Why couldn't the English Conquer Scotland? - Wars of Scottish Independence (ALL PARTS)
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- ♦Edward had accomplished little, and while David had kept his throne and his nation’s freedom, the disconnect between the Scots and the English would never be fully resolved. This war was over, but it wasn’t the first, and wouldn’t be the last. Nor would it be Scotland’s final bid for independence…
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Despite all our heroes who fought against great odds to keep our Independence, in 1707 members of the aristocracy were bribed to give it away.
“Such a parcel of rogues in a Nation.”
Don’t forget traitors on both sides were a factor in the battles
Wow. As a Turk, I had heard of the Scotland-England rivalry, but I did not know it was this competitive. I thought it was based more on one-sided English superiority. I congratulate the Scots for their honorable struggle.
You should look up information about the stuarts, Scottish kings who ended up on the throne of england, really interesting
Indeed!
as much as Overly Sarcastic Productions can be offputting to watch at times, I can't help but admit they got the best perspective on the Scotland/England rivalry.
Ironically it was actually Scottish kings who took over england
@@them4601 they were mixed english and scottish if you look at it
I love how he’s doing an accent every time he says scots scottish and scotland😂
Aberdeen castle was re-taken by the citizens of Aberdeen and Robert the Bruce wrote them a letter thanking them and commending their bravery!
CMON IH DONS!!
The animations and story telling in this channel are amazing. A true inspiration to small history youtubers like myself
Another great video the wait was worth it
Brilliant video, absolutely brilliant
Love Scotland, from England!
Hate England, from Scotland!
Well condensed I have to say!
This is the only video on this topic where the narrator pronounces "Scone" properly. Well done.
Amazing video thanks again ❤
That was superbly researched and told. Thank you so very much.
43:30 "was frankly" I see what you did there :D
Scotland: exists
England: it's free real estate
Scotland: lol no
England: 😢
It’s All Gaelic
That was really good, thank you.
I had a shot every time he said 'thus'. I am currently lying on the floor completely blootered.
You are definitely Scottish haha
Great video, my father is named Robert Bruce McNichol, from the Isle of Skye and Stornoway Castle. His birth certificate is in Carlisle England, and "Sghorra Breac"! to ALL
Good video but should have added the odds the Scottish 🏴 were fighting against! Stirling brig was 10 to 1 in the English favour!!! And a lot of Scottish clans were also fighting for the English along with the Welsh and many more
It was geographically based on most battles the English lost. The Scot’s knew the terrain and used it to their advantage and the English had no clue what the land would hold predicting their fate.
On Medieval Scottish warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series
Shut it. Bot.
Fantastic video and I am totally fascinated with the history of Scotland which is one of my favourite ever countries despite I am part English through my ancestries,good friends!!!LONG LIVE SCOTLAND!!!🏴
It’s 48 mins long… it was posted like 17 mins ago you have commented 7 minutes ago how can you come to that conclusion? 😅
@@paulwoods3078his name is also deepak ? How is he English but I as an African I agree.. love Scotland
@@paulwoods3078 he likes scotland he obviously knows the history already and decided to give kudos regardless of watching the entire thing.
Scotland is great!!
@@paulwoods3078Haha!!!Actually,after the video was being uploaded but I am not sure for how many minutes after that,I did comment and the conclusion is a fact where my great great grandfather was an Englishman from my mother's side who worked as a British army,good friend!!!🏋🏻♂️
Is there a vid about the Serbian Empire that include Greece? Did they agree, or how did that happen?
It has been well documented that the reason the Romans and later the English could not conquer Scotland was not due to resistance but because of midges. The Antonine wall built by the Romans was constructed of timber and turf, which when made damp by the inclement Scottish weather, made the perfect conditions for midges. No medication was available back then and the constant itchiness became infected due to scratching. This caused the occupants to beat a hasty retreat. Even today, mere tourists are advised to medicate before going there. You can be wandering peacefully through the spectacular Scottish landscape when suddenly clouds of the bloodthirsty creatures appear out of nowhere and attack relentlessly.
Why can't I watch the Jacobite rising, this video is now for sponsors. You said that sponsors get access to videos before everyone else, but you didn’t say that some videos are exclusively now only for sponsors!😔😭
Love how Scone Abbey is labelled as Stone Abbey in the map 😂
They probably thought an abbey named after a bakery product was an error!
