What They Don't Say About the Battle of Culloden

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

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[@julianshepherd2038]

Powerful stuff.

[@SuperMan-si9zi]

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[@alanfraser7666]

To be more accurate, Simon Fraser (the Fox) was no fictional character...even though a fictional character bears the same name. He was the chief of clan Fraser...a major contingent in the battle. After his capture I believe he became the last person in Britain to be publicly beheaded. In the diaspora that followed, many Frasers made their way to Canada...especially BC. I'm not sure whether the Simon Fraser University there is named after him, as all the chiefs of Clan Fraser have been habitually named Simon. The character of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat in the film The Longest Day (commandos trained on the Lovat estates around Inverness) is referred to in the film as Shimidh...the Gaelic version.

[@drj.r.cooper2493]

One of my ancestral was killed during the French & Indian War...a Scotsman (a highlander I believe) named Pogue. According to available records, my ancestry is Scot, American Indian & Jewish...so it's natural that I love a good story, a good fight & a good woman!😉😁😎

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

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[@lutonlion3324]

This man is the history teacher we all wanted and never got. He could make boiling eggs sound facinating.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Ah, now I have a story about boiling eggs😎

[@Englishman_and_mountains]

Absolutely 💯 I watch these videos and almost feel robbed of a decent education in history.

[@davepowell7168]

@@Englishman_and_mountains We all were fed 'edited highlights'. I was surprised to learn that Charles 2 was so annoyed his dad's head was chopped he stopped nutmeg importation,a known cure from plague then had French arsonists start the Great Fire of London and nullified all insurance. Let those who survived the Black Death starve in the streets and ashes of their homes and businesses.

[@seanmoran6510]

To a degree as there interesting nuggets but it’s simplistic fair

[@lutonlion3324]

@@seanmoran6510 I don't know, boiling eggs can be more complicated than maby you'd imagine. And I don't think you put nuggets in with them, they go in the oven.

[@steveburn8125]

As with all of these battles, most of the people that do the killing and the dying, are the poor, working classes, that have much more in common, than what divides them. Great vid

[@curt3494]

Exactly. The British and Jacobite foot soldiers provably didn't give a damn who was king of Great Britain. Most of them had no choice but to be at Culloden on that day.

[@stephen6685]

People in south Scotland probably were concerned as the thought of a catholic regaining the British throne would have had very negative consequences.

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

So true

[@farmerned6]

"Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war"

[@CinntSaile]

The problem with that argument is the makeup of the Lowland regiments in the Jacobite army, which made up more than half of total manpower. Most were drawn from the artisan class whose livelihoods had been destroyed by the Union. It's worth noting that the ports of southern England were Jacobite-supporting, as their main trade - importation of goods from France - had been wrecked by Whig policy against France. Jacobite support in the North East of Scotland and its ports occurred for exactly the same reason. This is why Cumberland marched up the East Coast, to block those ports from importing French men and arms and to suppress wider Jacobite support. This campaign wasn't just about kings. All wars have leaders. At the root of it all was London's terror at the collapse of the system of credit, war and imperial expansion on which the personal fortunes of a tiny minority were being made. How things change...not.

[@Gailmaire7]

I had Been to Culloden Three times, the last time I walked the battlefield for hours. I’m American and have all been to Gettysburg countless times. The sadness that permeates these two battlefields is all-encompassing. So many young men lost.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

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[@RichWoods23]

I don't advise going to Ypres, then, unless you're fully prepared for the experience. There are about 80 cemeteries there. It can be quite overwhelming.

[@katimurray626]

​@@RichWoods23 I'll never forget going to Ypres.

[@danb7211]

My 8th great grandfather James Angus McArthur and his 9 sons fought at the battle of Culloden. He was 76 years old. He was killed, along with one of his sons. Fortunately for me Duncan McArthur, one of his other sons, survived.

[@williammacdiarmid6395]

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[@nicolad8822]

@@williammacdiarmid6395 He didn’t say which side?

[@occamraiser]

Why were they there? Did they have a strongly held views on the role of the Jacobite royal family in the politics of Europe, or were they just told by their tribal leader to go and fight? The Clan-System was hundreds of years of tribal warlords getting their crofters killed time after time in their petty - and sometimes not so petty - inter-tribal rivalries.

[@Haymarket47]

Sorry for your loss, but what a waste of time and lives.

[@Haymarket47]

@@williammacdiarmid6395 Long live the King🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@charlesmorgan8440]

I spent a few hours at Culloden then Fort George many years ago. The atmosphere was so mournful (and it was a sunny day!). Another beautifully told piece of history, so many people in so many centuries and lands killing or being killed so that a few people with mostly the same genes could decide on which throne they sat. Those who did the dying got a couple of bowls of porridge a day for the pains and blood. Thank you, I think you are on fire!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thanks Charles

[@johnwright9372]

On holiday with my family when a teen I stood on the battlefield in the 60s. It was Summer, but the bleakness and mornful atmosphere was overpowering. The feelings now are sorrow for all the poor men fooled into risking and losing their lives for yet another spoiled, arrogant, entitled aristocrat, all for a fop of the French Court.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours to this day generation upon generation of Gael takes the the shilling and move away ,not sure what else to say except maybe like my da a hope of a better life...another birkonian ..Declan McManus,aka Elvis Costello sang about it with Oliver,s Army...well done sir ,great analysis and storytelling....a Bard of the ages...E

[@myparceltape1169]

@@johnwright9372 About the same sort of time our family went down the road to Fort William. I looked across Loch Ness to where Fort George should be and it was dark. Only recently I have realised that it should have been having more sun than I was.

[@breachborn]

@@ducthman4737 same is today with this global takeover using fear & lockdowns for control.

[@motorcop505]

Bruce is a national treasure for Scotland! Many thanks for your hard work and effort in creating these wonderful videos! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

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[@gregblack4840]

So what is Bruce's last name? He's a very interesting character himself.

[@perhaps1094]

​@@gregblack4840Rumney I think

[@MM-oy2ku]

I'm so glad you have brought the facts out about this being part of a European conflict. It certainly was not an England/Scotland battle. Not that simple. Good stuff Bruce.

[@semprelazio8864]

Someone who stood in that field of nothingness looking at a couple of flags out in the distance when I was in P7 had no idea 🤔 of the size and depth of the power moves in Europe over that period of time. Very interesting. How the world has not changed

[@johnthorburn1913]

@Tariq Hassan Care to show us that narrative?

[@freddyferret2313]

History is subjective and told by the victors.

[@ayrshireman1314]

Neither was the Boyne just a Catholic vs Prod battle. but part of a larger European battle. The French backed James II, and they threatened the Papacy at the time. Part of King Billy's army was Catholic, others were European Protestants. When King billy won, the Te Deum was sung from every church on the continent.

[@freddyferret2313]

@@ayrshireman1314 Correct King Wilhelm's shock troops The Blue Guard were Catholic and he had an alliance with the Pope, a lot of the protestant hierarchy supported James, the battle has been distorted to suit loyalist bigots.

[@GiacomoLockhart]

Another good presentation, Bruce, and you rightly demolish the all too common myth that Culloden was Scots against English, as even many Scots still think it was.

[@auroramata6067]

I saw it as a huge civil war to beat all civil wars. I think I tend to compare the last Jacobite uprising to the American Civil War. I actually find both to be extremely sad. I’ve been to Culloden several times since 20006 & to Gettysburg, PA but once. I’ve found both to have such a tragic & sad air, almost oppressive. And even when there are visitors a-plenty, silence reigns supreme. I get a similar feeling at The Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.

