I'm in school right now and doing a PowerPoint on the military throughout history and I'm currently at the Victorian and need help - this has proven to be a gift from up above! I'm glad I decided to wath Horrible Histories ever since it first aired back in 2009! THANK YOU UPLOADER OF THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!
Actually - 'Twas the age of Queen Victoria's' is the opening line of the song, It's much easier to call them all Victorians, and because it's a British show, we remember things by Monarch or Dynasty until 1914 so Victorian is easier than saying 1836 - 1901 and Britain was the leading nation at that point so it is also called Victorian in other countries too
I think it's almost impossible for any British TV show to have a scene with a conveyer belt without having the cuddly toy reference to The Generation Game
the girl in this is Alice Lowe, and yes, she is nice to look at :) and all those people argueing about historical accuracy, thanks for keeping us informed :) but dont take it too seriously :L:L
@Zero7evenX btw, from Wikipedia "Dynamite was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Krümmel (Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), and patented in 1867. Its name is derived from Greek roots that literally mean "connected with power."
You're nearly right, the first "producing" oil well was drilled by Edwin Drake in Titusville PA in 1859. It wasn't until the invention of the automobile in 1896 by Daimler and Benz in Germany that petrol was used for transportation.
The teddy bear is a soft toy in the form of a bear. Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the US and Richard Steiff in Germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after President Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr., the teddy bear became an iconic children's toy, celebrated in story, song and film. Since the creation of the first teddy bears which sought to imitate the form of real bear cubs, "teddies" have greatly varied in form, style and material. They have become collector's items, with older and rarer "teddies" appearing at public auctions. Teddy bears are among the most popular gifts for children and are often given to adults to signify love, congratulations or sympathy.
OH MY GOSH just realised that this tune is taken from the musical 'half a six-pence'!!!!! Was watching it and the song came on at the end. I almost fell of the sofa!!! I was like 'I KNEW I'DE HEARD IT SOMWHERE!!!!' XD
@ChemicalCorpse1 He's still credited as being the "Canadian" inventor because it was invented in Canada but before he officially gained citizenship. So really the phone's Canadian even if he isn't. That being said I'm Scot-Canadian so it's a win-win for me :D Cheers!
True, but like I said before, it's a children's television show and so it is easier to remember them as by people from the Victorian age (Victorian) and other parts of the show do say where a lot of the inventions come from, like Nobel being the inventor of dynamite etc
the subway in london was the first to open. opened in 1863 the year f the battle of gettysburg in pennsylvania. in the 1890's the boston T subway was opened and became the oldest subway in america also new york is also old. the LA metro red line was opened in the 1990s.
Flushing Loo patented 1778 by Joseph Bramah, During the Georgian era 41 years before Victoria was born. First Train built 1804 by Richard Trevithick. Also Georgian era 15 years before Victoria was born.
@YeslamEccentric he started the Nobel prizes. His name was Alfred Nobel and they named the prizes in his honor. And there are different Nobel prizes, not just for peace but for physics, chemistry, and I think medicine, and more.
i appreciated HH that why i suppose that a era for example the Victorian used worldwide, like british, france, russian, spanish, italian, american, swedish victorian-time.
To all: No countries are mentioned in this song, that is because they are singing about inventions made during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901). They're labelled as Victorian inventions as this is a British television show and most Britons know the name of the ages better, it also shows the great progress made in the reign of one monarch better than others (she was the longest reign of the period I believe)
i have to learn the female part for this cuz im makin a play in my school!! i no the words but im sooo shy,plz give me tips on how to preform infront of the whole school and parents!! GULP
I think they're referring to the age of invention, not specifically the country. Teddy Bears are an American invention, inspired, of course, by Teddy Roosevelt.
First locks were Egyptian however, The victorians made a massive leap in locking technology especially in Britain with the need for more secure locks, The government at the time offered £100 to ant person who could make a lock that could only be opened by it's own key, The Chubb brothers collected it and started making the Chubb Detector Locks
@Zero7evenX OK, I didn't talk about the Ideas, I talked about the actual inventions. Yes, McAdam invented Macadam, but I thought you meant asphalt, which I thought is the same as Tarmac. LOL. Why should I argue forever? You made your point, I made mine. Everything is ok for me now.
