The Black Death & the Lost Villages of Dorset

Today, I follow the trail of the Black Death ☠ in 1348 through Dorset, England, in search for some of 19 villages that were wiped out following the pandemic 🐀.

I visit Weymouth Harbour, where the Black Death first arrived at Britain by a ship from Gascony. I then move on, in search of the Lost Villages of Holworth, Bardolfston, Lazerton and Knowlton. Together with my drones, I manage to see a glimpse of what these villages looked like nearly 700 years ago 😲

The Black Death claimed the lives of half of Britain's population, 2.5 millions souls. 25 million people died from the Black Death in Europe, and 125 million people worldwide 😨

SOFTWARE:

- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Adobe Bridge
- DJI Media Maker
- MS Image Composite Editor
- Autopano Giga
- Backyard EOS
- Deep Sky Stacker
- Stellarium
- Sequator
- PIPP
- AutoStakkert!3
- PHD2 Guiding
- ASI Studio

HARDWARE:

Land:
- Canon 250D SL3
- Canon EF 50 mm F/1.8 EF STM
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
- Sigma 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 DG APO Macro
- DJI Pocket 2 Camera
- DJI Wireless Mic Transmitter
- PolarPro Cinema Series Filter Vivid Collection

Air:
- DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone
- DJI Mini 2 drone
- PolarPro Vivid Filter Collection
- Freewell Long Exposure Series Filters

Space:
- William Optics Zenithstar 73 III APO
- William Optics 32mm Slide-base Uniguide Scope
- iOptron CEM26 GoTo Equatorial Mount
- iOptron iPolar Electronic Polarscope
- ZWO ASiair Plus Wireless Astrophotography Controller
- ZWO ASI 294MC-PRO USB 3.0 Cooled Colour Camera
- ZWO ASI 120MM Mini USB 2.0 Mono Camera
- ZWO Electronic Automatic Focuser (EAF)
- ZWO 2" Filter Drawer
- OVL Field Flattener
- Celestron Luminos 2.5 Barlow
- 2" Altair QuadBand OSC CCD Filter
- 2" Svbony UHC Filter

[clive.r]

Well put together Chris, appreciate all the effort involved in researching, editing & filming. We really are blessed with so many beautiful places. Thanks for the mention.
p.s. some cracking shots .... I reckon Jack Hargreaves was riding with you! He would have been pleased.

[JoeCoachTV]

Wonderful scenery. It was a pleasant trip on LAN. Thank you for sharing~~!!👍👏21

[seaviewpenangoverseas]

Great choice of music. I usually watch YouTube on 1.5 or 1.75 speed, but the fascinating detail in your shows gets me back to normal or 1.25 speed.

[HFPV]

Glad I watched this. Some really interesting "forgotten" history and some stunning drone shots. Great work

[kasamarctvoffical]

Highly been appreciated on sharing your video and sending my support as your new subscriber.

[WanderingwithWatto]

Great video Chris. Brilliantly filmed and very informative. Looked like a lot of fun flying those locations. 👍🏻. We are in Weymouth for a long weekend soon so will be wandering around as usual. Enjoyed watching this one mate. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️. Keep wandering. Watto.

[AntonioIndelicato]

Beautiful shots. Great locations. Thanks for sharing Chris!! ;)

[Travelarc]

Awesome & full of informative keep it up mate👍

[mrnumbskull]

Great video! Very well made and narrated. Going to watch your others now 👌

[nikkosy]

Nice work Chris! 👍 Looking forward to more first class videos from you in the near future

[canadalover]

Fantastic job my friend
Thanks for sharing 🤝
Keep up the good work 🤝
I’m your new supporter
Greetings from Vancouver 🇨🇦

[dronevids]

Very informative documentary with a drone shots. Thanks.

[RusticatedArt]

This was absolutely brilliant Chris, from start to finish!! You're a natural and have a wonderful on screen presence!! Have a wonderful weekend my friend!!😀👍💯

[RodKrisBisdakMotovlog]

superb and very interesting information about on it my friend. Keep it up and more vidz to come. You got my attention and having great passion on making vidz. Very impressive and well presented my friend.

[_life_though_glass_]

Enjoyed that very much! You should of been my history teacher in my school days, I feel I would of listened more 😃👍 good work Chris.

[annewelford]

Explicit and very well narrated with fantastic maps and panoramic views! Helps to put recent pandemic into perspective! Drones have a very useful purpose too!

[jacknaturetravel]

Fantastic landscapes. And this ruins looks great. You have my support and a sub

[eprohoda]

you did increedible recording~ take care, ))

[aodroneshots]

Well done Chris 👏 looked as if it took a good bit of planning and editing. Good mix of footage keeps it flowing 👌

[MainlightDrone]

You know, Chris, I'd congratulate you on a great video but I think all you did was go and rip off a BBC video and make it your own! I love all of your video whether they're the chalk horses, that super cool barrow, flying in a hurricane, but this one is a new level even for you. Absolutely fantastic information, audio is perfect, footage is top notch, b roll is awesome. No wonder your channel is growing so quickly. Excellent, excellent work, my friend! Blessings and safety to you and your family.