What a great closing line!!! Loyalty, bravery, and heroism are things we should all strive for. Whether he is remembered as an enemy or a friend, that is very, very true, and it must be said of many of our contemporary enemies. On another matter, the physiology teacher (and unabashed nerd) in me would like to point out that the heart will beat outside the body, yes, but not for a half hour. It can only beat as long as it has a supply of oxygen (unavailable without circulating blood) or anaerobic fuel, such as ATP (used in seconds) or glycogen (used in minutes), as well as a supply of calcium and water. The heart tissue will be dying steadily, with complete cardiac death in just a few minutes. (We had a video no one uses anymore at my university of a dog heart demonstrating this.) And he wouldn't have been brain dead, just unconscious. Anyone who has studied te judo techniques of shime waza knows this phenomenon.
My father married a Scottish lady. Her family are some of the best people I've ever met in my life. Cheers to the Scottish...And now after seeing this I have the "rest of the story". What a brave hero and great warrior. Rough times, no doubt. Brutal times. He very likely died a brave death and never went back on his claims. No man is perfect but God knows this, read the bible.
I think Wallace had to of been apart of the nobility, or at least his father or grandfather, because if indeed he was over 6'5" in a time when grown men averaged 5'0" across the Isles the only people of height were the rich nobles, barons, etc because they had greater nutrition generationally than the peasantry. This is why Edward the First was himself 6'2" and this is why Edward IV (War of the Roses) was 6'4" bare foot and 6'7" in full armor. The alleged sword of Wallace was 5'4" in length, meaning that a man between 6'5"-6'7" would have been able to wield it. People did not get that big naturally I those times unless you were having good and plenty, or you had pituitary gigantism. The latter I don't consider to be a good idea to consider because such a diagnosis in such a medically deprived world would have meant nearly instant death because the body is so focused on growing that the immune system is practically non-existent. After all, Robert Wadlow died from a BLISTER on his ankle. So no, Wallace if indeed he was a large powerful man as the legends say would have been someone of nobility at least in a genetic sense.
exactly. The kids of 1980's who drank cows Milk & meats riddled with Growth Hormones created the more recent change of exceptional growth- into the large breasted & tall bodies we see in young adults to 42 yr old today. Being protective of my 3 kids health they didn't eat any growth hormones shit & grew up healthier than most with a vital immune system as a result of 8yrs of dedicating 8yrs of life.
I'm related to the clan of Stuart's they show in the cover picture. I wish I could get in touch with them! I found this out after my sister had our DNA done. I never in a million years would have thought I was related to this amazing bloodline. DNA is an amazing tool!
+Wo Ra Or those who rewrite history. Like the whole story of Robert the Bruce on a pony being written by a Scottish nationalist 400years after his death.
An interesting perspective on Wallace. I don't think one could really consider him a "failure." His leadership skills and bravery against immense odds definitely qualify him as a hero. Nevertheless, it's a worthwhile documentary.
shedboy4lyf Yes, I am American. I live on the West Coast of the US. Never been to another continent. Just Canada and Mexico. So I watch UTube to get outside the country since I cannot travel there. Thank you
@The Phantom Ya talk a lot of shite considering American Scottish immigrants are the descendents of patriots, escaping from English oppression. It's why she's proud. At least her ancestors didn't drop trousers for the British.
At Falkirk the Scots suffered the medieval equalivent of being caught in the anti-cavalary squared formation against muskets and cannon, and against the longbow they were sitting ducks.
I hope so. It still doesn't make up for all the murders he did. He killed 200 schoolboys by burning them alive in Carlisle. I spit on him and any idiot who thinks him a hero.
Why is it deemed unlikely that a young man had a girlfriend, and killed the local sheriff over a romantic rivalry? That sequence of events isn't implausible, local lords were pretty famous in the day for taking their pick of peasant girls. The unusual events are those that are unquestioned; a local youth retaliating successfully.
