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EthicallyChallenged β Bannockburn 1314
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A very important day for both Scottish history and animal rights activism. During the time of War for Scottish independence, a group of Scots who were ahead of their time in terms of ethics and animal rights issues organised a protest against the exploitation of horses, particularily by the nobility. The protest, initially planned as a peaceful march, turned violent when English knights decided to ride horses around the protestors (one of the earliest examples of trolling in recorded history), eventually provoking them to unhorse one of the knights. This triggered a chain reaction, where protestors managed to liberate a significant amount of horses in a very short time. Note the use of protest signs as weapons. The long poles were usually used during demonstration by sticking the blade into the ground and using a sign atttached to the opposite end to display catchy slogans at about 3-4 meter height. Notice the signs at the Bannockburn protests were missing due to rampant illiteracy in the medieval society.Related content
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Sinitic tastes in common men by depiction to the battlefield.
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a slightly curious point of view about the story ha ha ha ha ha ha ... very good
un punto de vista un poco curioso sobre la historia ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja... muy bueno
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I love the English knight in the foreground, who's obviously thinking "What the hell?"
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Uh, wait, that was... really their motivation? Animal rights? Didn't the Scots also have cavalry present at that battle? And, I haven't seen any other indication than this picture that that was their reasoning...
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Sorry for old comment reply.Β EthicallyChallenged Β likes to joke in all his descriptions.
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You've probably read that a lot, but I love your captions
...yeah, I'm not claiming to be very original here.
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Always puts a smile on my face, so thank you!
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As a Scot, I love this pic and the commentary that goes with it. Thx for sharing
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i came for your exquisite painting skills, but your explanations are the mere icing on the cake - yummy!
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So like, how long does it take to come up with your descriptions?
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No way a cavalry charge could get past a hedge of pikes like that.Β
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I really like what you did with the pikes. The jumbled lines really give the feeling of chaos and danger.
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I always love your mock history behind these images. You're really clever at coming up with that stuff.
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Poor guy, must be like "shit where are the others"
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Your descriptions always give me a chuckle, and thank you for sharing your art with us.
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Awesome! I'd seen this on the magazine cover. Glad I'm seeing it without all the wording covering up details now.
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Your talent is criminal. Well done. Guards!
Fock you, Gibson! Fock you! *shakes fist*
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That's really interesting; I'd never heard about this.
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It's always a please to see a new deviation of yours. The comments are brilliant and the work itself is always wonderful, with a great amount of authentic detail.
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That comment is gold. Well done for coming up with it! Especially that last sentance! 
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Two thumbs up from me - one for the picture, second one for the comment
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Oh my god, it looks exactly like Where's Waldo xD It's awesome though, in all seriousness! Amazing work!
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This is fantastic for too many reasons, both the art and the description XD
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Lol. This led to the prohibition on hunting of rats down the streets of Edinburgh, rats that proliferated and caused the Black Death of 1348
Fantastic work!
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