Loved this!! Learning how geography, natural resources, and trade routes shaped towns is more relevant to understanding history than the name and dates of rulers. I’ll be watching more of your videos, thanks for producing:)
I love this comment. You've perfectly encapsulated what my channel is all about. I've always been more interested in how things came together to make a city, rather than enjoying the city how it has survived in the modern day. Learning about the geography, trade, natural resources, industry, and the indigenous local population can help people understand the origins of cities much better
WoW What a fantastic explanation Alex & i feel the same way - i did a Local History Course at City College Norwich in the 1990s & it was such an Eye Opener because Norwich really does have A DARK SIDE 👻👻👻
Really interesting video. You are a good communicator, I usually get annoyed by a narrator's ego, you strike a nice balance and come across well and with a very pleasant Norfolk accent too!
Thanks that means a lot, i feel my narration is still a bit too monotone and dull but im still in the process of figuring out my personal technique, just takes time to improve 😁 and yes, 100% born and raised Norfolk local haha
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy So now I can look to you for what my Mom's family sounded like. She's from Grt Yarmouth. :D Keep up the good work, you are not as monotone as you think. Expat Brit in Canada.
The map at the start with 'Ely' was confoosin bor, given that in them days, pre 1800s even, that were a big ol inland sea, with Ely as an Island of course, the largest of nine - Cambridge virtually a seaside town, same for Downham in the east and Peterborough in the west . . .. would be amazing were it still there ! Norfolk and Suffolk are really a peninsuala - had it remained, the regional identiy would be even more unique and strong, probably, with an amazing natural wonder of the Fen sea
This was just fantastic to watch Alex. Have lived in Norwich for over 50 years and although I knew some of it., was blown away by what I found out. ‘Arminghall Henge ......who knew?’ I think it is so terribly sad that we don’t take far more care of what’s left of our City Wall. It should be carefully preserved and protected by some kind of structure where possible, especially along Chapperfield! Anyway. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I think all local school children should watch it and I shall be sharing it with all my family and friends I love Norwich City am am proud to live here 👍🏻
The fact is, as much of th city wall that can be preserved safely has already been preserved as safely as it can be.... it was ruins for a long time with lots of the masonry being reused within other buildings in the city....
Excellent, I was born in Norwich in 1967 but now live in Texas. So good to see my old city. One omission worthy of note; it was always a bragging point that Norwich could boast two cathedrals with the second being the Cathedral of John the Baptist at the top of Grapes Hill 😉
Glad you enjoyed, nice to see so many of my subscribers saying they grew up in Norwich but now live all over the world. And true, but as this video was only taking into consideration up to the medieval period and the Catholic cathedral is Victorian, I didn't want to confuse people by mentioning the second cathedral in this video haha
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy with a culture based on a pub for every day of the year I don't think being worried about your viewers being confused is necessary lol
I believe that's Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cathedral around the 1 minute mark. In the 70s, I used to go to Evensong at the Anglican Cathedral, then attend the Saturday evening Mass at Saint John's.
I live in Manchester area now, but Norfolk born and bred... It’s refreshing to see and hear a great video by a local with passion for the area 👍🏻 Keep yew a trosh’n bor 😉
Interestingly, a lot of people from Manchester are of Norfolk Stock. During the industrial revolution, a huge number of people moved from Norfolk to Manchester, which was essentially a new town.
I have listened to dozens of videos trying to learn about Norwich, and I'm always left with more questions than answers. I can clearly tell you love your home. Thank you for this video. I have two separate lines of ancestors who emigrated, from Norwich to America, at separate times. One in 1632. And one in 1680. This makes Norwich come alive for the first time!!
Thank you! That's exactly the kind of feedback which makes me continue creating videos 😊 if you have any specific questions about Norwich, I shall try to answer them! And nice to hear about your ancestors, I always recommend that people research their ancestry because you'll be surprised at what you could find!
@@ikarus_incarnate My First English ancestors appear to have landed in Connecticut. My 9th great grandfather was a founder of the town of Northwich in Connecticut. I'm related to half of the first proprietors of that town.
@@lindakay9552 my gt gt grandfather was one of the famous Bankers Gurneys ,now known as Barclays Bank, and the pilgrim fathers came from a place named Hingham in Norfolk .I love the county’s long history.
Fascinating, my late Husband and I visited Norwich in 1999 and absolutely loved it. We took many photos and had a lovely lunch at the Bell Hotel, for two reasons, my maiden name is Bell and just a few weeks before we traveled there I had watched a TV show that featured the Bell Hotel because of it's haunted history. Actually the real reason for traveling to Norfolk was to go to Lotus Cars in Hethel for a driving school experience on the Lotus factory test track. Our entire trip was more than worth every penny!
Glad you like my home city , you probably have played on a fruit machine in you life ,,well some of the first ones where made by a company named Bell fruit lol , and the name came from the Bell hotel ,in the heyday it had several fruit machines in side the pub.
I’d love to visit for a week. I would be totally lost though. Not sure I can wrap my head around driving on the left side of the road lol 😂. I’d need a tour guide for sure and maybe a translator. My southern accent would be quite the spectacle in England. I’m from the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky Anyhow great video and great work, sir !! Loved it 😊
Firstly - lovely bit of history about a place I know precious little about. Secondly - please ignore the snarky comments and take the polite criticism in the way it was intended. Thirdly - people complaining about your accent... Nothing wrong with it. Boggles my mind that some people can not understand you. Lazy listeners, probably. 😉 Glad I found your channel. 😀
Haha much appreciated, and no worries, I think the main issue was with the audio which I am happy to hear about as I am still learning how to edit and i have since amended it for my more recent videos now. And Ive heard mostly positive things about my accent so I don't mind peoples comments at all 😊
Went to Bungay with my mate years ago - 1974. Went in to a church, crept up some stairs and ran out again terrified because we felt some kind of presence which we thought might have been the Black Dog of Bungay.
