How Historically Accurate Is Outlander?

The STARZ TV Series Outlander is set in the Scottish Highlands during the 1740's and includes the fateful Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 with the landing of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and the rising of the Highland clans. In this one I'll be going through some talking points from Season 2 Episode 10 named "Prestonpans" and whether or not its portrayal is historically accurate as well as some wider talking points about the Jacobite Risings and the Highland Clan Structure etc.
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[@oryan4395]

It's extremely informational. Without this show I would have never known that George Washington met a time traveling English woman several years before the American Revolutionary War.

[@richardlandis793]

I don’t know why they don’t teach this in school.

[@Evergreenforest33]

Hahaha yesssss

[@goldenboyjk8866]

Lmao, though I got spoild by this comment cuz I just started a couple of days ago and I'm now at S3 EP12 where they are still on their way to Jamaica.

[@richardlandis793]

@@goldenboyjk8866 You will not be disappointed.

[@goldenboyjk8866]

@@richardlandis793 I'm sure I won't.

[@fabianaholod8682]

The serie made me extremally curious about Scotland's history

[@crystal1725]

That’s why we’re all here lolol

[@jeanro243]

Same here lol

[@Vincenza8907]

Scotland has the most interesting history in the old world.

[@chenlee4586]

Me too

[@gamir97]

Me too

[@MsJimmysgirl]

It is amazing how much history Diana Gabaldon had to research in order to write the Outlander series of books. She had to research not only Scotland and Britain's history but also Frances's history, Jamaica's history and America's history.

[@deborahdennison571]

she didn't - it is so wrong in so many ways!

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

She researched a lot of history. Problem is that some historical tales are controversial, and to some history buffs authors who go with what the history buff considers "False Facts" are worse than those who do no research at all. Hence the scolders all over the comments arguing that hardly any True Scotsmen supported Charlie over the Hanoverians and others complaining that Gabaldon's portrayal of Prince Charles wasn't sufficiently flattering. Hence the comparisons to Mel Gibson versions of hysterical history.✌🖖

[@darcybissonpullen7125]

That because some highlands were sent there

[@Punktastic13]

Mark me, Hilbert!

[@maddie9602]

I would imagine that no, Bonny Prince Charles did not know that his insignia was fascist-looking, considering that fascism would not exist for another two hundred years. A lot of those symbols, which were later adopted by the fascists, were Roman in origin, including the fasces itself, the bundle of rods tied around an axe, which was a symbol of office for Roman magistrates.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

*Roman Lictors.

[@ruairimonophthalmos5458]

Exactly.

[@monsmeg9657]

The fasces would be well known to him as he was a roman catholic.He was brought up in Rome and his family believed in the devine right of kings which was given by the Pope. The fasces was used in the ancient Roman empire The fasces is still used today on the dollar bill and can be found all over Washington . Capitol hill Oval office Tiber creek part of the potomac river. Tiber creek runs along Constitution avenue, Maryland ,Virginia ,all taken from Rome .I could show links all day . Charles would be well aware of this as all European Kings and Queens are, even to this day. ,

[@KlickPy]

It was a joke

[@monsmeg9657]

@@KlickPy HaHa

[@chrissnyder8108]

The book author Diana is compulsive about doing her historical research, however I'm not sure that the STARS TV show is that careful. For example in the most recent season they have the Frasers building and living (in only a year) in the remote wilderness within a modern manufactured log home with planed and polished gleaming glossy smooth logs that are only possible by modern factory machining of logs, whereas the book carefully described the sequence of gradually building ever better shelters over years, tent, lean-to, shed, one room hand-hewn log cabin, clapboard house, and even described how one walks the log hewing alongside ones feet with the ax to try to make the round log squarer so it fits together better with the others, which results in a very rough jagged hacked surface where you can see every stroke of the ax. Yes, the sci-fi/ fantasy element of time travel that allows the author to bring people of different centuries into daily contact is not "historically accurate" in the books nor can it be, but Diana even put a great deal of effort into finding out a bit about quantum mechanics and the concept of the multi-verses and time paradoxes that makes the concept seem plausible scientifically.

[@mom2adragon677]

To be fair, most physicists agree that time travel will be possible once a certain speed is attained.

[@chrissnyder8108]

@@mom2adragon677 True, however, most physicists also agree that humans probably could not survive the acceleration forces needed to achieve that speed, and in any case, the Outlander form of time travel does not involve going at any speed differential, it only involves touching a standing stone in one of the ancient's stone circles.

[@madr309]

Diana's gotten better over time. But in the first book, she had the Mackenzies wearing metal clan badges in their bonnets - as most modern people do when wearing Scottish dress. However, that trend didn't start until the 19th century; in Jamie's time, Highlanders showed clan affiliation by wearing a sprig of their plant badge - staghorn moss for the Mackenzies, yew for the Frasers, heather for the Macdonalds - in their bonnets.

[@Glaiket]

You might be interested to know how fucking knackered the joiners were after making that cabin hahaha.

[@mrhumble2937]

@@mom2adragon677 time travel is impossible, that means believing there is another version of yourself out there. For every possible second. Makes no sense. What is more likely is they figure out how to freeze people, to go to the future. But no way of seeing the past, speed or not.

[@MortarIvy]

Are we going to consider the accuracy of time travel?

[@historywithhilbert146]

100% accurate

[@midshipman8654]

Based and timepilled

[@ed167]

It could happen.....

[@minisam1988]

i live near stone henge i have seen it, cant attest to trying it but seen it!

[@rensvopstal]

you are traveling through time right now!

