Scottish knight and national hero. Born Renfrewshire. Convicted of treason Wallace was executed at Smithfield. He was hanged, drawn and quartered - a very gruesome death reserved for traitors. Mel Gibson's Braveheart is not considered an accurate retelling.
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Sir William Wallace
2019: Scott Kelly informed us of the work he and his colleagues do, looking a...
{Top plaque:} Near this spot, at the Kings Bench at the South end of the Hall...
Born Jane Parker, a distant relative of Henry VIII, she became a lady-in-wait...
Grandson of King Edward IV. 1st Marquess of Exeter. Accused of Catholic loya...
