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Personal seal of Sir William Wallace, found on a letter written on 11 October 1297, to the mayor of Lübeck, Germany. William Wallace was a member of the lesser nobility, but little is definitely known of his family history or even his parentage.
The Wallace Sword is an antique two-handed sword purported to have belonged to William Wallace (1270–1305), a Scottish knight who led a resistance to the English occupation of Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence. It is said to have been used by William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 and the Battle of ...
It is unclear what Wallace was doing at Heselrig's court, and whether this was a spontaneous incident or if it was co-ordinated with other risings in Scotland. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] According to the 15th century poem The Wallace , written by Blind Harry , Wallace carried out the attack in revenge for the killing of his beloved wife by Heselrig.
The Wallaces of Cragie branch descend from the uncle of the patriot, William Wallace, and in 1669 Hugh Wallace of Craigie was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia. [ 5 ] A contemporary Wallace, James Wallace served as a captain under General Robert Monro when he occupied Huntly Castle of the Clan Gordon in 1640. [ 10 ]
But Thatcher did really dislike trips to the Queen’s country estate of Balmoral, and often came unprepared without wellies for the mud. Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in "The Crown" Season 4 on ...
In reality, there are several reports that William and Kate did cross paths before college, which Tina Brown dives into in her juicy 2022 book, The Palace Papers. Kate, as a young girl, played a ...
On the morning of Aug. 31, 1997, Princes William and Harry woke up to the worst news of their lives. Their mother, Princess Diana, had been in an accident in Paris, and she did not survive the crash.
The revolts which broke out in early 1297, led by William Wallace, Andrew de Moray and other Scottish nobles, forced Edward to send more forces to deal with the Scots, and although they managed to force the nobles to capitulate at Irvine, Wallace and de Moray's continuing campaigns eventually led to the first key Scottish victory, at Stirling ...