The gory history of barber surgeons - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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  • čas přidán 15. 11. 2023
  • Trace the history of barber-surgeons, and find out what led to barbers performing medical procedures in medieval Europe.
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    It’s a cold morning in 15th century France and you’re off to the barber for a shave and haircut. You hear the familiar sound of singing inside and eye a bowl of blood in the window. You grab a cup of ale and examine the array of teeth strung from the walls. Suddenly, a scream sounds from one of the chairs. What's going on? Stephanie Honchell Smith shares the surprising history of barber-surgeons.
    Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Arvind Singh Jeena, Anantha Krishnan, Totem Creative.
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Komentáře • 351

  • @brendanrisney2449
    @brendanrisney2449 Před 4 měsíci +276

    I love the barber's design. He's got a benevolent, yet unwittingly _mad_ feel about him.

  • @Random_UserXD
    @Random_UserXD Před 5 měsíci +766

    Its really scary to think about the fact that at that time any pain reducing drugs were not a thing

    • @Random_UserXD
      @Random_UserXD Před 5 měsíci +15

      also dont mind my bad english as am not really an english speaker😅

    • @RelatedSnow8420
      @RelatedSnow8420 Před 5 měsíci +89

      And that is why I'm glad that we live in a world where modern anesthetics is a thing.

    • @Random_UserXD
      @Random_UserXD Před 5 měsíci +7

      @@RelatedSnow8420 lol yeah but i would say theres still some treatments which r way too painful

    • @cringeSpeedrunner
      @cringeSpeedrunner Před 5 měsíci +5

      At least there’s ice

    • @frostincubus4045
      @frostincubus4045 Před 5 měsíci +42

      Well, in some cases/places, the patients are given alcohol to make them too drunk to feel pain or given some kind of herbal medicine to numb the mind

  • @BasementBerean
    @BasementBerean Před 5 měsíci +460

    I actually saw a barber surgeon text book under plexiglass in the book section at the British Museum. And, one of the greatest SNL skits ever was "Theodoric of York medieval barber" which can be seen on CZcams.

    • @MiIIiezz
      @MiIIiezz Před 5 měsíci +9

      Thanks for recommending the skit! It made my day.

  • @shiwanthagunathilake635
    @shiwanthagunathilake635 Před 5 měsíci +394

    Hats off for the animation team❤

    • @Soloohara
      @Soloohara Před 5 měsíci +3

      you say this everyvideo of them since ever. They are quiet good with animation, its their job, we got it.

    • @RRed04
      @RRed04 Před 5 měsíci +18

      ​@@Soloohara It's something well-intentioned. Having your work recognized is comforting.
      So why bother because he repeats it...

    • @Soloohara
      @Soloohara Před 5 měsíci +2

      because the keep repeating it every single video since ever, so annoying@@RRed04

    • @oldcowbb
      @oldcowbb Před 5 měsíci +10

      @@Soloohara the quality is more than "just a job", but yes, every one of their video has high quality animation

    • @-----------------------86
      @-----------------------86 Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@Soloohara Hats off for the animation team!

  • @TheOneWhoKnocks969
    @TheOneWhoKnocks969 Před 5 měsíci +1330

    Old age be like : barbers cut hairs and surgeon cuts body. Why not make them one?

    • @treflecrystal
      @treflecrystal Před 5 měsíci +138

      "hair is part of the body anyway" -some guy probably

    • @AsliddinNormamatov-ir7ok
      @AsliddinNormamatov-ir7ok Před 5 měsíci +5

      5:35 there has been a different informations in diversed areas

    • @sadhnajoshi1529
      @sadhnajoshi1529 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Bro your dp is great
      The ones who know will know

    • @vasanthpragash854
      @vasanthpragash854 Před 5 měsíci

      😂

    • @DarkZerol
      @DarkZerol Před 5 měsíci +3

      Thus why they were called "Barber-surgeons" and the incredibly iconic "barber's pole" came from.

