'Greatest Archaeological Discovery in British History' - Visiting Sutton Hoo
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2021
- In August 2020 after months in my garden glued to editing software I escaped and went on a journey to Sutton Hoo. Thought I'd document the trip so you guys could come too! Oh and I brought my shiny new drone out for it's very first spin!
The first video in this series:-
• Walking Along The Rive...
My main channel History Time:-
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Being a retired English literature professor, I would tell my students to study history whenever a novel, a poem, an short story was assigned. Loved and thoroughly enjoyed your taking me to Sutton Hoo. Continue you marvelous work of giving history through your eyes and words.
Hi pretty lady. How are you doing today??
I admire your passion, you are part of history doing what you do!
I live near Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, USA. I ride my bicycle over the battlefield all the time or, walk the many back trails often having the battlefield to myself. Its beautiful in the winter snow!
I have been a member of the American Battlefield Trust for twenty plus years and am very proud to have helped to save hallowed ground from urban sprawl.
After the 1863 battle , a train track was laid down to give people access to an amusement park built of the battlefield.
U. S. Army used the battlefield for mock tank battles, destroying history with every turn of their tracks.
Then, our government saw the graffitti at the Devils Den and decided to send in a team to chisel off the carvings, destroying the names of the very men who fought here!
I have family in Wellingborough and grew up there, playing in Croyland Gardens. Never knowing of its history as given by Edred King of Mercia to the monks of croyland,,,, in 948AD! I urge you to visit there....
Keep sharing your passion and, know there others like you that are moved by being at historical sites. Funny, my coworkers wonder why I spend my time out in fields "staring at dirt"?
Ralph Fiennes was simply extraordinary
His accent was perfect. I did not realise he was from Ipswich! No wonder in retrospect. I enjoyed the film but his performance was, as you say , extraordinary indeed!
Just love him, he is always excellent in every role
And the rest of the movie is a waste of time.
He always is.
As was Basil Brown.
Visited the Sutton Hoo site and Mrs. Pretty’s house a few years ago and it was magical! Also visited the Burial treasures at the British Museum. While at Sutton Hoo, I bought a pin which looks like the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Helmet as a reminder of this wonderful trip. It will always be on my lapel. This trip was on my bucket list so I was glad to get the chance. 💖
did you say a mental thank you to Mrs. Pretty and her obvious common sense and generosity of spirit.
I just would like to say even though you are not a huge channel, please keep doing what you are doing. I am a dad with 2 small kids and work full time night shifts. I don't have the time to do these sorts of things but I really enjoy watching you do it and walk us along with super interesting insight.
When the little sprogs grow up il definitely be spending my time doing similar activities. Fascinating.
Here after watching The Dig 🙂👍
Me too...I loved the film..The best I've seen in years...
@@kohedunn What film? If you don't mind
@@jozz2248 The Dig..on Netflix 😉👍
I watched it 3 days ago, only reason I clicked on the video
Me too but I slept tro it..... hoping this means I wont have to watch it again ;)
This place and it’s finds and also Grimes Graves , are the reason I have always been fascinated by history,
As a child I was taken to these places and was even able to go down a ladder underground into the graves.
I would have beyond anything else loved to go to university to study this kind of history and archeology by was financially unable to .
I suck in history like a sponge and now at 61 want to continue my journey .
I’ve been to Knossos , on Crete , Venice , and hundreds of museums and stately homes , which I can’t get enough of .
My legs are giving in now so continue my love through people like you ...... so ,,,,,, thank you , you keep my dream alive xxxx
Sending u love 💗 from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Take care and stay safe
Good stuff. "The Dig" brought me here. :)
Thank you, that was quite a tour. I know it's sad that the museum is closed due to pandemic, but exploring the site without the presence of any other tourist sounds like fun. Definitely a must-see if I ever visit your country.
I’m used to exploring places alone as most stone circles in the country tend to be very ill frequented. To be alone at a place as famous as Sutton Hoo though - That is something else indeed.
Thanks Pete. There is so much history out there! We peoples of the world need to know as much of our history as we can! As an Aussie, I would like someone of your ilk to research and make known to the world the prehistory of our indigenous people. At least 30-50,000 years and perhaps as long as 100,000 years! I am Anglo by heritage and love to hear or that part of my pre-history. Cheers!
The left will be most upset that you have the audacity to look into your ancient past....To them you are just a bland white guy with no culture.....🤔
Me too. Saw "The Dig" yesterday here in Rio de Janeiro. Never heard about this archeological site before. "Great place to visit."
I’m a Brit so proud of our heritage.
What fascinates me is not only what’s been discovered but what still remains hidden waiting for discovery....
