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> Edward I was the "bad guy" in Braveheart. As always, things tend to be more complex than we want to believe. Braveheart was criticized for many historical in
by pdonis 3y ago
> Edward I was the "bad guy" in Braveheart. As always, things tend to be more complex than we want to believe.
Braveheart was criticized for many historical inaccuracies (my personal favorite is the scene near the end when Isabella of France tells Edward I that the child she will have, who will inherit the English throne, is by Wallace, not Edward's son--which couldn't possibly be true since, first, Edward II didn't even marry Isabella until after his father Edward I was dead, and second, Edward III, who succeeded Edward II, wasn't born until 1312, seven years after William Wallace died). However, it is true that Edward I had William Wallace hanged, drawn, and quartered for treason against England. (Which, since Scotland was a separate kingdom from England at the time, does seem a bit much.)
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoI think that Longshanks' claim to fame, is that he united a much larger part of the British Isles, than anyone before. That is usually done with a fair bit of brutality, as anyone that has looked past the rose-colored glasses, at the Roman Empire, can tell you.
- pdonis 3y agoQuite true, but it's worth noting that Longshanks did not succeed in unifying Scotland with England. (He did conquer Wales before he invaded Scotland, which was certainly a significant unification.) What eventually unified Scotland with England was dynastic turnover (James VI of Scotland succeeding Elizabeth I to the throne of England), not war. (Although the unification did end up being enforced by war in the 1700s.)
- 1-more 3y ago> That is usually done with a fair bit of brutality Kicking out the Jews as an example. I know you probably know I just feel like it's worth having down in print here.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoIf I remember, it wasn't the usual Jew hatred thing. I think it was as pedestrian as he owed money.
- 1-more 3y agoOh yeah that was the move at the time: tax and borrow from the Jews. The Jews are not citizens, they are the personal possession of the king not unlike swans and I think deer. Then yeah just kick em out when it's time to pay them back. I have to imagine something similar happened with other moneyed foreigners at some time like your Lombards.