William Wallace
Wallace was the younger son of a Scottish knight and minor landowner. His name, Wallace or le Waleis, means the Welshman, and he was probably descended from Richard Wallace who had followed the ...
We’re Scottish but live in the USA – we get the same reaction every time we tell people our baby name, it’s a nightmare
A MUM-TO-BE has been left doubting her Scottish baby name after getting the same reaction from people she tells. Picking ...
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How William Wallace of 'Braveheart' Fame Defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge
Braveheart, Mel Gibson’s 1995 film about William Wallace ... efforts to oust them from Scotland. In 1305, Wallace was ...
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William Wallace letter on show for five hours only
A letter written for William Wallace in 1300 has been displayed in ... John de Menteith, a Scottish knight loyal to King Edward, then turned him over to English soldiers in Robroyston, near ...
The Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297
Until 1297 the heavily armed and mounted knight had been an invincible force on the battlefield. Stirling Bridge was the first battle in Europe to see a common army of spearmen defeat a feudal host.
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William Wallace
For the High Score? For the world’s longest bogie?! We don’t know much about the early years of William Wallace. There’s a story that he killed the English Sheriff of Lanark. No-one knows ...