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Andrew De Moray: The Unknown Braveheart |
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Both men were conferred with the title of ‘leader of the army of the realm of Scotland’ and both received Knighthoods at roughly the same time – suggesting that, during the period they were held in equal regard.
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Both men co-signed a letter to the mayors of Lubeck and Hamburg asking for trade routes with Scotland to be re-opened with, interestingly, de Moray’s name above that of his more celebrated colleague.
Where Wallace has, like so many other Scots historical figures, been romanticised; his story pulled to the boundaries of what is actually true in print, poem, song and more recently Hollywood, it is no surprise that de Moray, who failed to get a single mention by Mel Gibson, has been purged from the nation’s psyche.
Your comments
1 V Britton from Canada - 29 January 2004
"Although the people of Scotland and perhaps those who live throughout the British Isles know the history of Scotland and who their famous sons were, most of the rest of the world doesn't have a clue. Whether Mel Gibson gave a true account of the Life and Times of William Wallace, whether he had a beard or wrong tartan matters less than the amount of interest the film garnered for Scottish history. We all know that Hollywood makes movies "Based" on fact. They don't or can't tell us what conversations took place 800 years ago or even 50 years ago. What they do is tell a story that makes some of us interested enough to look up the true story of the Battle of Sterling and William Wallace. Now that Andrew De Moray's name has been brought to my attention, I will also see what more I can find out about him.
Could you expect a Hollywood movie to do more?"
2 Hugh Durler from Avoch - 23 January 2004
"In the Historic statistics of Scotland published in both the mid 1700's and 1800's under the parish of Avoch. It is claimed that De Morey was "war weary" and retired to his castle in Avoch being buried in nearby Rosemarkie in 1338."
3 tom macdonald-williams from Moray(Elgin)/now USA - 20 December 2003
"Gibson is notorious for dispensing with historical facts to suit the role Gibson is playing. We were "treated" to a programme over here in which everything from the lack of a bridge in the movie Braveheart's battle scene at Stirling,to the lack of facial hair on Wallace was glibly dismissed as petty. the woad is of course totally asinine as was I an told the kilts. Gibson did the same thing in a movie about the American revolution everything twisted to suit his screenplay. We were assured by the producers of the documentary on the making of brave heart that its debut in Scotland had caused a huge nationalistic groundswell there and the subsequent appearance of a Scottish Parliament had braveheart to thank for it. The programme even had a few Scots,appearing in front of a tartan backdrop hung with a targe and claymore giving siutable grunts of approvalto the production. They don't call Hollywood LALA Land for nuthin! "
4 Colin Munro from Scotland/Switzerland - 5 December 2003
"Your wrong about Andrew Murray (DeMoray)not being mentioned in the Hollywood tartan epic Braveheart, or perhaps a better title "all the Sassanachs are bad and all Scottish are heros".The scene where Murray's Highlanders arrive in the Wallace camp contains the one and only Gaelic word uttered in the whole Film. Trivia perhaps but he and his origins are referred to but I do think the task of teaching Scottish history to the young has not been made easier by the making of such Films."
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