[@vaviolet8007]

After watching Outlander for the 2nd time, I looked online for information on my ancestors and the Battle of Culloden. I was able to find a picture of my family’s Clan Stone at Culloden which was placed over the area where members of the clan were buried. This was very interesting to know that my family was part of this battle and the Jacobite movement.

[@c_p1858]

Which clan are you from?

[@robertofulton]

Fortunately my ancestors, clan Stuart of Bute were on the right side.

[@Bellg]

𝅘𝅥𝅮 Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing 𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮 Onwards the sailors cry 𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮 Carry the lad that's born to be king, o'er the sea to skye𝅘𝅥𝅮

[@tommoblue2296]

the actual lyrics fit the show so much better

[@jennaleonard876]

I have been very pleasantly surprised by how accurate Outlander has been... I have always been very attracted to Celtic culture, so when I heard about the Outlander show, I decided to give it a try... then my husband joined me... then we both started reading the books together side by side... around that time I also started to research my family tree because I didn't have much of any info about my family since I'm estranged from both parents and extended families... I was stunned to find over 700 years of Scottish ancestry behind me from both my paternal and maternal sides. I have several clan leaders in my tree and I go back to the Stewart kings on my paternal side. I learned all this about two years ago and I am still learning more Scottish things almost daily... two years I've been learning and I don't feel anywhere near ready to actually write a book about the culture... the amount of research that Diana must have done to write all of this with such accuracy is mind-blowing. I adore the show as for me it's like seeing a snapshot of how my ancestors might have lived. It's nice to think that maybe I was so attracted to the culture for so long because possibly somewhere, just a little, deep down, I knew my roots all along.

[@IosuamacaMhadaidh]

Slàinte mhath mo charaid! (Good health to you my friend) Similar story myself. Oh, and I think you're referring to DNA memory possibly.

[@elanmcmillin3294]

What software/materials did you use to trace your ancestry that far back?

[@danielburton1585]

You've done videos on Ireland, Scotland and England it is now time for THE WELSH!!!!

[@cennethadameveson3715]

There were jacobite supporters in Wales as well.

[@historywithhilbert146]

Daniel Burton Cymru Am Beth

[@aramhalamech4204]

cymru am byth

[@spqrd13]

Who?

[@kiltedbroshar4187]

Amen. It's time for all of the surviving Celtic peoples to have their own history vids

[@shaunvlog]

Yassss! More Scotland and Outlander on KZbin 😍PS. loved your video and will check out your other Scottish related stuff. I've done a whole video series on Outlander and some of its filming locations. I'm really happy with the way it's portrayed Scotland.

[@Arldavis]

Hey Shaun! Love your channel! "Cannae" wait for season 5!

[@deborahdennison571]

Except Gabaldon gets so much of the history and the culture wrong! By her own admission your sole source for the portrayal of Charles Edward was a hatched job book which was debunked by every expert historian on the period and contradicts the statements of those who knew him best. The Highland clans were not as protrayed. In fact what Gabaldon did, in her immense ignorance, is take the nasty Hanoverian proganda and use it in her books. She has done a lot of damage to good men and, apparently, so have you. By the way - there were no clan tartans in 1745 - among so many of the stupid mistakes in Ouchlander.

[@shannamac3974]

I'm just sad my dad and granddad passed in 2010. I can't ask any questions of them of our Scottish ancestry. I only know our family moved to North America in 1890 but I have no facts beyond them landing in Nova Scotia and eventually Missouri. I love you channel Shaun. Tells me things I would have asked my dad

[@emceeunderdogrising]

@@shannamac3974 Try to see if there is any sort of association or group around your clan. I didn't know much about my forefathers. Only my grandfather Eric Armstrong. Than someone at the Armstrong Clan Association found records of my ancestors dating all the way back to 1645. Possibly earlier. You can also use family finder to find census records. That's how I found out the name of my great grandfather. He was born in England. I learned all of this just a few weeks ago.

[@emceeunderdogrising]

@@shannamac3974 To be honest it opened up more questions than answers. My Clan was prosecuted heavily during the pacification of the border. There are towns in Scotland that still have laws on the books to hang any Armstrong. Most fled to Ulster. But for some reason my family fled to very far south of the border in England. How they were able to do this during a time of prosecution is extremely puzzling to me. I might never know how they got there.

[@alexiapissi]

I absolutely adore Outlander! I think it does represent the period quite well. My only complaint is that at times during the jacobite rebellion they portrayed the conflict as a kind of Scotland vs England. If you know about the period you probably won't see it like this, but most people who watched the show without knowing about the period got this kind of idea that it was a war of England against Scotland. Love the video and hope you make more about the show! And about Dougal not using the highland targe, they might have done this to show his extremely impulsive personality.

[@historywithhilbert146]

Those are some very good points actually, the England-Scotland view of the narrative already being one that is (wrongly) rather popular today.

[@saor4340]

@@historywithhilbert146 It is rightly popular today and has been for many decades and seeing as it is a factually correct narrative its not really a surprise , anyone who knows or has studied the Jacobite risings , in particular the 15 and the 45 knows that a majority of the Scottish clan warriors were fighting to end the act of union 1707 to which there was huge deal of opposition to across Scotland and in particular in the highlands, the Jacobite risings if not nationalist in nature were fought with nationalist goals in mind by the majority of those fighting on the Jacobite side both in Scotland and Ireland, and is indeed one of the things that outlanders portrays so well in its first 2 seasons

[@gueststrivler]

Yes - that is its greatest crime: it is a wildly inaccurate portrayal of what was a British dynastic civil war in which Scotland generally was overwhelmingly pro-Hanoverian, and in which far more Scots fought for the Government than for Charlie.

