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Re: History and Movies



And that's the problem - there are a lot who "learn their history from
movies" and don't bother to do any real research.

Tom

Dean DeBolt wrote:

> There was a fascinating episode of History's Mysteries
> in the late night last night about William Wallace of
> Scotland and a section about the movie and the many
> inaccuracies.    On the one hand, historians were pleased
> with the attention that the film gave to Scotland and to
> Wallace...while deploring all the "corrections" they have to
> give to those-who-learn-their-history-from-the-movies.
>
> I liked the one comment that said Braveheart was
> "Lethal Weapon Meets Kilts"
>
> Dean
>
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