Thirty years after Mel Gibson painted his face half-blue and pulled on a kilt (a good three centuries before they were the ...

Wallace was the younger son of a Scottish knight and minor landowner. His name, Wallace or le Waleis, means the Welshman, and he was probably descended from Richard Wallace who had followed the ...

Braveheart ’s version of the battle left out two key elements: Wallace’s co-commander in battle and the eponymous bridge. Here’s what really happened in Stirling exactly 727 years ago.

How William Wallace of ‘Braveheart’ Fame Defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge On September 11, 1297, the warrior vanquished the superior armies of Edward I, cementing his ...