@tomizdabest1 They're talking about inventions of the time period but some of them you are right, except for the fact that Alexander Grahm Bell was Scottish but technicalities technicalities.
@kingnikolaj And Subsequently came up with the nobel prize because he didn't want to be remembered chiefly for inventing that era's greatest weapon and being a "merchant of death".
@Md2k9minime thats not what I mean, I mean the two countries either both sort of invented that particular thing, or it could have been either of those countries that invented that thing.
I like this song but I'm not sure it's one of the more funny ones - however I did learn a lot! I kind of feels like it's trying to readdress the balance after 'British Things' in series 1 by saying 'actually all these things were invented by Victorians and are therefore (I assume) British' despite the fact that Americans are the first to patent and therefore get all the credit and the money...
@Jadehavenacademy Yes, but as Scotland is part of Britain he is still classed as "British" and as he lived during the Victorian period, his invention, the telephone, is still a Victorian invention first made in Great Britain.
1:58 - I can see that the O gauge train isn't historically accurate. I can see that it's part of the No. 0 series which would have existed in the 1930s. If I was in the producer's shoes, I would've thought of acquiring a Gauge 1 Bing set, let's say, as an alternative. Although the London Underground was introduced in 1863, that sign isn't historically accurate either.
Ben's "well" at :32 - swoon worthy *flutters*
I require Ben Willbond to wear suits with cravats more often. This would make my life a better place.
"a Chap called Henry Bessemer created molten steel, Which lead to other chaps inventing the Automobile.
i rest my case.
I'm in school right now and doing a PowerPoint on the military throughout history and I'm currently at the Victorian and need help - this has proven to be a gift from up above! I'm glad I decided to wath Horrible Histories ever since it first aired back in 2009! THANK YOU UPLOADER OF THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!
Ben's got a great voice *swoon*
Actually - 'Twas the age of Queen Victoria's' is the opening line of the song, It's much easier to call them all Victorians, and because it's a British show, we remember things by Monarch or Dynasty until 1914 so Victorian is easier than saying 1836 - 1901 and Britain was the leading nation at that point so it is also called Victorian in other countries too
"is that all?"
"well"well there he gos again
Oh god, the Generation Game reference at 2:07 takes me right back to childhood.
Listen to Ben saying "Well..." through your headphones full blast! O_O
Thank goodness for Horrible Histories! This is what got me into history. ♥
The latest flushing LOOS!
MY favourite bit :D
My fav part is “just one little over sew kaboom ‘cough cough’ we invented dynamite”
Oversight
"Just one little oversite" *explosion* "We invented Dynamite.."
Ben Willbond and Matthew Baynton are the best ;) xx
lol this got me a 6c in my essay on the industrial revolution, thanks :)
I love this song, the style is like Baggy Trousers by Madness
I think it's almost impossible for any British TV show to have a scene with a conveyer belt without having the cuddly toy reference to The Generation Game
I swear this is the only skit I've seen without mat in it
1:10 - Great Job, Marconi.
The best invention listed in that song is toilet paper. Seriously, trying going a DAY without that marvelous stuff.
Horrible histories is literally what made me love history
I envy that man's accent
oh my goodness! thank you so much, its been bugging me for AGES!
This song is really really catchy...
This is really catching. I like it!
1:15 - Good going, Alex Bell.
Play, pause then play the video again and keep clicking 2 for a never ending loop of the sexiest "well" you will ever hear
Such inventive zeal!
Hey I *LOVE* this song.
i love himm soo much
the girl in this is Alice Lowe, and yes, she is nice to look at :) and all those people argueing about historical accuracy, thanks for keeping us informed :) but dont take it too seriously :L:L
Nice is certainly understating it.
i didn't know they made that many things :)
I remember when I was 10 (9 years ago now) collecting the Horrible History Mags ... memories :)
this comment is so old ahaha
@Zero7evenX
btw, from Wikipedia
"Dynamite was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Krümmel (Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), and patented in 1867. Its name is derived from Greek roots that literally mean "connected with power."
