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@mikhailabunidal9146 Жыл бұрын
Morning Bruce! How are your tours going so far ?
@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
churchill sent the first swatzika festooned miltary vehicles with "soldiers" into eire in 2020 .. balck 9watch/getapo) and tans (territotial army) they were called .. stole the cross of st brendan they did and his catahch not to worry nessie is dying agin i hear .
@susanthejew6351 Жыл бұрын
where do scots come from is really not that hard if a viking fucks an english woman = scot if a viking woman fucks an english man = irish :D
@Omni_Shambles Жыл бұрын
Dude. Complete bullshit, black history was so irrelevant at this time that you are just making up your own black history as you go along, to fit your narrative.. Pathetic. It is a shame that modern history is plagued by obscure tales of old.
@edmurks23611 ай бұрын
What do you know about the Flemish Knights who went to Wales and Scotland the Pendergasts descended from the Maurice de Prendegass who rode with William the Conquer in 1066 to England? and later went as knights to with Stongbow to Ireland.
@philipdemaeyer1665 Жыл бұрын
The book 1302 uprising in Flanders, tells the tale of Scottish and Flemish people. In Flanders there is a surviving logbook of a 13th century harbour master, with William Wallace his signature in. Eduard The first, had declared war on Flanders and putted blockade on our shores to hinder the cloth trade. We needed English wool for the cloth industry. Wallace stepped in and offered Scottish wool. So Scots became blockade runners. The count send 6000 men and arms to Scotland to help the Scottish army, including warfare experts. 1302 outside Kortrijk the Gilded spurs battle was waged. Clan Drummond came over to support Flanders. But a year later Flanders fell. The Flemish people in Scotland stayed and helped Robert the Bruce. So it happened that I got distant family in Scotland 😅 and why we still love Scotland and support a independent Scotland. 😊
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
That's definitely something I need to follow up on
@philipdemaeyer1665 Жыл бұрын
@@ScotlandHistoryTours I have the Dutch copy of the book, with my other books in my storage locker.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Is there an English version? Who is the author?
@philipdemaeyer1665 Жыл бұрын
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Book by Jan Frans Verbruggen and Rolf Falter. 1302 Opstand in Vlaanderen. I can’t find an English translation.
@eamonnclabby7067 Жыл бұрын
@@ScotlandHistoryTours and the origin stories of Dumfries, maybe...?..
@wouterl5316 Жыл бұрын
Being Flemish myself, I found this very interesting. 😊
@paulneeds Жыл бұрын
Queued to watch later, but I agree - this is intriguing! I work out to be half Flemish myself (both my mother’s parents were evacuees from Belgium during WWI) & my wife’s a Scot! We may have even more in common than we thought…
@wouterl5316 Жыл бұрын
@@paulneeds we are practically blood brothers! 😉
@stevepenney2073 Жыл бұрын
The smartest people in Europe in my opinion.
@wouterl5316 Жыл бұрын
@@stevepenney2073 Who am I to contradict you? ☺️ Heheh
@szymonbaranowski8184 Жыл бұрын
it's like Dutch in Poland still many people have surname Olender in northern regions close to sea brought nice technology and know how with themselves
@goossensmarianne5940 Жыл бұрын
I’m Flemish and have a love for Scotland. This video gave me a sence of pride. I know the chance of having an ansester in Scotland is very small, but it would make me proud. 🥰
@nodruj8681 Жыл бұрын
Just a bunch of invaders
@pjmoseley243 Жыл бұрын
nick sturgeon made the scottish people dutch its obvious
@21belgam Жыл бұрын
Don't be proud, be thankful.
@hammylauw9574 Жыл бұрын
I am not flemish, but Vlaanderen, educates, give me the opportunities to settle down, raised family etc. So I am sincerely thankful for Vlaanderen ❤😊.
@aiurea1 Жыл бұрын
@@hammylauw9574what is the diference between Flemish and Vlaanderen?
@vallovesnature8449 Жыл бұрын
This explains why Belgium shows up on my Ancestry dna list along with Scotland. Excellent video Bruce!🏴❤️
@superwout Жыл бұрын
Your kin ran off and got it on with a Scottish Las... hey better bring a bottle of your brew when you come to taste our strong blond beers
@vallovesnature8449 Жыл бұрын
@@superwout Sounds about right😉🍻
@firenter Жыл бұрын
As a Flemish person, I did not know there was such a massive emigration towards Scotland. I'd only heard about the exodus towards the Netherlands during the Reformation period. It's easy to forget how BIG of an industry textiles were back in the day and how that craftsmanship can relatively easily be transposed into other regions since these people would only need a loom to do their business unlike people like blacksmiths or carpenters that need whole workshops worth of tools.
