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Wallace, William

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 Borncirca 1270   Born At
 Died23 August 1305  Buried At
 Borncirca 1270 / 
 Died23 August 1305 / 
he 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)
    ...
    The abbey at Carham destroyed

    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)
    Sep 11
    Battle at Stirling Bridge

    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)
    Jul 22
    Battle of Falkirk

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

    1303    (Age: 33yrs)
    May
    Edward's last campaign in Scotland

    William Wallace had returned to Scotland from France where he had been in exile and so Edward took an army into Scotland. ¹

    1305    (Age: 35yrs)
    ...
    William Wallace captured

    William Wallace was betrayed and captured by the English. ¹

    Aug
    Wallace executed

    William Wallace was tried and executed. ¹

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

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