I’m working on a history project in which we have to compare a historical movie to actual events and then state weather the movie is historically accurate or not. I ended up doing BraveHeart.
However I seem to be having trouble tracking down the information I need. I need information on medieval Scottish Weaponry, Medieval English Weaponry, medieval military tactics and commanding (For example the flags being used to order units around the battlefield in the movie), medieval English and Scottish clothes and armours and medieval medicine.
I really only need links to sites with the information. I don’t need sites selling replica swords though, that’s all I’ve been able to find thus far.
There is currently a programme airing on British TV called A History Of Scotland that might be useful. One of the early episodes actually focuses on Braveheart and compares the film to the reality and gives some good historical context that you might find useful: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/ You can watch the episodes online here and there are other resources and debates there too.
You could also try contacting the company that run this website: http://www.plantagenet-events.co.uk/ They do historical re-enactments at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, UK which is where Edward II was murdered (this happened not long after the action in Braveheart so I would expect that the weaponry, tactics etc would be similar) or this could be a good place to start too: http://www.skirmishmagazine.com/ You can order back issues so hopefully one of them covers your time period
Other good places to try might be the websites that go with medieval castles - I can only think of Warwick and Alnwick castles off the top of my head but there are bound to be more and they quite often have displays of historical artifacts like those you mention.
This page mentions medieval warfare - it focuses mainly on Wales so there may be some differences, but still mentions how the English of Edward I attacked Wales and there are some good suggestions at the bottom for further reading: http://www.castlewales.com/warfare.html
it may also be called Brave Heart. it is about a Scottish guy named William Wallace
i got it free on frost wire
I googled all over the show and it’s taking me too long to find it, please see if you can help me find it quicker???
Not sure if this is the same song but I found the intro:
http://www.harptabs.com/song.php?ID=2562
Here is my christmas list for this year. I am a 14 y/o girl…what should i add/take away?
*=really want
:)=like
Back to the Titanic CD *
Gone with the Wind DVD *
Revolutionary Road DVD 
Wicked Cd (original broadway cast) *
Nintendogs DS (dachshund and friends) *
Christmas Carol game DS *
Guitar hero DS
New Music stand *****************
LL bean duffel bag (large and small) ~the reason i am asking for this is because I am going on a class trip to chicago in the spring and i don’t own any luggage….
Twilight DVD
New moon soundtrack (if it is out)
Celtic Woman:Greatest Journey:Essential Collection CD *****
Mamma Mia DVD
Braveheart DVD *****
the PAtriot DVD
Stocking stuffer ideas:
Pandora beads/charms
itunes giftcards
makeup
old navy gift cards
barnes and noble gift cards
model horses.
PS this list is for gifts for "santa", my parents, my aunts and uncles and grandparents….
Thanks. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
my family is not rich, and i am not expecting everything on here, but everything on my list is on there for a reason….
yes, i agree, that the ll bean stuff, pandora jewlery, and guitar hero are a little pricey, but if you know where to shop the CD’s and DVD’s could only be as much as 5-10 dollars….
I feel sorry for "Santa"
Here is my christmas list for this year. I am a 14 y/o girl…what should i add/take away?
*=really want
:)=like
Back to the Titanic CD *
Gone with the Wind DVD *
Revolutionary Road DVD
Wicked Cd (original broadway cast) *
Nintendogs DS (dachshund and friends) *
Christmas Carol game DS *
Guitar hero DS
New Music stand *****************
LL bean duffel bag (large and small) ~the reason i am asking for this is because I am going on a class trip to chicago in the spring and i don’t own any luggage….
Twilight DVD
New moon soundtrack (if it is out)
Celtic Woman:Greatest Journey:Essential Collection CD *****
Mamma Mia DVD
Braveheart DVD *****
the PAtriot DVD
Stocking stuffer ideas:
Pandora beads/charms
itunes giftcards
makeup
old navy gift cards
barnes and noble gift cards
model horses.
PS this list is for gifts for "santa", my parents, my aunts and uncles and grandparents….
please, no spoiled rich girl talk…my family is not rich, and i do my share to help the others, the things on my list each have a reason…the cd’s/dvd’s/ DS games because we are driving to FL in the coming month.please be kind and considerate…thanks
Thanks. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
You must be one rich mamacita…lol.
Hey all .. I was hoping someone out there might be able to suggest artists/music/groups etc, who are different and who I do NOT normally listen to ..
I tend to listen to R n B (Mary J/Lauryn Hill/Keith Sweat etc) - Pop (Lady Gaga/Mariah Carey/Ronan Keating etc) - Rock (Guns n Roses/Eagles/Metallica*if they’re considered rock*) - Rap (Tupac/Biggie/Fifty etc) - Reggae (Bob Marley/Peter Tosh/Jimmy Cliff etc) - Movie Theme Music (Gladiator/Braveheart/Last of the Mohicans etc) ..
I guess .. I’d appreciate the help in finding more Movie Theme Music, and Classical Music as I’m loving Classical Music now .. I have Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Chopin and Brahms etc .. But would like to expand to other artists who aren’t as big as the more famous composers, so if anyone has any suggestions for artists in this area that would be great, and also songs/name of music pieces as well ..
I’m not really that fussy (I just find it hard to ‘think outside the square’ sometimes) and I’ll listen to anything that has awesome beats/rhythm/flow and lyrics .. Though the lyrics I sometimes may not be interested in .. Instrumentals I think I’m looking for, or stuff that is totally the opposite to what I already listen to .. Artists who I’ve never heard of, songs you might think I’d never listen to .. Anything .. Just anything different .. Music/Artists/Songs/Groups that the majority of the worlds populace tends to forget, not have many followers or just not care for ..