A good job. The shift from Roman - to Romano-British - to Anglo-Briton, though traumatic, was probably a bit less disruptive than present in most histories. The average British farmers (pre-Roman type) did not up-sticks and move into villas, they were as tied to the land (where available) as they are today. The wealthy landowners and the under-class labourers would have had much more invested in the ways of Roman rule, and it was these that felt disenfranchised enough to leave .. when the Saxons started to throw their weight about - they had been invited in to defend the hyper-wealthy local governors, businessmen and civil servants (bereft of the imperial army that the British Roman emperor took with him into Gaul, the imperial armies were already largely composed of non-Romans or borderland adventurers). The Romano-Briton, Romano-Gaul, Romano-Goth, and Romano-Frank would, therefore, have been more or less interchangeable .. yes, even in their various forms of paganism (Country Tale-tellers) and Christianity (City Historians); the Saxons were much less Romanised than their neighbours, as were the Vandals and Huns .. though they appreciated the goods and fancy wares available from 'Rome' .. but their leaders (often in contact with the Romans, not least via military service, or the slave trade) were more in rational awe and less in superstitious fear of Romanitas. The Anglo-Britan went on farming, for his family, their neighbours, big-boss-men and traders. It was the shift to Anglo-Roman and Welsh-Roman that may well have made the biggest discernible change - both more or less a mix of pagans and Christians, tell-tellers and historians but with rather different perspectives on 'Rome' (whether Constantiniopolitican businessmen or Roman monks); but even there, the Romanitas of the upper-crust, soldiers, and traders would not have seemed too much out of place in Tours, Aix, St Albans, Chester, Trier, Cologne, et al. So, not as nice and neat in chaos as it seems.
Thanks! Late Roman history in Britain always fascinates me, there seems to be a lull in historical content between after the majority of the Roman military left Britain and when the Saxons first settled, which i suppose adds to the mystery and the mythology of King Arthur 😁 I'm glad you said 'Anglo Roman' too because after i made the video i was thinking 'hang on, Anglo means Angle - the raiders from around dark age Germany/Denmark, so the correct name would be Romano-Britannic from the Breton tribes who were based in modern-day Brittany and West Britain.' - but i suppose thats a small mistake 😁
Absolutely fascinating indepth history of my local County.. I didn't even realise we had so many hill forts.. Living around the Great Yarmouth area I'm lucky to have both Caister fort and Burgh Castle (pronounced Borough) on my doorstep. Great Video, I look forward to watching more.. 😊👍
I attended uni of fine arts back in 2016 when I left the fine city of Norwich. And now live overseas. It really is a fascinating city. I loved my 3 years of my time there. This historic view on Norfolk and Norwich itself was a further great insight. Especially the cloisters at the Norwich uni of fine arts. Thanks for a great video.
Alex The History Guy i only notice mine in the same way when I record my voice, i live in the states now and every once in a while my accent comes out. Keep a troshing👍
I'm American but my father's family originated in Norfolk, they were from the village of Honing. Their names were William and Margaret Marler. They were married in Norwich. William and one of his sons died in the same year, 1749, then a surviving son, Henry Marler, immigrated to America via Scotland. He left his mother and other siblings behind. I'm wondering if they were Jacobites. (Catholics, who would have been suspected Jacobites, at that time in England were forbidden to own guns or horses. I don't know if they were Catholic, though. St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Honing is Church of England. ) Do you know anything about the history of Norfolk in 1749 or thereabouts? All of the Marlers I've heard of are related to me, and they are all blonde with blue eyes. I suspect they were Angles. Do you know anybody named Marler in Norwich? Btw, your accent is very understandable and sounds nice, like, well, no accent at all to me, although of course English.
Very interesting! Unfortunately my preferred period of history is up until the 16th century so i dont know much about Norwich after that period. I do know that much of the medieval city walls of Norwich were demolished to allow the city to expand in the 17th and 18th century though.
Moved up to Norwich from London in 2019 and it was the best decision I ever made; sorry I didn't get out of the cramped, over-expensive, knife-crime infested dung hole sooner. Norwich is a lovely city with a rich history, thankfully some of which has been preserved. I've read 'Norwich Through the Ages', an old book by James Wentworth Day, an interesting and quite humorously opinionated look back at Norwich. This video is a worthy addition to anyone's media library of Norwich research; the surrounding pre-Norwich context was particularly appreciated.
We lived in Norwich between 1955-1957, when my dad was in the Army (USA), had several close up pictures of the house and mom said it used to be a monastery before Henry 8th dissolved them.
Hmm well Norwich was known as a heavily reglious-orientated area, we had many churches, abbeys, friaries, priories, and a cathedral. It could have been near one of the three main friaries. Either Greyfriars, Whitefriars, or Blackfriars
On the matter of Tasburgh hill fort I presume you mean the one near the cross road between Hempnall Road and the Ipswich road. In the 1980’s this was partially infilled with rubbish altering the landscape ditch. On Burgh Castle I am surprised you call it Bure as that is a north Broads river. I like your reference to Arminghall as in my lifetime few have known of it. The name of Nor wic was given to Norwich as the local mint was in Nor Wic which gained dominance locally. The people might have been religiously inclined but they had one of the worst riot records in England up to the 20th century.
Never thought I'd spend a wet Thursday watching a film about Norwich - a place I've never been to, nor have the wish to see. Now, I don't have to feel guity about that as I am about to watch your viral tour of the catherdral. Lockdown, even in Tier 2, is a strange mistress. Great work, by the way :)
@@Analoguebubblebath89 I am sure it is nice, Mr Thom; Alex's lovely films have persuaded me to add visiting Norwich to my bucket list. Happy New Year to all in that beautiful city.
Got it. I realized I had watched it a year or so ago and made the same comment. I do like the video though. I have been to England 4 times in the last 7 years, but never made it to Norwich. I will next time. Best wishes.
Outside of this period, but it's interesting how during the industrial revolution, large numbers of people in Norfolk left to go and live in Manchester and work in the new cotton industry. Manchester was essentially a new town then, and a lot of Mancunians are the descendents of people who moved from Norwich and the surrounding areas.
Ah very interesting, I may be doing an Origins of Manchester eventually since I'm sure I'll do all the major cities at some point. I rarely bother researching history after the medieval period as it doesn't interesting me too much haha
I've lived in Norwich for the majority of my life, and i've never heard anyone have as strong as a Norfolk accent as you! haha interesting video on walls and old church building I walk past daily.
You call that a Norfolk accent! I could barely tell. You should here my mother in law and her family who lived in Norfolk for generations, being a southern girl I could barely make out what they were saying half the time, lol
Most of the inhabitants have lost their strong Norwich accents when compared with the Nineteen Fifties. I will admit to having a soft spot for Norwich even if the people do damn stupid things like electing a labour council. Three of my Grandparents were born there as was my late mother. Most of my cousins live there.
