Why couldn't the English Conquer Scotland? - Wars of Scottish Independence (ALL PARTS) 

You should look up information about the stuarts, Scottish kings who ended up on the throne of england, really interesting

Indeed!

as much as Overly Sarcastic Productions can be offputting to watch at times, I can't help but admit they got the best perspective on the Scotland/England rivalry.

Ironically it was actually Scottish kings who took over england

@@them4601 they were mixed english and scottish if you look at it

CMON IH DONS!!

And still lost in the end

@@jonwiltsie107 not sure that's entirely true Jon?

​@@jonwiltsie107BS!

But for the natural women, it's worth the fight, lol

@@britishlion3600 Go back to supping yer beer and no crying over yer defeat to Spain

​@jamestheman1962 you lot care more about the English football team than the English do. It's sweet how rent free they live in your heads.

@@illmitchjax More like in your mind than in mine,what are you some kind of agitator,trying to poke fun at us British and Scots,wait but I was having at yer man british lion for making transgender jokes but for you it was about footie, a way and raffle your donut,we have a nation to win back and you like to split us even more with shite like that f off,Great Britain was Scotland Ireland and Wales and England all together muscles so do not get your knickers up about your ears,we will not be divided any more,and if you have served you would know that military always stood as one,and if you did not then you start to think like that.

​@illmitchjax "its coming home" every single tournament youse enter. Argentina have won more trophies so if anything if they win itll be coming home. England hasnt even been the home of football hahahah

as a scot, it is very much still american 😂

What was or were the main differences?

Hate England, from Scotland!

It’s All Gaelic

In the words of Billy Connelly, there is no such thing as bad weather, Just the wrong clothes.

Summer just means hot rain in Scotland

You are definitely Scottish haha

​@scottw.3258 Blootered yasss mwi

Having a shot for every like

Go further back you'll find vikings invaded and killed all the males. So it wasn't Norwegian to start with, same for Orkney and lot of other islands on Scotland's western seaboard.

@Wull-cfc67 to be clear vikings were Scandinavian. Denmark Sweden and NORWAY = Scandinavian? In 1469 shetland was annexed to scotlland as part of a dowry for a marriage. Before then they were used as stonghold for vikings under Norwegian and Danish rule for about 600 years. Also there's historical sights in shetland that predates the vikings and the picts with neolithic archaeological sight dating back too 2500 bc filled with norse cutlery bowls tools ect but yeah not Norwegian at all 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@wetflannel6343 the neolithic sites date to between 5000 and 6000 years ago. The picts around 300 AD. Scandinavian to 8 & 9 century. Where did you read Norse artifacts dating back 2500bc ?

@Wull-cfc67 being from shetland I've seen them. You should watch a guy called bruce fummey he done videos about Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement and explains it in more detail. And the Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement has 4000 years of human Settlement on one site. Dating from 2500 bc all the way up until the 17th century. They found some neolithic pottery nearby roughly dated to 3200 bc

@Wull-cfc67 and it's literally on the visit shetland website shetland herratige and visit Scotland website. Its all well documented and acclaimed as one of the best archaeological sites on the British Isles

Tbh England got very very very close to winning. It was practically a miracle that scotland won. It was practically a civil war + an invasion whislt England managed to capture nearly all of Scotlands most important cities and England still lost

@@RoyalRegimentofScotland yeah our ancestors deserved nothing less for holding off tyranny for so long.

@@RoyalRegimentofScotland I nearly won the lottery last night too. Just 6 numbers short. Nearly in battle is still a loss.

There were no Scots in Scotland when the Romans were here. No English in England either, come to that.

What English culture.?

@@janice506 The English culture that the Stuarts later embraced instead of Scotland. Anything involving England.

@MacDhòmhnaill It's called British banter, and the Scots love to make bad points about their own country, lol.