[@saor4340]

@@gueststrivler lol you really need to go study history , the highlands were overwhelming jacobite , as were many lowlanders , and you will find very few scots actually fought for the hanovarian forces when compared to those fighting for the jacobites

[@gueststrivler]

@@saor4340 Utter nonsense. Read any even broadly reliable study of the period and you will find that even in the Highlands support (much of it compulsory) amounted to roughly a third, while a third sat on the fence and a third were for King George. All of the principal towns were for George, with the flaky exception of Edinburgh, which did have signfiicant Stuart support for a time, and any look at the Orders of Battle for major engagements reveals a plethora of Scots fighting for the British army (or with it, as in the hapless Glasgow militia). The Royal Scots, senior regiment of the British army, fought for George at Culloden; likewise the Argyll militia. The Stuart cause had zero traction in Scotland, outwith a very narrow enclave of diehards in parts of the Highlands, and it is you, my friend, you needs to study some history.

[@secolerice]

Thank you, well done! After reading Outlander (before the show existed), I became interested to know if Prince Charlie was really like he was portrayed. I am a history buff but had not read much on Scotland. I read Diana Preston's "The Road to Culloden Moor: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the '45 Rebellion". The answer is yes he was and Diana Gabaldon got it right! I have been immersing myself in Scottish history ever since. Some people put the books down because of the fantasy angle but they don't know the background story. Diana wanted to try and write a novel and Outlander (book 1) was a practice run. Many people in her Compuserve writers group urged her to publish. So at first she did not have a major grasp on Scottish history. Claire showed up and didn't fit her time period so in order to make it work, she introduced the time travel. So it was just a vehicle to explain a character. So from the next book and on, Diana did much more research and got a lot right. Starz is doing the show and the writers are playing with the timeline and characters. They are now departing enough from the books that I am worried for the continuity and accuracy from the writers (not for costumes, set design, etc.). So the show may not be 100% historically accurate, but it did get me to spend years now reading all I can find on Scottish history.

[@JudithLou]

In Outlander books 4 &5 shows increase immigration to America. That was pretty accurate. Scratch the surface of Early American history and one can see why Scotland plays an important part. Got to be a reason why I had so many kids in school with the surnames of Campbell and Cameron.

[@kaydiers5705]

Please list any highlights of books on Scottish history. I, too, am drawn by the history.

[@themk4982]

As a Highlander I love it when you cover anything to do with Celtic peoples and Scotland in particular, never mind the Highlands. Thanks for creating yet another really enlightening and well put-together video.

[@historywithhilbert146]

You're more than welcome, thanks for watching! Plenty more to come!

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@Aethelstan of England Barely any of the Highland clans were even Catholic. That whole stigma is a result of how Charlie himself was Catholic. Most of his supporters were either Presbyterians or Episcopalean, not that many Catholics.

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@Aethelstan of England highlandclearances.net/the-highlanders-catholic-or-protestant/#:~:text=In%20the%20162%20Highland%20parishes,10%2C000%20Highlanders%2C%209566%20were%20Protestant. I suggest you do the same you cheeky bastard

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@Aethelstan of England Website clearly states that the highlands were still only around 5 percent Catholic as early as 1678, before any Jacobite rising. Try and actually read without letting your own agenda get in the way.

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@Aethelstan of England Anglo destroyed

[@annie-xb9gv]

I too am very interested in this period of history. I visited The Culloden battlefield when I lived on the Isle of Skye. My late husband discovered that his ancestors were Jacobites.

[@RavenRaven-se6lr]

How does that not make you feel proud

[@patwalker5958]

What a great historical story. I was born in Scone, Perth, Scotland (member of the Fraser Clan) and emigrated with my family to Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1957. I have always had an interest in History of my birthplace. I have read the entire series of Outlander written by D. Gabaldone several times over in order to catch every single moment of nuance in case I missed anything. Great series of a wonderful, fabulous storyline. I had the pleasure of going home to my country in 2020 and touring all the areas of the highlands as well as my birthplace. My sister and I went to the Culloden Museum and were astonished at the recreation of the battle which was shown on screen in surround sound and sight. It was very overwhelming. It put you right into that battle. Just amazing. I have very much appreciated Diana Gabaldone for being such a stickler to truth and historical fact as these things I would never have learned from my parents as they just weren’t interested. I thank you for bringing this all to life again. Great Job, I love History of the British Isles.

[@peggyrowe4354]

I have traced my Grandma Gray's ancestry back to Scotland. Her ancestor who came to the US from Scotland was ( Lord William John Wardlow Gray ) from Perth. ( he was born in Scotland in 1755 ) His wife was ( Lady Eleanor Wardrobe ) So this book AKA show is interesting to me, especially the AUTHOR.

[@ImzelM]

Thank you for the analysis, I am enjoying the show and I´m glad to get your perspective.

[@btlmania64]

Excellent ! Most enjoyable and informative . I`m in the middle of season 2 just now so this was a nice find !

[@craigmason490]

Really liked your explanation of the clan system and your review of Outlander!

[@MichaelLynMusic]

Great information and Great Job!...Thank you for posting this content and setting the story straight!

[@JaimieJo]

Great video! I love Outlander! Reading the books got me interested in the Jacobite wars and Scottish history! Love your channel! Thanks for posting about my fave show and the Jacobite war of 1745!

[@Condobius]

I’ve always been fascinated with Irish history, but your videos on Jacobites and Robert the Bruce combined with the movie Outlaw King have actually sparked my interest in that region as well. Definitely keep up the videos on the Jacobites!

[@Condobius]

dislike injustice I meant region in the geographic sense, not the political one

[@historywithhilbert146]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@captainarcher2]

I've always felt the same way and never knew why, despite the fact that I'm only 4% Irish/Scotish and 4% Brita (British). I also have a very strong liking of the music too. But I like learning and watching historical stuff such as this no matter race,color, or creed. Military history and tactics always catches my interest.

