1 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,160 ♪ Terrible Tudors, Gorgeous Georgians Slimy Stuarts, Vile Victorians ♪ 2 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,000 ♪ Woeful Wars, Ferocious Fights Dingy Castles, Daring Knights ♪ 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,800 ♪ Horrors that defy description Cut-throat Celts, Awful Egyptians ♪ 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,800 ♪ Vicious Vikings, Cruel Crime Punishments from ancient times ♪ 5 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,440 ♪ Roman, Rotten, Rank and ruthless Cavemen savage, fierce and toothless ♪ 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,040 ♪ Groovy Greeks, Reigning stages Mean and Measley Middle Ages ♪ 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:29,280 ♪ Gory Stories we do that And your host a talking rat ♪ 8 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,320 ♪ The past is no longer a mystery ♪ 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:37,480 ♪ Welcome to Horrible Histories! ♪ 10 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,240 [narrator] Slimy Stuarts! 11 00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:48,080 Oh, hello. Are you a searcher for the dead? 12 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:49,760 Yes, I am indeed, yeah. 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,200 Right. Could I be your apprentice, please? 14 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,320 Erm, yeah, I don't see why not, yeah. Oh, great. I hear it pays well. 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,360 You get a four pence finder's fee for every plague victim you identify. 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,080 And there's a lot of plague victims. 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,600 -[laughs] Yes. -Business has never been better, really. 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,880 How do you spot a plague victim then? 19 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:10,680 You're just looking for a big nasty plague sore, you know. 20 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,680 -What, you mean like, that one there? -Yeah, a bit like that one, yeah. 21 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,760 [coughs] 22 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,120 He's dead! 23 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,400 He's dead from plague! 24 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,080 This is easy. I never-- [gasps] 25 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,120 -Are you the searcher for the dead? -I am now. I just spotted my first deady. 26 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Oh, yeah. Can I be your apprentice, please? 27 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,040 -Yeah, I don't see why not. -I hear it's well paid. 28 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,600 Yes, you get a four pence finder's fee for-- [coughs] 29 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,040 -[laughs] I've got four pence, I got-- -Excuse me. 30 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:45,800 -Hello. -Are you a searcher for the dead? 31 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,840 I might be. [choking] 32 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:51,880 Well, you get the idea. 33 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,120 The plague was so serious that public meeting places 34 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,920 including the new Stuart coffee houses were closed down to stop it spreading. 35 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,160 Ten years later, Charles II wanted them closed down again 36 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,120 for another reason altogether. 37 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,880 -Good morning. -Hello. 38 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,880 -I'd like a cup of coffee, please. -What kind of coffee would you like, sir? 39 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,680 -What kinds do you have? -Well, we've got coffee... 40 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:22,480 -Okay, what sizes do you do? -Well, we do standard... 41 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,240 -One standard sized coffee then, please. -Good choice, coming right up. 42 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,120 Not so fast. Step away from the coffee, please, sir. 43 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:31,040 I'm sorry? 44 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,600 King Charles II has just had coffee houses banned. 45 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,480 He seems to think people only go to coffee houses 46 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,040 to plot against the monarchy and write rebellious poetry. 47 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,440 I still need something hot. 48 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:41,920 -What else have you got? -A tea? 49 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:42,920 That'll do me. 50 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,320 That wasn't rebellious, but it was criminal. 51 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,320 -It's okay to serve tea then? -I suppose so, 52 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,000 but coffee houses are banned. Do I make myself clear? 53 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,680 -Yes. -I'll see you tomorrow then. 54 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,560 -See you tomorrow, Frank. -Love to Gina. 55 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:58,200 Righty ho. What kind of tea would you like? 56 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,000 -What kind do you have? -Got tea... 57 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,640 One standard sized cup of tea, please. 58 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,480 Very good, sir. What's your name? I'll just write it on this mug. 59 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:11,040 -I'm the only person in the shop. -"The only person in the shop." 60 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,240 [squeaking] 61 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,880 -You're making that noise with your mouth. -[clears throat] 62 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,160 -That'll be a month's salary. -For a cup of tea? 63 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,880 -It doesn't grow on trees. -Well, it does grow on bushes. 64 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,120 It still has to be shipped from a very long way away. 65 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,760 I just want a hot beverage. 66 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,280 Well, then you'll be pleased to hear that King Charles has changed his mind 67 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,040 and lifted the ban. He was worried that it might make him unpopular. 68 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,400 And we all know what happened to his dad when he became unpopular. 