William Wallace: Scotland's larger Than Life Hero 

Most likely wills my gggggggfather want proof it's in the blood a nature

So Simon, are there more clear facts and sources about William Wallace or Boudicca, the Warrior Queen?

Will Fryer 2 Wallace was never a murderer but what about Edward I he was a murderer but not Wallace

@Louise Severn You're really really stupid aren't you 😉

@Max Melo : Exactly. Everyone here talking trash about William Wallace will die unknown and unsung. The person they’re talking about will continue to be spoken of, written of and celebrated long after they’re gone. Gotta love internet trolls, man. They feel that their opinion is somehow important. It isn’t. The only one who cares about their pitiful ruminations is themselves.

Will Fryer 2 no,I’m not going to bother...

Wallace left one thing and that is hope

Amen

Thank you :)

Biographics As above but please stop trying so hard to sound English, you already are English there’s no need, it might impress the prozzies in Prague but not me lol

100%

@@manawearblack maybe that's just how he really talks... 😂

🤣

Cuz history is dope

Sorry

And your roommate is your wife 😂

When I was younger I used to love the movie...then I became a history nerd in my teens and studied so many topics on my own. I watched it recently for the first time in years with a friend of mine who had never seen it. She was so annoyed by the end because I was pointing out everything that was so wrong with it lol and the bridge was such a big point, also Longshanks death at the same moment as Wallace and kilts, sooo many kilts...smh lol

If memory serves, and oft times doesn't, the movie was in danger of busting the budget. They were aware of the critical role of the bridge, not artistic liberty, but economics that led to the omission.

Jacqueline LaFace Same 😂 I remember consulting Encarta 95 for hours and making note of the things that weren’t the right timeframe. (My family won’t watch it with me because I know all the words and can’t help speaking along with it)

Apparently (anecdote only) one of the historical consultants arrived at the proposed filming area and asked where the bridge was. He was told, "We did some test shots but we found the bridge got in the way too much." The consultant nodded and said, "Aye... the English found that too." The sad truth is they likely just shot all the big group battle scenes in one big continuous filming session- hence why Stirling, Bannockburn and Falkirk all look so similar...

It is called the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

He already did Robert de Bruce.

@@carloscastanheiro2933 WHERE!?!?

@@carloscastanheiro2933 He hasn't done Robert the Bruce. At least not on this channel.

De Bruce the minor Norman night, he went north with the Norman robber barons.

Oooh, I know. . . do Nate the Shocker next.

Maybe, maybe not

Every man does not every man really lives. 🌺.

SupersonicSongbird Come on, man

SupersonicSongbird Yes entirely true, sadly. The victors live therefore can write what they want.

the history is written by the victors however william wallace isnt really a hero

@@alexanderatticus647 well, depends to whom. A great number of Scots, Sir Walter Scott including, consider him one of the greatest hero ever.

oberstul a lot of scottish also use william wallace the film aswell in demonstrating the tyranny of england in the house of parliament despite the film being one of the least accurate in history

And yet people forget that part.

For a little while. Then England stopped playing around and conquered the hell out of Scotland.

@@pyromania1018 Bannockburn ?

@@pyromania1018 no it didn't. I think you need to watch his piece on Robert the Bruce next.

@@omegamcflee Yeah, it did. Under a guy called Oliver Cromwell. Then, after the monarchy was restored and the Stuarts were kicked out, the Scotts tried to put a king they thought would favor Scotland over England on the throne three times, but failed miserably. Culloden sealed Scotland's fate as being part of Great Britain.

Ash Ash you think britian and france were at war for ONLY two century's?!? Try two millenia mate.

Incorrect. William Wallace escaped while the English were inspecting the petrol tanker and finding it was full of sand.

Well, it is very unlikely a minor noble from his era would have conceived or fought for anything approaching modern ideas of freedom. That would have been remarkable, and commented on.

You've been hung, your togger has been cut off....you've been gutted .... You are not shouting anything!!

I think you missed a few o’s there.

@@seaturtlepoppy7679 Freeeeedom'oooooooooo!

Don't forget the 2 minute ad for NordVPN that was also in there 🤣

Nice, you take a trip back in time or what?

Nonsense. Robert The Bruce adopted Wallace' military tactics.

Robert the Bruce continued what William Wallace started

@@robhaidheuch Actually not so. As Professor Barrow pointed out in his biography of Bruce, Wallace (whenever he could) brought together armies and fought conventional battles. Bruce on the other hand was forced to use guerrilla tactics due to his circumstances and experience of warfare in Scotland.

@@andrewmorton9327 how would he know, as no modern historian translated from Scots into contemporary English prose The Minstrel's epic poem of Wallace in its entirety until 2000, thus he remained unaware of the full range of Wallace' military tactics ?

.......in order to be considered a “rebel” you must rebel against something normally meaning some form of establishment or authority i.e some form of government or parental authority. In popular media rebels are often considered righteous and good but the justness of the cause has no bearing on the moniker. For instance in Star Wars rebels are the “good guys” in the American civil war the south were rebels and widely considered to be the “bad guys”. So there you have it hope it helped

Because the English made the claim to the Scottish throne

@George Job most of the kings in general were like this but the english kings are just the worst

@George Job I'm a Scot but even I know history isn't as black and white as you're making out. Berwick was a response from a Scottish invasion of England which gave Edward the opportunity he needed to annex Scotland, politically and then fully.

