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
Anne Boleyn
Second wife of Henry VIII and so Queen of England, 1533 to 1536. Though married to Catherine of Aragon, Henry developed a passion for one of her maids of honour, Anne, and so began the whole horri...
Stephen Harwood
Burnt at the stake in Stratford for his Protestant beliefs. A brewer, associated with Fust. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.
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...
Thomas Bowyer
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, he was honoured by the king on the marriage and remained in favour after Jane's death, following childbirth. On Henry's death, the king's only son...