Ach! :D My favorite part is the teenaged rainbow Stuart clan from Florida listening to the weapons expert explain killing methodology ... fabulous :) Sir Anthony ... I salute you! :)
we had a real monste r in Norway- he become saint- Olav the holy- he was no jesus but he change us to kristian people- the biggest mistake we have done in history
William Wallace est un personnage fictif inventé par Harry l'Aveugle (blind Harry), un poète ménestrels grassement payé par Jacques IV d'Écosse, marie de Marguerite Tudor... C'est ''William II Earl of Ross'' qui est la véritable légende et sa femme était Euphemia de Barclay (Berkeley), de la famille Barclay qui était détenteur du premier château d'Ardrossan... Souvenez-vous aussi d'Edward III qui a détruit de nombreux documents officiels...
@@googlyzeyzs6133 Bravehart come's from the story of Robert the Bruce, when Robert died his hart was put into a box an was took into battle. Hence the name bravehart..... fact pal
@@googlyzeyzs6133 Yeah, Tony even points this out in the film. Wallace was never known as Braveheart until the Mel Gibson film. However, he was thought to be Robert the Bruce's inspiration and a symbol used to rally the troops in the fight that eventually regained Scottish independence (led by Robert). That fight was what earned Robert the Bruce the name "Braveheart", but Wallace had already been dead for several years at that point.
And after The Bruce won Alba's freedom every Clan leader thought he should be King. The Scotts were so busy stabbing each other in the back that the English came back and murdered the Scottish Highlanders . So all of that violence was a waste of time. Conquests, no matter who does it is absolutly wrong. A acquaintance of mine once told me that the bigger the crowed the stupider it is. I believe he is right. Because on a individual level we all know that robbery and murder are wrong. Yet as countries robbing other country's is ok because its done on a national level. "I DON'T THINK SO!"
In his intro, he was somberly describing a murder. I thought he was going to talk about the murder of William Wallace, but no. He was talking about the murder of a sheriff who had been hacking to death unofficial members of the community. The difference was that he was doing so in the name of the king, so they were sanctioned murders. Then William Wallace was captured, tortured, and hacked do death after he was murdered (I know, I know...hush. I'm making a point) by the king. Truth is they were all hacking each other to death. Hey, everyone was doing it. Such a sad event, the sheriff's murder. They were all animals.
+Celto Loco agreed. The horror of the times makes it hard to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. Wallace was a freedom fighter to me, but to these English archaeologists, they see history from a different viewpoint. It's interesting how they try to twist it into something different.
@Workin Alday Well, you're missing how to spell "Scots" for a start. Edward 1's mother was Eleanor of Provence. Provence is not in England. She caused resentment -indeed riots- by the large number of "Savoyards" she brought to court. The rioters were anti-immigrant forerunners of UKIP and the BNP. What's "100% English" anyway? Such as expression betrays a profound ignorance of the history of England.
Workin Alday Edward I was not English - he was Norman-French. If you must comment on British history do please show some evidence that you have done a bit of background study.
It's always bothered me the way Hollywood feels the need to twist the facts of history for the sake of dramatic effect. Either tell it like it really happened or make it a work of fiction. Why embellish the facts and represent fiction as fact?
Celto Loco Absolutely true. Then people accept it as fact. But they reserve their very best work for the 6 o'clock news - hands down. Most people understand that Hollywood is mostly fiction, but they naively believe the news is 100% fact.
Celto Loco Yes, and the crap about ISIS is the most prevalent these days. (First of all - ISIS - REALLY? That doesn't strike anyone as a strange name? Seriously!?) They've apparently adopted the attitude that people will fall for anything these days - no holds barred. There are no limits to the BS that they will put on the news and tell people just to make them believe in a distant enemy that needs to be fought at all costs. Every generation has their Boogey-Man. They have to justify all that expenditure on the military/wars to the taxpayer who's paying for it all. And most DO fall for it all. It boggles the mind.
I love the fact the Melanie Gibson is actually smaller than the true Will Wallace sword. Why they portrayed him as 5 foot tall when he was closer to 6 foot 4 just by the size of his sword. The film might of been worth watching if it had one ounce of truth or a more convincing lead actor
no, there were only 4 produced. If you like that style with Tony Robinson I recommend "Tony Robinson's Walking Through History" *currently running on BBC) and "Time Team" (running for years on BBC ...so there should be ample of episodes ;-) ) "Walking Through History" I suppose is based upon this mini-series...
+Elias Haller Thanks. I´ll watch those and look out for episode 2 as well. You´re right, there is plenty of Time Team around and it is always interesting.
