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King of the woad
Sunday Mail
|September 14, 2025
30 years of the Braveheart blockbuster
IT was the movie that changed Scotland... 30 years ago, Braveheart mania was sweeping the country after it was released in UK cinemas.
Mel Gibson's multi-Oscar winning biopic about Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace was a worldwide smash.
It sparked a resurgence of interest in Scottish history, both at home and abroad, and boosted tourism to historical sights, especially those linked to Wallace.
It is also said to have put £35million into the Stirling economy alone.
Here are 10 little known facts about the freedom-fighting, kilt-swirling, woad-painted epic.
JAMES COSMO & BRENDAN GLEESON
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