Based on true events, The Heart of a Mid-Lothian depicts two stories.
While this disbanded the original riot, the captain\'s actions soon warrant serious consequences as the civilians dema.
Unable to control the crowd and impatient, Captain John Porteous, the captain of the city guards, ordered his soldiers to fire into the crowd, murdering civilians.
After the execution of two smugglers, a riot breaks out in Edinburgh.
The first regards the Porteous Riots of 1736 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Based on true events, The Heart of a Mid-Lothian depicts two stories