A History of Scotland: Hammer of the Scots | BBC Series Episode 2

History documentary charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation. <br /><br />Neil Oliver charts the 13th century story of two ruthless men, Alexander II and William Wallace aka Braveheart who both helped transform the Gaelic kingdom of Alba into the Scotland we recognise today. While Alexander II forged Scotland in blood and violence, William Wallace's resistance to the nation-breaking King Edward I of England aka Longshanks hammered national consciousness into the Scots.