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Scotland – St. Andrew’s Cross . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSJIZJW5Huo. Famous Scots - Heroes. William Wallace – lived in Scotland during the 13th century. He was a freedom fighter and fought for Scotland’s independence and liberation from England.
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Scotland –St. Andrew’s Cross • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSJIZJW5Huo
Famous Scots -Heroes • William Wallace – lived in Scotland during the 13th century. He was a freedom fighter and fought for Scotland’s independence and liberation from England. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w3ZENhUlDU
Famous Scots – Heroes • Rob Roy – became an outlaw and lived in Scotland during the 17th and 18th century. He is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin Hood. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0-2kzujLA8&feature=related
Famous Scots – Scientists and Engineers • James Watt - lived during the 18th century and was the man who invented the steam engine.
Famous Scots – Scientists and Engineers • Alexander Graham Bell – was Scottish but lived in the US. There he invented the telephone in 1892, which was a development of the telagraph.
Famous Scots – Poets and Writers • Sir Walter Scott – was a writer who lived in Edinburgh during the 1700s and 1800s. His most famous book is Ivanhoe which is about love religion and knights. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgVtAkGcfHw&feature=related
Famous Scots – Poets and Writers • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – was a writer who lived during the 19th and 20th century, and his most famous character is Sherlock Holmes. • Sherlock Holmes is a private detective who solves different murder cases. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQbmFAE5WI
Famous Scots – Entertainers • Sir Sean Connery – is an actor who is mostly known for his role as Agent 007 James Bond. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZtMWs31oo&feature=related
Famous Scots - Entertainers • Billy Connolly – who is a stand up comedian originally from Glasgow. He started out playing the banjo, but after a while he realized that the jokes between his banjo playing got more applause, so he went all in for comedy. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuUpShuC5dY&feature=related