What does "it" in "ordering it" refer to?

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In Braveheart (1995), Robert meets Leper, who isolated in his disfiguration:

Robert: A rebellion has begun.
Leper: Under whom?
Robert: A commoner named William Wallace.
Leper: You will embrace this rebellion. Support it from our lands in
the north.  I will gain English favor by condemning it and ordering it
opposed from our  lands in the south.

kandyman · Answer

The 'it' also refers to the rebellion.
This passage is slightly archaic in my opinion. It would probably be written as "ordering it to be opposed" in a more modern style. Basically, he is saying he will condemn the rebellion and issue orders that the rebellion must be opposed.

Maciej Stachowski · Answer

The same as all other "it"s in the sentence - the aforementioned rebellion.
You might be confused by the somewhat unusual structure in "ordering it opposed" - it simply means that Leper intends to order someone (presumably the troops in the southern lands) to oppose the rebellion.

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