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Caitlin Doughty has a channel called Ask a Mortician. Doughty is a funeral home director from California. At first glance on, you would think this channel is strictly about the funeral industry and death. However, if you dive deeper, you will discover that she does dive into history. She has videos on recreating Victorian Mourning Practices, Iconic Corpses and answers viewers burning questions like: What happened with the Donner Party? How bodies are handled in a mass death situation? and Can you freeze dry your corpse?
The history videos are especially interesting and she and her team well research that material that's available. She did a series on Iconic Corpses and explores the history behind some interesting corpses. The videos are well put together and I've learned quite a bit from Caitlin's channel. If you need something to pad out a lecture or use it as a writing prompt I recommend you give this channel a look up. You can find something on this channel for your school or home school needs. My Video Top Five Picks: These are not in any specific order The Lake that Never Gives Up Her Dead - I knew Lake Superior was cold, but I didn't know that it could preserve a corpse! The Camloops story was scary and fascinating at the same time, I was especially freaked out with the fact there's a corpse that floats around the shipwreck following divers. She kayaks on Lake Superior with a relative of an Edmund Fitzgerald victim and they talk about the wreck and what happened. The Massive LA Disaster You've Never Heard Of - This episode is about the dam failure in Los Angeles. Caitlyn takes a trip to where the disaster happened. She explains what lead to the failure and how the dead were taken care of. She visits the original site of the dam and see what remains. That part was the most fascinating of the video: seeing the remains of the dam. Oven Crypts of New Orleans - The oven crypts of New Orleans are a hold over from their time as a French/Spanish colony. Then she explores what makes American Burial traditions different in comparison. She explains the history of the oven crypts and how they work. It's the ultimate in reusable burial. This was the first time I have heard of oven crypts. Visiting Hawaii's Tragic and Remote Leprosy Colony - I heard about this colony because there was a lighthouse on the Island and now I learned more about this colony. She takes the time to explain how the colony was set up, why it was set up, and what happened to it's people as well as the survivors. It is a sad but fascinating history. Iconic Corpse: 93 Years of Vladimir Lenin - An earlier video of hers that details the preservation of the corpse of Vladimir Lenin. It is crazy the amount of preservation and studies that went into keeping the corpse of Vladimir Lenin pristine. The body that's on display is no longer the real Lenin. That is most fascinating thing about this video: is that it is not really Lenin. Caitlin's also an author, she has written several books on death. You can check out her Amazon Author page here. You can get her books in physical form, kindle form, and audiobooks.
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The team works on the Cherry and potato harvest and plans a trip to the seaside. Alex and Peter look for ladders for the cherry harvest and Ruth makes plans with what she can make with the cherries. The team celebrates the cherry harvest with a festival and lots of cherry pies. Then they take a trip to the seaside. Ruth makes a new period swimsuit and tries it out. At the seaside they are entertained by period performers. They also take a dip in the sea in period swimsuits. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Questions:
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Episode 12 The series concludes with the Oat harvest and it's a challenge to predict the weather!
Alex and Peter look to predict the weather in order to determine when to bring the oat harvest. They have a weather vane made in the shape of one of their chickens. They also find a quick method to determine barometric pressure. Ruth works on the market gardens for one last time, putting seaweed fertilizer on them. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Questions:
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Tourists come to the Tamar Valley, and the team comes up with ways to keep them fed and make money off them. Ruth learns how to make clotted cream and Peter paints pictures of the valley for the tourists. The strawberries are ready for picking and Alex is worried about an invasion of snails and slugs. The government sent out dairying school to teach the women how to work with milk. Peter putting together the paints and pigments was pretty interesting and I never knew that they came separate. The dairy school concept was interesting too. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 9 Questions:
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Episode 10 The Boys are away sheering sheep while Ruth takes care of the potatoes. The team also gets a visitor from an old friend.
The sheep are taken to Dartmoor and they sheer sheep. Ruth takes care of the farm while the boys are on the moors. A visitor from their time on the Victorian Farm stops by and the team go out on a picnic with their visitor. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 10 Questions:
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Springtime has come to the Farm and life is renewed. A visitor comes for Mothering Sunday. Spring is in full swing on the farm, and one of the first harvests is brought in: daffodils. Eve, Ruth's daughter comes and visit the farm in time for Mothering Sunday, it is a similar holiday to Mother's Day. She makes Ruth a cake for the celebration. In the Edwardian period, many daughters worked in service and it was the onetime of year where they could get the day off to spend with their families. Alex tries to expand his chicken concern by buying an incubator. The sheep are also ready to give birth and the boys learn how to handle lambing. The boys also purchase a new pony for the farm and hire an expert to tame it. The episode concludes with the celebration of Easter, and Ruth makes eggs to celebrate. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 7 Questions:
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Episode 8 The team looks to the sea for their harvest. The Tamar Valley is a place where the farmers had one foot on the land and one foot on the sea.
