Interesting. I like the symbolism of Maundy Thursday and how this is reflected in the ceremony. I saw the late Queen Elizabeth II when she arrived at Canterbury Cathedral in 2002 to distribute the Royal Maundy there
The Maundy Money as practiced today is a great example of how tradition can be changed to adapt to times, yet still preserve the origins and meaning. CC: His Britannic Majesty
It is, it is a very clever adaptation the way it has been made to focus on people and their contribution rather than being simply about the sovereign's humility.
As a lifelong student of religions (and Anglophile), you would think I would have known about this observance. But this "Child of the Diaspora" learned something new today! Thanks, and God Save The King!
We have a wealth of intriguing church traditions and ceremonies in Britain, that have evolved and changed in most interesting ways! Glad you're enjoying learning about them!
I presume that, given her strong faith, performing this ceremony was quite meaningful to Elizabeth II. Interesting, as always, to learn about another piece of royal duties. Blessed Easter to you.
Lovely video. My friend was a Canon at Bristol so got a good view the year it was there. On another note I was somewhat dismayed to see the BBC news app refer to it as Easter Money in the headline. This has now gone being replaced by other news but my heart sank as it is a constant dumbing down we face nowadays. Your video has cheered me up
Oh yes! Mandy Thursday, it falls the 3 days before the resurrection! Very nice Dr.Barton that you're giving us " the " word on this commemoration Thank you!😊
Bit of glitch around 6:25 where it cuts off what you were saying about the alms given by Mary I and jumps straight to Elizabeth I stopping the giving of clothing. You may want to transcribe what is missing onto a pinned comment or something for those who are interested.
In the novels and non-fiction books 📚 I've read 📖 about the Tudors, Mandy Thursday was sometimes referenced. So the term is familiar but I was never sure what it meant except that it had something to do with Easter 🥚🐇 and feet-washing. Thank you for an indepth explanation.
The sweet lady in blue, Queen Elizabeth in her lovely outfits, the precious children with their nosegays, and all the interesting history: Thank you. 😊
I have noticed, though, that Queen Camilla has taken a significant step up in her outfits and accessories and her hair & makeup. She looks younger and her clothes are fitting of a modern European Queen. And it it good to see King Charles in the role he was preparing for nearly three-quarters of his life. But it is still poignant to see the pictures of Queen Elizabeth in her later years, carrying on with her duties right up to the end.
Excellent video, thanks. I like the attention to detail, which is of course what makes a good historian. I also like the way you politely respond in full to the comments - not least the one where you outline the chronology of the languages from where we get the word maundy. It is amazing how many people are unable to understand that their modern opinions and prejudices are completely irrelevant when it comes to historical assessment.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I get lots of really interesting comments and I hope to guide people to put aside their prejudices and realise the past is indeed another country, but one we can glimpse.
Thanks as ever, Allan. My monarchist self is always saddened by the weakening of the symbolism of the Maundy from self-offering to a mere token. At least it continues, I suppose.
Very, very interesting. In a way it's sad that the act of humility of foot washing has been done away with. In the Catholic Church the Priest washes the feet of 12 people at the Holy Thursday Mass, then he will often give a gift of bread to them. These are very significant ceremonies. I'm glad that there is a gift given to people who contribute to their communities. I can't imagine washing the feet of 74 people!
Another VERY INTERESTING video!! I used to love to attend the Commemoration of The Lord's Supper on Maundy Thursday evening at Wakefield Cathedral!! It was always a VERY moving service for me!! XXXX ❤💗👍
Thank you Allan for reminding us of Maundy Thursday and for covering the origins and evolution of the tradition. I learned something about the meaning of those money bags and "nose gays"
In my Catholic Church, we practiced a Maundy (Holy) Thursday foot washing until COVID 19. Keep in mind this was the novus ordo form not the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. So sad to see the foot washing go. Yes, I did get my feet washed. It was done by a priest not a political leader.
You’ve lost me there. Not much point in clarifying something if you don’t fully explain what it is you are clarifying - what is novus ordo? What is the extraordinary form of the Roman rite? I stand baffled by your superior knowledge and will stick with what the video tells us
Would you tell me please who are the children holding nosegays in the front? One of them seems to be wearing the symbolic towel. Thank you so much for your most interesting articles.