Got any vidros with a brief description of the last 500 years ? For travelers seeking to be culturally sensitive ?
@TheMelbournelad What exactly was the circumstance there with England being conquered by Scotland?!
Is the playback volume low..?
Year 1296 this is more than decade !! let Scotland Free 💙 long history!!!!!!!!!
next video: all wars everywhere, ever
Long live Scotland. Greatest country in history 💙🤍
Hate crime bill, men in womens prisons 😂😂😂😂
Esco tilled land vs angled land
Such a series of unfortunate circumstances makes me consider foul play.
Robert the Bruce and other lord was just a cowards. William fight for Scottland without the help of these cowards. Because they know if they win the war Sir William will be the King of Scotland. So these coward playef Neutral and wait for the throne to be given to them if England won. Imagine if Robert The Bruce and othet Lords help Sir William? Im a Filipino and I love Scottland. And I love Sir William Wallace. Damn that was brave! ❤
Your understanding is lacking, somewhat.
Wallace wasn't fighting for the common Man. He was fighting for himself. He was minor nobility, so didn't have as much to lose as the main players, such as Bruce. The Nobles had much to lose by running in blindly. They had lands in England, remember, Scottish Nobles were of Norman stock, just like the English Nobles. They were of the same blood, and had in fact moved north from England where their families/ancestors all had land and therefore, money, and therefore, standing.
Bruce and many other Scottish Nobles were well known for fighting with the English when it suited them, then fighting against the English when it suited them.
Wallace would NEVER have been crowned King of Scots, he wasn't Noble enough, he was of Welsh stock(Wallace has the same etymology as Wales, and means 'foreigner'.) and therefore a Briton, not Norman. Andrew de Moray was the main hero, not Wallace. de Moray was the seasoned soldier. He had been involved in the taking of Carlisle in 1296 along with his Father, Sir Andrew de Moray. He was captured at the Battle of Dunbar(mentioned in this video), his Father was also captured and imprisoned in London, where he died. Andrew de Moray was imprisoned at Chester Castle. He escaped in the winter of 1296, and made his way North to his Fathers lands, whereupon he raised an army and went about freeing the settlements and Garrisons. Wallace moved North, de Moray moved South and the two armies amalgamated in Perth, from where they made their way to Stirling.
It was indeed de Moray's leadership, experience and tactics which won the day at Stirling Bridge. Sadly, de Moray was mortally wounded and would die several months later as a result. Wallace didn't know how to lead an army, or tactics, and he totally messed up at Falkirk, choosing the wrong ground and tactics. The Scottish army was wiped out, and he ran. Once he came back, he was captured by a fellow Scot, Sir John de Menteith and sent to England for trial and execution.
Don't be fooled into believing Wallace was a hero, and Bruce was a coward. These were very different times. Freedom didn't mean the same then, as now, Independence was very different too.
Scott, well written and such an understanding of real history 👍
Great video, would have sounded better narrated by Liam Neeson 😁
Make a video over Indian sultanates and Mughal Empire
I traced my ancestry DNA to glasgow Scotland, to a man named John De Glasgow to the 1250 , 12th century, he was alive during the greatest king Scotland ever seen!
Robert De Bruce
😂
The descendant of a french Norman knight given land by William the conqueror (the descendant of Rollo the Norse viking who conquered lands from the Franks in what is now Normandy).!!
The de bruce's changed sides between England and Scotland so many times, I am surprised that Robert de Bruce knew what side he was on at Bannockburn.!!!!
As for your assertion about Scotland's greatest king, I think you need to read some real history.!!!
now all we got was Nicola sturgeon
Edward the 2nd not get killed by his own nobleman ?
17:35 NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
YES! LET MY SCOTTISH OBEY THE KING, SO NO ONE CAN BE TERRORISTS AGAINST OUR BELOVED MONARCH!
When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or die
They didn't want it enough. The English conquered everywhere that they actually wanted, but looked at Scotland and thought "nah, it's just full of Scots".
Why did they bother with all that effort as described in the video then?
@@werusdn someone doesn't recognise a very obvious pisstake when they come across one
@@adamnutley600aye, tbh only after a union between England and Scotland does the true empire be born, Scottish lads in redcoats sure changed the map of the world with the English.
scots are resilient as fuck
I mean at end of the day the Scots conquered England by 1700
Did they though? Did they?
