I have the Wallace name, and had an uncle named William who we called Bill. Yes we’re Americans, and I thank you for enlightening me on the difference between being part of a clan, and having the name. My dad did a genealogy on the Wallace side, which led to family in Cambridge around 1272. However “our” Wallace family in America can be traced to Jamestown, Virginia in the 1630’s. So our side has been in America for very long time. I love history, and love how you present it in your videos. Thank you!
That’s interesting. I’m also a Wallace. When my father did our genealogy our Wallace ancestors came to America around the same time but ended up in New England
The names "Wallace" "Wallis" "Walsh" mean Welsh or Wales. William Wallace was a Strathclyde Briton (as was St Patrick) & would have spoken a Brythonic celtic language as opposed to a Gaelic one. Strathclyde became part of the Scottish kingdom in the 11th century.
y tbh we had the best minds in the world at the time , still have one of the best uni's in the world wee things like peddle bike , and fridge Kaleidoscope rubber tyre lol but was a scot how opened the bank of England , telephone , tv list goes on
I'm a descendant of John Wallace William's brother. I enjoyed seeing the Wallace lands in this video as I probably won't get to go there myself. Fleming, Lindsey, Stewart, are other families I decend from mentioned in this video. Some day if I live long enough I will visit Scotland and Ulster to walk where my ancestors walked.
Thank you, Bruce. I always enjoy your videos. You never fail to remind us that history isn't just an outcome but a series of human stories and events with multiple facets and sides to consider. This is how history should be taught. Looking forward to the next episode.
His accent is great, too. I thought he was pulling my leg when he said he'd be in Perth, Ontario in the spring, but I guess it's true. I'll have to check this out. I have a friend who might want to see this show.
hi Bruce. My grandad worked as a military policeman at the Beith site. Visited it recently in his memory. Managed to squeeze in a visit to the towns superb bakery as well!!
Thanks to Bruce for relaying information he doesn't even realize to others through his historical stories. I have a connection to the Hamilton's that has been very hard to trace and his map in the beginning was such a great help! Great history revelation too! Thank you!
@@ScotlandHistoryTours I will just have to check your schedule before I book my next trip to Scotland 😄. In the mean time I will just have to be satisfied with continuing to follow you on TH-cam. I love your content and I am always excited when you uploaded something new. I love to watch and listen to someone that loves history as much as I do.
Would really love to see you do a video on Clan MacTavish. They are one of the oldest clans and have a very interesting history including a 200 year dormancy and a recent revival. The Campbells of Argyll did their best to absorb them and even had the Crinan Canal built through their lands to cripple them after they fought in the '45 uprising
My father's first name was Wallace. I'm glad they didn't name me that, but I still grew to be a wally. I didn't know about the connection with Nobel but I used to like the smell of burnt cordite when I was in the army. A bit like that film buts that's napalm. I was in the artillery, so I've swallowed more than my share of gunsmoke. Have a good successful tour of Canada, Bruce.
We live in Ontario but we love N.S!❤❤ My pal is an artist in New Glasgow N.S.he has his studio there,puts on painting courses in the summers @Peggys Cove or Lunenburgh(and all over Canadas hes been)Grant Lounsbury is his name.
When I clicked play my initial thoughts were 'Let's see how the Campbells stole another clan's lands". Instead, we were treated to an interesting piece of Scottish history. Thanks, Bruce.
Hello, new subscriber here, from Sweden by the way. I discovered your channel a while ago and been binge watching ever since. I love your delivery and knowledge. In case you didn't know it, Scotsmen have had a great influence on the city where I was born, Gothenburg. Names like Carnegie and Keiller are all over town, and even the way we say our R:s is said to have come from Scottish influences. If you're ever in Sweden do give the city a visit. /Carl
@@ScotlandHistoryTours I can add that some of those who lost at Culloden came over here to live with other Scots who had settled in Gothenburg for other reasons, mostly trade.
Can confirm this. My father grew up around Clyde bank before moving to Australia in the 60s, he told me we were part of clan douglas. I researched the clan and found a douglas branch was set up in Sweden when they chose to stay after receiving land and title from the sweedish crown for fighting in Poland. From there some Swedish clan members had spread out to serve in the Reich in Germany and even ended up in Russia as POW and serving Russia in Finland when it was under the Russian empire.