Poor believer... The real legends behind Willam Wallace character is William II Earl of Ross who signed the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. Never believe movie version ;)
A time when Scottish men are men ,Now Scottish men are women and Scottish women are men and thus Scotland birth rate has fallen and need immigration just to survive .
Braveheart...a fiction? No way, man! After all, according to my history mentor, Earl Warren and his assistant, Gerald Ford, Mel Gibson portrayed the absolute irrefutable truth when it came to his Mad Max movies and Braveheart. I mean, the historic reality of Australia as we all know from Mad Max is not subject to dispute...and hence, nor is Braveheart!
Wait... Battle of Falkirk... we don't know where it happened, but we are sure that Wallace lost 10,000 men there? So where are the bodies? It's not as if no one's looked. We know where Falkirk is, and that would be an incredible number of casualties for any battle in history. Yet we question whether Wallace might have at one point had a girlfriend and killed a sheriff?
Heh. If the Wallis fam had moved from Wales to Scotland, it may have been to get away from the English in the first place. If so, that's the kind of story that gets passed from generation to generation. I'd imagine Wallis wouldn't have been thrilled that England was now in charge of Scotland.
Quite apart from the question of whether those walls did in fact "work"... Medieval Scotland had neither the funds to pay for such a wall, nor the organizational capacity to construct it, nor the manpower to guard and maintain it, nor -- most importantly -- the unity to agree whose noble estates it would cut across.
Yep, ZERO parallels to the Braveheart movie..... lol. Mr. Robinson evidently didn't see the same movie as I. Big TimeTeam fan...... Every country has their own Man of the People myths/legends......
Oh c'mon Tony, you're better than this. Most of this version of his story is from Blind Harry who was writing the story to create a nationalist folk hero during another period of war 200 years after Wallace died. The love story was added even later than that. Pretty poor really.
gordywestmids Common sense is all the evidence one needs to know this to be false. It was logistically impossible to field an army of that size in that area at that time. The obvious reason is to conflate the difficulties encountered by Wallace in defeating the English by grossly inflating their numbers.
William Wallace est un personnage fictif inventé par Harry l'Aveugle (blind Harry), un poète ménestrels grassement payé par Jacques IV d'Écosse, marie de Marguerite Tudor... C'est ''William II Earl of Ross'' qui est la véritable légende et sa femme était Euphemia de Barclay (Berkeley), de la famille Barclay qui était détenteur du premier château d'Ardrossan... Souvenez-vous aussi d'Edward III qui a détruit de nombreux documents officiels...
Does anybody know when & why Wallace began to be called "Braveheart"? I heard a long time ago that the Victorians made a mistake & started calling William Wallace "Braveheart" instead of Robert the Bruce, but I don't know if that is correct. Surely Mel Gibson isn't responsible for that too, is he?
gordywestmids I understand that; I know that Wallace was not Braveheart, Robert the Bruce was. I am just curious as to where the mixup started. I did not mean to imply that I didn't know which man was called Braveheart. Sorry if I didn't make myself clear.
does anyone know the name if the music/song that's playing at points throughout but first at about 2:15? does it have a name or is it just some Scottish sounding music?
Tony is great when he's talking about the history, but when he's got to interview an actual person he comes off as stiff and disinterested. I don't think Tony relates to the common working man very well.
He's a genuinely nice bloke , I met him when time team came to my area & helped us excavate a group of Romano/ British pagan temples. He wouldn't last long doing time team if he didn't get on with us archaeologists, were very down to earth, quite loud, boisterous, always doing pranks on each other, & he fitted in very well.
Not with that casting :) To be fair he may be avoiding a boom mic or another camera...but he's casting from 12:30pm - 2:00pm not very fluid...he seemed to cast about as bad in the Robin Hood episode...
Tonys' obsession with history has fuelled my own ... thankyou so very much for yours
This is a fascinating series and Tony does a great job of explaining things.
I fucking love tony robinson literally everything he does is really interesting and to the point, top bloke all round!
@oyinbo peppe Better and better.
Be nice if he had the brains to do the research and writing himself... He is a presenter.. Which he does that well
Reijer Z! Thanks again for everything Tony Robinson! :)
"A universal hero"..... I like it!
