William Wallace was a brave warrior, fighting the English for the freedom of the Scots. Starting with only a small militia, Wallace's supporting forces grew to a full-blown army taking back Scotland and ravaging the English North. Wallace’s leadership contributed immensely through many overwhelming victories for Scotland’s independence and for the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328, the document giving the scots their freedom, 23 years after his death. Even today, almost 711 years later, he is considered a hero and an epitome of success. But how did his leadership affect Scotland’s quest for freedom?
UNFINSHED *CHILDHOOD*Wallace was born around Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland in 1270 CE to a landowning farmer of low, yet still aristocratic birth. Not much of Wallace’s childhood is known Before starting an uprising that changed a nation, Wallace spent his early life frequenting the English controlled town of Lanark. During these “visits”, Wallace often killed English soldiers, though in secret as not to expose himself. Wallace had recently met his future wife, Marion Braidfute on his escapades and the two decided to wed. Around this time Edwards Longshanks of England had instated jus primae noctis, …show more content…
Braidfute attempts to escape and on the edge of the village is stopped. When Wallace is gone, she is tied up and has her neck slit. Upon hearing of this, Wallace gets a band of villagers together and sacks the village of Lanark, killing the Sheriff, William Heselrig, by slitting his throat. This related to the reality of what happened in the sense that both his wife and Heselrig were killed, but in the movie the sheriff was killed in the open with a small fight, rather than in his bed chamber after a very large
UNFINSHED *CHILDHOOD*Wallace was born around Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland in 1270 CE to a landowning farmer of low, yet still aristocratic birth. Not much of Wallace’s childhood is known Before starting an uprising that changed a nation, Wallace spent his early life frequenting the English controlled town of Lanark. During these “visits”, Wallace often killed English soldiers, though in secret as not to expose himself. Wallace had recently met his future wife, Marion Braidfute on his escapades and the two decided to wed. Around this time Edwards Longshanks of England had instated jus primae noctis, …show more content…
Braidfute attempts to escape and on the edge of the village is stopped. When Wallace is gone, she is tied up and has her neck slit. Upon hearing of this, Wallace gets a band of villagers together and sacks the village of Lanark, killing the Sheriff, William Heselrig, by slitting his throat. This related to the reality of what happened in the sense that both his wife and Heselrig were killed, but in the movie the sheriff was killed in the open with a small fight, rather than in his bed chamber after a very large