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The movie "Braveheart" starts off in Scotland, 1280 AD. We see a little William Wallace, following his father, Malcom Wallace to a meeting between noblemen. Whne they arrive at the place of the meeting, they find everyone had been hung by King Edward "The Longshanks". Days later, Malcom, his eldest son John, and other Scottish farmers set off to fight. The next day, William's father and brother are brought home dead. They are laid to rest and soon after William's uncle, Argile, comes to adopt him. Argile promises to teach young William how to use his mind before he shows him how to wield a sword. Argile then brings William back home with him.

Years later, King Edward marries his son, Prince Edward, to Princess Isabella, the daughter of the King of France. William returns to his hometown after many years of being away. He falls in love with Murron, who as a little girl gave him a flower at his father's funeral. Soon after, they get married in secret to avoid "Prima Nocta", a law enforced by the King that allows a noble to consecrate a new marriage by having the new wife in his bed for the first night. Instead they consecrate their marriage on their own, but I wouldn't know how because a certain teacher edited out the

The second battle of the movie, the battle of Falkirk, begins. The Irish armies, thought to be on the side of the English, betray them and join the Scots. Together, they fight the English. Wallace then calls to the Nobles to attack with their calvary, but they retreat. We find out that Longshanks had offered them land for them not to fight. Wallace had been betrayed. Longshanks then orders her archers to fire on the infantry battle, sacrificing his men to kill the Scots. He then sends in his reinforcements, thus annihilating the Scottish army. Wallace steals a horse and goes after King Edward. He is stopped by a masked knight, who he nearly kills, but does not after discovering it is Robert the Bruce. Stephen then saves Wallace from an onrushing horde of English. Robert the Bruce then realizes he made a mistake, and vows never to be on the wrong side of the battlefield again. Seeking revenge, Wallace kills the noblemen that betrayed him. He leads the remaining of his followers to the mountains, where he becomes a legend. Wallace is summoned to a meeting with noblemen he spared who say they will pledge allegiance to him. His friends tell him that it is probably a trap, but he contends that he must try for they cannot fight England alone. Upon his arrival, he is ambushed and captured by English soldiers. He was once again betrayed.

Wallace is convicted of treason, but turns down an offer of a quick death if he admits to Longshanks being his king. The princess visits Wallace in his cell to give him a vial of painkiller, which he takes to make the princess happy, but spits it out when she leaves. He believed that it would numb his wits, wits he needs to go through his upcoming torture. The princess then begs the king to show Wallace mercy, which she deni

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