What a great closing line!!! Loyalty, bravery, and heroism are things we should all strive for. Whether he is remembered as an enemy or a friend, that is very, very true, and it must be said of many of our contemporary enemies.
On another matter, the physiology teacher (and unabashed nerd) in me would like to point out that the heart will beat outside the body, yes, but not for a half hour. It can only beat as long as it has a supply of oxygen (unavailable without circulating blood) or anaerobic fuel, such as ATP (used in seconds) or glycogen (used in minutes), as well as a supply of calcium and water. The heart tissue will be dying steadily, with complete cardiac death in just a few minutes. (We had a video no one uses anymore at my university of a dog heart demonstrating this.) And he wouldn't have been brain dead, just unconscious. Anyone who has studied te judo techniques of shime waza knows this phenomenon.
That haunting wonderful music. . .
My father married a Scottish lady. Her family are some of the best people I've ever met in my life. Cheers to the Scottish...And now after seeing this I have the "rest of the story". What a brave hero and great warrior. Rough times, no doubt. Brutal times. He very likely died a brave death and never went back on his claims. No man is perfect but God knows this, read the bible.
Fuck off
Thanks for uploading these!
Just discovered Tony Robinson in the last few days(I'm from Texas). Love his documentaries.
Like so many great stories, it all began with a pissed up Scot...
I think Wallace had to of been apart of the nobility, or at least his father or grandfather, because if indeed he was over 6'5" in a time when grown men averaged 5'0" across the Isles the only people of height were the rich nobles, barons, etc because they had greater nutrition generationally than the peasantry.
This is why Edward the First was himself 6'2" and this is why Edward IV (War of the Roses) was 6'4" bare foot and 6'7" in full armor. The alleged sword of Wallace was 5'4" in length, meaning that a man between 6'5"-6'7" would have been able to wield it.
People did not get that big naturally I those times unless you were having good and plenty, or you had pituitary gigantism. The latter I don't consider to be a good idea to consider because such a diagnosis in such a medically deprived world would have meant nearly instant death because the body is so focused on growing that the immune system is practically non-existent. After all, Robert Wadlow died from a BLISTER on his ankle.
So no, Wallace if indeed he was a large powerful man as the legends say would have been someone of nobility at least in a genetic sense.
exactly. The kids of 1980's who drank cows Milk & meats riddled with Growth Hormones created the more recent change of exceptional growth- into the large breasted & tall bodies we see in young adults to 42 yr old today. Being protective of my 3 kids health they didn't eat any growth hormones shit & grew up healthier than most with a vital immune system as a result of 8yrs of dedicating 8yrs of life.
Very well sum up in last lines . Hats off tony 👍🏾
This ancient history had nothing to do with 'freedom' and everything to do with lords and kings vying for more land and power.
would you like someone sizing your home without compensation.
He seems dumb enough..
The O'Neills, O'Donnell and Irishs Stewarts make a good family(catholic).
@@spearfisherman308 and its fine if the person doing that is the same nationality as you?
I loved watching this, thanks for uploading it :)
William Wallace Scottish Warrior Legend.
robert the bruce had a more influential role...he even recruited troops from Ireland...
He was an Essex boy
@Napoleon Hercules in the documentary it says they joined forces, not that Wallace fought under him. Is that not accurate. (Min 17)
Proof, amazing what people can do together to serve a cause.
I'm related to the clan of Stuart's they show in the cover picture. I wish I could get in touch with them! I found this out after my sister had our DNA done. I never in a million years would have thought I was related to this amazing bloodline. DNA is an amazing tool!
Against whose DNA was your DNA tested for you to be so sure? How much did it cost? I can't help worrying you've been conned somewhere.
History is written by those who have hanged heroes
I didn't know Gibson had hanged heroes Wo Ra - think you've got that wrong or are you suggesting the 'wicked English' are responsible for the film?
+Wo Ra Or those who rewrite history. Like the whole story of Robert the Bruce on a pony being written by a Scottish nationalist 400years after his death.
History is always written by the winners.
And its neither read nor believed by those who like the truth.
An interesting perspective on Wallace. I don't think one could really consider him a "failure." His leadership skills and bravery against immense odds definitely qualify him as a hero. Nevertheless, it's a worthwhile documentary.