69 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:40,240 Well, tell the King he's very smart and in no way at all a silly old-- 70 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,240 Don't push your luck. 71 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:43,280 ...farmer. 72 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,160 [narrator] Rotten Romans. 73 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,920 Hi, I'm a gorgeous Roman scientist 74 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,240 and I'm gonna tell you about the wonders of the ancient Roman universe. 75 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:01,720 It's amazing. 76 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,960 We, Roman scientists, perfected complex architectural aids, 77 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,960 like concrete and arches, and that meant we could make buildings 78 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,200 with vast domes, like the Pantheon in Rome 79 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,920 that lasted thousands of years. Imagine that! 80 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,560 Not four, not three, not 12... Thousands of years! 81 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,720 And we understood how the universe worked, too. 82 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:23,000 It was Julius Caesar who decided that a year would last 365 days 83 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,360 with an extra day every four years for a leap year. 84 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,240 Yeah, that Julius Caesar. 85 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,120 No wonder Cleopatra fancied him. Amazing! 86 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,560 And we knew all about Mercury and Neptune and Venus and Saturn 87 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,640 and Uranus and Mars and Pluto and Jupiter. 88 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,400 -Really? -Yeah. 89 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,960 That's actually impressive. You knew all about planets. 90 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,600 Yeah, but they're not just planets, they're all gods. 91 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,640 Giant beings who played games deciding the fates of everyone in the world. 92 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,600 It's ancient Roman scientific fact. 93 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,400 You know, Brian, it always starts so well. 94 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,960 But luckily, we can work out what the gods are planning 95 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,720 by cutting open animals and looking at their insides. 96 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,720 -It's how we predict the future. -Alright, fellows, if we could... 97 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,640 There's one bloke called a haruspex who cut open a chicken to find out what Saturn, the God of Agriculture, is planning. 98 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,360 It's ancient Roman scientific fact. Amazing! 99 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,200 It's true. We Romans used to slice open animals. 100 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:16,800 But that wasn't the only way we could predict the future. 101 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,240 Argh. Didn't see that coming. Ironic. 102 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:22,320 Men of Rome! 103 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:28,400 Today is a day of glory, for today we shall fight the Carthaginians 104 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:33,320 -and we shall be victorious. -[men] Hooray! 105 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:34,600 But do not take my word for it. 106 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,400 Listen to the pronouncements of she who has been blessed by the Gods 107 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,080 with the power to see the future. 108 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,280 All hail the sacred chicken! 109 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:44,320 Hai-- 110 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,160 Did you just say "chicken"? 111 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,640 I will feed seed to the chicken 112 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,560 and by her actions, we will know our fate. 113 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:57,960 If the sacred chicken eats the seed, then we shall be victorious. 114 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,000 [men] Hooray! 115 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:04,120 What happens if the chicken doesn't eat the seed? 116 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,280 Trust me, she will. 117 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:11,080 Oh, sacred chicken. Show us our fate! 118 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,280 I thought I told you to starve her for a few days. 119 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,040 I did. I think she might be a bit seasick. 120 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,040 -[scoffs] -The sacred chicken has spoken, 121 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:21,240 we're doomed! 122 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,240 [men panicking] 123 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,680 Men, I pray you, do not let your warrior spirit 124 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,240 be downcast by a non-hungry hen. 125 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,480 It's no good, sir. They're panicking, what do we do? 126 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,600 Right, take this. 127 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,160 -No, da, da, da! -[clucks] 128 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,240 Right. Clearly, the chicken was not hungry. 129 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,000 But maybe she is thirsty. 130 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,240 Look, she is drinking. 131 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:46,400 She is drowning. 132 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,480 Granted, she is drinking quite a lot. 133 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,680 -Yeah. -He's killed the sacred chicken. 134 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,240 We're even more doomed than before. 135 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,080 -No! I have a plan. -[men] Huh? 136 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,920 Don't do it. I will pay you not to do it. 137 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,360 -Don't do-- Oh. -[clucks] 138 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:07,360 -[clucking] I am a sacred chicken. -[sighs] 139 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,400 When the "sacred" chicken was thrown into the sea, 140 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,280 the crew panicked and the Romans lost the battle. 