 Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his

homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.

 William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler
Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When
he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost
their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William
Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the
assistance of Robert the Bruce.—Anonymous
 Tells the story of the legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero named William Wallace.
Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English monarch and Edward I after he suffers a
personal tragedy by English soldiers. Wallace gathers a group of amateur warriors that is
stronger than any English army.—Jwelch5742
 Scotland, 1280. With England oppressed by King Edward I, William Wallace, a
charismatic Scottish knight of humble descent, leads a righteous campaign to end
tyranny. In the commander-in-chief's gallant quest for freedom during the First War of
Scottish Independence, the mighty warrior and gifted strategist risks life and limb to
inspire the hopelessly disorganised Scots, oppressed people thirsting for independence.
But blood covers the road to liberty.—Nick Riganas
 In 14th Century Scotland, William Wallace leads his people in a rebellion against the
tyranny of the English King, who has given English nobility the 'Prima Nocta' - a right to
take all new brides for the first night. The Scots are none too pleased with the brutal
English invaders, but they lack leadership to fight back. Wallace creates a legend of
himself, with his courageous defense of his people and attacks on the English.—Rob
Hartill

Synopsis

 In 1280, King Edward "Longshanks" invades and conquers Scotland following the death
of Alexander III of Scotland, who left no heir to the throne. Young William Wallace
witnesses Longshanks' treachery, survives the deaths of his father and brother, and is
taken abroad on a pilgrimage throughout Europe by his paternal Uncle Argyle, where he
is educated. Years later, Longshanks grants his noblemen land and privileges in Scotland,
including Prima Nocte. Meanwhile, a grown Wallace returns to Scotland and falls in love
with his childhood friend Murron MacClannough, and the two marry in secret. Wallace
rescues Murron from being raped by English soldiers, but as she fights off their second
attempt, Murron is captured and publicly executed. In retribution, Wallace leads his clan
to slaughter the English garrison in his hometown and send the occupying garrison at
Lanark back to England.

Longshanks orders his son Prince Edward to stop Wallace by any means necessary.
Wallace rebels against the English, and as his legend spreads, hundreds of Scots from the
surrounding clans join him. Wallace leads his army to victory at the Battle of Stirling
Bridge and then destroys the city of York, killing Longshanks' nephew and sending his
severed head to the king. Wallace seeks the assistance of Robert the Bruce, the son of
nobleman Robert the Elder and a contender for the Scottish crown. Robert is dominated
by his father, who wishes to secure the throne for his son by submitting to the English.
Worried by the threat of the rebellion, Longshanks sends his son's wife Isabella of France
to try to negotiate with Wallace as a distraction for the landing of another invasion force
in Scotland.

After meeting him in person, Isabella becomes enamored of Wallace. Warned of the
coming invasion by Isabella, Wallace implores the Scottish nobility to take immediate
action to counter the threat and take back the country. Leading the English army himself,
Longshanks confronts the Scots at Falkirk where noblemen Lochlan and Mornay, having
been bribed by Longshanks, betray Wallace, causing the Scots to lose the battle. As
Wallace charges toward the departing Longshanks on horseback, he is intercepted by one
of the king's lancers, who turns out to be Robert the Bruce, but filled with remorse, Bruce
gets Wallace to safety before the English can capture him. Wallace kills Lochlan and
Mornay for their betrayal, and wages a guerrilla war against the English for the next
seven years, assisted by Isabella, with whom he eventually has an affair. Robert sets up a
meeting with Wallace in Edinburgh, but Robert's father has conspired with other nobles
to capture and hand over Wallace to the English. Learning of his treachery, Robert
disowns his father. Isabella exacts revenge on the now terminally ill Longshanks by
telling him that his bloodline will be destroyed upon his death as she is now pregnant
with Wallace's child.

In London, Wallace is brought before an English magistrate, tried for high treason, and
condemned to public torture and beheading. Even whilst being hanged, drawn and
quartered, Wallace refuses to submit to the king. As cries for mercy come from the
watching crowd deeply moved by the Scotsman's valor, the magistrate offers him one
final chance, asking him only to utter the word, "Mercy", and be granted a quick death.
Wallace instead shouts, "Freedom!", and the judge orders his death. Moments before
being decapitated, Wallace sees a vision of Murron in the crowd, smiling at him.

In 1314, Robert, now Scotland's king, leads a Scottish army before a ceremonial line of
English troops on the fields of Bannockburn, where he is to formally accept English rule.
As he begins to ride toward the English, he stops and invokes Wallace's memory,
imploring his men to fight with him as they did with Wallace. Robert then leads his army
into battle against the stunned English, winning the Scots their freedom.