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This is my personal dedication to Clan Wallace and the hero, Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie.
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The greatest hero in Scottish history, William Wallace lived seven hundred years ago. William was born in 1276, although the exact date and place are unknown. His father was Sir Malcolm Wallace. Sir Malcom refused to swear allegiance to King Edward (Longshanks) and in 1291, in a battle at Loudoun Hill, William's father met his own death. This sparked the very hatred that William had for the English. By 1297, William Wallace controlled much of Scotland. His battles were legendary. Although largely outnumbered, his army defeated the English at Stirling Bridge which ran the English straight out of Scotland. The English Treasurer, Cresingham, who was an arrogant and militant priest, was torn to pieces and skinned. Wallace made a belt out of his hide as the army commander, Surrey, fled the battle and did not stop until reaching the safety of Berwick Castle. He lost over 20,000 men and their bodies laid piled below Abbey Craig. This led Wallace to be Knighted and granted the title 'Guardian of Scotland'. Wallace was cornered at Falkirk in July 1298 and forced to do battle, this time the superior English army finally prevailed and the Scots were defeated. Wallace escaped but was betrayed just north of Glascow by Ralph de Halliburton and brought before the sheriff of Dumbarton and Sir John Stewart of Menteith handed him over to the English and taken to London. Although he had never sworn fealty to Edward I, Wallace was tried as a traitor to the king of England on August 23, 1305, and condemned to be hanged, cut down while still alive, disembowelled and his entrails burned before his eyes and then decapitated and dismembered. Wallace's head was displayed on a spike on London bridge and his limbs were sent for display in Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling and Perth to deter any further rebellions.
Click here to see a pic where William was captured by his enemies, which is near Glasgow. Braveheart depicted that he was captured at Edinburgh Castle for a better setting.