Blind Harry's Wallace Author:William Hamilton, Henry This is the first accessible edition since 1859 of the original poem on which both the novel and film Braveheart were based. Elspeth King, in her introduction draws parallels between the situation in Scotland at the time of Wallace and that in Bosnia and Chechnya in the 1990s. Seven hundred years to the day after the Battle of Stirli... more »ng Bridge, the Settled Will of the Scottish People was expressed in the devolution referendum of 11 September 1997. She describes this as a landmark opportunity for mature reflection on how the nation has been shaped, and sees this book as an essential and compelling text for this purpose.« less