141 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,920 I often use chickens to predict the future myself. Yeah. 142 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,560 If I eat a whole one, I predict I'll have a stomach ache. 143 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:21,800 [laughs] 144 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,400 [narrator] Measly Middle Ages! 145 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:34,000 Welcome to Middle Ages Antiques Roadshow at Carnarvon Castle. 146 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,760 Hundreds of people have come down here to see 147 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,080 if they're sitting on a small fortune. 148 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,840 So let's find out what our expert, Martin Ballpark, 149 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,240 has made of today's offerings. 150 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,840 [Iona] And the first thing that has caught his eye 151 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,040 is rather curious Middle Ages metalloid. 152 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,000 Now, it looks like lead, doesn't it? 153 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:57,560 If I'm not much mistaken, it is in fact antimony. Am I right? 154 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,720 You are. That's quite correct, yes. 155 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,080 I thought as much. Now, antimony is 156 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:03,920 a well-known Middle Ages disease cure. 157 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,200 -Hm, hm. -It's very rare. 158 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,960 It's much sought after. 159 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,200 So it's actually worth a lot of money. 160 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,280 -I was hoping you'd say that. -[laughs] 161 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,760 -How long has it been in the family, John? -In total, it's hard to say. 162 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,880 It's been in my grandparents a few times, my parents, too. 163 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:21,920 -And it's just been inside me. -Sorry? [laughs] 164 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,000 See, the great thing about antimony is it doesn't dissolve in the gut, 165 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,280 so once you've swallowed it you can just rummage through your poo 166 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:29,560 to find it and use it again. 167 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,480 -Are you okay? -I feel a bit sick, actually. 168 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,159 Want to borrow some of my antimony? 169 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,240 Just make sure you give it back when it comes out the other end, please. 170 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:38,880 [vomits] 171 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,360 -That's an antique. -I'll be the judge of that-- 172 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,240 [Iona] Oh, Martin, but here he is with the next hopeful 173 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,360 who's bought along an intriguing Middle Ages concoction. 174 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,600 -So what have you got for me? -I've brought some gold. 175 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,560 Get the hands dirty, shall we? And the gold's in here, is it? 176 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,000 No. No, that is the gold. 177 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,080 Or rather, it should be. 178 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,640 It's an older monk's recipe for making gold, 179 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:04,200 but I've put the chicken's eggs in with the rotting dung for ages 180 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,080 and it doesn't seem to have turned into gold yet. Weird. 181 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,680 [bellows] -Not again. -Sure you don't want some of my anti-- 182 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,800 No! [vomits] 183 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:17,480 [sobbing] So sorry everyone. 184 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,160 Antimony is actually a toxic metal 185 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,200 which makes you sick and gives you diarrhoea. 186 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,520 The people of the Middle Ages swallowed it 187 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,080 because they thought it got rid of the bad stuff inside you. 188 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,360 Like the toxic metal, for instance. 189 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:38,000 In the Middle Ages, they also believed... in magic! 190 00:09:38,680 --> 00:09:41,520 [narrator] It's the Middle Ages Magic Set for all the family. 191 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:42,840 Three great tricks in one box. 192 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,000 Amaze your family by turning water into wine. 193 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,240 [mother] Look, a glass of water. 194 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,160 Then I simply add the secret ingredient. 195 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,880 -Ta-da! -Wow, how did you do that? 196 00:09:59,960 --> 00:10:01,760 It's magic. 197 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:03,320 [narrator] Well, no, it's not. 198 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,600 The bread she used was soaked in strong red wine. 199 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,520 I can make the apple move all by itself. 200 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,240 [narrator] With a bit of help from a beetle hidden inside the apple. 201 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,080 Brilliant! Oh! 202 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,120 Oh, that is rotten. Got a bit of beetle in there, as well. And best of all, you can learn how to make an egg fly. 203 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:23,280 -[both] Wow. -That's magic. 204 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,200 Or has he just tied a very long hair round the egg? 205 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:30,480 It's all here in the instruction book and there's loads more tricks, too. 206 00:10:30,560 --> 00:10:34,080 The people who came up with them must be amazing magicians. 207 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,680 Actually, they're not magicians at all. They're monks. 