The wealth of this dynasty is staggering when you consider this is what they just buried....
Keep up the top quality enthusiasm and delivery😎👌
Well done! My husband grew up in Ipswich. Wonderful to delve deeper into the Suffolk history.
My nine year old really enjoyed this so we hope you can carry on keeping these videos child friendly. Keep up the great work and your passion and commitment to history.
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. Where I live, Los Angeles, something is considered old if it predates WW2! Take care, and stay safe.
I watched The Dig last weekend and found it fascinating. So enjoy history.
Me too!
I've visited Sutton Hoo and it was amazing how far the ship was dragged up to its resting place, they have a visitors centre there with replicas of the treasure found in the boat, well worth a visit
June...as I have studied historical sites, but far from any kind of expert, there is a possibility that the watercourse or even water level may have been different. My guess is that to create such an honored burial at that time, they must have been aware of the possibility of flooding and studied how far to bring it so it wasn't in danger of being ruined by the course of the river. I am so envious that you have been there.
@@swissuz hi yes you are probably right , it's an amazing place and I hope you get to see it sometime, they have a replica of the Viking Helmet in the Visitor Centre a truly amazing place , Rendelsham Forest is in the same County it's where a UFO landed 🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧
Lovely video. Basil was an excavator, who went unrecognized due to his lack of pedigree but he was brilliant, noting immediately this was Anglo Saxon, not Viking. I do wish you said, " From Ireland to Asia" but I love this video. Well done.
I was stationed in Britain years ago. I visited many places throughout Britain but never made it to Sutton Hoo. Someday I want to return to Britain and visit this incredible place.
My family in Australia loved this when they came over...
It’s well worth the journey, absolutely fascinating.
Me too. Stationed at Bentwaters and never visited Sutton Hoo. What a tragedy.
Thanks for your tour, first time I realised Suffolk was South-folk and Norfolk was North folk. My grand parents came from North Walsham. Still got more to do on the family history. I like your approach, no loud music in the background, no waving of arms everywhere. Very calm and peaceful. Co-incidentally I have a pin brooch of the Sutton hoo helmet!!!
I live in South Jutland ( North Schleswig if you are a German citizen ) , Denmark. We are about 1 hours drive from Angeln , one of the home areas of the Anglo-Saxons of the U.K.
Brother!
We live near a village, Rougham, 4 miles from Bury St. Edmunds, and few years back new drains had to be dug for new houses..They found the remains of an Anglo-Saxon dwelling and two skeletons, male and female...We're also not far from the Iceni village, Boudicca's people..Viking..There's a written description of her, by a Roman...6ft. tall, green eyes, and long red hair..
This was so interesting. I have watched nearly all the TimeTeam programmes so this was great. Thanks from South Africa 🇿🇦
If a visit to England occurs again, Sutton Hoo will definitely be on the itinerary.
Thank you, for taking us out there with you.
Thank you, how lucky I found your film and it was brilliant, can’t remember why I came to UA-cam this afternoon lol looking forward to watching more, many thanks again.
Thank you! This answered many questions I had after watching "The Dig"
Passing by you wouldn’t think there was so much treasure there and think it’s just hills. Makes you think how much undiscovered stuff there is there!
Shame the feature film 'The dig' drifted off into historically based drama instead of sticking more to the real events and life histories of Edith Pretty and Basil Brown. Basil was an amazing character and the film would have been much better if it had centred more on him rather than the romance of two later characters.
I enjoyed the film. I don't mind when they add in conflicts and events for dramatic intent or to move the story along at a reasonable pace compared to reality to keep the film interesting. I am curious as to why they cast Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty though - Carey is nearly 20 years younger than Edith would have been in 1939. Seemed a little odd to me!
@@bujin1977 pretty rather than wrinkly!
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I agree. It looked like “the excavator” just went home and retired. And that wasn’t totally true. He had a decade of working with archaeology and museums after this one.. but the politics with academia are always the same and the way good amateur archaeologists can be treated never changes. I’ve seen it.
@@bujin1977 you are also right. People who are not familiar with working at a “dig” might find the movie a little boring. And want even more drama. I wanted to especially see more of the artifacts. I know everyone would have liked that too.
I agree, I honestly thought the film was awful
Well done! Best thing I've watched in quite some time. Keep up the good work!
Always enjoy these trips to ancient sites
Thanks Pete
Hey thanks for watching! One day I’d love to visit some of the more famous ancient ruins of the world. One day! (It would’ve been last year and this year but oh well!)
Hey Pete! So glad that your video popped up on my recommendations after watching The Dig (ohhh tech devices are you stalking me) and you're the guy behind History Time! I love these history nerdy awesomeness. Great work!
