#1 – Rebel
On the eve of his execution at Smithfield in 1305, William Wallace receives a Scottish priest who has come to hear his final confession. The meeting frames a return to Wallace’s youth, his education and the violence that draws him into resistance as Edward I exploits…
#2 – Resistance
Robert Bruce grows to adulthood while Scotland’s crown is contested by rival noble houses and Edward I turns his role as arbitrator into a claim of overlordship. As heir to a family with royal ambitions, Bruce must learn warfare, diplomacy and the dangerous management of loyalties…
#3 – Uprising
In 1297, William Wallace and Robert Bruce meet amid the rebellions spreading across Scotland against Edward I. Their aims overlap but their positions are very different: Wallace can act outside the feudal order, while Bruce must weigh resistance against family claims, noble rivalries and oaths that…