[@GiacomoLockhart]

@@auroramata6067 - I entirely empathise, Aurora.

[@howler6490]

The root cause was? Elitists, the upper crust, same as today...

[@GiacomoLockhart]

@@howler6490 - If you think that, then you're an even more ignorant moron than you appear.

[@terryl858]

@@auroramata6067 they say if the names include Ed the Vietnam names it would be 7 miles long l read it some place just a thought

[@mattwright778]

Mate what a bloody great video. I’m English born with Scottish ancestry, but I grew up in Scotland. This battle has always been a contentious point for me. I feel like a true child of the Union, so having folk tell me it’s Scotland vs England to somehow get at me (on both sides of the border) it gets to me. Seeing people like you tell the real story is so refreshing!

[@Hummin_Along]

Sadly history is hardly ever looked at from the common man. Also read war is a racket by fellow Marine Smedley Butler. Wars rarely ever have anything to do with the common man. I learned this first hand in Iraq back in 2007 with the US Marine Corps. I also know some of my family history going back to 1100 AD Scotland. My family moved to Northern Ireland and then went to South Carolina in the early 1700's. I also have indirect ties to the battle of Moores Creek in North Carolina where the last Scottish broad sword was ever used in battle. Poor bastards charged against cannons and muskets with only swords. But they were duty bound to fight for the crown because there land was given to them by the crown. General MacDonald led his loyalist army to there death because people on the other side of the Atlantic told them too.

[@janice506]

That’s so sad after everything they had been through only to be ordered to fight again

[@SlyBlu7]

You do right by these stories. Too many people focus on the military and political facet; where battles are "great" and the sacrifices "heroic." They forget that for every battle, there were thousands upon thousands of families who would never see a son, brother, husband or father again. History is written by the victors, but for the common soldier there is no victory in war; war takes everything, and gives nothing.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

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[@24k-u6o]

Well said

[@RichWoods23]

@Gary Allen Yeah, about 750 less. Phew! What a relief.

[@johnmudd6453]

War doesn't show who is wrong or right only who is left .

[@jonathanoates9049]

History isn't written just by the victors, it is written by whoever can wield a pen. As to the '45 it was written by the losers, men like Lord George Murray, Lord Elcho, O'Sullivan and many others whose memoirs were published. The victors, eg Cumberland, Hawley, Bland, Huske, never had memoirs published, though Hawley's unpublished memoirs exist. Thousands and thousands of family - an exaggeration in this case. Common soldiers; those leaving written accounts, did see victory in war. Read the appropriate chapter in Life in the Red Coat, published by Hellion in 2019.

[@mariansmith7694]

Horrible, it makes me so sad that many Scotts have lost connection with their own history. This also happens in other countries. Thank you for your efforts to keep history alive in our memories.

[@Gommerell]

We got this at School in Fife in the 80's; War of Spanish Succession, Austrian Succession, Seven Years War, The Struggle for Mastery in Europe. European History has been dominated by a particular Power for Centuries, France had dominance then Spain displaced her with her South American Empire, then France regained influence and off course the French revolution and Napoleon. It has been a game of Chess between the Greats, I think this analogy helps to show how insignificant little events all knit together. If you think of the Jacobite Uprising as an attempt to destabilize the UK, it helps to understand the ferocity with which it was put down. A Way of life ended, but as our presenter shows "Ways of Life " were ending all over the World at the same time.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Well everyone in Europe wants to be "European" or whatever that means 🙄 but the good side if that is there is no more clan warfare in Scotland. Sure they still have the Highland games but most of those men don't exactly spend time dwelling on which clan did them the most harm either 😆

[@nigeh5326]

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 no Scots usually just blame the English as it’s easier to blame another than to accept blame yourself.

[@28pbtkh23]

@@nigeh5326 - true. But it doesn’t help that they are constantly stirred up by Nats politicians who harp on about the spirit of Bannockburn ffs! Why oh why??!??

[@nigeh5326]

@@28pbtkh23 because it makes Scots feel proud of their ancestors just as many battles such as Agincourt and the Battle of Britain are used by the English for their national myth. All countries have national myths that inspire a belief in their country above all etc

[@apachecatcat3495]

I’m a Texan who is pretty knowledgeable on history. This is an excellent eye opening video for me and the Murray Pittock book on Colloden is excellent. Thank you so much Bruce

[@seanhamilton4175]

Culloden

[@nialloneill5097]

Good history example, showing how history and life are rarely clear-cut, and thus, how difficult it is to fight or live for a worthy cause.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

Am I the only one expecting him to say:" Do you know what I had for breakfast this morning? A baby!"

[@edmac3651]

I travelled to Scotland from Australia in 2010 to check out locations I'd heard and read about from old family records. I stood on that field and got all sentimental about what I thought was a simply understood part of my family history. Thank you Bruce for this amazing and now greatly valued expansion to my education. When I eventually get back there one day, I'll look at it with a different perspective and be very much the wiser.

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

I also long to do so x

[@28pbtkh23]

Your story reminds me of a Kiwi that I worked with once. His grandfather would go on and on about how wicked the English were to his Scottish ancestors, and how they were cruelly killed at Culloden. The rest of his family eventually found out that their Scottish ancestors fought on the side of the English!!!

[@RR-pe5or]

@@28pbtkh23 No offence but that Kiwi sounds like a right weirdo. Culloden wasn't Scotland vs England no matter how hard some like that try to believe it was, far from it, it was closer to a civil war than anything else, many who left simply went to other parts of Scotland for jobs as industrial Scotland became the first industrial country on earth and new opportunities were emerging in Scotland like never before. Also the people the Kiwi was talking about were most likely stateless reiver outlaws from the debatable lands of the Scoto-Anglo border, who didn't even think of themselves as Scottish or English and would actually attack both English as well as even Scots if they crossed paths as they did whatever benefitted them first and foremost. They were finally removed from the British land after 1603 when James VI of Scots took over the English throne that year and also became James I of England. They were deported to Ulster in Northern Ireland first and then Australia as well, their distant descendants generations later became heavily mixed Yankee cowboys and cattle rustlers of Yankland (early proto-USA), thqt's why some Americans use that silly made up Americanism term 'Scotch-Irish', but modern Americans direct and most related ancestors were therefore actually cowboys, cattle rustlers, outlaws and drifters etc, and their distant ancestors were outlaw criminals, many of whom didn't think of themselves based on their nationality so much as what family names they were associated with on either side of the border.

[@28pbtkh23]

@@RR-pe5or - it's interesting that you mention the border reivers. I came across them when I read George MacDonald Fraser's book of war recollections - "Quartered Safe Out Here." They were an amazing bunch and ideally suited for fighting in Burma. But I didn't know about their other history, the history of deportations and who they became in the the USA. Thanks for that.

[@smallfeet4581]

@@RR-pe5or these famlies were not all reivers and family homes are still there , macgregors became outlaws because the bruce gave their land to campbells i think it was and they in turn pushed the macgregors out so they had no landand became outlaws , some lost much to english armies going north at some point you get fed up with your food etc being taken , some were given land and wealth and others were not and it created hostility , , some towns have not long ago settled bills from the jacobite army bill , the scots from ireland had no problem stealing cattle from raids into england sometimes along with the picts ,

[@cathygillies7271]

I have visited Culloden twice and was very moved, especially since my Clanranald MacDonald ancestors fought there. Their descendants came to Nova Scotia and helped create what Canada is today. The tragedy that was Culloden and the demise of the old clan system did not in end destroy the spirit of the people. They continued to keep their culture on this side of the Atlantic.