@@sebe2255 yep
@@TheMelbournelad Least delusional Scot
@@sebe2255 actually I think my ancestral background is Danelaw
@@TheMelbournelad I mean it might be a tiny part, but the Danelaw was absorbed into England in the 9th century. They definitely no longer exist as a distinct ethnicity, and they haven’t for a thousand years. Your ancestral background is definitely more British/Anglo-Saxon by now
Because we are warriors by blood - the meaning of Calidonia is Unconquered land - I proud of my linage and would lways fight to protect it - we have a bloody history no wonder the romans couldnt do either. Ne Obliviscaris 'Never Forget'
A very ferocious war, I think Scotland did very well considering England was a medieval superpower with much greater reserves of weapons, armour, money and people.
OUTSTANDING GENTLEMAN BLOODY fantastic
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In the end, they just outspent us and bought the place
Free Scotland
We are free ya muppet
GTFO with your nonsense
Why couldn't England conquer Scotland? Have you met the Scots, not exactly a group of people you want to fight
30:50 "riding half dressed and bareback on his own horse" does not translate well into modern Scottish, haha
For all their talk of honour and chivalry, these medieval lords and knights were nothing more than greedy, scheming snakes. The lot of them. Being honourable is a bit like heterosexuality. If you constantly have to speak about it, changes are you're compensating for something.
Because England did not want to be utterly aweful at football ⚽
They defeated us, but it was all for the best.
Right how many americans are claiming ancestry on this vid???
Next one 2030 where everyone is in jail for hate crime
It will be the usa to that's global
As long as the Stone of Destiny sits in London, the Scots shall never be free.
It was returned to Scotland in 1996 to Edinburgh castle, and now sits in Perth where it belongs.
It’s just as well the stone of destiny has been in Edinburgh since 1996 and being moved up to Perth this year.
A stone has nothing to do with freedom. Freedom is decided by the spirit of the people.
Also The stone is in Perth 🏴
As a American I just learned about the stone fascinating also glad it was returned. Wales Scotland and England are one since WW1 i thought since you have been fighting together since then in all wars side by side even us Americans fought with you guys in ww2
We must Support The Independence of England from Scotland.👌
No
1. Its full of Scotts
First
Free Scotland🏴
I agree. The Scots are still not independent, and I doubt that full independence will really be achieved at any point in the future. Just from the standpoint of population and military power alone, England holds the upper hand and will continue to hold the upper hand should any conflict arise. And I mean this not just in the case of Scotland, but all of the Celtic peoples as well. The English outnumber the Celts combined, and the Celts would be hard-pressed to stand victorious against the English. And furthermore, why is the use of Gaelic and Welsh on the wane with all three of them?! Isn't language also a means by which national and ethnic identity is defined?! If the English language is spoken by the majority with all three peoples, doesn't that show where matters stand within the populace when it comes to separation and/or independence? And in regards to Ireland, part of it is still under English hegemony due to ethnic, national and sectarian politics, and who knows if full separation and/or independence will occur and take place!!!
You're assuming that Scots and Welsh have to militarily fight for their independence. That's a bit of a stretch, although not entirely an impossible scenario.
It's more likely that they'll secede when they see that there are greater benefits to being independent and in the EU, than being shackled by Westminster and an increasingly irrelevant England.
@@Emanon...It is absolutely a stretch and an impossible scenario. There won’t be civil war over this lmao
Ya’ll need to play less war games
why didnt edward just amalgamate scotland into england instead of choosing someone for the scottish crown. its what i do in medieval 2.
Bit more complicated in real life than saving a file and restarting whwn the seems start to crack in a game lol 👍
Scotland had the chance to vote for independence and said no 😮.Theres a lot of people in Scotland who are more British than the English...William Wallace would turn in his grave.
No he wouldn't, he wasn't a rebel, he was a Scottish Royalist and would respect people's loyalty to the crown.
He can't turn in his grave , he has no limbs
As a scot i agree . 🏴🇬🇧
He has no grave, his body was dissected and parts sent around the country.
Why would he.???
Have you got the parochial gene.!!????
Scotland had a queen named Yolanda? 😂
Soft power meant they never needed to.
Scotland and France always had an issue with England and made the oldest standing alliance, the Auld Alliance 🏴♥️🇫🇷 Gum bi sinn nar caraidean gu bràth!