Your understanding is lacking, somewhat. Wallace wasn't fighting for the common Man. He was fighting for himself. He was minor nobility, so didn't have as much to lose as the main players, such as Bruce. The Nobles had much to lose by running in blindly. They had lands in England, remember, Scottish Nobles were of Norman stock, just like the English Nobles. They were of the same blood, and had in fact moved north from England where their families/ancestors all had land and therefore, money, and therefore, standing. Bruce and many other Scottish Nobles were well known for fighting with the English when it suited them, then fighting against the English when it suited them. Wallace would NEVER have been crowned King of Scots, he wasn't Noble enough, he was of Welsh stock(Wallace has the same etymology as Wales, and means 'foreigner'.) and therefore a Briton, not Norman. Andrew de Moray was the main hero, not Wallace. de Moray was the seasoned soldier. He had been involved in the taking of Carlisle in 1296 along with his Father, Sir Andrew de Moray. He was captured at the Battle of Dunbar(mentioned in this video), his Father was also captured and imprisoned in London, where he died. Andrew de Moray was imprisoned at Chester Castle. He escaped in the winter of 1296, and made his way North to his Fathers lands, whereupon he raised an army and went about freeing the settlements and Garrisons. Wallace moved North, de Moray moved South and the two armies amalgamated in Perth, from where they made their way to Stirling. It was indeed de Moray's leadership, experience and tactics which won the day at Stirling Bridge. Sadly, de Moray was mortally wounded and would die several months later as a result. Wallace didn't know how to lead an army, or tactics, and he totally messed up at Falkirk, choosing the wrong ground and tactics. The Scottish army was wiped out, and he ran. Once he came back, he was captured by a fellow Scot, Sir John de Menteith and sent to England for trial and execution. Don't be fooled into believing Wallace was a hero, and Bruce was a coward. These were very different times. Freedom didn't mean the same then, as now, Independence was very different too.

Scott, well written and such an understanding of real history 👍

Shut it. Bot.

Only in your head 😂😂

It’s 48 mins long… it was posted like 17 mins ago you have commented 7 minutes ago how can you come to that conclusion? 😅

@@paulwoods3078his name is also deepak ? How is he English but I as an African I agree.. love Scotland

​@@paulwoods3078 he likes scotland he obviously knows the history already and decided to give kudos regardless of watching the entire thing. Scotland is great!!

​​@@paulwoods3078Haha!!!Actually,after the video was being uploaded but I am not sure for how many minutes after that,I did comment and the conclusion is a fact where my great great grandfather was an Englishman from my mother's side who worked as a British army,good friend!!!🏋🏻‍♂️

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@@WerBadvr Actually, Flower of Scotland is NOT Scotland's national anthem. It never has been.

Old 1960’s hippy tune.

@@jimmyavpi tell that to 50,000 Scot’s at Hampden before kick off…

@@petayfranz9395 I'll tell more than that if you want. Scotland doesn't have a national anthem.

@@jimmyavpi enlighten me Jimmy. Where are you from?

Afghanistan has literally been conquered like 5 times

The English identity didn’t exist until after the Norman’s invaded, the normal culture is crucial in English culture, and their English would be irreconcilable without the Norman conquest.

They probably thought an abbey named after a bakery product was an error!

Which was also contending with France at the same time...

@@darkstarr2321 very true. England was a medieval superpower and was indeed very powerful. Respect.

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The descendant of a french Norman knight given land by William the conqueror (the descendant of Rollo the Norse viking who conquered lands from the Franks in what is now Normandy).!! The de bruce's changed sides between England and Scotland so many times, I am surprised that Robert de Bruce knew what side he was on at Bannockburn.!!!! As for your assertion about Scotland's greatest king, I think you need to read some real history.!!!

Genuine Q Who is Scotland's greatest king in your opinion?

No

Yes

Yes

Well said 👏👏👏

@Epicgeezerthe next good documentary should be on how the Irish repeatedly kicked the avkings out of Ireland when the Vikings ran roughshod over England and the Saxons. That some history that is forgotten. In 1014, the Irish wiped out a large Viking force north of Dublin in Clontarf. The Vikings took full control at that time of England as the English king fled to France and Knute took over. The Irish stomped the Vikings through out the Viking age. The Vikings basically made peace on Irish terms with the Irish and the Irish Kings allowed them to maintain trading ports in Dublin, Cork, and Waterford. Whereas the Franks bought off the Vikings by giving them Normandy and the Vikings always controlled half of England by holding the Danelaw territory in central England.

@@michaelconnor5378 What a load of rubbish

@@michaelconnor5378 Erm the Vikings founded Irelands capital, Dublin. And the Vikings only took over the North of England, mostly Yorkshire. And King Alfred crushed the Vikings in 838 and took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to be 'King of all England'. In AD954, the Anglo-Saxons drove out Eric Bloodaxe, the last Viking king of Jorvik. Cretin.

The north-south dynamic is very interesting indeed. And to think it was started before Scotland and England even existed. The romans essentially started it when they took over what is now England. Scotland was a bit too far north for them to stretch to to occupy for long enough, which basically gave 'England' the head start in population, infrastructure and weaponry. The divide of wealth and numbers was so evident that it ended up being roughly the same boarder long after the Roman empire ended. They were underdogs from the very start. Makes you wonder how things would have been different if the Roman empire had conquered the whole island. Would Scotland and France have taken over England? Maybe the British Empire would have never came to be. Then there wouldnt be a New England. It's crazy to think how far back it all goes. Then you think about wars today and how much impact it could have in another 1000 years

I did a DNA & funny thing I’ve thousands of DNA matches in the USA & Canada over 17,000 infact

Half of them couldn't tell you where pretty much any country in the world was if you asked them

Declaration of Arbroath 1320. For as long as a hundred of us remain alive, we will never on any conditions be subjected to the lordship of the English; for it is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we fight, but for freedom alone, which no good man gives up except with his life'.

