A History of Scotland - Episode 2 - Hammers of the Scots (6/6)

[slideharp1]

Great stuff, thanx for the upload.

[Graome]

Thumbs up if you downloaded Braveheart after watching this Documentary :)

[slideharp1]

@Graome I didn't - it's a piece of shit.

[FlaredWings]

These Scotland videos were fantastic. I love the person they had do this and it was very entertaining. So much history from Scotland and it's all so enjoyable.

[vghbeifersucht]

Such a shame I've not seen these episodes before.... Lovely jubbly....

[seodlotu]

My only criticism so far is why does the narrator keep walking around when he's talking? It's gets dizzying sometimes and hard to focus cause there's so much movement.

[Bushinit002]

that sucks scotland has no royal family, it seems the nobles messed alot of things up, and the pesants left to fend for themselves

[Upeter2]

@Bushinit002 Do we need a ROYAL family?

[Bushinit002]

@Upeter2 i guess not, would be cool though. 

[PT8475]

@Bushinit002 Eventually we did get one, with Robert the Bruce, and Bannockburn. He is the prime descendant of the current Queen of the UK, Canada, Australia, etc...

Scotland won, our king ruled England, and we forgave, forgot, moved on and forged the largest empire in the history of the world by working WITH the English.

[Bushinit002]

@PT8475 i like that we forgave, forgot, and also worked together. but idk i just dont like the fact that they are one nation, seeming as they are two totaly different cultures. thnks for the info :)

[11nytram11]

@Bushinit002 Scotland does have a Royal Family. It's the Windors. Queen Elizabeth II is descended from the Stewarts - as well as many other royal families from around Europe. There, in fact, has been debate throughout the Queen's reign as to whether she should be called Elizabeth II of England and I of Scots since the Scots have never had Queen by that name before. The Crowns of England and Scotland were joined in 1707 with the Act of Union and has been the Crown of Britain ever since.

[Bushinit002]

@11nytram11 daym... i appreciate the info friend

[MrCagivaman]

@Bushinit002 Also,the cureent Queen has a Scottish mother. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was a daughter of The Earl of Strathmore and the family home of Glamis Castle. She also had another home right in the far north of Scoland called The Castle of Mey.

[saveka]

greetings from Bulgaria Highlanders .....FREEDOM!

[SuperMidgetinaBikini]

god damn this makes me proud to be scottish!

[hazyphotos]

Oh, and thanx for uploading jamgilp!!

[hazyphotos]

BBC makes great documentaries about history. This one, but Battlefield Britain as well. I'm from the Netherlands and I'd love a series about our history. But I'm afraid that'll never happen, public broadcasting here is nothing like the BBC...

[leahcimrac]

I want a History of Wales next please BBC. Get Huw Edwards to present it. :)

[djdiligence]

i was born on the 3rd of august :) Freedom and we Will Seak It Again!

[Scealic93]

Best for Scotland would be independence from england!

ALBA GU BRAGH!

[NeMeImpuneLacessit]

"Edard's determination to crush them had served only to define for the Scots who they really were. " And who their auld enemy truly was, England.

THE WALLACE!!!!!!!!!

ALBA GU BRATH!

[piratebri]

The movie Braveheart is kind of confusing after Wallace's death. It claims that Robert the Bruce unites the Scots and wins their independence at Bannockburn in 1314.. but there's no mention of that in this episode. I guess it happens later?

[jonnymcmurphy]

@piratebri

Never believe Hollywood over-dramatisations either.

Braveheart was a great film, but it is based on the William Wallace story not the actual facts!

[mcRioRemedy]

@piratebri yes, the bruce comes after wallace, so that'll be in a later episode. understand?

[TheBighairyfart]

wallace was a mercenary to begin with right, he served in the english army i think?

[goldensassenach]

What a courageous man.Wallace forever!

[041363238]

Biggest mistake England made was make him a martyr for Scottish independence and Nationalism and identity.

[pokiepoke]

@041363238 correction, the biggest mistake England ever made was procreation

[1313stephen1313]

thanks so much for posting this..... 

