Robert the Bruce was the Real Life 'Braveheart'

[@markross2124]

I've always known that there were two things historically accurate about the movie Braveheart: There really is a Scotland and there really was a William Wallace.

[@declangates8775]

The knight in the 1st war of independence? His name was William le Waleys, so just 1 thing it got right 😉

[@elvenkind6072]

William Wallace, with his girlfriend "lady" Marion, was described in the same period as Robin Hood.

[@kingrama2727]

Well there really was a Robert the Bruce and King Edward the Longshanks

[@brianmayabella5992]

History is written by the victors. Of course, all nobles or scholars never let a commoner take the glory.

[@bwalker77]

@@brianmayabella5992 Who is the commoner here? William Wallace was a noble.

[@chrismorris6865]

Honestly, I'd heard of Robert the Bruce before Braveheart and always wondered why he didn't get his own movie. He actually won.

[@caio5987]

There is a very good movie about him on Netflix It’s actually quite historically accurate… obviously not entirely but not quite the shit show that is braveheart

[@chrismorris6865]

@@caio5987 What is it called?

[@caio5987]

@@chrismorris6865 outlaw king

[@donzibee6709]

He has his own movies. Chris Pine played Robert the Bruce in a Netflix movie. And the Actor that played Robert the Bruce in BraveHeart, still played himself in a recent movie. You can think of it as BraveHeart 2, because it continued where Brave Heart ended.

[@slowmo9642]

Excellent film

[@MagdaleneDivine]

Dude, throwing the heart from an urn and saying "lead on braveheart and I will follow thee" is so badass hard core I wish it HAD been in the movie.

[@BeyondDaX]

Eh, it would have been an after credits scene to be honest since it involves the crusades

[@MagdaleneDivine]

@@BeyondDaX they weren't in Crusades times? But okay. I figured it was cause it would have taken too long to explain.

[@MagdaleneDivine]

@@BeyondDaX what the movie tried to do was mash both characters together and it's because mel Gibson is too stupid to make a true to fact trilogy that story would have required TO TELL IT RIGHT!

[@BikerGeek]

Wouldn't that be Heart Core?

[@MagdaleneDivine]

@@BikerGeek har har

[@theblackkittie13]

Ok, if anyone is actually watching a Hollywood movie for history lessons instead of, you know, actual historical documents and well researched documentaries then that's just really sad. Braveheart is a amazing and skillfully crafted movie and I will die on that hill. The wonderfully talented acting, cinematography, script, battle scenes and the hauntingly beautiful score by James Horner brought me to tears every time I saw it. Do I know it's not historically accurate? Yep, cause it inspired me to do more research in to the lives of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. Yes, we were taught about them in school but I wanted to find out more so I did that and you can too, it's not too hard. Oh and you don't need to take away from what William Wallace achieved to make Robert the Bruce look better, us Scots already know that he was a total fecking legend and so is William Wallace!

[@CmdrTomalak]

I mean, the movie 'Braveheart' doesn't really indicate the title refers to Wallace. The movie does end with Robert the Bruce taking up where Wallace left off. So you 'could' infer the title might actually be referring to him. I rather enjoyed this one. Thanks as always Weird History guy, for making history so entertaining.

[@Chraan]

I don't know how the last scene is understood in English, but in the German translation it fades out with claiming that the underfed Scots finally gained their freedom... which implies that they all died. Everyone here who knows the movie but not the history just assumes its a movie with a sad ending because they all died and England won.

[@dorianbruns1085]

@@Chraan Exactly! Watched the film many times in my youth without researching the real history behind it and crying my heart out because the ending in the German version is completely misleading.

[@cleverusername9369]

As a Scot I really appreciate this video shining some light on our history! And accurately at that. I will confess, I have a love/hate relationship with Braveheart. It's AGGRESSIVELY inaccurate and the accents are... oof, and of course Mel Gibson is problematic. However, it's entertaining as hell, the music and scenery are stunningly beautiful (yes, I know a most of it's Ireland but there are some scenery shots that are Scotland) so... mixed feelings. Glad to have this video to straighten things up a wee bit.

