The Rise of William Wallace

[@lorettablakeman3335]

My ancestors are from Scotland and watching your videos makes me want to visit Scotland so badly!Such beautiful forests and hills there!💙

[@scotlandunplugged]

It's not too bad on the eye :-)

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Hello Loretta how are you doing and how is the weather conditions over there

[@mickeyh53]

Well Robert..in less than a week I’ve been able to view all your videos..probably due to ( as I explained previously) the cold winter Australian nights.. You’ve not let me down this last vid is a humdinger!.. why even the land downunder gained a mention. Your stuck with me now mate..keep up your wonderful contribution & I look forward to the future..thank you..Michael 🇦🇺

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you, Michael. Love that people are watching these videos on Oz and NZ. Parts 2 and 3 are on the way! 🙂

[@mickeyh53]

Your finest contribution so far..a wealth of information!..& extremely entertaining Robert..Thank You.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you 🙂

[@Gems-of-Hope-Rocks]

5:10 "mainly because he has all the guts of a sock puppet" I laughed so hard. I had to go back 3x just to keep laughing. 🤣😹😂

[@kimberlypatton205]

“I supposed it doesn’t matter if there’s no spine to hit”! Such brilliant wit you have!!! Why I love this channel😊

[@barbridingsTheResinator]

Excellent story telling. I like your sense of humor. Keep them coming! I'd like to hear about some of the haunted places.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you, Barb! I'm planning on doing one on Mary King's Close... if they let me in :-)

[@zuzuspetals9281]

It was interesting to hear about the Norway connection to Scotland. We had always believed that we had Scottish ancestry until DNA testing and Ancestry and found there was Norwegian mixed in with British and Scandinavian. Knowing the intermarriage of royalty during these times explains a lot about how the people of those areas moved around also.

[@scotlandunplugged]

There's a lot of Norse history in certain parts of Scotland... also, Robert The Bruce, John Balliol, etc were all descended from Normans, so kind fo Vikings :-)

[@davidpaterson2309]

You should Google “Norse-Gaels” and follow it from there. For centuries, more or less the whole of the western Isles was settled by the Norse (“Viking” was more of a job description) - for so long that they became Gaelic speakers (language usually passes from the mother) who were referred to by the Irish and by Gaelic speaking Scots as “the Foreign Gaels”. And those people were the forebears of a number of the major highland clans - some of whose names are even of (suitably Gaelicised) Norse origin (eg look up the origins of clan Ranald, or McLeod). Modern DNA research has backed this up. It’s a little known corner of Scottish history but quite fascinating. And that’s quite apart from the northern isles where they still celebrate their Norse origins (eg St Magnus cathedral on Orkney).

[@patriciahansen6032]

Excellent, but will you tell is more of Wallace's story? When the video ended, I said, "wait, that's the end?" More, please.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Haha. Thank you. There is a part 2... and a part 3. Too much for one video! :-)

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Hello Patricia how are you doing today

[@helpinyerdasellavon]

Love your fascinating storytelling and your humour when your kilt was gone 😮😅. I'm descended from Scots on my father's side and always loved to know about Scottish history since I was a child. It always hurted me the amount of deaths, destruction and bloodshed. I'll always have a soft spot for Bonnie Scotland. Thank you, Robert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jimoverschmidt8169]

Oh my goodness! What a rich history lesson. Thank you so much! Visited Scotland a couple weeks ago. I wanna go back!

[@salchipapa5843]

Your videos are fantastic. Thanks a bunch for making them.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thanks for watching them! :-)

[@haggielady]

I love the dry wit and humor you put into these videos. It makes them so much more enjoyable than reading dusty old books.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@user-dq4se7oy1l]

For your information, clarification, Australia has laid claim to pavlova, Phar Lap, Crowded House, and Russel Crowe. All of these originated in New Zealand, although to be fair, R.C. has spent the larger part of his acting career based in Australia. Love you channel. I have Scottish genes from both sides of the family-Sutherlands and jamiesons- and although Mum Dad and my four older brothers were all dark haired, all the Scottish genes dumped on me with red hair, fair skin, and a tendency to melanomas.

[@WkdWnch007]

That was beautiful! Gibson would shed a tear! ❤

[@deborahhall6256]

Your videos have so much interesting information in them. I really enjoy them

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@mamawnamidreviews9978]

First, I love learning the true story. However, I have to cry because you killed my kilt fetish!!😂😂 Your an amazing narraror.

[@scotlandunplugged]

😂😂😂 Thank you! (And sorry)

[@ramonadixon1291]

That was fascinating! I cannot wait until part 2!! Wonderful storytelling!

[@kathleenmuller306]

Like always Robert, this was great❤! K.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@steventhomas8964]

Really enjoying this channel. Love learning about my Scottish heritage.

[@hollywallace3297]

I just recently subscribed to your channel and I love to hear about Scottish history. I am an ancestor of William Wallace. Thanks for the video.

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

Decended Holly or you would need to be900 yrs old

[@kathleendolan2062]

❤❤❤Love all these videos. Looking forward to many more ❤️✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@scotlandunplugged]

More on the way! 🙂 Thank you!

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Nice comment Kathleen how are you doing

[@monicaramer8893]

Poor Margaret. Only 7 and negotiated like cattle.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Yeah, there's a whole back story to that I had to cut out. At one point Edward tried to marry her off to his son and sent her a ship load of sweets. You couldn't make it up!

[@amypeterman9387]

😮Such fascinating and complex information -- which I love to hear about -- information from back in the days of the 1300 hundreds going forward it’s just WOW that you can find anything about it all Love to hear all the different perspectives very Cool! You seem to be a very intelligent and articulate individual so please keep up with the videos when you are able 😊. Amy a fan ,from Ames , Iowa of yours and your brother of course Graeme , The Hoof GP.

