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sciguy52 t1_ishes92 wrote

Generally speaking, how did the movie Braveheart deviate from actual history?

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Doctor_Impossible_ t1_ishlmwi wrote

Almost the entire thing. Beyond the vaguest possible plot outline, nothing in Braveheart is accurate. William Wallace did exist. There was a Battle of Stirling Bridge. But aside from the historical labels, there's no historical fact there.

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MeatballDom t1_ishplvg wrote

And unlike the movie, the Battle of Stirling Bridge did actually involve a bridge.

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francisdavey t1_isiukpo wrote

You are forgetting that Edward I and Patrick McGoohan are/were exactly the same height. They got that right :-).

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jezreelite t1_isj3ra1 wrote

Just for starters:

  • William Wallace was a member of the minor nobility, not a commoner.
  • Medieval Scotsmen did not wear kilts. Indeed, even the kilt's predecessor, the belted plaid, dates only to the 16th century.
  • Edward I did not institute right of the first night in Scotland.
  • Isabelle of France was around 10 at the time of William Wallace's execution and didn't marry Edward II until two years later, when she was 12.
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