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Your username isn’t very clever

[@champ9050]

why is mel gibson problematic? i thought he did a great job and if it wasnt for him, thered be no movie

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

@@champ9050 he pointed a finger at a group nobody is allowed to point a finger at, iirc.

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@champ9050 He pointed a finger at a group that basically controls Hollywood and of course Hollywood didn't like it.

[@andrenurse1713]

@@champ9050 the news said he's bad and the news never lies, not once

[@CSMartin]

I actually did locations on a movie Angus Macfadyen was acting on in Calgary. He is a very proper gentleman. Very well spoken. I couldn't find anything bad to say about him if I tried.

[@pandorasbox1658]

He’s a hottie too. 🔥🔥🔥

[@camerongilmour77]

Liam Neeson was born in Northern Ireland. It's funny to see he was labelled an English actor! Gotta get all the facts right!

[@Scraggledust]

Yes! Fav channel!! How about a video about Hatshepsut? Her reign and the graffiti…anyhow, would be interesting 🙂

[@HappyBirthdayRoboto]

Over the years I've met several Scottish people through friends, family and work and I've asked almost all of them what they thought of the Braveheart movie, and they all hated it! 🤣

[@ardshielcomplex8917]

It was Crap. How dare they diminish The Bruce, it was he that struggled, suffered and endured his family hung in an Iron cage while battling for Scotland's Independence.

[@MJAce85]

To be fair, I'm pretty sure, but not 100%, that Mel Gibson said it wasnt meant to be historically accurate. But entertaining

[@anthonyodonnell6105]

Scots are likely to complain about it, but the movie was very popular in Scotland. Scots beat the English. What's not to like?

[@mummyisis]

The 2019 movie, Robert the Bruce is very good and seems historically accurate...with some extra drama. Macfayden directed it I believe and also played The Bruce.

[@heatherjones2701]

Yeah, that movie was good!! I also think it was cool 😎 that Angus McFadden played Robert the Bruce again after playing him in Braveheart!

[@Wraith_of_Storm]

Dude, that movie was fucking amazing! Braveheart was good too, but didn't seem accurate (or even precise for that matter, which it isn't as I already knew), but Robert the Bruce was pretty epic!

[@_SimpleJack_]

I remember my Scottish aunt taking me to see the film when I was a little kid, she kept going on to my cousins about how beautiful Scotland was and that's where they were from. When the credits rolled and "filmed entirely on location in Ireland" popped up I almost pissed myself laughing.

[@sheilaholmes8455]

That is funny!

[@_SimpleJack_]

@@sheilaholmes8455 you should have seen her face, priceless! She's never lived it down 😂

[@paulcowlishaw]

Made me LMFAO. So funny mate.

[@StacyL.]

Ohhhh I bet she was FUMING 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@sven_86]

well the scottish and irish were and are best buddies, just like the in the movie lol.

[@sailorstu]

I coincidentally just watched the movie again last night. Even with the inaccuracies it's worth while watching.

[@yurdp]

Most of us knew the movie was nothing more than a well made epic costume drama. But tell us the factual story of William Wallace, because the writer of Braveheart was introduced to him as being “Scotland’s greatest hero.”

[@garretth8224]

Wallace didn't accomplish much. He won a battle that gave them hope, then he lost the next battle.

[@snerdterguson]

There can be glory in defeat though. There are, throughout history, stories of those who fought valiantly and lost. Now I don't know the true story of Wallace so I don't know if he falls into this category, but there the story of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans, the Alamo, Charge of the Light Brigade.

[@Chraan]

@@garretth8224 Are you familiar with the Three Kingdoms (China)? Guan Yu lost more battes than he won, while his close friend Zhang Fei achieved one victory after another, yet Guan Yu is the one who became the Chinese God of War. Clearly "win/loss ratio" is not the only important thing.

