Alongside all of the points listed in this breakdown of what the Braveheart movie got wrong, here are a few additional 'artistic licence' moments from the film that had the Scots raising their eyebrows: William Wallace did not go to war for his wife. He was very politically motivated and objected to Edward I's invasion of Scotland after the death of the Scottish king Alexander III. While tartan is regularly featured in the film it wasn't introduced until 500 years after Wallace died. In Bravehea