[@pamplemouse5]

Did ye, aye?

[@johnwillie69]

@@pamplemouse5 🤣

[@janice506]

I did my dna & have hundreds of 2nd & 3 rd cousins in Canada.

[@chrischapman8887]

I visited the battlefield a couple weeks ago, it was cold and raining, all I could think about was how they were able to even stand let alone fight. It was very emotional

[@TheBigwillistyle]

I'm an American high school PE/Health teacher who happened to have a snow day today and just stumbled on this video. Found myself watching the whole thing and drawn into what was going on during this time period. What a mess it must have been! They amazing people were the ones who fought their a$$e$ off regardless what side they were on. I liked how you explained that in the end, there was no winner. Mankind lost.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I'm glad there was snow

[@derekstocker6661]

Very well narrated documentary, this really brings home how the ordinary people were drawn in to these conflicts and virtually forgotten afterward. Thank you for giving them a voice.

[@beverleymacdonald1352]

Thank you for sharing the complicated truth behind the battle of Culloden.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

My pleasure

[@jamescorlett5272]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours Get your shit right - lay the blame were it belongs - yes a Scottish Man not the Italian who was the biggest PAWN of all.

[@UncleWally3]

Being somewhat anaphylactic to tourist traps, I was reluctant to visit the site. Initially, my reluctance was reinforced by the gift-shop atmosphere, but faded after listening to very informative lectures. My takeaway is that Culloden isn’t only historically important to Scotland, it’s a cautionary tale for humanity.

[@dianel2898]

While the fictitious story of Outlander is just a fictitious story, the book itself educated many of us about the battle. The writer Diana Galbaldan has done Scotland a big favor because based on the fiction, many of us who wanted to know more, learn the truth about it. When we visited Scotland, we visited Culloden and it felt haunted. We walked silently and quietly through the area. There was never a time that my only interest was based on Outlander alone. What it did was a way of wanting to know more. Your presentation is fantastic. Thank you! What breaks my heart about Culloden is that it was a form of Genocide if you look at the way of life that died with the battle.

[@christineroby7355]

So true

[@kirstenx6690]

I never felt so connected to the past than when I visited Culloden. Proud to be a Fraser and be connected to these real people who gave their lives to fight for their beliefs. Courage is an understatement. I am currently working towards studying History and Sociology at Uni and hope to become an archivist in order to keep the stories of these real people alive and understand the value of their sacrifices. There is always hope in the darkest of times and conserving places like Culloden makes sure that we find this hope and use it for good. It allows us to reflect; it keeps the golden thread alive and ensures that we always remember and learn from the history books.

[@SUSSDUE]

Congratulations on your plan on becoming an archivist, being one myself I can truly say it is a great job, but also one that demands objectivity rather than patriotism and partisanship. In short, one is a custodian of all sources, not just the ones that suit ones beliefs. And please, can people stop saying "Uni", it is derogatory and sounds trashy, in a way not surprising as nowadays almost all levels of institutions can call themselves "universities"... Good luck in your studies!

[@kirstenx6690]

@@SUSSDUE Erm okay. Just to let you know, I’ve volunteered at archives and do have a rough idea of what the job demands. I only mentioned my patriotic feelings because it related to the video and also was the origin of my passion for history. I’ve just recently received an unconditional offer from the University of Edinburgh to study Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History but I am hoping to branch out further in my degree and not just focus on Scotland. Wouldn’t say Edinburgh was just any institution calling itself a university. It will be a long journey and I am only young and have a lot to learn but I have been a self-starter and already created many opportunities for myself. Considering I’m 17, I’d say it’s a good thing for me to at least have a passion to develop on. My love for Scottish history was simply a spark that began due to my roots and surroundings. To understand the history of Scotland, you need to put it into context with the rest of the world and visa versa, so I’d say that involves being “a custodian of all sources.” Thank you for your well wishes.

[@999Giustina]

@@kirstenx6690 no worries. It is a very good thing to have interests that you will refine over the years.

[@L.A.M]

Don't listen to those who are saying that you can't, because you can do it perfectly. We need more people who are fascinated by their degrees, who feel in their heart and their soul the job they're devoting their lives to. Your degree choice is amazing and if you like it, go for it! Don't give up, you will get it. It must also be said that is imposible to not feel patriot for a place as fascinating, beautiful and brave as Scotland. Good luck in your studies!!

[@ronaldsimpson8890]

Kirsten xthere is no pride when you are dead, how can you be proud of something you had no part of, why are people proudvof being English or Scottish, they didnt choose to be, i can understand being grateful for being whatever nationally they are but proud,sorry are they proud of all the wrong their countries did.

[@Kiltzombie]

I think when we look back at history we tend to want to pick a side like a sports team and therefore forget it was real people who fought and died. Thank you for the lessons and reminder of the humanity that we all share.

[@sophisticatedbear3374]

@@basiltozer9078 both in my case. I'm mostly English 60% the other 20% being scottish from Clan Macdonald. Rest of the 20% is a mixed bag of the leftovers. I guess English also won over Scots out in terms of my lineage....bad joke. My friend similarly is all Scottish with Macpherson on his Da's side and Gunn on his Ma's. They did some digging and found that the two had actually be on opposites with their Macphersons being royalists and The Gunn siding with Argyle. Except one man on the Gunns side who was a jacobite sympathizer....didn't end well for him.

[@corderomiles3769]

Good point. Anther points.. family members and clans fought on both sides. One just men in gov uniform and the other side wore tartans..

[@benitasteffan3685]

I have been to Culloden, there’s a certain feeling there that you can’t describe. A certain sadness, certain gentle quietness. So many lost there life. 💔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@cmb9993]

I haven't had the chance to visit Culloden, but I have experienced an emotion or feeling such as you described...the American cemetery in Normandy, and American civil war cemeteries in Georgia as well. It's very sad and a little haunting. I believe it's the thought of of all that suffering and senseless loss of life. May they rest in peace.

[@mstrdiver]

Concur - I was last there on a bright sunny day, yet the weather felt threatening and ominous. The bodies may be long buried, with the history somewhat homogenized by dimming memories, but their spirits linger there for all time, I think. Beannaich Dia na h-Albannaich anns a ’Ghàidhlig! ~~ Seas gu cinnteach May the Lord God of the Scots Bless you! ~~ Stand Sure [Anderson family motto]

[@fisherat5856]

Well done Bruce. The saddest part is that this still the system. The powerful and elite decide who fights and for what cause. Just once those with little or no power should get to send the powerful and elite out to fight for them.

[@CS-zn6pp]

Always will be... As long as there are counties and religion there will be war.

[@mikeOnTheChoob]

@@CS-zn6pp i'm guessing you meant countries but these were kingdoms at war. Religion was only peripheral to this period of wars. Power, greed and ignorance are more to the core of any conflict and that dynamic can take place at any level (eg nationally or even familial), it doesn't need to be religious or intra-state violence.

[@stephenlitten1789]

That's called revolution. Happens now and again

[@dreamdiction]

@@CS-zn6pp When there are no more countries there will be a one world government, who will you appeal to for protection you when the one world government abuses you like the communists governments abused the Russian people after 1917, Palestinians after 1948, Chinese after 1949, Cambodians after 1975, Zimbabweans after 1980 . . .

