Who Really Was Braveheart? 

Your telling me that Mel Gibson didn’t travel back in time to fight for the scots?

Still one of my favorite movies if it’s accurate or not.

Ironically, the nickname braveheart in history was actually attributed to Rober the Bruce himself.

"In the year of our Lord 1314, patriots of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets; they fought like Scotsman, and won their freedom."

The reason the writers changed Wallace's wife's name was because they thought people might think they were ripping off Robin Hood if they'd kept it as Marian. Also, I think Wallace's best friend in the movie was meant to serve as a stand in for Andrew De Moray.

"history is written by those who have hanged heroes"

Random information: Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money off of people who weren't buying his merchandise. Genius.

There's a statue of William Wallace in my town and he got married in a graveyard about 7 minutes from my house.

Scottish and proud🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

As a Scotsman, it's not plaid, it's tartan. Also....Scotland is pronounced Scot-land, not scaht-land. A's are not O's, and Os aren't A's! America, please.

Despite inaccuracies it's about the only movie I can watch back-to-back. Long live Wallace!!

As a teenager I got curious and looked it up in my grandfather encyclopedia collection.

As a Scottish infographics fan I am so glad you have covered this! Most of us hate this movie in Scotland for all the inaccuracies. We are very proud of our scottish identity.

I was named after him my name is William Wallace Stiles

This movie was truly a film of its time. No general audience in 1995 gonna take a trip to the library to fact check these bits. If this came out today, these writers would be cancelled into oblivion for rewriting history. I couldn’t even connect any bit of this research into Braveheart. It’s just so different in every way to what actually happened.

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"A Mel Gibson movie is your legacy, I got a state and a day and a DC" -ERB

I literally just watched this a few days ago. Also "FREEEEEEDDDDOOOMMM".

The only thing more butchered than the history in Braveheart are the Scots words/names in this video....

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I never seen the movie but I still clicked

“Wallace wasn’t fighting for freedom, he merely wanted a Scottish king instead of an English one.” Ummmmmm...that’s what they mean by have a country of their own in the film. 🤷‍♂️

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Great video though by the way. One of my favourites so far!

When he said James Stuart I thought he was the King of Scotland successor of Queen Elizabeth xD Anyway, in the end at least the crowns of Scotland and England were united through family ties.

i learned more history in this 13 minute video then 9 years of school

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I saw that movies when I was 11

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The movie Braveheart is regarded by experts as the second most historically inaccurate movies of all time. There are also many experts in Scotland who regard the film as qualifying as propaganda.

William Wallace! I read the best book ever written about his life. His life in a way was more intense then the movie! I bought it at the Wallace Momument in Sterling. We should never forget James Horner. Wrote the soundtrack for Braveheart. Greatest movie ever! And Wallace was a true Hero!

Thx for the #. Also, I spotted all the historical inconsistencies in the animated figures garb to go along with your overall theme. Keep these informative videos coming.

6:34 William Uses The High Ground

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3kg is actually a lot less than I was expecting for such a big sword The Wallace Sword. Is that usual, or was it made specifically lighter

Brave heart was a brave man. A quote by MathCheif.

It's historically inaccurate but it captivated me when I was a child and that's why it is my favourite movie. I don't remember when I first watched it but I'd guess I was around 10.

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Finally, a video with some historical accuracy on the matter of Wallace. He wasn’t “Braveheart”, though, as that name was to describe Robert the Bruce.

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6:34 Wallance: It's over English army, I have the high ground! English army: You underestimate our power! Wallance: Then you shall all die!

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Look, you might hate me for this. I hate historical inaccuracy very much and it usually ruins the movie, but I find that it's a different story with this one. I saw this movie before finding out the truth and I really loved it. I found it inspiring and beautiful. Yes, I was quite disappointed to find out about some 'truths' a few days after seeing it, including the inexistant relationship with the queen. Now let's be serious, every historical movie has to be a bit 'dramatized' in order to make it more interesting and to fill the spots between the known facts. I'm not from Scotland and I'm not a patriot, maybe that's why I don't feel insulted. Yet, I must admit that there are a lot of 'mistakes'. However, we know that the movie was rather based on the poem, furthermore it follows its 'plot'. The beginning ('history was written by those who have hanged heroes') suggests from the very start that the story will be quite different from what is known. I agree that more research would have made the movie better. I still like the movie. Whether William was this 'Scottish Jesus' figure or not, he was a hero after all and he fought for what he believed in, which is truly admirable.

I am so shocked that a Hollywood movie isn't historically accurate! Lord help me I'm so very shocked!

Really intense action packed background music, i love it

A lot of us here in Scotland are fighting to regain our independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

RU-vid: This video was uploaded 5 minutes ago. The comments: "First!" Posted 26 minutes ago. Me: hmm interesting.

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Mel Gibson was a hero to Scotland, I saw the documentary, Braveheart.