208 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,720 No, I'm sorry. Cut! 209 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,160 When we wrote the book, we didn't intend for people to have fun. 210 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,920 It was meant to be a serious exposé of con artistes in the Medieval world, 211 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,240 not a manual for doing magic tricks. 212 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,000 Oh, what is that smell? Have you done one? 213 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,080 It's your egg. Put a fresh one in your box when you sell your... 214 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,880 great magic tricks! 215 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,600 [narrator] Brilliant so called magic tricks written by monks! 216 00:11:00,680 --> 00:11:03,800 No, not that, not that. We wrote it to stop people doing them. 217 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,160 Right, what's going on here? 218 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,840 Did you write the book of magic tricks that teaches people 219 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,880 how to turn water into wine and make eggs float? 220 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,320 Yes, and I was just explaining to these good people 221 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:19,560 that we were attempting to show people how these tricks are used in-- 222 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,480 -Witchcraft? -Yes, exactly. 223 00:11:21,560 --> 00:11:24,680 -Right, take him away, have him hanged. -What? 224 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,440 [narrator] New Middle Ages Magic Set, well, sort of. 225 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,840 Warning. Performing magic tricks in the Middle Ages 226 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:31,240 could get you executed. 227 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,160 -[soldier] What's going on here? -Nothing. 228 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,760 Just hanging out with the family. Just sitting. 229 00:11:37,560 --> 00:11:39,480 You guffed? It smells very eggy in here. 230 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:41,120 Think about opening a window. 231 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,920 [narrator] Terrible Tudors! 232 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,080 The last major battle of the War of the Roses 233 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:54,160 was the famous battle of Bosworth Field between King Richard III 234 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,800 and Henry Tudor. It was after he was crowned. 235 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,840 Powerful nobleman Lord Stanley found himself stuck in the middle. 236 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:06,240 Gentlemen, your actions on this day will change the course of history itself. 237 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,880 For this battle, here on this humble Bosworth field, will decide 238 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:14,840 whether the Crown of England is to remain with Richard III 239 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:15,960 and the House of York 240 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:20,120 or is to be taken by the young Lancastrian, Henry Tudor. 241 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:21,360 So let us fight. 242 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,960 [knights] Yes! 243 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,880 [clears throat] My Lord, just one tiny thing. 244 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,080 Which side are we actually on? 245 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,760 Ah, well, I haven't entirely decided yet, 246 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,320 but the second I do, I'll let you know. 247 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,600 Right, it's just that the battle's already started 248 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:39,480 and it would be really handy tactic-wise 249 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,280 to know which way to charge. 250 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,320 My head says Richard III's the favourite right. 251 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:49,320 And we do have quite a long history. I held the mace at his coronation. 252 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,600 He made me Lord High Constable of England 253 00:12:52,680 --> 00:12:56,560 and [laughs] I've literally lost track of the amount of land he's given me. 254 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:57,840 It's embarrassing. 255 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:02,120 Men, we fight for the House of York. On my mark! 256 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,440 But there's a lot to be said for the plucky underdog, isn't there? 257 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:10,080 And Henry Tudor's royal bloodline does stretch back to Edward III. 258 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,320 [laughs] Let's not forget, I am married to his mum. 259 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,200 If I side with the other guy, 260 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,880 well, imagine how awkward Christmas is gonna be. 261 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,200 [laughs] No, thank you, sir. 262 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:21,760 Very good, my Lord. 263 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,160 House of Lancaster it is! Men, on my mark. 264 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:26,880 -But... -Oh! 265 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,160 My Lord, we must make a decision. 266 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,360 -Alright, alright. -Let's toss a coin. 267 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,880 Heads, King Richard because, uhm, well, his head's on it. 268 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:41,040 Or we could just see which side looks like they're going to win 269 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,000 and then just, sort of, join them. 270 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:44,760 That sounds like a pretty good plan. 271 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,960 The House of Lancaster's looking a pretty good bet to me. 272 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,280 Right then, we side with Henry Tudor. 273 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,280 Very good my Lord. Charge! 274 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:55,920 [knights cheering] 275 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,400 No, not that way, not that way. They're on our side. 276 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,800 Lord Stanley finally decided to fight for Henry Tudor 277 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,080 and they won the battle. 278 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:10,120 Richard III was killed, but where were his bones recently found? 