@danytalloen Жыл бұрын
Actually, a loom is more complicated than a forge and anvil, the difference is in the supply of the raw materials.
@SuperDirk1965 Жыл бұрын
Jaja, ook hier woonden er "gelukzoekers". Stemt tot nadenken dat we wel wat vriendelijker mogen zijn tegenover diegenen die van elders naar hier komen om te trachten een menswaardig leven op te bouwen.
@imwinningthisone76139 ай бұрын
When you say you're a Fleming... Do you mean ethnically or officially? Because Flanders has its own specific genetic mix and is only West/east/zealandic and french flanders
@bartvandenhaute4019 Жыл бұрын
Maybe this explains why we, the Flemish, are so supportive of Scotland. I went on a holiday there long ago and it’s one of those vacations you never forget. We were greeted everywhere with a kindness you rarely see somewhere else. My dad did tell me about the history of Flanders and Scotland but I never knew the connection was so deep. Thx for this, very good, lesson in Scottish/ Flemish History. Subbed and liked.
@RobotronSage Жыл бұрын
People seem to forget that Great Britain is essentially a Germanic country. I'm British but i've been living in the Netherland for the past 20 odd years. Old English is a highly Germanic language closely related to Dutch and German, etc.
@bartvandenhaute4019 Жыл бұрын
@@RobotronSage In the end we all have influences from each other in Western Europe. You just never hear the details (unless you search for those).
@armandfleming2371 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for an informative video! My paternal ancestor was born in North Carolina in 1785 to Scottish immigrants. His name was Robert Alexander Fleming.
@bartstyl4021 Жыл бұрын
So your ancestors were flemmish, since fleming is a decendant from the flemmish. Greetings from belgium and flanders (we lost many flemmisch territory) but language and culture still survives in 6.7milj flemmisch people
@jefvangils4003 Жыл бұрын
Also clan Sutherland should have been founded by a flemish. Foreskin son of Murray.
@nachoconazodiablo1234 Жыл бұрын
I always thought that the Flemish and Scottish tones sounded quite similar in ways. This explains it!
@gwens2463 Жыл бұрын
True! I'm Flemish and from the Anglophone accents I "know" (take that with a grain of salt), I find Scottish accents to be the easiest to mimic. It feels more natural to my mouth muscles if you will haha. The biggest factor is probably the R for me, it just feels rrright.
@wesleydebaeck2975 Жыл бұрын
being flemish and having been interested in the history of all people from my region i absolutely had no idea about this. there isn't even a mentioning of this in our basic history classes. happy to have found you. i have a whole new section of history to learn about.
@JimmyRJump Жыл бұрын
As a Fleming I couldn't resist subscribing to such astute and deep-delving historic review. My thanks comes a-floating across the channel. Warm greetings from Antwerp.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Welcome on board
@philipdemaeyer166510 ай бұрын
Groeten uit Puurs-Sint-Amands, in Antwerpen hebben ze een leuk Schots caffè. Aldus wat ik heb gehoord.
@imwinningthisone76139 ай бұрын
When you say you're a Fleming... Do you mean ethnically or officially? Because Flanders has its own specific genetic mix and is only West/east/zealandic and french flanders
@philipdemaeyer16659 ай бұрын
@@imwinningthisone7613 hold it? Thats due to centuries of occupation. Classic Flanders where many Scottish people relate to, are the original Flemish people. Im ethnically 98% Flemish and 2% Spanish (due to a marriage of my ancestor with a Spanish lady. I have relatives in clan Murray of Athol. Historically was Flanders in those days, the little America 🇺🇸 of Western Europe. Eventually subdued by its more authoritarian neighbours. But modern Scotland 🏴 is more related to old Flanders then to the modern one.
@imwinningthisone76139 ай бұрын
@@philipdemaeyer1665 I'm not even sure what you're saying or whether you even understand what i asked.
@lilitheden748 Жыл бұрын
I’m from Flanders😄. This piece of history I didn’t know about. It’s great to learn about our ancestors.