[@elih9700]

What someone like an Austrian corporal?

[@katherinemcintosh7247]

Thank you for this. My mother, my sister, and I, individually, have all made our way to the Culloden battle site. We have discussed our experiences there. My mom, having visited in the late 1990’s, and my sister and I during the 2010’s. Mom’s family were Frasers, obviously, my dad came from Mackintoshes. We have always discussed, in our family, the similarities between the Highland Clans and the Native Americans with whom my mom’s family also shares historical heritage (Ponca and possibly Cherokee, before the Trail of Tears.) I had read one of the Outlander books years prior to my visit, but did not think on it to remember a Fraser was one of the characters and so just thought of the tragedy of our family. It was horrifying seeing those stones for the Fraser and Mackintosh Clans. I get choked up just thinking about it. So unnecessarily tragic.

[@21stellaluna]

Yes the similarities between scottish culture and native americans culture are astounding. Even the Outlander film shows it in season 4 when the Frasers meet the natives in North Carolina. They cannot speak together, but they communicate by gestures and the heart.

[@occamraiser]

The Clans and the victims of the American Genocide have nothing in common.

[@Louis-ue7co]

As a fellow historian who currently lives in Scotland. I have to say thank you for talking about history without bringing in current politics.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I'll be honest I'm not an historian. I'm just a guy down the pub who tells stories. In my next video for reasons that will be obvious, I've touched on current politics, but tried to maintain balance and studiously avoided giving my own party political opinions. However I predict people will make a fuss. So heated are people's opinions. I haver my own, but I don't want this channel to become a platform for folk shouting at each other.

[@amancalledjim5382]

@@ScotlandHistoryToursadmirable

[@auroramata6067]

Man, this guy knows his stuff. Never heard history explained so clearly & well!

[@wexfordgirl1]

I know I say it regularly but it's only ever your videos that seem to fly by and are never enough to satiate my appetite for them. That was a compliment, most certainly not a criticism.

[@dorathyduperouzel1937]

Thank you. As an Australian with Scottish great grandparents, I knew of Culloden- but it was reading Diana Gabaldon's Outlander that sent me searching online for the true story. I have learned much and am still learning.

[@joycebowen8958]

I love the passionate yet quiet and reserved tone you use while explaining the battle in a way that nearly puts us there smelling the gunpowder and hearing the sounds such a respectful way to teach history reminds me of we Texans in America when visiting the Alamo. You make us understand the honor and the bravery. Love you channel. Thank You 💕

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I have a video about the Scotsman who played bagpipes at the Alamo

[@AlisterRobb]

Am fom Falkirk scotland mate the almost ulster scots

[@joycebowen8958]

@@AlisterRobb then you should consider yourself to be very blessed that your ancestors chose to stay in that beautiful country you call home.💕

[@theseeker4642]

More plots & conspiracies than you can shake a stick at. Love your delivery & so pleased I discovered your channel, you bring it all alive. Many thanks for all your great work.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Welcome on board

[@richardglady3009]

Very good introduction to a time in history filled with conflict. You do a very good job reminding viewers of the real cost to people of war. Thank you.

[@damo5701]

I'm a Fraser from Australia and visited Culloden back in 2006, very moving experience to stand next to the Fraser stone and think your ancestors fought and died there in a brave yet senseless manner. We have been researching our family history and have got back to the late 1700s, they were in Tain at that stage, so not sure if any of our direct line were involved. On a more cheerful note I did the Spey river whiskey walk with another fellow Australian Scot, 7 day self paced walk between B&Bs and pubs (they forward your bags onto the next place) following the Spey up the mountains, stopping off at a variety of distilleries and enjoying the scenery and history, highly recommended.

[@frankrowland]

Whisky!

[@johnparke5880]

there is no E in whisky

[@frankrowland]

@@johnparke5880 unless it’s Irish,American or Canadian.

[@andrewgates8158]

Tried to kill Connor MacLeod.

[@macdodd]

I've been visiting the Battlefield since the '70s Bruce. It has changed so much. I've followed the archaeologists who did the digs before they put in that new monstrosity of a visitor centre. I've even met with Dr Tony Pollard & have his book on the dig. A bit on the expensive side but even a walk round is worth it.

[@lescauson4168]

As a proud Englishman with Scottish grandparents, I'm so fascinated by history like this.

[@liampaterson3424]

My Highland grandparents took me to Culloden many times as a boy and told me that many of our ancestors fought there, but as I discovered, proving involvement in the battle is very difficult to do due to lack of records but also because numerous people had the same names.

[@DougieBegg]

Excellent, I've been trying to inform people for years that the 1745 had nothing to do with Scottish independence, and it was just a power struggle of Europe's ruling families, who were all related.

[@patriciajrs46]

Of corse they were all related. The Germans were related to the Russians, who were related to both the Germans and the British. Royalty is intermixed and inbred. You have only to search the family trees.

[@RR-pe5or]

@@patriciajrs46 I don't think you understand what inbred means, inbred would be like the Yanks you see obsessing about being foreign nationalities and related to foreign royalty rather than just accepting what they natively genuinely are - American. Being inbred is the opposite of being mixed (diverse), and even when you talk about being mixed (which the Yank breed of USA is, among the most mixed people on earth), you have to understand what that even means itself. For example if you have one white parent and one black parent, you are biracial (as you're of two different races) not mixed, to be 'mixed' you'd have to be at least 3 different races as most anthropologists measure, if you're of three grandparents who are the same nationality as you and only have one grand parent from elsewhere wherever that may be, that doesn't count as it's considered the cut off point between when someone is biracial or just monoracial. Of course not all nationalities are a race, they would be only to a smaller degree as race is not skin tone and skin colour is not race, skin tone is the poorest indicator of race despite being the most obvious at a glance. Most Europeans are Indo-European (Indo means Indian), which is the Caucasoid/Caucasian race. Ethnicity is it's own thing, every nation is an ethnicity, even the Yanks and Canucks, for example your native accent is a part of your ethnicity, and it has as much to do with where you were born and grew up and how geographically distanced you are from other places, Americans at this point for example are pretty much their own thing essentially.

[@patriciajrs46]

@@RR-pe5or You certainly went off on a tangent here, didn't you? I just thought, here, I would let you know just a little about me: I am 62, white, reported to have Irish, German, Dutch. French, and we thought, Cherokee heritage. I would say that makes me mixed. I am not inbred, none of my relatives married their cousins, not even third and fouth, that I know of. One of the inbred jokes consisted of the lyrics in the song I'm my own Grandpa. Some guy had married his Dad's aunt or something silly. Anyway, my comment was mostly referring to the Romanov's being related to Germany, and also to England's current royal family. I am also a recipient of a college degree in English Literature. I love to spell and do so correctly, I am a word nerd. I do my best to define many words and add them to my lexicon. I do believe I know what inbred means. Thank you.

[@sophisticatedbear3374]

@@RR-pe5or I'm an American....but I'm 60% english sooooooo....not mixed. There are a Large amount of yanks that aren't mixed. One of my friends is 60% Irish another entirely German. It depends on your state, example would be Pennsylvania Dutch. So no not all Americans are mixed many many of us are still monoracial.

[@sophisticatedbear3374]

@@RR-pe5or Also you are the one who doesn't know what inbreeding is. Inbreeding is to breed from closely related people i.e. close cousins or even siblings. A famous example would be the entire Spanish royal dynasty going extinct because of inbreeding. From 1516 to 1700, nine out of eleven marriages in the Spanish branch of Habsburgs were incestuous. Charles II of Spain, the last male heir of the vast Spanish Empire, was infertile. He could barely speak and had difficulty eating. That's what inbreeding is limey.

