What They Don't Say About the Massacre of Glencoe

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It enrages me greatly that, as scots, we have to scrimp and scrape and search endlessly for content like this. Informative and educationally factual stories about our own history. It's shocking and culturally abhorrent that we are not taught our own history in our own schools. Scots should be told these stories as part of our education curriculum, not some watered down modern British history that totally excludes our own backgrounds and vast vast rich history. Good on you for bringing a light these stories in video.

74 year old and hearing the true horror of this event for the first time. Someone else in these comments said your presentations get better and better and I agree.While all of your offerings are thoughtful witty and compelling some are outstanding. This was one of those. At the risk of seeming to be pissing in your pocket I regard yourself to be the finest in the documentary genre. If only there was more recognition of your efforts.

I visit Glencoe regularly and pay tribute to those who were robbed of their lives. A sadness hangs over the place, but its beauty is immense. Thanks for the video, it struck the tone perfectly.

Hamilton was the real piece o' work and evil mastermind in the Glen Coe tale. Everyone holds the Campbell's as responsible, but he was the real mastermind behind the massacre, and the Campbell's but his tools. Masterful telling of the tale Bruce. One of our biggest strengths and weaknesses as Scots, is we can hold onto grudges for a very very long time.

Bruce, this is your best one yet. Absolutely brilliant and perfectly delivered. What happened at Glencoe was state sanctioned murder, but what followed was state sanctioned propaganda. Which clearly survives to this day. As a half Campbell myself, thank you.

As usual, a thoughtful and insightful look at Scottish history. "Plenty of guilt to go around" sums it up well. Power politics and the fate of the little people.

I’m a Japanese-American. My grandfather on my dad’s side was full Scottish and a Campbell (which makes me one 😅) and I’ve always heard the story but this was just fascinating! I absolutely love how this is framed. History is so complex and never black and white. Thank you for keeping history alive.

You are such a passionate narrator. I love this channel and the history you share. My wife and I both have ancestors from Scotland and we love this channel.

What to do when given an illegal order or even an order they know isn’t really correct? A struggle that many soldiers/officers struggle with to this day. Now 23 years into a career I know what I’d do but, ask 18 year me a scared young boy who would be keen to impress, that’s scary. Brilliant video!!

My first introduction to the Glencoe Massacre was when i was very young. At Hogmanay at family gatherings. The oldies would sing and one of the songs was The Massacre of Glencoe. To this day i remember every verse, it still is a hauntingly beautiful song altho it is about murder. You brought back a great memory of my Great-Granda, who even though having no teeth could sing that song beautifully. Thank you for the upload. They came through the blizzard, we offered them heat A roof ower their heids, dry shoes for their feet We wined them and dined them, they ate o' oor meat An slept in the house O' MacDonald Oh cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe An covers the grave o' Donald An cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe An murdered the house o' MacDonald

Excellent explanation of a tragic event. As a Campbell hearing of this event brought sadness, that the clans name was used as a cover for those in power is sad but not surprising. Thank you for bringing Scottish history to life.

Bruce, as a member of Clan Campbell of Breadalbane I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. For far to long have people made us scapegoats and blamed us for the whole bloody affair. Now it is as someone else here said, "State Sanctioned Murder". Thank you for bringing this affair to light. I know the blood will never truly be washed from our hands as a clan, but is there any clan in Scotland that can say they are free from the blood of the innocent? I don't think there is. The McDonald's hands are just as stained as ours are.

I've lived in this earth 52 years, served in UK military seen may horrible things as a medic and my heart cracked and felt shame on the ancestors of the country I love at this video. Thank you sir for making it

Loved this video and how it highlights that nothing has ever changed. The same things are going on today, and they're in the news being talked about by millions of people who are blind to the parallels. It doesn't take murder/massacre/slaughter to be like this event, it takes tyranny, and fools justifying their immoral actions by the old canard "just following orders".

I and my wife travelled from Australia (2013) and Glencoe history was one big part of my bucket list. (also re-did our 33rd wedding vows in Neilston). Much of the family was lost there, and the family that was not present (lucky) survived and continued to live across the world. I ask my father many years ago, how I got the middle name of Campbell. His answer was short and simple. " So you will never forget the enemy within". Never forgotten never forgiven, after 331 years.

As a Campbell I've heard this story a thousand times but yet you make it as interesting as the first. Well done

The complex and deep moral questions that today’s outstanding offering present are vital and timeless. Thank you for again proving that the most necessary lessons that history can teach are the most uncomfortable ones.

A tragedy well narrated, thank you. This descendant of the Campbells of Argyll was privileged to enjoy the friendship of a McDonald and his family for many years. Shared experience and respect for each other is the way to build a society. And heal the scars of history.

As a Campbell here in Canada, I've had MacDonalds as well as tourists and immigrants from Scotland shun me because of my last name. I remind them that the vast majority of Campbells did not participate in Glencoe. Furthermore, it happened 300 years ago. Holding a son culpable for the sins of his father is shameful, much less for the horrors his distant ancestors committed. Honestly, although I'm proud to have highland blood, and I have always wanted to see Scotland, concern for how I might be treated due to my name has kept me away. Thanks for this thought provoking video.