@kimpoesse6699 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing this video! My maden name is Fleming and I have traced my ancestors all the way back to coming over from Belgium in the 1100. So proud of my Scottish and Fleming heritage! Let the Deed Shaw!
@gijsv8419 Жыл бұрын
There is also a big Scottish influence in the Netherlands, since 1500. Mercenaries and sailors married Dutch women. I have 2 Scottish ancesters. One known, one unknown.
@pieter7360 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Antwerp, Flanders! I had no idea how significant our shared history is. Thanks.
@svendhooghe6725 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. Usually our history gets a bit muddy since we often get viewed as Dutch or German in books. Also kinda explains why I've never met a Scott I didn't connect with.
@gerryphilly53 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another informative video. The successive waves of Flemish immigrants to Scotland was a surprise. I tended to think that outside of large events, like the Norman invasion, populations of European countries didn’t relocate. And I hadn’t realized the economic opportunity textile manufacture afforded was a factor. I always learn something from your work.
@szymonbaranowski8184 Жыл бұрын
and that they kept commercial bond with home center it's like Vikings really conquering but everything was sent home making Scandinavia really rich bonds of kingship help in business
@jujutrini8412 Жыл бұрын
Huguenots fled Europe in 16th and 17th centuries. People ran away from the Netherlands during the Eighty Years War and they also fled and relocated when the Spanish Inquisition was at its most powerful. There are loads of other times when there were waves of populations running away from European countries. Scottish people scarpered during the Highland clearances. When Britain shipped a load of people over to Australia that was a wave of migration too.
@beth12svist Жыл бұрын
Economic opportunities have always been good reasons to relocate. It's part of why Czechia ended up with the large German populations that caused trouble in the 20th century (back in the Middle Ages when a good deal of the country was not yet settled, Germans were invited over to help build new villages). And why nowadays we have a big Vietnamese minority. (What I always find interesting is how it comes that people from a certain country prefer to move to a certain other country, forming these large minorities. In that, inevitably a certain degree of cultural affinity plays a role, but what that affinity is isn't always clear.)
@bartsymons3477 Жыл бұрын
I'm Flemish... never looked at it this way, really learned some new things. I already liked your vids, now I like them even more 😀
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
I'm delighted
@DMurrayNYFL5 ай бұрын
Careful Bruce or we're all gonna start referring to you as Prof.Fummey!
@neiloflongbeck5705 Жыл бұрын
Those tile roofs can be found up and down the east if England as well, for the exact same reason. The tiles often came as ballast on the tradeships that took the wool back to Flanders.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Indeed
@callumgordon1668 Жыл бұрын
I’m from St Andrews and obviously I’m watching your video. I’ve mentioned before I studied the wars of independence for SYS history. A factoid that’s stuck with me over 40 years later is that when Edward and his English army sacked Berwick at the beginning of those wars and murdered almost everyone, the Flemish merchants in the town defended their guild house against the English to the last man.
@RobertScottAudio Жыл бұрын
This does good to my heart. Born in Flanders; Scottish dad. Thanks for this! Subbed!
@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 Жыл бұрын
I'm Dutch and we have some towns in Zeeland with Scottish buildings.
@pietjepuk4203 Жыл бұрын
At the beginning of the 19th century, Scottish troops were stationed in Zeeland. Unfortunately, half of them died of malaria. Perhaps there were soldiers left behind who built the buildings.
@Watakaiki Жыл бұрын
You sir are a natural educator!
@robertobruselas3952 Жыл бұрын
I am blowing away by your excellent historical knowledge. I live in Flanders, Brugge (Bruges), Gent(Ghent) and Antwerp are the most beautiful places to connect with the stories of spinners, weavers... The first known earliest industrialization Hotspot in the world. In the early Middle age Flanders was the place to be. They came from Asia, The Far East, all over Europe, to find the finest weavers and spinners and clothes shops. Thank you for this great peace of art.
@Reaktora Жыл бұрын
me living and being a flemisch guy i'm amazed honestly.
@roelvandenbergen611 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Just mentioning that the historical Flanders is not the current one (as on the map shown). The regions of Brabant, Antwerp and Limburg only became Flemmish after beiing conquered by France (circa 1795). The OG Flanders was (more or less) West Flanders (Brugges), East Flanders (Ghent), little part of current north France (Dunkirk, St Omaars, Kassel…) and a part of Zeeuws Vlaanderen (Terneuzen, Breskens).