Hi guys! If you enjoyed this video, feel free to check out my video all about the history of Norwich Cathedral, along with a virtual tour! ua-cam.com/video/qHOqf_NCZF4/v-deo.html
Ol bor, sumfin hint roight: Surely: Anglia was an Angles Land, not Saxon ! The Angles were from what is now Southern Denmark and the coast of Germany. There is still a tidal lowland peninsula called 'Anglia' in Germany. Saxony is further south. Also, the roots of the language was different to Saxon. eg: Saxons generally said: "Ic sind' ( I am ) closer to modern German, as sind is modern German today - and Angles said: "Ih aerau ( more or less phonetically, meaning: I am, or literally, I are ) The Angles in Britain become diverged over time, in northern Angles and also the Mercian Angles, the East Angles maintained the name and hence, Anglia gave rise to the embryonic England. Anglia is still the name for England in many Slavic languages and others in Europe. The helmet shown in that segment is an Iceni Celt Britannic helmet. Nice video but I think it needs a big edit , mind how you go ! :-)
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This is great stuff even though I have no connection with Norfolk or Norwich. I particularly love the medieval music throughout...makes such a difference to the narrative. Thank you. X
Perfectly encapsulated how England is now and always been made up of people from mainland Europe, how historically traded with its nearest neighbours; be they the other Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms or the various kingdoms around mainland Europe, which is not as confusing or contradictory as it might sound because the countries of France, Germany, Holland or any other were not as solidly defined as they now are. But then as humans are a migratory species it is onlya now people believe that England should turn their back on their European neighbours and previous trading partners....
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy understandable, and to be honest I would not, could not and should not expect you to, I am happy to highlight the historical examples of this and then highlight the hypocrisy of today's political choices. I studied anthropology so am always going to see the species as evolving in eastern Africa and spreading out all over the world from there. The history of what has become the United Kingdom is an incredible history of amalgamation of difference, there is still so many elements of the French language still in modern English; from how most meats, aside from cheat parts like children or ox tail, do not share the name of the animal or even how both lieutenant is spelt compared to how it is pronounced (lɛfˈtɛnənt) even the u in the word "colour" and even why the word c*nt is considered more offensive than the word tw*t until the origin of both words is investigated and one is observed to be derived from the Norse raiders while the other has a French starting point.
Dam Brooks is confusing (or wilfully conflating) Europe and the EU. The UK has left the EU but will continue to trade with it and the rest of Europe just as it has always done.
Thank you for not using AI voice I am charmed by how you say Hoomuns ( humans ) where I am agitated by increasing use of AI narration. Really enjoyed thx
I Was born in the city , amazing History , My dad used to keep pigs on Kets Heights in the 1930s He used to tell me about the old Monks Ruins and how many a night feeding the pigs late he would see the shadows of monks walking down the path.
That's actually really valuable information! I assume the ruins were St Leonard's Priory? It's pretty much all gone now so if he had any photos, maps, or stuff like that if the ruins then I'd love to see them!
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy yes , I see last time I was up there not much left now of the Priory , but the land was owned by my dads relation and he gave the Site to The City in 1976. I dont think ive any pics of that part of the cIty, but plenty of stores about it.and the people who lived in the old city.
Nice to hear the Norfolk accent creeping in now & again ! Be proud of it...its lovely ! Love your passion for our wonderful county too. Well done ! Thankyou
Ayy very nice, and thank you. Of course this was a very early video I made so feel free to check out my Norwich & Norfolk playlist for more! I'm also working on a "origins of Great Yarmouth" video!
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy I will check it out for sure! I've already had my dad watch this one, we both love the history of our lovely little piece of the world!!
Thanks for this Alex. Planning to walk the Peddars Way this year, and will then head towards Norwich. This is a fantastic summary of the historical panorama, and chimes with my prior learning around this topic.
Thanks for sharing Alex, I am a Norwich boy, but now living near Exeter in Devon, (Another very historic city, and well worth a visit by the way). It was interesting to see your video. looking forward to watching the one about the cathedral ( Anglican ) Keep 'em coming! Anything history-wise you can bring up about Billy Bluelight would be great!
Hi there, I released a newer version of this video with better audio but I will be redesigning this video in its entirety since I have researched a lot more about my history-rich hometown :)
The Norse word for county or small kingdom is fylke, and I've always thought it made more sense that the 'folk' suffix in Norfolk and Suffolk came from this under Danelaw, with 'shire' being the Anglo-Saxon equivalent.
Why on earth would anyone dislike a such video? I've watched it twice, so much info to take in. Well done, mate, your voice is made for this. New subscriber here, you deserve more.
My grandmother ancestors were sent from Norwich to Sydney as convicts in 1809. A mother and her two daughters, married off the ship . Her other four children remained in Norwich.
In the context of this video, are we happy with the inclusion of the RC cathedral, on which building started in the late 1800’s and went into the very early 1900’s? Amazing building of course, and quite architecturally notable, but in England, would it be considered old? I think not.
Tbh this was one of my first ever videos and I'd quite like to redo this with the bountiful collection of footage I now have. I appreciate that I say Norwich today has 2 cathedrals when the video is all about the beginnings of the city so it doesn't quite make sense haha. Hopefully you'll watch my newer videos and see that my accuracy and story telling is a bit more professional 😆
The Romans got a lot to answer for. Before they dominated Europe most tribes worshiped mother earth. Or the sun. Water or the earth itself. We still have the cult of man. Christianity is just an extension of the same cult.
Seeing modern construction in the last bit was saddening to me. Modern construction lacks character and beauty and seems so out of place. It seems to me modern common sense should be used whilst building in historical fashion and beauty. That would leave things to be be more beautifully complimentary of historical England. Just an opinion.
Great history I enjoyed it. Have you ever done Fyvie castle in Scotland. There's lots of great mystery and historical sites to see. It's haunted also. By the green lady. Have a great day greetings from Canada 😀
Thanks! And no I haven't, but you're the second person to recommend Fyvie castle recently so I may have to take a trip up there 🤔 Scotland is a bit tricky for me because I live in the southern half of Britain and I use train travel to visit most of these places
I wish you would add graphics to your narrative. I would love to see an artist's drawings of the development of Norwich over the centuries, and what walled, Medieval Norwich, with gatehouses, looked like. I know this adds hours onto the making of the videos, but this would be a great enhancement. This was really interesting. Thank you!
Hi there! It's funny you say that - this was one of my first ever videos on UA-cam so my editing skills were very poor! Since then, I have been collecting many pieces of artwork including depictions of Norwich from all different centuries. I even have a few drawings of the gatehouses too. Expect a new video somewhat soon about that!
The earliest? Wow that's pretty impressive. Norwich was a large hub for the Jewish community due to the thriving trade rights and guilds we had. There was even a portion of Norwich designated for the Jewish community since it was so big
@@AlexTheHistoryGuyI'm not sure if you are familiar with "The Bodies In The Well" the BBC documentary. I learned of this history very recently along with Erfurt Germany's medieval Jewish community they're DNA are the same as mine and I'm a Puerto Rican from the Bronx with a Middle Eastern Y chromosome Haplogroup that Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of America also had.
