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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir William Wallace
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St Bartholomew's Hospital - Sir William Wallace
2019: Scott Kelly informed us of the work he and his colleagues do, looking a...
Westminster Hall - William Wallace + Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee
{Top plaque:} Near this spot, at the Kings Bench at the South end of the Hall...
Other Subjects
James Walworth
Monk at London Charterhouse. Exiled to the Charterhouse in Hull and then executed in York.
1 memorial
Carthusian Martyrs
18 Carthusians were executed for refusing to accept Henry VIII as the head of the church of England. 16 were from London Charterhouse, including the prior John Houghton, and 2 from other English Ch...
2 memorials
1 memorial
John Denley
Protestant martyr. He was believed to have been a Baptist, which was rather dangerous in the reign of Mary I. Whilst returning from a visit to Maidstone, he was stopped by Edmund Tyrell, a justice ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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