The True Story of William Wallace | Braveheart

[@beatrixdobson4795]

"Every man dies, not every man really lives."

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching!!

[@Girl_In_The_Forest92-2]

I very well believe that

[@robertconrick9651]

We can never live until we live by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of Yehovah!​@@Girl_In_The_Forest92-2

[@whocares264]

​@@Girl_In_The_Forest92-2every dog lives but not every dog barks

[@user-oi4bj4cv7u]

" I'd rather die as a Man than live like a coward"

[@Jayden-LeeJackson]

I am so glad that you respected William Wallace in this video. Almost every video of him I see tries to be very disrespectful about him. I found out a few months ago that I directly descend from William Wallace’s brother John Wallace. And I couldn’t be more proud🥲

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

John Wallace, William's younger brother was executed in 1307, two years after his brother, in exactly the same fashion, Hanging, Drawing and Quartering. He was 32 years old at the time of his execution. His known issue were Thomas, Adam and Richard (no mention of any direct female descendants in his genealogy, there may/may not have been).

[@whocares264]

@@Jayden-LeeJackson but what about gromit

[@paulquinn4704]

So your a direct descendent of William Wallace & Ivor the boneless ? I think you might be full of sh*te mate

[@gem9089]

Proud to call Scotland HOME!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching!!

[@murrayscott9546]

@@gem9089 Ups to dat ! Canada am I, although my surname is so bomny that they had to name a country after it. Ain't Macdonald - land. Ain't Campbell - land. It's . . . oh, nevermind.

[@chucky2316]

So is tony blair 😂

[@user-oi4bj4cv7u]

He'd be ashamed if he were alive today.. mainstream would label him a terrorist.. Freeeeeedom!

[@manofgod1910]

“Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live, at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!”

[@jerryadamek3153]

❤💪👍👊🪓

[@jacksmith5064]

Aye right then pal. Have u even got a job or a mortgage.

[@rw8945]

As a Wallace myself with a degree in history, you sir get two thumbs up 👍🏻 👍🏻 Well done short documentary

[@aarons6935]

Probably think you're related or something ridiculous.

[@rw8945]

And you must be related to Hugh de Cressingham who Wallace skinned after battle. Must be, because you’ve made multiple comments on videos about him. Sad little English boy

[@chucky2316]

Tony blair 😂🎉

[@ukphone4183]

Proud to be Scottish ❤❤

[@derekhough-jm9gc]

why?

[@Gordon_Highlander]

I am from *DRUMNADROCHIT* and I am a *PROUD HIGHLANDER!* There are but two kinds of people in this world; *those of us who are Scots and those who wish they were Scots!*

[@johndoc2910]

Totally agree. None like us .

[@Gordon_Highlander]

@@johndoc2910 *Aye Laddie!*

[@aliciarobertson4979]

Aye! 💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💪🏼

[@wangbow5755]

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿do you actually believe your own sh!t

[@richardlyon9455]

he he, love it! As a South African, still so very proud of my Scottish heritage.

[@dremarley4388]

You tell your king, that William Wallace will not be ruled, nor any Scot

[@ccptube3468]

Hahaha! The king's desire peace!

[@carlislecharva265]

England still owns Scotland

[@damienmooney3342]

Nor will any Scot while I live

[@AlanMcEwan-b9t]

England rules no-one m8. It's Britain that rules Scotland, in the same way it rules England.

[@lorneclose7312]

​@@carlislecharva265incorrect when old Liz died and the throne passed to Mary's son James the sixth if Scotland first of England Scotland owned England. Then the English stupidly gave it all away to Germans

[@MarySerrato-m2q]

This is the best I have seen about William Wallace thank you so much

[@SheilaBang]

WALLICE WAS A TRUE GREAT FREEDOMFIGHTER !!!!!!! GOD REST HIS SOUL!!!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@eddiebear34]

Just to add... it was actually robert the bruce who was called braveheart by the people. So much so, after his death, they carried his heart in casket in to battle

[@SWOTHDRA]

​@@eddiebear34exactly

[@MegaJacko4]

William Wallace was a representative for what happens to a man who loses everything. He becomes a force to be reckoned with. Bruce is also another example and theres no doubt in my mind that it was Wallace who heavily inspired Bruce to continue his fight.

