https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3 The story about one of the best leaders of all time. en-us 2018-10-09 16:20:38 UTC 2025-10-23 05:35:53 UTC hello@padlet.com mdever https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291451982  Sir William Wallace was born in Scotland and grew up to be the most well known and most respected individuals for those who fight for freedom. He was one of the best military leaders and name-takers of all time. His father was a poor landowner in Renfrew, Scotland. In 1296, King Edward I of England overthrew the Scottish king John de Balliol and unjustly declared himself the king of Scotland. Once Edward became king he did terrible things and no one liked him in Scotland. ]]> 2018-10-10 19:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291451982 mdever https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291452360 Wallace started a great resistance against England when he, and a small group of others, burned Lanark to the ground and killed Lanark’s sheriff. Then he gathered up even more peasants and attacked the English between the rivers of Froth and Tay.]]> 2018-10-10 19:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291452360 mdever https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291453652 On September 11, 1297 Wallace was confronted by a English army led by a man named John de Warenne at the Froth. As the English crossed the river they fought hard but were ultimately destroyed by Wallace’s small army, this victory gave Wallace the chance to take Stirling Castle, which he did take with force. Since Scotland was almost completely secure of English rule, he started invading the English mainland where he ravaged and took the lands of Northumberland and Cumberland.]]> 2018-10-10 19:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291453652 mdever https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291457916 Wallace returned to Scotland and was knighted and proclaimed Guardian of Scotland. Everything went south for Wallace in July of 1298 when Edward I returned from France to England. Edward invaded Scotland and absolutely DECIMATED Wallace, where then Wallace gave up his guardianship. There is evidence that Wallace went to France but no one knows what he did there, but when he returned the Scottish nobles had already submitted to Edward.]]> 2018-10-10 19:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291457916 mdever https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291458255  On August 5, 1305, Wallace was arrested near Glasgow. Wallace was taken to London where he was pronounced a traitor to Edward even though he never pledged allegiance to Edward or England and he did not pledge allegiance to them when he was given the choice to during the trial.]]> 2018-10-10 19:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291458255 mdever https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291458835 After his trial he was brutally executed by the process of being hanged, disemboweled, beheaded, and quartered.]]> 2018-10-10 19:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291458835 mdever https://padlet.com/mdever/q15ge2j2axn3/wish/291459294 After Wallace’s death, Robert de Bruce took up Wallace’s place and won the independence of Scotland. William Wallace is still remembered to this day and is a symbol for Scottish Independence from Great Britain. He was even subject of a movie in 1995 called “Braveheart”.

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