[@tcschenks]

Robert the Bruce was pretty famous as a hero before Mel Gibson’s movie gave him a back seat. We had a late ‘60s Childcraft encyclopedia set that I used to read as a kid and there were a couple of pages devoted to him.

[@navret1707]

The Kings and Generals channel did an excellent documentary on this period of Scotland history.

[@KINGBADASS100]

The other historically inaccurate thing about Braveheart is that William had a mullet

[@Brenda-ny1gw]

HAHAHAH I died

[@NASCARFAN93100]

It's always a good day when Weird History uploads

[@scottbubb2946]

Bruce the Robert. I actually got a chuckle from that.

[@NewMessage]

Wait.... Braveheart didn't really have a terrible Scottish accent either? Lies! Everything I love is Liiiiies!

[@cjohns4109]

Everyone knows Mel Gibson was Braveheart anyway! This is fake news

[@cleverusername9369]

As someone from Scotland I'll say this, Gibson's accent isn't the worst I've ever heard, I'm not trying to defend racist ass Melly Gibsons but there have been far worse "Scottish accents" put to film. Looking at you, Groundskeeper Willy, Shrek, and Fat Bastard. As a Scot myself with an actual Scottish accent, I would rate Mel's maybe a 6.5, 7 if I'm being generous. I confess, I have a love/hate relationship with this movie, you can't deny that it's damn entertaining and beautifully shot, even if basically the only thing they got right was that William Wallace was indeed a dude that existed.

[@HabrenOdinsdottir]

Scots was a totally different language back then.

[@rinotilde2699]

LOL

[@mr.tomatohead3709]

Well, he had an accent and it was probably pretty thick since he spoke middle scot, the unholy offspring between gaelic and old English

[@mirbeaugaming]

Yes, famous “English” actor Liam Neeson, born in famous English county of Northern Ireland. 9:23

[@nancyhaley763]

“Born into a Noble family” he was descended from Scottish kings, so not just noble. The decent gave him a claim to the throne which didn’t hurt him getting it ultimately.

[@michaelcavallo1290]

You wonder why they leave some the most epic moments out of the films. From severing one's head, to poetically throwing a heart of a King into battle. Hollywood should really share these moments. Speaking of Hollywood, Liam Neeson is Irish ;) Though I'm sure the English would like to claim him haha. Enjoyed the video :) Cheers.

[@questfortruth665]

Some days, "It's GOOD to be the King!" - other days, not so much.

[@_klee7469]

there's also a 2018 movie about him - Outlaw King

[@ruthanneseven]

I've been trying to figure out if that movie is streaming anywhere. Do you have any info?

[@annamariepowell9162]

@@ruthanneseven it's on Netflix, Chris Pine is Robert the Bruce in it.

[@crosscourttennis1796]

More Scottish history videos please, proud scot here!

[@Galvatar100]

To be fair, the movie, afaik, never names Wallace as Braveheart. You could perhaps even argue that the movie sets the Bruce up as Braveheart taking up the rebellion after the defeat and execution of Wallace. Not saying the movie is in anyway historically accurate at all (Isabella could never have been part of the story, she was a little child during the 'events')

[@papagalooleo559]

Thankful we got the usual narrator this time. My the voice of Weird History himself.

[@Osiris3657]

Say what you will about the historical inaccuracies...Braveheart is a perfect movie. Excellent writing, exciting action, emotional music, world class acting. It's one of my all time favorites

[@AlbertaGeek]

You're confusing over-acting with good acting.

[@IndicatedGoodLife]

@@AlbertaGeek Although a bit over emotional and corny. Its a masterpiece of cinema and one of the few movies I can watch over and over again.

[@AlbertaGeek]

@@IndicatedGoodLife _"Its a masterpiece of cinema"_ That is subjective. For myself, I disagree.

[@alanhyt79]

@@AlbertaGeek Maybe you just don't understand film.