No failure. He’ll have your head for that silly remark. Dafty!
I remember this movie. And it's an amazing documentary.
Tony Robinson is my spirit animal
Very well done. Narative is excellant, information very educating. I am Scotch Irish and so appreicate this information. Thank you.
Are you American?
shedboy4lyf Yes, I am American. I live on the West Coast of the US. Never been to another continent. Just Canada and Mexico. So I watch UTube to get outside the country since I cannot travel there. Thank you
ella Shell So you're just American, nothing else
You are American with some Scottish and Irish ancestry, that's all. (The Scots do NOT call themselves Scotch.)
@The Phantom Ya talk a lot of shite considering American Scottish immigrants are the descendents of patriots, escaping from English oppression. It's why she's proud. At least her ancestors didn't drop trousers for the British.
At Falkirk the Scots suffered the medieval equalivent of being caught in the anti-cavalary squared formation against muskets and cannon, and against the longbow they were sitting ducks.
My crusty Grandpa told me ...some of this. He HATED the movie :)
Ton Wilson "FREEDOM" from facts!
That description fits an old friend of mine whose mother was from Scotland! He is 6'3" but his brother is 6'5". Tall and enormously strong.
I think Wallace's execution , was a lot more horrific than the limited description given by the programme.
I hope so.
It still doesn't make up for all the murders he did.
He killed 200 schoolboys by burning them alive in Carlisle.
I spit on him and any idiot who thinks him a hero.
@@JohnMorley1 Only 200? That is hardly enough. I burned 400 just yesterday
@@greenerpastures9360 hahahhaha
Mel Gibson movie, braveheart - is total fantasy.
The movie on Netflix about Robert Bruce is z really good movie, pretty accurate, in most things.
prithee, whufc; was you there ?...........knobhead.
@@blackbob3358 awww no reply , no surprise,, #fool
He's a scottish King Arthur 😂😂😂
Tony forgot to mention that in additon to be enormous William also launched fireballs from his ass
Don't you mean "...from his arse"?
Fire balls from my eyes and lightening bolts from my arse.
Funny comment but no one actually knows what William looked like. Historical accounts only tell of him having an arrow scar on his left cheek.
"It's over, Edward. I have the high ground!" - William Wallace (probably)
William Wallace a Universal Soldier says Tony haha
2001
Why is it deemed unlikely that a young man had a girlfriend, and killed the local sheriff over a romantic rivalry? That sequence of events isn't implausible, local lords were pretty famous in the day for taking their pick of peasant girls. The unusual events are those that are unquestioned; a local youth retaliating successfully.
45:19 "Even back in the days when Scotland was seen as north britain"
Me: 🤷♂️
king john castle trim county Meath Ireland was used in film brave heart☺
I am sorry he died he was one if the few who stayed true to the end.
Nefer Anubis yes he was...oh and he would be 748 years old now!!!
That monument at the start is just outside my hometown Burntisland
Ach! :D
My favorite part is the teenaged rainbow Stuart clan from Florida listening to the weapons expert explain killing methodology ... fabulous :)
Sir Anthony ... I salute you! :)
YES THEY DID HAVE A CHOICE!
fascinating documentary.
The captions crack me up "I came to Scotland to find the truth about Why List". Hmm...
Come on! A hero standing up for his clansmen against the British tyrants! What is there to discuss?
we had a real monste r in Norway- he become saint- Olav the holy- he was no jesus but he change us to kristian people- the biggest mistake we have done in history
The blood stays true honey don't fret.
Let that be a lesson to you.. Do not drive drunk and do not ride a horse drunk..
The Irish were subdued.? They never stopped fighting 'til the 20th century..
Fuck man I dunno what it is but Tony is just the best presenter IMO
5:30 Well obviously, he looked like Mel Gibson.
The movie Braveheart is 99% fiction.
+Simon opdebeeck Hollywood is almost the only movie industries it has control of most every movie
+NEVER_AGAIN never heard of any major movie industry in India or Nigeria, u do know Hollywood also publishes not just making movies right?
The other 1% was the titels .
William Wallace est un personnage fictif inventé par Harry l'Aveugle (blind Harry), un poète ménestrels grassement payé par Jacques IV d'Écosse, marie de Marguerite Tudor...