As a not-Scot who lived in Scotland, and in answer to your initial question, I think of horizontal rain on barren moors, fierce seas, midges, hard men with opinions taking their kids to footie or sitting in pubs, fiery women you don't want to piss off, raj kids getting pissed and dancing in clubs or at free parties. And the kindness and company of strangers and friends, people you'll remember for ever. And wee neds too.
Ill be seeing Bruce's show in Seaforth Ontario Canada this summer. Word out on the street is that you get a steak n kidney pie,2 sausages and some beans (and a LARGE tin of the Irn Bru)wi' the ticket!
Saltcoats? Saltcoats ye say! I will tell you this boy, Ardeer is in Stevenston! :D Thanks for another brilliant episode showing the history that we were never taught in schools. Keep up the gid work. (Y)
I'm Scot and born USA I've always tried too understand the history of the heart breaking struggle between to find I'm about half on the DNA scale or a little over for being a Scot I thank you for your time an stories you seem honest to the facts an historical honesty is the the way it should be thank you my country man
Thanks for sharing the many experiences of history that happen on the land. Land over there experiences far more than is recorded in history, and a lot is forgotten.
He wasn't necessarily an immigrant. Welsh (Waelas) was the name that the Anglo-Saxons used for the Brittonic people who occupied Britain when they arrived. That part of what is now Scotland was a Brittonic (i.e. Welsh) kingdom until the 10th century.
The bridge went to the building called “ the big idea”. It’s an Irvine carbuncle and was only put on Irvine Bar as there was nowhere else to build and use up money from the millennium fund!
Great video! Makes me want to visit the park, appreciating both the ruins, and also the bike path. Thanks for something cheerful on what really isn't that cheerful a wintery day in Spring... :)
I come from Clan Childers. Unfortunately I can't research them as fully as I'd like because I'm in America. I'd love to travel to Scotland one day and research my family ❤
The bridge was built for the opening of the museum and could open and close to allow ships to pass. Since the museum closed, the bridge has been kept in the open position.
Another informative great video bruce 👍 👏 I feel I'm always learning something new with every video..I would like to wish you all the best for your upcoming tour and safe travels...we will be looking forward to hearing all about your adventures 😂🙏💪👏
In the Duke of Argyll census of his lands there are names that have vanished MacUolrie and variants on Tyree, try Googling that. Possibly these were Kennedy. Also Sinclair in Argyll appears to have replaced MacNokaird for some reason. Apart from making Ancestry research almost impossible past the early 18th century it would be interesting to know what triggered a mass name change and if it happened outside Argyll
My Snodgrass ancestors could be found in the Parish of Dreghorn about 1700. Several generations later, Niel's eyes were too weak to study law, so devoted himself to agriculture. "He enjoyed the acquaintance of the Earl of Eglington, who did much for the improvement of Ayrshire." A couple generations later, David Snodgrass inherited the Buchanans estate, but he promised to accept the Buchanan name, motto & crest. In 1747, John Snodgrass built a mansion (the carriage house is still standing) about 3 miles NE of Irvine. It would have been the most elegant mansion of the time. It occupies a considerable eminence on the lefthand bank of the Annick.
Mark my words though.. I we them Scottish are not to be taken lightly. Proud and Stubborn and as a wee Big Man I will never change. I will just smile as I hand you your teeth back.
Biggest disappointment of my life losing the 2014 referendum I thought we'd won. And I'm English that lived in scotland and voted Yes. How no Brown vow! Love the videos, thank you!
Our 3x great grandfather, James Mitchell blew himself up in an accident at a dynamite factory in Kames, Argyll & Bute in 1866. My brother took our New Zealand cousin and me to see the location a few years back
Coolest looking sctosmen ive ever seen,a proper teacher at that,who better to tell his tale then a scot,I have seen countless documentaries,but none with this style.I must say it is extremely captivatingl.
Bruce and Crew I love you!! This time it was three things the Land, a Clan and you added about helping Ukraine. I hope that abandoned area fines love . It really is beautiful.I watched this vid twice. Hugz
You taught us about more than Scottish history today, Bruce. I had no idea that Alfred Nobel would have a prize named after him because he figured out how better to blow shit up!😃 Seriously though, I find it very cool that those who live on Wallace land are still dedicated to fighting for the right causes! It's sad that we ever have to fight but humans, by nature, are predators, so it happens. May they all live long and well, always fighting the good fight! Thanks for a great video! Y'all take care now!😊
Great to see you doing your thing in my home Town pal. It has seen better days god knows but has a very rich history and hopefully better days will come again 🙏
Could you get into if William, robert the bruce etc all died for very little in the end considering everything? Im curious to see how you think of the situation
I called out a Scottish History Facebook page that posted about that subject and they quoted the alt version, the post was deleted within a couple of days.