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure I said that
@jorenbosmans8065 Жыл бұрын
I think he mentioned that, but it was confusing with the map and less in depth. We really shouldn't have made such confusing terms.
@jorenbosmans8065 Жыл бұрын
@@ScotlandHistoryToursI think you did, but just as Roel I was doubtful. It is just a hot topic in Belgium. But it is a great video and you did your best making it clear that is is different from today's Flanders.
@trystandavies7249 Жыл бұрын
I'm originally from South Pembrokeshire in Wales and the Flemish had a an impact there during the Middle Ages.
@janethadley9162 Жыл бұрын
I only got your video 26 minutes ago here in south africa this was very informative how one nation had so much influence on another nation I wish you well in your lecture at the theater I off course will not be attending but I will be there in spirit thank you for your wonderful and very interesting video's
@danyboesmans8585 Жыл бұрын
So by moving to Scotland I came back to my roots😊
@Wee_Langside Жыл бұрын
Excellent once again Bruce, Scottish history is fascinating. It reminded of a couple of things from way back in my memory. Flemish merchants defended Berwick on Tweed twice in the Wars of Independence, first when Longshanks invaded and the Flemish merchants were the last to be defeated? Then again in 1333. The other is that there are a number of linguistic similarities between Doric and Flemish. The one example I remember, it's 60 years ago Bruce, is binoculars in Flemish is something like Feerkeeker phonetically and understandable to most Scots. When I was at school we had a teacher from the Inverurie area and who had a strong accent and we thought was a German
@MarcusCactus Жыл бұрын
"Verrekijker", meaning far-looker.
@Innes771 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see this covered! Coming from a Scoto-Flemish family (Innes) with direct relation to the chief branch, I'm always keen to let people know of the Flemish involvement in our history. Also glad you noted that "Flemish" is actually more of a catch-all-term for the folk of the Low Countries, who all spoke the same variant of "Old Dutch" until about the 1400s and were almost indistinguishable from one another. So actually many families trace back to Holland, Brabant, Luxembourg, etc. Even "Berowald the Flemish" was likely from the Holland-based Lords of Egmond. I'm also glad you touched on the Moray-swamp-draining thing. It always makes me laugh that one of the major reasons the Flemish were brought over was to help in the great war against the sea, the Dutch eternal enemy! (the word Innes itself refers to the Islands formed by consistent flooding in the lands we came to own, reminiscent of the Dutch "Terpen".)
@johngamba4823 Жыл бұрын
I live in St Andrews! Oddly enough I always get asked ( by other Scottish people) ‘where do you come from?’ because they don’t seem to think any of us natives are left
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Aye
@kathleennagwak1761 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the history lesson of my family.
@tmmccormick86 Жыл бұрын
There's a bit of modern French, too; I've ancestors on my mom's side who were Huguenots in the 1600s that emigrated to Scotland with about 50 other families, all from the same area of Gascony. Many would participate in the plantation of Ulster, but there are still some surnames that have survived- like Gaston.
@jvgreendarmok Жыл бұрын
One of the areas I'm particularly interested in is the influence of other cultures on Scotland, so this is exactly the kind of video that appeals to me. 🙂
@jannes3290 Жыл бұрын
Learned a lot from this video. I learned some of Flemish migrants to Britain, but here in Flanders we generally don't know our ancestors influence on Scotland. Great video!
@itsunnyhere1314 Жыл бұрын
In Kilmarnock our oldest building is the Laigh Kirk in dutch laag kerk, sounds the same when spoken in scots or dutch. Also we don't say number two and seven here but nummer twe and seevan and everyone here says coo not cow same as the dutch.
@PigIA Жыл бұрын
I’m American, but my grandmother’s paternal line comes from Flemish merchants who came to Scotland in the middle ages
@wulfheort8021 Жыл бұрын
Flanders is so small and yet left such a big footprint on history. God bless you, very distant relative of mine.
@koenstrobbe8101 Жыл бұрын
This is fascinating. As a flemish, I had no idea about this link with Scotland. Thank you, I learned something!
@kierangoddard2198 Жыл бұрын
One great Scottish dish is Stovies. However, it is the Flemish Stoovlees that are still popular in Belgium, South Africa, and as Coddle. In Dublin. probably it was probably introduced by King William 111 troops.