[@historyprofiles]

@@MegaJacko4 what a man! Thank you so much for watching!

[@suzannahbereshnyi8826]

He was only 35 years old when he was brutally murdered, his legacy has endured for over 700 years and his beloved Scotland is independent, he was a man of great integrity , bravery and wisdom for someone so young, I leaned about " my hero " when I was a very young girl growing up in Ayrshire, just as he had, his story impacted me greatly and I never forgot him, I knew all about him long before Braveheart was made, I keep a stone from the base of his memorial as a precious reminder of a true Scottish hero who lived and died over 700 years ago, God Bless his Soul.

[@kenijonesESQ]

Great episode, thanks for creating watchable content that stands out from the rest. Cheers from Canada

[@historyprofiles]

Thanks for watching!

[@Wheelgauge-bt7ox]

Proud of my Scottish Blood.

[@historyprofiles]

@@Wheelgauge-bt7ox only people to resist the romans, Saxons, Vikings and Norman’s. Truly a war like people who love their land

[@davidjackson2690]

Me too!!

[@chucky2316]

Is tony blair as proud 😂

[@Agapy8888]

Thanks Ollie. Just finished watching the movie of William last night. This was appreciated. 🥰

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@stuart8201]

Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you'll live, at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!

[@historyprofiles]

@@stuart8201 die standing or live kneeling! Wallace was a real warrior who inspired the fight for Scotland independence! What a man

[@KatherineHogue]

Did Wm Wallace really say that or was that scripted for the movie?

[@historyprofiles]

@@KatherineHogue we don’t know, whatever he said before his death has been lost to history

[@whocares264]

You do realise this is a film script

[@ScarlettTonks-gn8pg]

Being the daughter of a Glasgow born mother and a London born father I've always been a child of both camps its always been a weird carry on for me im feirecly proud of my Scottish ancestry but in the same breath must uphold my father's as well but strange i feel i belong to both

[@HistoricalExit]

Amazing video mate, learned so much from it. Definitely one of the most brutal deaths in history!

[@Lucinda-zr9su]

It was called a Traitors Death. It was used thousands of times over the centuries. Henry the 8th was famous for it. (Read the account of Robert Aske.)Wallace is one of my favorite ancient heroes.

[@murrayscott9546]

Thanks to all involved forra fair assessment of the Guardian. We all need reminding that at times we have to put all hopes of Peace aside and throw all our cards on the table.

[@historyprofiles]

@@murrayscott9546 thank you so much for watching! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@murrayscott9546]

@@historyprofiles Of course I did, so much

[@matthewwaters5317]

Great video, its strange as the story of Robert The Bruce is the one that seems to be told far more, its good that you have shared the story of William Wallace

[@ckdub1888]

I’m from Ayr. We have so much history in my town.

[@murrayscott9546]

@@ckdub1888 If you're travelling through the green hills of Ayr . . .

[@SigrunHT]

After having come across a lot of KZbin videos both written and read by AI's I'm thoroughly enjoying this narration. I'm enjoying the pace which is relaxed and measured and therefore having much more impact. This is a story well told.

[@historyprofiles]

@@SigrunHT this channel is not written or read by AI. You can tell it’s a human talking because there are subtle breathing and mouth noises sometimes made. But thank you for watching the video and I hope you enjoyed it!