Braveheart was a pathetic work of fiction, and the declaration of Arbroath was made in loyalty to the then Scottish crown, long since past those days, better together has been proven time and again. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

​@@alexwallace5486Better together? Research what Westminster did with our oil in comparison to our neighbors Norway, a few interesting videos to show you how our resources have been stolen and squandered. Not only has Scotland been left to rot, North of England, Wales and Northern Ireland also have lowest GDP per capita in Western Europe, all our industrious ruined over the last 100 years, the SNP failed but they did so with an already weakened economy and their hands tied behind their backs. We are supposedly the 6th richest country in the world but you wouldn't notice it walking around Scotland. The Union has been failing our country for a very long time but keep burying your head in the sand pal. Norway are now one of the most oil rich nations and set up a private trust fund which is the richest of it's kind in the entire world worth billions today, the Scottish population with the exact same amount of oil no longer economically benefits from it because all of our oil was sold from underneath our feet to give massive tax cuts to the rich, you can thank Margaret Thatcher for that one, 1 simple research on RU-vid you'll see for yourself and if it doesn't anger you I don't know what will, they've been stealing our resources for a long time and there's a good reason why they are desperate for us to stay in the Union whilst the media spreading lies about us to the English population saying we are a tax burden etc.

​@@alexwallace5486Better together? Research what Westminster did with our oil in comparison to our neighbors Norway, a few interesting videos to show you how our resources have been stolen and squandered. Not only has Scotland been left to rot, North of England, Wales and Northern Ireland also have lowest GDP per capita in Western Europe, all our industrious ruined over the last 100 years, the SNP failed but they did so with an already weakened economy and their hands tied behind their backs. We are supposedly the 6th richest country in the world but you wouldn't notice it walking around Scotland. The Union has been failing our country for a very long time now, Norway have become one of the most oil rich nations and set up a private trust fund which is the richest of it's kind in the entire world worth billions today, the Scottish population with the exact same amount of oil no longer economically benefits from it because all of our oil was sold from underneath our feet to give massive tax cuts to the rich, you can thank Margaret Thatcher for that one, they've been stealing our resources for a long time and there's a good reason why they are desperate for us to stay in the Union whilst the media spreading lies about us to the English population saying we are a tax burden etc.

​@@alexwallace5486Better together? Research what's happened to our oil in comparison to Norway, a few interesting videos to show you how they took our resources and wasted them. Not only has Scotland been massively let down, North of England, Wales and Northern Ireland also have lowest GDP per capita in Western Europe, all our industrious ruined over the last 100 years, the SNP failed but they did so with an already weakened economy and their hands tied behind their backs. We are supposedly the 6th richest country in the world but you wouldn't notice it walking around Scotland. The Union has been failing our country for a very long time now, Norway have become one of the most oil rich nations and set up a private trust fund which is the richest of it's kind in the entire world worth billions today, the Scottish population with the exact same amount of oil no longer economically benefits from it because all of our oil was sold from underneath our feet to give massive tax cuts to the rich, you can thank the Tories for that, there's a good reason why they are desperate for us to stay in the Union.

Each Welsh man has atleast 10 sheep lovers to one wife...

Da iawn.

How ironic that englands most famous royal house is welsh

The Romans didn't do it because it wasn't worth the hassle. Not because of the plucky locals. Fact

@@darkstarr2321 Aye mock a mans heritage the FACT is they didnt and neither did england - which was more politics than war. 'Worth the hassle' suggest your opinion is biased - they were the most powerful people (including the persians, greeks and macedonians to name a few) with practicaly unlimited resourses at that time and had aquire practical the rest of europe including England - so dont reply because you get a semi from being cocky on the internet. Must of hit a nerve - English perhaps? no need to answer your use of 'plucky locals' says it all.

@@michaelburns8519 Wow, you are a sensitive soul aren't you. You clearly cant handle the truth! Stating the fact that the Romans didn't invade the North of Britain because it wasn't worth it (which it wasn't) isn't mocking anyone's heritage. I suggest you get thicker skin, pal or stay off the internet.

