Ten Minute English and British History #13 - The First Scottish War of Independence.
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2018
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This episode covers the wake of Alexander III's death and Scotland's search for an heir. This led to Edward I of England's intervention and after his dominance was rejected by the Scottish, Edward sought to conquer instead. William Wallace and later King Robert the Bruce were the leaders of the Scottish resistance which eventually saw England defeated and Scotland remain independent.
Recommended books:
A. Barrell, Medieval Scotland (2000). A great overview of the period but its scope is much broader than this episode.
G. Barrow, Kingship and Unity: Scotland, 1100-1306 (2003). Much greater focus than the above.
M. Morris, A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the forging of Britain (2008). For an overview of England and its aims during the Scottish Wars of Independence.
Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.
When England returned the Stone of Destiny in '96, they were like "sorry this took so long, traffic was horrible."
Yeah im suprised they did. England is arguing with like 2 or 3 small countries about returning culturally relevant shit that was taken to a british musueum from colonial times.
There argument is basically "were not done looking at it, your welcome to come look whenever. If your visas go through"
exbronco1980 You actually believe that that shapeless lump of sandstone is the Stone of Destiny?
@@grahamlowrie9767 why not? everybody else did
@@grahamlowrie9767 Is it not?
@@grahamlowrie9767 we lost interest in monarchy never mind magical stones. Too late, way to late.
"Those days are past now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again"
So basically Scotland didn't want to be Wales'd but ended up getting wailed on by the Welsh
Spartan057J yes
The Scots got their revenge on those pesky Welsh archers at Bannockburn.
Yep, it's a whale of a tale.... I'll show myself out.
What does that means?
@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 England annexed Wales so the people in Wales had to live under English law.
5:43 "it is the crown thats in his sight, and its the reason we will fight!" nice sabaton reference there :)
Pku_Creamier from what song is it?
Vasilis Douklias Blood of Bannockburn probably...
Pku_Creamier where? I feel like I'm blind
The lyrics of the song go "We need a king to rule out land, Bruce is in command" and "it is the crown thats in his sight, and its the reason we will fight" is the next line of the song.
Dakota Taylor I see, thank you very much
Wales'd is my new favourite word.
ScoundrelFilms same
ScoundrelFilms I guess two thousand years of defended your self and your culture against several different invading people doesn't get you much respect!?...The Welsh have a saying "Yma O Hyd"...
...And they are still going strong, especially their language...something the Irish or Scottish can't boast about. Btw, Wallace is a Norman name for Welshman, which implies he had Cumbric ancestors, who were cousins of the Welsh. Your ignorance about alot of British history is Staggering.
Nada Barton perhaps
Give him a break, chum, he's just appreciating the joke!
Nada Barton Wales is shite just admit it.
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOM!
Ten Minute History from what ???
Didn't stop the Armstrongs coming down and carrying away our fair Cumbrian sheep tho :P XD
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOM! *cough* died for nothing.
FREEDOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Our patience has been rewarded!
You're back!
"We need a king to rule our land, Bruce is in command!" Love me a good Sabaton reference!
Anytime his accusation of treason was brought up in his trial, Wallace would furiously deny it, because Edward was never his king so he couldn’t betray him.🏴
English Kings ignoring the Pope is like Dave Chapelle's Black Bush skit about the United Nations: "Oh no, are you going to sanction me with your army? Oh right, it's way smaller than mine and in central Italy!"
and then the UN teams up with the Aliens that can glass entire planets. :P
more like current sanctions on russia.
Wasn't returned until 1996, just a tad longer than expected
Yeah, there was an attempt by Scottish nationalist students to steal it in the 50's from Westminster Abbey that succeeded, but it was eventually returned after a few weeks. Then when it was sent back to Scone in 1996, it was agreed that whilst it was housed there, whenever a new Monarch is crowned at Westminster, it is to be returned to Westminster Abbey for the Coronation.
