Research on William Wallace
Scotland from English rule.
He died 23rd August 1305 but it is a mystery to when he was born but it was around the 1270s.
But historians believe he was born around the town of Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
He had no record of having any children
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
He was the second of three sons of Sir Malcolm Wallace and Margaret de Crauford.
Wallace may have been outlawed for killing the son of an English constable in Dundee, and may have killed two English soldiers who demanded the fish he had caught at Irvine Water. The English authorities saw Wallace as nothing more than a dangerous outlaw.
In May 1297 Wallace was in Lanark. It is said that he was visiting his wife, the beautiful Marion Braidfute, who he had married in secret. Lanark Castle was held by an English sheriff. When Heselrig’s soldiers learned that Wallace was with Marion they surrounded him. Wallace escaped but Marion was captured by Heselrig. The English sheriff had Wallace’s wife put to death.
That night Wallace and his men made their way back to Lanark Castle under cover of darkness. Wallace broke into Heselrig’s bedchamber and hacked the English sheriff to death.
When Wallace was growing up, King Alexander III ruled Scotland. His reign had seen a period of peace and economic stability. In 1286, however, Alexander died after falling from his horse.
The heir to the throne was Alexander's granddaughter, Margaret, Maid of Norway. As she was still a child and in Norway, the Scottish lords set up a government of guardians. Margaret fell ill on the voyage to Scotland and died in Orkney. The lack of a clear heir led to a period known as the 'Great Cause', with several families laying claim to the throne. With Scotland threatening to descend into civil war, King Edward was invited in by the Scottish nobility to arbitrate
William Wallace was brought up by his uncle
He died 23rd August 1305 but it is a mystery to when he was born but it was around the 1270s.
But historians believe he was born around the town of Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
He had no record of having any children
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
He was the second of three sons of Sir Malcolm Wallace and Margaret de Crauford.
Wallace may have been outlawed for killing the son of an English constable in Dundee, and may have killed two English soldiers who demanded the fish he had caught at Irvine Water. The English authorities saw Wallace as nothing more than a dangerous outlaw.
In May 1297 Wallace was in Lanark. It is said that he was visiting his wife, the beautiful Marion Braidfute, who he had married in secret. Lanark Castle was held by an English sheriff. When Heselrig’s soldiers learned that Wallace was with Marion they surrounded him. Wallace escaped but Marion was captured by Heselrig. The English sheriff had Wallace’s wife put to death.
That night Wallace and his men made their way back to Lanark Castle under cover of darkness. Wallace broke into Heselrig’s bedchamber and hacked the English sheriff to death.
When Wallace was growing up, King Alexander III ruled Scotland. His reign had seen a period of peace and economic stability. In 1286, however, Alexander died after falling from his horse.
The heir to the throne was Alexander's granddaughter, Margaret, Maid of Norway. As she was still a child and in Norway, the Scottish lords set up a government of guardians. Margaret fell ill on the voyage to Scotland and died in Orkney. The lack of a clear heir led to a period known as the 'Great Cause', with several families laying claim to the throne. With Scotland threatening to descend into civil war, King Edward was invited in by the Scottish nobility to arbitrate
William Wallace was brought up by his uncle