[@yerda4221]

@@captainarcher2 I would assume your American👀😂

[@trojanette8345]

Watched your video all the way through to the end. Great presentation on your part, Mr. Hilbert. I love history, too. Wish I could have sat there with you when you did your research. Wonderful presentation. Hats off to you for your outstanding work. Please keep putting together these types of videos. Also, very well stated was the mention of the different (idealized) goals of the various factions of the Jacobite case. Beginning at time marker: 13:37 through 15:41. This is the best distinction I've heard presented from anybody. You make it much easier to understand. On a separate note I would love to see you do an episode about what BPC's life was like after he abandoned his 'men' at Culloden. Yes, I do realize his life was less than stellar when he ran off / escaped. More to the point I would have loved to have been a fly-on-the-wall to hear the discussion between BPC and the Old Pretender when, Charlie eventually made it back home to Italy (tail-between-his-legs), of course. One could only imagine to what degree his father must have chewed him out for all his blunderous actions at Culloden. Not to mention the fact his father must have been monumentally embarrassed by his son's actions. What do you think?

[@spamspum928]

Yay, I love me some jackobite rebellions

[@historywithhilbert146]

I'll be sure to cover them in some more detail in future

[@matthewct8167]

Spam Spum why target practice?

[@AaronJ323]

Excellent video I love the outlander series, one can only imagine if the the prince was alot more prepared for the campaign who knows how things might have turned out, all these what ifs are fun to speculate. Keep up the good work.

[@grimftl]

This was a very informative video by someone that truly knows his stuff. Thanks for putting it up. I do enjoy the series and have wondered about the accuracy. I have noticed three *minor* technical inaccuracies. - When Claire first meets Colum, she identifies him as having Toulouse-Lautrec syndrome. Firstly, this wasn't named until 1954. Claire first went back in time in 1945. Even if it had been named by then, it is doubtful that an army nurse could have made such a sophisticated diagnosis. - Jaime is given a rosary. Presumably, he's Catholic. Yet, he hangs it around his neck. That just isn't done. - Jaime is instructing a boy on shooting a deer and he refers to the musket as a rifle, which would not come into practical use until 100 years later. That said, Claire, having had a military background, might have mentioned them.

[@IamMrLebanon]

I love history and especially British history. As a result I try to stay away from cinematographic series and movies since I know they take liberties which I greatly disapprove .. My take away from this is I will enjoy Outlander. Thank you Hilbert for you high quality content as usual!

[@nutyyyy]

Great video, just wanted to raise a few points. First on the equipment of the the Jacobites during the '45, you are quite right that the majority of Jacobite Soldiers did not own swords and targes. However the majority of Jacobite troops, especially by the end of the rising and even after the capture of Edinburgh were very well equipped with French, Spanish, and British Muskets. About 2,000 Muskets were gathered from Prestonpans alone. The armoury in Edinburgh also provided a lot of firepower, as well as the aforementioned French and Spanish Muskets. The important thing to remember is the troops weren't expected to provide themselves with Firearms, these were provisioned for the troops and indeed the Jacobites had far more Muskets than men to use them. The combination of fighting styles made the Jacobite Army quite flexible and effective, as seen in Prestonpans and Falkirk. Falkirk is a good example of the Jacobites using effective fire to stop a British charge, contrary to the traditional image. Furthermore the Jacobite Army was considered to be the Scottish Army, it's regiments, and traditions were modeled entirely on the pre-1707 Scottish Army. The British Army and the Jacobites were far closer matched in equipment, discipline and experience than is portrayed in the show. Many of the Jacobite Officers had served in the French Army, as well as in other Armies on the continent, as well as even the British Army itself. Certainly the Jacobite risings were national revolts, intending to make the Kingdom independent and this was supported by James VII and the VIII. Charles was the most equivocal to the union, as you rightfully point out and that was pretty well handled. Pretty much all the Jacobites sought independence and this is reflected in all the sentiments of the Jacobites, from the high ranks to the low. Remember that before 1707 England, Scotland and Ireland were separate Kingdoms, but ruled under the Stuart dynasty. This was the desired outcome for the Scots, they would have accepted James as the King of all three Kingdoms, but the Union had to go. Charles is also far too religion because he was generally pretty ambivalent to religion. The religious divide is very complex. Very few Catholics remained in Scotland and the majority of the Jacobites were Episcopalians and even a lot of Presbyterians too. Far less total men came out in 1745, than in 1715 and in 1715 a lot of Presbyterians came out in support of the Jacobites. Presbyterians were somewhat split because the Scottish Kirk had been protected under King William, but many, especially in 1715, but less so in 1745, were fearful of the Union and the possibility that the Kirk would lose its rights to the Anglicans. The majority of Catholics in the Jacobite Army were the French, Scots in French service, as well as the Irish. Another complication on the religious matter was the fact the Hanoverians had been Lutheran, which had contributed to Anglican opposition in England in 1715. It's an amazing four way issue of religion. Patriotism was the main motivation, fueled by opposition to taxes, particularly on alcohol. which lead to the politicization of smuggling. On the point of Charles' recklessness, yes I agree he was reckless, but the success of the '45 in its initial stages was largely due to the shock of the campaign, no one expected it, Jacobite or British. Compare that with the '15 where the Earl of Mar raised 22,000 men, the majority of the fighting manpower of the entire country and yet he was able to squander every advantage due to his indecision. Either they had to secure Scotland, which likely in the long run may have required French help to hold against the British, or as he Charles did, march on London and cut off the head of the enemy. I think it was a hard choice and one many Scottish Jacobites disagreed with, but it's hard to say if he had remained in Scotland if the outcome would have been different. A few interesting quotes from Jacobites: James VII, 1692: Tis the true interest of the crown to keep that Kingdom [Scotland] separate from England James VIII, 1714 proclaimed: A free and independent Scots Parliament James VIII, 1718: 'Restore us to the throne of our ancestors, and our Kingdom of Scotland to its ANCIENT, FREE and INDEPENDENT state' 'we hereby renew our former declaration, in relation to that UNHAPPY UNION.' 'Which we thereby declare NULL and VOID from the beginning. 21 August 1715: Jacobites gather in force in Perth; their cry?; No UNION! Earl of Nithsdale 1715 describing his cause for joining the rebellion: 'To deliver my country from the oppression and misery under which it groans'. Dundee Declaration 1715: 'Dissolve and put an end to that unhappy UNION' Earl of Mar 1715, Manifesto: 'the present Quarrel turns about these Two points, the restoring of the lawful natural king, and the dissolving of the UNION. It continues; 'Whether the King lands or not our aim is to march south dissolve the UNION and redress the grievances of Scotland'. He continues stating he; 'Resolved at the hazard of his Life and Fortune to what in him lay for his country's honour and to dissolve the UNION.' He was ordered by King James as soon as possible to Emit and Publish a declaration against the UNION.'