[@theopinionisthighqualityopinio]

Your work never, ever, disappoints!! Great research, great narration, great music and visuals. This was especially inspiring to me, the daughter of countless generations of Scots (and Englishmen too!). Many thanks for the wonderful video!! 💯💯💯💯💥 Ciao! 🙋🏻‍♀️🙂

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@theopinionisthighqualityopinio]

@@historyprofiles You're more than welcome and I absolutely LOVED it!! 🙂

[@trilobiter]

@@theopinionisthighqualityopinio Paul McCartney 2.0/William Wallace Shepherd/Billy Shears may go back the to the Wallace family tree: "Sage of Quay® - Decoding Paul “Billy Shears” McCartney’s Family Tree (Sep 2023)" kzbin.info/www/bejne/roqxnKqpidOWf68 54m (Who were the parents of Billy Shears (aka Paul McCartney)? Beatles researcher, Stacy, presents her research into the possible identity of Billy Shears' family and lineage. Her journey took her back to William Wallace, Sir William Douglas, Robert the Bruce, Sir James Douglas, and the 14th Duke of Hamilton) I'm no genealogist so this may or may not be the same Wallace family. Interesting.

[@kathydominick1582]

Loved hearing as and seeing the true story of william Wallace

[@khoicpt]

I was in Edinburgh beautiful place beautiful women friendly people nothing like what you hear i would go back any time

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for sharing this with people that don't know the real story or just seen the movie. You have to give it to William Wallace he was devoted to his country freedom that's what you call a true patriot. I bet you he's disappointed & rolling in his grave knowing that Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom. The only thing I don't like is people call his sword a claymore when it is not it will be considered a great or long sword

[@Nathansss365]

Scottish people had their chance to leave a few years ago but none of you lot wanted to !

[@-RONNIE]

@@Nathansss365 Personally it doesn't matter because it was the Romans who invaded them first & Scotland won their freedom & kept it for a long time. Then England invaded in 1296 then won their freedom again in 1328 just to join the UK 373 years later in 1701 which is sad & pathetic. The Irish fought from 1169 until the Republic was formed in 1921 however there's still 6 counties still need to be free & people are still fighting to make it so 🇮🇪⚔️

[@pauloag1977]

@@Nathansss365 I did and many more wanted too as well. I bet those who chose not too are kicking themselves now. After choosing to leave the EU. Fantastic idea.

[@pauloag1977]

The typical claymore sword is around 55inch (140cm) and Wallace's sword is 66inch (167cm). Yes its classed as a claymore (2-handed) longsword weapon. Used between 1400 to 1700 centuries (At the time of the Scottish Independence wars)

[@-RONNIE]

@@pauloag1977 Yeah but the two-handed sword that you're thinking is not a claymore not really. The real claymore is a basket broadsword that is double-edged. I'll look it up if you want a reference I can help you out

[@travhammer]

Such warnings never took hold

[@ELKE-]

Wow! Thank you History Profiles :) Great time to listen your incredible history. # 2 Like 👍 I never been this early! I wish you a nice weekend

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching ELKE! I hope you enjoyed the video!!

[@ELKE-]

@@historyprofiles Thank you Ollie, i always enjoy all your videos!

[@guardian100]

There is a huge monument a short walk from where I live in Scotland,it depicts to where William was born, this place is called Elderslie, about one mile from Johnstone town centre.

[@madsdahlc]

Dont forget , it was scots who had last laugh . Remember when Queen Elizabeth the first died childless in 1603 . It was the scottish King James of Stuart dynasty , that was offred crown and became King of England . Also James the first was a descendant of King Robert the Bruce . So bruces’s descendant ended up ruling both countries …

[@historyprofiles]

@@madsdahlc indeed the Scots ended up ruling England after all that!

[@georgeprchal3924]

Yet he himself was a descendant of Henry VII and they're all descendants of William the Conqueror and the Normans.

[@Achilles66666]

​@@georgeprchal3924as was Robert de Bruce of Norman ancestry and Wallace was of Welsh and Norman ancestry do your research 😂

[@georgeprchal3924]

@@Achilles66666 yeah they were nobility, one of Norman stock.

[@andrewbalderstone855]

​@@historyprofilestil ze Germans pulled a slight of hand manoeuvre.

[@sherylberryrudic709]

Thank you for this amazing video! As an American, I know that many of us don't know much of our ancestors. I've got many family charts, and did my DNA. I am grateful that my DNA showed a large percent of my heritage is from Scotland. We have visited your lovely country, and look forward to our next visit!