C'est ''William II Earl of Ross'' qui est la véritable légende et sa femme était Euphemia de Barclay (Berkeley), de la famille Barclay qui était détenteur du premier château d'Ardrossan...
Souvenez-vous aussi d'Edward III qui a détruit de nombreux documents officiels...
David Ross Speak English Mr frog
Thank you.
The Late David Ross RIP
William Wallace was NOT Braveheart, it was Robert the Bruce.
Wrong. William Wallace is the original Braveheart. King Robert the Bruce was 2nd Braveheart.
@@googlyzeyzs6133 Bravehart come's from the story of Robert the Bruce, when Robert died his hart was put into a box an was took into battle. Hence the name bravehart..... fact pal
@@googlyzeyzs6133 Yeah, Tony even points this out in the film. Wallace was never known as Braveheart until the Mel Gibson film. However, he was thought to be Robert the Bruce's inspiration and a symbol used to rally the troops in the fight that eventually regained Scottish independence (led by Robert). That fight was what earned Robert the Bruce the name "Braveheart", but Wallace had already been dead for several years at that point.
@@drumguy1384 The Braveheart mix up predates the film by some considerable time. Gibson just solidified the error into popular culture.
The Scotland War against England look like a nobles status rife, and Wallace was victim, a true rebel.
And after The Bruce won Alba's freedom every Clan leader thought he should be King. The Scotts were so busy stabbing each other in the back that the English came back and murdered the Scottish Highlanders . So all of that violence was a waste of time.
Conquests, no matter who does it is absolutly wrong. A acquaintance of mine once told me that the bigger the crowed the stupider it is. I believe he is right. Because
on a individual level we all know that robbery and murder are wrong. Yet as countries robbing other country's is ok because its done on a national level.
"I DON'T THINK SO!"
In his intro, he was somberly describing a murder. I thought he was going to talk about the murder of William Wallace, but no. He was talking about the murder of a sheriff who had been hacking to death unofficial members of the community. The difference was that he was doing so in the name of the king, so they were sanctioned murders. Then William Wallace was captured, tortured, and hacked do death after he was murdered (I know, I know...hush. I'm making a point) by the king. Truth is they were all hacking each other to death. Hey, everyone was doing it. Such a sad event, the sheriff's murder. They were all animals.
+Celto Loco agreed. The horror of the times makes it hard to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. Wallace was a freedom fighter to me, but to these English archaeologists, they see history from a different viewpoint. It's interesting how they try to twist it into something different.
French Welsh man😂nice legend for the Scottish 😂😂
The song that starts at 44:15, does anyone know the artist/name of this song?
Thanks in advance!
David Ross is a frickin giant!
Lasher Squirrel Slayer Was a giant. Sadly, he died from heart failure a few years ago.
I know I just read the Society Of Wallace web site. How sad! They loved him very much. He must have been a great man in his heart too.
I was listening to this without watching and it sounded like Lee Mack and Kevin Bridges were doing a documentary.
Lee Mack is a Northerner: Tony Robinson is not. You need your ears syringing!
@Workin Alday
Well, you're missing how to spell "Scots" for a start.
Edward 1's mother was Eleanor of Provence. Provence is not in England. She caused resentment -indeed riots- by the large number of "Savoyards" she brought to court. The rioters were anti-immigrant forerunners of UKIP and the BNP.
What's "100% English" anyway? Such as expression betrays a profound ignorance of the history of England.
Workin Alday Edward I was not English - he was Norman-French. If you must comment on British history do please show some evidence that you have done a bit of background study.
It is pronounced shitty-nippy now or smp.
he is one the present Scottish banknotes so there :)
It's always bothered me the way Hollywood feels the need to twist the facts of history for the sake of dramatic effect. Either tell it like it really happened or make it a work of fiction. Why embellish the facts and represent fiction as fact?
+Rob Robert Plus the fact Mel Gibson despises the English, nearly as much as the Jews.
Celto Loco Succinctly put, I doff my cap to you.
Celto Loco Absolutely true. Then people accept it as fact. But they reserve their very best work for the 6 o'clock news - hands down. Most people understand that Hollywood is mostly fiction, but they naively believe the news is 100% fact.
