Weird History
Braveheart | Great Movie But How True Was the Story?
2018 • E48 Dec 13, 2018 5m
Braveheart, the 1995 award-winning epic war film is home to one of the most recognizable quotes of all time. Mel Gibson's iconic line, "they may take away our lives but they'll never take our freedom!" might ring a bell. However, the film is chock full of historical inaccuracies about the Scottish rebels and resistance against the English including timelines, actual characters, and a number of other details. Today, we take a deeper dive into the true story behind Braveheart.