The Auld alliance is not a standing alliance, it was formally dissolved in 1560 by the treaty of Edinburgh. It would have been the oldest alliance had it not been dissolved but as it was, the oldest surviving alliance is that between England and Portugal, that was never repudiated.
Scots have fought the French as fellow Brits more than they haven't as Scots
It's only pathetic SNP supporters that mix English with Gaelic.
And you look like a bawbag doing it.
WATP 🇬🇧 🏴
"They may take our lives! But they can never take our freedom!"- William Wallace
Declaration of Arbroath 1320.
For as long as a hundred of us remain alive, we will never on any conditions be subjected to the lordship of the English; for it is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we fight, but for freedom alone, which no good man gives up except with his life'.
Braveheart was a pathetic work of fiction, and the declaration of Arbroath was made in loyalty to the then Scottish crown, long since past those days, better together has been proven time and again. 🏴🏴🇬🇧
@@alexwallace5486Better together? Research what Westminster did with our oil in comparison to our neighbors Norway, a few interesting videos to show you how our resources have been stolen and squandered. Not only has Scotland been left to rot, North of England, Wales and Northern Ireland also have lowest GDP per capita in Western Europe, all our industrious ruined over the last 100 years, the SNP failed but they did so with an already weakened economy and their hands tied behind their backs. We are supposedly the 6th richest country in the world but you wouldn't notice it walking around Scotland. The Union has been failing our country for a very long time but keep burying your head in the sand pal. Norway are now one of the most oil rich nations and set up a private trust fund which is the richest of it's kind in the entire world worth billions today, the Scottish population with the exact same amount of oil no longer economically benefits from it because all of our oil was sold from underneath our feet to give massive tax cuts to the rich, you can thank Margaret Thatcher for that one, 1 simple research on CZcams you'll see for yourself and if it doesn't anger you I don't know what will, they've been stealing our resources for a long time and there's a good reason why they are desperate for us to stay in the Union whilst the media spreading lies about us to the English population saying we are a tax burden etc.
@@alexwallace5486Better together? Research what Westminster did with our oil in comparison to our neighbors Norway, a few interesting videos to show you how our resources have been stolen and squandered. Not only has Scotland been left to rot, North of England, Wales and Northern Ireland also have lowest GDP per capita in Western Europe, all our industrious ruined over the last 100 years, the SNP failed but they did so with an already weakened economy and their hands tied behind their backs. We are supposedly the 6th richest country in the world but you wouldn't notice it walking around Scotland. The Union has been failing our country for a very long time now, Norway have become one of the most oil rich nations and set up a private trust fund which is the richest of it's kind in the entire world worth billions today, the Scottish population with the exact same amount of oil no longer economically benefits from it because all of our oil was sold from underneath our feet to give massive tax cuts to the rich, you can thank Margaret Thatcher for that one, they've been stealing our resources for a long time and there's a good reason why they are desperate for us to stay in the Union whilst the media spreading lies about us to the English population saying we are a tax burden etc.
@@alexwallace5486Better together? Research what's happened to our oil in comparison to Norway, a few interesting videos to show you how they took our resources and wasted them. Not only has Scotland been massively let down, North of England, Wales and Northern Ireland also have lowest GDP per capita in Western Europe, all our industrious ruined over the last 100 years, the SNP failed but they did so with an already weakened economy and their hands tied behind their backs. We are supposedly the 6th richest country in the world but you wouldn't notice it walking around Scotland. The Union has been failing our country for a very long time now, Norway have become one of the most oil rich nations and set up a private trust fund which is the richest of it's kind in the entire world worth billions today, the Scottish population with the exact same amount of oil no longer economically benefits from it because all of our oil was sold from underneath our feet to give massive tax cuts to the rich, you can thank the Tories for that, there's a good reason why they are desperate for us to stay in the Union.
Scotland Forever!
As an American, I get it. we have North and South here that's broke out in severe violence in our young history. This is over a 1k years of off and on fighting very interesting to learn about some times I'm on England side but other times I pick scottland. I grew up in New England, so that's why I got into English history. My state/ commonwealth, as its still called, still has the English lions from when they controlled the colonies on some older buildings in Boston.