Everything I usually listen to isn’t cutting it for me anymore .. I need that ‘change’ ..
Help Please ..
.. Your guys/gals answers are definitely different and most every thing is the different I was looking for .. Thanks to each and every one of you ..
Try "Charged" or "Tabla Beat Science" by Bill Laswell. If you want something really different, try The Residents, "Demons Dance Alone" or "Duck Stab" for earlier work. They invented art music based in Rock. "Object 47" by Wire kicks butt for post modern art pop with punk roots. Half Japanese is fun. I am a pro musician and find that what interests me as innovative fun intelligent music, is not represented by anything on the radio. That’s more like fast food, maybe immediately gratifying, but not nourishing for your soul or intellect. And wimpy. For classical, Eric Satie piano music is magnificent. Or, Ravel was great. I like the American composer, Charles Ives, who by the way, gave up professional music because he was too ahead of his time to make a living from it. He went on to invent equity life insurance, but continued to compose on the train, on his way to work. Much of the music I have mentioned works best if you can give it your undivided attention. It may be too interesting and challenging to work as background music. "Object 47" by Wire, will give you "in your face" rock beats and great lyrics. Anything by Wire rules lyric land, in that the imagery is strong and the words sound great, but the interpretation is up to you. "Charged" and "Tabla Beat Science" are instrumental, but no one makes beat music as good as Bill Laswell. He also was at the forefront of Dub and DnB as well as experimental rock. The Residents are an education for what art in music really means. There is no one like them. They have been an inspiration to many of the great artist of today. People like Les Claypool, or Matt Groening, or Penn and Teller, have all been influenced by the Residents unique take on our culture, and the distillation of human truth through music. Not that it’s always pretty. I would consider them all to be "musician’s musicians". Welcome to my world!
Here is my christmas list for this year. I am a 14 y/o girl…what should i add/take away?
*=really want
:)=like
Back to the Titanic CD *
Gone with the Wind DVD *
Revolutionary Road DVD
Wicked Cd (original broadway cast) *
Nintendogs DS (dachshund and friends) *
Christmas Carol game DS *
Guitar hero DS
New Music stand *****************
LL bean duffel bag (large and small) ~the reason i am asking for this is because I am going on a class trip to chicago in the spring and i don’t own any luggage….
Twilight DVD
New moon soundtrack (if it is out)
Celtic Woman:Greatest Journey:Essential Collection CD *****
Mamma Mia DVD
Braveheart DVD *****
the PAtriot DVD
Stocking stuffer ideas:
Pandora beads/charms
itunes giftcards
makeup
old navy gift cards
barnes and noble gift cards
model horses.
PS this list is for gifts for "santa", my parents, my aunts and uncles and grandparents….
Thanks. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
Seems good to me. My list is pretty long too.
- The Comedian
Anyone know some really good bands that are scotish or irish? I love it, even though my chums make fun of me. It’s good running music and I ride my horse to it especially the stuff from braveheart!
I know them obviously 
But ones that include bagpipes or fiddles or stuff like that.
Thank you lots!
U2
Simple Minds
Fratellis
Snow Patrol
Travis
Franz Ferdinand
Script
Proclaimers
Big Country
Phil Lynott - Thin Lizzy
Pogues
Dubliners
Gary Moore
The Corrs
Mel Gibson was so awesome in that movie…
FREEDOM!!!!!!! >:O
I need help putting together my Christmas list…I know that this is the wrong section, but i wanted in put from teens…What are you asking for?
What should I as for?
I am a 14 y/o girl, I am kind of preppy and girly. I love to read, I love riding and training horses, and i am very musical. I am already asking for a new cell phone w/ unlimited texting, a new music stand, new riding boots and gloves, and the complete works of Shakespeare and Dickens.
Here are some other things I am thinking about asking for….
*=how much i would like/need this
Back to the Titanic CD *
Gone with the Wind DVD *
Wicked Cd (original broadway cast) *
Nintendogs DS (dachshund and friends) *
Christmas Carol game DS *
New Music stand *****************
LL bean duffel bag (large and small)********** ~the reason i am asking for this is because I am going on a class trip to chicago in the spring and i don’t own any luggage….
New moon soundtrack (if it is out)
Celtic Woman:Greatest Journey:Essential Collection CD *****
Braveheart DVD *****
Stocking stuffer ideas:
Pandora beads/charms
itunes giftcards
makeup
old navy gift cards
barnes and noble gift cards
model horses.
PS this list is for gifts for "santa", my parents, my aunts and uncles and grandparents….
please, no spoiled rich girl talk…my family is not rich, and i do my share to help the others, the things on my list each have a reason…the cd’s/dvd’s/ DS games because we are driving to FL in the coming month.please be kind and considerate…thanks
Thanks. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
First, I’m just going to say that you don’t sound spoiled at all, in my opinion. Not by what you are asking for, anyway.
I think that what you are asking for sounds good. Everything isn’t very expensive, either (Other than the riding boots and stuff, but all of that is expensive anyway).
I’m asking for a new cell phone w/ unlimited texting, some DS games, iTunes gift cards (I’m telling all of my family to get me an iTunes card for Christmas, my mom is getting me one as well), clothes, shoes, books (I love to read), some games, etc etc.
Have a good Christmas!!