[@johngilmore697]

William Wallace invented the scotch egg

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content! Thanks For this!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@ccptube3468]

Nicely done documentary sir. Everything seems to be on point.

[@historyprofiles]

Much appreciated!

[@blackwolf073]

I truly enjoyed this video. Well done. Big fan Of william Wallace.

[@lukagalic9533]

It is really sad that the scottish people didnt chosse freedom in 2014 they had all in their hands.

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Possibly due to who was at the helm...SNP....look at the state they are in...corruption.

[@murrayscott9546]

@@lukagalic9533 They got bought off. Canny ones,.they ! We bide.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Freedom to be part of the EU. Well done.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Also the Union was their idea.

[@andrewbalderstone855]

Didnt we do that twice.... Guess they werent ready first time!! 🤔

[@mikefuse8064]

Great narration, thank you.

[@historyprofiles]

@@mikefuse8064 thank you so much for watching!!!

[@NomadX7]

Excelent! Thank You

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@eleveneleven572]

Wallace (Welsh) was of Welsh Norman origin. Bruce (deBruice) was Norman, his father born in Essex. This was Norman internecine warfare using the English and Scots peasantry as fodder.

[@paulraines9635]

Scots need someone to hate, someone to blame. Keeps them out of their cups.

[@jackkennedy70]

History is written by those who have hanged heroes

[@jared1870]

Great job once again Ollie! I thought I would have missed the episode on William Wallace. Now if someone would make an intelligent and more factual film about him.

[@gamintrucker1016]

I want to see a movie about William the Marshall. Greatest knight who ever lived. Braveheart is a good movie . It's Better than the crap coming out today.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@gamintrucker1016]

@historyprofiles Awsome video! Did you do one about William Marshal?

[@beeman2075]

I also hope someone makes a more accurate and factual film on Wallace's life. The film Braveheart is entertaining, but it's disappointing in the amount of embellishments and inaccuracies it has.

[@kennethknoppik5408]

Hey you guys do know that the name braveheart is associated with Robert the Bruce not William Wallace. When the Bruce died they cut out his heart and put it in a box. And would carry it into battle, people would say there goes his braveheart.

[@ccptube3468]

Yes we all know it was Bruce and he is the real hero to free Scotland. But Hollywood romantacized Wallace to be more infamous.

[@ianseymour5511]

They were taking it to Jerusalem, the Douglas was killed en route and his heart was returned. Long live the Bruce.

[@kennethknoppik5408]

@@ianseymour5511 it's buried at Melrose Abbey isn't it? Yeah and the Douglas was a badass.

[@pictlandpickers1171]

I can trace my family tree back to the brother of the Douglas. He fell in Spain fighting the moors.

[@kennethknoppik5408]

@@pictlandpickers1171 wow that's pretty cool

[@PamelaTenn]

I really Enjoyed "BRAVEHEART" with "MEL GIBSON"...I RECOMMEND the Movie if anyone hasn't seen it. You did an Excellent job in Re-telling the Story of WILLIAM WALLACE..YOUR NARRATION IS SO CLEAR, WITH YOUR WONDERFUL ACCENT. THANK YOU FOR THIS HISTORICAL/ EDUCATIONAL VIDEO. 🎉PAMELA

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@natashajones3206]

​@@historyprofilesbrave heart is far removed from being historical

[@KeithPatrick-l9u]

It's a very entertaining movie, but the Scots today pan it as the most grossly inaccurate account of Wallace and Scotland.

[@michaelsavo-mg2pc]

In history and today there are men and women that prevailed no matter how difficult and almost impossible life was they made a difference in the commen men's lives we are always in debt to them

[@Williamwallace91]

england just got beat in the euros final so i will go watch there tears and save this for watch later thanks my friend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@jerryadamek3153]

England ,and Scotland and Ireland it’s so strong together,representing different values,let’s stay together and fight against enemies ❤

[@annaferrazzano8150]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@historyprofiles]

@@annaferrazzano8150 thank you so much for watching!!