Lovely informative video. I note the ceremony has been to Wales and Northern Ireland but not Scotland! Is there a reason for that? Many thanks for all your wonderful video and have a joyous Easter
@@Vonononie He isn't supreme governor of the Church in Wales or the Church of Ireland either, both of which were disestablished, but the service was held at one of each of their churches. They are both part of the Anglican Communion which the Church of Scotland is not. I assume it would be politically difficult to hold it in one of the cathedrals of the Scottish Episcopal Church which is also affiliated to the Anglican Communion.
I would like it to be updated by an attendance at a service including a footwashing for a selection of people on benefits, with a financial gift, followed by a visit to and substantial donation to a foodbank.
At the ULTIMA CENA/LAST SUPPER, Our Blessed Lord instituted TWO Sacraments, The Holy Eucharist & that of HOLY ORDERS (the priesthood) when He said, "DO THIS IN COMMEMORATION OF ME". The Mandatum was in preparation for the conferment of The Priesthood upon The Apostles, including Judas Iscariot. We find a prototype of this ceremony in the Old Testament with the Jewish priesthood, the Levites.
Interesting content but seems much of the meaning is lost through 'modernization' at the very least the maundy money should be substantial and for the trully poor not symbolic and to those who aarent in need.
It is funny, that diversity is normal to me, probably as my friend group is equally diverse. On this channel what unites everyone is a fascination with the past and it is wonderful. I have never come across such a pleasant comments box on a UA-cam channel as on here, and I only very lightly moderate it.
@@allanbarton well, I’m American, and the idea of not only having, but wanting, a monarch is completely alien to me. Maybe that’s why I find your videos so interesting!
Washing the feet of the poor, beheading two queens and others , burning so many at the stake during the Protestant Catholic wars, the legacy of the ancient English monarchs. Sorry to inject these harsh facts, on Holy Thursday, but there it is. History of England. My respect and love is for George VI, Elizabeth II. ✨Their history shines.
I know they weren't very pleasant where they - it was a cruel time, but I don't think English kings and queens are are any crueler than any other medieval or early modern monarch in Europe.
@@allanbarton Not really the job of a historian to judge historical figures for what they did, but it would be cool and probably quite appreaciated if the King did a bunch of foot washings every year.
@@Oldsmobile69 it isn't at all and you can't judge kingly behaviour by the standards of today, they were different times. Yes, it would rather - but I don't imagine it will ever happen.
The true meaning of washing feet is baptising poor and earth lower degree. Head washing baptising is for rich and heaven. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is heaven. Cleanse your thoughts.
There is no suggestion that he did - only that the Middle English word Maundy derives from the Latin word Mandatum. There was not much Aramaic being spoken in medieval England. The language Christ would have spoken most often was Koine Greek, which was the language of the Roman empire and was also in his time the language of scriptures in the Synagogue, though Aramaic was still spoken at home.
@@allanbarton 2:53 There's no ways Jesus said these words, he was a Jew living in the middle east, like I said it would have been in Aramaic, a Semitic language. It has nothing to do with medieval England! So the whole premise of "Maundy" is incorrect
@@lukealadeen7836 are you saying he didn't say the words recorded in the Gospels? They were originally written in Koine Greek a language that Christ like all his contemporaries would have spoken and read out from the synagogue scrolls. Greek was the universal language of the whole Roman empire in this period. The Jews had translated their scriptures into Greek. The scriptures were usually read in Greek and not in Hebrew or Aramaic at the time of Christ.
@@lukealadeen7836 The Greek New Testament was of course translated into Latin in the 4th century. The Latin word mandate, from which derives maundy is a translation of the Greek ἐντολή
I think maybe in these times of a Cost of Living crisis it's time for the Monarchy to reinstate the true meaning of the Maundy instead of just paying lip service to it.
Her Majesty's ensemble is lovely. I miss her so much. ❤ The King; children and family look lovely. Thank you Antiquary from USA! ❤
Don't we just, she was an extraordinary woman.
Interesting. I like the symbolism of Maundy Thursday and how this is reflected in the ceremony. I saw the late Queen Elizabeth II when she arrived at Canterbury Cathedral in 2002 to distribute the Royal Maundy there
The late Queen was such a subtle innovator. “I must be seen to be believed” . Glorious that todays ceremony was in York Minster.