  • @balpreetsingh6834
    @balpreetsingh6834 Před 5 měsíci +222

    People today : This is the worst time to be alive
    People any era before the current one : Hold my barber

    • @threedragonstalk2123
      @threedragonstalk2123 Před 3 měsíci +11

      The more you read history the more you realize that everytime has been a bad time to be alive. You just have to keep living.

  • @florm9944
    @florm9944 Před 5 měsíci +164

    Literally did a history exam on medicine earlier today and one of the questions was about barber surgeons lol.

  • @dude6046
    @dude6046 Před 5 měsíci +140

    my barber actually has a son who is a surgeon so this is pretty funny

    • @luke14946
      @luke14946 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Just curious, but do you happen to know what kind of surgeon your barber's son happens to be?

    • @longnguyen4102
      @longnguyen4102 Před 5 měsíci +1

      😂

  • @ButterflySeraph612
    @ButterflySeraph612 Před 5 měsíci +95

    I forgot how much I loved medical history

  • @YoungGandalf2325
    @YoungGandalf2325 Před 5 měsíci +50

    "Just a little off the top, please. Heeey...what are you doing with that bone saw??" 😮

  • @IDK-bd8he
    @IDK-bd8he Před 5 měsíci +29

    Oh wow!! This completely explains Doctor Barber from flapjack!

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Před 5 měsíci +179

    Thanks For all your hardwork and dedication 😊😊😊😊

    • @theskyisindigo
      @theskyisindigo Před 5 měsíci +1

      this is unrelated but you have exactly 143 likes on your comment, and 143 most generally means "I love you"

  • @Sunflowersarepretty
    @Sunflowersarepretty Před 5 měsíci +72

    I was actually wondering what those red and white on the barber's pole mean and woah I found my answer. I didn't even know that barber -surgeon was a thing. Crazy.

    • @gordonlekfors2708
      @gordonlekfors2708 Před 5 měsíci +5

      I knew it already, but I would have liked them to answer wtf the blue stripes mean! many poles have them.

    • @snegwatawski4196
      @snegwatawski4196 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@gordonlekfors2708i was wondering the same thing

  • @marceliraola1411
    @marceliraola1411 Před 5 měsíci +87

    Dear Ted-Ed Team,
    as a passionate hobby fencer, I would be very delighted to see a video about the history of fencing. I think this would not only be an interesting topic but also one that would educate others.

    • @scourgedarkpaw9949
      @scourgedarkpaw9949 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Fencing? You mean like sword fighting. Or fencing goods or fence made of wood

  • @lorohasquarepants7386
    @lorohasquarepants7386 Před 5 měsíci +24

    We really appreciate these videos of fun facts and stories you guys make. Thank you so much! I have received much of the knowledge you've shared 😊

  • @markcrawford5810
    @markcrawford5810 Před 5 měsíci +11

    This makes Dr Barber from The Marvelous Misadventures historically accurate.

  • @bluegaplanim
    @bluegaplanim Před 5 měsíci +5

    the art style is simply incredible.

  • @smtoonentertainment
    @smtoonentertainment Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks For all your hardwork and dedication 😊😊

  • @Davidc31
    @Davidc31 Před 5 měsíci +3

    As always, another important fact we didnt know we needed. Thanks!

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    @kaavya1085 Před 5 měsíci +6

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    Keep it up

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    @nickolas.h Před 5 měsíci +12

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  • @AudioTruyenLangQue
    @AudioTruyenLangQue Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much for your help and advice,
    I really appreciate your job. I wish you happiness and peace under the sky of prosperity. All the best.
    Take care and have a good time

  • @Taylor-yt8vp
    @Taylor-yt8vp Před 5 měsíci +5

    The character "Dr.Barber" from the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack makes sense now

  • @popperweyu9607
    @popperweyu9607 Před 5 měsíci +4

    This will be great to watch before going to bed!

  • @laurenehynson6495
    @laurenehynson6495 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I love these videos! So interesting!

  • @zulmira53
    @zulmira53 Před 5 měsíci

    Excellent video!! Thanks!