My late Husband was Robert Wallace , named after his father , Robert Wallace.. Both were from Northumberland, PA. I have limited information about their history; however, in the very old section of the Northumberland Cemetary, there are two headstones , both with the name of William Wallace . I must investigate .
It would be interesting to hear about what happened to the MacKenzies. At one point they were the only clan to own clear from the west coast to the east.
One day you must interview Seoras Wallace who wrote a brilliant series of books on Wallace. "The family legend of William Wallace was prominent in Seoras' life from a young age, then, as an acting Clan Chief of the Clan Wallace in Scotland for over twenty years"
My great-grandparents came to New Jersey from New Cumnock Ayrshire. It seems, in the 1800’s, members of my family line immigrated all over the world (US, NZ, etc). My surname is Laurie. I have cousins that still live in the family home there. I’ve never been to Scotland. I’ve made contact with family in Scotland via Ancestry website (and Facebook, email).
Bruce, it been watching your videos for some time now & thoroughly enjoy them all,I was wondering, as you covered Stirling castle, Bannockburn,& Wallace monument could you do a video of the surrounding area say Alloa,it's known for whiskey,glass,Earl of Mar,the docks,it has some fantastic castles & towers all over from Alloa tower, Clackmannan tower,Dollar castle,, evening a few towers in Sauchie,all in a glazier valley under the ochil hills,on the other side of the hills is Blackrord,Sherifmuir,thanks again Bruce if you could cover this area,thanks.
Hi Bruce Would you please consider an episode on my Houston ancestors They descended from Hugh de Pavinan and lived at Johnstone castle Renfrewshire Hugh was a Templar Knight Houstouns owned collieries and mills at Houston the town Some of the Houstouns went to Cypress They were active in the Presbyterian Reformation I am a great grand daughter
Hey Bruce, just saw you for the second time in Musselburgh after the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. Had a great time and enjoyed the night. Never got a chance to ask you but I wondered if you are planning on doing a Battle of Prestonpans/Preston/Gladsmuir - whatever you call it? I believe it would make for a very interesting video and I’m sure Dr Johnston would happily answer any questions. I volunteer at the museum which opened a year ago and we have a great little place that we are hoping more people will visit in the future. It’s such an underrated battle in the scope of Scottish history!
So is no one else going to ask why the statue was missing the heads, or is it just me who does not know why? I have been looking forward to your show in Toronto, Bruce! Would bring you some maple syrup but we missed the boat with this wacky winter and did not tap.
I have the Wallace name, and had an uncle named William who we called Bill. Yes we’re Americans, and I thank you for enlightening me on the difference between being part of a clan, and having the name. My dad did a genealogy on the Wallace side, which led to family in Cambridge around 1272. However “our” Wallace family in America can be traced to Jamestown, Virginia in the 1630’s. So our side has been in America for very long time. I love history, and love how you present it in your videos. Thank you!
I'm also a Wallace. My ancestors were also from Virginia. Loudon Country, I believe.
That’s interesting. I’m also a Wallace. When my father did our genealogy our Wallace ancestors came to America around the same time but ended up in New England
The names "Wallace" "Wallis" "Walsh" mean Welsh or Wales. William Wallace was a Strathclyde Briton (as was St Patrick) & would have spoken a Brythonic celtic language as opposed to a Gaelic one. Strathclyde became part of the Scottish kingdom in the 11th century.
I never tire of learning about more Scottish people inventing things. Thanks for great video.
Our pleasure!
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tbh we had the best minds in the world at the time , still have one of the best uni's in the world wee things like peddle bike , and fridge Kaleidoscope rubber tyre lol but was a scot how opened the bank of England , telephone , tv list goes on
Awesome stuff as always, Bruce! Thank you for all the work you do to inform people of the history of the beautiful lands of Scotland.
My pleasure!
I'm a descendant of John Wallace William's brother. I enjoyed seeing the Wallace lands in this video as I probably won't get to go there myself. Fleming, Lindsey, Stewart, are other families I decend from mentioned in this video. Some day if I live long enough I will visit Scotland and Ulster to walk where my ancestors walked.