[@kathrynmacgregor2838]

Legend

[@Rickyboy428]

I was actually doing some research on my genealogy and I found I'm actually related to William and according to your description of him we're the same height and build hell we even look similar got the big nose and everything it's cool to see I'm related to a legend

[@aarons6935]

No you are absolutely not. Knew there would be at least one clown claiming this in the comments

[@Rickyboy428]

@@aarons6935 prove it oh wait ya can't do shut up ya cunt

[@BeeMcDee]

I’ve always wondered if he was actually 6’6”, because fun fact: the ‘foot’ as we know it today was only standardised in 1959 and there were regional variants. So, my strange brain always wondered who measured him to come up with 6’6”.

[@johndoc2910]

His sword was 5 foot in length,so you would need to be a big man to wield it .

[@sherylberryrudic709]

​@@johndoc2910True! My family owns a copy of it. He must have had incredible muscles in order to use it.

[@alexdubois1281]

It's not strange brain; it's a beautiful inquisitive brain. Questions things like whether fluoride reduces neural potential? Are the 5th and 7 th rings of convalescence known as Van Allen belts are actually healthy for biological matter to travel thru ? Your sort of mind questions what else makes up 56 nucleotides adjoining the ChRhHu5 spearhead, (inactive particles,hmmmmm) ???😊😊

[@BeeMcDee]

@@alexdubois1281 no, not generally.

[@alexdubois1281]

@lilgnomey pity, those things will all be relevant soon. I do hope you didn't take serum ?!!!. If so chimpanzee flu exposure in your lifetime is only hope.

[@invisibleman4827]

He deserved a better onscreen tribute than 'Braveheart'

[@ThePrincessziah1]

I'm proud to have the Wallace name in my ancestry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

[@historyprofiles]

@@ThePrincessziah1 epic! Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@ThePrincessziah1]

@@historyprofiles I did very much. Thank you for making it

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Suggestion: Athelstan the GLorious. The first King of england

[@historyprofiles]

I've done a video on him, and he features in several other videos on the channel check it out!

[@brandonzimmerman1667]

It's a shame everyone thinks William Wallace is Braveheart.

[@Agapy8888]

Scotland needs a William Wallace to come back for present day.

[@WesleyDawes-yo7dv]

The world does. Imho

[@lgexplore9880]

That was great excitement ran throughout me the whole video thanks man. It interesting you tslk about william going to rome. There is historical evidence in the Colosseum that is the mark of William Wallace ingaved on the wall where many gladiators put theres great stuff

[@Joan-f8x]

I have read some stories about WW's l enjoyed this story even if l'm S person thank you

[@henrikschmidt3964]

I learned something today.

[@anthonyamos6397]

I wanna visit my ancestry in an around Selkirk n Glasgow and enjoy the pipes an Scotlands beauty...my bucket list 😎

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Selkirk is quite a distance to Selkirk. Best to start in Glasgow area, then Edinburgh area, from there easier to get to Selkirk. If you can afford it, look fir n escorted tour that suits your wishes.

[@BrunoPereira-qi2wu]

FREEDOM

[@petermacleod439]

Thanks for a very interesting article. Pronunciation of place-names needs work 😮

[@katrinarupnick167]

I am a DNA linked decent of William Wallace.. thank you gor this family insight

[@aarons6935]

No you aren't

[@Archer801]

Born in America, but my family is from Scottland and my family Ancestry fought bravely in this war. There is something in our DNA that transcends time or geography because I too, am a proud Scott Warrior and the sounds of Bag Pipes brings a tear to my eye, goosebumps on my skin, and a tremendous sense of Honor, Dignity, and self sacrifice. Our family moved to America, served in the American Civil War, then later served in World War 1 and World War 2. Now we face new oppressors in modern terrorists. You never truly feel the gravity of this music until you are laying to rest a Scottish warrior. They played this song at my grand fathers funeral, (He was a world war 2 veteran) I was overwhelmed with emotion as they played this song, and shot rifles into the sky. RIP Grandpa, I wouldn't be half the man I am today without you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKKYZZ2YlJqKeas

[@aarons6935]

Yeah sure bud.l, completely believable.