The north-south dynamic is very interesting indeed. And to think it was started before Scotland and England even existed. The romans essentially started it when they took over what is now England. Scotland was a bit too far north for them to stretch to to occupy for long enough, which basically gave 'England' the head start in population, infrastructure and weaponry. The divide of wealth and numbers was so evident that it ended up being roughly the same boarder long after the Roman empire ended. They were underdogs from the very start. Makes you wonder how things would have been different if the Roman empire had conquered the whole island. Would Scotland and France have taken over England? Maybe the British Empire would have never came to be. Then there wouldnt be a New England. It's crazy to think how far back it all goes. Then you think about wars today and how much impact it could have in another 1000 years
Wales isnt England
It was taken over by England
It was then
I'm a very British Scot and proud of it. I need no Frenchman or any other nationality to tell me what is best, as for English people making racist comments about Scots, well I served in the British army and again proud to have done so for my queen and country, unless you have done so, I suggest you look at the sacrifices made by Scots in service. A quarter of a million in two world wars from Glasgow alone. Show some respect.
👍🇬🇧👏👏
Well said sir thank you for your service 🇬🇧
Well said, but when Scots constantly make racist comments about the English it's apparently okay...
Well I served in the army as well,but I believe in independence.
@@johnfitzpatrick4007 you are entitled to do so but please don't let ancient history influence your decision. As it stands Scotland has little to no infrastructure to go down that route and certainly cannot carry on the way things are. The snp have had 14 years to do something constructive and failed miserably and that isn't the fault of Westminster.,however, I fully respect your right to do as you please with your vote.
William ran off with a English gyal
Coz it’s a freezing cold dump
she was poisoned
We are too good,thats why england will never have control,but we will have full control of our own country.
As the English people have always said… if you really want independence, let the English vote on it 👋🏻😂
They know they’d have to join the EU where they’ll be in another union with even less representation hence why it’s all just noise about independence and never any real action
coz were sae fukin gid thats how.
Because We are that good, thats the reason !.
The English wonder why everyone hates them eh 😂
I don't hate them
Jealousy? Doesn't take rocket science mate
The future of Scotia and is sharia anyway.
🇬🇧🏴🏴
England rule and always will
King of Scots, not Scotland.
Same way nobody could conquer Afghanistan, Vietnam etc. Gorilla warfare is undefeatable
Soar Alba🏴🏴
Ah, a snp, jacobite waarmer.
You've got a SORE ARSE.!!???
Reasons
1. Scotland is full of Scotts
Most of us scots are proud brits 🇬🇧
Decent video but I'm not to happy about you labelling Wales as England 🤣
Wales at the time was annexed into the Englands territory, and still technically is
@@TheScotlanderwe ain’t in England
We’re not. But still to this day the English treat us like we’re their back garden. Independence is needed. 🏴
@@alynwillams4297 yea I agree we do need it 🏴
It was back then
ingland must be diveded into some independent countrys.its so injustice that england conquered wales,scotland and irland.
You do realise that these weren’t peacefully coexisting countries before the nasty English decided to become expansionist right?
Scotland is richer than almost all of England today, and if they of any of the other countries voted for independence they would get it.
The past was a murky place and people need to stop being so reductive on their opinions.
Need a tissue? 🧻
no it mustn't
BRAVEHEART !! a movie 1 million times better than all Monty Pythons!!
Braveheart was absolute pish.
You mean " brayfart "!!!!
@@edwardcampbell7513 Belter, mate 😅😅
Can I make one slight edit....
"Braefart"...
All credit to you though, man.. 👌🏼👍🏼
Jesus Loves You All
How do you know?
@@Doochos it is written in the Bible
@Muddybagclean Which was written by men thousands of years ago. You are simply quoting a series of book
Hahahah and they still are not independent
The scots the picks were the natives i mean come on now stop playing
but the English did read your history in the 13th century by Edward 1, in the 14th century by Edward 111, and in the 17th by Oliver Cromwell
The Scot’s were lucky they had the French to support them against the English. The English were not just fighting the Scot’s but had the French battles too. Most battles were between the English and French.
Also to note, the Scot’s were the original invaders centuries earlier and they came from Ireland who wiped out the Picts ( the Caledonians north British people) So the Scottish are not the indigenous people in Scotland (Caledonia) it was the Celtic Picts
The Scots are revolting
Longshanks did nothing wrong...
Ireland and USA are the only country to have stoped England tbh
England conquered Scotland a few times it was the Roman's that couldn't take Scotland
No they didn't 😂