Hey there, yeah I do know about the 17 bodies found in the well, it's not far from where I live and I'm friends with a few people who helped with the project. Fascinating stuff. Norwich has a long and interesting history with the Jewish community. I might actually do a video on it soon because I'm planning a social video about minorities within medieval england society & culture
A fantastic video production. My family from Germany settled in Norfolk in the late 17oos. married int local families. Lived around and worked hunstanton, docking, ringstead, bagthorp. Graves still at Ringstead. gradually moving south over time in to London by the 1900s.. I later spent many years back and forward and living in Buxton/Lammas, so Norwich was my local town. Loved it there, but never enough time to fully explore as much as I wanted too. The castle has a very deep spiral stair, taking you to the Norfolk Regiments museum in the dungeons at the base of the Mot. Through a door and your out in the main street & traffic. A few vague memories from The Festival House!!!!
Thank you! Well you will have to visit Norwich again soon, the castle is currently being redecorated to look like how it did in the 12th century as a Norman Palace - will definitely be worth the visit!
I have always believed that we heavily underestimate how sophisticated and advanced Bronze age and Neolithic people were, Grimes Graves definitely helps prove it!
You know what, my father absolutely loves Zak's with their Two-For-One burger deals. Question is though - which is better? The Zak's in Household woods, or the Zak's opposite Cow Tower? The one opposite Cow Tower used to be a Morgue!
I was a student in London around 1981, my GF at the time was at UEA. I was the one with the car so the A11 saw a lot of me. There was only one Zaks then, far as I can remember. Wrapped in foil every Saturday night, even we could afford them!
Hi there! Dont worry you're not the first to mention the music, this was my first time experimenting with backing tracks - you'll notice that the background music is much quieter in my later videos :) thanks for your feedback!
Nice, informative summary of a lot of history. (The French city which provided William's stone is not pronounced like the pepper but "Con", nasally without sounding the "n").
I'm sure this is a fascinating video. However, the "background" music isn't!! It completely overwhelms the narrator making him very difficult to understand. I'd love to watch it. Could you please tone it down???
Loved this!!
Learning how geography, natural resources, and trade routes shaped towns is more relevant to understanding history than the name and dates of rulers. I’ll be watching more of your videos, thanks for producing:)
I love this comment. You've perfectly encapsulated what my channel is all about. I've always been more interested in how things came together to make a city, rather than enjoying the city how it has survived in the modern day. Learning about the geography, trade, natural resources, industry, and the indigenous local population can help people understand the origins of cities much better
WoW What a fantastic explanation Alex & i feel the same way - i did a Local History Course at City College Norwich in the 1990s & it was such an Eye Opener because Norwich really does have A DARK SIDE 👻👻👻
💛💛💛 Thanks for sharing
Couldn’t agree more.
History shouldn’t be about ‘When’, it’s all about ‘Why’.
Really interesting video. You are a good communicator, I usually get annoyed by a narrator's ego, you strike a nice balance and come across well and with a very pleasant Norfolk accent too!
Thanks that means a lot, i feel my narration is still a bit too monotone and dull but im still in the process of figuring out my personal technique, just takes time to improve 😁 and yes, 100% born and raised Norfolk local haha
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy So now I can look to you for what my Mom's family sounded like. She's from Grt Yarmouth. :D Keep up the good work, you are not as monotone as you think. Expat Brit in Canada.
@@davidcadman4468 same here😊 From beautiful Norwich, now living in Canada.
really enjoyed this ! I grew up in Norfolk - now living in France. Lovely soft norfolk accent :-)
The map at the start with 'Ely' was confoosin bor, given that in them days, pre 1800s even, that were a big ol inland sea, with Ely as an Island of course, the largest of nine - Cambridge virtually a seaside town, same for Downham in the east and Peterborough in the west . . .. would be amazing were it still there ! Norfolk and Suffolk are really a peninsuala - had it remained, the regional identiy would be even more unique and strong, probably, with an amazing natural wonder of the Fen sea
This was just fantastic to watch Alex. Have lived in Norwich for over 50 years and although I knew some of it., was blown away by what I found out. ‘Arminghall Henge ......who knew?’
I think it is so terribly sad that we don’t take far more care of what’s left of our City Wall. It should be carefully preserved and protected by some kind of structure where possible, especially along Chapperfield!
Anyway. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I think all local school children should watch it and I shall be sharing it with all my family and friends
I love Norwich City am am proud to live here 👍🏻
The fact is, as much of th city wall that can be preserved safely has already been preserved as safely as it can be.... it was ruins for a long time with lots of the masonry being reused within other buildings in the city....
I’ve just visited Chester and found the city wall and it’s towers fascinating
What a lovely young man. Passionate about history and his city of Norfolk. Extremely well done
That's very kind of you, thank you 😁
Excellent, I was born in Norwich in 1967 but now live in Texas. So good to see my old city. One omission worthy of note; it was always a bragging point that Norwich could boast two cathedrals with the second being the Cathedral of John the Baptist at the top of Grapes Hill 😉
Glad you enjoyed, nice to see so many of my subscribers saying they grew up in Norwich but now live all over the world. And true, but as this video was only taking into consideration up to the medieval period and the Catholic cathedral is Victorian, I didn't want to confuse people by mentioning the second cathedral in this video haha
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy with a culture based on a pub for every day of the year I don't think being worried about your viewers being confused is necessary lol
Haha lovely stuff
I believe that's Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cathedral around the 1 minute mark. In the 70s, I used to go to Evensong at the Anglican Cathedral, then attend the Saturday evening Mass at Saint John's.
Amazing bro I live near grapes hill!
I live in Manchester area now, but Norfolk born and bred... It’s refreshing to see and hear a great video by a local with passion for the area 👍🏻 Keep yew a trosh’n bor 😉
Much appreciated 😁
Interestingly, a lot of people from Manchester are of Norfolk Stock. During the industrial revolution, a huge number of people moved from Norfolk to Manchester, which was essentially a new town.
I have listened to dozens of videos trying to learn about Norwich, and I'm always left with more questions than answers. I can clearly tell you love your home. Thank you for this video. I have two separate lines of ancestors who emigrated, from Norwich to America, at separate times. One in 1632. And one in 1680. This makes Norwich come alive for the first time!!
Thank you! That's exactly the kind of feedback which makes me continue creating videos 😊 if you have any specific questions about Norwich, I shall try to answer them! And nice to hear about your ancestors, I always recommend that people research their ancestry because you'll be surprised at what you could find!
where did they migrate to? I had relatives that migrated at around the same times but MY part of the family remained.... maybe we are related????
I live in Norwich
@@ikarus_incarnate My First English ancestors appear to have landed in Connecticut. My 9th great grandfather was a founder of the town of Northwich in Connecticut. I'm related to half of the first proprietors of that town.
@@lindakay9552 my gt gt grandfather was one of the famous Bankers Gurneys ,now known as Barclays Bank, and the pilgrim fathers came from a place named Hingham in Norfolk .I love the county’s long history.
