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A true David v Goliath story of how the great 14th Century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert The Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat and repel the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.
I thought it was OK and worth a look though not worth another look. The costumes and sets were good and 14th Century Scotland was shown as being an integral part of western European society, which it was, and not as a 1st Century barbarian land beyond the wall as in Braveheart. And no kilts.
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Originally Posted by Irishtom29
I thought it was OK and worth a look though not worth another look. The costumes and sets were good and 14th Century Scotland was shown as being an integral part of western European society, which it was, and not as a 1st Century barbarian land beyond the wall as in Braveheart. And no kilts.
The Romans built two walls to deliberately carve up Britain, the one in Scotland is the Antonine Wall, built by AD 142, that has Scotland either side of it, and Hadrian's Wall, built by AD 122, which has England either side of it. The wall was mainly symbolic as well as defensive to the northern tribes. The Romans never conquered Scotland, but the Normans did for a while. I heard that Bruce was also Norman descent
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Outlaw King