It's surprising that cuddly toys are only 110 years old, before I saw this song I always thought they were much older!
2:33 - Way to go, Alfred Nobel.
The British are truly amazing :)
8 years late but,
Thank you
wow ive learn more in this 2min vid than i did in a whole year of school
The telephone was no good till a second phone was made. hahaha
That "we invented... Dinamite
..." was said just like a soldier reporting to his commander after a rush towards him in my imagination!
I played this video at the same time at the one on the tv. Sounded like a stadium or something XD
@tiagandremo the song is about inventions made during the victorian period but rockets were developed long before the victorian era
I love it❤😂🎉
lol would love to meet the cast of HH especially matt...I WANT A TYPEWRITER! (sorry im really old-fashioned and insane :D)
This song saved my history homework
Wow!This video created when I was born.
You're nearly right, the first "producing" oil well was drilled by Edwin Drake in Titusville PA in 1859. It wasn't until the invention of the automobile in 1896 by Daimler and Benz in Germany that petrol was used for transportation.
The teddy bear is a soft toy in the form of a bear. Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the US and Richard Steiff in Germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after President Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr., the teddy bear became an iconic children's toy, celebrated in story, song and film. Since the creation of the first teddy bears which sought to imitate the form of real bear cubs, "teddies" have greatly varied in form, style and material. They have become collector's items, with older and rarer "teddies" appearing at public auctions. Teddy bears are among the most popular gifts for children and are often given to adults to signify love, congratulations or sympathy.
OH MY GOSH just realised that this tune is taken from the musical 'half a six-pence'!!!!! Was watching it and the song came on at the end. I almost fell of the sofa!!! I was like 'I KNEW I'DE HEARD IT SOMWHERE!!!!'
XD
@ChemicalCorpse1 He's still credited as being the "Canadian" inventor because it was invented in Canada but before he officially gained citizenship. So really the phone's Canadian even if he isn't. That being said I'm Scot-Canadian so it's a win-win for me :D Cheers!
During Queen Victoria's rule, there was a period called The Industrial Revolution.
True, but like I said before, it's a children's television show and so it is easier to remember them as by people from the Victorian age (Victorian) and other parts of the show do say where a lot of the inventions come from, like Nobel being the inventor of dynamite etc
2:12 - and the year after Ed the 7th stepped in for her.
1:17 That's my way to greet people XD
the subway in london was the first to open. opened in 1863 the year f the battle of gettysburg in pennsylvania. in the 1890's the boston T subway was opened and became the oldest subway in america also new york is also old. the LA metro red line was opened in the 1990s.
@Kagama
Yes it was invented by Nobel. BUT the actual location where it was invented was at Nobels Nitro Glycerin factory in Scotland
My teacher actually showed us this song in class then told us to do a poster of the inventions then she told us to watch this at home xD
Flushing Loo patented 1778 by Joseph Bramah, During the Georgian era 41 years before Victoria was born.
First Train built 1804 by Richard Trevithick. Also Georgian era 15 years before Victoria was born.
@YeslamEccentric he started the Nobel prizes. His name was Alfred Nobel and they named the prizes in his honor. And there are different Nobel prizes, not just for peace but for physics, chemistry, and I think medicine, and more.
love ben in this!
i appreciated HH that why i suppose that a era for example the Victorian used worldwide, like british, france, russian, spanish, italian, american, swedish victorian-time.
To all: No countries are mentioned in this song, that is because they are singing about inventions made during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901). They're labelled as Victorian inventions as this is a British television show and most Britons know the name of the ages better, it also shows the great progress made in the reign of one monarch better than others (she was the longest reign of the period I believe)
i have to learn the female part for this cuz im makin a play in my school!!
i no the words but im sooo shy,plz give me tips on how to preform infront of the whole school and parents!! GULP
@baddhatt I think they are talking about everyone who lived during the Victorian era in general.
oh those crazy victorians and there inventions
I think they're referring to the age of invention, not specifically the country. Teddy Bears are an American invention, inspired, of course, by Teddy Roosevelt.
