Hi, I'm Bruce. I make Scotland History Tours videos to tell you tales from Scotland's past and give you information about key dates in Scottish history. It's Scottish history for dummies and Scottish history with a smile. Not all videos are tales from Scotland's history, some of them are about men from Scotland's past or women from Scotland's past. I try to relate the stories to places to visit on a historical day out in Scotland Basically the people who made Scotland.
As one of Scotland history tour guides people ask: Help me plan a Scottish holiday, or help me plan a Scottish vacation of your from the US. So from April 2020 I've tried to give a bit of history, but some places of interest in Scotland as well.
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Hope your electric doesn't go the way of our BMW, which came to a slow standstill, then burst into flames. I went back to petrol, but certain miss the silence of the electric.
You know petrol bursts into flames as well, right?
Oh my, so much to see, so little time.
I know, right
Argyll has some of the very best that Scotland offers, naturally. You can spend a lifetime and still miss so much.
That was lovely, Bruce. Thank you for making my morning more enjoyable. Love your EV!
My pleasure!
excellent as usual Bruce. I suppose a bus pass widnae be onie guid for yer coach trips? (speirin for a freen)🤣
😂😂No if I'm wantin tae pay the driver
Hey Bruce, it was really great seeing one of your great videos, I hadn't seen one in awhile, but I have two questions for you, the grave stones you showed in the beginning of your video, how long would it have taken to carve one of those, and the other what happened to your range rover, thanks again for your great videos
I have no idea on the first. My wife uses the second to tow her horse
Another brilliant job done Bruce. I have travelled the same road more than a few times. You have lit the spark for a couple of road trips this summer. Two places in particular. Till next time.
Wish you had gotten down to the cemetery at Kilmichael-Glassary in Kilmartin Glen. It's the burial place of the MacTavish Chief's and also has many wonderful burial slabs like you saw in Kilmartin
As I said there is too much to cover in one video
@@ScotlandHistoryTours perhaps a video on Knapdale? There's the Crinan Canal, Knapdale Forest, the Sound of Jura, Castle Sween, St. Columba's Cave, etc
Please do a video on Adverkerie. Anyone who loves Monarch of the Glen will love seeing that.
I'll be honest I don't know that place
@@ScotlandHistoryTours On our tour, we drove by. It’s a lovely estate on a loch. Might be worth your time to explore its history.
I really enjoyed the time I went to Mull and Iona via Oban. Sadly, I didn't have time to visit Staffa or any of the other islands. The weather packed in, anyway. I enjoyed visiting Lochbuie, Duart and seeing otters and seaeagles.
Bruce every video makes me want to visit Scotland
Next time!
@frankhancock2881 😜That's how we lure you in
LOL! 7.15 I though that I was back on the job! 😉😊
Our visit to Staffa. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6Bpo6SNlJa8g7w.htmlsi=AtkkreBfs7aBiwSt
I’m going to like this one. You’re taking a trip very much like ours in 2019. We stayed on Iona and boated to Staffa. I made a YT video of Fingal’s Cave using the great music of Felix Mendelssohn. Ever since a young boy, loving that great overture, I’ve always wanted to visit Fingal’s Cave. Finally did so in 2019.
Another beauty of an episode. Every single one delivers. So interesting. Who doesn’t like a roadtrip?!? Thank you Mr Bruce 🖤
Thank YOU
A'reyt Bruce. I holidayed up there on Loch Awe with my girlfriend after she saw an advert at the Yorkshire show and asked to go. I went to that jail, not for being found to be English, just to visit. Did you get the fish and chips in Oban? Almost Whitby level. Then there is the hydroelectric plant I even learned about in school, to further the environmental theme. I would definitely go again, but there is so much more of Scotland to go at. At least I can keep watching for ideas.
I've had many a fish and chips up there. Did you no see my gut?
Just found this I've been binging episodes I've got to say I'm wiser for it very good stories Bruce
You wee folks gave me 3 kisses 3 knot or/ ties and 3 wish from the bloody Iron age. Now you all HAVE TO do a vid for the wisp?? I dare thee to honor the spirits of Scottland. You all were a wee short on kisses . Your future is bright But my friends I dont live in Scotland to know what engerys are all around scotland Make peace with the fairyfolk and all Wisp. Mother puppies I cried this time. This is where I feel most at home besides where I live now. Peanut butters back team Im overly floored. Thank you very so much team I want to hug you all. Oh I have shared the gift the wisp gave me from last Sat. I love you all but a wisp vid and just for the wisp vid will be a bit powerful as in life changing. Wisp I didnt learn much about them in Dad' dungeon and dragon game went it came out. I was a17 when my Dad started to tell me stories, If I did play the game when he was DM. I have 33yr years of great story telling I grew up with!!! Something most Dont get to have. Dad was a bit late to my game But he came through in such a different way. tis why I love you all. Bruce's family / crew's family too. But someone send Peanut butter back at me. Bruce!!! You and team did kisses knots and wishes. Wow, Now if you all want a future. Do a wisp vid. Bruce man of math and science. If you all have never seen a wisp or a fairy. Bruce please stop laughing. Im not talking about humans ok?? I was 24 when I saw my first spirit or American Wisp. Weirdly after that I have seen many. I wish that for you crew and familiestoo!!!. Its life changing those I did go sideways I beleive But its very weird when fantasy n reality meet in one life. Im sure I can freak you Bruce out thid time!!! 3 kisses to you n famly 3 ties to protect your families and 3 wishes I hope come true. I love you team!!! I didn't think you all can do it. or am I just do catch up with you all? That I am not sure of. I dream you video is all I can handle I dont try to understand its even a bit over my head!!!