[@joanr3189]

My visit to Culloden left me disturbed for days. I felt the presence of the dead souls. Excellent talks by scholars Pittock and also Devine on this topic are available on KZbin. Glasgow University offered an online course on clan history. An excellent film, Culloden,date 1954? Is available on KZbin. Gabaldon’s novels draw the reader into the tragedy through personal engagement with individuals whose lives were shattered. And, Bruce, as ever, draws us in here with his narrative style, weaving in the strands of a great tapestry. All the bits add to our understanding of why the battle on Culloden moor continues to matter. I’m glad I didn’t choose history for my academic studies: there’s just too much of it!

[@davidmaclachlan6733]

The film was made in 1964. It's very good, made on a tiny budget with about 11 people. The format was ground breaking, using interviews with the participants. John Prebble wrote a great book on the subject and was a consultant on the film.

[@glenchapman3899]

@@davidmaclachlan6733 Sort of predicted the CNN style of combat reporting a generation before anyone knew such things were possible.

[@jonathanoates9049]

The 1964 film is factually rotten, as is Prebble's book. Read books by Stuart Reid and Christopher Duffy for a more accurate version of events, one anti-Jacobite and one pro-Jacobite. To take one example, the British batteries were of two guns not one gun. Another point is that the Jacobite army is shown as being useless; really, this army had won two battles already. Jacobite leaders are shown as inexperienced idiots - yet they won two battles. Lord George's experience (lack of ) is disguised. The comment about British officers being anti-intellectual is nonsense if you read the writings of two senior officers who wrote about the theory and nature of war (Bland and Hawley). The narrator is unsure if Cumberland's army is English, British or government. The cowardly Italian jibe is passed off as fact; it is not. And so on.

[@robynmontgomery2067]

While history can be misrepresented by modern authors, it can stir up a curiosity in those of us who are descends of Scots to find out the real story. After the passing of my dad who was a Glaswegian, I'm planning to travel to Scotland this year from Zimbabwe to find out the history of my dad's native land. The Scottish are special people and true Pioneers and I'm proud to be descendent from there.

[@DannyBoy-jy1kq]

Quality content as always. Being English growing up in Scotland got me into British history. Great to see someone as passionate as u. Keep up the great work sir. And as a Lancashire lad my mates faces when I said I was probably fighting on your side always tickles me. 🤣

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

A lot of Lancastrians were Jacobites. There was a Manchester regiment

[@DannyBoy-jy1kq]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours yep. As a lad I always thought it was England v Scotland but as u point out. A wee bitty more complex than that. 🤣. Look forward to your next video

[@neildiamondo6445]

Bristol was jacobite. Done bad from union with Glasgow benefitting

[@DannyBoy-jy1kq]

@@neildiamondo6445 so many layers. Crazy how the real story has been forgotten. But takes a lot of explaining. So just go with England and Scotland. That’ll do 🤣

[@neildiamondo6445]

@@DannyBoy-jy1kq haha simple square go aye 🤣

[@lauragiles804]

I came here with a group. We were walking along, and when we hit that stone where you stand at the beginning, I was overcome with tremendous sorrow. The pain in that place is palpable. You can still feel the loss of hope there as much as life. So sad. A must see.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

😪

[@yvonnewalesuk8035]

I love history, especially the history of these beautiful islands that we call home, and I really love your programmes. You just give the facts (rather than a biased and one-sided viewpoint) which is how it should be. You remind me of my favourite teachers at school years ago, in that you educate in the true sense of the word, giving us the information and making it come to life, so that I want to find out more and reflect on what I've learned to understand the bigger picture. Thank you for that.

[@Tylendel73]

I absolutely love this channel, you don't just spout history, you give history the storyteller feel. Thank you so much for this historical account of this battle.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@calvinferguson8588]

Excellent presentation, very INFORMATIVE! While even a serious student of history will have learned bits and pieces of this history, this is the first time I've heard it ALL brought together in ONE cogent analysis! Well Done!!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Many thanks!

[@ripperroo91]

,,And what came to an end here,wasn't just flesh and bone,it was a whole CULTURE and WAY OF LIFE.You said it all with a few words'' .I am Greek and my dream is one day to visit Scotland !

[@davidpowell5437]

Thanks for spelling that out. The'15 and the '45 featured in my history syllabus back in the sixties, but I only really picked up on theJacobites vs the Hanoverians aspect. It makes much more sense when the broader picture is taken into account. It also comes across as another family rumpus resolved by the slaughter of commoners - rather like WW l. Perhaps "sense" isn't an appropriate term...

[@jonathanoates9049]

Are you unaware that many upper class men are killed in battle; in WW1 it was the young officers who were killed more proportionately than the commoners. Likewise, there were Highland chiefs, and other Jacobite and British officers who were killed at Culloden.

[@davidpowell5437]

@@jonathanoates9049 I do realise that, but I was not making a distinction between upper classes and the common man but between commoners and royalty (including senior members of the aristocracy). I'm not aware of any English Royals giving their all during WW1. I imagine some aristocratic offshoots perished, but then, look at how much they and their families stood to lose in the event of a military defeat. For the man in the street, once the dust settled it would just have been grinding poverty again (which, strangely enough, is more or less what happened). But the super rich and priviledged stood to lose rather more, especially in their own eyes.

[@grantpenton1850]

I was shown a movie about Culloden in a college class in 1978, and told that my Scottish ancestors were victims of a deliberate genocide committed by my English ancestors. This was very traumatizing, even in a class which we were warned was about evil. I've trying to learn more about the truth ever since... thanks!

[@waltonsmith7210]

Even if it was true,its par for the course in human affairs.

[@jonathanoates9049]

I presume the movie shown in 1978 was the 1965 film Culloden; factually wrong in so many places so I would not trust it as being historically accurate. You should also note that some of the atrocities were committed by fellow Scots and that the term genocide is both anachronistic and wrong.

[@mrmervinjminky1536]

The most shocking thing about this video is that it is completely relevant to the present day… the poor fighting wars as pawns over so called “elites” interests…the people fighting these wars have more in common than the “elites” they are fighting on behalf of…another superb video Bruce that makes me want to learn more, thank you again 👍

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thank you sir

[@robertcurrie1160]

As someone one once said "" it's the way you tell them "" loved the video as always! 👍✌️

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thanks 👍

[@TattiebogleYouTube]

I can only agree ... delivery is spot on, as always!

[@michellerhodes9910]

That was so informative. I really enjoyed seeing this placed in historical context with the rest of Europe and the Americas.

[@TheTraveller20081]

Just discovered your channel, thanks to 'the algorithm'. Glad I did - great story-telling style, and new depth to the historical context. I've long known that Culloden was not 'the Evil English suppressing the noble and romantic Scots' as it has been misrepresented for so long by many, but I didn't realise just how wide the backdrop spread. Thanks.