JOE PRINCE That’s not the real stone
@@dbilly121 I suppose if Scotland left the union but retained their Queen as the Queen of Scots, then Charles or William would have to go up to Edinburgh or Scone and be crowned there.
@@ALBA-js3um How do you know?
@@ALBA-js3um Cease your conspiracy theories.
It wasn’t just the English errors that lead Bruce to win Bannockburn, it was the good training he gave his men, and good leadership.
Plus the Knights Templar
Selecting an advantageous battleground and good use of schiltrons were also a factor.
Having the Black Douglas as a commander would have helped too....one of Scotlands greatest military minds ever
"Meaning everyone died for nothing" funny but true
Akhash Dhillon ouch
Not true. The English died for nothing. The Scots retained their independence.
@@scottishbikerseumas5317 Did they though? Looks a lot like they under English rule.
They’ve been running their own affairs quite a lot since devolution . They still want more autonomy though but progress is slowly getting there.
@Lambda Neither is England. It’s a union.
Thinking Scotland is under English rule is similar to thinking California is ruled by New York.
"found a subtle and clever way" "he murdered him" LMAAAOOOOO
1:21 Wales'd...I lol'd at that xD
i didnt :(
Other examples include: Crimea'd
Austria'd
Sudentenlanded
So is ''to wales'' a verb now?
rather, to get wale'd
The Essex has sunk off the coast of Cardiff after an unfortunate Wale'ing accident.
The whale got Wale'd by a whaler and so wailed
Wale you stop that
So England wale'd 3 quarters of the globe basically
You have been Walesed! :D
HistoryMarche Whose opposite is balkanised!
HistoryMarche All I'll say is this...The Welsh have fought several Bigger countries and Empires in the last 2000 years and guess what!? "Yma O Hyd"
Roman, Saxon, Viking, Norman, English. None of them could complete their ultimate goal. To end Cymru (Or the Houses Of Omri)
I'm fully aware of this. Furthermore I always root for the underdog. I found the "You have been Walesed" funny not because Wales is a pushover, but because the joke is ironic.
Similarly, France was usually an influential player in Europe, a great power and a superpower for brief spells, but that doesn't prevent jokes which say that "France always loses its' wars", which are based solely on their spectacular and more recent defeat in WW2., not on their history as a whole.
HistoryMarche yep
The ultimate goal of the Romans was to destroy Wales...? I think you're a bit delusional.
One important note that was missed is that Robert Bruce (King of Scots) only sided with Edward because of his father, Robert Bruce the competitor, but once he died Bruce broke his oath to England for Scottish independence. He for sure acted on his own political gain to be crowned King but also was very aware of the importance the war had on the Scottish realm. J.W.S Barrow's book on Robert The Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland provides a brilliant source on the Scottish side of the war for any interested in it!
It’s a bit dishonourable to break oaths but Robert the Bruce was that kind of man.
Yeah Robert is a distant ancestor of mine through The Campbell Clan. And I think he was excommunicated.
@@Valencetheshireman927 If you were forced to take an oath as a slave or die, wouldn't you break that oath and kill the enslaver as soon as you could? Not dishonourable.
@@Valencetheshireman927 He killed a man in a church...
@@Hutchyy Who did?
Never done that before. But... First? :-)
Kings and Generals hi :D never expecte to meet you here
well obviously!
Respect kings and generals
please do some scottish batlles
Canada has no military they are weak like little baby
Finally, I was afraid you decided to stop and I've really been enjoying these
Like how 'Alnwick' is pronounced 'annick,' 'Berwick' is pronounced 'berrick'
I learned that is was "Berrick" from watching Geoff Marshall's All the Stations videos. It's amazing how many English place names are unintuitive even for native English speakers.
And 'Moray' is pronounced 'Morree'
ben littlefair of course it is
Or 'Warrick' for Warwick too!
Maybe it was an attempt at a contemporaneous pronunciation?
