The Bizarre Victorian Traditions To Celebrate Christmas | Victorian Christmas Farm | All Out History

Three modern historians try and survive as Victorian farm workers in the run-up to Christmas. Discover how the Victorians created many of the traditions that we now associate with Christmas.

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[debbylou]

Ruth Goodman has SO MUCH knowledge in her head. I’m pretty sure I could survive a crash in the wilderness if she was with me. Her: ‘OK….we can just weave a bunch of stuff together and coat it with this stuff I can make out of tree sap to build a dam and we will have electricity! If you have some gum we can build a plane!’

[inamorata]

I don't know exactly what Ruth Goodman has, but I'm absolutely crazy about her. Happiness, good humor, energy, high intelligence -- she's just a delight.

[YochevedDesigns]

Ruth is SO pissed about her garden being turned into lawn!

[joytotheworld]

Poor Ruth, she was upset about her garden gone and then was given a rock garden that, ' needs a bit of work, " I mean they really got the pound of flesh from her

[Beachbum]

Still years later. I keep watching and loving it😮. I wish this team would do more 😊

[Selena-gzts]

My German-born and raised Great Grandfather was a wooden toy maker and a glass blower. In WWII everything he made was lost. Boy do I wish I had some of what he made in my possession

[justanotherperson]

I absolutely love Ruth, she has very very positive energy, also that victorian middle age look, and vibe ..she is perfect for that role.

[sunkissed]

I am obsessed with these episodes. I am ashamed to say that I could binge watch these every day lol

[thunderousapplause]

Farming was so hard as a kid in the 70s, I can’t imagine the work involved in getting through the 1800s. A couple of my uncles lost parts of fingers sticking their hands in the hay rakes without turning off PTO first. You’re always in a hurry, always outrunning the rain or snow. we lost 100s of acres of corn and hay because of rain. there were no days off.

[teresawilson]

I love the way Alex and Peter banter back and forth.

[clockendfarm]

Much as I love this series there is one genuine mistake I spotted in episode 1. You don't back a horse into cart shafts lying on the ground. ince they are wearing blinkers and can't see, there is too much danger of them treading on a shaft and either breaking it or hurting themselves, or both. What should happen is one person stands the horse still and the other lifts the shafts up, brings the cart forward, and lowers the shafts on each side of the horse. In this instance you might need 3 people with one on ech shaft, but it's much safer that way! I did carriage driving for years and with a vehicle like they're using, this would be the standard practice.

[TinFoilCat]

My grandmother (Wv, USA) told me stories of getting oranges for Christmas. They were poor farmers and it was a special treat for them. This would have been in the 1940-50s.

[trevahamby]

I have watched all of these series that I could find over and over and I never get tired of them. Wish there were more. Thanks for sharing them.

[joannb]

Peter, your definitely a hard worker! Merry Christmas to all.

[hollyrose]

This is wonderful. So glad to see the crew back. I’d love to see them more often. Don’t know how old this is, but I hope there’s more to come. Loved seeing the hay harvested!

[stacyfranceschi]

One of the greatest series, loved it! Please come back., especially the x- mas ones.

[jaimedavis]

Wedding tackle! I LOVE that! Nobody does slang quite like the British

[mathdesm]

That ram peddler was quite the character, I want a series about sheep rearing.

"I was attracted to the first one because of the hind quarters"

"I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT" ☠

[austinmiller]

I love all of this. The clay brick making looks fun. The brick "clamp" is very pleasing.

[larissahostetter]

I love watching how people lived way back when and how they did things. Especially now with all our technology, seeing how people did things without it, its interesting. I saw Ruth in a few others i have watched and I love her!! She makes it that much more enjoyable. She seems like such a ray a sunlight!