Scotland: England help us elect a new king English king: I know just the person....me

Legend has it,brave heart had a brave heart

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In my city of Aberdeen there is a statue of Wallace after he liberated us from England, it simply reads "I tell you a truth, liberty is the best of all things, my son, never live under any slavish bond". William Wallace Guardian of Scotland.

and we will have our freedom soon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 also its tartan not plaid 🤦‍♂️

I'm Scottish, freeeeedoooooimmmm! Also I have sword!

Make a video on ALEXANDER'S last battle With the viewpoint of PORUS

"A huge antique sword over three feet long." You can use a three foot long sword with one hand even if the blade is only 3 feet long

Well, at least the Claymore directional landmine was named after the sword. And since 1960, it's always been a badass command-detonated landmine.

There is a statue of William Wallace that looks like Mel Gibson 😂

as a child when I first watched the movie, I didn't know the history of the true William Wallace story, but I enjoyed the movie. Now that I know the movie is 90% false, I still love the movie. I think people fail to realize that it's a movie and there really isn't any 100% accurate films out there. What the movie does do is bring awareness to who William Wallace was

7:00 it's Scots, not Scotts.

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It's a historical Scottish humalation I'm Scottish and didn't use spearshield how dare they

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Some of these comments are genuine comments ,then some are just asking for subscribers ,saying they are first , or asking for likes. Come on guys ,just post an actual comment.

I can say the wallace lineage is still going strong! Somehow we got all the way to America! I had no idea theres a monument, I would love to visit it one day!

Born in Elderslie in Scotland, there is a monument there erected in his name. A 5 minute drive from my house. FREEEEEDOM !!!!!

The name of the town of Lanark is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable.

Can you please do one on Paddy Blair Mayne I’ve asked loads of times please look him up

I have never been this early.

I've never came on to a video so early

Me after seeing comments that are way before the video release Me: (insert shocked pikachu here)

A brave heart.

“Margaret unexpectedly does in September 1290 while traveling to Britain” I think you mean England. Scotland is part of the island of Great Britain. England and Britain are not interchangeable terms 😅

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Yeah.... I knew the real history... But the movie was really cool. I was at London Heathrow some years ago, I heard a customs officer ask an American how long he would be in country. He smiled and replied " Just long enough to get to Scotland." I thought that was cool as well..... Lol

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The title of this angers me.

You guys better do a video about what going on in the country right now

The tradition of plad originated long before Christianity arrived in Europe. All celts used to to some degree, even the Irish and Britons. Secondly blue face paint was held onto by the picts but was once again, a tradition with all Britannian celts. The reason it wouldn't be used in late-medieval Scotland is because Britannia had long been Christiansted by that point.

Pls make a video of Robert the Bruce and comparing it to the movie The outlaw king! :)

didn't understand anything from this clip honestly but all I know is that movie was a masterpiece and the thing they taught us about freedom i wish our people could do the same and fight for themselves maybe we could get the freedom,too....

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For some reason I have always read it as bravenheart

Me: ~Sees video~ Me: Oh no- It's happening again- first I was wondering what Amish people are and Infographics posted the video the next day- Then I was talking about Braveheart yesterday and wondering who he was and Infographics show posts this- O-O SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

You forgot something infographic show. william wallace was 6.7 feet tall and he had a beard

Braveheart was mostly historical fiction. But it did do one thing right and that is to show people who William Wallace was and would inspire people to study about the man behind the legend. Also the film is more of an embellished tale bravery and defiance. In the end they did win their freedom from the English and centuries later they join the union of Great Britain of their own free will not forced. Also in the film's opening the narrator did emphasize that most historians would call him a liar(meaning they knew that they embellished the history/tale) and that he also said that history is written by those who have hanged heroes. I still liked the film. But Outlaw King does a better job with the historical stuff even tho they get several things wrong as well like the timelines as well as the fighting stuff in the sparing match in the beginning(go see Shadiversity youtube video on Outlaw King it is a great watch and he knows what he is talking about when it comes to medieval know how).

Who are the three jerks who dislike the video

I’m Wallace I’m flawless

Great video about Wallace filled with fantastic information to help most people outside of Scotland understand how inaccurate "Braveheart" truly is. Even though it is inaccurate, us Scots cant help but still love the movie regardless. The only thing that bugged me is plaid. We dont wear plaid we wear Tartan, and im well aware that plaid is essentially another name that mainly Americans used but if you're gonna do a video about Scotland at least call our Tartan, well Tartan 😂

Enjoyed the movie, feel like I always knew it was heavily changed for the Hollywood scene.. but then again a movie based in pure realism, especially in this time period.. may not have been the most enjoyable thing.

My last name is Wallace and my ancestors are from Scotland. I wonder if I'm a descendant of William Wallace or someone related to him. Probably not. Funny thing my Uncle is called William Wallace

That movie broke my heart

🤣🤣🤣The ending there! Freedom!😂😂😂