[@elizabethghent194]

Some interesting very relevant information, thank you for pointing out these quotes.

[@totaloutlanderobsession8013]

Thanks so much, didn’t think it was “rambly” at all, very informative about different classes and different countries and what each one wanted,

[@mrmervinjminky1536]

I'm from Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, and I was looking out for historical inaccuracies, and I must say, thankfully, Diane Gabaldon nailed it x

[@ShellBAtoms]

Well done! I stuck with it till the end! Thanks!

[@charellcharlie2677]

Thanks for this. Well done! Yes, please do one on Outlander's portrayal of the battle of Culloden. I'm very much an Outlander fan, partly because of the history. Also, do you know much about the Dunoon Massacre? It was 100 years before Culloden. My ancestors, Clan Lamont, got the bad end of that one. Keep up the good work!

[@ernestlansdale4343]

You linked in the video to a poll? about whether or not we want to see a part two. Yes please. I moved to Niagara Falls a few years ago and, am fascinated with the period throughout the world. The moment in time where our local history takes off and, the 100 years before, is what I keep returning to. I spent a decade on the East Coast, mainly in Halifax NS as well. The push to claim the territory, first by the French and then the English. The Acadian Expulsion. There's so much to be enjoyed in these stories.

[@abroberts72]

Thank god! As an American who can't get enough of this series, this was a very informative video. Have a excellent day as well. :)

[@dr.naseemabeautytree3100]

This series made me to know more about Scotland and the history behind Jacobite rise I’m an Indian 🇮🇳 living in United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 I became an addict with Jamie and Claire Love the series proud of the Scots

[@ronhall9039]

Which Scots? The Hanoverian Scots or the Stuart Scots? There were Scots on both sides and there were also English amongst the Jacobites. Remember the North of England was still pro Catholic and the Jacobite's were welcome.

[@victoriamarie1859]

Thank you for this informative video! I also wanted to comment on your attention to little details, like giving some of the images of the redcoats different hair colors. You could've just used the same one multiple times, but you chose to spice it up, and I appreciated that :)

[@averagejoe1045]

Love your channel especially because you do so much history about the British Isle and Ireland

[@historywithhilbert146]

Cheers man!

[@LisaBowers]

*THANK GOD!* I love the Outlander books and the series. This was an excellent video! 👏👏👏

[@nitesurfer247]

Yes, please follow this historical road and put all the information out here for all of us displaced Highlanders whose ancestors seem to have lost their history after leaving Scotland for America on ships. This is a part of my genealogy that seems to be a book missing a few chapters. Thank you and please carry on. This is the first time I have watched your channel and all I can say to you is well done!! Looking forward to the rest of your content on this subject 🥰💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davemclean3899]

Fantastic video with great perspective and I watched til the end

[@stevehalling816]

Great video, very informative really enjoyed it.

[@kieliemymemes9280]

10:35 Gentlemen. You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!

[@robynlewis2801]

Thank you for illuminating the motives of the various parties involved.

[@theozman38]

Thanks for your time clearing up this series and actual history of the Scott’s. Watching outlander in season two I start to question what is historical and are they changing history ?!! Thanks. Very interesting.

[@antonsilva6263]

Thanks I’ve been reading about Scotland and made a trip to Scotland for exhibition at National Museum about the 1745 rising-really fascinating!

[@Caitja]

Thank you for the presentation.

[@lynda.grace.14]

You can see how the targe gets in the way of the camera shot. Probably why there were fewer of them in the TV battle. A lovely"ramble." Thank you.

[@samantha6768]

I used to live by Culloden, I think they've got the original idea and then added story lines which we do love 🥰

[@danielledean4881]

Please do the rest of these!!!

[@TrishSzymanskiArtist]

I only just began binge-watching the series - I am at season 1 episode 14 - so I appreciate your insights.

[@willneverforgets3341]

Very well explained! Thank you! The Jacobite risings had many sides to it, many interests, some even in conflict... In history there is always a tendency to simplify and take a romantic view to things. It's nice as long as you know the facts and don't get too carried away!

[@TheMongoone]

Thank god, I appreciate your video sir. Thank you for your time.

[@1177kc]

Found out during my binge watching of Outlander last month that we are Scottish through one of the great grandmothers. Our ancestors came into the US in the same area in the Carolinas as they show in later seasons of the show. Now starting Men in Kilts-and the first place they visit is Fife where my family originated . I’m learning so much-thank you for showing the accuracy.