[@anthonyvelasco7881]

I just wanted to say that this is well done. As an American with Scottish roots, I never realized a few of the points made. I wish I had a history class with instructors like you when I went to college to get my History degree. Thank you

[@David-ho6mu]

Excellent work. thank you. It was not Scotland v England. that simplistic read of the battle has done too much damage over the centuries. But it was the excuse to finally tame the unruly highlands which had dogged the Scottish Monarchs for centuries. One of you previous videos made that point - on the assassination of James, King of Scots in 1437 saw a permanent shift away from the highlands and a relocation of the capital to Edinburgh. Culloden was indeed part of a wider European conflict, but so to did it fit nicely within a long-running cultural war within Scotland between the lowlands and highlands. many a lowland Scot would have been cheering at the result and many a lowland Scot happily wore a red uniform that day. Only 50 years later, once safe from the terrifying threat in the north, did lowlanders like Walter Scot lament the passing of the indigenous Gaelic culture of the Highlands and reinvent a picturesque history not unlike the way Diana Gabaldon has this century. Thanks for your excellent work Bruce

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Slightly over half of the Jacobite army were lowlanders, so not as clear cut as you are making out. You are basically making a similar statement to the Scotland vs England one that the general public thinks Culloden was about.

[@pnyarrow]

Hi Bruce. You hit the nail on the head. The 'little people' always get the dirty end of the stick regardless of where and when they are. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel

[@shaunvlog]

Love this Bruce - there is so much more to this than most people realise! great video

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Our paths must have near enough crossed. I notice you were up there the weekend of the dig and I was filming on the Saturday afternoon. Chatting to them gave a better perspective on the extent of the battlefield

[@shaunvlog]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours would be good to have bumped into you! Would love to do a video together and pick yer brains :)

[@mikhailabunidal9146]

@@shaunvlog / Scotland History Tours 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Don't worry , both of you will meet eventually (God willing) I love your guys' culture that I wouldn't stop talking about it with my family that I'm close to driving my mom crazy

[@frankgellenthin3733]

Very well done Bruce! Among the great battles, Culloden must be one of the most complex in it's origins. By contrast, the lead up to Gettysburg can be explained in forty-five seconds.

[@Crusty_Camper]

I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you for telling the fuller story and not the usual Scots V English myths. The real story is so much more interesting, and it starts to make sense. Much of British history seems to be about the squabbles in a single extended family.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Aye there's some truth there

[@thegreyarea-WPP]

This is history beautifully told. I didn't click because of the Outlander series, but out of intrigue. Often I do with history things and leave fairly soon after as I find things less informative, but this is excellent and I'm glad to have found it. I take no sides as many may, though I'm English and would have probably fallen on the British side at the time, but if anyone wants to see history well told I'd recommend this video in an instant. Thank you for publishing such a joy to watch and learn from.

[@macdaiddavidson8051]

Colloden was one of the places I had to visit when my son and I went to Scotland in 2016. I wasn’t looking for the Frasers I was looking for the Davidsons. My father is a full Scott descendent of the Davidson Clan. I know there were Davidsons at Colloden but no separate stone marks our clan. We walked around the battle field and I can’t imagine how they thought they would possibly win on that rough flat field with the British and their allies out gunning them. They were brave and crazy at the same time. I pray they Rest In Peace. I’m looking forward to going back to Scotland some day. It is a beautiful country with wonderful people and history. Thank you for explaining this part of my history so well. I never imagined it was so complicated and involved so many different peoples and countries.

[@rossdavidson7790]

The Davidsons were part of clan Chattan, headed by the Macintoshes. Any casualties are probably with the Macintoshes,or mixed clan burials.

[@eilidhmac117]

Life for the people of Scotland was no the same after this battle. These were real people fighting for Charlie to be king. You are a spectacular history teacher. It is a sobering place to visit.

[@ianmarsden1130]

Brilliant as always. I think that the War of the Spanish Succession was the first world war fraught on 5 continents. It's one of the most interesting and far reaching conflicts laying the ground rules for Napoleonic warfare. Thanks BTW I am off to order yet another book.

[@brianstanton6663]

This video has completely scrambled my brain! Having said that, since I came across your channel, I have been catching up with your content. As an Englishman I knew nothing about Scottish history until I discovered the novels of Nigel Tranter some years ago. They gave me a incentive to learn more and to visit many of the places of historic importance in Scotland. I love your presentation style, use of humour, and intricate narrative of your subject. Presumptive of me to just say keep it up, but, well, keep it up. Looking forward to more.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Thanks Brian

[@tharoz6406]

Excellent video! I've always felt this period of British, European and indeed global history should get more attention in schools, as opposed to the interminable repetitions of Romans and Vikings that I sat through. But absolutely nothing after 1066 and before 1900. As someone related through the female line to Clan Graham, my personal interest has always been in the earlier risings, particularly the 1689 Jacobite rising led by John Graham Claverhouse. But the whole period is fascinating, especially when you get beyond the stereotypical English vs Scots propaganda.

[@waltersansom127]

😊😮

[@gartnait1]

Was up in Inverness in 1995 the 250 th anniversary of Culloden. Visited drumossie moor ,got a wee sense of the auld history.

[@alansmithee8831]

A'reyt Bruce. As usual a cracking video, but something we English do learn about. I commented before that my childhood hero was Alan Breck Stewart. When at school we had to compose a ballad I also created a fictional Highlander at Culloden. Strange that years later the friend I toured North America with had the forenames James Stewart. I wonder where his family were from originally? My interest in history led me to play wargames, from which my chess improved. Use the pawns wisely.

[@fearthekilt]

The way you tied all of the European geopolitics together in this video is great! I have studied world history for years and your telling is truly amazing. Thanks again for the story.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Wow, thank you!

[@fearthekilt]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours when I retire in about 6 years I'm going to take a long vacation to Scotland. I want to stay at least a month. I'm going to backpack everywhere.

[@mdleavitt]

Great video! As an American, it's interesting to learn about the larger stakes in all of these conflicts. As a human being, it also breaks my heart that so many people die over damned petty power plays of the elite. Same story today. Maybe someday we'll finally say "no" and kill the kings instead of being killed. I'm so excited to hear you and Murray on the show together! The two of you have been my inspiration for learning about Jacobite history. Thank you for your work!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Yay

[@brandyjean7015]

The 1% has always been with us... Pursuing their dreams. Never mind who pays the price, as long as they gain their prestige, $$$, territories, etc.

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

@Michael Leavitt The English did try very hard to reign in the excesses of tyrannical absolute monarchs (beheaded Charles I for creating strife between and against the people ) and had a Civil War...unfortunately, another tyrant (Cromwell and his sidekick Ireton) took his place. Look into The Levellers and the Putney Debates 1647. In the end we got more Stewart monarchs, with slightly curbed power and a delay to the full franchise by another couple of centuries.

[@Epsillion70]

I have always wanted to visit here ever since I read about the battle of Culloden over 10 years ago now! I finally visited here on Boxing day 2021. I immediately felt the energies here at a place that was a defining moment in Scotland's history!

[@18pablo88]

Class as aways, I'm now 45 in all my schooling 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 was never ever taught. Must a reason for this.

[@padraig7744]

Love your channel Bruce. Informative, well informed & well delivered by a true storyteller. Our myths are what we want our history to be, the facts are what it was. I'll go with the facts every time. Thank you.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

True

[@TadeuszCantwell]

This reminds me of the quagmire happening in Syria with local proxies fighting in big power plays in an extension of cold war politics.

[@samyandkitty8399]

I’m liked 999 . Love this! Visited here in 1977 aged 6 and it was haunting. Still feel the atmosphere but it was foggy and raining when we went there. We camped by the road not that you could probably do that now.

[@johnmudd6453]

That road is no longer there they re routed it so it didn't cut through the battlefield ,it now runs alongside it !

