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Wallace, William

 Borncirca 1270   Born At
 Died23 August 1305  Buried At
 Borncirca 1270 / 
 Died23 August 1305 / 
The exact date of William's birth and location is not known for certain, but it is thought that he was born in around 1270 in a place called Ellerslie near Paisley. His father being Malcolm Wallace of Ellerslie. Much of the detail of William Wallace comes from a long poem known as the Acts and Deeds of William Wallace written about Wallace by Blind Harry who wrote it in the fifteenth century long after Wallace's death.

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 Wallace, William (b.1270? - d.1305)
 Wallace, William (b.1270? - d.1305)

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    1296(Age: 26yrs)

    In a raid across the border, led by William Wallace, the Scots burnt down an abbey of Black Canons at Carham on the river Tweed.

    1297(Age: 27yrs)

    William Wallace and Andrew De Moray leaders of the Scottish revolt in the South and North joined forces and defeated the English army led by Surrey at Stirling. The Scots caught the English forces as they crossed a bridge across the Forth. [1]

    1298(Age: 28yrs)

    Edward's army defeated William Wallace. The battle is dominated by the English and Welsh longbows.

    1303(Age: 33yrs)

    William Wallace had returned to Scotland from France where he had been in exile and so Edward took an army into Scotland. [2]

    1305(Age: 35yrs)

    William Wallace was betrayed and captured by the English. [2]

    William Wallace was tried and executed. [2]

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    Selection of references used:

    • 1: J.D. Mackie, A History of Scotland, 1978, ISBN:0-7139-1206-5, Penguin Books (1978), Harborne Library
    • 2: Susan Ross, The Castles of Scotland, ISBN:0-85097-184-5

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