[@mrfreeman2911]

So you are 1/16th Scottish? And 15/16 something else. So not really Scottish.

[@TheWinnipegredhead]

I found your channel via the Anglo Saxon content but I am a lifelong fan of outlander series and would love hear your take on the other battles depicted.

[@kiltedbroshar4187]

This vid made me want to watch Outlander. Now...... I'm addicted. Lol I cant wait til season 5

[@michaelbubbles]

kilted Broshar The books are SO good, too! They’re also all on audiobook. I’m currently listening to Voyager (book 3) for the 3rd time.

[@laetitiamasip4992]

Redd Rabbitt any link to the audiobook?

[@emceeunderdogrising]

I just started it. Some of it is just ridiculous. More of a soap opera. Plot armor is way too thick.

[@mom2adragon677]

@@emceeunderdogrising You may enjoy the books more

[@Kosh800]

The ending episodes of season 1 just put me off. I liked the history and such but it sort of bugged me she had a chance to go back home and didn't take it. On top of that they really ramped up all the sex and rape and it just got uncomfortable real fast. Plus that episode of her going around as a traveling singer was just ... out of no where.

[@eamonnkelly2073]

Enjoyed your perspectives on Outlander..

[@patriciabarron9087]

I really enjoyed the information you provided...and yes, I did make it until the end 😆. It was very interesting, thank you!

[@davidhenning4487]

Watched it all the way through- good job!

[@aneiasl]

Please do more !!! I love seeing "history v Hollywood" like videos!

[@dantesos7564]

im a couple years late on this video but as someone who just recently started watching Outlander, I found it quite educational, since I don't know much if anything at all, of Scotish history, so your video helped me better understand the Jacobite uprising & its differing elements. A great video indeed.

[@FoxVox]

So cool to see other people connecting to their history through this show as well! I’m a Forbes, not so distantly removed from the main family. So my history is pretty well documented through that line. On my other side my ancestor was a gardener for Mary Queen of Scots and somehow my family ended up with an oil portrait of hers that was cut from a frame. The portrait was cut again into a bust when my family traveled the Oregon trail and lost in a fire when my Grandma was a kid. I’m trying to learn more about my family from Alsace-Lorraine that lived through the annexations that led to the First World War. I think what everyone wishes we had more information on the Celts, Druids and ancient European civilizations before Anglo-Saxon rule.

[@deborahcollins9171]

Loved the program ❤️

[@donnahancockhusk9337]

Thank you for giving us the historical information. I wonder if you and others realize that many Americans are very interested in the history and cultures of the countries of our ancestors. We feel strong connections and adore your accents.

[@JudithLou]

I think you did pretty well. The piece held my interest.

[@manymusings]

The original author of the book series, Diana Gabaldon, is a historian and incredible author!

[@amijohnson8987]

manymusings She’s not actually an Historian, she has a PhD in Behavioural Ecology as well as a Masters in Marine Biology. Her undergrad work was in Zoology. But, without question, she does know how to do great research!

[@manymusings]

@@amijohnson8987 whatever she is, I began reading her books 26 years ago and fell in love with her chatacters.

[@amijohnson8987]

I found her first book in the gift shop at Culloden when I was in Scotland for my wedding. One of my bridesmaids had read it and thought I’d love it. I was sceptical about a ‘time-travel romance’ but I did buy it and fell completely in love!

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

She is definitely an academic and if it isn't her area of expertise, she makes a concentrated effort to contact the correct experts and use their info. Her books are the only ones I have read the Author's Notes or whatever in the back of the book. Amazing info!

[@amijohnson8987]

Steffie183 very true! She’s got a wealth of experts she uses for anything she’s not completely sure about, but also she’s an excellent researcher. She doesn’t allow her books to be edited, other than proofreading, because what some editors find superfluous she’s actually spent weeks researching and much of it will come up later. Even if it doesn’t you can learn a lot about that period of time, the customs, and loads about specific battles. I hate when people who’ve never read the books compare her to things like Fifty Shades, or your average bodice ripper.

[@rickdeclue3202]

Keep up the good work and thanks

[@danielkeith8218]

Loved the video. Thank you!!

[@marydizazzo-trumbull1519]

Thanks for more history on Scotland. Well done!

[@brianfuller7691]

This was a very solid presentation of a complex subject. I've enjoyed Outlander.

[@Orphen42O]

Outlander is an excellent series that has encouraged many people to take an interest in the history of Scotland.

[@thelukesternater]

Can’t wait for your take on the new seasons!

[@romyfabal3860]

My background is from the other side of the world, but I have always loved in history, particularly English, or better yet fascinated. I wish to someday visit the beautiful Scotland and Ireland. Outlander has intrigued me to learn more about this history. I also think that the series does a very good job in portraying the Jacobite plight to preserve the Highlander way of life. I will definitely have some gemstones with me when I travel. This definitely makes for great and continual conversation...

[@blankiki]

I had toured Scotland in 2 different occasions , the grampions, the royal dee side, lochness, the trossachs, st- andrews, cairngorm national park, Inverness, Dundee, Aberdeen, fort Williams, isle of skye, I had done from whiskey tours to great hikes...etc etc, but I only heard of the battle of culloden only after having watched the first two seasons of outlander. I went back to Scotland in October 2019 for a hiking trip and made it to culloden. I spent a whole day there. It was amazing and so sad if you could only think of what happened to the Jacobites on that site. The visitor center is brilliant, so informative width a Cafe that serves delicious homemade soups and scones, wihich was very welcome after having walked for 2’hours in culloden Moor under the wind and rain and then sun all at once. :)) During that trip I was there to hike, but I found submerging myself in Scottish history. I went back to Glencoe where in the pass I had just spent a few hours. This time I was there 4 days hiking around and learning about the tragic past of that Glenn. “ The glencoe massacre”. I can’t wait to go back to my beloved Scotland and tour again and learn more. It’s my favorite country it has something that attracts me like a magnet. That’s the place where my soul feels the happiest. I’m Spanish background living in NY, but to my surprise I’m 6% Scottish according to DNA ancestry, maybe is my 6% Scottish that’s pulls me there! Lol 😂

[@johnstevens9673]

This entire series made me very interested in learning about Scottish history and Scotland its. A place I honestly knew little about.