Fascinating, my late Husband and I visited Norwich in 1999 and absolutely loved it. We took many photos and had a lovely lunch at the Bell Hotel, for two reasons, my maiden name is Bell and just a few weeks before we traveled there I had watched a TV show that featured the Bell Hotel because of it's haunted history.
Actually the real reason for traveling to Norfolk was to go to Lotus Cars in Hethel for a driving school experience on the Lotus factory test track. Our entire trip was more than worth every penny!
Glad you like my home city , you probably have played on a fruit machine in you life ,,well some of the first ones where made by a company named Bell fruit lol , and the name came from the Bell hotel ,in the heyday it had several fruit machines in side the pub.
Didn’t realise there is so many hill forts around here, nice one Alex I’ve got some more exploring to do👍
You'd be surprised! There's also many Celtic and Saxon barrows around Norfolk but they are mostly on private land :(
I’d love to visit for a week. I would be totally lost though. Not sure I can wrap my head around driving on the left side of the road lol 😂. I’d need a tour guide for sure and maybe a translator. My southern accent would be quite the spectacle in England. I’m from the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky
Anyhow great video and great work, sir !! Loved it 😊
Well I'd happily give you a tour of my wonderful city if you're around! Oh, and the left hand side is the correct side to drive! 😆😆😊
Firstly - lovely bit of history about a place I know precious little about.
Secondly - please ignore the snarky comments and take the polite criticism in the way it was intended.
Thirdly - people complaining about your accent... Nothing wrong with it. Boggles my mind that some people can not understand you. Lazy listeners, probably. 😉
Glad I found your channel. 😀
Haha much appreciated, and no worries, I think the main issue was with the audio which I am happy to hear about as I am still learning how to edit and i have since amended it for my more recent videos now. And Ive heard mostly positive things about my accent so I don't mind peoples comments at all 😊
Was getting interested but the music is too loud
Apologies, still learning how to edit videos, my Norwich Cathedral video has quieter music
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Why not just dump it? Your material stands up on it's own; the "music" merely distracts and detracts. Otherwise great!
Didn't bother me!
I like the music
Went to Bungay with my mate years ago - 1974. Went in to a church, crept up some stairs and ran out again terrified because we felt some kind of presence which we thought might have been the Black Dog of Bungay.
Had you been drinking?!!
@@trevorfuller1078 wish I had - wouldn't have been afraid
A good job. The shift from Roman - to Romano-British - to Anglo-Briton, though traumatic, was probably a bit less disruptive than present in most histories. The average British farmers (pre-Roman type) did not up-sticks and move into villas, they were as tied to the land (where available) as they are today. The wealthy landowners and the under-class labourers would have had much more invested in the ways of Roman rule, and it was these that felt disenfranchised enough to leave .. when the Saxons started to throw their weight about - they had been invited in to defend the hyper-wealthy local governors, businessmen and civil servants (bereft of the imperial army that the British Roman emperor took with him into Gaul, the imperial armies were already largely composed of non-Romans or borderland adventurers). The Romano-Briton, Romano-Gaul, Romano-Goth, and Romano-Frank would, therefore, have been more or less interchangeable .. yes, even in their various forms of paganism (Country Tale-tellers) and Christianity (City Historians); the Saxons were much less Romanised than their neighbours, as were the Vandals and Huns .. though they appreciated the goods and fancy wares available from 'Rome' .. but their leaders (often in contact with the Romans, not least via military service, or the slave trade) were more in rational awe and less in superstitious fear of Romanitas.
The Anglo-Britan went on farming, for his family, their neighbours, big-boss-men and traders. It was the shift to Anglo-Roman and Welsh-Roman that may well have made the biggest discernible change - both more or less a mix of pagans and Christians, tell-tellers and historians but with rather different perspectives on 'Rome' (whether Constantiniopolitican businessmen or Roman monks); but even there, the Romanitas of the upper-crust, soldiers, and traders would not have seemed too much out of place in Tours, Aix, St Albans, Chester, Trier, Cologne, et al. So, not as nice and neat in chaos as it seems.
Thanks! Late Roman history in Britain always fascinates me, there seems to be a lull in historical content between after the majority of the Roman military left Britain and when the Saxons first settled, which i suppose adds to the mystery and the mythology of King Arthur 😁 I'm glad you said 'Anglo Roman' too because after i made the video i was thinking 'hang on, Anglo means Angle - the raiders from around dark age Germany/Denmark, so the correct name would be Romano-Britannic from the Breton tribes who were based in modern-day Brittany and West Britain.' - but i suppose thats a small mistake 😁
A very nice place , Norwich ,one of the Best !
It is indeed!
Fascinating early history, especially spoken in a local accent.
Lived in Naaarfolk ol' my looooife!
Fastenaten endeed
Absolutely fascinating indepth history of my local County.. I didn't even realise we had so many hill forts.. Living around the Great Yarmouth area I'm lucky to have both Caister fort and Burgh Castle (pronounced Borough) on my doorstep. Great Video, I look forward to watching more.. 😊👍
Ayy I'm glad you enjoyed! I am very much a fan of our local history. I have plenty of Norfolk videos to watch and plenty more to make in the future!
I attended uni of fine arts back in 2016 when I left the fine city of Norwich. And now live overseas. It really is a fascinating city. I loved my 3 years of my time there. This historic view on Norfolk and Norwich itself was a further great insight. Especially the cloisters at the Norwich uni of fine arts. Thanks for a great video.
Norfolk is definitely a beautiful place to be. Glad you learned something new!
“Cor blarst me”you are definitely a Norfolk bou “keep a troshing “ nice job on the video, Norwich boy born and raised here.👍
I have never been so aware of my norfolk boy accent since starting to record my own voice 😂
Alex The History Guy i only notice mine in the same way when I record my voice, i live in the states now and every once in a while my accent comes out. Keep a troshing👍
Well if there's any parts of Norfolk's history that you'd like a video about, let me know! I check all comments
I'm American but my father's family originated in Norfolk, they were from the village of Honing. Their names were William and Margaret Marler. They were married in Norwich. William and one of his sons died in the same year, 1749, then a surviving son, Henry Marler, immigrated to America via Scotland. He left his mother and other siblings behind. I'm wondering if they were Jacobites. (Catholics, who would have been suspected Jacobites, at that time in England were forbidden to own guns or horses. I don't know if they were Catholic, though. St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Honing is Church of England. )
Do you know anything about the history of Norfolk in 1749 or thereabouts? All of the Marlers I've heard of are related to me, and they are all blonde with blue eyes. I suspect they were Angles. Do you know anybody named Marler in Norwich? Btw, your accent is very understandable and sounds nice, like, well, no accent at all to me, although of course English.