279 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:11,920 A, in a bin. 280 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:13,880 B, in a bush. 281 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,040 Or C, in a car park. 282 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,160 The answer is... C. 283 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,640 His grave was recently discovered under a car park in Leicester. 284 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,320 When Richard died, Henry VII took over 285 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,800 and became the first King of the Tudor dynasty. 286 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,440 Take it away, Henry. 287 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:33,080 Of all the kings called Henry, I'm the one you've rarely heard. 288 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:34,600 -[drum beats] -Shakespeare wrote 289 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,800 IV, V, VI, VIII, but VII? Not a word. 290 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:38,840 People think I'm dreary. 291 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:40,720 To some extent, I am. 292 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,080 But look a little closer, 293 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,560 glam, bam, thank you, ma'am! 294 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,560 [rock music playing] 295 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,000 ♪ I didn't agree ♪ 296 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:56,320 ♪ With King Richard three ♪ 297 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,960 ♪ So I fought him at Bosworth Field And won victory ♪ 298 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,480 ♪ How cool does this sound? ♪ 299 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:04,000 ♪ I'm the King who found ♪ 300 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,120 ♪ Rich's crown in a hedge On the winning battleground ♪ 301 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:12,160 ♪ The only way to end war And avert further disaster ♪ 302 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:16,440 ♪ There's got to be a way to unite York and Lancaster ♪ 303 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,400 ♪ I'm the original Tu-tu-tu-Tudor ♪ 304 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,320 ♪ Founder of that dynasty ♪ 305 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,320 ♪ The man who closes The Wars of the Roses ♪ 306 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,280 ♪ That's right, that's right, that's me ♪ 307 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,480 ♪ I launched attacks On Lords who earned stacks ♪ 308 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:41,040 ♪ Mine was a noble cause To tap them all for tax ♪ 309 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,800 ♪ They paid their share, was only fair ♪ 310 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,960 ♪ To make England rich And me a millionaire ♪ 311 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,560 ♪ Elizabeth York became my wife for life That make me a bore? ♪ 312 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,280 ♪ Joined our family seat, that's neat Made my rule secure ♪ 313 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,480 ♪ I'm the original Tu-tu-tu-Tudor ♪ 314 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,000 ♪ Returning power to the state ♪ 315 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,440 ♪ Seemed quite toothless ♪ 316 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,440 ♪ But actually ruthless ♪ 317 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,680 ♪ I make the monarchy great ♪ 318 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:15,760 ♪ Spent a long time fighting ♪ 319 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:17,640 ♪ Pretenders to the throne ♪ 320 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:19,680 ♪ Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck ♪ 321 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,360 ♪ Said my throne was their own ♪ 322 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:23,920 ♪ They claimed they'd been princes ♪ 323 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,920 ♪ In the tower, their rule delayed ♪ 324 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,720 ♪ I said this crown ain't big enough For the three of us ♪ 325 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,520 ♪ And had one slayed ♪ 326 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,680 ♪ I'm the original Tu-tu-tu-Tudor ♪ 327 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,920 ♪ King of foreign policy ♪ 328 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:41,320 ♪ To end hostile relations With enemy nations ♪ 329 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,360 ♪ I asked them to make friends with me ♪ 330 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:49,240 ♪ Yeah, the original Tu-tu-tu-Tudor ♪ 331 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,520 ♪ They say dullness's my main trait ♪ 332 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,520 ♪ Well, that's a sad indictment Cos if you're looking for excitement ♪ 333 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:01,680 ♪ My son was Henry the Eighth ♪ 334 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,040 [narrator] Awful Egyptians! 335 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:10,599 This week on Historical Wife Swap, 336 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,680 these Egyptian peasants will be doing the wife swap with... 337 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,400 Pharaoh Ramesses II and his wife Nefertari. 338 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,560 So how will these different ancient Egyptian couples get on? 339 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,800 -Oh! Who are you? -Mrs Pharaoh. 340 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,920 -Shouldn't you be at my house? -Mrs Pharaoh is at your house. 341 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:31,040 I'm Mrs Pharaoh number two. Ramesses II has got six wives. 342 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,040 -A bit greedy. -And 200 girlfriends. 343 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:37,720 I am great Pharaoh Bon of Rah, 344 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,800 chosen of Rah, for powerful is the truth of Rah, 345 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,560 half king, half God, master of all I survey, 346 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,240 Ramesses II, glory be to my name. 347 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:50,240 -And you are? -Susan. 348 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,000 An honour for you to meet me. 349 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,200 [narrator] So what will Nefertari, 350 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,800 the Pharaoh's number one wife, make of Mr Peasant? 