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William Wallace
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish landowner who became one of the leaders in the wars for Scottish Independence during the 1200's. William Wallace led many successful military campaigns against England and King Edward I. His most notable battles are the Battle of Stirling Bridge and the Battle of Falkirk. He was captured by the English in 1305 and executed. Modern actor Mel Gibson directed a movie, Braveheart, based on William's life.
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What did the English think of William Wallace?
The English saw him as an outlaw, a murderer, the perpetrator of atrocities and a traitor.
Where could you see William Wallaces sword on display?
There is a monument to William Wallace and his claymore sword is there.
- Abbey Craig 1 mile North East of Stirling Town Centre
- Falkirk, Scotland
Where was William Wallace buried?
Sir William Wallace was hanged, drawn and quartered by the English at Smithfield in London. His remains were taken to Newcastle, Berwick, Aberdeen and Stirling, so there was no grave.
In the 1950s some Scots built a small monument to Wallace which is at Smithfield on the back wall of St. Bart's hospital. This is the closest thing to a grave.
See the link below for pictures.
Was William Wallace alive before Robert the Bruce?
William Wallace 1272-1305
Robert the Bruce 1274-1329
Where did William Wallace die?
William Wallace led a revolt against the occupation forces of King Edward I of England's occupation army in Scotland. When captured by the English forces, he was hanged as a traitor.
His arms don't personally appear of the 'Ragman Rolls' in which Scots Lords gave approval to the occupation, although those of several other 'Walyes' do. Wallace was a minor lord so it's likely that one of the aforementioned were his feudal superior and thus spoke for the whole family.
Was William Wallace in the English army?
No, William Wallace was a Scottish rebel who fought against the English. If you have any problems YouTube Horrible Histories William Wallace :)
Did William Wallace ever have children?
we dont know there is no sign of children in his history
William Wallace did have children, but no one is sure with whom. The writer of BraveHeart Randall Wallace made a visit to Scotland, and discovered a huge statue of a man named William Wallace. He questioned why this man had his last name and did lots of research and had found that he was a direct descendant from William Wallace.
What has the author William Wallace Goforth written?
William Kay Wallace has written:
'The passing of politics' -- subject(s): Economics, History, Political science, Social history
'Thirty years of modern history' -- subject(s): Modern History, World politics
Did William Wallace do the right thing when fighting for Scottish Independence?
yes ,but to understand why ,you must look at what happened to him,about 180 Scots nobles were hanged in the barns at ayr Wallace was staying with his uncle at gowrie so this hit him hard,as a boy later it was at Dundee that he killed a young man aged 21 he was 18 a young Selby trying to take a knife from Wallace and trying to make a fool of Wallace dress as he was dressed in green,so due to the death of young Selby his father from England then tried to catch Wallace and kill him so this is why Wallace then went after the english.but it was more the death of Wallace wife a miss bradfute at lanark by heselrig that did more to hate the English and fight them .
What was William Wallace charged with?
He murdered The Sheriff Of Lanark and burned down monasteries
He was executed for treason.
Did Robert the Bruce betray William Wallace?
According to my family history, an ancestory with the last name of Spalding was part of a conspiracy that resulted in the betrayal of William Wallace. The Spalding's then received land and title in England for their act. In later years, my great great great etc. etc. Grandfather travelled to America with the Lord of Yardley and survived the Jamestown massacre.
Why did William Wallace resign as guardian of Scotland?
cos he won at sterling bridge and was doing a bang up job of running the place
Stirling Bridge not Sterling Bridge.
William Wallace's occupation was to be a military officer.
Where was William Wallace captured?
How long is William Wallace's sword?
The sword attributed to Wallace on display in the Wallace Monument in Stirling is 163 cm in overall length, with a blade of 132cm.
Note that it is exceptionally unlikely that the sword was ever even touched by Wallace; The style of sword is very easily identified as one from the second half of the 16th century, not the late 13th century. Furthermore, it was not attributed to Wallace untill 1803. Although there are records of a sword attributed to Wallace from the early 17th century, we have no identification of whether that was the sword now attributed to Wallace.
There is however a very slight possibility that part of the blade of the Wallace sword, (which has been welded together from several broken peices) is of older origin, in which case it may be that part of the blade was from a 13th century weapon, which could have been associated with Wallace - but any metalurgical analysis which could prove the origin of the blade is unlikely to ever take place, and even if it is, it is impossible that any association could be proven.
Original Answer
William Wallace's sword, at Stirling Castle is 2 metres long
The 'name' Wallace is an old Scots term for Welsh speaking or 'of Welsh stock'. It is thought that his ancestors were certainly Welsh and they ended up living in and owning land in Elderslie near Paisley. The Wallace's left Wales to set up home in Scotland around the year 1170 but as William was born around the year 1270, it is very likely he was born and raised in Scotland and was 100% Scottish.
Why was William Wallace an important character in Scottish history?
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 .
Did WIlliam Wallace get married?
William Wallace never became king, he was captured, tortured and killed by the English - perhaps you have him confused with Robert the Bruce?
Why did William Wallace's body parts go to those places?
King Edward sent his body to the different parts of Scotland to tell the Scot's not to mess with the english.
Are William Wallace and William the Conqueror the same people?
No they aren't.
William Wallace was a Scot who fought for the freedom of Scotland from England and Edward Longshanks starting in 1297. He was the second of three sons of Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie. His early education came from a uncle who was a priest of Dunipace. In 1298 Edward invaded Scotland with 88,000 men and Wallace fought him at Falkirk on July 22 where his infantry was shot down by the English. Wallace was arrested on August 3, 1305 and taken to London where he was hanged, drawn, beheaded, and quartered.
William the Conqueror was born at Falaise and was the bastard son of Robert III, Duke of Normandy. He became duke when is father died in 1035. In 1064 Harold came to William's court to promise him the English crown upon the death of Edward. However when Edward died in 1066 Harold took the crown for himself so William claimed the crown and went to the pope to be approved. The pope approved it and on Oct. 14, 1066 William defeated Harold at Hastings and William was crowned December 25.
