William wallace biography

William Wallace  ©Wallace led the Scottish rebellion against Edward I and inflicted a famous defeat on the English army at Stirling Bridge. He is remembered as a patriot and national hero.

William Wallace was born in the s in Elderslie in Renfrewshire into a gentry family. Very little is known about his early years and there are significant periods of his life for which there are no reliable sources.

In , Edward I of England had taken advantage of a succession crisis in Scotland and imposed himself as ruler with an English administration. Within months, Scottish unrest was widespread.

In May , Wallace attacked the town of Lanark, killing the English sheriff and unrest quickly became full-blown rebellion. Men flocked to join Wallace and he began to drive the English out of Fife and Perthshire. In September , Wallace defeated a much larger English force at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. This and subsequent military successes severely weakened the Eng

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Stirling Bridge Today and the National Wallace Monument

 

Sir William Wallace, or The Wallace, is one of the most powerful, most evocative, and most well recognised figures from Scottish history. It is a fair bet that today his name is better known worldwide than most if not all of Scotland's monarchs. Yet he was never a king; his notable deeds took place over a very short period of time, part of which he actually spent in France; he fought just two major battles and emerged with a score of won one and lost one; he resigned from his job; and in the end he was betrayed and executed. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

There's a contradiction here. Behind it lies the stunningly good press that William Wallace has received over the centuries. Most notably, the bard Blind Harry wrote an epic poem, The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie. This introduced th

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Scottish History In Minutes – The Story Of William Wallace

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By Paul Cockburn -

Sir William Wallace, a Scottish knight and one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence&#;

Sir William efternamn is one of Scotland&#;s national heroes. The man’s life has everything needed to qualify – triumph, defeat, survival against the odds. Not to mention, tragic betrayal and finally martyrdom in the most brutal of executions.

No wonder Sir William Wallace&#;s story has inspired numerous novelists, poets, songwriters and filmmakers down the centuries. Not least Mel Gibson, whose film Braveheart remains iconic to this day. This annoys historians due to its numerous inaccuracies.

Limited historical records man the story difficult to trace. Therefore, it’s easy to see why we rely on the legend first written down in The Wallace. This epic narrative bygd 15th century Scottish poet, Blind Harry, clearly touches on something that dry histories don’t. It also remains