351 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:03,240 -Oh, your majesty. -Get up, peasant, but don't look at me. 352 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,520 -Oh, what's that terrible smell? -It could be me, your majesty. 353 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,520 -Oh. -I've been dragging two ton boulders 354 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,920 around the desert to help build your husband's temple. 355 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,120 No, you do stink, peasant, but it's much worse than that. 356 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,960 Oh, it could be the gazelle dung I've put on the floor. 357 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,320 Oh! Why on earth would you do that? 358 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,920 -Keeps the rats away from food. -Oh, rats? 359 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:24,720 Or it could be the walls. 360 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:27,720 They're made of manure and the Nile flooded the hut last month, 361 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,960 so they're still a bit, how shall I put it, sweaty. 362 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,080 I can tell I'm going to just love it here. 363 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:35,040 Great. 364 00:18:35,120 --> 00:18:37,960 [narrator] Meanwhile, over at the palace, it's dinnertime. 365 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,280 -Here, peasant, try one of these. -What is it, my Pharaoh? 366 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,200 -Locust in honey. -That's delicious. 367 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,240 [yawns] I feel I'm going to grab an early night. 368 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,800 I have to be up before the sun comes up. 369 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,960 Well, obviously, I do. 370 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,080 I'm the one who gets the sun up. 371 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:58,320 I done a joke. 372 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:00,360 [laughter] 373 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:01,800 That's more like it. 374 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:06,040 You won't believe this. The royal palace has got beds 375 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:08,760 with comfy pillows made of stone. 376 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,240 And a sort of seat thing that you sit on to go to toilet. 377 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,840 What will they think of next? 378 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,640 It's also dinner time in the peasant hut. 379 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,240 -[buzzing] -Oh! 380 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:20,840 Sorry, your majesty. 381 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,360 We do get a lot of mosquitoes. 382 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,280 That's the downside of living near the Nile. 383 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,960 The plus side is that the Nile floods, so the soil here is very fertile. 384 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,680 And when it does flood, we farmers get a few months off 385 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,960 to go to desert and drag around two ton boulders for Pharaoh. 386 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,440 Ow! Well, at least, it gets you away from all these mosquitoes. 387 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,480 And nearer the deadly scorpions. [laughs] 388 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,520 -Do you not want your onion? -Don't look at me! 389 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,360 You're not going to believe where I had to sleep. 390 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,960 On some straw on the floor. Yeah, that's right. 391 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:51,880 On the floor with all the gazelle poop. 392 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,000 I swear I've got nits. Oh! Oh! Oh, look, there's one. I'll have to throw this wig away. 393 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:03,800 The wife swap is at an end. 394 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,240 And it's time for the royal couple and the peasant couple 395 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,080 to discuss their experiences. 396 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,880 I understand you've been helping build my temple, the Ramessium. 397 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,480 What an honour for you. How looks the 19 metre statue of me? 398 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,800 Oh, it is magnificent, Pharaoh. 399 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,480 Although not as impressive as the real thing. [Pharaoh] Your work is done. But I have some good news for you. 400 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,800 I would like you to build another massive temple alongside 401 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:29,280 for my favourite wife. 402 00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:33,200 [laughs] Oh, Romy baby, that's so sweet. 403 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,040 Oh, you want one, too, do you? [scoffs] 404 00:20:37,120 --> 00:20:40,320 -Don't book any holidays. -We did actually discuss this Romy. 405 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,520 Did we? I don't remember. 406 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,440 -You had a lot of palm wine to drink. -Well, you don't speak up. 407 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,520 Do you think we can get up now, love? 408 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:47,760 -I wouldn't risk it. -No. 409 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,200 Queen Nefertari suffered from alopecia, so she wore a wig. 410 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:57,400 Expensive Egyptian wigs were made of 120,000 human hairs 411 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,680 held in place by beeswax. 412 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,640 -"Is that a wig, your majesty?" -"Oh! Mind your own beeswax." 413 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:05,920 [laughs] 414 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,480 [narrator] Vile Victorians! 415 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:15,000 One of the most famous Victorian inventors was Alexander Graham Bell 416 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,960 who came up with the telephone, ring a bell? [laughs] 417 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,960 But his design was to be improved by American inventor, Thomas Edison. 