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William Wallace is famous for 2 reasons the first one if you want to go into storys , historic battles , and historic events then he is famous for his main play in the First Scottish War of Independence by revolting against the English king at the time Edward I ( Longshanks ) but then being defeated by Edward and then being decapated under edward’s order , the second reason is from the movie Braveheart staring Mell Gibson as Wallace .

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Because he was a noble man from Scotland who realised Scotland was being mistreated by England, and stood against it, And used military mastery To defeat England in several battles including Saking the great city of York.

So he is a hero because he managed to start up a revolotion that gained Scotland independance, till 1770 when Scotland and England decided to form the country we now know as Great Britain

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William Wallace was famous for his rebellious acts against Richard Longshanks. He refused to sign the rag man roll which was a document signed by all Scottish people to swear allegiance to Edward Longshanks however Wallace did not sign this and started a rebellion.

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Sir William Wallace is one of Scotlands greatest national heroes. He was the leader of the Scottish freedom fighters who fought to eventually free Scotland from English rule at the end of the 13th century.

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True Scottish hero of the 12th century. Played by Mel Gibson in "Braveheart" (rather gory, but won an Oscar!

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He and many other Scots wanted to keep their freedom and not become part of the English monarchy. The Scots were (and still are) a very proud independent people.

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