Person    | Male  Born 1272  Died 23/8/1305

Sir William Wallace

Categories: Execution, Nationalism

Countries: Scotland

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

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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...

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Westminster Hall - William Wallace + Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee

{Top plaque:} Near this spot, at the Kings Bench at the South end of the Hall...

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