[@itsapittie]

It was very helpful to have the Battle of Culloden put into context. The aftermath of that battle was the reason my ancestors immigrated to North America and have been here ever since.

[@allisonshaw9341]

The first Shaw ancestor of mine immigrated in 1742, but most of the rest came over after Culloden and more after the Highland Clearances. My cousins on that side are raised hating England even after all this time. Most of them know a few things about Culloden, a bit more of the long history of oppression and genocide by the English against the Scots, but few have studied it to any degree.

[@jameswilson3991]

cullodon moor is a very sad place even in summer it seems dreary i have some heather from the moor framed on my bedroom wall from linda in scotland i can see you have a scottish surname

[@Bonfireboy1963]

@@allisonshaw9341 There has never been a genocide of Scots by the English. More Scots fought against the Young Pretender than for him. "Your doctrines I must blame..."

[@dr2stroke611]

@@Bonfireboy1963 The Scottish suffered more under their own lords during the Lowland and Highland clearances and yet they never seem to complain about it.

[@allisonshaw9341]

@@Bonfireboy1963 Genocide is more than just killing. It is the oppression of a people, the suppression of their language and culture and beliefs. It is outlawing the articles of their identity and forcing your own on them. So yeah, the English have been committing genocide against the Scots.

[@L.A.M]

Alba has always called me in a way I can't describe. Since I was a kid, I started to work as hard as possible to move there as soon as I could. Sometimes my road gets hard and I give up thinking I would never be back to my land. This morning this thought came to my mind and as always, Caledonia ended up coming to me again. Thank you for explaining the history of our wee and brave country!

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

You're welcome

[@cbarclay99]

An excellent video that debunks the romantic view of the Stuarts that so many Scots have due to their antipathy towards the English. The Stuarts were a disaster for Scotland and for England. They subscribed to the divine right of Kings to absolute power and stood in the way of the march towards parliamentary democracy. They subscribed to the Church of Rome which has consistently supported extreme right-wing politics almost to the end of the 20th century. The various Pretenders did not have popular support amongst Scots but were merely pawns of the Catholic absolute monarchies. (BTW I am not saying that individual Catholics have extreme right-wing views; I am only talking about the Church of Rome and the monarchs).

[@wesbrit630]

Well put.

[@frankboal6975]

So true.

[@jimechols4347]

You might want to have a look at my comment.

[@andreainzaghi7373]

Funny that in IRELAND the Catholic Church defended the small proprietors and the middle class and it was regarded as social-oriented so it is in Italy the " dottrina sociale della chiesa ". It is also funny that the Roman Church was the first worldwide institution to abolish slavery. I suggest that you investigate deeper; you may want to start with the Irish National Land League of which 1/3 were clerics.

[@GiacomoLockhart]

Sorry, Christopher, but that is absolute and utter bunk and totally ahistorical. It represents an all too common myth, put out by the Whigs victors to excuse their illegal misconduct. And, no, Scots do not have a "romantic view of the Stuarts, due to their antipathy towards the English" - there were Jacobites in England, Wales and Ireland. It was not a merely Scots thing. Read Murray Pittock's book, for starters, although the best on the subject is "The King over the Water" by historian, Desmond Seward. The Stuart King James II & VII was exiled by a small minority of very rich and powerful Whig Capitalists whose grandfathers had enriched themselves by despoiling the monasteries, the patrimony of the poor. They did not like the fact that King James, in his Declarations of Indulgence, established religious liberty in Britain, not just for Catholics but also for Dissenters, Quakers, Jews and Muslims. Don't take my word for it - GO AND READ them yourself - see here: www.jacobite.ca/documents/16870404.htm . But too many people are just too lazy to read them! The Whigs ENFORCED Anglicanism on the English and Irish and Presbyterianism on the Scots by the gallows and the sword and by the most savage Penal Code in Europe. And then these same bastard Whigs claimed to be in favour of religious toleration! The myth of Absolutism is proven by the fact that the King could be challenged in the courts, in Parliament and by the Church. Modern governments have far more power than King James did. The case of Godden v Hales shows that the King could be challenged legally as does the trial of the 7 bishops which trial the King lost, all 7 bishops being acquitted despite them admitting that they had all refused to accept and publish the Declaration of Indulgence. You talk utter rot about "the march to parliamentary democracy" - all European parliaments were invented in the Middle Ages when all Europe was Catholic and Catholic monarchy has never been "absolute". On the contrary, it is modern governments like those of Hitler and Stalin that are "absolutist". It is also baloney to say that the Catholic Church supported "extreme Right Wing politics" and that is a gratuitous insult to the many Catholics, clergy and laity, who have suffered persecution and murder at the hands of extreme Right Wing governments, not least in Nazi Germany. Nazism and Fascism are both anti-Catholic creeds which is why the Church condemned them both in the papal declarations "Mit Brennender Sorge" and "Non Abbiamo Bisogno". To say that "the various Pretenders did not have popular support amongst Scots but were merely pawns of the Catholic absolute monarchies" shows that you do not even realise the the "Pretenders" WERE the Catholic monarchs and could not be "pawns" of themselves. In fact, the Stuarts were far more popular than the Whigs who replaced them because the Jacobites believed in (a) the Three Kingdoms, England, Scotland and Ireland, not in centralised Great Britain/United Kingdom (b) the ancient constitution that guaranteed individual rights (c) freedom of religion, whether the King was Catholic or not (d) decentralised power, not all power to the central government (e) protection of the poor and dispossessed from the depredations of the new Whig Capitalists who, according to William Cobbett, English MP, journalist and campaigner in the 18th century, so ground the poor that, in parts of the country, they were forced to live only on cold water and potatoes! Read Cobbett's "History of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland". It is damning - and Cobbett was a Protestant. Wake up, Christopher, and get your facts straight before you start pontificating.

[@neurospicypisces]

I'm so happy to have found your channel

[@jaystewart5487]

" Will you come?" I would be daft not to. Thank you for the history behind the history. This presentation raises a few questions. Had the Jacobite's won, had there been an Anglo-Franc alliance, does the American Revolution/ Rebellion succeeded? Would the French have intervened the side of the Americans? How would that affected future development, and conflicts? On a personal note My 6th great grandfather William Mc Glasson (McGlachan?) was affected by Culloden. He was indentured to an Englishman in Virginia immediately after the battle. Not sure if was directly involved in the battle, there contradictory evidence, but he was apparently caught up in the aftermath.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Yes, those questions are intriguing

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Sort of like how my ancestor left England during the English Civil War and resettled in Massachussetts Bay Colony. Americans are simply decendents of SMART Europeans 😆

[@freddyferret2313]

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 Don't you mean Puritan extremists who slaughtered the Native Americans and burned women as witches, not very smart!. And what about the slave states.

[@badpossum440]

The French did intervene on the side of the Americans, you would not have won without the French navy & army.

[@jaystewart5487]

@@badpossum440 probably not, maybe dragged it out long enough to sue for some kind of peace, maybe.

[@gregorm93]

I've grown up with the Culloden history front and centre of my family's inherent education. I've been to Culloden Moor countless times as a kid and three times as an adult. The visitors centre could really do with including this sort of content, as despite me thinking I knew everything there was to know about the battle, its leadup and its aftermath, I learned many new things watching this!

[@nigeh5326]

‘It’s all the fault of the English’ an oft heard comment from those who know no history. This is real history from a Scot with a great style who plays it fair. History is rarely as simple as people believe

[@ayrshireman1314]

More Scots fought against the Bonnie Prince than for, in the Lowlands, Jacobites were hung as traitors.