Of course you where 😳
Thank you, Bruce. I always enjoy your videos. You never fail to remind us that history isn't just an outcome but a series of human stories and events with multiple facets and sides to consider. This is how history should be taught. Looking forward to the next episode.
His accent is great, too. I thought he was pulling my leg when he said he'd be in Perth, Ontario in the spring, but I guess it's true. I'll have to check this out. I have a friend who might want to see this show.
@@dinkster1729 I'm sure it would be a great time
hi Bruce. My grandad worked as a military policeman at the Beith site. Visited it recently in his memory. Managed to squeeze in a visit to the towns superb bakery as well!!
Thanks to Bruce for relaying information he doesn't even realize to others through his historical stories.
I have a connection to the Hamilton's that has been very hard to trace and his map in the beginning was such a great help! Great history revelation too! Thank you!
I love the transitional development your video has taken. Well done Bruce 👏 🥸👍
Many thanks!
The Greatest Show On Earth did not disappoint me 😄☔
I love how much Bruce enjoys his own puns 😍😆👍
Another great, fun video.
So disappointed to find out you will be in Canada when I come to Scotland. Have a good trip to North America.
🤣typical
@@ScotlandHistoryTours I will just have to check your schedule before I book my next trip to Scotland 😄. In the mean time I will just have to be satisfied with continuing to follow you on TH-cam. I love your content and I am always excited when you uploaded something new. I love to watch and listen to someone that loves history as much as I do.
...maybe...one day a trip to the Wirral peninsula, to see the site of the great battle of Brunanburh/Bromborough 937AD...@@ScotlandHistoryTours
Take the hint 😂
Would really love to see you do a video on Clan MacTavish. They are one of the oldest clans and have a very interesting history including a 200 year dormancy and a recent revival. The Campbells of Argyll did their best to absorb them and even had the Crinan Canal built through their lands to cripple them after they fought in the '45 uprising
My father's first name was Wallace. I'm glad they didn't name me that, but I still grew to be a wally. I didn't know about the connection with Nobel but I used to like the smell of burnt cordite when I was in the army. A bit like that film buts that's napalm. I was in the artillery, so I've swallowed more than my share of gunsmoke.
Have a good successful tour of Canada, Bruce.
I❤ Scotland
Thank you Bruce, wonderful to learn from you. Cheers.
You're welcome
And to this day, the great battles of William Wallace are recreated every Friday night by local neds in the Rivergate shopping centre
Bruce cannot wait for your show in New Glasgow
It'll be a buzz
We live in Ontario but we love N.S!❤❤
My pal is an artist in New Glasgow N.S.he has his studio there,puts on painting courses in the summers @Peggys Cove or Lunenburgh(and all over Canadas hes been)Grant Lounsbury is his name.
When I clicked play my initial thoughts were 'Let's see how the Campbells stole another clan's lands". Instead, we were treated to an interesting piece of Scottish history. Thanks, Bruce.
😜
Campbells wouldn't dare come to Buchanan sept lands with bad intentions.
@@neilwatson9706Campbells crushed everyone who they didn’t like
I live on Eglinton Ave in Toronto. It's a bit of a ruin too!
😂I hope you're coming to my Toronto live show on 27th April
@@ScotlandHistoryTours fingers crossed 🤞
Hello, new subscriber here, from Sweden by the way. I discovered your channel a while ago and been binge watching ever since. I love your delivery and knowledge. In case you didn't know it, Scotsmen have had a great influence on the city where I was born, Gothenburg. Names like Carnegie and Keiller are all over town, and even the way we say our R:s is said to have come from Scottish influences. If you're ever in Sweden do give the city a visit.
/Carl
Oooh, now that's interesting
@@ScotlandHistoryTours I can add that some of those who lost at Culloden came over here to live with other Scots who had settled in Gothenburg for other reasons, mostly trade.
Can confirm this. My father grew up around Clyde bank before moving to Australia in the 60s, he told me we were part of clan douglas. I researched the clan and found a douglas branch was set up in Sweden when they chose to stay after receiving land and title from the sweedish crown for fighting in Poland. From there some Swedish clan members had spread out to serve in the Reich in Germany and even ended up in Russia as POW and serving Russia in Finland when it was under the Russian empire.