@TheTimelord62 Жыл бұрын
Another insite to this land we love. One day i hope we can write a new chapter of this land. That brings us a second golden age.
@faeembrugh Жыл бұрын
One of my Great-great grandfathers was from the Netherlands and where did he end up? Building some massive bridge linking Fife and Lothian. Never went home.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Wise choice
@krackerman3628 Жыл бұрын
I did always wonder why the moors west of Stirling were called "Flanders Moss"... now I know... thanks!
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
There ye go
@gavinhalliday5231 Жыл бұрын
Really excellent Bruce. I hadn’t thought so much of Flemish influence in Scotland other than via the trade routes, so this video was a real eye opener.
@jo-anbryson466 Жыл бұрын
Great info once again, love your stories.
@CobraChicken101 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting this knowledge out there for the masses. I found out about the link between Scottland and Flanders a few decades ago when i was an exchange student. A few Scottish students ( one who is now a well known international TV news host😉) , educated me on the issue. I was brought up a flemish nationalist and got fed history for breakfast, lunch and supper, so i figured i pretty much knew it all ( a young mans hubris 😂) , but i wasnt aware of this connection up untill then. Great video, keep up the good work. ✌️❤️
@Hoaxzey Жыл бұрын
You just earned yourself a sub, great video. Greetings from Northern Flanders 🖐🏼
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@rksnj6797 Жыл бұрын
Your history videos teach us an important lesson that nations are built not just by its native peoples but also those who immigrated from other countries. Seems like Flemington is the Springfield of Scotland. In the US, there's a town named Springfield every 30 miles! I grew up in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, PA, USA. When you mentioned Roxburgh, the name jumped out at me. One of the name origin stories is that the area was named Roxburgh by a wealthy surveyor who settled in the area. Later the spelling was changed to Roxborough. Another tale is that the area was named by a monk who named the area because foxes "burrowed in the rocks" around his home. I think the former theory holds more water than the latter.
@Pippis78 Жыл бұрын
And really there mostly isn't true natives, just earlier immigrants.
@qiqi26925 ай бұрын
As a Flemish, why does my heart glow , learning of this wonderous past ? We’ve been in Scotland and absolutely loved it. Not only the stunning nature , but also the soul of the Scottish! So much different than the English .. we really could feel the difference with the English and feeling connected to the Scottish … Scot’s are more straightforward, more genuine , more modest. Traits that the Flemish really connect to . We as Flemish often don’t have a big pride or ego towards our “ country” , exept for the food , and maybe arts , we are not really patriotic , more like pessimistic . Personally I believe it originates from being “ the doormat of Europe “ neighboring bigger countries that come to clash , cross and fight smack in the middle where we live . ( remember world war 1& 2 and maybe 3 ? ) over the centuries we were swallowed assimilated and conquered time after time to other cultures , languages .. we learned to adapt , and now we are known all over for : being multilingual , a. It reserved . Have our dinner like it was our last. helping other people out who have no clue how to express themselves in another country. Diplomacy is our middle name , and compromise our main tool in European politics . So if you wonder why the capital of Europe is in Brussels , and not in Paris or Berlin ? Because when a war starts , the first bomb will probably fall on Flemish heads . So maybe , maybe , we have JUST enough time to flee once again to beautiful Scotland !❤
@jorispattyn9690 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, and even surprising, to learn this, to me, Flemish born (and still living there). Great!
@rikkety Жыл бұрын
I have been fascinated and educated by your in-depth videos. I am 2nd generation Australian. My family name is Taylor, or the Clan Cameron. Taylor is originally from the French name, Tailleur ( cutter ). My grandfather was originally from Dunfermline.
@royagilmore Жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. I think the Flemish are often overlooked, but as this video points out, they made significant contributions to Scotland. 👍
@cindyvelez_gutierrez Жыл бұрын
@royagilmore No we just often get confused by others for being Germans, Dutchmen or even Frenchmen...