418 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:24,040 Good day to you. 419 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,760 -[man] Mr Edison, telephone for you. -Thank you. 420 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:29,840 What does that even mean? 421 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,280 No, I bought you a telephone. It's a new invention 422 00:21:32,360 --> 00:21:35,280 by this guy, Alexander Graham Bell. I thought it might interest you. 423 00:21:35,360 --> 00:21:38,680 It ties in nicely with the experiments we're doing on the transmission of sound. 424 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:39,840 Really? 425 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,320 It allows you to talk somebody down a cable. 426 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,520 You can talk to somebody in a different room 427 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,160 and maybe, who knows, one day, in a different building. Extraordinary! Well, can we try it? 428 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:54,360 Of course, but Mr Bell insists that we use the official telephone greeting. 429 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,200 -Which is? -Ahoy hoy. 430 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,840 As the caller, I have to say ahoy hoy to you, you say ahoy hoy back. 431 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:01,760 That way we know we're receiving each other. 432 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:02,680 Understood. 433 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:05,800 Are you ready, sir? 434 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:07,760 -Oh, yes indeed. -Here we go. 435 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,280 -Ahoy hoy. -Hello. 436 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,400 No, sir, you have to say, "Ahoy hoy" back to me. 437 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,720 Yes, I was just shocked that it actually worked. 438 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,760 So the Victorian expression of surprise crept out. "Hello!" as in "Wow!". 439 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,080 -Ahem. Shall we try it again? -Yeah! 440 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,480 -Ahoy hoy. -Hello! 441 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,520 -Hello, you said it again. -So did you. 442 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:29,800 Well, I was surprised. 443 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,520 -Well, I'm still surprised it works. -[growls] 444 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:34,040 Okay, shall we try it one more time? 445 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:36,920 -Ahoy hoy. -Hello! 446 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,520 Hello, you just said hello. 447 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,800 Of course, I said hello, I was surprised that you said ahoy hoy. 448 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,720 I thought I was gonna say ahoy hoy first and then you said ahoy hoy. 449 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,000 -That's why I said hello. -Hello. 450 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,320 Ah! Sir, you have to... 451 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,040 It doesn't matter I'll take these away. 452 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:52,480 I was just getting the hang of it! 453 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,800 In fact, I think I can improve on the design. 454 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,200 I very much doubt it, sir. 455 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,440 You cannot even grasp the official telephone greeting. [laughs] 456 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:03,520 Imagine a world where people say into the telephone "Hello". 457 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:04,800 Goodbye. 458 00:23:06,360 --> 00:23:07,200 Hello. 459 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:09,600 Hello? I think I have a problem. 460 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,960 Another Victorian invention was photography. 461 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,800 Say cheese, I always do. 462 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:19,680 [narrator] You! 463 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,960 Kiss goodbye to time consuming painting because photography is here. 464 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,120 -What? -Yes and we've got everything you need 465 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,560 to know in our new Photographic Monthly Chronicle. 466 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,040 Hello, I'm Henry Fox Talbot, 467 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:35,600 one of the great Victorian pioneers of photography. 468 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,240 And with my handy tips, 469 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,800 you'll be able to take photographs like this. 470 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:41,240 And this. 471 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:42,880 And even this. 472 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,560 With exposure times of several minutes, 473 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,520 best opt for an expression you can easily keep up. 474 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:52,120 That's why we Victorians looked so miserable in photos. 475 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:56,240 And remember, whatever you do, don't try and maintain a smile. 476 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:57,880 I'm Prince Albert! 477 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:01,120 -I can smile if I like. -As you like, your Highness. 478 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,240 -Okay, hold it. -Hah. 479 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,120 Just hold it there. 480 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,960 -It's starting to hurt. -Shh. 481 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,440 [narrator] We've got all the very latest accessories. 482 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,920 These rigid neck irons and body braces make movement blurs 483 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,320 a thing of the past, don't they? He's trying to nod. 484 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,600 And subscribe now to receive a voucher for a free photo session 485 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,360 with a recently deceased loved one of your choice. 486 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,440 Well, being photographed with a dead relative 487 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,360 is the latest craze, isn't it, darling? 488 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,960 [deep voice] Yes, it is, and I love you. 489 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:31,280 Oh, darling. 490 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,840 So get your copy of Photographic Monthly Chronicle today. 491 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:37,960 The pastime with royal approval! 