[@awfan221]

@@alanhyt79 He's right though, it is still subjective. For example, Rush Hour 2, Bad Boys 1, Home Alone 2 are 3 of the most popular movies of the last 30 years, and yet each have

[@joemuir2575]

The greatest Scotsman in our history

[@nicholasthomas4382]

I didn't get it from Braveheart, but I read that historians see the absence of Robert was meant as a betrayal, because he wanted peace and he knew Wallace wouldn't go along.

[@byssabyss]

My ancestor, Sir William Logan, was one of those knights that took Robert's heart to the holy land, and Robert the Bruce is my ancestor as well, through two of his daughters. Thank you for clearing up the misconceptions about my honorable ancestor. And happy All Hallows to all!

[@bobbuergermeier8022]

I am also an ancestor Isenberg family

[@Glesga_lassie]

Robert is my ancestor, his granddaughter is my 12 great grandmother, I discovered that one of my other g/Great grandmother's was from the Douglas family who must have travelled alongside your ancestor to the Holy Land, as Robert has asked James Douglas, on his deathbed, to take the heart for him. I love history 😊

[@munchcat]

Partner and I had a discussion about this a few weeks ago, about how the movie did Robert the Bruce dirty. It'll be fun to show him this, especially since we both got a few facts wrong.

[@erichusayn]

Thank you, as I am somehow very distantly related to him, I always despised the portrayal of him in the movie.

[@ssu123]

That is so cool. I have scottish roots also

[@fairygrove3928]

Ditto! I recall my mom telling me I was descended from a cousin of his. This was a cool fact until Braveheart came out.

[@erichusayn]

@@fairygrove3928 right. Lol. I wouldnalways grab the encyclopedia. Haha

[@fairygrove3928]

@@erichusayn I wish I'd known to do that! My mom had just told me I was descended from a cousin of a king, and I literally believed everyone who told me that he was the bad guy. It wasn't until yesterday when someone was talking about the Steal Bonnets. I looked them up, and noticed Robert the Bruce was mentioned in the article. I finally thought, "I should look him up and see who he really was." I wish I'd thought to do that 15 years ago!😅

[@wills2339]

The fact that Bruce took out the knight in front of both armies before the battle is the stuff of legend.

[@johnmiller260]

Poor Henry... a likely 10' lance, much shining armor.. proud, confident and oops, a 10' pole (lance) in hand against a dude on a smaller horse whos wife and daughter are kidnapped and holding only an aprox 3' to 4' battle axe and pissed off.. if this were the case, which weapon/warrior would you bet on? RTB-happy 750 !

[@pamelamays4186]

In one of my elementary school reading books there was a poem about Robert The Bruce and that spider. The setting isn't a cave, but in a prison cell.🕷️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@paulitik7]

I just found out Robert the Bruce is my 21st great grandfather, so running across this was the cherry on top.

[@evablue9833]

Me too! Hey cousin! Lol

[@bobbuergermeier8022]

Also a descendant our family came over on the Mayflower

[@bobbuergermeier8022]

Such a small world!!

[@scott2ride607]

Same.

[@findecycle6533]

Liam Neeson is Irish, not English. And Caerlaverorck in Dumfries in the Scottish Borders was relocated 200m from its original location due to its foundations sinking and becoming unsafe. The same thing happened at the new location causing one of the towers to tilt and partially collapse, it's also quite unusual as it is triangular in shape. Well worth a visit, along with Sweetheart Abbey and the Devil's Porridge - museum about a massive WWI ammunition complex.

[@BillGreenAZ]

It's good to see that John Lovitz is doing voice over work on KZbin videos in this channel.

[@BognaZone]

Lol!!!

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! Fascinating hearing the history behind the events, very cool!

[@carolynowens620]

Love the channel please do a video about mercenaries. Time period of your choice.

[@nukacolanut9274]

I recently found out that I’m related to Robert the Bruce. He was my 15-16th great grandfather or something like that.

[@IAmWBeard]

That’s dope. What a tie to history.