[@Archer801]

@@aarons6935 grow up

[@GSOHJM]

So we're all just moving straight past the massive poem written by Blind Harry?

[@tconbo4514]

Scots wha hae wi Wallace bled, Scots wham Bruce has aften led welcome tae yer gory bed or tae victory. See the front o battle lour, see approach proud Edward's power, chains and slavery. . . So long as one hundred of us remain alive we will never submit to the domination of the English for it is not for riches or glory that we fight, but for freedom and freedom alone - that which no good man gives up save with his life. . .

[@johngilmore697]

I need to take a dump

[@richardbridges5268]

People defending their country against invaders are NOT rebels!

[@derekspence6994]

That man makes us what we are watch out

[@skessisalive]

FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheRustDominatorTN]

The Anderson fought along side them, i am a Anderson crazy to think that my ancestors were apart of this

[@aarons6935]

Sure bud.

[@TheRustDominatorTN]

@aarons6935 are your feelings hurt 😆 cause your families don't share there history, families now days it's very common to lose history

[@pauloag1977]

Us Scots need a modern Wallace to rally behind. Personally think Wallace would be turning in his grave at the sight of what Scotland has become.

[@mktf5582]

Please do some great English Knights = Marmaduke Thweng - Ralph Stafford (hundred yrs war) - Bartholomew Burghersh the Younger and his father the elder - Robert Umfraville of redesdale - Francis Vere (Spanish/Dutch wars).

[@willgibbons1733]

Great suggestions

[@jimmyavpi]

Don't confuse the film Braveheart with the true story of William Wallace. Most of the film was glamorised by Hollywood and didn't actually happen. I'll probably be the most hated Scotsman in Scotland for saying that, but it's true.

[@jamesarmstrong5424]

Not to mention that the Scots weren't wearing kilts in that era; makes for a more interesting movie though, I suppose.

[@pamelatoner4267]

Absolutely. Hollywood fairytales

[@darrensmith7195]

But we are warriors always have been ask the Romans ❤

[@aliciarobertson4979]

I found that non-Scottish friends hadn’t thought about Scotland having a separate history or Scots having a different ethnicity until the movie “Braveheart” was released. It got people talking about Scotland, William Wallace, and Robert the Bruce. It got we Scots correcting the misinformation! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💜

[@jimmyavpi]

@darrensmith7195 Ask the Romans what? Ask the Romans how crazy the Germanic tribes in Pictland were? Ask how crazy the Irish were who moved into what is now known as Scotland?

[@scottw.3258]

1. de Moray was the leader of the Scots army at Stirling Bridge. He was the senior Man, the experienced soldier. Wallace was nothing more than a 'scrapper'. 2. This is not Wallace's sword. It's far too large and unwieldy. This sword is a 15th century piece created by King James IV. It is made up of 3 different swords. It is rumoured that Wallace's actual sword was smelted with another 2 swords in order to create this piece. This is a ceremonial sword, or at very best, a sword used for duelling. 3. Wallace most certainly was not 6'6" or taller. The average height at the time was 5'5". What was considered tall then, would then not be considered tall today. Wallace may have been tall by comparison to others. Historians believe Wallace was perhaps 5'8" - 5'10", certainly not the giant he's described as in chronicles written 150-200 years after his death. 4. Wallace showed his lack of military understanding at Falkirk. Once word had reached Longshanks(who was in Linlithgow), that Wallace was only 7 miles away (at modern day Shield Hill), Wallace would also have been aware that Longshanks was once more on the march. Wallace had Callander Wood to his rear, he should've used that to his advantage and retreated towards Stirling. At very worst, Longshanks would've caught up prior to him reaching Stirling, but he could then have utilised the guerilla tactics, ambushing Longshanks army, rendering his cavalry and archers useless. Had he managed to reach Stirling, then he meets Longshanks on perhaps the same ground de Moray defeated the English a year earlier. As it was, Wallace showed a complete lack of understanding, and was humiliated as a result. He then ran away to France. Wallace wasn't a freedom fighter. He was no different to any other Noble. He would've gained had Scotland been 'freed' in his lifetime, make no mistake about it. He was in it for himself. He was being heavily taxed, which he obviously didn't enjoy, so he wanted 'home rule' so his taxes would be reduced. The image we have today of Wallace is an overly romanticised picture painted by the Georgians, and the Victorians. Wallace was an itch on Longshanks rear end which Longshanks eventually decided to get rid of. Many people were executed the same way Wallace had been. It was as common in Medieval times as Crucifixion had been centuries earlier. As Scots, we have to start learning real history, not this romanticised nonsense we've been getting taught for the last 150-200 years.