Rob Robert Yet again Rob, succinctly put, and I doff my cap yet again....give me a break guys, I have a shoulder problem.
Celto Loco Yes, and the crap about ISIS is the most prevalent these days. (First of all - ISIS - REALLY? That doesn't strike anyone as a strange name? Seriously!?) They've apparently adopted the attitude that people will fall for anything these days - no holds barred. There are no limits to the BS that they will put on the news and tell people just to make them believe in a distant enemy that needs to be fought at all costs. Every generation has their Boogey-Man. They have to justify all that expenditure on the military/wars to the taxpayer who's paying for it all. And most DO fall for it all. It boggles the mind.
I thought William Wallace shot lightning bolts out of his arse?
NO HE HAD BOLT CUTTERS PUT UP HIS ARSE
20:15 Is he saying 'pillars' or 'piers'?
When was this released?
I love the fact the Melanie Gibson is actually smaller than the true Will Wallace sword. Why they portrayed him as 5 foot tall when he was closer to 6 foot 4 just by the size of his sword. The film might of been worth watching if it had one ounce of truth or a more convincing lead actor
yes that great idea we let blind harry tell us all about him lol your shittng me loool
I am related to Wallace...found out a few years ago. makes sense somehow...
Game of thrones doesn't differ from reality after all, as far as slaughtering is concerened...
Irish pipes for a Scottish hero
We are the same people.
The Scots were Irish: the Picts were Scottish.
sparing only women, and priests? .... how about children? ..... listen closely to what is narrated.
...what will you do without freedom?
What happened to episode 2? 1, 3 and 4 are very interesting. and were there more after 4?
no, there were only 4 produced. If you like that style with Tony Robinson I recommend "Tony Robinson's Walking Through History" *currently running on BBC) and "Time Team" (running for years on BBC ...so there should be ample of episodes ;-) )
"Walking Through History" I suppose is based upon this mini-series...
+Elias Haller Thanks. I´ll watch those and look out for episode 2 as well. You´re right, there is plenty of Time Team around and it is always interesting.
+Elias Haller Time Team was Channel 4. The was also Worst Jobs in History, also from Tony Robinson.
www.channel4.com/programmes/fact-or-fiction/on-demand/30771-002
Thank you. Much appreciated.
It's pod from blackadder
Who sang that version of Scots wha hae??
??
It was Rabbie Burns
Poor believer... The real legends behind Willam Wallace character is William II Earl of Ross who signed the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. Never believe movie version ;)
Was Wallace's brutality any worse than Edwards? I think not! It always seems worse when it's against your people.
thank you
A time when Scottish men are men ,Now Scottish men are women and Scottish women are men and thus Scotland birth rate has fallen and need immigration just to survive .
Braveheart...a fiction? No way, man! After all, according to my history mentor, Earl Warren and his assistant, Gerald Ford, Mel Gibson portrayed the absolute irrefutable truth when it came to his Mad Max movies and Braveheart. I mean, the historic reality of Australia as we all know from Mad Max is not subject to dispute...and hence, nor is Braveheart!
robert glenn LMAO, LOL and ROFL!
+robert glenn the passion of christ too..
+robert glenn You've got him mixed up with Little Clanger.
+robert glenn
Signs was also complete truth too.
That's fucking gold, champagne comedy, re the Australia comment. Well done sir.
I am a Little! His Sister Son, so dear. My ancestor is his nephew! Hail William Wallace.
Nope
+shedboy4lyf fuck off!
Andrew Little Truth hurts, Yank?
+shedboy4lyf Yank and proud you inbred buckle fucking button bighter!
+shedboy4lyf No shit. WTF!
Wait... Battle of Falkirk... we don't know where it happened, but we are sure that Wallace lost 10,000 men there?
So where are the bodies? It's not as if no one's looked. We know where Falkirk is, and that would be an incredible number of casualties for any battle in history.
Yet we question whether Wallace might have at one point had a girlfriend and killed a sheriff?
Heh. If the Wallis fam had moved from Wales to Scotland, it may have been to get away from the English in the first place. If so, that's the kind of story that gets passed from generation to generation. I'd imagine Wallis wouldn't have been thrilled that England was now in charge of Scotland.
Nuts to Mel Gibson's rendition.
