Longshanks seems in control of Scotland - he has the towns and cities, he has the castles, and he even has the King.

But soon to rise would be a Scottish Knight, William Wallace, for whom living under English domination was unbearable. He and other leaders, like Andrew de Moray, roused the country to rebellion and gathered an army with which he fought the English at Stirling Bridge and Falkirk.

This famous freedom fighter would shatter the image of English invincibility and be a Scottish talisman for centuries to come.

Find out what happened at Stirling Bridge and Falkirk, what fate befell William Wallace, and what it meant for Scottish Independence.

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