[@AlbertAnastasia.]

This is just cringe nonsense. Go away.

[@therightarmofthefreeworld4703]

The video also omits that Wallace engaged in petty crime in his youth.

[@milliebanks7209]

Scott's.3258. You sound like a bloody Englishman! Were you there so you could vocalize your thoughts? Shut your mouth and leave the Scots history to them.

[@sherylberryrudic709]

​@therightarmofthefreeworld4703 many stole- the people were hungry, and needed to eat.

[@davidhilliard6559]

Na Wallace was a legend. Your just pissing all over my parade

[@danieldey5549]

Wallace was not Braveheart, that title lays with Robert the Bruce

[@deanbyrne2932]

True, because on his death Bruces hearth was placed in a wooden box and ridden into battle. Giving him the title

[@squeegle1]

Wallace was born in Elderslie Renfrewshire . Not Ayrshire

[@bignewtv]

Please tell me if this is true or not. Robert the Bruce was actually called Braveheart and not William Wallace. Just curious. Cheers

[@aliciarobertson4979]

Correct!

[@bignewtv]

@@aliciarobertson4979 thank u

[@stevesteelman7802]

To Hell with Edward longshanks. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland the Brave Scotland forever. William Wallace Robert the Bruce. Bon Scott Malcom n Angus Young. Rock on Scotland... my mother was a beautiful lass. Redhead. We love Nessie.... ❤😊❤

[@aliciarobertson4979]

Steve, wondering if you perhaps live in Australia with the inclusion of the AC/DC musicians who were migrants to Australia in your list but no mention of the many great Scottish musicians and bands who stayed living in Scotland?! I’d add Nazareth and Frankie Miller at least! 😊

[@MikeC-n1i]

Crawford clan here

[@DevelopmentalIssues-e3y]

The father of the Confederacy may it rise again!

[@chriss11499]

Great video thanks for your time!✨

[@historyprofiles]

@@chriss11499 thank you so much for watching!! I hope you enjoyed it!

[@mharixx]

Why ellerslie in Ayrshire and not Elderslie of Paisley in your opinion?

[@SamuelGates-db3jz]

Lightning bolts from his ars

[@janelupton232]

BRAVEHEART the film was historical inaccurate in a lot of leavels,a small Australian actor to portray one of our greatest warrior's.

[@waynewatts8736]

My sister in law Susie Short is a descendant of Robert the Bruce. Fifteen generations later.🎉🎉

[@North_sea_empire_Viking]

Human fllessshhh baldric....sweeeeeet

[@historyprofiles]

@@North_sea_empire_Viking pretty sweet yeah

[@North_sea_empire_Viking]

@historyprofiles you pronounce place names incorrectly. If you're going to do a video on them, you ought to know how to say things, otherwise you're just quoting something you read, but you don't actually know. Don't be offended, I enjoy your channel, and have done for some time, its intended as a constructive criticism 👍🏻

[@North_sea_empire_Viking]

@@historyprofiles 😂😂😂

[@historyprofiles]

@@North_sea_empire_Viking all constructive criticism is taken into account! Thank you for watching I’ll be mindful of the pronunciations in the future !