[@archiestewartjr.3588]

Me too! I'm a Stewart! I saw a pic of what Robert the Bruce really looks like or at least the opinion of what he looked like and it looks like my uncle! So hey cousin! 😂

[@Seriousjaak]

Same? But through his wife

[@TreeCamper]

How far back are we going to go? We're all brothers and sisters.

[@meinmann]

Sure you are lol

[@tjyamaharacing7734]

William Wallace and the bruce were both real bravehearts in there own right, Wallace beat the English at Stirling and the bruce took it up a level and led Scotland to independents , both Scottish heroes

[@websurfer5772]

These are my people. Thank you for this. I LOVED every minute of it. 😍 Robert the Bruce was the biggest badass!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

That was a brave heart,indeed! To be thrown towards the enemies and still got back home

[@frankmurillo33st69]

Ehhh!!!!! I'm diggin da movie "outlaw king" since then I been checkin out his bio/history

[@youthfulcurmudgeon3627]

Even with the historical inaccuracies, it's still nonetheless one of the best films ever made.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Made me laugh.

[@AlbertaGeek]

It really wasn't.

[@deiradinn]

The music was good

[@AlbertaGeek]

@@deiradinn Yes, an excellent soundtrack, I thought.

[@DuDe3810]

It was a fairly good movie, but one of the best ever made? No, not at all

[@theromanorder]

Please make video on history of fire fighting

[@JohnnyJohn116]

Push. Both were badass and fought for what they believed....FREEDOM!!!

[@thethreeedgedsword7253]

Bruce didn’t cut anyone in two…that’s a ridiculous game of thrones like exaggeration. If you’re referring to his single combat encounter before Bannockburn, most accounts use the word “brained” when telling the tale, which means he stuck his axe into the nights head…not cut him in two…

[@alexdelaossa2024]

Can you guys do your own video on the battle of Culloden? I’ve been really getting into the history of Scotland (plus I am a huge outlander fan lol)

[@trishamack5929]

Yes pleaze

[@potatobob8657]

Fun fact! My dad has gotten really into genealogy and found out Robert the Bruce is something like my 21st great grandpa!

[@BognaZone]

Yup. Hi pham

[@st.anselmsfire3547]

Finding out that Robert the Bruce was one of my ancestors, and then finding out that this movie basically slandered him, really kind of pissed me off. Yeah, it was 1,000 years ago but what the fuck, Mel?

[@yogachick1955]

I enjoyed all of this video with the exception of the pop culture references to mad TV and SNL. I have no idea what you're talking about and that type of limited appeal reference breaks the flow and serves to alienate people who might otherwise enjoy the history that you are sharing

[@IndicatedGoodLife]

I think you missed the point. William was never called brave heart in the movie. But he was essentiell for Roberts final decision of fighting against the english crown till the end. Thats the whole point of the movie and while never betraying him on the field, he did so by often back peddling when it came to resistance. I think that would have been to complicated to implement in a Hollywood movie back than, so they stuck to clearer "betrayel".

[@kylegreene1356]

I see you have a very tenuous grasp of the English language. Here's a sticker book with pictures.

[@joeboggio4002]

Well...when you have a main character in a film called Braveheart, then you would assume it is he who is being called Braveheart. Not the guy who did the betrayal.

[@IndicatedGoodLife]

@@kylegreene1356 come on dude. English is not my native language. I gave my best effort to be coherent, stop being that kind of little bitch.

[@IndicatedGoodLife]

@@joeboggio4002 Aha, but that not being the case makes it more interesting, don't you think?

[@japhfo]

@@IndicatedGoodLife Except it isn't true🥸

[@Ndobless]

My wife is a Bruce, scot descent and my Daughter has the same scotish descent and Surname, shout out to all the Bruces world wide

[@ladyjane9980]

As producers take creative license with their movies, Weird History does the same thing. As a History professor, I can assure those watching that as the movie was historically inaccurate, so is Weird History. Read a book people.

[@Iammram]

I hate how they change stories for a movie, I still love the movie. What I never get is, how much Scotland fought against England to only end up joining the United Kingdom in the end.

