@jasonsterlingentertainment478
"Fire the trebuchet!!" "Wait, wait, wait! We surrender." "That's great, but it took us 3 months to make it, so we're gonna use it." One of the most real moments in a historical movie I've ever seen
@alexdavey8724
As a Scot and a Fifer I can fully empathise with the horse that would rather throw itself off a cliff than go to Kinghorn
@hardticket123
I would watch a 5-10 hour Robert The Bruce historically accurate series starring Chris Pine and Florence Pugh. No question.
@amyrat151
Greek fire is 50 percent Greek and 50 percent fire.
@o.mcneely4424
Just a quick note for History Buffs! The popular yellow dye for clothes at that time didn’t come from horse pee, but from weld, an extremely common weed. Stale urine was a common mordant (dye fixative) but it DID NOT color the fabric! Between weld (yellow), woad (another common weed that produced vivid blue and even certain shades of green with copper added) and madder (also a weed, whose roots produce bright reds and pinks), medieval Scotland was extremely brightly colored 🌈 Sincerely, A historical dye nerd 😅
@heffatheanimal2200
So love Aaron Taylor-Johnson's depiction of James Douglas in this film. Such an underrated actor
@Daksys-
When Monty Python is more historically accurate than many 'historical' movies. "He must be a king." "Why?" "He hasn't got shit all over him"
@YouTube
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@Cinemallennials
The accuracy of material culture in this film is unreal, look at the armor, the swords, the weaponry, the finer Celtic/Gaelic details are so great
@mladenkulic446
I love when History Buffs comes back with a new episode, at the right time.
@michaelhenderson7106
My favourite thing as a Scotsman is they used actual scottish castles and scottish Highlands which help with the magic and beauty of the landscape
@TheStrategos392
Robert The Bruce’s life was a great example of a man who was mentally tough and overcame tremendous adversity. He was also an exceptional military commander. A fascinating figure.
@GallowglassVT
Fun note that the film leaves out that I just remembered: Robert's younger brother, Edward (called Ewan in the film), later attempted to claim the title of High King of Ireland at his brother's behest and he held the title for a bit before he was killed in battle by Anglo-Irish forces. That makes him the last person to hold the title of Irish high king.
@ericwhite1942
48:23 lol here he mentions that yellow was a commonly used color because it was made using horse urine then a second later a wide shot with alot of ppl standing is shown and the guy front and center is wearing a yellow colored hat😅. I don't know if that was intentional but I laughed my ass off
@CZProtton
As a reenactor of an early 14th century Bohemian noble, I can tell you, the armour they have is extremely well done. The english are sometimes wearing wierd things on top of their chainmail, like Edwards golden plates which I have never seen anywhere, but the scots with their early bascinets, mail, aventails and early coat of plate are extremely spot on. Its not as well tailored as it should be, but I guess when creating a movie, you need to have the chainmail loose so you can use it on many people in different scenes, as its quite expensive to make even today. It might be the best depiction of armour I have seen in a movie since Arn the Knight Templar. I would expect a lot more greathelms... but I understand that acting in a greathelm is absolutely impossible as you cannot see the actor or out of the god damn thing :D
@darthsilversith667
I enjoyed this movie honestly. I wish Netflix would do more movies like this and “The King”. There’s so much potential for good stories in this time period.
@ashleywetherall
A couple of years ago I went to the Bannockburn museum. (Great place to visit) They said that contrary to Braveheart and Outlaw king, Edward II was not incompetent or a wimp. He was in fact badly advised and was actually very brave and a very accomplished Knight. Reports concur that he was dragged from the battlefield of Bannockburn by his bodyguard. He wanted to fight to his inevitable death..
@christopherclark5604
I loved this movie. At the end when Robert The Bruce was giving his pep talk. The part where he says I don't care who you fight for as long as you FIGHT!!! Cold chills
@josephweiss7164
Stannis with the crown he deserved
@kriegaffe10