[@julieloper291]

I directly descend from the Crawford Clan. 45%Scottish, 7th generation Floridian.

[@aarons6935]

Sure bud.

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

I remembet seeing "Braveheart" and walking from the Theater extremely disappointed on how badly Randall Wallace (the author of the book the movie was drawn from) had destroyed the story of Wallace. Wallace was never "Braveheart." That nickname/title belongs to Robert the Bruce. Isabella of France, the future Princess of Wales, was 11 years old when Wallace was executed. She was still living in France and not married to Edward II yet. Robert the Bruce did not betray Wallace to Edward the first. Wallace didn't support the Bruce family's claim to the throne. Wallace supported John Baliol, the puppet king installed by Edward I. There's actually no evidence that Wallace and Bruce ever met in the historical record. Wallace was betrayed by John de Menteith, a minor Scottish knight loyal to Edward I. Edward I died in 1307, two years after Wallace' execution. No, "Braveheart," though stirring, was so full of Historical Inaccuracies it bears little resemblance to the real William Wallace.

[@AlexDavidson-pe8pt]

I thought the English archers done most of damage to the Scots at Falkirk before the Calvary charge them. The archers where Welsh mercenaries. correct me if im wrong

[@George-ph6qo]

It was indeed a wonderful presentation. You can't know the future without understanding the past. Too bad Mel Gibson wasn't another 8 inches taller. The movie would have taken on a truly different air.

[@darrenjones4151]

There are 2 kinds of people, the English, and everyone else lol

[@davidcolintunstall6048]

I lost interest when you wrongly stated that he was from Ayrshire. He Was actually from Elderslie, Renfrewshire, and educated at the monastery of the nearby Paisley Abbey.

[@SuffrnFrmRealNss]

Not me

[@SandraParker-dw2bf]

Scottish &+ more in my ancestors.

[@dm55]

Where can I find the false story?

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Billy Connolly was great in this

[@kimberlypatton205]

I can’t imagine such a horrendous death!

[@maninahole]

Put it on x1.25 speed. Thank me later.

[@krismikewill]

Perfect 👌

[@russmckernan8572]

Berwick is pronounced Berick........... the W is silent.

[@glendaseguin5197]

When reading any so called history, remember that it was written by the victors. My fathers family are from Dorset England. While on vacation in Cuba I was asked why they moved to Newfoundland. So I researched. Sure enough we were thrown out in 1690. Mormont rebellion. Nicholas, my great by alot Grandfather was expelled for trying to overthrow a Catholic King, Charles. About 3o years later he saved a community in Newfoundland from French raiders. The English King tried to repatriate him, he declined

[@aarons6935]

Yeah sure bud, extremely believable.

[@glendaseguin5197]

@@aarons6935 Look it up yourself dumbass

[@jasminenwhitaker9717]

Blessings good morning everyone blessings 💪🫂👣🫶🙏👁🫀🙌

[@Jesse-cx4si]

Certainly a melodramatic narration, but enjoyable. “Though he fought valiantly…starvation…brink of death…unwavering care…resolve….” Easy does it. Not sure if this is historically accurate. Oh wait…I am sure. Historians are historical or they aren’t.

[@trilobiter]

Paul McCartney 2.0/William Wallace Shepherd/Billy Shears may possibly go back to the Wallace family tree: "Sage of Quay® - Decoding Paul “Billy Shears” McCartney’s Family Tree (Sep 2023)" kzbin.info/www/bejne/roqxnKqpidOWf68 54m (Who were the parents of Billy Shears (aka Paul McCartney)? Beatles researcher, Stacy, presents her research into the possible identity of Billy Shears' family and lineage. Her journey took her back to William Wallace, Sir William Douglas, Robert the Bruce, Sir James Douglas, and the 14th Duke of Hamilton)

[@alexcore697]

Mel Gibson is scared to make part 2

[@markrichards9327]

Certain people that have been “bought & sold for English gold” have no place or right to watch this, I’ll start by naming Gordon Brown. The list is quite long but please feel free to add at your leisure.