The movie Braveheart starring Mel Gibson, won many Academy Awards, including best picture. Although some of the details are not historically accurate (like the scenes with the princess), it is a fantastic movie.

If you want to know more about the beautiful country of Scotland and the people who live there, visit ScottishWeb. This terrific, original-content web site features the Highlands of Scotland.

Highlander Web has a terrific site on Wallace. Want to know "the truth" about him? Then pay Highlander Web a visit.

Edward II, the first Prince of Wales, was not cut from the same cloth as his father. An ineffectual king, he lost the battle for Scotland to Robert the Bruce.

There are lots of legends and stories about William Wallace. This site covers quite a few.

William Wallace struck a heavy blow for freedom.

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