Sir William Wallace

A legend like William Wallace needs no introduction. Expertly portrayed by Mel Gibson in 1994's Academy Award winning movie Braveheart, William Wallace has become a beacon for freedom, overcoming the odds, and fighting for what you believe in. Beyond the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, however, what was the real William Wallace like? How much of the movie was truth, and how much was fiction?

Alexander Falconer Murison's Sir William Wallace works to separate myth from truth in this historical account. He weeds through the legends and presents the history of William Wallace and contemporaries like Robert the Bruce as facts. Through rigorous research into this bygone medieval era, Murison's account presents the closest account of the truth in an otherwise murky and mysterious age.

Follow Wallace as he rises up in his underdog triumphs over the English army. Enjoy the highs and the lows of loss, excitement, betrayal, and tragedy in Wallace's final days. And discover that Wallace's life never needed mythical exaggerations — it was an exciting and harrowing life worth knowing.