@dezmondwhitney1208 Жыл бұрын
I Thought that this was a most interesting summary of a part of your history. Well Done and Thank You.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@msampersand7399 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I've been curious about this for a while. I'm Flemish and interested in history, and we never heard anything about Flemings in Scotland at school. (Then again, we never heard about William the Conqueror's Flemish friends either, so on the whole we learnt very little about the Flemish in the British Isles.) I was stunned to learn about the Flemish roots of Scottish noble families - especially the sneaky ones with 'very Scottish' surnames. Now I need to read up on the impact of the Norman Conquest on Scotland, which I've clearly been underestimating.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@TheChill001 Жыл бұрын
I knew about the flemish mercenaries that supported King Stephen in England, but this is new and fascinating for me. Btw, yes...I'm from Flanders
@97VF75010 ай бұрын
I descend from Gilbert de Ghent's 3rd son Walter, founder of the Lindsay's.. His brother the 4th son Robert, not only supported King Stephen of England, but became his Chancellor.
@charlesarmstrong5292 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting Bruce. Tanks for yet another bit of Scottish history enlightenment.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Chris-mm1tv Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. I’m a scouser who’s just done a DNA test, found lots of Scottish DNA I never knew about. Building the family tree I’ve found loads of Scottish Flemings. Knew absolutely nothing about this part of history, so thank you for this great video.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@dudefrombelgium Жыл бұрын
When i was in Schotland i started wondering, some of their accents sounds like a really heavy flemish accent. Could they be related? Turns out there is a relation, called it!
@euansmith3699 Жыл бұрын
Another fascinating look back in to history. Thanks, Bruce.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@grahamleiper1538 Жыл бұрын
I read somewhere my name might have Flemish roots (a long time ago). Essentially basket maker (probably making lobster kreels or maybe nets) and potentially came up the coast with the fishing. Lot of Leipers in the Aberdeen area.
@splankhoon Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you. From a Flemish historian. 🙂
@gerrypowell2748 Жыл бұрын
Keep telling folk who are slow to understanding that we are all a mixed breed🏴
@kaudjar Жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only person who ranked Guid Sir Douglas as the top boy. Great video, as always
@Hispandinavian Жыл бұрын
I speak the language of choking and coughing called Dutch, but I like hearing Flemish.
@bstrac Жыл бұрын
Very interesting (as usual). My paternal Grannie was Fleming from Glasgow.
@chris-terrell-liveactive Жыл бұрын
I've been wondering about this link with the Low Countries for a while, since moving to a village not far from Kincardine and noticing the local dykes and polder (reclaimed) fields and the pantiles and other features of the old houses that remind me of Dutch houses from the Zuiderzee Museum. Culross had a trading link from a long way back but I didn't realise the roots went back to 1066. Thank you. I'll look at the other videos too.
@elendil7 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you, Bruce! I hope the tickets to your shows sell oot!
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Selling well at the moment
@jamesmcmurray5750 Жыл бұрын
Always a fountain of information. Thank you for sharing this history. Anything about Flemish or the area of Moray always catches my attention. You are gifted. I enjoy your videos.
@rorymax8233 Жыл бұрын
So enjoyable and informative, thank you. 👏👏👏
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Thank YOU
@noahbrown6970 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos man! I'm from the West Country and, although there's still some Celtic influence left in our little subculture (mainly thanks to Cornwall), easily the biggest 'foreign' influences on our general/traditional ways of life are France and Frisia, with perhaps a smidgeon of Saxony and Denmark chucked in too. So to find out about the impact the Flemish people had on Scotland was really fascinating! Although it did make me chuckle a little, cause even when we look at the countries that invaded/resettled us, there's still a north-south divide 😂 I recently bought The Kingis Quair on Kindle recently, and would love to hear your thoughts on it, and maybe a more detailed historical breakdown of its history than most folks can find :) For those unaware, The Kingis Quair (means The King's Book in England) is an epic poem written by King James I of Scotland, in part autobiographically about his capture by the English whilst travelling to France in 1406 and the years of imprisonment that followed under the yoke of Kings Henry IV, V, and VI of England. Now I must admit that I can't read Scots Gaelic (learning Irish, so maybe that'll help me out at some point), so I 'picked up' an excellent modern English translation by Jenni Nuttall, and from what I've read so far its been marvellous. Beautifully lyrical, with a great blend of realism and fantastic flair, its a great insight into both the lifestyle and mindset of Scottish royalty, and the medieval wars between England and Scotland that ended up significantly shaping both of our countries' histories and cultures
@alicemilne1444 Жыл бұрын
Nice comment. Just a wee note on "The King's Quair": It was written in Middle Scots, not in Gaelic. The word "quair" is related to the English word "quire". It originally meant a quantity of 24 sheets of paper. This was back in the days when paper was made by hand in large sheets and then cut to size. One quire was a 20th of a ream (480 pages). The word quire has fallen out of use today in English, but you can still occasionally hear "ream" in the phrase "he wrote reams and reams of text". The word "quair" does also mean book in Scots. It orriginally referred to loose sheets of paper that had been bound into a book. It is still occasionally used in Scotland in the title of books. For example, I have a poetry anthology from 1960 that was put together for Scottish schools called "Poet's Quair". Then there is the trilogy by Lewis Grassic Gibbon: A Scots Quair. It's about the early 20th century in the northeast of Scotland. Fascinating reading.