It's interesting seeing the Isle of Man constantly flip flop between being under Scottish and English rule
I have family from there and only recently discovered how very unique and overshadowed their identity is as a territory
They're often forgotten about in a lot of these conflicts without much mention; would like to see videos specifically on the Isle of Man if you haven't already
5:41 I can't believe I saw this reference just now.
Such a great history channel! I've learnt so much!
His majesty is napping...
ETA: Aww...blocky John Major is adorable...
I'd hate to see blocky Edwina.
I'm still waiting for that Lindybeige video in which he spends an hour explaining why Scottish Independence was a great and terrible evil that nearly destroyed humanity
skykid Lindybeige is a true Englishman, he tells it like it is
Who?
Red Line then what do you call people from England
@@mrmoist9753 If by that you mean a slimy creepy old man then yes..
@@nodruj8681 Nah Lindybeige is one of the few English people I can respect
really good stuff, loving the series. I would have loved another animation of someone skipping through the flowers with the words venegence behind them in the episode, maybe when you get to the spanish aramada stuff in 3 -4 episodes :)
you make my day everytime you upload a new video. there is no other channel on youtube that i am checking every day to see if the have uploaden a new video. thanks for all the effort you put into all the videos!
phenomenal as always cant wait for more
Thanks for uploading all of these.
Dat Sabaton reference.
This is the best channel for history!!
Aye if you like history from an English perspective
@@lucabrasi3964 no need to cry
Excellent video, very informative. Thanks
Loving the animation in these videos!
Never realised that Scotland tried to invade Ireland at one point. Need to look more into that
They tried to kick the English out
@@lucabrasi3964 they wanted to split the English forces and they wanted land in ulster.
love the Sabaton reference @5:43
your sense of humour is amazing! Much love
I’m really enjoying these videos. Subbed. Thanks for taking time to make the vids
Just became a Patreon! I feel so proud. Have a bag of crisps every week, on me! :D
5:02 -- "Describe the movie 'Braveheart' in ten seconds or less" :)
High art
It was historically shite.!
Basically, but such a great movie!!
@@jbearmcdougall1646 it show how Scotland is stronger than England☺
The actual historical events are a lot better than Braveheart. Just the idea of the Battle of Stirling Bridge was completely wasted on this movie where they moved it to a field and renamed it "the Battle of Stirling". Winning with less numbers and using a bottleneck would've been a fun action scene to watch I'm amazed they didn't do it.
Thanks for the great content!
Thank you for this!
Hey, remember me? I mentioned to you in a previous episode that Alnwick is pronounced Annick? Well just in case you care, at 7:25 you mentioned Berwick and pronounced it phonetically, this town is similar to Alnwick in that it is pronounced more like Berrick.
Birgham is also pronounced wrongly and should be birjum
Mate, we were all worried about you! Glad you´re back!! Hope you´re well!
This helped with my school project so much there are basically no videos on this topic
Love the wink to Sabatons song (Bruce is in command)🤣🤣
7:26 LOL. Burr-wick? I think you'll find that's Berwick.
Quite a prominent town in Anglo-Scottish disputes.
Who else is here after watching the "Outlaw king"?! :)))
Which is a total crock of shit.
The_red_ barron oh cmon it was fun to watch
The_red_ barron I thought it was really good to watch actually
@@the_red_barron1002 Boss youre not impressing anyone
Hope you enjoyed this episode? BRILLIANT.
Enjoyed ! ! !
Absolutely amazing video, just thought I'd say that Berwick is pronounced Berrick (like Derek) and not Bur-wick.
Yes , it doesn't rhyme with Lerwick and Prestwick.
6:42 "Bannockburn in England" 😬😬😬😬
AND England, with its much larger and better equipped army, seemed certain to win.
"That will learn ya" should become this channels motto.
