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1. www.youtube.com › watchWilliam Wallace: The Hero Who Defied England | Heroes Of ...

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   1 day ago · William Wallace is perhaps Scotland's most iconic historical hero. Discover the tumultuous life of this national hero and how he defied England.Welcome to Ba...

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3. www.scotsman.com › heritage-and-retro › heritage'Remarkable' 16th-century Scottish handwritten manuscript ...

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   16 hours ago · An early 16th century handwritten manuscript that revealed previously unknown information about Sir William Wallace could fetch up to £250,000 at auction next month. ... the English sheriff of ...

4. www.youtube.com › watchWilliam Wallace: The Unyielding Spirit of Scotland - YouTube

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   May 6, 2024 · A legend forged in battle, William Wallace's fight for Scotland's independence left an indelible mark on history. This is the story of a man who rose from obscurity to become a symbol of...

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   Did Wallace live in Ayrshire?

   • Intriguing evidence for Ayrshire as Wallace's home comes from the seal on the Lubeck Letter sent by Wallace and the dying Sir Andrew Murray to the traders of Lubeck and Hamburg following their victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. Wallace's seal describes him as "William, son of Alan Wallace".

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   Where did William Wallace and Robert Bruce come from?

   • The ancestors of both William Wallace and Robert Bruce came to Britain from France with William the Conqueror in 1066. After some time and service to the King in England, they were granted lands in Scotland. East Ayrshire played a formative part in William Wallace's early life, and saw many of his activities.

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   Where was William Wallace born?

   • There is a local legend that William Wallace was born at a place called Ellerslie or Elderslie near Kilmarnock. There are references to both spellings of the place relating to Riccarton. An early reference to an Elderslie near Kilmarnock supposedly appeared in the notebooks written by the map maker Timothy Pont in the 1590s.

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   Who is Alan Wallace?

   • Wallace's seal describes him as "William, son of Alan Wallace". An Alan Wallace is among those Crown tenants of Ayrshire who made their humiliating submission to King Edward I, the Hammer of the Scots, through the infamous Ragman's Roll of 1296.

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6. www.youtube.com › watchWilliam Wallace: The Spirit of Scottish Resistance - YouTube

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   May 15, 2024 · Embark on a journey through the turbulent life of William Wallace, the legendary figure who became the symbol of Scotland's fight for independence. This documentary explores Wallace's...

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7. www.pressreader.com › uk › the-scotsman‘Remarkable’ Sir William Wallace manuscript goes up for auction

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   16 hours ago · One of numerous new discoverie­s was the exact date – 3 May 1297 – when the freedom fighter killed the English sheriff of Lanark, William Heselrig. It also revealed that Wallace did notactalon­ebuthadana­ccomplice,namedricha­rdoflundie, who would later switch sides and fight against Wallace and the Scots at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

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   1 day ago · By the end of the 12th century, Edinburgh Castle was established as the main repository of Scotland's official state papers. Wars of Scottish Independence Statues of Robert the Bruce by Thomas Clapperton and William Wallace by Alexander Carrick were added to the Gatehouse entrance in 1929

9. www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk › SirWilliamWallaceSir William Wallace · East Ayrshire Council

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Sir William Wallace. 26 April 2024. The ancestors of both William Wallace and Robert Bruce came to Britain from France with William the Conqueror in 1066. After some time and service to the...