@noahbrown6970 Жыл бұрын
@@alicemilne1444 1) Thanks for that clarification, I actually found that super informative and helpful :) 2) Only when talking about poetry and language would it make sense for someone to say "Just a wee note" and then write something nearly as long as the original comment 😂 that's not a diss btw, genuinely something I do on a regular basis when talking to friends 😂😂😂
@alicemilne1444 Жыл бұрын
@@noahbrown6970 😂😂😂
@nolongerlistless Жыл бұрын
Maith thú, a Noah!
@noahbrown6970 Жыл бұрын
@@nolongerlistless Go raibh maith agat, ciallaíonn sé sin go leor!
@angrybudgie1617 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for filling in a gap in the history of my ancestors from Flanders. I wonder if I go back far enough I'll find one intrepid economic migrant to Scotland.
@belgianlegion Жыл бұрын
I as a Belgian 🇧🇪 Always have got a soft spot for the Scots,
@ggbel33204 ай бұрын
Dit gaat over VLAANDEREN niet BeLgIĖ.
@musicfunlax12244 ай бұрын
There are no belgians
@pollyduron674 Жыл бұрын
Another great video. I love how you tell stories of all the different groups that helped make Scotland what it is today. Very interesting. ❤.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Thanks Polly
@johnmurray1529 Жыл бұрын
Bruce you are one of my favorite historians. Anytime you touch upon Murray history I get excited. Especially since I'm in the states and don't have all that history in my backyard. Cheers!
@ly055sco Жыл бұрын
Look forward to these videos every Saturday morning. See you in Dunfermline with my Dad in November. You're a good man Bruce.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@BIGBEN9999999 Жыл бұрын
Wow, always had like an instinctive bond with Scotland. But never realised our shared history. Great vid, absolutely interesting. Greatings and thankx from Ghent!
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
I've been to Ghent. My sister lived there for two years
@BIGBEN9999999 Жыл бұрын
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Always welcome for another visit!
@nature_photography_yukon4 ай бұрын
Having a Flemish dad and Scottish grandparents it's fascinating to learn this, thanks for sharing.
@phillipallen3259 Жыл бұрын
Well done Bruce! Bravo!
@johnmurray2995 Жыл бұрын
At last, the Freskin de Moravia content I've been waiting for!
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
😜
@therabbithole-sn5yb Жыл бұрын
Another great video Bruce, you are a wealth of knowledge. I look forward to Saturdays for your new videos. Thanks Bruce
@ivyateve Жыл бұрын
Watching a channel about Scots and Scottish history and learning more about my own country... guess that explains why I like Scots
@stephensandiford3981 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruce, my Mother’s maiden name is Cindy Bruce. I have always read things saying they were from Normandy, but for years I have been seeing very good evidence they were from Bruges originally. The Bruce coat of arms has a blue azure lion it identical to the one of the city of Bruges in Flanders.
@97VF75010 ай бұрын
Bruce changed his arms to that of his origin, after a senior member of the family showed up and married a Scot and held land and title. As his line was not of a first son he was obligated to change.
@fatheryed9248 Жыл бұрын
Great videos, I love it. Well made. Great narration. You should be getting 1000’s of subscribers!
@katiemoyer8679 Жыл бұрын
👏👏👏🎉 yeah, it’s Saturday and a new vid has appeared on -Scotland History Tours-‼️🫶🏻 thank you.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
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@folkloreadventures Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I have family from my motherline with the surname Bremner who lived and worked in Moray during the 18th and 19th centuries. As a descendant, I'm now in Tasmania, Australia, in part due to the St. Andrews Immigration Society and I've always been fascinated by my family's complex history. Your video really highlights the role the Flemish had in creating modern day Scotland and beyond.