[@misskimpegues]

Thank you for sharing this video I hope you have a nice day

[@mistylynn111]

Well researched and worth the time. 🤗

[@d.b.4201]

Thank you so much. You have a LOT of information to take in but WOW! Wow Indeed! So much knowledge & you have presented it extremely well.👏 Im certain I will take a look at more of yr videos. Enjoyed it as well, the visuals were very helpful. A lot of historical information & nothing I like more than history. I do not watch the show but still enjoyed the history lesson. Thank you & God bless.

[@bah2o919]

Fascinating...visiting soon and Outlander is obviously on my mind. Excellent Piece!

[@skincarebyrobyn8749]

The Highlander series has absolutely captured my new fascination with Scotish History. I can't wait to learn more history so when I visit Scotland next year I will be more aware and appreciate all the history. Loved the video and I did make it to the end. hahaha More, please. I eat this history up.

[@divinej3733]

I was in Scotland for a few weeks and their durability and passion is so very obvious everywhere. I found everyone so helpful and entertaining. You would get a good sense of the people and their hospitality away from Edinburgh so the smaller villages were incredible. You see more of the traditional Scot culture like the croft farms, sheep farming, music and gaelic in the outback. Isle of Skye is worth a stay for a week. Takes your breath away. Climbing those hills and thinking of the highlanders living there gave me more respect for their lives.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

It's spelled Scottish.

[@leeannehudson5085]

Thank you you were very informative :)

[@daithimcbuan5235]

Please do some on the Irish Jacobean war. Sure, you have skirted it multiple times, but some in-depth stuff would be nice.

[@historywithhilbert146]

I'll be sure to look into it when I get the time!

[@schizoidboy]

As I understand it there were Highland regiments among the British forces that fought against Prince Charlie. With that in mind it is clear not everyone in Scotland supported him. I've never watched the show but I do recall something from a book called "Who's Who in Military History" which was written by John Keegan and Andrew Wheatcroft. I don't call O'Sullivan's name in the book (doesn't mean he's not there) but Charlie and Murray are in there. Charlie gets the blame for the defeat, especially for not listening to his generals like Murray who had a lot more military experience. Moreover in one military history magazine Charlie was considered illiterate due to the fact that he was impossible to teach. He could barely write anything, and he could barely listen to a teacher he was not likely to listen to his generals.

[@gueststrivler]

Correct - more Scots fought against Charlie than for him. At Culloden, for example, were the Royal Scots - the first of foot, senior line regiment of the British army. Many Highlanders also fought for King George - such as the Argyll Militia who made such a decisive contribution to the Hanoverian victory at Culloden. Never mind England - the Lowlands of Scotland (bulk of the population) would never have acquiesced to a Jacobite victory. The Black Watch, possibly the most famous Highland regiment, won immortal glory by actually piercing the centre of the French line at Fontenoy the year before Culloden - but were forced to retreat through lack of support. This is not to disparage the martial qualities of the Jacobites - but they certainly did not speak for Scotland, or anything like it.

[@nutyyyy]

@@gueststrivler This is a myth, there were far fewer Scots fighting with the British Army than with the Jacobites. The majority of the fencible population of Scotland turned out for 1715, roughly 22,000 out of an estimated 30,000 (the approximate fencible population in the early to mid 1700s) and about 15,000 in 1745. 1715 was definitely more popular than 1745, but the support was still immense during the '45.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Quite a few of the Scots did not support Charlie because they were Protestant, and didn't want a repeat of his grandfather James II when he tried to force Catholicism on the English. And some of the clan chieftains didn't like following a person that they referred to as "A damned Italian".

[@jackedwards8379]

Hilbert, you should make a video on the Norwegians in the Hebrides, Shetland, and Orkney!

[@historywithhilbert146]

Hold that thought ;)

[@gueststrivler]

A great idea for a movie would be the real Macbeth, who was heavily intertwined with Norse politics (particularly in the north of Scotland) - and nothing remotely like the character portrayed in Shakespeare's play. At the same time much of the detail is extremely murky, so there is plenty of scope for imaginative fiction - but within a framework of known historical fact. It would be Scando-Scottish Game of Thrones ...!

[@SoulShines4U]

Thank God! lol I'm totally kidding, I watched the entire video and really enjoyed it. Then again I also have a degree in history and am a massive Outlander fan. I'd be extremely interested in other videos which discuss other historical aspects of the show as of course they are quite numerous.

[@nirnman]

not a bad summary two points yes O'Sullivan was in French service but as a commissary, not as a fighting soldier and it was in this position he was supposed the be acting for the Jacobites. Lord George Murray was much more suited as a military advisor. You say the highlander removed the top part of the kilt to fight but at this time the feile mor (great kilt) was and still is a one-piece garment the fiele beg (little kilt) is the short modern style of the kilt. Highlanders tended to go into battle wearing only their shirts. The main reason why the 1745 rebellion failed was due to the lack of support from English Jacobites also bonnie prince Charlie want trying to get the crown of the "England" was he was leading the rebellion on behalf of his father who would have become king as James the fourth and eighth if it had been successful.

