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For the Scots, William Wallace was an exemplar of unbending commitment to Scotland's independence who died a martyr to the cause. For centuries after its publication, Blind Harry's 15th–century ...
"I guess they need the history," said Stewart ... who are interested in William Wallace but don't particularly want an independent Scotland," he said. About a dozen members of the society ...
William Wallace, otherwise known as Braveheart, was a 13th-century Scottish warrior and politician who became a legendary figure in Scottish history and the independence movement. But what did he ...
Sir William Wallace wasn’t just a warrior – he was a symbol of resistance and one of the most iconic figures in Scottish history. In this video, we tell the story of how Wallace rose from ...
Scottish history is replete with the deeds of brave men. The best-known Scottish heroes are William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, who, in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, led armies to ...
Mel Gibson’s 1995 film about William Wallace, is notoriously riddled with inaccuracies, from the imagined blue face paint donned by the Scottish warrior to the anachronistic tartan kilts worn by ...
For more of all things London history, sign up for our new (free ... But then not many people are William Wallace. The Scottish resistance fighter was executed in London's Smithfield on 23 ...
The Borders have played host to some of the most lauded chapters of Scotland’s history. William Wallace, who waged a guerrilla war against English invaders during the Scottish Wars of ...
For the Scots, William Wallace was an exemplar of unbending commitment to Scotland’s independence who died a martyr to the cause. For centuries after its publication, Blind Harry’s 15th ...