Excellent start to the weekend Bruce. A great bit of story telling My dad's family originates in Argyll. Auchindrain recorded in The Duke of Argyll's 18th census. Then Dunoon, then Glasgow where my grandad married a North Uist gaelic speaker. Then me to Derby via Perthshire. I'm making a road trip to North Uist in September as Granmother's ancestors arrived there in the very early 18th century. I can remember listening to my grandmother talking to my uncle in gaelic, I think it was her preferred language, when we visited in my childhood. We visited Kilmartin Glen many years ago and obviously missed a great deal including the scones. One of my favourite stretches of road is through the Pass of Brander Thank you once again
Madainn mhath Brus.
So it was "The Campbells" who crashed the economy in 2008 and got their cronies and stoogies in the Government to bleed the country dry to compensate them. Fekkin Redcoats, plus ça change.
This might sound sinister but,who doesnt love creeping around a crypt! love this video Sir! really interesting stuff regarding the cross slabs,i found kilmartin a great wee drive to and summers day out!
Thanks!
Morning Bruce ☕
Morning!
How did yiz know git anther ain o' they wee english cars? fir yir money making gigs.
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18:15 Chì mi thu a dh'aithghearr Brus! faigh tlachd às an deireadh-sheachdain agad còmhla ri do theaghlach ann am Peairt
Chriatopher Watley looks like a cross between the Scottish theologian Sinclair Ferguson, and the Engliah actor Ian McKellen.
Morning!
Brus madainn!
American soldier here, gotta say that I love them!!!!!!!
I don't know if it was the style of painting for that period or what but the royalty were not half ugly.
I have most of the Stewarts in my family ancestory, as well as the Bruces, the de Burghs, the (de)Grahams, the Erskines, the Campbells, the Boswells, Douglas, Setons, and a whole ton of Drummonds, but I tend to think anyone with Socttish ancestry can likely trace back to some royalty. My family went from roylaty to weavers in six generations so I reckon its not that special, but I still like to say I'm related to most of the nobiity of Scotland all the same. James the IV is my 13th Great Grandfather, and therefore I am also descended to Robert II and the Bruce, Majorie being one of my great grandmothers.
Can't believe You've still not done a video of the Carrickstone? The Carrickstone is older and more truer than the Wallace Monument. A small bolder like Stone. Sitting between housing estates that's got more history than anything other than castles in Scotland but. Still gets denied it's heritage Research and find the most powerful landmark in Scottish History. Find The Carrickstone 👏💪👍
John Paul Jones, just ask the English
My paternal grandmother was a Wallace. I am a Canadian and interested in our roots and history.
I've just sat, entranced. Thank you. If I'd had recordings of your stories when ma bairn was wee, it would've saved me hours each night of lullabyes.
Well my friend Bruce it seems there are tales a the Wisp 3 kisses and 3 knots / ties and 3 wishes in scottish history Don't do it for me but the lovely sweet wisps that still roam scottland. And Oh thanks for the peanuts butter back I was sound a sleep!!! Love you family n Crew plus their famliy I love what you all do!!! Huggies to all. Hope your tour is going great!!!
Honestly I go with the rule of “if you like the tartan you can wear it” and if I wasn’t with a pipe band that wore a different tartan I’d wear the Black Watch tartan! That being said, I have grown fond of my band’s tartan.
Love your gift for storytelling, so happy you remind us of their brave lives (and deaths).
Sorry for the late response.... his real name was John Stewart
Scotland's most unsung victims. I love your videos on the covenanters. The Charles' really wore the boot of a Roman Emperor well... Nero
One day you must interview Seoras Wallace who wrote a brilliant series of books on Wallace. "The family legend of William Wallace was prominent in Seoras' life from a young age, then, as an acting Clan Chief of the Clan Wallace in Scotland for over twenty years"
Great way to polarise your viewers of a rangers persuasion. Had you down as being above that nonsense
To be a nation again❤
If only today Scotland stuck to what Wallace and Robert wanted for Scotland now days Scotland and Britain are a disgrace
Well he was not an actual samurai, he was nicknamed the Scottish Samurai, but he and many British men manage to make themselves part of Japanese History in amazing ways, like Henry Schnell (Dutch/Prussian) , an actual European samurai who aided Aizu Domain with weapons and was given land, a house, servants and allowed to wear swords by Aizu's Daimyo for his service.
Colonialism is a hell of a drug.
Well, my ancestors were from the Parke Clan who owned Parke Castle until the Parke Lord was castrated, drawn, and quartered then the rest of the clan were forced to work in slate mines. Then Robert Samson Park moved from Scotland with his 11 kids after his wife died (I'm assuming here uterus fell out) to Alabama in the U.S. in 1877 because of the coal mining and got remarried to a Cherokee woman.
Im a Jessiman,linked to clan gordon...supporters and fighters both...proud but last of my line.
This was a neat story. Your schedule sounds intense so don't forget to do nice things for yourself . Thanks for whtat you do.