  • @onal12345
    @onal12345 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Wow, I knew they were dentists but surgeons! This is really interesting.

  • @Sjalabais
    @Sjalabais Před 5 měsíci +2

    Perfectly illustrated.

  • @ley6748
    @ley6748 Před měsícem

    I’ve been obsessed with these videos

  • @sorakishimoto
    @sorakishimoto Před 5 měsíci +4

    Finally! I forgot I still want to know the meaning of those symbols in every barber's shop. Glad I got recommended this video. ❤️

  • @Happy-Vibes4eva
    @Happy-Vibes4eva Před 5 měsíci

    I could binge watch these all day 😂

  • @elscruffomcscruffy8371
    @elscruffomcscruffy8371 Před 3 měsíci

    The history of Surgery is fascinating!

  • @richaranjan1983
    @richaranjan1983 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Thankful to be born in the modern age 😅 Great video, informative, interesting & fun.

  • @weighttrainingguide
    @weighttrainingguide Před 5 měsíci +1

    Fascinating -- and surprisingly gory!

  • @fridabinaev
    @fridabinaev Před 3 měsíci

    This is fascinating!

  • @BWS891
    @BWS891 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I always wondered where the term barber surgeon came from, thanks for the lesson

  • @quiltingmuggle2759
    @quiltingmuggle2759 Před 5 měsíci

    So interesting...thank you.

  • @TheRandomPokemon4
    @TheRandomPokemon4 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The animation is great!

  • @fajar2alfianto
    @fajar2alfianto Před 5 měsíci +2

    I know it's just an animation, but I was flinching hard when I saw the cutting body-part scene. Imagine doing it in real life without any kind of pain killer 😢

  • @phatato
    @phatato Před 2 měsíci

    Fascinating!

  • @sapphirewingthefurrycritic985
    @sapphirewingthefurrycritic985 Před měsícem +3

    For anyone who has ever watched Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, this explains Dr. Barber's whole thing.

  • @hvnterblack
    @hvnterblack Před 5 měsíci

    thanks for that

  • @jkyoft78
    @jkyoft78 Před 3 měsíci

    That was interesting. Good job.

  • @worLDinheritance962
    @worLDinheritance962 Před 5 měsíci

    A wonderful work

  • @msartorius
    @msartorius Před 16 dny

    This tradition has always fascinated me, and my interest in it has grown even stronger in recent years. Here in my country, barber poles are becoming increasingly common, though the video seemed to overlook the fact that many of them here also have a blue stripe.

  • @srvpostsmusic
    @srvpostsmusic Před 5 měsíci +29

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  • @Abraxium
    @Abraxium Před 5 měsíci

    Your varying animation styles are all very comfy

  • @MadelonWilson
    @MadelonWilson Před 5 měsíci +23

    Great video! When I was in the ninth grade, I started reading medical history books. I was particularly drawn to those books that started with early trepanations and worked their way up to the barber surgeons. I found the very idea of performing multiple amputations, putting the patients in a circle, and applying hot pokers to cauterize the wounds. Generally speaking, these tomes of history became less interesting as medical education and practice included sanitary teachings that started with the simple washing of hands (which was laughable to the anatomists who went from dissecting table to patient. Once Lister came on the scene, the history seemed quite modern and there I would stop reading that book and move on to another.

  • @neekibarman4125
    @neekibarman4125 Před 5 měsíci +1

    you have the best animators & narrators

  • @luv2bcth714
    @luv2bcth714 Před 5 měsíci +7

    I don’t know if I’m the only one. But the only time I heard of baber surgery was from the cartoon The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (the character Dr. Barber.) So I had no idea this was a real thing🤷🏾‍♀️🤯

  • @minnie_notthemouse
    @minnie_notthemouse Před 5 měsíci +2

    how do i always seem to be on CZcams just as this channel posts

  • @mrinmoybanik5598
    @mrinmoybanik5598 Před 5 měsíci

    I'm learning something new everyday it seems.