Look into Clan Douglas, around the 30year war in Poland. They fought for the sweedish crown
As a not-Scot who lived in Scotland, and in answer to your initial question, I think of horizontal rain on barren moors, fierce seas, midges, hard men with opinions taking their kids to footie or sitting in pubs, fiery women you don't want to piss off, raj kids getting pissed and dancing in clubs or at free parties. And the kindness and company of strangers and friends, people you'll remember for ever.
And wee neds too.
North Ayrshire is an absolutely magical place full of history
Another explosive episode sir!
Ill be seeing Bruce's show in Seaforth Ontario Canada this summer.
Word out on the street is that you get a steak n kidney pie,2 sausages and some beans (and a LARGE tin of the Irn Bru)wi' the ticket!
Word inside is you get none of that😜
Scotland has fallen no longer a free country … very sad for the people who fought for freedom for so long
The zionist plan for globalism is succeeding it seems
I mean Mary queen of scotts... didn't she also become queen of England?
@@garrettstickel1189no
@@garrettstickel1189her son became king James 5 or first
Broke my heart when they lost their Vote. I guess eventually they were Bred out. That was a goal in Prima Nupta.
Great stuff, as usual, there was also a dynamite factory in Linlithgow once upon a time.
It was part of the same business, but the focus was geographic area
I did realise that, it was just an aside@@ScotlandHistoryTours
@@macfiercesome Well done that man
According to my reading Wallace was from Normandy/Brittony/France who came to Wales then North with other Normans in the 1100s.
Gosh, he'd have been about 200 years old when he was fighting the English!
Saltcoats? Saltcoats ye say! I will tell you this boy, Ardeer is in Stevenston! :D Thanks for another brilliant episode showing the history that we were never taught in schools. Keep up the gid work. (Y)
Saltcoats makes for a better gag
A saw ma mammies hoose ❤ I'm fae Dreghorn 🏴
Thanks for another informative video Bruce. 💙🏴
I'm Scot and born USA I've always tried too understand the history of the heart breaking struggle between to find I'm about half on the DNA scale or a little over for being a Scot I thank you for your time an stories you seem honest to the facts an historical honesty is the the way it should be thank you my country man
beutifull episode Bruce, much over from Largs
Cheers
Thanks for sharing the many experiences of history that happen on the land. Land over there experiences far more than is recorded in history, and a lot is forgotten.
Wallace is my favourite immigrant. Mad Welsh shagger ❤
He wasn't necessarily an immigrant. Welsh (Waelas) was the name that the Anglo-Saxons used for the Brittonic people who occupied Britain when they arrived. That part of what is now Scotland was a Brittonic (i.e. Welsh) kingdom until the 10th century.
@@Nastyswimmerabsolutely spot on....my daughter has a colleague whose Cumbrian surname is Urien....
Another great video, Bruce! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do!
Is the bridge to the old explosives factory supposed to look like it's been blown up?
The bridge went to the building called “ the big idea”. It’s an Irvine carbuncle and was only put on Irvine Bar as there was nowhere else to build and use up money from the millennium fund!
Wonderful video as always Bruce
Thanks again!
Great video! Makes me want to visit the park, appreciating both the ruins, and also the bike path. Thanks for something cheerful on what really isn't that cheerful a wintery day in Spring... :)
Our pleasure!
Good luck with the tour Bruce. I’m sure they will enjoy your performance as much as we do. Top stuff!
Great channel. Love the amount of layers over the ages you cover in your stories.
Interesting as always. Thanks!
another great video Bruce
Glad you enjoyed it
I come from Clan Childers. Unfortunately I can't research them as fully as I'd like because I'm in America. I'd love to travel to Scotland one day and research my family ❤
Hello Big Chap from Shettleston 😀.
Awrite
Yup, Ive heard of the Tomahawk missiles. Thats so crazy...still involved in a battle. I never knew about the dynamite either.
Yet another riveting video. Thank you for inviting me to join you in Scotland once again 🌞
Our pleasure!
I live very near Eglinton Country Park and walk round it regularly. Stunning backdrop for your video.
Another excellent video, the bridge in the background is broken, any idea why and how.
Ayrshire man here keep up the good work Bruce
The bridge was built for the opening of the museum and could open and close to allow ships to pass. Since the museum closed, the bridge has been kept in the open position.
Thank you for being you.
Love your videos! So educational but you make it so interesting 😊
The dad jokes were “explosive”! 😂💕
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"When you think of Scotland, what do you think of?" Scotland History Tours, obviously!