Thank you Alan.
The Maundy Money as practiced today is a great example of how tradition can be changed to adapt to times, yet still preserve the origins and meaning.
CC: His Britannic Majesty
It is, it is a very clever adaptation the way it has been made to focus on people and their contribution rather than being simply about the sovereign's humility.
As a lifelong student of religions (and Anglophile), you would think I would have known about this observance. But this "Child of the Diaspora" learned something new today! Thanks, and God Save The King!
Amen, glad you learned something new and thanks for watching!
Thank you, Dr. Allan. This pagan has become very interested in the rites of the church. I am learning new thing all the time. 😊
We have a wealth of intriguing church traditions and ceremonies in Britain, that have evolved and changed in most interesting ways! Glad you're enjoying learning about them!
Thank you very much for the timely lesson. Best wishes for a glorious Easter.
Thank you very much! A blessed Easter to you too.
This is a very positive account of Mary Tudor. I find it refreshing.
I presume that, given her strong faith, performing this ceremony was quite meaningful to Elizabeth II. Interesting, as always, to learn about another piece of royal duties. Blessed Easter to you.
Lovely video. My friend was a Canon at Bristol so got a good view the year it was there. On another note I was somewhat dismayed to see the BBC news app refer to it as Easter Money in the headline. This has now gone being replaced by other news but my heart sank as it is a constant dumbing down we face nowadays. Your video has cheered me up
Very interesting tradition, fascinating to learn about its history. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it
I really enjoyed this piece of history. I've seen the Queen hand out the bags on TV and always wondered! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! It's great exploring the origins and history of these traditions 😊
Oh yes! Mandy Thursday, it falls the 3 days before the resurrection! Very nice Dr.Barton that you're giving us " the " word on this commemoration Thank you!😊
My pleasure, glad you appreciate it!
Bit of glitch around 6:25 where it cuts off what you were saying about the alms given by Mary I and jumps straight to Elizabeth I stopping the giving of clothing. You may want to transcribe what is missing onto a pinned comment or something for those who are interested.
Charming! Thank you for both the quality and volume of output - both very consistent! Seeing a new video from you always brightens my day!
Thank you very much! Glad you're enjoying my channel!
Thanks, Allan! Wonderfully told.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fascinating insight into a Maundy Thursday ceremony that has evolved over time. Certainly no poor and unwashed now. Thanks as always Allan.
Thank you for explaining this!
My pleasure!
My first time at this channel, enjoyed it very much, found a interesting and educational. Thank you.👍🌹🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Hi Allan! Having a soft spot for tradition, I find this one delightful indeed.
In the novels and non-fiction books 📚 I've read 📖 about the Tudors, Mandy Thursday was sometimes referenced. So the term is familiar but I was never sure what it meant except that it had something to do with Easter 🥚🐇 and feet-washing. Thank you for an indepth explanation.
Glad to fill in the gaps! Thanks for watching.
Thank-you, I am really enjoying these snips of history.
Glad you like them!
Thank you again Dr. ALLAN!!! 😊❤
My pleasure Jill.
Very interesting piece of history
The sweet lady in blue, Queen Elizabeth in her lovely outfits, the precious children with their nosegays, and all the interesting history: Thank you. 😊
I have noticed, though, that Queen Camilla has taken a significant step up in her outfits and accessories and her hair & makeup. She looks younger and her clothes are fitting of a modern European Queen. And it it good to see King Charles in the role he was preparing for nearly three-quarters of his life. But it is still poignant to see the pictures of Queen Elizabeth in her later years, carrying on with her duties right up to the end.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting.
Thank you from Texas.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Excellent video, thanks. I like the attention to detail, which is of course what makes a good historian. I also like the way you politely respond in full to the comments - not least the one where you outline the chronology of the languages from where we get the word maundy. It is amazing how many people are unable to understand that their modern opinions and prejudices are completely irrelevant when it comes to historical assessment.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I get lots of really interesting comments and I hope to guide people to put aside their prejudices and realise the past is indeed another country, but one we can glimpse.
I participated in the washing of the feet ceremony a few times in my Episcopal Church in NYC. 3 men volunteered each year to take part in it.