The boys take a trawler out for it's first time sailing since it's restoration. Ruth picks seaweed and shrimp. She uses the seaweed for bread and makes little dishes with the shrimps to sell. Alex makes a curricle for the small pond on the farm. Peter has to try it out first because the baby fish escaped from the hatchery. He promptly sinks it but then gets the hang of it. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 8 Questions:
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The Boys and Ruth explore more ways to bring in an income on the farm. It is January on the farm. The boys try mining while Ruth tries lace making. The boys try copper mining without much success, however try another method to extract copper by putting metal in copper infused water. That method works and the team makes some money from copper. Then they are taken to another mine in Cornwall where they use technology to live the lives of miners for the day. Tin mining was where the money was at. Ruth learns the craft of lace making (without much success) as well as how to make a Cornish pasty. The boys take the pasties down the mine, but do not leave the crusts behind for the little people who dwell in the mine. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 5 Questions:
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Episode 6 Ruth writes a letter home to her mum exploring the day in a life of an Edwardian Farmer.
Ruth's day kicks off by getting dressed and cleaning the floor...one stone at a time. The boys take care of the fields and look on the animals. By mid morning Ruth gets breakfast on the table after that bathes for the first time after doing her cleaning. It is a fascinating episode and I really enjoyed looking at at the day in the the life of an Edwardian Farmer. It was an excellent summary of what the team did during the course of the day. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 6 Questions:
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Episode 3 work continues on the farm as Peter, Ruth and Alex explore more possibilities to make money on the Edwardian Farm. It is November on the Edwardian Farm. The team plants their potato crop and use the latest in Edwardian technology in order to plant it. They also use the tractor to do some chores around the farm such as making feed for the animals. We also learn how the Tamar Valley was home to a hatchery. Peter explores that part of that part of the history of the Tamar Valley. Ruth works on cleaning and prepping the privy. The discussion on the fish hatchery would be appropriate in the agricultural science department, especially if the school offered a class on animal science. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Questions:
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Episode 4 Episode 4: Ruth, Peter and Alex continue in their efforts to make money for the farm. Peter and Alex focus their efforts on the sea while Ruth cleans a historic house.
Christmas is coming to the farm and the boys are trying their hand at fishing for crabs. However the weather and waves keep them away. In the mean time the boys have a cow butchered. Ruth in the mean time is looking for extra income for the farm and cleans a historic house using Edwardian techniques and technology. She gets a new bike to help her out with transportation. While Ruth is away, the boys will play. At the end of the episode, they participate in an Edwardian Christmas church service and celebrate Christmas Edwardian farm style. This would be a good episode to show around Christmas time in the classroom. A work sheet wouldn't need to be required, unless you have a sub in the room. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. This series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 4 Questions:
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Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, and Alex Langladas are working in the Tamar Valley on an Edwardian Farm. The first episode is about the historians setting up the farm. Ruth Goodman is a freelance historian who specializes in domestic history. Peter Ginn and Alex Langladas are archeologists. The series also features additional specialized historians and experts throughout the series. Ruth sets up the house while Alex and Peter set up the animals as well as the fields. They use Edwardian methods to clean the chimney as well as to make quicklime. They have to lime the fields in order for crops to grow. The boys go away to make the quicklime which turned out to be more challenging than they first thought. If they fail in making quicklime, their farm will fail for the year. In the mean time, Ruth continues to make the farmhouse a home as well cooking a gruesome dish for the boys in preparation of their return from making quicklime. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. The series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 1 Questions:
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Episode 2 Episode 2: More preparations on the farm are made for the future harvest and winter. Ruth works on prepping the market gardens using goats to clear the weeds. Then she and Alex prepare the gardens for strawberries. The boys bring in a bull to the farm.
