The film opens with Robert the Bruce telling us "I shall tell you of William Wallace. Historians from England will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes." In the first scene, a young William Wallace sees the hanged bodies of Scotsmen and boys who had traveled to a meeting with representatives of Edward I, popularly known as "Longshanks." Edward I had invaded Scotland, causing the Wars of Scottish Independence. His ultimate intention was to destroy the indigenous population of the country through war or by breeding.

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