Very interesting! Unfortunately my preferred period of history is up until the 16th century so i dont know much about Norwich after that period. I do know that much of the medieval city walls of Norwich were demolished to allow the city to expand in the 17th and 18th century though.
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Ok, thanks.
Hi I have knowledge on Angles back in 1200s if this is helpful to you?
@@lilalex1999 Yes, thank you! If you link any articles I'll be happy to read them!
Thanks for this history, my ancestors are from Norfolk Anglo Saxon blood, last name is Terrington!! Sent to Australia for 14 years hard labour in 1836
Ayyy lovely stuff, glad to see someone who researches their ancestry. I'd encourage everyone to look into their family history, truly fascinating
Moved up to Norwich from London in 2019 and it was the best decision I ever made; sorry I didn't get out of the cramped, over-expensive, knife-crime infested dung hole sooner.
Norwich is a lovely city with a rich history, thankfully some of which has been preserved. I've read 'Norwich Through the Ages', an old book by James Wentworth Day, an interesting and quite humorously opinionated look back at Norwich. This video is a worthy addition to anyone's media library of Norwich research; the surrounding pre-Norwich context was particularly appreciated.
Thank you 😊 much appreciated. And yes I am not a fan of London either. I go there for the museums only.
Me neither, not a fan of London at all, greetings from Hong Kong 😊
Definitely less knife crime here but still too much.
Haha. You've been watching too much Alan partridge. You just repeated almost verbatim what he said from one of the episodes
@@zeddeka I have literally never seen any Alan Partridge episode, I'm just good at belly-aching.
Great stuff Alex ! I was an art student in Norwich in the late 70s, and regard Norwich as my 'spiritual home' keep up the great work !
Many more Norwich videos coming out soon!
We lived in Norwich between 1955-1957, when my dad was in the Army (USA), had several close up pictures of the house and mom said it used to be a monastery before Henry 8th dissolved them.
Very interesting where abouts was this house?
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy not sure I was still a toddler when we left for Germany, mom would sometimes say Monastery or Nunnery in the same sentence.
Hmm well Norwich was known as a heavily reglious-orientated area, we had many churches, abbeys, friaries, priories, and a cathedral. It could have been near one of the three main friaries. Either Greyfriars, Whitefriars, or Blackfriars
Was you dad based at raf sculthorpe ?
@@paulhunt3238 not sure.
Very interesting video. I can confirm that Norwich Cathedral is hooooooooooge 😂👍🏻
Feel free to check out my video about the cathedral too! 😊
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy I will. Really enjoyed this video.
On the matter of Tasburgh hill fort I presume you mean the one near the cross road between Hempnall Road and the Ipswich road. In the 1980’s this was partially infilled with rubbish altering the landscape ditch. On Burgh Castle I am surprised you call it Bure as that is a north Broads river. I like your reference to Arminghall as in my lifetime few have known of it. The name of Nor wic was given to Norwich as the local mint was in Nor Wic which gained dominance locally. The people might have been religiously inclined but they had one of the worst riot records in England up to the 20th century.
I would trade my immortal soul, to travel back in history, to live & experience life then.
You & I both. Assuming i had a bit of money in my medieval life so it would be a comfortable one haha
And many of them would have done the same to live somewhere else.
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Right.. Being slave-born, or a conquered slave, wouldn't have been so ideal.
Never thought I'd spend a wet Thursday watching a film about Norwich - a place I've never been to, nor have the wish to see. Now, I don't have to feel guity about that as I am about to watch your viral tour of the catherdral. Lockdown, even in Tier 2, is a strange mistress. Great work, by the way :)
Haha much appreciated, it's well worth the time to learn about hidden gems around Britain, or indeed the World! Might inspire future travels!
Should come visit. Its nice
@@Analoguebubblebath89 I am sure it is nice, Mr Thom; Alex's lovely films have persuaded me to add visiting Norwich to my bucket list. Happy New Year to all in that beautiful city.
@@sphinxtheeminx cheers boss
can't think why, as Alex has shown, Norwich is a very interesting city...
Great video! I absolutely love exploring Norwich.
So much to see!
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy absolutely!!
Got it. I realized I had watched it a year or so ago and made the same comment. I do like the video though. I have been to England 4 times in the last 7 years, but never made it to Norwich. I will next time. Best wishes.
Thank you :) yeah England definitely has too many things to see in one visit!
Outside of this period, but it's interesting how during the industrial revolution, large numbers of people in Norfolk left to go and live in Manchester and work in the new cotton industry. Manchester was essentially a new town then, and a lot of Mancunians are the descendents of people who moved from Norwich and the surrounding areas.
Ah very interesting, I may be doing an Origins of Manchester eventually since I'm sure I'll do all the major cities at some point. I rarely bother researching history after the medieval period as it doesn't interesting me too much haha
You definitely have a Norfolk accent..like a country pronounced locally in the area you have come from...imagined your family where farmers....
I am indeed a Norfolk local! But no my family aren't farmers haha
I've lived in Norwich for the majority of my life, and i've never heard anyone have as strong as a Norfolk accent as you! haha interesting video on walls and old church building I walk past daily.
Well thanks! 😂 i didn't even realise that my norfolk accent was so strong, i guess you just dont notice when you're used to it
You call that a Norfolk accent! I could barely tell. You should here my mother in law and her family who lived in Norfolk for generations, being a southern girl I could barely make out what they were saying half the time, lol
That’s not a Norfolk accent, that a real Norwich accent! Big difference!!
Most of the inhabitants have lost their strong Norwich accents when compared with the Nineteen Fifties. I will admit to having a soft spot for Norwich even if the people do damn stupid things like electing a labour council.
Three of my Grandparents were born there as was my late mother. Most of my cousins live there.
Hi guys! If you enjoyed this video, feel free to check out my video all about the history of Norwich Cathedral, along with a virtual tour! ua-cam.com/video/qHOqf_NCZF4/v-deo.html
Ol bor, sumfin hint roight: Surely: Anglia was an Angles Land, not Saxon ! The Angles were from what is now Southern Denmark and the coast of Germany. There is still a tidal lowland peninsula called 'Anglia' in Germany. Saxony is further south.
Also, the roots of the language was different to Saxon. eg: Saxons generally said: "Ic sind' ( I am ) closer to modern German, as sind is modern German today - and Angles said: "Ih aerau ( more or less phonetically, meaning: I am, or literally, I are ) The Angles in Britain become diverged over time, in northern Angles and also the Mercian Angles, the East Angles maintained the name and hence, Anglia gave rise to the embryonic England. Anglia is still the name for England in many Slavic languages and others in Europe.