This channel is too underrated maan
Fun fact : Alexander III died on a foggy night when he rode too far ahead of (I don't know who was with him but I inow someone was) the person/people with him and they found him and his hourse dead the next morning at the bottom of either a hill or a cliff (I'm not sure which) suggesting they fell off.
As someone who is Scottish I'm used to have the highly romanticised and dull history shoved down my throat in school so to see an outside perspective that takes in the bigger picture was highly entertaining, and also shows how rubbish schools are at teaching history (i had no clue that Scotland invaded Ireland and the narrative i was taught gave the impression willy wallace was captured at Bannockburn). So thanks for the great work!!
Yeah, the Scottish invasion of Ireland was news to me too.
Steve Lovelace it's hilariously ironic how the original tribe, the Scoti, were originally from Ireland, and invaded Scotland, but would go back to their homeland as invaders.
D McC interesting
D McC That's understandable. They want you to be proud of your country, and as long as they don't feed you any lies, it's totally acceptable.
Did you pay much attention at school?
great video
Battle of rosilin not mentioned but what a video love these
Hey, in your next video of the history of England and Great Britain, remember to talk about the Treaty of Windsor in 1386, that marked the beginning of the Luso-British aliance
+Jorge Mesquita I don't mention it in the next episode but in the one afterwards (The Hundred Years' War).
Don't you mean Anglo-Portugeese?
Don't you hate when you get Wales'd...
Cant wait for the 2021 version😊
I can’t wait for the north of England to become apart of Scotland as compensation for the 1000 years of oppression
I liked your Stewart reference at 1:26 👌
the Isle of Man changed hands at the end?
Douglas was crazy 😂
Been waiting weeks for this! 😂😂
Cant wait for the sequel
Huntingdonshire (now just a section of Cambridgeshire) was one of those parts actually controlled by Scotland, a legacy of the slightly more amiable relationship of Anglo Saxon England & Scotland. Because King Davids dynasty had partial Anglo Saxon ancestry, those Normans just assumed they controlled Scotland too by default.
Great series. In fact, excellent history videos all round. However I am puzzled by many of the pronunciations, as the narrator sounds as if (British) English is his first language.
Are they pronounced as they would sound at the time?
For example, Berwick is usually pronounced Berrik and Maldon is usually pronounced Moorlldun. There are some others too.
I admit it is nit picking, but as a native (British) English speaker myself, it does sound odd. Otherwise keep up the good work. I have recommended the series to several other people.
this needs more views! :)
Hell yeah, love the Sabaton reference
6:42 cue the sabaton memes
More like 5:43
The battle of Stirling Bridge, "It didn't go well"....now that depends who you ask doesn't it ; )
Aye true but we did lose Moray sadly
I love the Sabaton reference at 5:43
I love each episode begins something bad :-)
Downsides: A violent and ultimately pointless war that took far too many lives.
Upsides: Robert gave my family some moderately prestigious titles, for which we continued to name children after him for centuries.
I'm torn on how to feel about this.
GLORY
England invaded Scotland for no other reason than the greed of Edward I. So the Scots should just say ”oh, all right then, that’s ok”? That will be the day
The war was about scottish independence, and scots gained independence. I wouldnt call it pointless
@@grahamlowrie9767 That's why everyone attacked everyone. It's why Scotland attacked Ireland. It's all about advantage.
I like how they call it the “United Kingdom” but none of the countries like each other 😂
Joshie_ 1999 give us a common enemy and that’s when we’ll deliver on the United
@@lc7327 only British when there's a war on.
United we stand divided we fall .🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Fairly certain most people within England, scotland and Wales like eachother. Just a select few who are knobs
We hate everyone else more.
Well, that was a fun game of me screaming "that's my ancestor!" at the video!
Most Scottish people including myself are related to Robert lol
@@vloglifesubscribe true, scotland's population was probably only a few hundred thousand at that time, it makes sense most of us are related to robert the bruce like myself
As a descendent of the Macleods of Cadboll, from the Macleods of Assynt, it helps to get further understanding of what my ancestors fought, and often died for. ...... I have Highland blood on both sides of my family.
