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- subject = History
- title = Sir William Wallace
- papers = When the king of Scotland
- died without an heir to the throne the nephew of the king also the king of
- England nicknamed Edward the Longshanks (Edward I) took the throne for himself
- and complete control of Scotland.
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- William WallWhen the king of Scotland died without an heir to the
- throne the nephew of the king also the king of England nicknamed Edward the
- Longshanks (Edward I) took the throne for himself and complete control of Scotland.
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- William Wallace was Born
- in January of the year 1272. He was the second of three sons. He was born in
- the town of Elerslie, which was in Scotland. His Father Sir Malcolm Wallace
- held the title of knight but had little to no political power. Wallace's Father
- was involved in a revolt called Turnberry Band when William was 14 years old
- and was sent to live with his uncle Argile. His Uncle taught William Latin
- and French and how to be a swordsmen.When William's father returned from the
- revolt at Turnberry Band William was 17 years old. Fighting between rival
- families and rival towns were heating up. Civil War was about to Break out
- in Scotland. Brawling and riots inside towns turned into full scale battles,
- Where in the Battle of Loudoun Hill William's father was involved and killed.
- William Stayed with his mother For two years until he met Murron Braidfoot
- and married her in the year 1272. There are many tales on how William Wallace
- became and outlaw after his marrige, one such is that one day Wil
- liam was
- fishing at a near by lake when a group of english soilders approached him and
- demanded william give them the fish he had caught. William trying to get food
- for himself and his wife said they could only take half. The soilders enraged
- lunged at William. But William fought off and killed both of the guards, forever
- becoming an outlaw. In The month of may 1272 A group of english soilders under
- the command of The English Sheriff of Lanark, William de Hazelrig ordered the
- death of William's wife. It seems that William had already started his revolt
- against England when his wife was murdered in an attempt to arrest Wallace.
- Wallace's huge act of rebellion attracted the attention of common folk and
- Scots nobles alike, all of whom were unwilling to bear Edward the Longshanks
- laws.
- Rebelion forces under William Wallace were scattered all over scotland
- but they all submerged together and met a larger more equipped english army
- at the Battle of Stirling. The Battle of Stirling happened a little differently
- than portrayed in the film Braveheart. On September 11, 1297, The English forces
- were arrayed around Stirling Castle, while the Scots were opposite them across
- the forth, which wound through a valley. All that seperated the two armies
- was a bridge across the forth. Because of poor commanding by the English leaders,
- The english were trapped as they crossed the bridge and were slaughtered by
- the Scots.
- In March of 1298 Wallace was Knighted by the scottish noble man
- Robert the bruce and was appointed guardian of Scotland.
- Edward I finally
- headed for Scotland with his army in July of 1298 Sadly the english army was
- much larger than the Scots and despite Wallace's best efforts the english decimated
- the Scots at the battle of Falkirk. Wallace himself barely escaped and Some
- historians do belive that Robert the bruce helped Wallace escape from english
- soilders.
- After Scotland's loss at Falkirk Wallace resignes as guardian of
- Scotland, no one knows what Wallace did for the next 3 years But some belive
- he led mild raids into england which only enraged King Edward I more. Many
- belive that someone betrayed Wallace at his capture near Glasgow by english
- forces where he was immiediatly sent to london to be executed for treason.
- The Sentance was immiediatly carried out Wallace was wrapped in oxhide and
- dragged several miles to Smithfield. Where he was hanged until almost unconscious
- and then tied two a table and disemboweled where the english set his entrails
- on fire while still attached to his body, he was possibly castrated as well
- and then beheaded.
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