The helmet shown in that segment is an Iceni Celt Britannic helmet.
Nice video but I think it needs a big edit , mind how you go ! :-)
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Awesome video video man! Looking forward to the next one 👌🏻 Keep up the good work!
Ayyy appreciate it Kane, gotta do something constructive during lockdown 😊
Norwich is Built on 7 Hills .. Same as ROME !!
Apparently so!
This is great stuff even though I have no connection with Norfolk or Norwich. I particularly love the medieval music throughout...makes such a difference to the narrative. Thank you. X
Thank you 😊
Let's not forget the Ely Monks betraying the Saxon revolt....vermin !
Very interesting. Look forward to the other talks.
Interesting video...very informative...you sound like a local Norfolk..lad by your accent ..very country....interesting...
Thank you, much appreciated!
Perfectly encapsulated how England is now and always been made up of people from mainland Europe, how historically traded with its nearest neighbours; be they the other Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms or the various kingdoms around mainland Europe, which is not as confusing or contradictory as it might sound because the countries of France, Germany, Holland or any other were not as solidly defined as they now are. But then as humans are a migratory species it is onlya now people believe that England should turn their back on their European neighbours and previous trading partners....
I can comment on history but i cant comment on politics I'm afraid :p
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy understandable, and to be honest I would not, could not and should not expect you to, I am happy to highlight the historical examples of this and then highlight the hypocrisy of today's political choices.
I studied anthropology so am always going to see the species as evolving in eastern Africa and spreading out all over the world from there. The history of what has become the United Kingdom is an incredible history of amalgamation of difference, there is still so many elements of the French language still in modern English; from how most meats, aside from cheat parts like children or ox tail, do not share the name of the animal or even how both lieutenant is spelt compared to how it is pronounced (lɛfˈtɛnənt) even the u in the word "colour" and even why the word c*nt is considered more offensive than the word tw*t until the origin of both words is investigated and one is observed to be derived from the Norse raiders while the other has a French starting point.
Dam Brooks is confusing (or wilfully conflating) Europe and the EU. The UK has left the EU but will continue to trade with it and the rest of Europe just as it has always done.
At last someone who speak propa Norfolk
Ite m8 😁
Sounds more Norwich than Norfolk, believe me, there is a difference lol
Thank you for not using AI voice I am charmed by how you say Hoomuns ( humans ) where I am agitated by increasing use of AI narration. Really enjoyed thx
Great video, some of the information I know as I'm local but some I didn't, brilliant stuff
Plenty more coming!
I Was born in the city , amazing History , My dad used to keep pigs on Kets Heights in the 1930s He used to tell me about the old Monks Ruins and how many a night feeding the pigs late he would see the shadows of monks walking down the path.
That's actually really valuable information! I assume the ruins were St Leonard's Priory? It's pretty much all gone now so if he had any photos, maps, or stuff like that if the ruins then I'd love to see them!
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy yes , I see last time I was up there not much left now of the Priory , but the land was owned by my dads relation and he gave the Site to The City in 1976. I dont think ive any pics of that part of the cIty, but plenty of stores about it.and the people who lived in the old city.
Nice to hear the Norfolk accent creeping in now & again ! Be proud of it...its lovely !
Love your passion for our wonderful county too. Well done ! Thankyou
Norwich used to be the second biggest city in medieval England only stateing a fact
It did indeed. And arguably richer and more powerful than London!
Brilliant and very interesting presentation. Knew nothing of Norwich’s history until now. Very enjoyable, thank you 👍😍
Thanks, I really appreciate that 😊😊
Cool I'm from saham toney near watton ,thx interesting
“Fare thee well tuggather” as my Grandad used to say....
Accent of angels 😊
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy your not wrong there bor!
Brilliant video. I miss that wonderful Norfolk accent.
That Norfolk twang on a UA-cam video is such a welcome sound!! Great video!!
Also, I grew up like literally a 2 minute walk from Arminghall henge and Venta Icenorum!!
Ayy very nice, and thank you. Of course this was a very early video I made so feel free to check out my Norwich & Norfolk playlist for more! I'm also working on a "origins of Great Yarmouth" video!
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy I will check it out for sure! I've already had my dad watch this one, we both love the history of our lovely little piece of the world!!
Thanks for this Alex. Planning to walk the Peddars Way this year, and will then head towards Norwich. This is a fantastic summary of the historical panorama, and chimes with my prior learning around this topic.
Ah that's lovely to hear - I know all the best historic sites around East Anglia so if you need any tips, send me a DM on IG :)
Are you sure your from norwich? Neolithic hooman acti.. nevermind im convinced.
Haha born and raised, genuine local ;)
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Takes one to know one :)
Thanks for sharing Alex, I am a Norwich boy, but now living near Exeter in Devon, (Another very historic city, and well worth a visit by the way). It was interesting to see your video. looking forward to watching the one about the cathedral ( Anglican ) Keep 'em coming! Anything history-wise you can bring up about Billy Bluelight would be great!
Thank you, that means a lot 😊 I need to revisit Exeter at some point!
Great video but your music is a bit loud.
Hi there, I released a newer version of this video with better audio but I will be redesigning this video in its entirety since I have researched a lot more about my history-rich hometown :)
Since when has Thetford been in Suffolk??
Haha im sorry i got confused with Thetford's IP postcode, i did correct myself in the video description!
since it was in suffolk
That video was brilliant...
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The Norse word for county or small kingdom is fylke, and I've always thought it made more sense that the 'folk' suffix in Norfolk and Suffolk came from this under Danelaw, with 'shire' being the Anglo-Saxon equivalent.
Why on earth would anyone dislike a such video? I've watched it twice, so much info to take in. Well done, mate, your voice is made for this. New subscriber here, you deserve more.
Thank you! Much appreciated, it's a rather early video so the editing and sound isn't too great but getting there!
My grandmother ancestors were sent from Norwich to Sydney as convicts in 1809. A mother and her two daughters, married off the ship . Her other four children remained in Norwich.
In the context of this video, are we happy with the inclusion of the RC cathedral, on which building started in the late 1800’s and went into the very early 1900’s? Amazing building of course, and quite architecturally notable, but in England, would it be considered old? I think not.
Tbh this was one of my first ever videos and I'd quite like to redo this with the bountiful collection of footage I now have. I appreciate that I say Norwich today has 2 cathedrals when the video is all about the beginnings of the city so it doesn't quite make sense haha. Hopefully you'll watch my newer videos and see that my accuracy and story telling is a bit more professional 😆
Blackmore's Night 'queen for a day'
Interesting account of historical England
great video, subscribed!
The Romans got a lot to answer for. Before they dominated Europe most tribes worshiped mother earth. Or the sun. Water or the earth itself. We still have the cult of man. Christianity is just an extension of the same cult.