[@nigeh5326]

@Mark Weaver it occurs everywhere that people believe national myths. The English have Agincourt, the Battle of Britain and other battles that are special to them and full of myths and stories too

[@judewarner1536]

James II made two BIG mistakes: 1) he was a closet Catholic when a Catholic on the English throne was specifically banned by Law, 2) he tried to regain the powers of an Absolute Monarch from a Parliamentary Monarchy as part of his religious ''chosen by God'' leaning. William of Orange did NOT execute a COUP against James. William was INVITED to become King of England by the same Parliament that James was trying to subvert. William's invitation was based on the fact that he was married to Mary, Princess Royal AND daughter of King Charles the First of England.

[@michaelconnell9274]

Wow, this presentation was pretty incredible. So much information. I will have to watch it a few times. Culloden was a ramp up for the Seven Years War with the Jacobites being a training ground for our natives in a similar position taking the brunt of British/American expansion. Another fantastic presentation Bruce.

[@canaanthevarakam1396]

You’ve just earned a subscriber. First vid I’ve watched from you and totally impressed with your delivery I was glued to the screen and ears open the entire time! Keen to see more from you :) Good job.

[@shawnclifford362]

Dia Duit Bruce. Same as it ever was. The history of mankind is both amazing and grotesque. And like you said, the common people, who only want to live their lives in peace are the ones who suffer. Seems to me, it's happening right now. Peace doesn't sell. God bless us all for the world's going to hell. Fare thee well.☘

[@831Billy]

This is hell Shawn. It really is.

[@darriendastar3941]

That's probably the best and most illuminating 15 minutes I'll spend all day. Many thanks for that.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

I thank you. Judging by your chosen channel name you'll be interested in next weeks as well

[@darriendastar3941]

@@ScotlandHistoryTours I'll make sure to leave a 'gap' in my diary :-)

[@Abornazine]

Very informative. Thank you for posting. I went on organised walk round the battle field in 1980. There were plenty of Americans claiming 'Scotch' ancestry. Our guide soon put them right on that one in a diplomatic way, with a good injection of humour - ending in, "anyone going on the Whisky Trail later in the week will be able to sample plenty of Scotch.

[@johnmudd6453]

Only 2 things Scotch , whisky and mist.

[@justwilliamcatapultpoacher2275]

@@johnmudd6453 egg

[@sandstorm6953]

Thanks mate. Been studying the western expansion of North America and the European rivalries that fueled the wars of independence in the Americas, and how the indigenous populations suffered the most. You helped put it in perspective.

[@nigeh5326]

Many battles we are taught about as say British victories eg Waterloo and the Battle of Britain are actually victories involving multiple nationalities. At Waterloo Dutch fought with Wellington in the Battle of Britain Poles, French, American and other nations sons fought alongside English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish pilots. Yet until recently people saw only the Union Jack when it was more like the United Nations in a way. Historians such as yourself are now changing old perceptions and teaching the reality that it’s rarely as simple as we were taught. Thanks keep up the good work from England

[@eshelly4205]

When my family came to Pennsylvania in 1753 they fought in the French and Indian war. I love how you tie everything together

[@federalnoise]

Good work Bruce. It explains a bit further what went down there. I have been there, birds are known to avoid or act strangely sometimes when over Culloden. Crows, detect something in particular.

[@831Billy]

Ravens too Graham!!!!

[@charlesacker8552]

I've traced my mother's family back to 1767 Edinburg. I finally got to Scotland Sept.-Oct. 2022. I went to the Culloden battlefield and stood along the flag marked lines of the two forces. Wonderful experience. I'm going back again this year. Thank you for the interesting and informative video.

[@wexfordgirl1]

I'm now re-watching the video you linked on screen (I always do). As a mater of interest I looked at the date on it and it is exactly a year tomorrow, since I watched that one. How time has flown guys huh?

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Another year older and deeper in debt

[@richardland5563]

I’d like to say thank you for sharing that point of view. It’s always the indigenous people that I forgot and it’s so important to tell that side of the story

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Absolutely!

[@AJM-timecop]

Used to visit Culloden as a kid in the 70s when we'd go on holiday in Nairn. Back then the battlefield was a little different, roads now closed & the cairn may have been moved (think it used to sit back off the main road). Everytime we visited, no matter the weather, the crows would caw & the place was as spooky as anything. Definitely the saddest place I've ever been.

[@abrahamtomahawk]

Great video. Never thought of the '45 outwith the context of UK politics. I grew up in Culloden (as a kid we used to break into the old Culloden House hotel before it was rebuilt and play around in the ruins). I always think that the newer exhibit at the battlefield, while better and more interactive, doesn't do as well as the old one in explaining the complexities of the competing sides.

[@deelady53]

Awesome post. Id love to give you a big hug for the feeling you put into this one. Youre on my Christmas list.

[@ScotlandHistoryTours]

Yay

[@davetdowell]

I love the whole myths about these battles being Scots vs English, when as far as I know, there were very few English involved in the actual fighting. It goes to show how little we know about the real history. We've all fallen for the tall tales, many of which I feel sure were started with good intention, but which over time have distorted common perception. Nice video.

[@Logies_right_hand]

I agree. It doesn’t help with the SNP distorted propaganda. Anything to cause grievances towards the English

[@kennethrollo7891]

What a stupid comment, when on earth did snp mention culloden, no one is saying independence because of the english, its just a country wanting to govern its self. Its you thats politicising the past.

[@Logies_right_hand]

@@kennethrollo7891 you’re obviously ignorant to the SNP propaganda then. We already govern ourselves, it’s just the SNP aren’t very good at it. We have all the devolved powers but somehow manage to top the unwanted lists…highest drug related deaths in Western world, lowest life expectancy, Education failing….etc etc…The fact Nationalists can’t accept democracy and move on is the real issue.

[@kennethrollo7891]

@@Logies_right_hand what a load of propaganda, no am not going to reply to you about this, this is a history channel not a place to air political opinions, dont reply if its not about history, and something nice. And before you start saying "you started it" well now am finishing it. This channel is about history, play nice. 😬😒

[@hamishmacdonald6997]

Cumberland's government army had sixteen regiments, twelve of which were from England.

[@remiel6]

Late to this, but I want to thank you for posting this. I had ancestors who were not killed at Culloden, but exiled to the united states, where my family lives to this day. I never knew this history until i started building my family tree.

[@chipsterb4946]

Fascinating map at 7:20. European history in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries is so convoluted with many players who often switched allegiances. Emotionally I resist the idea of Scots as just another indigenous people used and tossed away by European rulers, but your comparison of them to the Basques and Catalans is very interesting. (Please note that DNA indicates I am 1/32 Native American) Both Catalunya and Euzkadi (Basque Country) straddle the border between modern day France and Spain. Both have ancient cultures and separate languages. Catalan is actually older than Spanish as a written language, and no one knows how old the Basque language is or where it came from. Both countries have been ruled by Spain and France for centuries, but neither has gone quietly into the night. Generalissimo Francisco Franco loathed the Basques - they assassinated his 2nd in command in the mid-1970s, and the Catalans are fighting for independence from Spain even today. Sound familiar? (I had the privilege of living with a Catalan family in Barcelona 1975-1976. I was there when Franco died - both unofficially and officially - so I’m a bit biased against the Castilians.)