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Sir William Wallace (Scottish Gaelic: ... In August 1305, Wallace was captured in Robroyston, ... Plaque marking the place of Wallace's execution.
In 1305, the Scottish knight Sir William Wallace, a primary leader of the First War of Scottish Independence, was punished in a similar manner. He was forced to wear a crown of laurel leaves and was drawn to Smithfield, where he was hanged, cut down before dying, emasculated and eviscerated, and then beheaded.
23 August 1305: William Wallace: Treason in the Wars of Scottish Independence: ... William Tolson: Executed for participating in the Farnley Wood Plot: 1663: John ...
A letter written for William Wallace in 1300 has been displayed in public for the first time in six years for St Andrew’s Day. ... where he evaded capture by the English until August 1305.
The following people were among those executed there. ... People charged with and convicted of treason (or high treason): William Wallace (23 August 1305) Wat Tyler ...
Events from the year 1305 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbent ... William Wallace, landowner and leader of Scottish resistance. ... Executed in London. See also
The Scottish nobleman Sir William Wallace was executed in 1305 at West Smithfield. The market was the meeting place prior to the Peasants' Revolt and where the Revolt's leader, Wat Tyler, was slain by Sir William Walworth, Lord Mayor of London on 15 June 1381. [34]
Sir John Menteith of Ruskie and Knapdale (c. 1275 – c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman during the Wars of Scottish Independence.He is known for his capture of Sir William Wallace in 1305 and later joined with King Robert I of Scotland and received large land grants in Knapdale and Kintyre for his service.