[@julianshepherd2038]

The Scottish King, James VI, became British and Irish King, James I but have it your way.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

How, English Siller, bought it.

[@theblackkittie13]

We didn't 'join' them, we had no votes back in those days and were sold to England

[@theblackkittie13]

Plus, if you are looking for history lessons in a Hollywood movie then I that's a you problem

[@kirkmorrison6131]

@@theblackkittie13 I have never found a Hollywood movie that doesn't mess with history. They can't seem to get that the true story is often so much more interesting.

[@garryclarke1922]

As a Scottish person, a little known fact is that if you say “space ghettos” in an American accent, it sounds like “Spice Girls” in a Scottish accent. You’re welcome.

[@donHooligan]

whale oil beef hooked say it as one word. well, i'll be f----d

[@garryclarke1922]

@@donHooligan This stuff should be taught in schools 😄

[@whosaidthat5236]

Lol the opening date in the first 2 minutes of the movie is wrong. History buff has a good video on it

[@Brekner]

"In 1988,Lockheart castle was transported from Scotland to Japan via the Siberian railroad after permission from the then U.S.S.R President Mikael Gorvachoff. On April 6th,1993. Lockheart castle became the first European castle to be restored in Japan."

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Historical movies and being inaccurate. A tale as old as well, movies

[@cycloneranger7927]

Oh yay… it’s the internet, meaning half of the commenters are going to claim a kinship with somebody famous (Robert Bruce in this case). I’ll bet their grandfathers were also at Pearl Harbor, Midway, and D-Day.

[@gailpendarvis9767]

There's the historically true version and then there's the Hollywood version.. unfortunately some people watch the Hollywood version on a screen and sadly believe that it's accurate.

[@julianshepherd2038]

I'm Scottish. Braveheart was a very funny film.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

I was trained here in the States it was funny here. Too

[@archiestewartjr.3588]

This is my blood kin. Robert the Bruce!

[@grapeshot]

Or if you watch it for history like a dummy you might come away with thinking King Edward the 3rd's dad was William Wallace.

[@potatomatop9326]

Robert The Bruce is Robert Pattinson as The Batman.

[@WSendam]

❤ love Batman

[@Jaden1673]

He's the worst Batman ever.

[@potatomatop9326]

@@Jaden1673 it's George Clooney and Val Kilmer bro. Battinson isn't better than Batbale and Batfleck but he's not the worst.

[@Jaden1673]

In my book he is hands down. Even though Clooney and Kilmer were pretty bad. At least both of them had badassness in their wheelhouse. Pattison only had queer vampire and want to be tough wizard kid.

[@potatomatop9326]

@@Jaden1673 The Batman is focused on being as realistic as possible and not trying to be or beat other Batman's.

[@orpheus1662]

My favorite KZbin channel

[@ArcherSuh4721]

There was a sequel to Braveheart called Robert the Bruce that had Angus MacFayden reprise his role. I don't know how historically accurate it was because 1. I don't know anything about Scottish history (unless you count what I just learned in the video). 2. I never finished it because I thought it was terrible. And I think that's the consensus view because this is the only time I've ever heard anyone talk about it... and I'm the one who brought it up.

[@grapeshot]

Call Me Brave I mean Robert. And only call me that after they put my enlarged heart in a wooden chest.

[@markswanson8070]

No where in the movie was William Wallace called Braveheart. It's the movie and describes all of Scottish Rebels that fought for their freedom.

[@mrhumble2937]

It sucks he never got to beat Edward, only his son.

[@BeyondDaX]

The war for indepenence would be considerably harder if Edward I was around. Longshanks is a very ruthless english king.

[@kmass77]

Robert the Bruce is my 22nd great grandfather! We are crafty. 😏

[@duncanadamson6701]

Both Robert the Bruce and William Wallace were major players in ensuring Scotland maintained its proud and historic identity to this day. However, we should never forget other great names such as Andrew Moray and the Bruce’s greatest lieutenants Sir James Douglas and Sir Thomas Randolph 1st Earl of Moray, without whom Bruce would never have succeeded. Randolph was for me Scotland’s greatest unsung hero, nephew of Bruce, when you research what this man done for Scotland, you will be in awe. Many people get emotional when they pay respect to the great Robert the Bruce at his final resting place and rightly so. However, if you get the chance to do so, walk a few more yards, kneel in front of where Randolph rests, pay your respects and you will be humbled.

