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Braveheart how historically accurate?

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Roxanne

Roxanne Report 11 Feb 2007 18:33

No,The film was mainly fiction with some historical facts thrown in:-))

Margaret

Margaret Report 11 Feb 2007 15:34

Thanks Sally and Sheila, Managed to find a full descent from William the Conqueror to our present Royal family which also included all the Edwards, John of Gaunt and Robert the Bruce. Also a section on William Wallace, and no, the film was a bit off, no need to watch it again. Mentioning the Titanic, I knew some of that wasn't right especially the manner in which the bosun was portrayed, hadn't realised rellies had sued though. Thanks for the input. Cheers Margaret.

Sally Moonchild

Sally Moonchild Report 10 Feb 2007 08:42

I have googled Mr. Charles Lightoller......and it does say that he made mistakes that night on the Titanic, but he was also the one who was doing his best to get people onto the boats....

Sally Moonchild

Sally Moonchild Report 10 Feb 2007 08:31

I have recently seen a programme about American films and the re-interpreting of history in order to make it more interesting, if it really had to be... Braveheart was mentioned as one film as an example, along with some war films......but I am sure all filmmakers stray from the true story for one reason or another.......like some books you read, and when you see the film, they have missed vital parts out, or have added bits which were not in the book.... I have just remembered, Titanic was another where they made - I think it was - the Bosun into a coward, whereas in fact he was a hero......the descendents of the family successfully sued to filmmakers.... I cannot remember the man's name.....something like Golightly.....some name like that....

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 10 Feb 2007 08:11

Margaret - No, Braveheart wasn't very accurate! Not sure about Robert the Bruce, but William Wallace did not have a child by Edward I's daughter-in-law - Edward's son (the future Edward II) did not marry until after Wallace's death!

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Margaret

Margaret Report 9 Feb 2007 22:58

Any history buffs about? Was the film Braveheart historically correct? Reading up some history lastnight, I totally lost where I was at. Was Robert the Bruce a good guy, me and other half unsure, and did William Wallace really have a child to the french wife of the gay son of Edward II? I'm going to have to watch this film again, because i'm descended from John of Gaunt, son of Edward III, so if this child existed, who was it? It would be a cousin to John of Gaunt, would it? Confused, badly in need of a history lesson methinks. Back to the history books later. Cheers Margaret.