Thank you for doing these awesome vids. Really entertaining and educational!
Pete, that was great. Love your narration, your breadth of knowledge is impressive and your passion for your subject manifest. I'm going straight to your History Time channel to subscribe. Cheers. David O'🍻
Hey i really enjoy listening to your voice and your videos are awesome..i was so happy to see this video because i had already watched The Dig on Netflix ..thanks for shedding more light on a remarkable story. Those mounds are out of this world. Hope i can make it there one day
Thank you so much for posting this as I feel so connected to this place, I was born close by and I'm a Sutton.
Shame that you didn’t film the walk up from the river following the route that the ship was taken. The steep climb makes the achievement of those who dragged the ship even more impressive. Enjoyed seeing the site again. Felt sorry that you couldn’t enjoy the museum etc due to COVID.
He linked to an entire other video he's done about this!
Sutton Hoo is a wonderful place to visit. Just one minor niggle, the big mound is referrred to as Mound 2 and is the site of another, robbed out ship burial and it's not known who was buried in it. Basil Brown investigated that in 1938 and found just a few ship rivets. It was built up to it's original height in 1990 to see the effect of erosion over time. It's already lost 1 metre in height. Mound 1, in front of the new tower, is the site of the royal ship burial. There was a third ship burial, a few miles away in Snape, which was robbed out in the 1820s.
Hello, from NJ USA. Great video. Love history and what it teaches us. Looking forward to seeing your other videos. Thank you!
You just popped into my suggested feed for the first time. I’m so so glad!
Recently watched The Dig and this showed up! Wonderful stuff. Thank you
I'm very appreciative of your efforts. Thanks so much. I'm American of English heritage and Saxon DNA, so feel a connection to Sutton Hoo,
Hopefully the whole pandemic will be over soon and you will get to travel wherever you want but for now we will happily watch whatever you're capable to post both on this channel and your main channel.
Watched The Dig, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Then wound up here! Good info. Thanks for sharing your passion.
Really enjoyed this, Pete. Thank you.
Thank you for your very interesting and informative video! You have blended imagery, narrative and information in an entertaining story! I knew about Sutton Hoo, but you've stitched together events from the past and present to make the information real, emphasizing the importance of the artifacts found there!
I have been to England only once, but I got to explore for a couple of months and I was constantly in awe at the history and the beautiful scenery before me at every place that I had visited! Yes, even in the cities!
Beautifully done! Very much enjoyed this after watching The Dig (which I loved).
You have put a really lovely film together here, thank you. You have a very good, relaxing style of narration too. Keep going, I'm subscribing. xx
Pete you have some very good work. Thanks for sharing your videos. I'm watching every one of them. Your to the point and not dragging out time. Thanks again, fantastic works.
Hi Pete, just wanted to say how much we enjoyed this film. We just saw "The Dig" movie and this was the perfect accompaniment. Your documentary was beautifully put together, and we're keen to see the others you have made. Keep up the good work! Alex
We're so happy to have found your channel. We will start watching all your videos.
Pete thanks for posting such an interesting video!
have just watched The Dig and was fascinated to watch your tour of the site, this is magical stuff, thanks so much
Pete, love your work, God bless you!💛
Thanx Pete!
Looking forward to The Dig tonight!!
Going to be good! I’ve got my popcorn at the ready !
@@PeteKellyHistory I believe Edith Pretty saw, what she saw, and archaeologists have been burying our true history ever since. Experts, leave out one important element in their excavations, the common belief of those times, a belief in *MAGIC* . !!!
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im doing oral chemo and eyesight is a brul but I I love listening to your voice telling things. cheers.
Wishing you all the best Charlotte. x
Excellent video, thanks for making and posting.
Love your videos mate, always done so professionally
Literally just watched The Dig on Netflix....I really enjoyed this video thx for sharing 🇺🇸
This was a fantastic video. Thanks for the knowledge, Pete.
Great work Pete! Have been a subscriber of History Time for a couple of years
When I saw you talking at the train station I was like oh it’s another traveling UA-cam video then it starts as a full blown documentary . Love it . Thanks
thanks for all the great work you do
Loved this video. Thank you!
Very good Pete ,you have a good way of telling stories . I enjoyed this vid immensely .
Yes,I’m here after watching ‘The Dig’ which was a great watch. Excellent video here mate, really well put together and informative. Well done 👏👏👏
Really love your work Pete
Loved this. Very well done. Thank you
I hope you do get back when the visitors center/museum is open again. I was here in September 2014, brought by an expat cousin living in Colchester. It was such a treat. In this video, you haven't even touched on the gravel outlines of people buried there. Love your work!
