The true story behind William Wallace`s rising against the English

(PhysOrg.com) -- For centuries historians have believed that the spark that led to the popular Scottish uprising against Edward I in 1297 was William Wallace’s killing of the English Sheriff of Lanark, William Hesilrig. But new research from Professor Dauvit Broun of the University of Glasgow has raised questions about Wallace’s leadership involving a tangled web of double-dealing and deceit. Did Wallace emerge as the pivotal figure in Scottish resistance to the English by accident and default?

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