Comments by "Stephen Hill" (@stephenhill545) on "Why wasn't Scotland Conquered by England? - The First Scottish War of Independence" video.

 @Mark-Haddow Strange; the last time I visited Scotland, they described the Union as an occupation.
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 @missteemc4039 They gained Scotland. They invaded it, and got rid of the Picts, the original Scots.
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I don't think anyone down here is claiming your land. Nor do we seek to hold you in this union against your will. It is you who decided your fate in 1707, 1973, and 2014.
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Supply. Stirling Cadtle guarded the only route into the intetior, and this gave any English army 2 weeks to break through there, after marching from the border. All the Scots had to do was to defend the bridge, and otherwise refuse battle, wait for the English army to go home, and recapture any lost territory.
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Crecy was a defensive battle. The advantage lay with the defender in.medieval warfare; Cohesion was a major issue. Usually, the side that attacked lost. Towton is a good example.
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 @Mark-Haddow Didn't Henry VIII's wife kill the Scots king with the B team while Henry was fighting the French?
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@Mark-Haddow I don't think Scotland played a major role there. The Scots question was settled in 1328 I believe. The 100 years war didn't begin until 1337. The Plantagenot Dynasty had bigger fish to fry.
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 @ranica47 I thought the Irish invaded Scotland and subdued the native Picts.
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Robert de Bruyes, Norman knight, descendent of the Conquest, at your service.
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Correct use of combined arms. The threat of cavalry attack forced the Scots into a Schiltron formation making them an easy packed target for the bowmen. Same as in Napoleonic warfare.
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 @Tangerine10. They didn't need dividing. Clan warfare was endemic.
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 @charmainelamont2020 The Scottish aristocracy chose the Union for a single market with the rest of Britain. An eminently sensible idea, speaking as a pro-EU Englishman.
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