Another important preparation for the harvest include making cider, although the farms orchards only produce a single apple. They bring in additional cider apples and prep them to make cider for the harvest. The art of barrel making is explored. Ruth works hard in the kitchen to preserve food for the winter, she pickles apples and preserves meat. Alex also brings back chickens to the farm, which provides an immediate income to the farm. If you need a filler in the classroom, this is an excellent series for that use. You aren't limited to history with this series either you can use this in a family and consumer education or a home economics class to learn a recipes or crafts. You really see history come to life in this series and Ruth, Alex, and Peter are excellent narrators. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. You can find the link for the YouTube video here. The series is also available on Amazon Prime. Episode 2 Questions:
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Episode 3 - Monarch to Monster
The series concludes with a look at the medical history of Henry VIII and how it may or may not have impacted his mental state. Rebellions take place in the north due to changes in religion and Henry VIII does not react well to that. Henry VIII soon becomes the large man history knows him as. His advisor Thomas Cromwell has to start looking over his shoulder as an arranged marriage does not bring Henry VIII joy or a spare heir. The medical side of things with Henry VIII, is very interesting and could be a three part documentary too, this particular episode tackles the ulcer on his leg as well as the possibility that he suffered from diabetes. Diabetes could account for the madness. It also discusses what was used to move Henry around the palace. There is another documentary that tried to tackle the medical issues, and this is a documentary that Lucy Worsley took part in. This is a bonus documentary that you can check out and the link is here. If you need some research into Henry VIII for a class lecture, I recommend you use this documentary just for the fact it offers another perspective on Henry VIII, more so than the typical "Henry VIII was a madman." I created several questions to go with this documentary. Just copy and paste them into a word document to distribute in the classroom just in case you decide to use this series in the classroom. Since there's a lot available out there on Henry VIII, I want the student to have a chance to reflect on what they learned about Henry VIII. You can format anyway you want. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. Link to the YouTube video is here. Questions
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Episode 2 - Bloodlust and Boleyn's
Henry VIII meets Anne Boleyn and falls head over heals in love with Anne Boleyn, a new arrival from France to the English court. She is not a classical English beauty, but is intelligent and witty. Henry VIII is charmed by her. She is determined to keep Henry at arm's length, was this a ploy to become queen or was it simply a matter of not having a choice? Their love story causes much upheaval for England as Henry VIII decides to divorce Catherine to marry Anne in order to get a son. A son is the only person who can succeed to the English throne. England's religious are thrown into turmoil as Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church. Now, courtiers who thought themselves friends of the King must constantly look over their shoulders. The historians exploring Henry VIII as a Monarch go to an interesting source to learn about the relationship between Anne and Henry. Things with Anne do not go according to plan as she only produces a daughter. This time the solution Henry VIII comes up with entails getting rid of an unwanted wife...permanently. Henry VIII starts his slide into madness and will become the Monster history makes him out to be. If you need some research into Henry VIII for a class lecture, I recommend you use this documentary just for the fact it offers another perspective on Henry VIII, more so than the typical "Henry VIII was a madman." I created several questions to go with this documentary. Just copy and paste them into a word document to distribute in the classroom just in case you decide to use this series in the classroom. Since there's a lot available out there on Henry VIII, I want the student to have a chance to reflect on what they learned about Henry VIII. You can format anyway you want. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. Link to the YouTube video is here. Questions
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King Henry VIII - this king has had more documentaries and TV shows about him than.... I would say the current queen but that's not true. It's fascinating to see the endless angles the various historians take on this most famous English King and we will still be talking about him in 3030.
A new documentary was released on Henry VIII in 2020 called Henry VIII - Man, Monarch, Monster. The first episode covers Henry VIII as a man and how his childhood impacted the way he ruled. The historians cover how his mother influenced him growing up, that he grew up in a female environment and how is mother's death changed his life. He wasn't meant to be king, but then his brother Arthur died. His childhood changed and he started to learn what would make him a king and how to govern according to the rules and traditions of England. Henry VIII's first acts as king was to have some of his father's oldest advisors arrested, which signaled a new start for the English and they called the start of the reign as a new dawn in England. It was fascinating to learn that they waited 48 hours before proclaiming Henry VIII King. Nowadays, that would be unheard of if a political leader died. Everyone was thrilled with the new King. His second act was to marry Catherine of Aragon and together they would oversee a new England. The historians go over old documents in order to get into the mind of Henry VIII. If you need some research into Henry VIII for a class lecture, I recommend you use this documentary just for the fact it offers another perspective on Henry VIII, more so than the typical "Henry VIII was a madman." I created several questions to go with this documentary. Just copy and paste them into a word document to distribute in the classroom just in case you decide to use this series in the classroom. Since there's a lot available out there on Henry VIII, I want the student to have a chance to reflect on what they learned about Henry VIII. You can format anyway you want. For use in the classroom: just highlight, copy and paste into a word document or a google document for use in the classroom. You can easily format these questions to your specifications. Link to the YouTube Video. Episode 1 - Rise of the Tyrant
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