2:50 I wonder how often sex has had an influence on history.
After money that's all there is.
mc 007 "After"???
@@mc-tr2vh Oh, I think sex comes before money. After all, what is the point of money without sex?
why didnt, the scots, just rebuild, haydrians wall, it worked for the picts and lowlanders ?
Quite apart from the question of whether those walls did in fact "work"... Medieval Scotland had neither the funds to pay for such a wall, nor the organizational capacity to construct it, nor the manpower to guard and maintain it, nor -- most importantly -- the unity to agree whose noble estates it would cut across.
Yep, ZERO parallels to the Braveheart movie..... lol. Mr. Robinson evidently didn't see the same movie as I. Big TimeTeam fan...... Every country has their own Man of the People myths/legends......
Then he became "The Black Wallace", nightmare to British children.
0:38:49
lol :) i love her laugh
Oh c'mon Tony, you're better than this. Most of this version of his story is from Blind Harry who was writing the story to create a nationalist folk hero during another period of war 200 years after Wallace died. The love story was added even later than that. Pretty poor really.
I agree... quite disappointing. I liked the statement that the English came to Stirling Bridge with "50,000 infantry"....absurd.
bbbushhh 50,000 troops absurd? Evidence please.
gordywestmids
Common sense is all the evidence one needs to know this to be false. It was logistically impossible to field an army of that size in that area at that time. The obvious reason is to conflate the difficulties encountered by Wallace in defeating the English by grossly inflating their numbers.
bbbushhh wow
William Wallace est un personnage fictif inventé par Harry l'Aveugle (blind Harry), un poète ménestrels grassement payé par Jacques IV d'Écosse, marie de Marguerite Tudor...
C'est ''William II Earl of Ross'' qui est la véritable légende et sa femme était Euphemia de Barclay (Berkeley), de la famille Barclay qui était détenteur du premier château d'Ardrossan...
Souvenez-vous aussi d'Edward III qui a détruit de nombreux documents officiels...
does anyone know who it was that did the music for this programme? I love it, it's giving me chills
Guy Dagul, the real Braveheart
Walace True Scottish hero
34:40 Just like in 1861 and 1914. And many other dates
good lord, tony is short
blacksmith224 Yeah, I think he’s around 5’4” or 5’5” or something.
Does anybody know when & why Wallace began to be called "Braveheart"? I heard a long time ago that the Victorians made a mistake & started calling William Wallace "Braveheart" instead of Robert the Bruce, but I don't know if that is correct. Surely Mel Gibson isn't responsible for that too, is he?
Justin Woodall
It could be argued that Wallace was of noble birth
***** He mentioned it, you must have missed that part.
I suggest you listen to Robinson's commentary - he states quite clearly that Wallace was not Braveheart.
gordywestmids I understand that; I know that Wallace was not Braveheart, Robert the Bruce was. I am just curious as to where the mixup started. I did not mean to imply that I didn't know which man was called Braveheart. Sorry if I didn't make myself clear.
Michelle Twidwell Hollywood probably.
does anyone know the name if the music/song that's playing at points throughout but first at about 2:15?
does it have a name or is it just some Scottish sounding music?
Credits at the end state "Original Music by Guy Dagul" and singer is "Gidon Saks". Maybe a Google search will bring something up.
Try contacting him here? facebook.com/guydagulfilmcomposer/
Tony is great when he's talking about the history, but when he's got to interview an actual person he comes off as stiff and disinterested. I don't think Tony relates to the common working man very well.
He's a genuinely nice bloke , I met him when time team came to my area & helped us excavate a group of Romano/ British pagan temples.
He wouldn't last long doing time team if he didn't get on with us archaeologists, were very down to earth, quite loud, boisterous, always doing pranks on each other, & he fitted in very well.
One question remains without answer: did Tony really catch a fish? ( 4:51 )
Not with that casting :) To be fair he may be avoiding a boom mic or another camera...but he's casting from 12:30pm - 2:00pm not very fluid...he seemed to cast about as bad in the Robin Hood episode...
What?!? Gibson stole "Braveheart" from Robert the Bruce? Gibson is even worse than his movies.
15:50 Fiction.
Sorry, it's true.
Scotland is and always will be North Britain.