Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
BCE or BC? Whats it for you... This week, we take a look at something that seems to bother a lot of people. And thats ok. We care about our history. So with that lets take a deep dive into both. Why do we use them, why and when did we change and what does it mean for the history and heritage of Britain?
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Videos To Watch Next:
Stonehenge - Are we being Lied to?: youtu.be/kTYxEQ3Cmig
Unsetttling Bronze Age mystery: youtu.be/8DXVFT9ynYU
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=5339
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Fasti
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Calendarium.html
etymonline.com/word/Anno%20Domini
Credit:
Fasti Praenestini Massimo: credit Maria Lan Nguyen
All other images Public Domain
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - The Calender
02:35 - AD Begins
04:39 - It gets Personal
07:21 - BCE and CE
09:32 - We are Odd
BCE or BC? Whats it for you... This week, we take a look at something that seems to bother a lot of people. And thats ok. We care about our history. So with that lets take a deep dive into both. Why do we use them, why and when did we change and what does it mean for the history and heritage of Britain?
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCJV1EC8Mf87PpQYo9eUfd3Q/join OR Patreon: patreon.com/PaulWhitewick
Videos To Watch Next:
Stonehenge - Are we being Lied to?: youtu.be/kTYxEQ3Cmig
Unsetttling Bronze Age mystery: youtu.be/8DXVFT9ynYU
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=5339
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Fasti
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Calendarium.html
etymonline.com/word/Anno%20Domini
Credit:
Fasti Praenestini Massimo: credit Maria Lan Nguyen
All other images Public Domain
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - The Calender
02:35 - AD Begins
04:39 - It gets Personal
07:21 - BCE and CE
09:32 - We are Odd