Probably a good this, that film was highly inaccurate. I know it is linked to a resurgence of Scottish national pride, and I will likely be told to ignore the errors, but it wasn't accurate with history.

@@shebbs1 Braveheart is my favourite fantasy film.

Ancestors Mom Grandma Iva 1919-2001 Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930 Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908 Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825 Revolutionary War Veteran Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820 Daughter of Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775 Richard Stout 1678-1749 John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ Son of Richard and Penelope.. Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730 Ayshire Scotland Daughter of John Crawford 1618-1698 12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649 11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644 10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560 7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541 6th Lord James Crawford 1470-? 5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513 4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-? 3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401 2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358 1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services. Hugh Crawford ? -1319 Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297 Sister Margaret married Alan Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace

Fascinating, so Robert the Bruce had French blood?

@@bazzytonoak7130 Yes. King David wanted Norman knights, who were the Main Battle Tanks of the eleventh century. The easiest way to do that was to marry them into the Scots nobility.

You forgot Waleys

@@bazzytonoak7130 I’m a year late and a dollar short, but yes, Norman blood, which could arguably be French. De Brus was the family name or anglicized, The Bruce

The Mcdougall's we're as notorious as the McGregor's, pretty sure they had blood feud's with everyone lol.

@@MrOx85 wouldnt doubt it. The motto for the Clan MacDougall is roughly translated as: "To Conquer or Die." Sounds like a fun loving bunch of guys....

Everyone knows what you are talking about when you say: freeeeeedoomm! They know who said it and the film.....great quote!

No prob...it had to be done!!

The Victoria Police in Australia had a wanted poster of a guy on Facebook named William Wallace and said "yes we are trying to take his freedom"

Yip freedom to commit economic castration. Sepreatisim is self abuse. Enjoy but count me our.

thanks :)

Thanks, will do :)

You're welcome, and to you as well :)

@Jeremy Thompson Yeah I know bro, all Scots were Braveheart.

Indeed :)

No one cares.

Lucrezia too

The Borgia family of those 3 is one heck of a drama, or at least that’s from playing Assassins Creed 2 and Brotherhood

@@arjusarauis9901 Historically speaking, they really were a crazy family. Assassins Creed hit the nail on the head on that one. Aside from a few embellishments, everyone was quite accurate.

@@arjusarauis9901 AC 2 is definitely the best gane of all time and was what git me into the Borgiathe family and the de'medici

@Jacob Moll thise are rumors tho. It was said lucretzia and rodrigo also did the freaky

And to you. Thank you.

Get Scoxit Done then! We'll take the moderate and educated Scot's that voted to stay and you lot can stay behind your wall.

@@InimitaPaul *your.

Daniel FitzEdward Thanks.

Would you become a republic then? Or keep a monarchy?

@@InimitaPaul Not what's going to be happening though, you're going to get the sectarian anti-catholic bigots and the educated liberals are the ones saying they want to move North. And it isn't "stay", on Scottish indy Britain and the UK as states will cease to exist. You'll need to come up with a new name for England and Wales, since, let's face it, Norn is probably going soon too

facts need some bad ass native stories

Yes, though unfortunately the same with so many figures from history. Is a bit of a bummer when we modern people like hard facts regarding history, yet they are so often missing, or found to be false.

Correct, definitely got a bias towards the English. I bet he wouldn't denounce William the conqueror or Oliver Cromwell in the same way.

@@eoinociarain7986 Most english dont like the whole, 'and then normandy came and invaded our country' narrative. Not sure why you chose William the Conqueror. Does Ireland like the part where England changed what language you use?

@@Thisisahandle701 I am only Irish by descent, I am 4th generation Australian. Yes William was a Norman English king I know that. It just seemed to me the narrator was very biased on his view regarding Wallace. Other historians have other opinions. All we have is the history as told by the victors which is more often than not slanted in their favour. Wallace was a great hero to the Scots and I just didnt care for the narration much.

Thank you :). Appreciate it, and thanks for subbing to Business Blaze :) :)

Detham not forgetting my beer belly

Im having a pint now

I dunno... What about the guy who nailed Christ to the cross? 😜

@@Saint_nobody something not to be joked about. You will answer for this

That wld b kool

I can't watch as I'm a Vegan

I don't think even a Welsh hero could split England and Scotland apart now

@@ChloeClements34 but the majority didn't vote SNP though. That's not how first past the post works

@@ChloeClements34 No you misunderstand. You say that the people of Scotland want a referendum, but the percentage that voted SNP is less than 50%. Unlike General Elections, Independence referendums are not FPTP. This means less than 50% of Scottish people want another referendum. And that's assuming that everyone who voted SNP voted for them because they wanted a second referendum. Which is unlikely. Nicola Sturgeon knows she isn't getting a referendum anytime soon, but pushing that angle is the best way for her to secure votes. If she got one right now it's likely it would fail anyway.

@Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo The fact that the Scottish need permission to leave a union says a lot about said union.

NinjaCell yes they did 55% of Scottish voters voted for them

Me, too...Michener bio bound to be rich and fascinating.

Andrew, not William.

Lol jk

Mr.Denton yeah, I believe he was born in New York, and then went to the land down under as a young child. But I’m not sure if his family was originally Aussies or not.🤔 I’m too lazy to look it up right now.

@@mangot589 I hate to think you are that stupid but how hard is it to google William Wallace or go to a library and read Scottish history. You should try you may learn something.

@@eoinociarain7986 Are you Woooshing or are you joking?