[@1999puika]

Makes sense about the kilt. When I heard the comment that they removed only the top part I started scratching my head because I thought the kilt was a single piece. Thanks for the clarification

[@madr309]

Their enemies called the Highlanders "naked savages" because they threw off their plaids, tied their shirts between their legs, and charged into battle.

[@MrKapouetsky]

Thank God!! Great vid Hilbert. My aunts and granny keep pestering me with those books. Never read any and always felt they were more a middle-aged woman wet dream. Your vid shed a very different light on these. Thank you!

[@lillianesquivel5077]

Great video! Thanks!!

[@damiandunbar6702]

Thanks for the video

[@48MvS]

Just watched your very informative video and really enjoyed it. I'm a fan of Outlander but I wanted to know the reality of the time period and you've done an excellent job. All TV shos romanticize of course but it's nice to know how many things the show got right and that they were fairly close to reality for the mostpart. Of course what Jamie wore as far as the leather coat went would not have been worn nor probably the boots but he did look magnificent... Thanks again for your great video.

[@SaltyMinorcan]

I stumbled upon this wonderful show after the 4th season. I'm enjoying it and will miss it when it ends.

[@williamcooke5627]

Anoter excellent video, Hilbert! You hit off Prince Charlie's character and his weaknesses, very well.

[@williamcooke5627]

One small point: the later Stuarts id nt just 'flirt' with Catholicism. Both Charles and his father were lifelong Catholics, which greatly harmed their cause in the eyes of most people in England and the Lowlands.

[@chiaraavianibarbacci4195]

Don’t make me laugh. The ignorance over Charles Edward Stuart after more than 100 years of accurate historical research is appalling. The historical figure has nothing to do with the one of the tv serie. And the fact that the person who made this video here doesn’t know it and thinks the show portrayed him quite good reveals the lack of knowledge of the KZbinr over this historical character. I understand myself, having studied Charles and the ‘45 in depth, that is a very complex story and you have to read A LOT to really understand what was all about. And unfortunately reading a lot is hard and not all people are willingly to do it. Anyway I could get that Outlander is garbage, from an historical point of view, simply after reading the first book about Charles Edward Stuart. Simply with one book. The subsequent readings I did simply confirmed more and more this fact. I’ll bring you just a little detail simply to let you understand the lack of knowledge about Charles: his father was a devoted Catholic but at the same time he was perfectly able to play it down and surrounded himself of not Catholic people in Rome, because he knew his kingdoms were inhabited by people of several different religions and he had to be a king for all of them. Charles, even being pretty different from his father, inherited this lesson. Charles was less religious than his father and the tragic history of his mother prevented him to really “bond” with Catholicism. He probaby considered himself simply a Christian, inside, but religion wasn’t among his first interests anyway, he was more “pragmatic”. After several problems, after the war, he decided to pass with the Curch of England and so he left Catholicism. While he was in Scotland and England he proved himself to be able to play down his supposed religion and to offer guarante of safety and dialogue to the clergy that opposed him simply for being Catholic (and that refused to dialogue with him). He was much more “enlightened” than them. Charles didn’t changed religion yet probably to not prevent French aid to come as soon as possible: he wanted to end the rebellion quickly with a bold strike in London (that was possible, as history tells us today). His intended campaign was indeed more like a “simple” regime change, was not meant to be a ”continental Europe” long and draining war. We can’t say Charles had no faith, but he wasn’t in Great Britain because he was a religious fanatic as Outlander portrays him, and his generals noticed it. Regarding Prestonpans itself, Outlander, again, is full of errors. Deliberate and voluntary errors regarding Charles’ activities during the battle. The show made one extremely unforgivable blatant manipulation of the historical reality: in Outlander we see Charles ordering that the enemies have to be healed before the Jacobite wounded. This never happened: all the sources tell us that Charles simply ordered (putting in it a great care himself, personally) that wounded of both armies had to be cured (and the wounded of the British army were FAR MORE than the wounded among the Jacobites). Some sources hint at the possibility that Charles ordered the Jacobites to be healed first. And this is something that came out also from his compassionate nature (he was sincerely compassionate at that time, and he kept a genuine humanitarian instinct over misfortunate people in trouble he didn’t know even after the war, even in France and Spain, even when he had become an aggressive, prickly and drunken man. He behaved mercifully with all his enemies with no exception, from Prestonpans to the months spent in the heather and during that terrible period too). I could go on and on, and on... pointing out at all the elements that Outlander made purposefully wrong and that historians know perfectly because these facts are written black on white in all the reliable historical sources we have. I do not trust Outlander anymore, I could I? They blatantly manipulated this historical character to deliver the message they wanted to deliver, even if that means filling the show with lots of bad stereotypes about Scotland and the ‘45.

[@alexwathen1269]

Could you do a episode about Scottish highland clans in general? I'd love to learn more about them. Especially Clan Cameron.

[@veronicasmith6314]

And Clan Abercrombie

[@andie22311]

Another really interesting one! Personally, I enjoy the longer videos.

[@maryreed7080]

I love episode 407 of Outlander as they changed the story from book with flashbacks of Frank and his final days. Great portrayal of Bri and Roger.

[@johnwesleygibson7010]

I liked this review I think I’m gonna watch the show ! Well done 👍🏾

[@tracierainey8200]

Great video. Thank you.

[@tomgachagan1347]

Lots of the first episode was actually filmed in Falkland, Fife due to the fact it had old buildings and a palace

[@erikkr.r.m7380]

I have waited for this over 2 centuries

[@danamorrow7455]

Thank god, you shared this. Thank you