! That ain't no lie. 493 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,559 It's not just gladiators and barbaric cruelty to slaves 494 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,439 and religious minorities, you know. 495 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,519 It's barbaric cruelty to everything! 496 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,639 We got horses, bulls, rhinos, 497 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,919 panthers, bears, tigers, elephants. 498 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,319 We've even got rabbits. 499 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,679 They're so cute! 500 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,439 Especially when the lions eat them. 501 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,519 You'll see all kinds of animals hunted in the Flavian Amphitheatre. 502 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,999 Heck, sometimes we even fill the whole darn place 503 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,239 with water so the horses and bulls have to swim! 504 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,759 We did that in the first games we held here. 505 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,359 Who don't want to see that? 506 00:21:37,360 --> 00:21:39,199 But if animals ain't your thing, 507 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:40,919 we got people too. 508 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,239 Gladiators, magicians, acrobats, 509 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,119 and criminal types being torn apart by wild bears. 510 00:21:46,120 --> 00:21:47,479 BEAR GROWLS, MAN SCREAMS 511 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,079 And it's real good value for money. 512 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,199 Some shows last for over 100 days. 513 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,599 So come on down! Have the time of your life 514 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,799 while a bunch of animals and slaves lose theirs. 515 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,159 - Any risk to spectators is the responsibility of the spectators 516 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,399 themselves and is not accepted by Flavian Entertainment Limited. 517 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,039 Tickets for the second day cannot be guaranteed, 518 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:04,799 as the animals may not survive the first. 519 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:06,159 - So what are you waiting for? 520 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,439 Get yourself down to the amphitheatre, why don't ya? 521 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,359 We got everything you want to see, 522 00:22:11,360 --> 00:22:14,239 plus a whole bunch of stuff you really don't! 523 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,880 BEAR ROARS 524 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:20,159 BEAR BURPS 525 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,839 - Welcome to my historical crafting channel, 526 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,279 Stuff On A Stick. 527 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:25,519 - Stuff On A Stick! 528 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,639 - My guest this week is 529 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,759 the head keeper of London Bridge. 530 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,839 - So, yeah, I'm a keeper of heads. 531 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:32,959 - D'oh! 532 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,959 - Not the head of the keepers. 533 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,159 - So tell us about these amazing crafted heads. 534 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,719 They're so detailed. 535 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:40,999 How do you carve them? 536 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,759 - Oh, I don't carve them. 537 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,559 No, no, no. These are real heads. 538 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,479 - Oh! - Yeah. 539 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:47,879 That's Thomas Cromwell. 540 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,079 We've also had in, um, 541 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:50,679 William Wallace, Thomas Moore. 542 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:51,759 It's mostly traitors. 543 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,199 We display them on sticks on London Bridge. 544 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,239 So anyone crossing the bridge can see what happens 545 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:57,759 when you double cross the King. 546 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,039 - Don't do it! 547 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,999 - This is horrific. - Well, it's also very popular. 548 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,079 London Bridge has become a real tourist attraction 549 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:04,799 thanks to these naughty noggins. 550 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,119 Naughty noggin! - Naughty noggin! 551 00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:07,839 - You've got to go back on the bridge soon. 552 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:09,359 "I don't want to go back on the bridge." 553 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:10,719 Well, you've got to, naughty noggin. 554 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:11,759 - Naughty noggin! 555 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:12,959 - Bit of fun. 556 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,079 - How do you stop them from rotting and falling apart? 557 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,879 - It's a very delicate, artistic and refined process. 558 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,319 - Well, I suppose you better talk us through it. - Fantastic. Yeah. 559 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,479 Step one - boil your old head. 560 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,719 Boiling the head stops it from rotting. 561 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,679 Have a whiff of that. - Oh! 562 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,079 - Fresh as the day I boiled him. - I'm going to be sick. 563 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,599 - Well, don't be sick in that, please, because that is step two. 564 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,599 Step two - dip 'em in tar. 565 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,279 It's to stop the birds from making off with the eyes 566 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:36,679 as a tasty snack. 567 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,679 - Ah! - Lovely. 568 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,679 Step three - stick it on a stick. 569 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:41,919 The finishing touch is just 570 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,759 put it on a stick, or a spike, or a pike. 571 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,600 Doesn't really matter, as long as it's sharp and pointy. 572 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:50,879 Yeah, well, you get the idea. 573 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:52,559 And voila! Heads up on how to get 574 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,959 these banging bonces looking their best. 575 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,479 - Well, thank you for coming on my show. - Sure. 576 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,439 - And please feel free to like, share and subscribe. 577 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:01,959 - Yeah, like, share and subscribe! 578 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:03,319 - Please don't do that. 579 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:04,760 - Spoilsport. 580 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,159 - I am the French general Napoleon Bonaparte. 581 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,959 It is the end of the 18th century 582 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,919 and France is at war with Portugal, 583 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,839 Russia, Austria, 584 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,239 Britain, bits of Italy, 585 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,399 and I think Malta, which is weird. 586 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,159 And in 1798, 587 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,559 I took 40,000 magnificent French soldiers to capture Egypt. 588 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,199 But my main enemy is boredom. 589 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,119 - Bottom? - Boredom! 590 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:32,559 - Oh, oui, oui, yes! Boredom, this must be tamed! 591 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:36,359 - So how did I keep myself and my soldiers entertained? 592 00:24:36,360 --> 00:24:37,399 Did I... 593 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:40,559 A, order my men to redig the 200km-long canal 594 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:41,839 of the Pharaohs? 595 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,959 B, get my men to race up and down the pyramids? 596 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,479 Or C, build a giant arena with 105 columns 597 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,879 and a huge obelisk in the centre, 598 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,679 inscribed with heroes of France? 599 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,079 It was a trick question, ha-ha! 600 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,479 I did all three of them! 601 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,040 - My people also found... 602 00:25:01,041 --> 00:25:03,679 - ..the Rosetta Stone, which helped unlock 603 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,279 the meaning of the Egyptian hieroglyphics. 604 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,839 You see, Napoleon Bonaparte can do anything... 605 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:13,279 - Sir, there is trouble in France and British ships are approaching. 606 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,159 - ..and right now is heading back to France. 607 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:16,239 Got to go! 608 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,919 - Oh! 609 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,519 I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine! 610 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,679 - The Great Pyramids of Giza 611 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,119 are actually the only surviving example 612 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:28,759 of the so-called Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 613 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,919 The other six are no longer around. 614 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,719 But what were they? 615 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:38,560 Luckily, we have an absolute banger to tell you all about them. 616 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,720 617 00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:53,719 Ptolemy 618 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:55,600 619 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,320 into the sea 620 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:07,000 had a gigantic statue 621 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:11,879 622 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,400 623 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:21,919 still stands for you 624 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,359 - 625 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:28,959 626 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,959 - 627 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:36,399 victory 628 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,280 629 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:43,879 crashing to its knees 630 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:46,919 631 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,760 632 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:57,040 maybe didn't exist 633 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,879 634 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,399 635 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,919 - 636 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,919 637 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,599 - 638 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:18,839 name 639 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,200 640 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:26,519 foundations remain 641 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:31,880 giant tomb 642 00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:36,759 it 643 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:39,840 644 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,279 645 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,199 646 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,439 - 647 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:54,359 648 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:58,439 - 649 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,319 650 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,800 The Great Pyramid of Giza. 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