Scotland at the end of the thirteenth century was a blood-torn country suffering under the tyrant usurper, the hated Edward Longshanks. During the appalling violence of those days, one an rose to become leader of the Scots – William Wallace. Motivated at first by revenge for the slaughter of his father, Wallace vowed to purge his country of the English and set the rightful king, Robert the Bruce, on the Scottish throne.  His chosen path was to lead him through grievous danger and personal tragedy before the final outcome.