[@TheBlindPhotographer]

Yay! New upload 😍 Deus benedicat tibi🙏🏻

[@bettyminch7033]

One more thing-there was an Edward I . LOved your video!

[@mattl9070]

I think I've discovered what*Harry Shearer*is doing these days... such a great voice.

[@anthonyodonnell6105]

There really needs to be a miniseries about Bruce. Too many interesting incidents to cover in a movie. Outlaw King was pretty good, but Chris Pine was too dainty and there were some truly goofy details, such as the absurdity of Edward II being at the battle of Loudoun Hill-and being let go after defeated. Ideally, for Bruce, you'd have someone more along the lines of Sean Connery. Angus McFadyen is a fine actor, but he was too old to play Bruce in 2019. Also, the movie was only a small slice of Bruce's story.

[@caseyanders1601]

Per the movie ‘Braveheart’, Robert didn’t betray Wallace. Robert’s father did.

[@gaius_enceladus]

Slight inaccuracy, I think - Robert cut the guy's HEAD in half - he didn't cut the man in half!

[@carolynwatson4301]

I am related to Robert the Bruce through my grandma.

[@turnerwright]

"Sons of Scotland, I am Robert the Bruce!"

[@RaymLovesEggs]

10:34 pretty sure there was an episode of the real ghostbusters that used this idea.

[@robertthebruce-geniusofban647]

Robert the Bruce’s story, as with all his brothers and the Bruce family is a real life epic, that needs no fiction to enthrall any researcher or anyone with interest. He was tried and truly tested, and ultimately overcame!

[@dannyleahy1546]

Liam Neeson... an incredibly proud Irish man is NOT an English actor. Its incredibly insulting for us Irish to be called English/British

[@Brucie129]

Robert the Bruce makes a man proud to be a Bruce

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Unbelievable how you guys got photos of all those historical people

[@leijensen11]

Hold up!! Brave heart was about William Wallace? I thought it was a sci fi movie about a French Hungarian Tarzan trying to help Robin hood!! Fuckin hell!

[@ronaldpalmer451]

Everyone seems to forget about the battle of byland ridge in october 1322 which by all accounts was nearly as big a victory as bannockburn

[@quintenwhyte6660]

Look out! Here comes Spider-Bruce!

[@brandonmckinley1413]

In real history Robert Bruce father really did die from leprosy.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Interesting

[@cmcapps1963]

Fun fact: every 3rd American from the south is "a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce". My mother's maiden name was Bruce so I have a better claim than most. I approve of this video! Btw: "Braveheart" was written by a Wallace. Explains a lot...

[@akapbhan]

Edward I did not invade and seize control of Scotland. Robert the Bruce's father and other nobles called him to mediate and decide who the next king of Scotland should be as there were no legitimate king of Scotland as the last king died without heir as well as his granddaughter died on the way to Scotland.

[@matthewsparks8821]

What about outlaw king?

[@feresmourali5783]

Please make a video about Emma Goldman!

[@tennisonfarrell8978]

Liam Neesom is an Irish actor and Mel Gibson is an Australian actor.

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

Gibson born in USA

[@bobhaughie2121]

This is my ancestor!

[@brandonmckinley1413]

Thanks for doing this one. Robert Bruce is my 13th great grandfather and I am the rightful heir of Scotland.

[@jackmeyer4280]

You got me beat, cousin. He’s my 20th!

[@brandonmckinley1413]

@@jackmeyer4280 Noice :) My mom was so pissed about how he was portrayed in the movie. I thought it was great that it helped people learn who he was.

[@BognaZone]

Lol "rightful heir" ....