I think you mislead your subscribers regarding the SH ' Helmet '. As far as I understand it the ' Helmet 'exists only in pieces and probably with 60/70% missing. Your film kept showing a beautiful complete and whole work of art with fabulous engravings. I think if your subscribers visited th B Museum they would be terribly disappointed with the real thing. Also I thought the ' Helmet ' has never actually been verified as a helmet, in fact I read that even the BM weren't certain of its purpose and mostly though it for some kind of ceremonial use. Of course I'm just a humble taxi driver and you of course are a professional archaeological film maker so I stand to be corrected by your superior knowledge.
this video is way more than i bargained for. love it.
Great video, so much history congratulations on your own quest, keep them coming, thank you, yes I subscribed from Spain another land of great history.
Randomly appearing on my feed just hours after I watched the Netflix movie! Hmmmm
Same.
Pete is stalking our Netflix feed.
Same here. Kind of scary how we are being tracked.
Same 😲
same!!
Double-dog same
Really like this focus on Suffolk and the Sutton hoo ,Anglo Saxon landscape. Great stuff. Making me want to do a roadtrip. The relaxed filmin stylee is u man.
I am quite impressed by this documentary. Well done!
Good job Pete.
Good to see you out and about.👍
Thank you for the tour of Sutton hoo.....the countryside is lovely . You have a nice voice
for narration and deep knowledge of the subject . I will be looking for other videos on
your channel.
Thank you Pete! I've visited the site and found it fantastic. Great video.
Thank you. Really enjoyed your trip
Fantastic scenic photography
Fantastic video. Very informative and well presented. Loved the visuals and your narration. Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
Hey Shane really appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed the video! I’ll be releasing some more over the next few months (of trips over the last few years- mostly pre pandemic) but one day I’ll be able to travel abroad again and visit some really amazing ancient places! Thanks for watching !
What a great film makes me want to get a tent live in the woods like the young guy for a couple of weeks . Beautiful place !!!
we just watched The Dig a few nights ago. Enjoyed it very much and the story is astonishing. Thank you for doing this very interesting video.
Excellent documentary... subscribed and will watch all your videos! Thank you :)
Watched The Dig, and looking for more history. Thank you!
Hi pretty lady. How are you doing today???
I am a retired sailor who grew up in Boston Massachusetts, USA. Massachusetts. One of the original colonies Boston has innumerable names of town and streets strait from England, our wonderful progenitor. England, my England, my Avalon. Your prodigal sons the USA love and esteem you, your King, and the people. Sorry about being the red headed, crazy step child, we know we can rely on your discreet help as of forever! Thank you. Kevin from sunny Mexico.
brilliant vid Pete as always
Will watch the Dig tonite...thank you for all the info
Thankyou please keep doing what you do to share this wonderful History with your Superb Commentary Peace
I saw the movie once it came out on Netflix and I was thoroughly captivated. I actually got very emotional when the ship was revealed. Such as fascinating time it was when it was first unearthed. Loved the story.
Hi pretty lady.How are you doing today???
Excellent video presentation. Thank you!
This is excellent! Well done Mr Kelly...
Just watched "the dig" also. Thanks for showing us views of that special place.
I have been watching videos on You tube about the Anglo Saxon harp reconstructed from one found at Sutton Hoo. Apparently it was so important to the Anglo Saxon society that after the Norman Conquest they banned it, thinking it would inspire English nationalism.
Thats what led me to watching the film The Dig, but thought it was a bit of a let down. It was more of a love story set to the back ground of Sutton Hoo. This is more interesting, shame everting was closed. I will have to check out your other vids.
I'm a Sutton, by Birth. With Dutch, Irish, Scotish, German, and Cherokee Roots. Love this Vedio! Can trace my roots to the Muns, of 1216. Learn Your Own History! 💘 ❤ 💘 Be Kind, and History, will Reward You! ❤
Also watching after seeing The Dig. I like your film and will definitely watch some more, well done.
Though I have never been to your damp island, I’m mighty pleased to be able to see so many of those places that I have been reading about all these years. Thanks for helping me keep in touch with my inner Anglo Saxon. They’re my people !
Geneticists reckon that just about everybody of European descent, is traceable back to a woman living in Germany in the 13th century AD). Amazing isn't it.
Great movie, excited to see this!!
Hi pretty lady.How are you doing today??
Thank you Pete. Very nice documentary.
I enjoyed The Dig on Netflix, and this link came up. Well done Peter. I liked the slow pace. Atmospheric.
Truly excellent production.