I’m a Poringland girl….and this is the most education I’ve ever received about Arminghall! Thank you!
Much appreciated - I grew up in Poringland, near Cawstons Meadow. Good times!
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Wow! Small world! I was off Rectory Lane, just a stones throw!
Really interesting 😀 thank you 🙏
Fantastic job! Really enjoyed the video!
This is amazing !
I live in Poringland couple hundred metres away frm arminghall wow didn’t know that
I grew up in Poringland :) lived there for 18 years before moving into the city
Alex The History Guy Yh I was there frm 2007 wbu
1997
I really enjoyed this
Very good but move away from the band a little, ah found the revised one cheers
Seeing modern construction in the last bit was saddening to me. Modern construction lacks character and beauty and seems so out of place. It seems to me modern common sense should be used whilst building in historical fashion and beauty. That would leave things to be be more beautifully complimentary of historical England. Just an opinion.
I'm actually working on a video about modern vs old architecture and how modern architecture is aesthetically repulsive. So stay tuned for that ☺️
That I will!!!
why is the music so loud, it makes it difficult to hear what you are saying
What year is the map at the beginning of the podcast from?
Traced some of my family history to Saxingham. William Blout. 1146.
I would love to know more.
Wow that's very early. If you found dates back to 1146 then you'd probably be able to find information on the Domesday book of 1086
What is the music for your intro background?
It is called "The Medieval Banquet" the link is in the video description as "Medieval Music 1", it's also on UA-cam Studio Audio Library :)
Turn the music down please.
Hi there :) I re-released this video with better quality audio and lower music volume :) just search for the "better quality" version
Your music is too loud and your voice is unclear.
Great video.
Can you post version without the music?
On the Norwich & Norfolk playlist, I re-made this video with lowered music and better quality audio, hope you enjoy :)
excellent !
Great history I enjoyed it. Have you ever done Fyvie castle in Scotland. There's lots of great mystery and historical sites to see. It's haunted also. By the green lady. Have a great day greetings from Canada 😀
Thanks! And no I haven't, but you're the second person to recommend Fyvie castle recently so I may have to take a trip up there 🤔 Scotland is a bit tricky for me because I live in the southern half of Britain and I use train travel to visit most of these places
I wish you would add graphics to your narrative. I would love to see an artist's drawings of the development of Norwich over the centuries, and what walled, Medieval Norwich, with gatehouses, looked like. I know this adds hours onto the making of the videos, but this would be a great enhancement. This was really interesting. Thank you!
Hi there! It's funny you say that - this was one of my first ever videos on UA-cam so my editing skills were very poor! Since then, I have been collecting many pieces of artwork including depictions of Norwich from all different centuries. I even have a few drawings of the gatehouses too. Expect a new video somewhat soon about that!
Medieval English human remains are source for earliest Jewish genomes at a site in Norwich, UK
The earliest? Wow that's pretty impressive. Norwich was a large hub for the Jewish community due to the thriving trade rights and guilds we had. There was even a portion of Norwich designated for the Jewish community since it was so big
@@AlexTheHistoryGuyI'm not sure if you are familiar with "The Bodies In The Well" the BBC documentary. I learned of this history very recently along with Erfurt Germany's medieval Jewish community they're DNA are the same as mine and I'm a Puerto Rican from the Bronx with a Middle Eastern Y chromosome Haplogroup that Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of America also had.
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy you should do a video on this if you haven't already
Hey there, yeah I do know about the 17 bodies found in the well, it's not far from where I live and I'm friends with a few people who helped with the project. Fascinating stuff. Norwich has a long and interesting history with the Jewish community. I might actually do a video on it soon because I'm planning a social video about minorities within medieval england society & culture
A fantastic video production. My family from Germany settled in Norfolk in the late 17oos. married int local families. Lived around and worked hunstanton, docking, ringstead, bagthorp. Graves still at Ringstead. gradually moving south over time in to London by the 1900s.. I later spent many years back and forward and living in Buxton/Lammas, so Norwich was my local town. Loved it there, but never enough time to fully explore as much as I wanted too. The castle has a very deep spiral stair, taking you to the Norfolk Regiments museum in the dungeons at the base of the Mot. Through a door and your out in the main street & traffic. A few vague memories from The Festival House!!!!
Thank you! Well you will have to visit Norwich again soon, the castle is currently being redecorated to look like how it did in the 12th century as a Norman Palace - will definitely be worth the visit!
I don’t have ch1 before swr I have s11 how do I change it
My fiance was born in Norwich. She lives in Arizona now. We watched your wonderful video, and feel we know Norwich all the better now. Thank you!
Thank you! I have received quite a lot of comments from viewers who have lived in Norwich and are now living in America 😊😊😊
Very Interesting apart from the music which is too loud
Love this.
I do wonder how on earth people got the idea to move north into Norfolk and dig holes into the ground for flint.
I have always believed that we heavily underestimate how sophisticated and advanced Bronze age and Neolithic people were, Grimes Graves definitely helps prove it!
Dew yew keep a troshin bor.👍
Aight boi do well
Music was often too loud and intrusive for my taste as it drowned out your narration but it was intersting.
up thy nodge
Ayyy
In Massachusetts, Norfolk County is south of Suffolk County.
I'd expect nothing less from a country that can't pronounce aluminium correctly. ;)
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy Oops! Seems I just accidentally disliked your video. 😋😄
Tut tut tut.
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Best thing about Norwich is Zaks hamburgers. Even the Vikings enjoyed those.
You know what, my father absolutely loves Zak's with their Two-For-One burger deals. Question is though - which is better? The Zak's in Household woods, or the Zak's opposite Cow Tower? The one opposite Cow Tower used to be a Morgue!
I was a student in London around 1981, my GF at the time was at UEA. I was the one with the car so the A11 saw a lot of me. There was only one Zaks then, far as I can remember. Wrapped in foil every Saturday night, even we could afford them!
the background music is too LOUD and distracting. Otherwise a good video.
Hi there! Dont worry you're not the first to mention the music, this was my first time experimenting with backing tracks - you'll notice that the background music is much quieter in my later videos :) thanks for your feedback!
@@AlexTheHistoryGuy love the music where can I get it
Nice, informative summary of a lot of history. (The French city which provided William's stone is not pronounced like the pepper but "Con", nasally without sounding the "n").
I realised that a few weeks after posting the video 😁 i am from Norfolk so we get to pronounce everything incorrectly!
I'm sure this is a fascinating video. However, the "background" music isn't!! It completely overwhelms the narrator making him very difficult to understand. I'd love to watch it. Could you please tone it down???
Hi there! I have a newer video with lowered background music and better audio, it's on my Norfolk & Norwich playlist :)