..."Enjoy the psychopaths around the park"......ahhh cycle paths....LOL🤣
Another informative great video bruce 👍 👏 I feel I'm always learning something new with every video..I would like to wish you all the best for your upcoming tour and safe travels...we will be looking forward to hearing all about your adventures 😂🙏💪👏
You should find history on Bourtreehill house.
This video is a blast! Another very informative and entertaining. You truly know how to intertwine teaching and entertainment.
Glad you enjoyed it!
In the Duke of Argyll census of his lands there are names that have vanished MacUolrie and variants on Tyree, try Googling that. Possibly these were Kennedy. Also Sinclair in Argyll appears to have replaced MacNokaird for some reason.
Apart from making Ancestry research almost impossible past the early 18th century it would be interesting to know what triggered a mass name change and if it happened outside Argyll
1779 census
Always interesting and informative, and witty, cheers/ slainte....E...
If only I had teachers like you! Brilliant!
OMG, for some reason I quit getting notifications from you for new videos. I missed your videos. Glad I'm back! Love your stories!
That's a worry
My Snodgrass ancestors could be found in the Parish of Dreghorn about 1700. Several generations later, Niel's eyes were too weak to study law, so devoted himself to agriculture. "He enjoyed the acquaintance of the Earl of Eglington, who did much for the improvement of Ayrshire." A couple generations later, David Snodgrass inherited the Buchanans estate, but he promised to accept the Buchanan name, motto & crest.
In 1747, John Snodgrass built a mansion (the carriage house is still standing) about 3 miles NE of Irvine. It would have been the most elegant mansion of the time. It occupies a considerable eminence on the lefthand bank of the Annick.
Mark my words though.. I we them Scottish are not to be taken lightly. Proud and Stubborn and as a wee Big Man I will never change. I will just smile as I hand you your teeth back.
Biggest disappointment of my life losing the 2014 referendum I thought we'd won. And I'm English that lived in scotland and voted Yes. How no Brown vow! Love the videos, thank you!
😂😂😂😂 and look at it now. You have a racist for a first minister 😂😂😂
Our 3x great grandfather, James Mitchell blew himself up in an accident at a dynamite factory in Kames, Argyll & Bute in 1866. My brother took our New Zealand cousin and me to see the location a few years back
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There’s a memorial near the location to about a dozen people who died in various industrial accidents there.
Coolest looking sctosmen ive ever seen,a proper teacher at that,who better to tell his tale then a scot,I have seen countless documentaries,but none with this style.I must say it is extremely captivatingl.
forster clan here🗡 .broken but still strong 💪🗡
Thanks
Thank YOU
Can you confirm that Williams eldest sister married Holliday of Tulliebole Castle?
I should have said more. Holliday/Halliday daughtered out with my grandmother here in NYS. Holliday's settled in Canada and here in Upstate, NY.
Bruce and Crew I love you!! This time it was three things the Land, a Clan and you added about helping Ukraine. I hope that abandoned area fines love . It really is beautiful.I watched this vid twice. Hugz
Beith used to have bad TV reception.
You taught us about more than Scottish history today, Bruce. I had no idea that Alfred Nobel would have a prize named after him because he figured out how better to blow shit up!😃 Seriously though, I find it very cool that those who live on Wallace land are still dedicated to fighting for the right causes! It's sad that we ever have to fight but humans, by nature, are predators, so it happens. May they all live long and well, always fighting the good fight! Thanks for a great video! Y'all take care now!😊
Great to see you doing your thing in my home Town pal. It has seen better days god knows but has a very rich history and hopefully better days will come again 🙏
Could you get into if William, robert the bruce etc all died for very little in the end considering everything?
Im curious to see how you think of the situation
Wouldn't mind a summarisation of what you discover about the Darien Scheme, the true version doesn't get aknowledged by many.
Ah, the elusive 'true version ' History's El Dorado
I called out a Scottish History Facebook page that posted about that subject and they quoted the alt version, the post was deleted within a couple of days.
Greetings from Tasmania. Very interesting. I’d love to learn about Clan McLean. I’m visiting Mull in September in the hope of learning more.
I am a direct decendent of william wallace, some of the family still lives ayrshire/glasgow area, the rest of us moved to aberdeenshire
You sir, have an enigmatic style with a lovely lilt, I really enjoy watching your work and if your ever in Nottingham?