[@wendywhite4537]

What? His face wasn’t blue?! Lol. Thank you for the history. Hollywood very seldom gets it right. Love your videos! Keep uploading them

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@megkiely0128]

Love your stories of Scottish history! Can’t wait to visit someday… 👏🏻🩵

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! :-)

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

There is a record of a Allan Wallace holding crown land in Ayrshire and Ellislie is now a scrap yard in kilmarnock

[@Hailstonepie]

Love your tales of history well told.

[@annettecusher-jq5wt]

Thank you for another entertaining kinda/maybe history lesson. I enjoy all your videos.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Hello Annette how are you doing and how is the weather conditions over there

[@annettecusher-jq5wt]

@Francis Bennett Today in the southern US, it was in the low 90s Fahrenheit and humid. So a typical June day.

[@cassandrafinn3k]

@@annettecusher-jq5wt that sound good to know it's cold and a little bit windy over here. I am francis by name and I am from Springfield Missouri . Where are you from and what name can I call you ?

[@cassandrafinn3k]

@@annettecusher-jq5wt hope to get a response from you soon

[@joanne85201]

Nicely done, really enjoyed that.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@janetcw9808]

As in, John Balliol of New Abbey/Sweetheart Abbey fame please?

[@camerongibson6342]

Another great video Robert interesting all about Wallace

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@debbiewallace-bennett3708]

Being a Wallace by birth it would be amazing to know our history in Scotland. My sister attempted to do our family tree when she was in college and by the time her research took her to England it kind of just fizzled out. We will probably never know for sure where our name "Wallace" came from but I do know my family line is made up of some pretty tough individuals. William Wallace's story is fascinating but made up of so many myths and legends but as for truth, well we will always wonder! You are a great story teller and I am enjoying your video's!

[@bronwentillman8385]

Woohoo! Popcorn, hot tea, and me favorite blanket.....and some wee kittens...and I'm ready to watch!!!!!!!

[@TheKillerqueen40]

I live in Australia, but my maternal grandma's family is Scottish (McDonalds from Skye), so it's really cool to learn more about Scottish history. I know very little about William Wallace, so it was cool to hear about it all!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@monicaramer8893]

Scotland is absolutely gorgeous.

[@triciagreer9130]

Very interesting one thank you ! really enjoy all your videos

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! And thanks for watching them :-)

[@nadinedeeren9861]

Definitely have to take history with a heaping teaspoon of salt at times. Thank you for the tale.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Definitely! 🙂 Parts 2 and 3 on the way 😅

[@ElChris816]

Another excellent video. Keep them coming.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@koriw1701]

Bloody brilliant! Well told. You *are* going to be posting a part 2, are you not? You dropped the story half way through. Saying nothing about his hiatus from Scotland when he left the country for greener pastures and less Edward I. Are you avoiding any bad blood from the movie? I'm surprised to see it, especially since Gibson butchered even the most loose retelling of Wallace's story. Thanks for putting this together for us. I live for each new video.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you ! There's a part 2 and a part 3!

[@sarahwyss7374]

Really,really enlightening. Thanks so much.

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Nice comment serah how are you doing and how is the weather conditions over there

[@petem7118]

I’ve heard of young girls singing into their hair brush but never a Scot’s man talking into a hair dryer…..!

[@MC-qb1jg]

Amazing historical testimonial. With a little humor thrown in.

[@thomasbarr5940]

Great story telling. Elderslie nae chance ......Ayrshire boy nae dooot aboot it 💯😂

[@scotlandunplugged]

Haha. Thank you!

[@jillcrowe2626]

Don't feel bad. Google Maps tried to kill me, too.

[@bethotoole6569]

I've always wondered what's under a kilt... thanks!! Cute knees btw😂😂😂

[@scotlandunplugged]

😂😂😂

[@annvanwesten2488]

I’ve always been interested in the history of William Wallace.

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Hello Anna how are you doing

[@judyyougotthis]

But…but…but…Braveheart! 😉

[@koriw1701]

Braveheart, as he says, was purely entertainment. Very little was true. The French princess was the age of 4 when Wallace died (and had a rather brutal disposition. The English called her 'The She-Wolf.') Street Longshanks died, she and her (supposed) lover had Edward II killed by impaling him up the rectum with a red-hot poker. There's much more, but I thought that you should learn about the most deceitful part of the movie.

[@jacershepherd]

​@@koriw1701 Wrong... wrong... Wrong... It WAS on the big screen (which is entertainment) but then it was on television. Everything on television is factual 😎

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Nice comment Judy how are you doing and how is the weather conditions over there

[@barbaraburke599]

Enjoyed this very much.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Hello Barbara how are you doing today

[@JoanOfArgghh]

"Hedging their bets... " 🙄

[@scotlandunplugged]

Couldn’t resist 😂😂😂

[@cassandrafinn3k]

Hello Joan how are you doing today

[@Emma-Jayne]

I’m a mudblood too ❤

[@jaylarson3182]

No Wallace was twenty nine it was Ragnar, Sigardson that was forty one Sigard Hring, go figure...

[@dcnunez100]

9:51 🤣🤣

[@rcrawford42]

No idea who he was, but his mother was a Crawford.

[@WesW3187]

It seems to me, and I mean no disrespect, that Scotland’s history is made up very much from beliefs in myths and fables that are told and held fast whilst chatting around the evening fire. The Lowlands and the Highlands with their various factions all believing in one thing or the other. Some of it may be true.

[@scotlandunplugged]

It’s true. There’s a lot we don’t know about that period. Even today there’s a bit of selective interpretation out there. 😂 People like to fit their own political narratives but the complicated truth is more interesting from my point of view.

[@user-ih2qx4jo2p]

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