What Was Childhood Like In Shakespeare's London?: The London History Show

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  @crayonburry · 2 years ago

  A good YouTuber caters to an audience, a great YouTuber gets their audience interested in whatever they have to say.

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  @Magic__7 · 2 years ago

  "Im not writing a book." it sounds like something someone who going to make a write a book

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• CA

  @cassiegiordano6158 · 2 years ago

  You nearly had me at “I’m not gonna make a bunch of historical outfits.” I was about to shout “but that’s what I’m here for!” at  my phone before I read your pause correctly.

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• DA

  @davidcarter5038 · 2 years ago

  As an old bloke in his 60s,  I'm surely not the target demographic - but this was just wonderful - that hour just flew by!

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• WE

  @Werevampiwolf · 2 years ago (edited)

  There is actually one American Girl doll that doesn't have her mouth open. It's Kaya/Kaya'aton'my, because she's from the Nez Perce tribe, and after consulting with actual Nez Perce people, the people running American Girl found out that smiling while showing teeth is traditionally considered to be rude. She was my favorite American Girl as a child. I only had one of her books but I read it a lot.

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• DA

  @DaisyChains1024 · 1 year ago

  I loved finding out that bell-ringing was a hobby for Tudor kids - when I was younger I wanted to ring the bells at church so I could hold onto one of the ropes and get pulled up really high 😅

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• HU

  @HumDoodle · 2 years ago

  So my research is a little shaky, but as far as I'm aware, Liz 1 accepted birthday gifts. Her birthday was in September, so maybe Catherine's father could be commissioned to make an outfit for a courtier attending the Queens' b-day celebration. At the same time, a neighbours dog gives birth to puppies. This gets Catherine talking to her mum and sister about the day she was born her mum mentioned it was round about this time of year, so Catherine puts on her own "birthday like" celebration and as a gift her parents adopt one of the neighbours puppy's. Catherine uses scraps from her fathers commission to create a ruff and waist coat for her puppy named Puck, her favourite midsummer's night's dream character!

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• AS

  @ashleysharkey6406 · 2 years ago

  As an Australian bloke who likes classic cars and works as an engineer, this could not be further from my regular interests. The first scene about your analytics had me chuckling, because I knew going in that this wasn&apos;t the video for me.<br><br>I&apos;ve never been so entertained by an hour of someone talking about dolls aimed at 8 year old girls. This was brilliant!

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• TA

  @tabithadeskins2071 · 1 year ago

  Big American Girl collector here! Ever since my first (Marie-Grace) I love all the dolls more than I can express.<br>Anyway, American Girl actually DOES have a British doll! Of course, you have Elizabeth and Emily (Felicity and Molly&apos;s best friend dolls, respectively)<br><br>BUT IT GETS BETTER!!<br><br>In the early 2000s, they had a line called Girls of Many Lands, which are from–you guessed it! Many lands. One of which was 1592, London. Her name is Isabel, and she is just lovely!! She&apos;s actually my latest American Girl acquisition, and I&apos;m absolutely in love with her.<br><br> Like the other GoML dolls, she had a book intended for older girls (about 12yo), which is also amazing!! I&apos;ve actually managed to compile all eight of the GoML books second-hand, and they&apos;re all just as enjoyable and well-researched as the main historical line.<br><br>Anyway, there is a doll for Elizabethan England in the American Girl line! She&apos;s just not all that well known. Anyway, Isabel is great! And awesome video!

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• MI

  @mikaylaeager7942 · 2 years ago

  Hello! I’m one of the five people this video was made for!! I loved American Girls growing up! We couldn’t afford any of the doll stuff but I read all the books. <br><br>You missed one important thing though. Every American Girl had a Best Friend (TM) who gave them another perspective on the time period. Kristen has Singing Bird, a Native American girl. Samantha had Nellie, a poor girl who worked in a factory. Felicity had Elizabeth, a British Loyalist. <br><br>I think Catherine’s friend should be a catholic girl. She could meet her in Catherine Learns a Lesson where she sees that they face the same persecution in England that her family did in France. Then in Catherine Saves the Day she could help them escape persecution in some way.

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• DI

  @DiesIrae3434 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m a guy but grew up with three sisters, so I shared many interests with them. When they started to get American Girl Dolls I decided I wanted one, too, and fortunately my parents were OK with it. I loved all of the historical clothing and accessories and stories, and history is a major passion of mine to this day. I would love to see this type of dolls normalized for all kids: instead of hyper-masculine GI Joe&apos;s or hyper-feminine Barbie, just normal kids from different time periods.

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  @PervasiveArmadillo · 2 months ago

  I used to work for American Girl, and when Pleasant was in charge she was a stickler for historical accuracy. &nbsp;There was a story where she once had an entire illustration for Addy redone because the phase of the moon would not have matched exact date they determined to be the night she escaped

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