The film "Braveheart" is a period film that follows the courageous William Wallace in his fight against the oppressive English king, Edward I. However this film is full of a myriad of inaccuracies, ranging from customs to relationships. While William Wallace actually led a rebellion against the English in 1296. He was victorious at the Battle of Sterling Bridge. And he was actually executed after his capture. However this is the only thing that Mel Gibson got right during the production of this film, the other parts of the film were distorted facts or completely made up. In the film Wallace was portrayed as a poor Scottish yeoman, in reality he was a landowner with a decent education. In spite of English rule, Wallace and many others refused to sign the Ragman Roll which pledged allegiance to King Edward I. Wallace, along with Andrew Moray, raised an army of these outlawed men. Moray was not mentioned at all in the film following his death at Sterling Bridge. Prior to this rebellion Wallace was in a relationship with a woman; however he was unable to establish himself due to his constant hiding and fighting. Wallace was involved in a romantic relationship, but was unable to settle down because he spent his entire adult life at war or in hiding. At one point he was hiding, the English discovered him and this woman saved his life by stalling to give Wallace time to escape. She and the rest of the hidden men were murdered. Watching “Braveheart” it is possible to confuse William Wallace with the person who first used spears in combat. However, it was known that the spear had been used years before its existence. Gibson also misrepresented their battle formations which…middle of paper…arranged his lancers in four Schiltrons, a defensive battle strategy. The English had a great advantage over the Scots as they had Welsh longbowmen who had much greater accuracy. Ultimately the Scottish archers were defeated by the British Calvary. Ordered by the Scottish nobles to retreat, the Knights retreated and Edward's men were able to attack the Schiltrons. Holes appeared in the Schiltrons and slowly began to disappear. The loss of Scottish men in the battle was astonishing. Wallace escaped, but his military reputation suffered badly. That September William Wallace abdicated the title of Guardian of Scotland to Robert the Bruce, the future king and brother-in-law of King John Balliol. Bruce was eventually reconciled with King Edward in 1302; his decision to do so was rejected by Wallace who wanted to continue the fight for freedom.