Very punny.🤣 edit to add: also the way you explain complex issues about feudalism and kinship is brilliant. 💥💫
Thanks! 😃
My late Husband was Robert Wallace , named after his father , Robert Wallace.. Both were from Northumberland, PA. I have limited information about their history; however, in the very old section of the Northumberland Cemetary, there are two headstones , both with the name of William Wallace . I must investigate .
Hey Brucey, no dates in the States? We've got an election year here. We need you more than the Canucks!
I'll even buy your plane ticket if you'd consider coming over.
The world saw how you Americans butchered Irish culture on St. Patricks Day, we don't want you doing the same with Scotland
That election alone is a good reason to avoid the place
We're maybe a bit biased but this is a great look into the best area of Scotland 😁 Great video Bruce
Sorry, I didn’t get to see you your show last week. Was away helping out. Maybe be able to catch you another time 👍
Beautiful park, beautiful history
We lived in Stewarton a while back. One day trip to Irvine we saw a headless dog on the beach! And an old puffer..
We’ll be in Cumbernauld with bells on this weekend!! Love your videos. Make sure to give a wee shoutout to Kerry and Adam !
Brilliant
It would be interesting to hear about what happened to the MacKenzies. At one point they were the only clan to own clear from the west coast to the east.
You seriously need a BBC Documentary series such brilliant and engaging story telling.
Ah thanks
Would live to see a video of how the clan Marshall come about from the Normans. Great channel here the content could be limitless
One day you must interview Seoras Wallace who wrote a brilliant series of books on Wallace. "The family legend of William Wallace was prominent in Seoras' life from a young age, then, as an acting Clan Chief of the Clan Wallace in Scotland for over twenty years"
My paternal grandmother was a Wallace. I am a Canadian and interested in our roots and history.
Thanks.
You're welcome
I'm from prestwick but I love killie pies. They are the best. Love your stuff keep em coming.
Bruce was the man even if Gibson made up nonsense about him being a traitor
Carpenters and Bricklayers had steady work at the nitro factory putting new roofs on the dynamite shoppes every 8 weeks
My great-grandparents came to New Jersey from New Cumnock Ayrshire. It seems, in the 1800’s, members of my family line immigrated all over the world (US, NZ, etc). My surname is Laurie. I have cousins that still live in the family home there. I’ve never been to Scotland. I’ve made contact with family in Scotland via Ancestry website (and Facebook, email).
Bruce, it been watching your videos for some time now & thoroughly enjoy them all,I was wondering, as you covered Stirling castle, Bannockburn,& Wallace monument could you do a video of the surrounding area say Alloa,it's known for whiskey,glass,Earl of Mar,the docks,it has some fantastic castles & towers all over from Alloa tower, Clackmannan tower,Dollar castle,, evening a few towers in Sauchie,all in a glazier valley under the ochil hills,on the other side of the hills is Blackrord,Sherifmuir,thanks again Bruce if you could cover this area,thanks.
Looks like your are missing some of canada with your dates. Would have loved to see your show maybe next time
Hi Bruce
Would you please consider an episode on my Houston ancestors
They descended from Hugh de Pavinan and lived at Johnstone castle Renfrewshire
Hugh was a Templar Knight
Houstouns owned collieries and mills at Houston the town
Some of the Houstouns went to Cypress
They were active in the Presbyterian Reformation
I am a great grand daughter
Hey Bruce, just saw you for the second time in Musselburgh after the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. Had a great time and enjoyed the night.
Never got a chance to ask you but I wondered if you are planning on doing a Battle of Prestonpans/Preston/Gladsmuir - whatever you call it? I believe it would make for a very interesting video and I’m sure Dr Johnston would happily answer any questions.
I volunteer at the museum which opened a year ago and we have a great little place that we are hoping more people will visit in the future. It’s such an underrated battle in the scope of Scottish history!
My names a strange one holliday from holiday hill in same area as Wallace in Ayrshire
So is no one else going to ask why the statue was missing the heads, or is it just me who does not know why? I have been looking forward to your show in Toronto, Bruce! Would bring you some maple syrup but we missed the boat with this wacky winter and did not tap.
My paternal grandmother was a Wallace. I'm told they came from Maybole in Ayrshire.
Bruce, shame you don't have any gigs that match up with the pipe world champs in August! I'll gladly buy you a beer if you are coming to Glasgow