William Wallace.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:36:21
Category: / Science & Technology / Transportation
Length: 5 pages (1316 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Transportation
Length: 5 pages (1316 words)
William Wallace, popularized in the 1995 movie "Braveheart", was a Scottish patriot and national hero. He was a fierce advocate for Scottish independence from the English, who had taken control shortly after the death of the 8-year old "Queen" Margaret, called the "Maid of Norway". Their rule was widely resented among the common people and, after many of the Scottish nobles defected to England, Wallace emerged as the leader of the various rebel groups trying to …
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…English again out of Scotland. De Bruce was then crowned Robert I of Scotland. He continued to assert Scotland's independence, a tradition that holds to this day even while Scotland is a member of the United Kingdom.
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