Thank you for all the history lessons, this Alabama woman sure appreciates it
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
Thanks as ever, Allan. My monarchist self is always saddened by the weakening of the symbolism of the Maundy from self-offering to a mere token. At least it continues, I suppose.
What an interesting and informative video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was absolutely fascinating, informative, and another tradition worthy of mention. Thank you Allan.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Very, very interesting. In a way it's sad that the act of humility of foot washing has been done away with. In the Catholic Church the Priest washes the feet of 12 people at the Holy Thursday Mass, then he will often give a gift of bread to them. These are very significant ceremonies. I'm glad that there is a gift given to people who contribute to their communities. I can't imagine washing the feet of 74 people!
A good day to listen to Tallis's 'If ye love me' and the Gesualdo Six did a fine version.
Another VERY INTERESTING video!!
I used to love to attend the Commemoration
of The Lord's Supper on Maundy Thursday evening at Wakefield Cathedral!! It was always a VERY moving service for me!! XXXX ❤💗👍
Thanks for sharing!! And glad you enjoyed the video.
Does the choir still sing "Zadok the Priest"? Also, those are the first coins that I have seen with the image of Charles III.
Thank you Allan for reminding us of Maundy Thursday and for covering the origins and evolution of the tradition.
I learned something about the meaning of those money bags and "nose gays"
Glad you found it informative, thanks for watching!
Thanks Allan!
excellent video
@15:01 - what do the numbers on one side of each coin mean?
In my Catholic Church, we practiced a Maundy (Holy) Thursday foot washing until COVID 19. Keep in mind this was the novus ordo form not the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. So sad to see the foot washing go. Yes, I did get my feet washed. It was done by a priest not a political leader.
I'm an Anglican and at the church I went to yesterday they had foot-washing (I suspect this was for the first time since 2019).
@@Shalott63 Funny you mention that cus I got feet washed yesterday too. It has been a while fir me as well
You’ve lost me there. Not much point in clarifying something if you don’t fully explain what it is you are clarifying - what is novus ordo? What is the extraordinary form of the Roman rite? I stand baffled by your superior knowledge and will stick with what the video tells us
great thank you
Curious that the ceremony has never been performed in Scotland! I wonder if Charles will change that at some point.
It is not part of the Scottish tradition. I hope the tradition remains unpolluted.
Charles wouldn’t do anything like that , his role model was his wonderful mother our late Queen .. 👍🇬🇧
Happy Ester,Allan
Thank you Eduardo and the same to you.
Thanks.
You're welcome
Would you tell me please who are the children holding nosegays in the front? One of them seems to be wearing the symbolic towel. Thank you so much for your most interesting articles.
It says a lot about each sovereign, doesn't it?
The Pope still washes feet on Maundy Thursday.
Lovely informative video. I note the ceremony has been to Wales and Northern Ireland but not Scotland! Is there a reason for that?
Many thanks for all your wonderful video and have a joyous Easter
KC3 isn’t the head of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian not Anglican
@@Vonononie He isn't supreme governor of the Church in Wales or the Church of Ireland either, both of which were disestablished, but the service was held at one of each of their churches. They are both part of the Anglican Communion which the Church of Scotland is not. I assume it would be politically difficult to hold it in one of the cathedrals of the Scottish Episcopal Church which is also affiliated to the Anglican Communion.
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What did Cromwell do with respect to Maundy Thursday?
Nothing at all - such things where simply banned.
No wonder the Republic did not last! 😉
I would like it to be updated by an attendance at a service including a footwashing for a selection of people on benefits, with a financial gift, followed by a visit to and substantial donation to a foodbank.
People on benefits get help with various aspects of self-care including free dental treatment
Basically it's a reminder that you are all my peasants I am the monarch and don't you forget this
The chapter heading says arms giving. Obviously alms giving is intended.
Auto-generated - I don't think UA-cam can tell the difference between alms and arms.
Now, a video about Touching for the King's Evil.
well those poor women certainly must hav had very clean feet indeed after all those washes 🦶🏻🦶🏻
It is rather silly isn't it in many respects, they had to have their feet washed so the Queen could wash their feet.