  • @RootlessNZ
    @RootlessNZ Před 13 dny

    My grandfather was a barber surgeon, a feldsher as they were called, in the Imperial Russian Army in the 19th C. He deserted in 1903 and made his way through Poland, Germany and France to London. He set up shop as a barber and also performed minor medical procedures for his family and customers. He would stitch wounds, remove stitches, dress wounds , lance boils, use antiseptics and prescribe appropriate analgesics.

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    @user-eq2dx2jp6v Před 5 měsíci

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  • @azizaturdiqulova1492
    @azizaturdiqulova1492 Před 2 měsíci

    Wow. Now I found an answer to my question😁 thank you.

  • @Bluwie._.piixxee
    @Bluwie._.piixxee Před 5 měsíci +1

    4:54 help why is that so sweet. Props to the animators.

  • @PramkLuna
    @PramkLuna Před 5 měsíci +1

    I like this animation style ❤

  • @alessandracastioni3423
    @alessandracastioni3423 Před 4 měsíci

    Uno dei vostri video più belli per me❤ ottimi per allenarsi con l'ingles3

  • @edwinjoy3932
    @edwinjoy3932 Před 5 měsíci +1

    5:11 now whenever I see this, I start remembering this video (and people who 'treated' by barber surgeons).

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    @user-ff7ux9zv3o Před 5 měsíci +1

    you are the best channel in the world😍🥰

  • @maxhill9254
    @maxhill9254 Před 5 měsíci

    excellent

  • @elianesantoscabral3271
    @elianesantoscabral3271 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excelente!

  • @blitz2524
    @blitz2524 Před 5 měsíci

    Omg I always wondered about this…

  • @pippaliciousj
    @pippaliciousj Před 4 měsíci +1

    Recently found out my grandad who passed when i was 7 (im nearly 54) wrote a book on Ambroise Paré the medieval barber surgeon.

  • @catwaygo9908
    @catwaygo9908 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Flapjack makes alot sense now that the doctor was also a barber

  • @syncout9586
    @syncout9586 Před 21 dnem

    The more I learn about anything prior to modern medicine, the more thankful I am that I live in the 21st century

  • @brianthomas4276
    @brianthomas4276 Před 5 měsíci

    Havent watched a video in this channel in years

  • @canoa223
    @canoa223 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Me: Hello, I would like a nice shaving, I have a wedding tonight.
    Barber: Say no more.
    Me: Also, one of my toes looks very blue, do you know someone who could look at it?
    Barber: You're not gonna believe this

  • @AelitaSwan21
    @AelitaSwan21 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Really good video, as always, but also pretty gory! I hope it won't loose its monetization

  • @mio7968
    @mio7968 Před 5 měsíci

    so interesting 💈

  • @Dr._Doppietta
    @Dr._Doppietta Před 5 měsíci +16

    It makes my blood run cold thinking that, not too long ago, these very painful and very specific surgeries were left to basically butchers *without* any medical knowledge nor anesthetic.
    Man, I'm *GLAD* to be living in 2023.

  • @medardbitangimana4580
    @medardbitangimana4580 Před 5 měsíci

    Ted ed you keep amazing me

  • @Redoestimate1988
    @Redoestimate1988 Před 5 měsíci +2

    "For he's a scheming barber and to do so is his pleasure..."
    Getting Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack vibes

  • @franko8572
    @franko8572 Před 5 měsíci +63

    *Fun fact* You ever see one of these things outside a barbershop?💈
    In the early day of modern barbering, the barber would leave out bloody rags used in surgery out on the railing to advertise their services. So you would see bloody and clean rags outside, and when sanitary standards changed, the 💈thing got created to symbolically represent the old clean red and white rags. The blue was later added as a patriotic thing.
    Edit:
    Damn, 5:05.. y’all really got me!!
    Edit:
    They changed the thumbnail to this 💈 pole, but it wasn’t like that before! 💈

    • @sorakishimoto
      @sorakishimoto Před 5 měsíci +7

      Thanks still. I just now learned meaning to this symbol with the blue one. 😅

    • @franko8572
      @franko8572 Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@sorakishimoto 😃 Eyyyy! Somebody learned something from me! 😊

    • @esnm7799
      @esnm7799 Před 5 měsíci

      @@franko8572 yeah, thanks. I didnt undertand It with the video hehe

  • @SlyXD-mb1so
    @SlyXD-mb1so Před 19 dny

    I love history

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 Před 5 měsíci +1

    nice video

  • @lizardguyNA
    @lizardguyNA Před 5 měsíci +1

    Well that explains that one character in Flapjack.

