In the blockbuster 'Braveheart,' Edward Longshanks, interrupts a wedding celebration to invoke his right to 'primae nocta'. This is one of the driving factors behind William Wallace's rebellion ...

According to 1995’s Braveheart, King Edward I – aka Longshanks – was “the most ruthless king ever to sit on the throne of England.” ...

William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy ...

Braveheart succeeds in many ways, but one reason why I treasure the movie so much is because it perfectly depicts the cruelty of King Longshanks. He’s as oppressive as an influential leader can ...

Actor Patrick McGoohan played a number of memorable roles, from King Edward Longshanks in Braveheart to Number Six in the TV show The Prisoner. But host Neal Conan remembers him best as the star ...

"Braveheart" features just as much gore and some of the greatest sword-and-spear combat in Hollywood history. Scottish resistance to Edward Longshanks, King of England.

King Edward Longshanks is portrayed as a full-on bastard in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, and that possibly doesn't sit well with the typical, English view of him. In fact, history to the south of the ...

In the film’s opening act Edward Longshanks is seen invoking Kus primae Noctis, a medieval legal right which allowed nobles to have sexual relations with subordinate women on their wedding nights.

Much like Edward’s lover, historical accuracy was thrown out of the window during the making of Braveheart. But does it really matter?