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William Wallace – His Uncle's proverb, from Bower's Scotichronicon c.1440s. The reputation of William Wallace runs like a fault line through later medieval chronicles.
Sir William Wallace was more than just a warrior – he was a symbol of Scotland’s fight for freedom. In this video, we explore the true story of the man behind the legend, from his rise during ...
One of those people was a man called William Wallace. We don't know much about Wallace's early life but in 1297, he is reported to have killed William de Heselrig, the English High Sheriff of Lanark.
A striking Borders landmark has undergone urgent restoration work. The 31ft (9m) statue of William Wallace at Bemersyde was put up at the site near Dryburgh, Berwickshire, in 1814 by the 11th Earl ...
Braveheart, 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 ...