Not all stuffed animals were Teddy bears, and Teddy bears certainly weren't the first.
First locks were Egyptian however, The victorians made a massive leap in locking technology especially in Britain with the need for more secure locks, The government at the time offered £100 to ant person who could make a lock that could only be opened by it's own key, The Chubb brothers collected it and started making the Chubb Detector Locks
this song is too catchy XD
@Zero7evenX
OK, I didn't talk about the Ideas, I talked about the actual inventions.
Yes, McAdam invented Macadam, but I thought you meant asphalt, which I thought is the same as Tarmac.
LOL.
Why should I argue forever? You made your point, I made mine. Everything is ok for me now.
had a competition the other day our group lip sung to this song and got first place
@tomizdabest1 They're talking about inventions of the time period but some of them you are right, except for the fact that Alexander Grahm Bell was Scottish but technicalities technicalities.
I like it when she goes what a pitcha what a pitcha
*cough cough, wheeze wheeze...* i *herm* like dynamite...
I love Victorian fashion
Period fashions can be brilliant on some females. The lady in this vid was quite smashing!
Look up the Babbage Analytic Device. The plan are 200 years old, but built strictly following them, it works perfectly.
Elizabeth II is catching up at nearly 61 years. Victoria ruled for 64.
This commemt is well over ten years old now, and Elizabeth the Second outreigned Victoria by quite a bit. RIP you magnificent lady!
During the last photo shows who invented the bunny ears gesture XD
@juliadiggory92 no the actress in this is alice lowe martha howe douglas plays mrs athenian
@indianajoneszilla The first inventor of the electric light bulb was not Thomas Alva Edison but James Lindsay, a Scottish schoolmaster
@kingnikolaj And Subsequently came up with the nobel prize because he didn't want to be remembered chiefly for inventing that era's greatest weapon and being a "merchant of death".
@dancedanceeyeah I was collecting them at about 7 or 8. I got all the gifts and books and listened to the tapes in school.
I like how they don't have the same people on the singing numbers.
1:27-1:34 is the best part
same!
@Md2k9minime thats not what I mean, I mean the two countries either both sort of invented that particular thing, or it could have been either of those countries that invented that thing.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Ben Willbond. YUMMMMMMMY! :3
@devvy1260 yea to that loo: they sing: The latest flushing loos, so I guess they mean they improved it.
To the Train thing: that I don't know.
1. the Tudors made the fist flush tolite
2. they just improved to the modern tolit paper
3. and the acet Greeks made the first locks
@telephone7300 no, you can see him in the lord nelson death scene and hes with mat :) which makes it pretty impossible for him to be mat :P
I like this song but I'm not sure it's one of the more funny ones - however I did learn a lot! I kind of feels like it's trying to readdress the balance after 'British Things' in series 1 by saying 'actually all these things were invented by Victorians and are therefore (I assume) British' despite the fact that Americans are the first to patent and therefore get all the credit and the money...
@Jadehavenacademy Yes, but as Scotland is part of Britain he is still classed as "British" and as he lived during the Victorian period, his invention, the telephone, is still a Victorian invention first made in Great Britain.
1:34 awesome face
@boodly2 As long as it was invented during Victoria's reign, it qualifies for the purposes of the song.
Yes cuz people alive in Victoria’s reign were called Victorian’s..
yeah that is why the teddy got its name
@baddhatt Thanks. I just wanted to clarify that. But wasn't Petroleum discovered for actual car use in Pennsylvania?
Dynamite is swedish (what made Nobel famous) and Aspirin is french-german.
in the time of queen victoria most of the countries that these things were made in were part of the British Empire.
which is why they're included
wanna picture!! lol
1:58 - I can see that the O gauge train isn't historically accurate. I can see that it's part of the No. 0 series which would have existed in the 1930s. If I was in the producer's shoes, I would've thought of acquiring a Gauge 1 Bing set, let's say, as an alternative. Although the London Underground was introduced in 1863, that sign isn't historically accurate either.
@Musikkingofthecookie Made during the victorian era. Its not just refering to english people y'know.