  • @majl7917
    @majl7917 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks for uploading this right at dinner time here in Holland. Yum.

  • @AnthonyDinh
    @AnthonyDinh Před 5 měsíci

    Can we talk about the history of venting in barber shops? Those hit differently.

  • @Bamdeidz
    @Bamdeidz Před 5 měsíci +1

    Animation so cute ❤❤❤

  • @quadrantids8166
    @quadrantids8166 Před 5 měsíci

    TedEd your animation!!🤧🤍🤍✨✨

  • @seren7173
    @seren7173 Před 5 měsíci +1

    the way barbers holding the shears is same as surgery doctors.I discover it after I learn in medical university.

  • @MapleMafiareincarnated
    @MapleMafiareincarnated Před 5 měsíci +1

    Cool

  • @siddhuansith
    @siddhuansith Před 5 měsíci

    4:56 aww now that's wholesome

  • @chamberlain85
    @chamberlain85 Před 20 dny

    So their's some truth to Dr Barber in The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flap Jack. I love that show.

  • @rossplendent
    @rossplendent Před 5 měsíci +7

    "You look like you could use some... surgery."
    - Dr. Barber

  • @user-ym8dn6bv6k
    @user-ym8dn6bv6k Před 5 měsíci

    Wow... Never know.

  • @deegee5333
    @deegee5333 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The way that surgeon took that man away from the barber to go save his life. 😂

  • @user-bj5zn3ri3n
    @user-bj5zn3ri3n Před 5 měsíci

    nice

  • @tonynguyen4751
    @tonynguyen4751 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Now I've finally realized that Barber is not a simple thing to consider because at the end of the video, the creator revealed the true meaning of that red and white color-swirling tube which I usually see at many Barber's

    • @pisces2569
      @pisces2569 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Not exactly, he stated it was a legend. The barber pole most likely has a different origin

  • @wilson5377
    @wilson5377 Před 5 měsíci +2

    😎👍
    Glad to know that the barber pole's colors represents Blood&Bandages
    not
    Hacksaws&Razors!😂

  • @tylerdurdenthethird1796
    @tylerdurdenthethird1796 Před měsícem +1

    ok now i understand why the barber from the cartoon Flapjack was also a surgeon

  • @shajadaburgess3616
    @shajadaburgess3616 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Patient:"Help I need surgery"
    Doctor Barber: "Okay, but like are you a Gemini 🤨"

  • @Electronious
    @Electronious Před 5 měsíci +2

    Barbers were cool, and they still are.

  • @manavbachwani4726
    @manavbachwani4726 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Lord AK doing his magic ✨

  • @krisbelch1776
    @krisbelch1776 Před 17 dny

    Oh my god that explains the barber on the misadventures of Flapjack😭😭😭

  • @jap1260
    @jap1260 Před 15 dny

    I some countries like United State and Mexico, the colors on the pole are white, red, and blue. But where does the blue come from?
    According to one teacher I had for chemistry at high school, she told us that cloth soaked with blood will dry and give a bluesish color or will appear blue with sun light (I am not sure about the sun light, but that is what I remember), and this is the explanation of why in some places the colors are white, red, and blue.

  • @josephmalala1093
    @josephmalala1093 Před 5 měsíci

    YOOOOOOOO, TED-ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS VIDEO WAS GORY, TF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂

  • @danieluorji
    @danieluorji Před 5 měsíci

    Interesting

  • @user-bp4nv3qp4d
    @user-bp4nv3qp4d Před 5 měsíci

    This impressive animation is marvellous 🖤💜💚🩵🧡