The Papacy should also have recognized Wales of the Welsh Principalities with threats of Excommunication during the time those Celtic nations were still independant
Their check didn't clear.
The English actually got the Isle of Man
No the y didn’t
It’s a self governing British protectorate
I'm going to be honest:
I was just listening to this, and so I really thought the 'declaration of "our broath" ' was a How I Met Your Mother reference. I literally just re-watched it and am delighted (and embarrassed) to find otherwise.
5:42 God how i love Sabaton References
(DEEP INHALATION)... The time has come to fight Scotland must untie
Scotland must untie what? I thought the Gordian knot was a Greek thing?
Wales'd?
You mean Wls'd!
My school made me watch this LOL. I subbed
Good video that
Wallace execution was gruesome! It wasn't the first time someone was hanged, drawned and quartered, but it was still a brutal way to die. Hugh Dispenser the Younger was executed in this fashion while the Queen Isabella wife of Edward II was eating and enjoying the execution. Brutal times!
Queen Isabella then started boinking Roger Mortimer and revolted against Edward. She was a feisty one lol.
@@ericbrown1101 She was such a murderous woman that i've read your "boinking" as "boiling"... Also, Mortimer was executed by his son-in-law, the future king.
@@victorrodrigueesoficial yeah the whole trying-to-overthrow-the-king thing didn't go over too well. Banging the king's wife and invading England are 2 things I would generally discourage.
@@ericbrown1101 Yeah, yeah, dumb ***holes! hahahaha
Blood of bannockburn! Freedom we shall earn!
5:44 and it's the crown that's in his sight
Braveheart running through my mind
Are we going to see weekly videos again? What caused that hiatus in the first place?
Anthony Joseph Sostre shut up and be grateful he put in time to make a video again
Chris Diaz: But is valid question. :c
Ironically, England was eventually absorbed by Scotland.
Idk who told you that but that is far from the truth. The UK is pretty much just England but with more autonomous areas.
My Great great great great.... grandfather married a Ross and her family was traced back to the Ross Clan of Scotland. Love when I find out new lineage regarding my family.
helped me in my history test
"We need a king to rule our land" "Bruce is in command" nice Sabaton reference 😂
Where does Macbeth come into this?
Robert Jarman in around 300 years
Dylan The real Macbeth.
He lived a couple of centuries earlier.
The Historical Macbeth (Mac Bethad Mac Findlaich) ruled The Kingdom of Alba a tiny part of modern day scotland (Lowlands) and one of the many kingdoms in modern day Scotland vying for power, He only came into conflict with king Edward the Confessor of England when they both fought over the Kingdom of Strathclyde he died in 1057? just over ten years before the battle of hastings in 1066.
200 years before this
So can like you just do a montage of all the deaths on this channel? Its so satisfying lol
I would be really interested to know your source for the land owned in England by the Scottish crown and vice versa? Just for further reading :)
Frrreeeeddoooommmmm! You just have to love the scots.
You’ve done Scotland and Wales you should do cornwall now as it has its own history before being conquered by England. You could do all the Celtic nations. Scotland. Wales. Cornwall. Ireland
Sorry, but you've got your racial distributions a bit wrong. Lowland Scotland was never Celtic, rather its always been Anglo-Saxon in both language and ethnicity. (The only exception was the former Kingdom of Strathclyde south of where Glasgow now is, down to English Cumbria, but they spoke old Welsh, not Gaelic.)
Doormouse Wales weren't conquered by the English, it was the Normans that took over parts of Wales...after they conquered England!!! 😂
Also, you would think a people who are still here after 2000 years of attacking hordes would get a bit of Respect!!!
Nada Barton true
I watch this channel so much incan tel when its the end of the videoby listningnto the way he speaks😂
Loved this! But just a small note: Faughart is pronounced "Faw-Hart" - regards from County Louth.