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Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

OUTLAWKING

Director: David Mackenzie Starring: Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh,
Billy Howle Country: United Kingdom/United States Released: 2018

Netflix’s new action film is visually stunning but

how does it fare in terms of accuracy? V Far from perfect but Outlaw
King beats Braveheart any day

At the beginning of the In Scotland, King Edward Bruce’s marriage to The film accurately depicts Although the movie
01 movie, Robert the Bruce, 02 uses a trebuchet named 03 Elizabeth was politically 04 Bruce stabbing John 05 concludes following Bruce’s
played by Chris Pine, pledges his ‘the Warwolf’ – this trebuchet really motivated in real life and probably Comyn to death after becoming victory at the Battle of Loudoun
allegiancetoKingEdwardIof did exist and was possibly the less romantic than it is portrayed on scared that he will betray him Hill in 1307, in reality his fight for
England in 1304. biggest one to have ever been built. screen. However, the film correctly to King Edward. It is also true Scottish independence continued for
Thisdidhappeninreallifeand This film also gets props for depicts Elizabeth being imprisoned that Bruce was later pardoned for another two decades. The fact that
in fact, Robert submitted to Edward largely accurate historical clothing, and she would remain in England committing the murder by the the Prince of Wales is at the battle is
two years earlier, in 1302. with no kilts in sight. for eight years. Bishop of Glasgow. also historically inaccurate.

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