• Director: Mel Gibson
  • Release Year: 1995
  • Production Country: United States
  • Language: English, French, Latin, Gaelic

Braveheart

Description

Scottish laird William Wallace can unite the Scots to defend their ancient kingdom against the depredations and incursions of the Norman king, Edward Longshanks, but he cannot unite their leaders, the mixed-heritage Scots nobles whose allegiances are divided between their Scottish birthrights and their Norman roots.

Themes

First War of Scottish Independence (1296 – 1328), Kingdom of Scotland (843 – 1707), William Wallace (d. 1305), Robert de Bruce (1274 – 1329), Battle of Stirling Bridge (11 September 1297), Battle of Falkirk (22 July 1298), Edward I "Longshanks" (1239 – 1307), Queen Isabella (1292 – 1358), Hagiographies, Historical fantasies, Popular memory, Homosexuality, Guerrilla warfare, Resistance, Invasions, Tyranny, Nationalism, Epic poems, Popular culture