Sir William Wallace The Scottish Hero A Narrative Of His Life And Actions

This captivating biography offers readers a detailed account of the life and legacy of the legendary Scottish hero Sir William Wallace. With colorful descriptions and careful research, this book is a must-read for history buffs and Scottish enthusiasts. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas - a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. Even the date and place of his birth have been mis-stated - until now. James Mackay uses all his skills as a historical detective to produce this definitive biography, telling the incredible story of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to become Guardian of Scotland. William Wallace, with superb generalship and tactical genius, led a country with no previous warlike tradition to triumph gloriously over the much larger, better-armed and better-trained English forces. Seven hundred years later, the heroism and betrayal, the valiant deeds and the dark atrocities, and the struggle of a small nation against a brutal and powerful empire, still create a compelling tale.

Excerpt from The Life of Sir William Wallace, the Governor General of Scotland: And Hero of the Scottish Chiefs The history of human nature, as it is exhibited in the Scot tish character, amply demonstrates that no means have been more successful, no motive more powerful, to raise the 'native energy and to stimulate the native valour of Scotsmen, thaii to give a lively and accurate description of those wars in which their heroic fathers encountered dangers, endured hardships, braved death, nobly conquered or bravely died in defence of the rights and liberties of their native coup try. Is there a young Scotsman in existence, who glories in be ing a native of Scotland, that free and independent Caledonia, that can read the wonderful achievements Of Sir William Wal lace, and of those heroes who fought under his banner, without feeling a portion of that generous and magnanimous flame which fired his soul, directed his councils, and sharpened his Claymore? Is there an aged Scotsman in existence, who glories in being a native of Caledonia, that can recount the glories of her Chieftains and her warriors, without being fired With a love of his country? Can any Scotsman divest liimselfofthis natural love and fight against his' country If there be any such among us, let them be deemed traitors to Caledonia. Awake 2 awake to ancient sentiments of courage display your native souls, ye true heart ed sons of Caledonia Ruack, Ruack, Chebodi.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.