@@michaelburns8519 Wow, you are a sensitive soul aren't you! You cant handle the truth it seems. Stating that the Romans didn't stay in the North of Britain because it wasn't worth it (which it wasn't) is not insulting anyones' heritage. I suggest you grow thicker skin, pal or stay off the internet

@@michaelburns8519 Wow, you are a sensitive soul aren't you. Sounds like you cant handle the truth. Stating the fact that the Romans didn't conquer the north of Britain because it wasn't worth it (which it wasn't) is not mocking a mans heritage. I suggest you get some thicker skin or stay off the internet

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Well said sir thank you for your service 🇬🇧

Well said, but when Scots constantly make racist comments about the English it's apparently okay...

Well I served in the army as well,but I believe in independence.

@@johnfitzpatrick4007 you are entitled to do so but please don't let ancient history influence your decision. As it stands Scotland has little to no infrastructure to go down that route and certainly cannot carry on the way things are. The snp have had 14 years to do something constructive and failed miserably and that isn't the fault of Westminster.,however, I fully respect your right to do as you please with your vote.

Scots are gaels who are natives of the isles they are the same as picts and the Strathclyde britons ye talk utter pish and im from the central belt in scotland

​@@gallantscotland8590No they aren't 😂 gaels aren't native to britian

Not really. The briton identity had been completely destroyed by the scotti at this point. Wide range british identity would not return till the 17th century under james VI

@@RoyalRegimentofScotland you keep telling yerself that

@@gallantscotland8590 I don't need to keep telling myself that. I seriously don't understand why gaels are ferocious in trying to claim gaels are native to britian when they literally aren't. The gaels invaded around the same time the angles , saxons and jutes began to invade britian. Gaels and the Irish language are not native to britian

Not happening

@@AthelstansSuccessor Lol, feart

Some people just shouldn't watch Braveheart, they can't tell the difference between fact and fiction..

The struggle has never stopped. Here we are again!

@@jimmyavpi: clown!

It will be the usa to that's global

No he wouldn't, he wasn't a rebel, he was a Scottish Royalist and would respect people's loyalty to the crown.

He can't turn in his grave , he has no limbs

As a scot i agree . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

He has no grave, his body was dissected and parts sent around the country.

Why would he.??? Have you got the parochial gene.!!????

Ah yes supporting conflict and differences in 2024 between fellow brothers and sisters. Hey why not??? Let's disband all regions and separate all countries in Europe in small counties that fight each other like in medieval ages. Nothing sounds better as progress than that.. right? You-know-what? Let's actually revert to stone age. That is smarter...

Why? They are stronger together than separate entities.

@@richardevans9875exactly, thats why

This is just revenge for Sykes picot

@@richardevans9875 i was sarcastic btw.... i do not wish for western countries to divide...

We are free ya muppet

GTFO with your nonsense

Free Scotland from traitors to their Scottish ancestral Monarchs.

Free from what ?. Get out more and see the world. Mix with different cultures and visit different countries and learn to open your mind instead of festering at home watching braveheart all day.

He took over nothing. He committed treason by subsuming the interests of Scotland into those of our enemy.

​@@thomasmoore5949He didn't do that though

Did they though? Did they?

@@sebe2255 yep

@@TheMelbournelad Least delusional Scot

@@sebe2255 actually I think my ancestral background is Danelaw

@@TheMelbournelad I mean it might be a tiny part, but the Danelaw was absorbed into England in the 9th century. They definitely no longer exist as a distinct ethnicity, and they haven’t for a thousand years. Your ancestral background is definitely more British/Anglo-Saxon by now

We dont need a monarch waste of money

Don't forget ferocious wild haggis..

@@henrydale8783 Yes, whilst ferocious wild haggis sightings have been claimed, evidence is rather sketchy. A bit like the Loch Ness Monster. Whereas, owners of pharmacies right across Scotland will testify that supplies of bite and sting cream always seem to be sold out.

@@henrydale8783 Yes, although evidence of ferocious wild haggis sightings is rather sketchy as with the Loch Ness Monster. Whereas, plenty of Scottish pharmacy workers will testify to supplies of bite and sting cream being sold out on a regular basis.

My sisters married to an English man but I’d still vote for for independence but I wouldn’t vote for SNP incompetence, corruption etc so sadly it’s over for now .

We aren't brothers, we're cousins. We need our own houses.

Sorry Moffat I just see you as a coward that needs his hand held by his bigger bully so called pal

Why did they bother with all that effort as described in the video then?

@@werusdn someone doesn't recognise a very obvious pisstake when they come across one

​@@adamnutley600aye, tbh only after a union between England and Scotland does the true empire be born, Scottish lads in redcoats sure changed the map of the world with the English.