492 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,840 -It hurts so much. -I did say not to smile. 493 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,400 You have started now, yeah? 494 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,600 [narrator] Savage Stone Age! 495 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:49,840 [narrator] Words we get from the Stone Age. 496 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:50,760 What? 497 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,360 "Words we get from the Stone Age"? Well, that's ridiculous. 498 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,840 How many words could we possibly get from the Stone Age? 499 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,560 -Two. -Really, what are they? 500 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,600 -Three. -We'll make up your mind. 501 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,960 -Five. -Oh, I see. You're an idiot. 502 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,960 -Who? -You. 503 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,440 -Thou. -No, not me, you. 504 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:09,840 I? 505 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,720 You know what, I'm an idiot for even trying to talk to you. 506 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:15,600 -We. -Yes, we're both idiots. 507 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:22,400 Wait a second. We, thou, who, I, five, three, two. 508 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,080 All actual words that date back to the Stone Age. 509 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,200 Amazing. 510 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,800 Maybe, you early men weren't so dumb after all. 511 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,840 Oh, no. I was right the first time. 512 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:39,160 Not only did we invent words, we invented the idea of having a home. 513 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:44,000 For the first time, we Stone Age people settled in one place. 514 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,520 Hello and welcome to Historical, A Place in the Sun. 515 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,480 The show where we find people who want a place in the sun 516 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,080 a place in the sun. 517 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,560 This week, I'm joined by Carl and Natalie. 518 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:01,360 Two hardworking Mesolithic hunters looking for a place in the sun. 519 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:03,440 So what kind of home are you after? 520 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,880 Er, we're not really sure what... 521 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,560 -What "home" mean? -Yeah. 522 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,440 Okay, a home is somewhere you live. It's a permanent dwelling. 523 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:13,720 Permabum dwelling? 524 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,480 We don't have home. 525 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,720 We move from cave to cave, find best hunting. 526 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,080 Well, hopefully, I'll be able to show you somewhere 527 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,640 that will encourage you to get on the property ladder. 528 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,400 -Pro-probably ladder? -This is gonna take a while. 529 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,120 I'm taking Carl and Natalie to see Star Carr. 530 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:32,800 A brand new development 531 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,840 on the shore of Lake Flickston in North Yorkshire. 532 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,440 So, first impressions, guys? 533 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,880 Why cave not in cliff face? 534 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,200 Oh, this isn't a cave, this is a house. 535 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,440 Instead of being constrained by the location of caves, 536 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,720 you can simply pick where you want to live and put your house there. 537 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,600 These babies were the first in Europe. 538 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,680 And I think they're gonna spread like wildfire. 539 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,240 My uncle die in wildfire. 540 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,160 I'm so sorry, I didn't know. 541 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,440 [host] Star Carr's beautiful lakeside location 542 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,560 and purpose built wooden quay 543 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,000 means residents can enjoy a wide range of water sports, 544 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,320 including harpoon fishing and... 545 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:12,320 Harpoon fishing! 546 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,920 And the surrounding countryside is perfect for hunting. 547 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:17,840 Hedgehog. 548 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,560 A Mesolithic delicacy so I'm led to believe. 549 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,800 So, guys, what do you think of Star Carr? 550 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:28,560 Well, we like it. 551 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,880 And it would be nice to have a permabum base. 552 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,360 But stay forever, too long. 553 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,000 Well, that's the great thing about Starr Carr. 554 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:37,760 It's only inhabited for half the year, 555 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,920 so you'd only be looking at a six month commitment. 556 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,640 -In that case, we'll take it. -We'll take it. 557 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:43,800 Wonderful. 558 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,000 So there you have it. 559 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,480 Mesolithic hunters, Carl and Natalie, 560 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,320 have abandoned cave dwelling 561 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,120 in favour of a new home, here at Star Carr. 562 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,360 We found another couple their place in the sun. 563 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,680 About that, there doesn't seem to be much sun, does there? 564 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,960 It's Yorkshire. What do you expect, it's Yorkshire.