[alanheath]

Thanks for posting - very interesting!

[MrMetalheart10]

William Wallace is the greatest Scot of all time, even to this day the English have'nt destroyed him. Free Scotland, once and for all.

[comanchio1976]

@MrMetalheart10 "even to this day the English have'nt destroyed him"? You're right, I'm English and I haven't destroyed ANY 700 year old decapitated folk heroes.

How are you getting on with killing Robin Hood?

It's a fun game this, but I'm not sure I understand it to be honest.

[rlazera]

I have but one complain: why make blood that looks nothing like blood? I know it is just a documentary, but such simple detail draws off attention. Besides, there are thousands of ways to mix liquids to look like blood. Just google for it.

[comanchio1976]

@rlazera It only draws off attention if you're easily distracted. Besides, it could have been claret for me, as a kind of metaphor.

Seeing as it was a babies blood, I was more than satisfied with an unconvincing depiction of it.

[Norrie754]

Fantastic series. Thanks for posting. The spirit of Wallace lives on. Scotland for ever

[Ronny1314]

And who we really are, is Scotland. This is who were are.

[AwsomWarrior]

King wallace , wallace king of scotts

[jedionwax]

Absolutely awesome, fantastic job on this!

[misshoolie47]

Love it , love it, love it.. Makes our history come to life. Wish we had had this when we were learning our Scottish history in 1B2, (we all know who we were) we would have got an A+.instead of zzzzzz Ye canna whack it, Great stuff.

[womblewandering]

Thanks for uploading.

I think wallace was a true hero. Anyone who defends their nation/loved ones from oppressors, should be deemed as one.

Long live wallaces memory. wallace! wallace! wallace!

[docnon]

This documentary is absolutely amazing. Really fills in a lot of blanks about the nation's history. How many episodes are there?

[jamgilp]

@docnon - There's 10 episodes altogether. They're all on my channel.

[ummagumma00]

Holy ground highlander!!

[baldsac]

Freeeeeeeedommmmmmmmm

[sushanalone]

always good to hear the history of a land from a person born and living there..was great to see it.

[Rfc1Darryl]

to this day, england still fuck us about, well now they do it politically wise

[shaithinshoe]

@Rfc1Darryl as a person with both Scottish and English ancestors, and being born in a different country and more than 3rd generation here, i can be non bias and say that the Scottish are way better, and the English seemed to have been more evil bastards throughout history, the hatred between the Scotts and the English? yes but the Scottish have more reason to hate.

[TheBighairyfart]

@Rfc1Darryl nationalist little cunt, no one cares, u#'ll enjoy getting fucked that much more by a purely scottish boss then ?

[pokiepoke]

@TheBighairyfart you sir, are a twat. I do hope you enjoy your profuse twatism for many years to come. You twat.

Ps: Twat

[TheBighairyfart]

@pokiepoke don't call me sir, i do a lot more than an officer

[TheBighairyfart]

@pokiepoke i bet u like russel howard u loser....

[Rfc1Darryl]

"bought n sold for english gold"

a think the SNP political party that want scottish independence have been hit with some english money, n thats why ther white paper on the independence referendum would have the queen head of state, wat a joke

[mcRioRemedy]

@Rfc1Darryl as long as we have independence the queen can carry on doin fuckall for all i care. most english cant even be bothered with the bitch any more either. SAOR ALBA GU BRATH

[bushmen123]

I enjoyed the entire thing, and through the years i researched the topic,,i found out alot more about Alexander II and III, and how everything lead the way to the Scottish wars of independance, this documentary filled the empty parts of the puzzle that is Scotland's war's of independance to me. Thank You!

[roughlyhewnstone]

I've really enjoyed this! cheers, dude.

[socrateswept]

As some Italian (Florentine) fellow once said, 'Never trust a Prince'... or something along those lines.

[SweetMiel150607]

Omg! This is so good! Thank you for uploading, dude!

[crawfordfanatic]

you totally have to post episode 4 for me i am soooo interested

[jamgilp]

Episode 4 is now up. Enjoy!!