@flemishlion69 Жыл бұрын
Greetz from Flanders
@pierresaelen3097 Жыл бұрын
As a Flemish Fleming I love your colorfull Scottish accent, though I can't think how we might ha e influenced it. On the other hand: I laughed when in a pub in Scotland they proposed me 'offva'l and explained me what is was made of. To me this seems to come from the Flemish/Dutch word 'afval' (falling off, meaning: waste). Unless the Anglo-Saxons had a similar word. Cheers from Bruges in Flanders.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Both seem possible
@pierresaelen3097 Жыл бұрын
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Indeed
@ponyote Жыл бұрын
Having lived in Elgin, Texas, United States my ears always go up when I hear you say Elgin.
@davescott1491 Жыл бұрын
Wow. What a wonderful history lesson. Great job. Heading to Scotland in September and you have added excitement and understanding to our journey. Le taing!
@janejohnstone5795 Жыл бұрын
This is very interesting and informative...history is soo...fascinating....
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@michaelbolger745 Жыл бұрын
Picardy place in Edinburgh, was named after Flemish weavers/ lace makers
@alansmithee8831 Жыл бұрын
A'reyt Bruce. I was sure you would weave this into one of your stories eventually. Fascinating. When you mentioned the Lincolnshire town of Grantham, later famous for a Lady, I imagined it turning a former miner bright red and choking on his flem, here in Yorkshire. Flemming Toon, on the other hand reminded me of a Mackam watching History With Hilbert's video about the North East England football derby. Hilbert is Frisian and I then wondered if there would be enough Frisian impact on Scotland for a further video like this? Your local theatre is a gem, by the way.
@ANota-og2yp Жыл бұрын
This is fascinating!! I had no idea of the link between Scotland and Flanders and the influence that the Flemings had. I myself am genealogically connected to Flanders, I descend from Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (my 25th GGF) through his sons Robrecht I "The Frisian" Count of Flanders, Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders and Henegouwen (both through the houses of Leuven, Flanders, Alsace, Boulogne and Brabant) and from his daughter Mathilde of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, through their daughter Adela, Countess of Blois. Stephen I of England, the House of Boulogne and the House of Brabant. The old castle of the Counts of Flanders still exists, the castle Het Gravensteen in Ghent where the counts lived from 1180 to 1353.
@roundiehouse Жыл бұрын
This is excellent stuff. "Stickin' out", as we used to say in Belfast. I like what you do.
@roelantverhoeven371 Жыл бұрын
small but important side note is that in the past Flanders was not entirely the same as the region in Belgium we nowadays refer to as Flemish. the county of Flanders was almost exclusively west of the scheldt river, on the east of that river was the duchy of Brabant. Antwerp, nowadays the largest flemish city as it's often called, was in Brabant. Brabant, as a wool producing country as well, also had links with Great Britain, but far less with Scotland than the county of Flanders had. about half of the county of Flanders is in france nowadays. Lille once was it's capital.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
I believe I did say in the video that the borders, like those of Scotland have varied over the years
@imwinningthisone76139 ай бұрын
@@ScotlandHistoryToursI don't think its borders changed as much as it just disappeared after the Spanish took over. Flanders, just like Brabant, Namur or Limburg etc were small medieval states of the Holy Roman Empire and are now just provinces within Belgium encompassing roughly the same region as these states did. This of course is just nitpicking, so it doesn't matter. Amazing video!
@robrecht19176 ай бұрын
You bet! I have read that book a couple of times and its contents convinced me of what you are putting forward! Dank U zeer!!😁
@jonnyxs892 Жыл бұрын
Great story telling as always Hope your well big man 👊🏼
@philipgrier9376 Жыл бұрын
Another interesting and engaging video. Well done Bruce.
@ScotlandHistoryTours Жыл бұрын
Thanks Philip
@chickenhunter4694 Жыл бұрын
Huh didn't know my people had this history with the scotts🤯 Great video btw, it was fun to learn a bit more about our countries pasts Cheers from gent (ghent) belgium
@StephenWestfall-ue8ks4 ай бұрын
I was looking for a history of Flanders and this came up, so informative and ties in with a lot of what was mentioned in the historical fiction "pillars of the earth" and subsequent books by Follet, thanks so much!