1. William Wallace is the protagonist of Blind Harry's 15th-century epic poem The Wallace and the subject of literary works by Jane Porter and Sir Walter Scott, and of the Academy Award-winning film Braveheart.
15 Facts About William Wallace
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William Wallace was a member of the lesser nobility, but little is definitely known of his family history or even his parentage.
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When William Wallace was growing up, King Alexander III ruled Scotland.
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William Wallace's reign had seen a period of peace and economic stability.
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Some historians believe William Wallace must have had some earlier military experience in order to lead a successful military campaign in 1297.
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Blind Harry's late 15th-century poem The William Wallace, asserts William Wallace reached seven feet.
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William Wallace then joined with William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas, and they carried out the raid of Scone.
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William Wallace used the Ettrick Forest as a base for raiding and attacked Wishart's palace at Ancrum.
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William Wallace soon mounted an invasion of northern England, crossing into Northumberland.
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The Scots laid waste a swathe of countryside before turning west into Cumberland and pillaging all the way to Cockermouth, before William Wallace led his men back into Northumberland and fired 700 villages.
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William Wallace was transported to London and taken to Westminster Hall.
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William Wallace's head was dipped in tar and placed on a spike atop London Bridge.
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William Wallace's preserved head was later joined by the heads of his brother John and his compatriots Simon Fraser and John of Strathbogie.
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William Wallace's limbs were displayed, separately, in Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling and Perth.
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In 1869, the William Wallace Monument was erected, close to the site of his victory at Stirling Bridge.