@@allanbarton Thats like how my mum cleans he house so her cleaner wont think she is a slob
At the ULTIMA CENA/LAST SUPPER, Our Blessed Lord instituted TWO Sacraments, The Holy Eucharist & that of HOLY ORDERS (the priesthood) when He said, "DO THIS IN COMMEMORATION OF ME". The Mandatum was in preparation for the conferment of The Priesthood upon The Apostles, including Judas Iscariot. We find a prototype of this ceremony in the Old Testament with the Jewish priesthood, the Levites.
Seventh Day Adventists perform the Ordinance of Foot Washing during Communion... it's supposed to signify humility.
Who were the kids with nosegays?
The children of the almonry - they are four children chosen from the locality in which the Maundy takes place.
Interesting content but seems much of the meaning is lost through 'modernization' at the very least the maundy money should be substantial and for the trully poor not symbolic and to those who aarent in need.
I watch your videos for the history stuff, but seeing commenters who identify as monarchists is so weird.
It is funny, that diversity is normal to me, probably as my friend group is equally diverse. On this channel what unites everyone is a fascination with the past and it is wonderful. I have never come across such a pleasant comments box on a UA-cam channel as on here, and I only very lightly moderate it.
@@allanbarton well, I’m American, and the idea of not only having, but wanting, a monarch is completely alien to me. Maybe that’s why I find your videos so interesting!
@@inuyashaxx I suppose to many of us here we can't imagine having a president. It would seem really odd.
Washing the feet of the poor, beheading two queens and others , burning so many at the stake during the Protestant Catholic wars, the legacy of the ancient English monarchs. Sorry to inject these harsh facts, on Holy Thursday, but there it is. History of England. My respect and love is for George VI, Elizabeth II. ✨Their history shines.
I know they weren't very pleasant where they - it was a cruel time, but I don't think English kings and queens are are any crueler than any other medieval or early modern monarch in Europe.
@@allanbarton Not really the job of a historian to judge historical figures for what they did, but it would be cool and probably quite appreaciated if the King did a bunch of foot washings every year.
@@Oldsmobile69 it isn't at all and you can't judge kingly behaviour by the standards of today, they were different times. Yes, it would rather - but I don't imagine it will ever happen.
@@allanbarton I'll raise you King Leopold II of the Belgians.
@@EdMcF1 He is an example of what happens when you let statesmen run a private business, those two things can't be mixed on a fundamental level.
The true meaning of washing feet is baptising poor and earth lower degree. Head washing baptising is for rich and heaven. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is heaven. Cleanse your thoughts.
Jesus wouldn't have spoken Latin, he would have spoken Aramaic
There is no suggestion that he did - only that the Middle English word Maundy derives from the Latin word Mandatum. There was not much Aramaic being spoken in medieval England. The language Christ would have spoken most often was Koine Greek, which was the language of the Roman empire and was also in his time the language of scriptures in the Synagogue, though Aramaic was still spoken at home.
@@allanbarton 2:53 There's no ways Jesus said these words, he was a Jew living in the middle east, like I said it would have been in Aramaic, a Semitic language. It has nothing to do with medieval England! So the whole premise of "Maundy" is incorrect
@@lukealadeen7836 are you saying he didn't say the words recorded in the Gospels? They were originally written in Koine Greek a language that Christ like all his contemporaries would have spoken and read out from the synagogue scrolls. Greek was the universal language of the whole Roman empire in this period. The Jews had translated their scriptures into Greek. The scriptures were usually read in Greek and not in Hebrew or Aramaic at the time of Christ.
@@lukealadeen7836 The Greek New Testament was of course translated into Latin in the 4th century. The Latin word mandate, from which derives maundy is a translation of the Greek ἐντολή
Eventually, the ceremony will be reduced to the Sovereign, from Windsor, waving indifferently at some random people in Bognor.
King George V vetoed that idea before it would even get off the ground, with his reputed dying words: "bugger Bognor" !!!
i thought he was gonna do 92 in honor o f her late majesty
doesnt he just give old people a coin or somthing or is that somthing else
I think maybe in these times of a Cost of Living crisis it's time for the Monarchy to reinstate the true meaning of the Maundy instead of just paying lip service to it.
Yeah "I'd like mine to be in butter and eggs please Your Majesty"
"Don't be silly, I'm not that rich!"🤣🤣🤣
I don’t want Charles to wash my feet?! It would be weird